From Nashville Business Journal: 
Joseph “Joe” Bork landed as director of Belmont University’s Center for Professional Development only in mid-September but he already has set an aggressive plan of action. … Chief on his priority list is to add more master’s certificate programs, including a human resources course slated to launch in spring 2006, business communication, project management, and finance and accounting programs. And Bork plans to launch a second mini-MBA with an emphasis on health care management in Fall 2006. Read the whole story on page 3 of the Oct. 7, 2005, edition of the Nashville Business Journal, or online here.
Bork aims to boost Belmont’s executive programs
Media Coverage of Health Sciences Building “Topping Out”
Nashville State joins Belmont nursing plan – Nashville City Paper
Belmont University celebrated the addition of Nashville State Community College Monday to a consortium created to triple the number of nursing graduates at the university. Belmont University and HCA’s Mid-America division formed the Partners in Nursing consortium in October 2004 to increase the number of registered nurses in Tennessee. Other partners include Volunteer State Community College and Trevecca Nazarene University. Free Will Baptist College is also in conversation about joining the consortium.
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University “Tops Out” New Health Sciences Building
Nashville State Technical Community College has joined the Partners in Nursing Consortium, a long-term partnership between Belmont University, HCA’s TriStar Health System, Trevecca Nazarene University and Volunteer State Community College created to address the growing shortage of health care professionals in Tennessee. The newest member of the consortium was announced Monday at a celebration on the Belmont campus of the “topping out” of the new Gordon E. Inman Health Sciences Building.
New College of Health Sciences Building “Topping Out” Monday
Belmont University will celebrate the “topping out” of the new Gordon E. Inman Health Sciences Building Monday – and also announce the newest member of the university’s Partners in Nursing Consortium, a long-term partnership between Belmont University, HCA’s TriStar Health System and other select Tennessee colleges and universities created to address the growing shortage of registered nurses in Tennessee.
Business Management for Churches
Belmont accounting professors Dr. Tommy Wooten and Dr. John Coker of the College of Business Administration have published an article on business management for churches in Church Executive magazine. The article looks at the unique financial management problems facing religious organizations and provides advice on how to implement effective internal financial controls. “Every church should be concerned about financial management and mismanagement in their organization,” the article says. “It must be a priority of the church leadership to protect the church, its membership and staff.” The article is online here and published in the October 2005 print edition.
Herrera Attends Hispanic Leadership Conference
David Herrera, instructor of music business in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, recently attended the Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. The two-day conference provided a forum for more than 350 Hispanic leaders from across the country to discuss a range of policy issues with members of the United States Congress and the Bush administration. Herrera was nominated to attend the conference by Tennessee Senator Bill Frist.
“I was pleased and honored to attend this Summit and will continue to learn more about these important issues,” Herrera said. “I hope to present a positive appreciation of the Latin culture in the Middle Tennessee area. Collaborating and bringing forward more ideas will continue to shape legislative agendas and a better quality of life for all Americans.”
WKRN’s Holt Tells Students How To Anchor A Career in News
Anne Holt, longtime anchor for WKRN News 2 in Nashville, spoke about life in the television news business as the guest speaker today for the New Century Journalism Speakers Series at Belmont University. The series has brought a variety of local and national journalists to campus to speak to journalism students about the industry. Holt, who has worked at WKRN for nearly 30 years – since before most students at Belmont were born – after first getting her start at a Knoxville television station, spoke for several minutes about how she got started in TV news, why its important to be flexible, the balancing act between being in TV news and being a mom, why students should do as many internships as they can, and how she’s survived 30 years at the same station through many ownership and management changes.
Belmont Honors its Heritage at Ward-Belmont Alumnae Luncheon
Belmont University honored its heritage at the annual Ward-Belmont Alumnae Luncheon on the campus of Belmont University today. Before its acquisition by the Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) in 1951, the Belmont campus was home to the Ward-Belmont School, a high school and junior college for young women, for 38 years. Each year, Belmont invites the alumnae of Ward-Belmont back to campus for a luncheon. This year’s luncheon welcomed back more than 70 Ward-Belmont alumnae and their guests.
Business Ethics Event Packs the Room
A crowd of approximately 500 people – faculty, students, staff and members of the local business community – filled the Maddox Grand Atrium Wednesday to hear John Sage, CEO, president and co-founder of Pura Vida Coffee, talk about a “tough-minded and tender-hearted capitalism” that could be “an engine for social change.” Sage described how Pura Vida Coffee – the name means “pure life” – uses the profit-making capacity of capitalism as a ‘funding agent’ to support positive social outcomes.
Jackson Presents 2005 Simmons Lecture
Dr. Brenda Jackson, assistant professor of history, will present the 2005 Robert Simmons Lecture, sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences. Jackson will provide a talk concerning aspects of her newly published work with the University of Nebraska Press, Domesticating the West.
The lecture series, begun by and now named in memory of Robert Simmons, dean of the School of Humanities and Education until his death in 1994, provides faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences an opportunity to share significant research with colleagues.
The 2005 Robert Simmons lecture will be held on Thursday, November 17 at 4 p.m. in the Massey Boardroom with a reception honoring Jackson following.
