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Belmont Hosts Music Row History Panel with Metro Historical Commission

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Belmont Hosts Music Row History Panel with Metro Historical Commission

On Monday, April 18, Belmont University and the Metro Historical Commission hosted “A History of Music Row,” a special panel discussion. Metro Historic Commissioner Don Cusic emceed the event and panelists included Brenda Colladay, former archivist and curator for the Grand Ole Opry Museum, Bobby Braddock, author of A Life on Music Row and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Michael Kosser, author of How Nashville Became Music City U.S.A. 

Pictured above (L to R): Cusic, Colladay, Braddock & Kosser

 

Belmont Celebrates Earth Week and Campus-Wide Conservation Commitment

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Belmont Celebrates Earth Week and Campus-Wide Conservation Commitment

With a campus-wide commitment to conservation and sustainability, Belmont University believes taking care of God’s creation is more than cause. It’s a charge. That’s why the University serves as a arboretum to preserve more than 100 special of trees and shrubs and carefully manages water usage for irrigation throughout campus. But the commitment to conserving resources goes further than that as Belmont has built and maintained green roofs, constructed new buildings to LEED-certified standards and utilized geothermal energy and other systems to heat and cool parts of campus.

Belmont launched the Conservation Covenant in April 2015, a campus-wide initiative that celebrated the University’s existing sustainability efforts and challenged the campus community to take its covenant even further. This year, Belmont students, faculty and staff have continued in their charge by celebrating Earth Day 2016 in a number of ways including participating in the University’s second Conscious College Road Tour. Sponsored by Belmont’s ECO Club, the Road Tour’s Sustainability Fair includes information tables that inform students on seven key lifestyle categories about conscious consumerism and features product sampling, hands-on demonstrations and in-depth conversions. The Fair was followed by a town hall meeting where faculty, staff and students were encouraged to come together and dream about Belmont’s future as a sustainable campus.

Furthering Belmont’s Earth Day celebrations, the ECO club hosted a Richland Creek clean-up and an on-campus Chapel service on Wednesday, April 20 featuring Blessed Earth Tennessee, a nonprofit organization that inspires faithful stewardship of all creation. Heather Bennett, executive director of the organization, and her husband Ryan spoke to the Chapel crowd on creation care and the call to preserve God’s creation in relation to your faith. Using the “5 Rs of Sustainability,” including refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot, Heather Bennett urged attendees to consider how their faith relates to sustainability and how the world’s Christians can make significant change in their communities.

Ryan Bennett followed his wife’s presentation by expanding the Rs with the addition of a sixth one–rest. Using’s God’s rest during the 7th day of creation as the basis for the final “R,” Bennett encouraged the crowd to value and prioritize rest in their lives and in turn, show love for themselves and their creator. “If only we could remember what God said in the very beginning–rest, stop,” he said. “Creation care applies to us too; we need to stop and to rest.”

Crook Presents Research, Invited Talk at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

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Crook Presents Research, Invited Talk at Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Amy Crook-1-MDr. Amy E. Crook, assistant professor of management in Belmont’s Jack C. Massey College of Business, recently presented two research papers and gave an invited talk on teaching pedagogy at the 31st annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in Anaheim, California.

Crook’s paper, entitled “Assessing Relations Among Prosocial Knowledge, Coping, and OCBs Using SJTs,” is co-authored with Dr. Margaret E. Beier, associate professor of psychology at Rice University and examines the relationship between stress and prosocial behavior in the context of nursing. Her talk was part of a symposium with other internationally known SJT experts in academia and industry from organizations including Educational Testing Service, Michigan State University, ProExam and Ghent University.

She presented a second research paper, co-authored with Dr. Michelle Martin-Raugh of Educational Testing Service, titled “Taking Undue Credit or Blame for Another’s Work” in a poster session. This series of survey and experimental studies investigates the prevalence of credit-taking and importance of personal and situational characteristics that impact a person’s decision to take credit or blame from a teammate.

SIOP is the premier professional organization for I-O psychologists, and approximately 4,300 professionals attended this year’s conference. I-O psychologists apply research that improves the well-being and performance of people and the organizations that employ them. This involves everything from workforce planning, employee selection and leader development to studying job attitudes and job motivation, implementing work teams and facilitating organizational change.

Alpha Phi Alpha Joins Belmont Community

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Alpha Phi Alpha Joins Belmont Community

Belmont sophomore Jordan Taylor Patrick and junior Justin Lang were initiated into the Upsilon Tau chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity on April 11, activating the newest fraternity on Belmont’s campus.

