Faculty librarians Claire Wiley and Judy Williams recently published an article in College & Research Libraries News, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
The article, “Academic Advising: A Unique Role for Campus Librarians,” describes the advising process for undecided students at Belmont, emphasizing the role that librarians play and the ways in which they bring their specific training and skills to the advising arena.
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Assistant Professor of Management Dr. Amy E. Crook recently served as the invited keynote speaker at the Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology conference on Saturday Nov, 7. Ophthalmologists and ophthalmology residents and fellows from Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine and The University of Tennessee’s Health Science Center gathered to discuss the future of field, educating patients and the importance of leadership in eye health.
Dr. Crook spoke to the group about leading in medical teams and creating a healthy organizational culture in eye institutes or private practice settings.
To celebrate this year’s Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Belmont University is hosting a campus wide celebration where faculty, staff and students are invited to honor the veterans in their lives. On Wednesday, a banner will be on display in front of McWhorter Hall where names of veterans who have made significant impacts on the lives of the Belmont community can be written and remembered. After the event, the banner will be displayed outside the Adult Degree Program offices in Fidelity Hall.
Additionally, Belmont’s fountain will “greenlight a vet” in honor of the national campaign to show appreciation to our nation’s veterans and establish visible support by changing our lights to green.
Belmont began participation with the Yellow Ribbon program at the highest level in 2010. Since then, student veteran enrollment has more than tripled, and military family enrollment has more than doubled with more than 215 students receiving VA benefits in fall 2015. With the increase in student veterans and military dependents, Belmont’s Adult Degree Program joined with VA Education Counselor Linda Mullins to provide additional support services to student veterans this fall.
Associate Provost of Interdisciplinary Studies and Global Education Dr. Mimi Barnard said, “Belmont appreciates the sacrifices and commitments made by those who serve in the armed forces. The Veteran Recognition Banner will offer students, faculty and staff the opportunity to commemorate the veterans who have played an important role in their lives.”
Distinguished University Chair in the College of Business Dr. O.C. Ferrell was the lead author in an article recently voted “Best Article of the Year” in the Marketing Education Review. The announcement was made on Friday, Nov. 6 at the 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Society for Marketing Advances which supports The Marketing Education Review.
MER seeks to promote innovative approaches to curricular development, course content and delivery systems, student learning, career development and other issues important to the teaching mission. Teaching methods and innovations are integral aspects of the SMA Annual Conference as both the Sherwin Williams Distinguished Teaching and Cengage Pride-Ferrell Teaching Innovations award. The international composition of the editorial review board reflects the global contribution and reach of the MER. Published articles showcase effective programmatic, course and classroom strategies that can be adopted by marketing faculty worldwide.
Ferrell’s article, “Understanding the History of Marketing Education to Improve Classroom Instruction,” highlights the history of marketing education and was co-authored by Greg Marshall, Rollins College, Joe Hair, Kennesaw University and Robert Tamilla.
Belmont’s Program Ranked Highest in Tennessee
Belmont University offers one of the best programs for students aspiring to launch their own businesses in the United States, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company released their “Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2016” today and named the school No. 16, the highest ranked in the state of Tennessee. This is the 6th year Belmont has been included on Princeton Review’s list.
Belmont’s Entrepreneurship Program has seen significant success since its initial ranking on Princeton Review’s list. At the 2015 International Collegiate DECA competition where 1,400 students from the U.S. Canada and China participated in events, 21 of Belmont’s 23 students placed in the top ten of their competitions and seven of Belmont’s eight teams advanced to the final round of the Entrepreneurship Challenge. Of those seven teams, Belmont took home the 3rd and 1st place awards for the event. In 2015, Belmont’s Enactus Team placed in the Final 4 of the U.S. National Exposition.
“This is the sixth year that the Massey College of Business entrepreneurship program has been ranked among the most elite schools in the U.S.,” said Dean of the Jack C. Massey College of Business Dr. Pat Raines. “Having nearly 80 percent of our alumni who have started businesses still in operation tells the story that our students are receiving an education that will sustain them as entrepreneurial and ethical business leaders.”
Princeton Review tallies its lists of the top 25 undergraduate programs based on a survey conducted of more than 300 schools offering entrepreneurship studies from May through August 2015. The 60-question survey details each school’s commitment to entrepreneurship education and analyzes more than three dozen data points including the percentage of faculty, students and alumni actively involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, the number and reach of mentorship programs and funding for scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies and projects.
Elizabeth Gortmaker, director of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship said, “We are thrilled to be recognized in the Top 25 for the 2015 rankings. The Center works closely with faculty, staff and students across campus, and through our hard work, we’ve achieved our goal of sustaining an innovative learning community. We provide first-class experiential learning opportunities to prepare entrepreneurial, ethical and socially responsible future business leaders for our dynamic global economy.”
