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NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation Creates Belmont Songwriting Endowment

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NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation Creates Belmont Songwriting Endowment

The National Music Publishers’ Association S.O.N.G.S. (Supporting Our Next Generation of Songwriters) Foundation today announced that it has created a $50,000 songwriting-specific endowment at Belmont for the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business Songwriting Program. As part of Belmont’s We Believe comprehensive fundraising campaign which launched in 2016, this donation was matched by the University for an endowment totaling $100,000.

The NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation Board includes Steven Tyler, Kara DioGuardi, Jewel, Craig Balsam, Golnar Khosrowshahi, Lee Thomas Miller and NMPA’s David Israelite, Danielle Aguirre and Charlotte Sellmyer. The Foundation also created the first-ever songwriting endowment for Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment with a gift of $25,000.

NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation President David Israelite said regarding the donations, “The S.O.N.G.S. Foundation was created specifically to help aspiring songwriters. We are thrilled to start the foundation’s work by supporting those who want to learn about the craft, and need and deserve financial help to do so. We are grateful for Belmont University’s willingness to match our donation, and we are very excited about being able to launch the inaugural MTSU songwriting-specific scholarship program. These donations will enrich the lives of young creators and exponentially enrich our lives through what they go on to create.”

James I. Elliott, chair of Belmont’s songwriting program, said, “We are thrilled to receive this endowment gift from the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation as it will support the next generation of hit songwriters currently studying at Belmont. In addition, this generous gift is a wonderful way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Songwriting major offered at the Curb College.”

About the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation

Launched in 2015, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation promotes the creation of music by supporting gifted songwriters and programs that foster composition education. The Foundation’s goal is to provide financial assistance and support of educational programs to assist talented writers to ensure they can continue their creativity. It is a 501(c)3 corporation.

Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Belmont as a Tree Campus USA® 2016

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Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes Belmont as a Tree Campus USA® 2016

The Arbor Day Foundation recently honored Belmont University for its conservation efforts and its commitment to effective urban forest management by recognizing it as a Tree Campus USA® for 2016. This is Belmont’s 3rd consecutive year receiving the recognition.

Created in 2008, Tree Campus USA® is a national program that honors colleges and universities committed to engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Belmont achieved the title by meeting the programs’ five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, having a campus tree care plan, dedicating annual expenditures for its campus tree program, having an Arbor Day observance and engaging students in a related service-learning project. Belmont is one of only 296 campuses across the country to achieve this honor.

Belmont is committed to its campus-wide sustainability efforts and has a number of green initiatives that contribute to campus conservation including LEED certified buildings, educational and sustainable green roofs, geothermal heating and cooling systems and its Tennessee arboretum designation.

The Arbor Day Foundation has helped campuses throughout the country plant thousands of trees, and Tree Campus USA colleges and universities invested more than $46.7 million in campus forest management last year.

College of Law Hosts Health Care Symposium

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On January 27, the Belmont Practitioner’s Guide to Health Care Law and Policy held a Symposium titled “What’s Next: The Movement from Volume to Value-based Healthcare Delivery.” The Symposium coincided with the official launch of the new online health law journal, which can be found at www.healthlaw.belmont.edu.

Congressman Jim Cooper delivered the keynote address, which was preceded by panel discussions regarding industry perspectives on the changing health care landscape and emerging issues in health care fraud and abuse. The Practitioner’s Guide to Health Care Law and Policy looks forward to continuing to work with local health care attorneys in government, the private sector and corporate roles towards cultivating a dialogue surrounding emerging legal issues in healthcare delivery.

Attorney submissions for the inaugural publication are due by March 3 to Content Editor Zachary Gureasko, at zachary.gureasko@pop.belmont.edu.

Belmont University College of Law Announces the Launch of Two Journals

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Belmont University College of Law Announces the Launch of Two Journals

Belmont University College of Law has announced the introduction of two academic e-journals, the Health Law Journal and the Criminal Law Journal. Both journals compliment the College’s two certificate programs. The addition of these journals extends Belmont Law’s focus in these areas of legal practice.