Alpha Phi AlphaLang said the process has taken nearly two years, with countless hours of research, proposals and letters. It has been an all hands on deck project with help from Associate Provost and Dean of Students Dr. Jeffery Burgin, an APA alumnus himself, Assistant Director of Student Engagement Sarah Rigsby and members of the Tau Lambda chapter, among others.

“Throughout the process, countless brothers have told Jordan and I how historic this is. ‘You guys will be in the history volume, but that won’t fully sink in for a while,’ many would say. I’m just honored to be part of a fraternity with such a rich history that continues to make a significant social impact,” said Lang. “I know the Upsilon Tau chapter will be highly impactful for Belmont and its efforts to create a better climate for black students and other students of color. It’s what our campus has been needing, and it will uphold Belmont’s principles of scholarship, community and service.”

Alpha Phi Alpha 2Alpha Phi Alpha was founded in 1906 at Cornell University, the first Greek-letter intercollegiate fraternity to be established for African-American men. Several notable figures were brothers in APA including W.E.B DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., William Gray and Thurgood Marshall.

CFA Challenge Team Places Top 20 in Global Competition

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CFA Challenge Team Places Top 20 in Global Competition

Belmont’s CFA Challenge team won their first round at the Global CFA Challenge competition and advanced to the Regional B Finals Round. The team is advised by Professor Joe Smolira and is composed of five Professional MBA students including Kurt Alexander, Jim Burnett, Kurt Lydic, Ben Maslyn and Kate Skolits. The team ended the competition with a Top 20 worldwide finish out of 1,000 teams.

The round consisted of a 10-minute presentation preceding a 10-minute Q&A session with judges. “Our team did great and represented Belmont and Massey very well,” said Smolira.

The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual, global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis. Students work in teams to research and analyze a publicly traded company — sometimes even meeting face-to-face with company management. Each team writes a research report on their assigned company with a buy, sell or hold recommendation and may be asked to present and defend their analysis to a panel of industry professionals. For more information on the competition, click here.

Chapel Service Concludes Living in a Global Community Series

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Friday's ChapelVanderbilt Centennial Profressor of English and American Poet Mark Jarman gave the National Poetry Month convocation presentation in chapel on Friday, April 15 to conclude Belmont’s 2015-16 academic theme, “Living in a Global Community.”

Jarman discussed the role of prayer, personal and public, and the creative arts with special attention to the unique kinds of devotional expression accorded poetic language. The event was sponsored by the Office of the Provost.

Belmont Launches Largest Giving Campaign in University History, Aims for $300 Million

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Belmont Launches Largest Giving Campaign in University History, Aims for $300 Million

‘We Believe’ initiative to support endowment, students, faculty;

HCA CEO, alum Milton Johnson to chair campaign for 2016-17

Building on the momentum garnered through its recent year-long quasquicentennial anniversary celebration, today Belmont University launched its largest, most extensive fundraising campaign in the institution’s 125-year history. Centered on the theme “We Believe” and intended to raise $300 million, the campaign focuses attention on five areas that are key to the University’s Vision 2020 strategic priorities, including scholarships, faculty support and missions.

campaign announcement-130-X3Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “In recent years Belmont University surprised many locally and nationally with its phenomenal growth and astounding success. Landing in the Top 5 Universities in the South in U.S. News, adding more than $500 million in new or upgraded facilities and hosting Tennessee’s first presidential debate are just a few of the unprecedented accomplishments that come to mind. We have been blessed beyond our wildest dreams. But we believe this is only the beginning. This comprehensive campaign will lift the University to even greater levels of acclaim, strengthening our ability to offer a world class education by attracting top faculty, enhancing student experiences, creating mission opportunities, supporting athletics and expanding student research. Most importantly, this campaign will better position us to aid qualified students in achieving a Belmont education, regardless of their financial circumstances.”

HCA Chairman and CEO and Belmont alumnus Milton Johnson, who will chair the campaign in its inaugural year, said, “I give to Belmont because I can personally attest to the transformative power of a Belmont education. My Belmont scholarship was a life-changing opportunity for me, one that I never would have imagined as a Stratford High School student. I am honored to stand with this University in its campaign because I believe Belmont provides a world-class education to help individuals reach their greatest potential. I want to be part of making that happen for generations of students to come.”

