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Prismatics Finish in Top 16 of National A Cappella Competition

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Prismatics Finish in Top 16 of National A Cappella Competition

Earlier this year, Belmont students in an a cappella group known as Prismatics were selected to compete in the first-ever virtual international college championship of its kind, “UpStagedAID: One World, Every Student Voice,” hosted by UpStaged™ Entertainment Group (UpStaged) and the National Collegiate Performing Arts (NCPA)™.

The unprecedented competition (modeled after NCAA’s March Madness) began with 64 of the nation’s best and most award-winning college groups from a nationwide pool of more than 5,000. 32 teams, including the Prismatics, qualified for seeding into the competition bracket, where they competed head-to-head with others in their bracket for fan votes.

Although the Prismatics did not make it into the ““Ultimate Octet” final eight, the group was taken from the main bracket’s “Singing Sixteen” Round Two and entered into the “All-American Encore Rounds,” where they continued to accumulate fan votes. The group can be proud of this accomplishment as they pushed past 5,000+ nationwide college a cappella teams, which were initially reduced to 64 for the tournament, and then to the 16 All-American Finalists. 

The Belmont Prismatics, founded in 2015, have established themselves as a college a cappella power, united by shared passion to create global human connection by using their music platform to raise social awareness and provide uplifting messages. They are ICAA award winners and their acclaimed “Alive” recording was nominated for a prestigious 2020 CASA video award.

About UpStaged

UpStaged is a NYC-based diversified performing arts platform with a mission to empower the world’s college and high school performers to passionately celebrate the joy of competition with honor, by repackaging the spirited school rivalry landscape usually reserved for athletics for performing arts. UpStaged produces live/digital competitive championships across performing arts genres (e.g. a cappella, step, comedy) providing premier venues and virtual platforms (from Lincoln Center to Zoom), enabling student performers to compete for national titles, league championships and glory like college athletes. Operating under the UpStaged ™, NCPA, National High School Performing Arts (NHSPA)™ and National Summer Camp Performing Arts (NSCPA)™ brands, Upstaged leverages content-rich performing groups to bring broader fan engagement and cohesiveness to these historically siloed communities. For information, visit UpstagedU.com.

Book Reviews by Hobson Published in ‘The Clipper’

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Book Reviews by Hobson Published in ‘The Clipper’

Dr. Eric Hobson, professor in Belmont’s English Department, has two book reviews published by Pan Am Historical Foundation in its Fall/Winter newsletter, The Clipper.  The article, entitled “Books Overlooked” can be read here.

Wigal Profiled by Nashville Women in Film and Television Magazine

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Wigal Profiled by Nashville Women in Film and Television Magazine

Sara Wigal, director of Publishing and assistant professor in Belmont’s Cinema, Television & Media Department, was featured in a December 2020 magazine profile in the Nashville Women in Film and Television’s monthly publication, written by publishing and Spanish student Sophie Jefferson.

The piece focuses on Wigal’s involvement with the Next Chapter Society, a group of Nashville leaders who serve as representatives of the Nashville Public Library Foundation. A few years ago, the group decided to ramp up its fundraising mission in order to support the mission of the library and support the community and its needs. The organizations support child and adult literacy and provide programs and initiatives for both.

Jefferson writes, “Wigal’s love of literacy, mentorship and the written word has guided her throughout her career and has led her to give back to the community through volunteering. She gives back while capitalizing on her strengths and talents, and her service will benefit the community for years to come.”

Read the article here.

Alumna Creates Travel Blog, Spotlighted in Wilson Post for Overcoming Hardships

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Alumna Creates Travel Blog, Spotlighted in Wilson Post for Overcoming Hardships

When COVID hit early in 2020, Belmont alumna Allison Bohrman was laid off from her job as an accountant and decided to push past her devastation to do something she has always been passionate about: travel. Her adventures led her to launch her travel blog, Forever on Vacay, and she was recently featured in an article in the Wilson Post.

Bohrman was already an experienced globe trekker before setting off on her own, having seen 23 countries and having spent two weeks in Bali at a blogger’s campus in 2018. With the extra time on her hands, she set off on two lengthy, solo road trips in June 2020. She explored California and the Pacific Northwest from Los Angeles to Seattle and put 2,400 miles on her vehicle. Her second trip took her much further as she explored National Parks and many of the U.S. states. She learned a lot about camping on the way and was able to share her new tips with other beginners.

