American business leader Dennis Bakke offered up some provocative and possibly even controversial concepts during a stop at Belmont University on his seven-week national book tour Wednesday. Bakke – known on Wall Street as the billionaire founder of AES Corp., an energy industry company with a radically different management process, and known in evangelical circles as a philanthropist and Christian thought-leader on the top of financial stewardship – spoke to an audience of about 100 students, faculty, staff and community members and then signed copies of his new book, Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job. His appearance was arranged by the university’s Spiritual Development office and co-hosted by the College of Business Administration.
Bakke: Business Best Way To Fulfill God’s Commands
Trevecca University Joins Belmont Nursing Consortium
Trevecca Nazarene University announced that it has joined Belmont University and Tri-Star/HCA in the Partners in Nursing Consortium, a long-term partnership that has been formed in order to address the shortage of trained nurses in Tennessee.
Dennis Bakke to Speak at Belmont
Dennis Bakke, author, entrepreneur, business management paradigm-breaker, and modest billionaire philanthropist, will be speaking at Belmont University on Wednesday afternoon. Bakke has just published a new book, Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job, which chronicles the revolutionary no-management approach that built AES Corp. into a global energy giant. A billionaire who gives most of his money away, Bakke is well-known as a Christian thought-leader in the area of financial stewardship. Bakke is on a book tour to support his new book, which you can read much more about at DennisBakke.com.
Miller cleans glass as Belmont streaks – Nashville City Paper
Brandi Miller is two rebounds and three wins away from becoming the most decorated player in Belmont women’s basketball history. Standing between her and that distinction is this weekend’s Atlantic Sun tournament, which begins tonight in Dothan, Ala., when Belmont battles Stetson in the first round. Miller has kept the glass clean for Belmont, which was in danger of not qualifying for the A-Sun tournament but has now won six straight and is poised for a championship run. Read the rest of the story online at NashvilleCityPaper.com
OT Student Named Employee of the Month
Nathan Smith, a student in the School of Occupational Therapy’s Weekend Master’s of Science Program, has been named Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital’s Employee of the Month. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is located in Somerset, Ky., and is owned by LifePoint Hospitals. Smith, a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, works with patients on the Special Care Unit. Candidates for employee of the month are nominated by the hospital’s employees, physicians, patients and family members of patients and are selected on criteria based on exceptional performance in the folowing areas: attitude, customer/patient focus, professionalism, communication, sense of ownership and collaboration.
Bruins march back to A-Sun semifinals – Nashville City Paper
Just like last year, the Bruins will take on Central Florida in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament at the Curb Event Center. Belmont earned its way back to the semis with a hard-fought 67-61 victory over Georgia State Thursday. The Bruins are right where they were March 5, 2004 —two wins away from the NCAA tournament—despite losing two of the program’s all-time players, Steve Drabyn and Adam Mark. It’s an accomplishment junior co-captain Brian Collins does not take lightly. Last year’s team fell short to UCF by two points in the semifinals. – Read the whole story online at NashvilleCityPaper.com. Also see coverage of last night’s win, which put Belmont’s men’s basketball team just two wins from the university’s first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament, in today’s Tennessean story.
Speech & Debate Team Champs 4th Year in a Row
The Belmont Speech and Debate Team swept the Tennessee Intercollegiate Forensics Association’s state tournament, Feb. 5, 2005, for the fourth straight year in a row. Debaters claimed three of the four slots in semi-finals and Aketa Simmons and Travis Holloway were named tournament champions. Jonathan Guenther was 1st speaker overall and Holloway and Simmons were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Novice debaters, Will Cromer and Caleb Smith placed 3rd overall in the open division, and Guenther and partner, Casey Fincher, were 4th overall. Smith, Cromer and Fincher all won speaking awards. Kelli Yeatts and Nick Bumgardner nabbed 3rd in the novice division and Yeatts won 5th place novice speaker.
In Individual Events, McKinley Belcher was tournament champion in Communication Analysis, Poetry, and Informative Speaking, and placed 2nd in Duo and 5th in Prose. Belcher won the Pentathlon award for the top speaker in five or more events. Ryan Greenawalt was tournament champion in Impromptu and placed 2nd in Duo, 4th in Prose and 4th in After Dinner Speaking. Kristen Taylor was tournament champion in After Dinner Speaking and placed 5th in Dramatic Interpretation. Crystal Jones placed 3rd in Informative, 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation, 5th in Poetry and 5th in Program of Oral Interpretation. Other finalists were Tabitha Metcalf in After Dinner Speaking and Chasity Gunn in Persuasion. With individual tournament champions in 10 categories and an overall team win, this was Belmont’s best showing yet.
School of Religion Announces New Major in Religion and The ArtsOne of six new religion majors offered starting Fall 2005
Belmont University’s School of Religion announces the launch of a new major, Religion and The Arts, designed to help students prepare to use their artistic talents in Christian ministry. The major is one of six new undergraduate majors being offered starting with the fall 2005 semester under the direction of the School of Religion’s new Dean, Dr. Darrell Gwaltney. The new slate of majors, replacing the single Bachelor of Arts in Religion that had been offered, offer students more choices and degree plans built to have a practical impact on the community of faith and the community at large, says Gwaltney. “The goal of the major is to give students who feel called to be involved in ministry the tools to express their artistic talents in ministry and service,” said Dr. Gwaltney.
A-Sun rise that’s golden: Winning title only way into NCAAs – The Tennessean
If a rainbow is spotted in Nashville today chances are it ends at Belmont’s Curb Event Center. Instead of a pot of gold, however, there awaits an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. That invitation is as good as gold for the eight men’s basketball teams, including Belmont and Lipscomb, set to bounce into the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. Nothing is sweeter for mid-major basketball programs than earning a place on the national stage. It is that rare opportunity to rub, or throw, elbows with the likes of Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke.
… For Belmont and Lipscomb, this hoops heaven didn’t even exist until a few years ago. Both were NAIA powers before jumping to the NCAA. But leaving the comfort zone of the NAIA was worth it when weighed against the potential payoff of playing in the NCAA Tournament. “It’s what we all play for,” Belmont Coach Rick Byrd said. “At this level we hope that we can be good enough to win a first-round NCAA Tournament game like Georgia State did a few years ago. But really it’s about being able to play in the NCAA Tournament.” Read the whole story online at The Tennessean. For more information, click here.
New Night Program Offered for Adults Called to New Career in Ministry
Belmont University’s School of Religion is launching a new evening program for working adults who feel called to change careers and join the ministry. The School of Religion’s Bachelor of Arts in Ministry will be offered only via evening classes in conjunction with Belmont’s University College program, which provides college programs for working adults. “If you are called to the ministry, you are also called to prepare,” said Dr. Darrell Gwaltney, Dean of the School of Religion. “This new program is for adults who feel called into ministry later in life, so they can prepare to answer that call.”
