Don Cusic and David Moser, faculty members in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, were interviewed by the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind., in an article concerning concert booking in a popular theatre in Fort Wayne. Click here to read the story.
Moffitt Named Pitcher of the Week
Rising Belmont junior and member of the Bruins baseball team Josh Moffitt was named the Pitcher of the Week for the south division of the Valley League this week. In his only start, he pitched six innings, struck out 11 batters and allowed just four hits, earning the win.
The win was Moffitt’s third of the summer and lowered his earned run average (ERA) to 2.74 in 46 innings. Teammate Eric Diaz, also a rising junior at Belmont, has compiled a 2-0 record out of the team’s bullpen, with 20 strikeouts and a 1.78 ERA in 25 innings of work this summer.
Moffitt had a 3.90 ERA with Belmont in 2006 with team highs in wins (five) and strikeouts (64). Moffitt’s Waynesboro Generals won the division with a 27-15 record and will face fourth-seeded Staunton in the first round of the Valley League playoffs.
Moffitt, a Goodlettsville, Tenn., native is majoring in math and physics at Belmont.
Music Business Professor Volman Talks About Life in Pop Music
Mark Volman, a professor in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, was recently profiled in the Treasure Coast Palm about his life as a member of the ’60s pop band, The Turtles (“So Happy Together”), and Frank Zappa’s band, Mothers of Invention, in the ’70s. Click here to read the article.
Belmont Faculty Quoted in The Tennessean
Two Belmont faculty members were recently quoted in separate stories in The Tennessean. Dr. Andi Stepnick, chair of the sociology department, was interviewed for a story that ran in the Sunday edition of the paper about the rising popularity of family reunions.
Jose Gonzalez, an adjunct entrepreneurship instructor in Belmont’s College of Business Administration, was quoted in a story that ran Monday. Gonzalez spoke about the popularity of certain types of businesses on Nashville’s Nolensville Road.
Mullen Vies For Spot On Baseball Team
Rising Belmont senior Erin Mullen, a member of Belmont’s softball team, is one of 30 women who will vie for a spot on the National Team at the USA Baseball Team Trials this weekend. She is one of only two current collegiate softball players to earn a spot on the trials roster. NCAA.com profiled Mullen and her quest for a spot on the team.
Belmont Co-Hosts Nonviolence Summit
Belmont University and American Baptist College teamed up as the Nashville Nonviolence Coalition to sponsor the Nonviolence Summit for youth and young adults, church and community leaders and educators on Saturday.
The summit, “Nonviolence Works: Identifying Causes, Embodying Solutions,” was held at Baptist World Center. Its purpose was to equip and educate a new generation of youth and young adults about the social values of living a nonviolent philosophy and lifestyle.
Invited guests included Mayor Bill Purcell, Police Chief Ronal Serpas, Rev. James (Tex) Thomas and Bishop George Price. Dr. Bernard LaFayette of the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies served as the keynote speaker.
The Tennessean covered the summit in Sunday’s paper. Click here to read the story.
Belmont In The News
The Tennessean wrote about Belmont student Will Cromer who recently was awarded the prestigious Charles Koch Summer Fellowship. Click here to read the article.
Austin Earns National Academic Award
Belmont rising senior Kate Austin has been named to the All-American Scholar Team as announced by the National Golf Coaches Association Monday morning. It is the first time that a Belmont golfer has been honored with this award.
Austin was among 371 women’s golfers from NCAA Division I, II and III to be recognized for this prestigious honor. She was also one of just three golfers from the Atlantic Sun Conference to be selected. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA is 3.50 and student-athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent of the college’s regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.
The Brentwood, Tenn., native finished third on the team in scoring this past season with an 81.8 average in 23 competitive rounds. She posted four top-20 finishes, including a season-beat tie for 15th place at the APSU Intercollegiate last October. Austin is currently pursuing a degree in entrepreneurship.
The National Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The NGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the NGCA represents over 400 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.
CollegeInsider.com Profiles Belmont’s Coach Byrd
CollegeInsider.com profiled Belmont men’s basketball coach Rick Byrd recently. Click here to read the article about Byrd’s leadership through Belmont’s NAIA years through last March’s debut in the NCAA Championship Tournament.
Travis Cottrell
Belmont alumnus Travis Cottrell is leading worship for popular Bible teacher and author Beth Moore at her “Living Proof” events. Cottrell was nominated in 2006 for a Dove Award and has arranged and produced music for Christian publisher Lifeway Music Group. He recently signed with Indelible Creative Group and is working on a solo album this summer.
