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Kappa Pi Hosts Christmas Art Sale in Conjunction with Chili Bowl Event

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Kappa Pi Hosts Christmas Art Sale in Conjunction with Chili Bowl Event

Kappa Pi, Belmont’s International Art Honor Society, in conjunction with the Art Department and Belmont’s Reformed University Fellowship, hosted their annual chili bowl sale last week. This year, the art students contributed their work to a Christmas Art Sale. The proceeds of the sale were split between the artists and Kappa Pi to support the awards for the Annual Student Art Exhibition in the spring.

Students were able to decorate their own chili bowls, eat chili and take the bowls home. According to Caitlyn Henneberry, president of Kappa Pi, “We were very excited about how well these changes were embraced by the art department and the community! The sale happens each year around early November, and it is always so much fun!”

 

Bradley Discusses Microphones with Audio Engineering Students

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Bradley Discusses Microphones with Audio Engineering Students

Bill Bradley, the microphone technician for several Nashville studios, recently shared his expertise with Belmont’s chapter of the Audio Engineering Society Student Section at Ocean Way Studio. Bradley’s work is focused in the Mic Shop just outside of Nashville.

Maslyn Published in ‘Human Relations’

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Maslyn Published in ‘Human Relations’

John Maslyn Head ShotDr. John Maslyn, professor of management in the Massey College of Business, recently published a research study titled “When organizational politics matters: The effects of the perceived frequency and distance of experienced politics” in the Management and Social Sciences journal Human Relations. Colleagues from Wichita State University and University of Colorado-Denver co-authored the research.

The multi-sample study examined the effects of the frequency and psychological distance of positive and negative conceptualizations of perceived politics within work organizations on employees’ positive or negative judgments of such actions. Findings revealed that both positive and negative forms of organizational politics can be judged favorably by employees depending on the frequency, distance and purposes behind the political behavior and suggests that employees’ understanding of the workplace as a political environment helps them understand others and function successfully.

The study appears in the December 2017 issue.

Massey College of Business Hosts Consul General of the Kingdom of Belgium

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Massey College of Business Hosts Consul General of the Kingdom of Belgium

The Jack C. Massey College of Business hosted the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr. William De Baets, and the President of the Belgian American Chamber of the South, Mr. Anton Mertens, earlier this month. The visit was coordinated by Dr. Christophe Van Linden, Belmont assistant professor of accounting and also a native of Antwerp, Belgium. Other participants included Dean J. Patrick Raines, Dr. Jeffrey Overby and Dr. Marieta Velikova. The group discussed Belgian-U.S. economic and political relations in addition to Belmont’s recent signed memorandum of understanding with the University of Antwerp. The Belgian visitors were on a trip to explore areas of opportunity and collaboration with Nashville and Middle Tennessee and had participated in a roundtable at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce earlier in the day.

Barber Receives Travel Award and Presents Research at SEMSS

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Barber Receives Travel Award and Presents Research at SEMSS

Mary Barber, a junior chemistry major at Belmont, recently won a National Institutes of Health / National Institute of General Medical Sciences travel award and attended the Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Duane Hatch (Barber’s Belmont academic advisor) recommended this conference based on her interests in a career as a physician and scientist. SEMSS is an American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) regional meeting that brings together aspiring physician scientists from schools around the southeastern United States.

SEMSS is for undergraduate, MD and MD-PhD students and physician-scientists to share current research and learn about the career path of a physician-scientist. SEMSS is sponsored by the MSTP (Medical Scientist Training Programs) of Vanderbilt University, University of Alabama-Birmingham and Emory University and the American Physician Scientists Association.

In addition to receiving the travel award, Barber was selected as one of four undergraduates to give an oral presentation along with other MD, MD-PhD, and PhD graduate students. Her talk was titled “Modeling Breast Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Human Cardiomyocytes,” and she spoke on the implications that novel, targeted cancer therapies have on the heart and the need for developing a pre-clinical model to screen for these toxicities. Barber’s research is based on work she has been doing in Dr. Javid Moslehi’s laboratory at Vanderbilt University in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Barber said, “This was a great weekend for networking, making new friends, meeting future colleagues and learning about interesting science!”

Panvini and Ecology Students Work at Belle Forest Cave

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Panvini and Ecology Students Work at Belle Forest Cave

According to their website, Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation (TennGreen) is an accomplished nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting and conserving Tennessee’s natural treasures. Founded in 1998, TennGreen is the oldest accredited, statewide land trust in Tennessee. TennGreen believes in doing more to protect our natural world so that future generations can enjoy the ecologically rich, beautiful, and historically significant treasures that make Tennessee unique. Through collaboration with members, private landowners, local municipalities, and state and federal agencies, the organization works to create parks, establish wildlife corridors, expand existing protected public lands and enhance public recreation opportunities.

