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Belmont School of Physical Therapy Hosts Shoes4Kids Drive

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Belmont School of Physical Therapy Hosts Shoes4Kids Drive

Each year, Shoes4Kids conducts a shoe drive in conjunction with the American Physical Therapy Association’s annual conference, NEXT, to provide new athletic shoes and socks to under-privileged and under-served children in the host city. This year’s conference took place in Nashville, providing Belmont University’s School of Physical Therapy with the privilege of hosting the Shoes4Kids event.

As host school, the Doctor of Physical Therapy students were responsible for collecting, inventorying, purchasing and transporting hundreds of shoes for the event. The Belmont PT students, along with faculty sponsor Dr. Christi Williams (‘05), collected over 800 pairs of new tennis shoes and socks, which were then distributed in the Nashville community with the assistance of Catholic Charities of Nashville. Students, joined by volunteers, formed the “Shoe Crew” and fit children with their new shoes and socks.

Kylie Cook (’16) and Jade Manning (’17) led the student team and presented the results of the shoe drive at the APTA House of Delegates. Brad Thuringer, founder of the Shoes4Kids program, said, “I am daily reminded how fortunate I am to be part of such a wonderful profession and organization made up of such amazing people… You have such an amazing group of students. The best that I have worked with yet!”

 

Suzanne Thigpen Named Director of Alumni Relations

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Suzanne Thigpen Named Director of Alumni Relations

Thigpen Suzanne 2015Following a lengthy nationwide search, Belmont University recently announced that Suzanne Thigpen has been named as the University’s director of alumni relations. She will begin her new role at Belmont on July 18.

Relocating to Nashville from Oxford, Thigpen most recently served in a dual role at the University of Mississippi as the assistant director of university development and the director of annual giving. In these roles, she was responsible for overseeing the university’s annual giving, marketing and stewardship program and created Ole Miss True, a consecutive giving society. Prior to her time in Oxford, Thigpen served as Vanderbilt University’s Director of Parents and Family Programs where she oversaw Parent Weekend and organized regional parent receptions.

No stranger to higher education or development, Thigpen has worked in the industry for more than 15 years and said she is delighted to be coming back to Nashville. “I am excited and honored to have been selected to serve Belmont University as Director of Alumni Relations and I am grateful for the opportunity to lead our alumni association. With all the growth and excitement surrounding Belmont, I look forward to joining the team and working with our board of directors and dedicated volunteers to grow participation and enhance our engagement efforts.”

At Belmont, Thigpen will provide leadership and management for the University’s Department of Alumni Relations, implementing all alumni, annual giving, parent and family programs and activities. Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations Stephen Snead said, “I could not be happier to welcome Suzanne Thigpen as our new Director of Alumni Relations. She brings incredible strengths in program development and annual giving to Belmont. She is a noted expert in millennial giving and engagement and respected leader in her field.”

Makemson Featured on Artstor Blog

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Makemson Featured on Artstor Blog

Justin MakemsonDr. Justin Makemson, assistant professor of art & art education program coordinator, was recently featured in a post on The Artstor Blog. A nonprofit with a mission to use digital images and media to enhance scholarship and education, the blog brings together more than 2 million high-quality images for education and research and offers the tools to catalog, manage and distribute digital media collections, according to the organization’s website.

Makemson’s research was featured in a post titled “Portraits of artistic self: Parsing creative influence through prompted Artstor searches.”

Risinger and Treybig Present Featured Concert

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Risinger and Treybig Present Featured Concert

School of Music faculty members Andrew Risinger (organ) and Joel Treybig (trumpet) were recently joined by trumpeter Adam Hayes to present a featured concert at the Atlanta Summer Organ Festival. The concert, which took place at Atlanta’s Cathedral of Christ the King, featured contemporary and baroque music by J.S. Bach, Ducommun, Krebs, Krol, Hingeston, McKee and Sampson.

The concert concluded with Treybig’s “Prince of Denmark’s March” Fantasy,” a piece that the trio premiered at the 2015 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Columbus, Ohio and one that brought the enthusiastic audience in Atlanta to their feet for five sets of bows for the performers.

College of Health Sciences and Nursing Hosts Health Care Academy

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College of Health Sciences and Nursing Hosts Health Care Academy

Belmont’s College of Health Sciences and Nursing recently hosted a one-day session for high school students interested in pursuing careers in health care through the 2016 Maury Academy for Students in Health (MASH).

A two-week summer camp for local students, MASH included individual sessions designed to expose participants to diverse areas of medicine and health care. Students interacted with health care expects including physicians, registered nurses, medical & radiologic technologists, respiratory therapists and pharmacists to learn about physical assessment, casting, suturing, medical terminology and more.

In a post-survey of their experiences at Belmont, one student commented on the University’s use of technology throughout its curriculum saying, “I enjoyed working with the mannequins. They were super cool! I did not know that our world had that advanced of technology. It is quite amazing.”

Dark, Daughter Published on MTV.com

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Dark, Daughter Published on MTV.com

David Dark head shotAssistant Professor of Religion and the Arts Dr. David Dark and his daughter Dorothy recently published an article on the MTV News website regarding their trip to this summer’s Bonnaroo festival. Titled “J. Cole, Walt Whitman and Me: Taking My Dad to Bonnaroo,” the written conversation between father and daughter explores how the Tennessee festival fosters “kinship at every turn,” creating a “social miracle” of sorts in an otherwise frequently difficult world.

Searcy and Bell Present at International Conference

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Searcy and Bell Present at International Conference

Belmont’s Director of Community Relations Joyce Searcy and doctoral intern Barbara Bell recently presented at the International Town and Gown Association in Chicago.