The $300 million campaign will include total money raised through the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year with Bell_Tower_Campaign_Announcement_2016_107-X3more than $56 million already given toward the goal. In addition, thanks to a long history of strong financial management and diligent cost control, Belmont is now able to partner with its supporters to leverage their investments in the institution’s future. The University will match endowment contributions between $25,000 and $1.5 million ‘dollar for dollar,’ doubling the impact of each donor’s commitment.

Specific campaign priorities include:

  • Endowed scholarships to ensure more qualified students can receive a Belmont education regardless of financial means
  • Faculty support through endowed chairs/professorships to attract and retain preeminent experts in their fields
  • Missions support to expand endowed funds to enhance Belmont’s undeniably Christian environment and further students’ ability to serve in the U.S. and abroad
  • Athletics funding for endowed scholarships to support high-caliber student athletes who embody Belmont values and represent the University around the world
  • Annual Giving to create a culture of philanthropy among Belmont constituent groups that encourages consistent, long-term giving

Belmont’s Vice President for Development and External Relations Dr. Perry Moulds added, “Belmont University cannot achieve what we need to for our students, our community and our world without our partners—the alumni, parents, friends and corporate supporters of our mission. I believe this campaign will take an already successful institution to the next level, catapulting us even further onto the national stage and empowering what I imagine to be an extraordinary future for this campus.”

Click here to view the “We Believe” campaign launch video.

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

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates Dedication of Newly Renovated Massey Business Center

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates Dedication of Newly Renovated Massey Business Center

$10 million renovation includes significant technology, aesthetic upgrades to spark collaboration, innovation and growth

Thanks to a generous lead gift from the Jack C. Massey Foundation, today Belmont University celebrated the grand re-opening and dedication of the Massey Business Center following an eight-month renovation. The $10 million makeover gives a major facelift to the 25-year-old building, but more importantly, the renovation offers significant advances in technology resources and space optimization to provide an exceptional and collaborative education space for business students and community leaders.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “Jack Massey is a legend not only at Belmont and in Nashville, but in business nationwide. His unparalleled success sets high standards for our students to emulate, and his investment in this University—a commitment his family continues to this day—is a tremendous model of building a legacy that changes lives. I believe he’d be well pleased with how this renovation raises the bar yet again on the exceptional education provided by Belmont’s Massey College of Business.”

jack c massey ribbon cutting-146-X3The Massey Business Center is barely recognizable as compared to its previous incarnation, as the renovation provided major upgrades and modernization of classroom, meeting and office space throughout the building. In addition to expanding the lobby and adding a central staircase, the second-floor atrium is dominated by a glass-enclosed, state-of-the-art financial trading center with a full data wall and 36 high-end FlipIT computer desks. In 2005, Belmont was the first University in Tennessee to open a financial training laboratory, and now the newly expanded and enhanced Jack C. Massey Financial Information Center will further enable undergraduate business students to access and analyze financial information in a completely interactive environment, gaining invaluable hands-on experiences using some of the most up-to-date and sophisticated equipment available.

Another exciting addition can be found in the second floor Accelerator space for entrepreneurs. With entrepreneurship leading the way as the Massey College of Business’ fastest growing major, the Accelerator space is designed to help take new businesses to the next level. Student entrepreneurs must apply to take part after successfully launching a business. Once accepted, the Accelerator space provides a comfortable and creative setting and personalized mentorship, along with a super smart Eno Board that seamlessly functions as an interactive white board computer screen for analog or digital content.

The Jack C. Massey College of Business Dean Dr. Pat Raines said, “This complete modernization of the Massey College of Business was designed to give our students and faculty the ultimate environment in which to collaborate and to innovate. The new surroundings are state-of-the-art, professional and beautiful, and our students will be using the technology they need to succeed in the future.”

The Jack C. Massey Foundation, which honors the legacy of one of the country’s greatest entrepreneurs and businessmen, provided the lead gift for the renovation in 2014. The late Jack C. Massey (1904-1990) and his family have collectively been among Belmont University’s biggest benefactors. The first person in history to take three unrelated companies to the New York Stock Exchange, Massey’s gifts helped Belmont establish its undergraduate and graduate business programs and built both the Massey Business Center and the Massey Performing Arts Center. In addition, Massey’s gifts have endowed Belmont’s Chair in Entrepreneurship, leading the program to be among the best in the nation, as well as the Massey Center for Financial Information.