The work of Belmont University Biology Professor Dr. Darlene Panvini and students in her ecology classes was recently highlighted in TennGreen’ s newsletter The Conserver. The article discussed their work that has been ongoing since 2015 at TennGreen’s Belle Forest Cave in Bellevue, TN. To read the article in its entirety, click here..

Belmont Crosses Halfway Mark of $150 Million  in Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign

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Belmont Crosses Halfway Mark of $150 Million  in Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign

‘We Believe’ initiative aims to reach $300 million by 2020

The final point tallies weren’t the only numbers being discussed from last night’s Battle of the Boulevard basketball game between cross-town rivals Belmont and Lipscomb. Instead, the crowd was abuzz about a major announcement made during the first media timeout when Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher shared that the University recently surpassed the half-way mark in its “We Believe” fundraising campaign.

The public-facing launch of the campaign in April 2016 set a high bar to reach $300 million, the largest goal in Belmont history, by 2020 in order to support five University priorities: scholarships, endowed faculty positions, missions, athletic funding and annual giving. With the help of Bruiser and the Belmont cheerleading team, last night Dr. Fisher revealed that the We Believe campaign total now stands at $151,317,565.

Fisher said, “I am so grateful for the thousands of men and women, as well corporate and foundation partners, who are showing such tremendous belief in the mission of Belmont University. This campaign is strengthening our ability to empower our students with an education that will transform lives and enable them to lead lives of purpose. The We Believe funds aid us specifically in attracting top faculty, enhancing student experiences, creating mission opportunities, supporting athletics and expanding student research. Most importantly, this campaign is positioning us to aid more qualified students in achieving a Belmont education, regardless of their financial circumstances.”

To date, more than 12,400 donors have contributed to the campaign, and 93 new endowed scholarships have been created. Thanks to a long history of strong financial management and diligent cost control, Belmont is able to partner with its supporters to leverage their investments in the institution’s future. The University is matching contributions to campaign priority endowments between $25,000 and $1.5 million ‘dollar for dollar,’ doubling the impact of each donor’s commitment.

Belmont’s Vice President for Development and External Relations Dr. Perry Moulds added, “What’s happening at Belmont University is special. Our faculty and staff drive it, our students feel it, and our parents, donors and friends all want to be a part of it. I am so grateful for the countless individuals who have supported this campaign and have expressed their belief in Belmont in such a tangible fashion. I believe their generosity will take an already successful institution to the next level, catapulting us even further onto the national stage and making a difference in lives for generations to come.”

For more information on the campaign, giving priorities and ways to give, visit Belmont’s We Believe website.

A Belmont Thanksgiving: Students Express Gratitude to Scholarship Donors

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A Belmont Thanksgiving: Students Express Gratitude to Scholarship Donors

In honor of Thanksgiving week, several Belmont students are sharing their gratitude to the scholarship donors whose support has made their education possible, enabling them to go “From here to anywhere.” To learn more about Belmont’s current “We Believe” fundraising campaign and how to support student scholarships, visit WeBelieve.Belmont.edu.

Claire Gillman

Colin Haslett

Khyesha Leverett

Sharo Hawrami

Nazje Mansfield

Juliana Fernandez

Titus Cody

Professor Miller Speaks to Traffic, Autonomous Cars

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Professor Miller Speaks to Traffic, Autonomous Cars

Andy Miller HeadshotBelmont Chair and Professor in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department Dr. Andy Miller was recently interviewed by FOX17 regarding the effects of autonomous cars on Nashville’s traffic. The story, completed by Matt Alvarez, features information from city leaders including Director of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Sustainability Erin Hafkenschiel.

Miller discusses the impact driver-less cars could have on traffic, citing studies that have examined the effect of the vehicles on traffic by observing people driving in a circle and comparing the information to what it would be like with at least one driver-less car in the circle. “One of the things I talk about when I talk to people about traffic and the mathematics of it, I mention there have been studies that show there are phantom traffic jams that pop up just because people are reacting to each other,” Miller said. “And just the presence of one car that’s doing a better job of slow braking and pacing itself reduces the fake traffic jam in the circle.”

To view the story in its entirety, click here.

 

Students, Faculty Participate in Annual ReLeafing Day

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Students, Faculty Participate in Annual ReLeafing Day

More than 40 Belmont students and faculty members participated in the Nashville Tree Foundation’s ReLeafing Day on Saturday, November 18. Students from many groups across campus participated including First Year Seminar and Environmental Science Service Learning courses, the ECO club, Pembroke Hall, Kappa Psi Pharmacy Fraternity and Bridges to Belmont.

The annual volunteer event is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving and provides an opportunity for community members to plant trees throughout Nashville as a way to participate in conservation efforts. This year’s event was hosted at Croft Middle School. Throughout the day,volunteers helped plant more than 300 trees at 10 Metro schools and neighborhoods across South Nashville. Belmont students participated in plantings at Haywood Elementary School, Wright Middle School and a variety of neighborhood houses in South Nashville.

For more information about ReLeafing Day, click here.

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