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Hawley, Lake, Burns Participate in Science and Humanities Symposium

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Hawley, Lake, Burns Participate in Science and Humanities Symposium

Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Scott Hawley, Vice President for Spiritual Development Dr. Todd Lake and Provost Dr. Thomas Burns recently participated in the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) North American Colloquium held last weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. The North American Colloquium is an event of the Bridging the Two Cultures of Science and the Humanities project funded by Templeton Religion Trust and The Blankemeyer Foundation.

The Colloquium was designed to bring together Bridging the Two Cultures (BTC) faculty and their senior academic officers. Hawley, Burns and Lake met with faculty, provosts, spiritual directors and student life directors from private Christian universities around the United States and Canada to discuss ways to integrate the discussion of science, faith and humanities topics in all aspects of university life.

Hawley was previously selected to participate in the Bridging the Two Cultures project for summer 2018 and 2019 on the research topic of “Christian Responses to the Ascendency of Artificial Intelligence.” His work involves collaborating with University of Oxford faculty and other Christian scholars from around the world to address challenges and opportunities posed by the increasing prevalence and power of Machine Learning (ML) systems and their impact on society. His scholarship to date, supported by the grant, produced two peer-reviewed publications which, while still in press, have already received favorable attention by international A.I. experts. The grant has also impacted Hawley’s classroom.

“My project for this grant, ‘Christian Responses to the Ascendancy of Artificial Intelligence,’ has spilled over greatly into the new course I’ve been teaching this semester, PHY2895.02, Machine Learning and Neural Networks.  This is a ‘gen-ed course which received BellCore approval because of the deep integration of ethics in the curriculum. This embedded ethics curriculum is on the cutting edge of computer science education.”

Hawley’s grant also supports Belmont efforts to integrate faith, science and the humanities studies on campus, including sponsoring the launch of a Science and Religion Club at Belmont. The student organization, in partnership with the colleges of Theology and Christian Ministry and Sciences and Mathematics, will host a campus visit by theologian-of-technology Brent Waters, March 19-20. In addition, the grant has enabled a number of events on and off campus, and Bunch Library has been able to add a number of books related to the integration of faith, science, technology and ethics in the past year.

Alumnus Receives MusicRow’s Independent Artist of the Year Award

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Alumnus Receives MusicRow’s Independent Artist of the Year Award

Belmont alumnus and up-and-coming country music artist, CJ Solar, was recently awarded the Independent Artist of the Year award from MusicRow. The award was presented to him at the 17th annual MusicRow Country Radio Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards ceremony. Solar hit No. 15 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart with his songs “Airplane” and, more recently, “American Girls.”

After winning the award, Solar took part in two days of media and radio interviews at the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Recently, he opened for Gary Allen as well as headlined his own show in Oklahoma.

Solar graduated from Belmont in 2014 with a degree in songwriting and has seen one of his songs become a No. 1. radio single. He co-wrote the song “Up Down” which featured country music artists Morgan Allen and, fellow Belmont alumni, Florida Georgia Line.

Alumnus Ryan Hurd Featured by People Magazine

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Alumnus Ryan Hurd Featured by People Magazine

Singer-songwriter and Belmont alumnus, Ryan Hurd, has found success writing several No. 1 hit singles. But the songwriter is now looking toward new horizons by becoming an artist and performer himself.

In a recent article published by People.com, Hurd discusses his transition from being the writer behind the songs to putting his name first on songs as the performer. Past No. 1 hits Hurd has written on include Tim McGraw’s “Last Turn Home,” which Hurd co-wrote with his now wife Maren Morris. Hurd has also written songs that have been recorded by hit country artists such as Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and more.

In addition to writing songs, Hurd has toured with wife Morris, Thomas Rhett and fellow alumni Florida Georgia Line. He is now headlining his own tour that includes a sold out show in Nashville. In the article, Hurd discusses what it’s like making music with his wife, recording his own music and his biggest musical influences.

Hurd graduated from Belmont with a degree in sociology and soon after graduation began to pursue a career in songwriting.

Best Buddies Members Participate in Ambassador Leadership Training

Hope Buckner
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Best Buddies Members Participate in Ambassador Leadership Training

On Saturday, February 16, members of Belmont’s student organization Best Buddies participated in an all-day ambassador leadership training. Best Buddies is an organization that creates opportunities for one-on-one friendships between Belmont students and community members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). During the ambassador leadership training, members spent the day focused on advocacy. They wrote and practiced giving speeches with the goal of empowering people with and without IDDs to be leaders and agents of change in their schools, communities and workplaces.

If you are interested in hearing these speeches, join Best Buddies on Wednesday, March 6 from 10 – 10:50 (JAAC 1034) for their annual Spread the Word to End the Word convocation.

Flynn Publishes “My Family”

Hope Buckner
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Flynn Publishes “My Family”

David Flynn, adjunct professor in English and Asian Studies, had a book of poetry published in February by cyberwit, an Indian publisher. 

My Family contains photographs and poems about his parents and extended family who lived in the Jackson, Tennessee area. Dr. Flynn has had more than 175 poems, plus more than 50 short stories and narrative essays, published in selective literary magazines.

Searcy Selected to Participate in Harvard Business School Leadership Program

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Searcy Selected to Participate in Harvard Business School Leadership Program

Belmont University Director of Community Relations Joyce Searcy was recently named among the 2019 Class of Nashville Young American Leaders. The Young American Leaders program recognizes leaders in non-profit, government and business from 12 different across the U.S. Searcy was among the 10 selected from the Middle Tennessee area.