Her blog offers tips on travelling smarter with destination guides, gear recommendations, tips and more. She hopes her story serves as encouragement to those who want to travel but feel powerless.

She told the Post, “My long-term goal with the business is to get sponsors but another aspect of the plan is to provide travel and event guides. I’ll have itineraries, packing lists, gear guides, etc., but I plan to also include some personal development tips to challenge readers to identify ways they’re holding themselves back from taking trips or doing things like this.” 

Follow along with Bohrman’s travels and tips on her Instagram page.

Nursing Alumnus Brad Koss Named President-Elect of Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists

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Nursing Alumnus Brad Koss Named President-Elect of Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Brad Koss, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and 2005 graduate of the Belmont University School of Nursing, was recently named the 2020-21 president-elect of the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA). Koss, who is the CRNA Manager of Education at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will take office as the TANA president in October 2021.

“It is both humbling and an honor to have been elected by my peers to represent them as a leader in our profession and to help carry forth the tradition of serving to protect our practice and be a voice for more than 2,000 CRNAs across our great state,” said Koss, a resident of Franklin. “My hope as we make the turn to 2021 is that the new year will bring about renewed promise for us as a nation and as providers of anesthesia.”

CRNAs are highly educated, advanced practice registered nurses who safely deliver anesthesia care to patients of all ages and in every type of healthcare setting where anesthesia is required for surgery, labor and delivery, trauma stabilization and pain management. Across the United States, CRNAs administer more than 49 million anesthetics to patients each year.

As anesthesia and airway experts, during the ongoing pandemic CRNAs on the front lines are managing Covid-19 ICUs and providing one-to-one care to critically ill patients. “CRNAs have demonstrated their dedication and compassion by caring for the sickest of patients during this extreme time,” said Koss. “Serving in operating rooms, on airway teams and in critical care settings, CRNAs humbly demonstrate their ability to safely and effectively serve their patients and communities through all facets of healthcare.”

Last August, Koss took on the role of CRNA Manager of Education at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but 20 years ago he was working as a manager of an IT Helpdesk team and data center. After nearly a decade in IT, Koss knew he wanted to pursue a different career path. Taking a sharp detour, he began his nursing education at Belmont, went on to earn both his Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia (2009) and Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree (2020) from the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) in Madison, and today practices as a CRNA at Vanderbilt.

Koss’s career highlights include being inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in 2005 and being honored with MTSA’s Mary Elizabeth “Ikey” DeVasher Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 2016.

Reflecting on his 11 years in the profession, Koss said, “I truly value and appreciate the work that I do on a daily basis. Being a CRNA is a great profession where one’s value is put to the test every single day. The greatest part of being a CRNA is that no patient is ever the same and we are constantly required to be our best.” 

About the Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA)

The Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA) is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to advance the profession of nurse anesthesia, to advocate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists as high-quality anesthesia providers, to enhance the art and science of nurse anesthesia, and to facilitate the provision of safe, accessible, affordable, high quality anesthesia care. Learn more at www.tncrna.com.

Alumnus Tad Wood Leads Mohr Partners, Inc. to Nashville

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Alumnus Tad Wood Leads Mohr Partners, Inc. to Nashville

Mohr Partners, Inc. the world’s largest wholly-owned commercial real estate advisory firm exclusively focused on representing tenants, has expanded in to Nashville, TN under the leadership of Belmont alumnus Tad Wood. Wood received his MBA from the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi.

Wood is a commercial real estate veteran with 15 years of experience representing tenants and investors in acquiring and disposing of leased and owned commercial real estate throughout Tennessee as well as throughout the US. In addition to providing local market advice and transaction management support to Mohr Partners growing list of global corporate services clients who have Nashville space requirements, Wood will also be responsible for expanding the firm’s commercial real estate brokerage business in Nashville.

“Tad’s experience is executing complex lease and investment sale transactions as well as his demonstrated track-record of recruiting and building a best-in-class Nashville commercial brokerage business make him an ideal leader to drive our ambitious growth plans in his market,” stated Mohr Partners Chairman & CEO Robert Shibuya.