“All of the schools on our lists have superb entrepreneurship programs,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s senior vice president – publisher. “We highly recommend them to any applicant aspiring to launch a business. Their faculties are truly engaged in entrepreneurism. Their courses are rich with in-class and out-of-class experiential components, and the financial and networking support their students and programs receive via donors and alumni is extraordinary.”
Information about The Princeton Review’s survey methodology, criteria for the rankings and detailed profiles of the schools are accessible at www.princetonreview.com/entrepreneur.
The Princeton Review also reports rankings of graduate business schools in its annual book, The Best 295 Business Schools, released earlier this year. Belmont’s Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business is also included on that list.
“It taught me to dream big. I never thought I would be traveling the nation speaking on issues that mattered to me, and yet, it all happened,” Jeanette Morelan, senior social entrepreneurship and mass communications student at Belmont and recently crowned Miss Nashville, said of her experience with the Miss America organization.
Morelan was crowned Miss Nashville on Sunday, Nov. 8 during the pageant held at Stratford High School. As Miss Nashville, Morelan will represent the city through a number of appearances and events and will continue on to compete for Miss Tennessee in June 2016. The winner of Miss Tennessee will go on to compete for Miss America.
Since beginning her time with the organization in 2010 by representing the nation as Miss America’s Outstanding Teen and working with “The Power of One” platform, Morelan said she’s had her eyes set on future titles and the opportunities they allow. As Outstanding Teen, she raised over $200,000 for Children’s Miracle Network and was hooked on the experience. Since then, Morelan said everything she’s done – attending Belmont, serving as past student body president and traveling to South Africa as a Lumos Traveler – has contributed to the woman she’s become and further prepared her for taking the stage.
For Morelan, Miss America titles mean far more than the competition and a crown. “I really see this as a 365 day a year job. It’s all about investing in yourself. After the competition, it’s all about using the reputation of the Miss America organization to serve others. I already have many appearances lined up, and I can’t wait to get out there and get involved in my community,” Morelan said.
With her most recent title behind her, Morelan hopes to move forward by making an impact on the community she has come to love. A Wisconsin native, Morelan said she loves Nashville and wants to help with its growth and development. “I’m hoping that my year as Miss Nashville means making a real and tangible difference here. I am so proud of this city and what it stands for, and I want to help it continue to grow. I’m excited for every moment I’ll have where I realize the power that one person has to make a difference.”
A group of students and faculty from Belmont’s School of Nursing attended the Tennessee Nurses Association meeting Oct. 23-25 in Franklin. The conference, entitled “Nursing Ethics: Commitment, Compassion, Quality Care,” featured a legislative panel with Tennessee legislators, keynote speakers and podium and poster presentations from nursing students and leaders from around the state.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Sandy Murabito was installed as president of the organization, having served the past year as president-elect, Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Donna Copenhaver was elected as secretary and Instructor of Nursing Tracy Wilson continues on the state-wide nominating committee. Earlier in the month, Assistant Professor of Nursing Dr. Loretta Bond was elected as vice president for the Nashville district. Additionally, a total of 8 students participated in the jointly held Tennessee Association of Student Nurses conference and participated in shared educational sessions.
TNA’s Executive Director Sharon Adkins said, “I am delighted that Sandy has assumed the presidency and am sure that under her strong leadership, TNA will make an even greater impact on our profession and the health of our citizens.”
During the annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 24, Professor of Nursing Dr. Leslie Higgins was presented with the Award of Excellence for Nursing Education.
Dr. David Tough, associate professor of audio engineering technology, recently won a GMA Covenant Award (Dove Award) for his production, mixing and engineering on the song “Rise Again”.
The composition features Aboriginal artist Treneta Bowden and was written by Sean Spicer.
College of Entertainment and Music Business Professor Dr. Wesley Bulla recently presented the lead-off academic research paper in audio perception at the Audio Engineering Society’s 139th International Conference in New York.
Titled “Detection of High-Frequency Harmonics in a Complex Tone,” Bulla’s paper is based on the premise that musical harmonics, out of range of our hearing, might influence our perception. The experiment, a spin-off from Belmont’s Auditory Perception and Hearing Science class, is the result of two listening tests investigating student and professional audio engineer thresholds for differences in timbre and seeking an influence of high-frequency harmonic content on timbre perception in light of hype around the advent of consumer high-resolution audio.
Reviewers of the paper stated, “The topic is very important in the Audio Engineering Society considering the current movement to the high immersive audio reproduction.” For more information click here.
Adjunct Professor in Belmont Music Therapy Department Allison Kerr was recently selected to present a Continuing Music Therapy Education workshop, titled “Spice Up Your Guitar Grooves,” during the national conference for the American Music Therapy Association in Kansas City on Nov. 12.
Kerr will also debut her second book, 8 Easy Right-Hand Guitar Styles Vol. 2, with included play along music download, at the conference. Additionally, Kerr is one of 10 guitarists selected to initiate “Guitar Bombardment,” an open day-long workshop to encourage music therapists in specialized settings to improve their guitar skills. Instructors will guide participants in best practices for working with clients.