In addition to the publication of the e-journals, each journal will host an annual symposium. This year, the Health Law Journal Symposium, “What’s Next? The Movement from Volume to Value-based Healthcare Delivery,” was held on Friday, January 27 and included keynote speaker Congressman Jim Cooper. The Criminal Law Journal Symposium, “Belmont Criminal Law Journal Symposium: Practical Perspectives on Issues in Criminal Law,” is scheduled for Friday, February 10 and will include Belmont Professor Torry Johnson.

To register to attend, click here.

CVPA Faculty, Students, Alumni Well Represented in Studio Tenn’s ‘Elephant Man’

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CVPA Faculty, Students, Alumni Well Represented in Studio Tenn’s ‘Elephant Man’

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) has a collaboration with Studio Tenn that enables Theatre (Department of Theatre and Dance) and Musical Theatre (School of Music) students to gain experience with a professional company. CVPA faculty and students are well represented in the upcoming production of “The Elephant Man” running February 16-26.

Cast:
Brent Maddox (Theatre Faculty as Dr. Frederick Treves)
Matthew Rosenbaum (Musical Theatre alumnus)
Rebekah Lecocq (Theatre alumna)
Anna Dewey (Musical Theatre student)
Jake Perrotti (Musical Theatre student)
Mckenzie Wilkes (Theatre BFA Performance student)

Tech:
Eliza Garrity (Theatre alumna, Sound Designer)
Daniel Baumgardner (Theatre alumnus, Crew Chief)
Robert Helvey (Theatre BFA Produciton Design student, Assistant Technical Director)
Isaac Brotzman (Musical Theatre alumnus, Set Builder)
Seth Kays (Curb College alumnus, Set Builder)
Abby Janis (Current Entertainment Industries Student and Theatre Minor, Intern)

This Tony Award-winning drama is based on the true life of Joseph (“John”) Merrick, a medical mystery of Victorian England who toured Europe as a freak show attraction. His shocking disfigurement afforded him little social contact, apart from the gawking of onlookers indulging their own morbid curiosity. When an esteemed doctor takes Merrick into his care, he begins to see past the Elephant Man’s unsightliness, discovering a remarkable intellect, heart and hunger for human connection. The role of Merrick calls for his malformation to be conveyed through the actor’s physicality, without the aid of makeup or prosthetics—a poignant allusion to what lies below the surface. Visit the show’s website to read more and to purchase tickets.

Riedy Wins Honorable Mention Award for ACA Student Essay Contest

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Riedy Wins Honorable Mention Award for ACA Student Essay Contest

Riedy's headshotMental Health Counseling student Cassandra Riedy was recently awarded Honorable Mention for her submission to a student essay contest hosted by the American Counseling Association (ACA). As part of her prize, she has received recognition on the ACA’s website and has been provided with free registration at the national conference, which will be held in San Francisco on March 18. At the conference, Riedy will be recognized at the awards ceremony along with the other winners of the contest.

The contest required an essay response to an ethical scenario given by the ACA. Essays were then reviewed by a panel of judges and awarded accordingly. Riedy’s submission was one among graduate students from all across the U.S.

“A large number of students enter this contest, and I have never had a student win in all the years I have been teaching at the university level,” said Dr. Janet Hicks, Belmont professor and director of Mental Health Counseling. “This makes Cassandra’s accomplishment special for all of us in the College of Theology and Christian Ministry and in the Mental Health Counseling program. We are proud of Cassandra’s accomplishment and are delighted to see Belmont University’s affiliation posted on the national website by her name.”

Williams Plans First Annual Middle Tennessee Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium

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Williams Plans First Annual Middle Tennessee Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium
ASP Symposium at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. January 27, 2017.
ASP Symposium at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. January 27, 2017.

Dr. Montgomery Williams, associate professor of pharmacy practice, with the help of Dr. Shaefer Spires, assistant professor with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, developed and planned the first Middle Tennessee Antimicrobial Stewardship Symposium. This event was held in the Janet Ayers Conference Center on Friday, January 27. The symposium was attended by more than 80 health care workers from multiple disciplines including pharmacists, physicians, nurses and those involved with infection prevention and patient safety and quality.  The symposium theme was “Putting Policy into Practice – Tools for Implementation.”

