Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins will speak at Belmont University on Thursday, March 30, on the subject of leadership, culture and diversity, in a free event sponsored by the Belmont University College of Business Administration’s Executive-in-Residence Program. Collins was governor of Kentucky from 1983 to 1987. Last year she became chairman and CEO of the Kentucky World Trade Center. Her speech, titled “Leadership in an Everchanging World,” is scheduled for 4:45 p.m., March 30, in the Neely Dining Room of the Massey Business Center. Registration is required. Call 460-5522 or e-mail jenkinsl@mail.belmont.edu.
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins To Speak at Belmont
CMT Music Awards at Curb Event Center April 10
Belmont University is proud to host the 2006 CMT Music Awards on April 10, 2006, in the Curb Event Center. CMT’s annual award show honors the fans’ choices for best videos of the year. The CMT Music Awards are country music’s only fan-voted awards. Performers slated to take center stage at the show include Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland. Jeff Foxworthy will return to host the 2006 CMT Music Awards airing live April 10 on CMT. During his first year as host, Foxworthy arrived onstage at the 2005 awards show by swinging in on a crystal chandelier similar to the one used by Shania Twain in her “Party for Two” video. Click here for details on the event and other events at the Curb Event Center.
Door-To-Door Missionizing’s Appeal Despite Long Odds
Dr. Rodney Stark, professor of social sciences at Baylor University, comes to Belmont University Monday, March 24, to present a talk exploring the evangelistic tactic of door-to-door missionizing, and why it persists despite seemingly long odds of success. Stark, a sociologist of religion who teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Baylor, has authored 26 books including The Rise of Christianity, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996. Stark’s talk, titled “Knock, Knock: The Benefits of ‘Irrational’ Missionizing,” addresses why some religious groups persist in door-to-door missionizing when they know the odds of success are small.
Salyer Presents at Conference
Sheron Salyer, RN, MSN, DNSc has been invited to present her research presentation, “The Influence of Post Partum Disruption on Maternal Functional Status,” at the 17th
International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based
Practice to be held in Montreal in July 2006.
Her research was chosen from over 1200 abstract submissions.
Parry Passes APR Exam
Pam Parry recently passed the APR exam which certifies her as a public relations practitioner. Over 4,300 PR practitioners have passed the exam.
APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals who demonstrate their commitment to the profession and to its ethical practice, and who are selected based on broad knowledge, strategic perspective, and sound professional judgment.
Speech and Debate Students Succeed at Tournament
Melanie Bengston and Renee Reyle of the Belmont Speech & Debate Team attended the 24th Annual Novice National Tournament at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga.
Out of 40 debaters, Bengston and Reyle placed third and fifth, respectively in the Overall Individual Speaker Awards.
Bengston was named the Novice National Champion in Informative Speaking.
Belmont University won first place in Division III of the tournament.
Psychology Student Invited to Conference
Eileen Marks, a Belmont psychology major and Engaged Scholar, was selected to attend the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Advanced Statistical Training in Psychology (ASTP) program. Marks was one of only 18 students in the country chosen for this honor.
The ASTP is an intensive, 9-day, hands-on seminar in which students learn about psychological statistics and research methods in a dynamic setting that emphasizes the hands-on skills it takes to analyze and interpret real data.
Nursing Professor Invited to Present at Oxford
Martha Buckner, assistant professor in the School of Nursing has been invited to present at the University of Oxford in an Oxford Round Table on Nutrition and Health being held April 2-7, 2006. Her presentation is entitled “Wellness Nutrition in the General Education Curriculum”.
Nobel Prize Winning Economist Speaks at Belmont
Dr. Patrick Raines, Dean of the College of Business Administration, introduces Dr. Robert W. Fogel of the University of Chicago, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who spoke to a capacity crowd Wednesday at Belmont.
ESPN’s Neal Scarbrough At Belmont Friday
New Century Journalism Speakers Series Brings Top Media Figures to Campus
ESPN News Editor Neal Scarbrough, a former sports editor of the Nashville Tennessean, speaks at Belmont University Friday as part of the New Century Journalism Speakers Series for the spring semester. Scarbrough, vice president and news editor at the cable sports network, speaks at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, in the Bunch Multimedia Hall on the second floor of the library. Members of the media are invited to attend.