Barbara Massey Rogers, daughter of Jack C. Massey and a long-time supporter of Belmont, jack c massey ribbon cutting-158-X3noted, “It is an honor to be a part of the celebration of the extensive renovation of the Jack C. Massey Business Center. I am confident the new facilities will help further propel the Massey College of Business as a top-ranked business school emphasizing ethics and entrepreneurship as my dad, Jack C. Massey, envisioned. His legacy will be everlasting.”

Other highlights of the newly renovated business center include:

  • An HD video conferencing room with 80-inch monitors and multiple cameras. Plans for the room include expansion of University’s Healthcare MBA program so that hospitals nationwide can send students to virtual classes
  • Four-screen Media:Scape room to allow executive and student teams to share digital content and do collaborative research and project management in real time
  • New multi-functional office and meeting spaces for Center for Business Ethics and Center for International Business
  • Increased computer lab capacity by 64 percent
  • Space optimization with all classrooms to account for increased current demand (28 percent rise in undergraduate enrollment for fall 2015) and anticipated future growth
  • Numerous spaces for collaborations among faculty, students and the local business community
  • New sustainable features include LED lighting, thermal insulated windows and a third floor green roof featuring numerous perennials and a drip irrigation system

The mission of Belmont’s Massey College of Business is to be an innovative, student-centered learning community that prepares entrepreneurial, ethical and socially responsible future business leaders for the dynamic global economy. The College is committed to translating to students the values and work ethic Mr. Massey held dear while offering relevant and practical curriculum taught by experienced faculty members, most of whom hold significant private sector experience.

Jack C. Massey’s influence and high standards have inspired a top-tier business school that garners clear and concrete results, as seen in its numerous national accolades, such as:

  • Top 30 2015 Businessweek Ranking for Part-Time MBA
  • Accredited by AACSB for both business and accounting, an exceptionally high standard met by fewer than one percent of business schools worldwide
  • Named a Best Undergraduate Business School by Bloomberg Businessweek
  • Graduate programs consistently named to ‘Best Business School’ list by Princeton Review
  • Top 20 nationally ranked entrepreneurship program
  • 2012 Enactus World Cup Champions

In addition to the many awards, the Massey College of Business also boasts a strong First Destination Rate of 94 percent, an indication of the program’s graduates who have secured full-time employment, started graduate school or joined the military.

For more photos from the event, click here.

 

Students Launch Cookbook Created for The Cookery

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Students Launch Cookbook Created for The Cookery

Cookery_Cookbook_2016_147With the help from a semester-long project by four seniors in Belmont’s Honors Program, Nashville restaurant and ministry The Cookery is launching its first Cookbook. Andrew Hunt, Sarah Ellis, Jeanette Morelan and Jake Saghi created the book under the direction of Dr. Joy JordanLake in the Project LEAD program as one of four teams consulting with Nashville nonprofits.

The official launch of the cookbook will take place Wednesday, April 20 from 6-8 p.m. and will be held at The Cookery. Attendees will hear about the lives of graduates and current members of The Cookery’s program, sample the restaurant’s menu and have the chance to pre-order the cookbook. All proceeds will go to funding the organization’s future projects.

Hunt said the project took more than two months to complete as the team worked with the Cookery to interview current participants and ministry program staff. Senior Evan Davies donated his time and expertise to produce photography of people and facilities at The Cookery. “A program like Project LEAD is great because it allows students the opportunity to live out what we learn in the classroom.  In addition to a conventional academic treatment of the ideas of leadership and teamwork, Project LEAD allows us to go out into the real world and do real work in the community,” he said.

Cookery Cookbook CoverThe Cookery is a culinary training center and a catering cafe for formerly homeless men that
provides training under a Bible-based program. It provides housing and transportation for its
students, Biblical application and study, while actively teaching practical and professional culinary skills. The Cookery sponsors a new group of homeless men as kitchen staff every five to seven months, training them in the culinary trade and providing housing. With catering events and engagements, the program seeks to hone participants’ talents and allow them to earn income for themselves.

“It is incredible to see how this organization has helped local homeless men to learn a trade and find housing. I wish more people knew about this exciting hideaway only a block away from the 12 South bustle and Belmont University,” said Ellis.

 

 

Gwaltney Co-Presents at Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence Conference

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Donna Gwaltney, senior human resources generalist, co-presented with Ericka Harney, executive director for the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance, at the Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence Annual Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Their presentation was titled “Leadership for All Ages” and discussed leadership challenges when leading a multi-generational workforce.

The Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence focuses on research and programs related to the study of leadership across all sectors including corporate, public service, education, religion, medicine and non-profit organizations.

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