Tad Wood commented, “I am extremely excited to join Mohr Partners as they possess the global platform to provide fully integrated full-service solutions to both mid-cap and large-cap corporate clients who are increasingly choosing Nashville to base their North American headquarters given the favorable tax and business climate in Tennessee.”

Prior to joining Mohr Partners, Wood served as the Executive Vice President and Nashville market leader for TenantBase where he oversaw the recruitment, training, and management of their commercial real estate brokerage operations. Previously, he served as a Development Associate for Healthcare Realty Trust a leading developer and operator of real estate supporting the delivery of outpatient health care services throughout the US.

About Mohr Partners, Inc.:

Mohr Partners, Inc. is a global corporate real estate advisor, providing corporate tenants with an integrated set of portfolio services including strategic planning, business intelligence, lease administration/accounting & FASB ASC 842 compliance, research and site selection, labor analytics, project and construction management, comprehensive demographics analysis, economic incentives negotiations and transaction management. Since 1986, Mohr has been managing real estate portfolios for corporations, and each year completes transactions for its clients in all 50 U.S. states, all provinces of Canada and locations around the world. Mohr seamlessly provides corporate real estate services globally through its strategic alliance partners in Canada, Mexico/Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information on Mohr, please visit www.mohrpartners.com.

Belmont University Announces Fall 2020 Dean’s List

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Belmont University Announces Fall 2020 Dean’s List

Belmont just announced the list of students recognized on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Approximately 55 percent of Belmont’s undergraduate students this semester qualified for the Fall 2020 Dean’s List.

Belmont Provost Dr. Thomas Burns said, “Achieving the recognition of Dean’s List during the Fall 2020 semester is an extraordinary achievement.  While we are always impressed with students’ who are able to achieve this high level of recognition in their academic endeavors, those students that reached this mark in the Fall 2020 semester demonstrated incredible diligence and commitment to their academic work during very unusual and stressful circumstances. We are so pleased to be able to recognize their efforts and our hope is that these students will continue investing in their studies to equip them for a lifetime of learning and service.”

Garrett Published in The Chemical Educator Journal

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Garrett Published in The Chemical Educator Journal

Dr. Maria Danielle Garrett, associate professor of chemistry education, recently published an article titled “It’s Easy Being Green: A Snapshot of a Professional Development Program Focused on Greener Laboratory Options in the Chemistry Classroom through the Lens of a Titrimetric Analysis of Milk of Magnesia and Vinegar” in The Chemical Educator, a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on laboratory experimentation and teaching methods.

The article stems from Garrett’s work developed for her annual workshop series titled “It’s Easy Being Green:  Budget-Friendly Safety-Conscious Chemistry Labs for the Science Classroom of Today” for middle and high school science and chemistry teachers. 

Dismukes, Fyke Present at Career Leadership Collective National Conference

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Dismukes, Fyke Present at Career Leadership Collective National Conference

Director of Belmont’s Office of Career & Professional Development Mary Claire Dismukes and Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Jeremy Fyke presented at the national Career Leadership Collective conference on Wednesday, December 2, which featured music from Belmont alumni Jenee Fleenor and Beau Tackett.

Fyke and Dismukes presented the Career Readiness Academy they developed for Belmont faculty, which guides faculty on embedding career readiness into their classrooms. Fyke also presented the program to the National Communication Association Conference.

The Career Readiness Academy is currently taking faculty nominations for its next cohort. The program consists of two in-person sessions and two online courses. Fyke prepared and customized content for Belmont faculty based on the latest research and a needs assessment of faculty and students. Please contact Mary Claire Dismukes if interested in participating.

Alumna Stirling Starts Revolutionary Telehealth Company

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Alumna Stirling Starts Revolutionary Telehealth Company

Nursing alumna Kristen Stirling (’06) MSN, APRN, FNP-BC founded Tennessee Telederm, PLLC, earlier this year. This is the first telehealth company of its kind in Tennessee, which focuses on diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions.

Prior to founding Tennessee Telederm, Stirling worked in dermatology at a large multi-specialty practice in Nashville for 13 years and the Burn Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prior to that.

At the onset of COVID-19, Stirling began offering telehealth appointments to her patients. Telehealth proved to be a popular and effective means for treating many skin conditions. Tennessee Telederm grew as a natural result of these safe and convenient appointments.

Tennessee Telederm strives to give everyone across Tennessee access to high-quality dermatology care through online video appointments.

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