Dr. Madeline Bridges, associate dean for academic studies and professor of music education in the School of Music at Belmont University, and past president of the Tennessee Music Educators Association, is quoted in The Tennessean in this story about music education in the public schools.
Fisher To help Lead Chamber
Belmont University President Dr. Robert Fisher has been elected chairman-elect of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Belmont hosts largest-ever exhibition of Frederick Hart sculpture
The single largest public exhibition of the works of famed sculptor Frederick Hart, whose famed relief sculptures grace the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., is coming to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, for two months this spring. The exhibition, entitled The Creative Spirit: The Sculpture of Frederick Hart, is the central event in a series of arts events sponsored by Belmont’s College of Visual and Performing Arts this semester. The exhibit runs from March 28 through May 28 at the Leu Art Gallery and the Leu Center for the Visual Arts on the Belmont campus. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge.
Cornwall Commentary Published in NBJ
Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship, had a commentary published in the March 5 issue of Nashville Business Journal, based on an entry previously published on his weblog.
New Dean Named at Belmont School of Religion
Belmont University has chosen Dr. Darrell Gwaltney, Dean of the MacArthur School of Continuing Education at Palm Beach Atlantic University, as the next dean of Belmont’s School of Religion.
Gwaltney, also an associate professor of religion and literature at the Florida university, will replace Dr. Steven H. Simpler, who is stepping down as dean at the close of the 2003-2004 academic year. Simpler, who has served as the Dean of the School of Religion since 1990, will continue to teach full time in the School of Religion.
“Darrell brings to this position the strong academic and administrative credentials to provide visionary academic leadership for the program,” says Belmont University Provost Dan McAlexander. “He will bring, as well, a genuine enthusiasm for representing the university and the School of Religion to our external stake holders.”
Gwaltney has a bachelor of arts degree from Missouri Baptist College, a master of divinity degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a master of arts degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Ph.D from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
“I am delighted to join the Belmont community and I look forward to giving leadership to the School of Religion,” Gwaltney says. “I’m excited about being a part of what God is doing at Belmont.”
In additional to his academic career, Gwaltney has served in a variety of ministry roles since 1980, mostly as pastor. From 1998 through 2002, he was the senior pastor of Northwood Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, Fla. He also was interim dean of PBAU’s School of Ministry for one year.
Gwaltney will begin his duties at Belmont on June 1, 2004.
Belmont Mansion Sets Tourism Record, Extends Hours
Belmont Mansion, the historic mansion on the campus of Belmont University, has increased its operating hours to accommodate growing tourist attendance. The historic home of Adelicia Acklen welcomed a record number of tourists in 2003, up 47 percent over the year before, as the mansion – the largest house museum in Tennessee – celebrated its 150th anniversary year with an array of exhibits and special events.
As a result, Belmont Mansion will now be open 7 days a week year-round with hours Monday
Free Throw
Belmont University student Juawana Patton won a semester’s free tuition by hitting a half-court shot at halftime of the men’s basketball game game Saturday (Feb. 28) between the Belmont Bruins and Georgia State, the last regular season basketball game before the start of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Tournament.
You can see the video here.
Patton is the first winner in the Tuition Timeout contest, started this year by Belmont University President Dr. Robert Fisher as an incentive to promote student participation at basketball games at the new Curb Event Center.
Four Top Students to Present at Alpha Chi Convention
Four of Belmont University’s top students have been selected to make presentations at the Alpha Chi Region III Convention, April 1-3, 2004, in Nashville.
Students and faculty sponsors from 35 colleges and universities in Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, and Mississippi, will gather in Nashville at the Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society
NBJ Reports on International Business Major
The current issue of Nashville Business Journal includes a story exploring the plans for a new major in International Business at Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey College of Business Administration, including exchange agreements with several universities in Europe, and efforts to “widen the pipeline of Nashville businesses committed to supporting the program, be it with student stipends or unpaid internships at their overseas facilities.” The story is on page 2 of the print edition of the Feb. 27 issue of NBJ, but not online. You can also read it here.
Top Mark
Belmont Bruins basketball star Adam Mark is the subject of a flattering profile in today’s Tennessean sports section.
The 6-foot-8 senior has posted mind-boggling numbers, especially when it comes to shooting. For three years he has been one of the NCAA’s highest percentage shooters.
…While leaving his mark as one of Belmont’s greatest players of all time, Mark is enjoying an equally stellar performance in the classroom, where he has a 3.95 grade-point average majoring in computer science. He already has applied for graduate school and plans to pursue a master’s in accounting. But before he hangs up his hightops there is unfinished business.
Don’t miss it.