The team’s presentation, “Belmont University’s Supplier Diversity Pilot Program: Developing Capacity and Commitment in Nashville,” gave an overview of the university’s newly launched Supplier Diversity Program. An initiative of Belmont’s Welcome Home Team, the program encourages departments across campus to conduct business with minority suppliers.

 

Belmont’s Alpha Tau Omega Chapter Earns Award of Distinction

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Belmont’s Alpha Tau Omega Chapter Earns Award of Distinction

Summer on Belmont’s campus is usually known as down time for Greek chapters like Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), but this summer has been anything but uneventful. The Iota Phi chapter of ATO recently received one of the North American Interfraternity Conference’s (NIC) Award of Distinction, an honor given to only five chapters across the country each year.

Awarded to recognize organizations that “function highly…seek to educate others about a values-based fraternity experience and work to maintain a healthy relationship with the inter/national organization,” the Award of Merit isn’t the only designation the chapter has received this year. President of the chapter Alex Fordham said ATO was named the Top Chapter of the entire organization by their national office last summer so the opportunity to claim both titles in such a short period of time is incredibly meaningful.

“Winning this award is an honor for our chapter,” Fordham said. “It means so much to see all of the hard work come together with such an incredible recognition. Our success is a culmination of every brother’s dedication to making this chapter and ourselves the best we can be. It is truly a chapter-wide award.”

Director of Data Stewardship and Assessment at NIC Kristin Fouts said Belmont’s chapter was selected for a number of reasons including earning many awards from ATO’s national office, a significant commitment to philanthropy that resulted in raising more than $36,000 last year, the 11,000 community service hours completed by chapter membership and successful recruitment efforts that doubled the chapter size from 23 members to 52.

Looking to this year, Fordham said he and his new leadership team are especially excited for what’s to come. “The future is very bright for the Iota Phi chapter. This past semester, a large number of seniors graduated shifting the emphasis to the promising underclassmen. These men are very excited to step into leadership roles this year.”

 

Murray’s Article Accepted by Prestigious American Business Law Journal

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Murray’s Article Accepted by Prestigious American Business Law Journal

Haskell MurrayAssistant Professor of Management and Business Law Dr. J. Haskell Murray, who teaches business law and dispute resolution courses in the Massey College of Business, recently received an acceptance of his article, “Adopting Stakeholder Advisory Boards,” by the prestigious American Business Law Journal (ABLJ). The ABLJ is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, flagship journal for the Academy of Legal Studies in Business with an acceptance rate of only three percent and is consistently regarded to be the top academic journal for legal scholars who teach in business schools.

“Adopting Stakeholder Advisory Boards” proposes a novel corporate governance framework, which involves expanded stakeholder participation and power, for the emerging social enterprise legal forms. Professor Murray’s prior work has been used by at least five states in the drafting of their social enterprise statutes, and this current article hopes to have an impact on legislation, practice and legal scholarship.

Murray joined the Massey College of Business faculty in 2013, having previously served as an attorney with Weil, Gotshal & Manges (New York City) and King & Spalding (Atlanta). He earned his J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and also earned an Advanced Negotiation Certificate from the Harvard Negotiation Institute at the Harvard Law School.

Pharmacy Groups Travels to Honduras for Medical Mission

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A group of faculty and students from Belmont University College of Pharmacy recently traveled to Honduras as part of the Baptist Medical Dental Mission Trip. Drs. Adam Pace and Leela Kodali and Noah Vasilakes and Brittany Hayes, two 4th year pharmacy students, joined a team of 20 medical professionals for the trip.

The team set up a medical clinic, dentistry clinic and pharmacy in a schoolhouse in Naguaterique, a rural mountain community on the El Salvadorian border and saw more than 1500 patients. About 5800 prescriptions were dispensed through the pharmacy, 223 teeth were pulled by the dentist for 117 dental patients and 325 pairs of eyeglasses were distributed. Additionally, 64 individuals professed a new found faith in Jesus or expressed a renewal of their Christian commitment during the church services and through personal evangelism at the medical stations.

Pace oversaw the setup and operation of the dispensing pharmacy while Kodali provided clinical pharmacy services in the medical clinic by answering providers’ questions about medications and making recommendations on drug therapy.

As part of their advanced pharmacy practice experience, Vasilakes and Hayes split their time between the pharmacy and the clinic. This experience was designed for them to compare and contrast the provision of pharmacy services during a mission trip in Honduras to that of a Nashville patient population.

Vasilakes said, “The Honduras medical mission trip was a wonderful opportunity to use my pharmacy skills and knowledge outside of my comfort zone. It amazed me what our team was able to do in only a few days when teaming with the Hondurans who were incredibly friendly, helpful and welcoming. It was a blessing to be able to provide care to people who otherwise likely would not receive it, and I am so thankful for being provided with this chance to share the love of God through healthcare.”

Hayes added, “Traveling to Honduras gave me the opportunity to not only learn more about myself and the type of practitioner I want to be, but also allowed me to learn about an entirely different culture. The Honduran people were warm, welcoming and grateful for any and all assistance we provided. Although a language barrier existed, a smile and kind eyes created a patient-provider bond that ended the consultations with hugs and trust. I will never forget one particular patient who spoke about the renewed love of God she found that day through the generosity of the mission. As our eyes teared up, she thanked me and blessed me for everything she had been given that day. What she didn’t know was that she and the other patients gave me a renewed love of God as well. Healing begins with the soul and I find myself blessed to have been able to contribute to the physical and spiritual healing in Naguaterique.”

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