The Nashville Class of Young American Leaders was announced by Dr. Scott T. Massey, chairman and CEO of Global Action Platform, the local partner of the Young American Leaders and Mitch Weiss, co-director of the Young American Leaders Program and senior lecturer in entrepreneurial management at Harvard Business School.

The Young American Leaders program comes from Harvard Business School’s project on concerns and hope with U.S. competitiveness. The selected leaders will go to Harvard this June and take part in a case study workshop focused on urban and rural collaborations and strategies for economic prosperity. The program was established to develop leaders that are able to understand understand, develop and further collaborations aimed at growth.

Belmont alumnus and board of trust member Harry Allen is also featured among the 10 leaders selected from Middle Tennessee.

Blash Teaches Final International Health Informatics Management Certificate Program Review Courses at HIMSS 2019 Annual Global Conference

Hope Buckner
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Blash Teaches Final International Health Informatics Management Certificate Program Review Courses at HIMSS 2019 Annual Global Conference

Dr. Anthony Blash, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, recently led the facilitation of the last major Certified Associate in Health Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) Review Course before major changes in the Certification occur. This course was sponsored by the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), North America Division and held at their 2019 Global Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

HIMSS North America positively transforms health and health care through the best use of information and technology in the United States and Canada. As a cause-based non-profit, HIMSS North America provides thought leadership, community building, professional development, public policy and events. HIMSS North America represents 70,000 individual members, 630 corporate members and over 450 non-profit organizations, all working to leverage the potential of digital health to improve the health status of populations and the quality, cost-effectiveness, access and value of health care.

Taking place on February 11, the 8-hour master classes reviewed the CAHIMS competency areas using materials from the Review Guide and assessed participants from London, Canada and the US on knowledge areas included in the CAHIMS Certification examination.

Knowledge and competency areas covered by this review course included organizational and technological environment; healthcare information and systems management analysis and design, selection and implementation, support and maintenance, testing and evaluation, privacy and security, administrate leadership and management support.

American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Hosts Panel for Law Students

Hope Buckner
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American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Hosts Panel for Law Students

On Wednesday, February 6, five members of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee joined Belmont Law students for a panel discussion on employee benefits law. The panelists described what it is like to navigate the intersection between labor law, employment law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation and counseling, tax law, executive compensation and immigration law.

Presenters included John R. Harney, O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue LLP, Washington, D.C.; Simon Torres, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Washington, D.C.; Marie Casciari, DeBofsky, Sherman & Casciari, P.C., Chicago, IL; Marjorie A. Butler, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston, MA and Marcelle J. Henry, Pitta LLP, New York, NY.

The event was part of an Employee Benefits Committee outreach initiative, encouraging current law students to consider a career in employee benefits law. The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee held its Midwinter Meeting in Nashville on February 6-9.

Belmont Health Law Journal Hosts 2019 Whole Health Symposium

Hope Buckner
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Belmont Health Law Journal Hosts 2019 Whole Health Symposium

The Belmont Health Law Journal hosted its 2019 Symposium, “Whole Health: A Community Approach to Healthcare,” sponsored by Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, on Friday, February 8. The symposium programming focused on providing valuable insight to local attorneys about how hospitals, government payors, insurers and other industry players are shifting focus to consider the impact of social determinants of health on the healthcare ecosystem.

Vanderbilt University Healthcare Management & Healthcare Economics professor Larry Van Horn presented the keynote address, followed by a panel discussion featuring local practitioners from law firms, healthcare companies, provider organizations and insurers discussing movement in the industry to a focus on societal health. Next, Professor Leah Fowler of the University of Houston Law Center presented on medical-legal partnerships, and Professor Laura Hermer of Mitchell Hamline School of Law presented on social determinants of health.

The event was sponsored by Sherrard Roe Voight Harbison, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, LLP, Baker Donelson, Bass Berry & Sims, and Gideon Cooper & Essary PLC.

Belmont Criminal Law Journal Hosts Annual Symposium

Hope Buckner
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Belmont Criminal Law Journal Hosts Annual Symposium

The Belmont Criminal Law Journal hosted its annual symposium, “White Collar Crime in the 21st Century: When Corporations and Individuals Collide,” on Friday, February 1. More than 175 attorneys from the Nashville area attended.

The symposium focused on analyzing the tensions that can develop between the interests of a corporation and an individual during a white collar criminal investigation and how these conflicts impact the representation of each party. Featured topics included compliance, internal investigations, whistleblowing, the Justice Manual and the Yates Memo.

Nationally renowned leader in the field of white collar crime Professor Ellen S. Podgor presented the keynote address. Podgor is the author of White Collar Crime in a Nutshell (West Academic), White Collar Crime Hornbook (Hornbook Series), and White Collar Crime: Law and Practice (West Academic). She is also the editor of the “White Collar Crime Prof Blog.”

Presenters and panelists also included Professor Gregory Gilchrist, Ty Howard, Chris Covington, Aubrey Harwell, Jr., Lisa Rivera, Kathryn Hays Sasser, Joe Whitley, Kathryn Booth, Paul Kish and Professor David Kwok.

The event was sponsored by Baker Donelson, Bass Berry & Sims and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings.

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