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.
Mullen Vies For Spot On Baseball 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.
Kelly Interviews McEntire
Belmont alum Hunter Kelly (’03) recently interviewed country music star Reba McEntire at the Las Vegas Hilton. Kelly is the Nashville producer for ABC radio.
Walter Interns With Blender, Conan O’Brien
Belmont music business student Rebekah Walter is interning for Blender Magazine and Late Night with Conan O’Brien in New York City. Walter and 20 others were selected out of 300 eligible candidates to participate in the NBC Pilot Program, in which she will help develop a pilot and business plan for NBC. At the end of July she, along with her team of three other participants, will present their work to junior level executives. A winning team will be selected to present to the top level executives at NBC.
Belmont in the News
The Tennessean reported on the Atlantic Sun awarding Belmont University the All-Academic Trophy for the fifth year in a row. Click here to read the article.
Physical Therapy Student Begins Program for Children
Special Kids, a Christian care center for children with special needs, will introduce a new program thanks to the vision of Megan Stinson, a Belmont physical therapy student. Megan previously interned at Special Kids and had the idea for a “Prayer Pal Bear” which would be with the children throughout their therapy service and upon completion of the program.
Stinson acquired corporate sponsorships to fund this program from such companies as Build-A-Bear, LifeWay, Liberty Trust Mortgage, Inc. and Hyde Electric. Through her efforts, Stinson has provided over 500 bears for Special Kids. Each bear has Stinson’s favorite verse about children on the back of its shirt: “And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.” Matthew 18:4-5
The Prayer Pal Bear will be introduced on July 15 at Southeast Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.
For more information on Special Kids and the Prayer Pal Bear, click here.