Antimicrobial stewardship is a growing national focus as concerns of antimicrobial resistance, side effects and Clostridium difficile continue to mount. This symposium brought together key stakeholders and practitioners to learn more about this topic and discuss ways to work together as a medical community to improve appropriate antimicrobial use and mitigate these risks. The symposium featured speakers from across the country, who discussed topics including legislative updates in stewardship, the use of rapid diagnostics, how to use stewardship to reduce C. difficile and changing provider behavior. During the afternoon, participants were divided into workshop sessions led by pharmacists and physicians where  many different topics were discussed, including stewardship program outcome measures, stewardship considerations in the pediatric population (led by Dr. Courtney Curtis Sutton, Belmont College of Pharmacy 2013 graduate) and engaging administration in stewardship. Given the success of the event, the symposium is likely to be an annual event.

Pharmacy Student and Faculty Member Serve in Haiti

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Pharmacy Student and Faculty Member Serve in Haiti

Whitwell and Beggs surrounded by children in HaitiFourth year pharmacy student Anna Whitwell and Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy Dr. Ashton Beggs recently returned from a week-long medical mission trip to Gobert, Haiti. Whitwell was selected for this Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience last spring and was the third pharmacy student to participate in the annual opportunity. Working alongside Beggs, Whitwell was involved in all medication-related aspects of the trip planning, which began in the summer of 2016.

The pharmacy team was responsible for developing the medication formulary for the trip, facilitating the purchasing of medications and supplies from Blessings International and preparing medications for delivery to patients. Medications had to be labeled in both English and Creole, which is Haiti’s native language. Several first year pharmacy students helped with trip preparations such as counting, packaging and labeling the medications prior to shipment.

While in Gobert, Whitwell and Beggs were in charge of aiding the providers in selecting drug therapy, dispensing medications and counseling patients on each prescription with the use of an interpreter.

“Haiti was a great experience,” said Whitwell. “It allowed me to serve others while also applying my pharmacy knowledge to a diverse patient population. I’m so thankful for the opportunity.”

Tennessee World Affairs Council Named ‘Council of the Month’

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Tennessee World Affairs Council Named ‘Council of the Month’

The Nashville-based Tennessee World Affairs Council, which is hosted and housed by Belmont University, was recently named as “Council of the Month” by the national office of the World Affairs Council of America for January 2017. The Tennessee World Affairs Council was selected for this honor from among 95 network members around America. This recognition was based on the community programs and education outreach accomplished by the council during 2016 and included its distinguished visiting speaker program, which has hosted Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak, Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson, Japanese Consul General Masami Kinefuchi, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Thomas Pickering and Kurdish Government Representative Bayan Abdul Rahman, among others. This speaker series also recently hosted a specialist on the topic of U.S.-Russian relations and has upcoming programs scheduled with Ambassador Charles Bowers and Ronald Schlicher, who will discuss the Trump Administration’s first month in global affairs in February.

The World Affairs Council is an independent, nonpartisan, educational nonprofit organized to “bring the world to Tennesseans.” Belmont University and the council frequently partner to bring global affairs awareness programs to campus and the community.

Law Student Co-Authors Article for Nashville Bar Journal

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Current Belmont University law student Alex Huffstutter recently contributed to an article published in the Nashville Bar Journal, the official bi-monthly magazine of the Nashville Bar Association. The article, titled “A Sea Change in Enhanced Damages Awards for Patent Infringement,” was co-authored by Huffstutter, Seth Ogden and Edward Lanquist and is featured on the Nashville Bar Journal’s website as the “’Virtual’ Article of the Month.”

The article discusses how patentees have gained an increased negotiating leverage when a defendant knew there was a risk of infringement. It overviews a brief history of enhanced damages for patent infringement and mentions the consequences this new negotiating leverage can have for businesses competing with patented technologies.

Read the full article here.

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