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Annual Humanities Symposium Focuses on Cuisine in Culture, Community

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Annual Humanities Symposium Focuses on Cuisine in Culture, Community

Following months of preparation, Belmont’s School of Humanities is prepared to host the 14th annual Humanities Symposium Sept. 28-Oct. 5, centering the week-long event around the theme “Many Tables Fayre: Cuisine in Culture and Community.” The symposium will involve a variety of offerings, including more than 30 presentations, a cooking demonstration and class, service events, a writing workshop and readings from the symposium’s writing contest winners.

Assistant Professor of English Dr. Jason Lovvorn, who is chairing this year’s symposium planning committee, noted, “Our title, ‘Many Tables Fayre,’ comes from one of English literature’s most celebrated epics, Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, wherein two valiant knights tour Alma, the soul of mankind represented allegorically as both castle and as human body. The intrepid knights visit, among other places, the ‘many tables fayre’ of Diet and Appetite, also represented as allegorical figures. Like Spenser’s poem, this year’s symposium takes up themes of diet, appetite and consumption by examining cuisine and its related food practices. Drawing on multiple perspectives— some local, others much more global—the symposium explores cuisine as a common denominator for the humanities. Food unites us at the same time that its intricacies provide useful distinctions between cultures and communities. We eat to live, but we also live to eat and to cook, oftentimes in markedly different fashion. As the focus of artistic representation, cultural commentary, and even scientific inquiry, food practices unquestionably shape what it means to be human.”

The symposium will begin with this year’s Monteverde Plenary Address, given by Associate Professor of Italian Dr. Francesca Muccini and titled “Italian Cuisine and Cultural Identity.” Featured speakers include local health coaches Elizabeth Moore and Rachael Moore discussing “The End of Dieting: Healthy, Sustainable Living On A Budget”; acclaimed Nashville chef, Jeremy Barlow talking about how “Chefs Can Save the World” through fixing the food system; artist and food author Michael Krondl speaking on “Sugar and Show: Conspicuous Consumption in the Age of Medici”; and two noted professors connected to food studies, Dr. Alice Julier and Dr. Marcie Cohen Ferris, discussing “The Moral Entrepreneurship of Cooks” and “The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region,” respectively.

In conjunction with the Symposium, students can take advantage of two volunteer opportunities, both offering community-service convocation credit.  One opportunity is with the Nashville United Way (4928 Edmondson Pike, Suite 204, Nashville)  and will involve kitchen prep and academic enrichment work.  The other opportunity is with Hands On Nashville’s urban garden (361 Wimpole Drive, Nashville) and will involve working in and learning about the garden.  Advance sign-up is required.  To sign up for either opportunity, please contact Misty Wellman (615-460-6069).

For more information, visit the Humanities Symposium page, download the program or check the Campus Calendar.

Mulraine Presents at National Symposium

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Loren MulraineLoren Mulraine, associate professor in the College of Law, recently presented a panel entitled, “Assessing and Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Globally” at The New Global Paradigm Entertainment, Arts and Sports Symposium.

Held September 18 and 19 in Washington D.C., the event addressed cutting-edge facets of the entertainment and sports fields by engaging with the country’s leading experts in a way that leads to new and innovative ways to improve these fields and addresses the challenges that confront those in the fields.

Mulraine said, “The title of this symposium, ‘The New Global Paradigm for Entertainment, Arts and Sports,’ indicates that practitioners must adjust their strategies to handle the challenges, advantages and inherent disadvantages of the new models for delivering content. At the same time, there is no debate that income is still being generated – so the question is how do you make sure your clients are best positioned to exploit their works and reap the accompanying benefits?”

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Induction Ceremony

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Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Induction Ceremony

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural induction ceremony and luncheon, scheduled for Monday, October 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Belmont University’s Curb Event Center.

(L to R: Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher, McWhorter Society Chairman, Inductee Clayton McWhorter and William Carpenter, Former Nashville Health Care Council Chairman)
(L to R: Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher, McWhorter Society Chairman Dr. Harry Jacobson, Hall of Fame Inductee Clayton McWhorter and Former Nashville Health Care Council Chairman William Carpenter)

With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the health and health care industry, the Hall of Fame seeks to recognize and honor the pioneers and current leaders that have formed Tennessee’s health and health care community and encourage future generations of health care professionals.

Created by Belmont University and Belmont’s McWhorter Society with the support of the Nashville Health Care Council, a Founding Partner, the Hall of Fame announced its eight inaugural inductees at an event in May. These individuals include:

 

  • Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr.: Physician and Flight Surgeon in U.S. Air Force, Co-Founder, Past Chairman and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America, Co-Founder of China Healthcare, Corporation, Member of National Healthcare Hall of Fame
  • Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.: Cardiologist and Internist, Founder of Park View Hospital, Co-Founder of Hospital Corporation of America
  • Dr. Ernest William Goodpasture: Pathologist and Physician, Past Dean of Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Past Director of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  • Jack C. Massey: Co-Founder of Hospital Corporation of America, Founder and Past Board Member of Baptist Hospital
  • Clayton McWhorter: Pharmacist and Co-Founder of HealthTrust and Clayton Associates, Past President and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America, Lifetime Achievement Award from Federation of American Health Systems Recipient
  • Dr. David Satcher: 16th U.S. Surgeon General, Past Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Past President of Meharry Medical College and Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Dr. Mildred T. Stahlman: Pediatrician and Pathologist, Founder of the country’s first modern neonatology intensive care unit, Pioneered the use of respiratory therapy on infants with damaged lungs, Past President of the American Pediatric Society, Distinguished Alumna of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Danny Thomas: Founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and ALSAC

“We are honored to celebrate the upcoming induction of the leaders who have contributed to the success and growth of Tennessee’s booming health care industry. As an educational institution with ever-growing programs in the health care sector, we are exceedingly grateful for the work done by the inaugural inductees,” Belmont University President Dr. Bob Fisher said. “As we commemorate the University’s 125th year and continue to celebrate our ‘belief in something greater’,’ it is only fitting that we look back on those who have paved the way by establishing innovations in health care across our city and state. We are honored to join in acknowledging the practitioners, researchers, educators, innovators and pioneers who have contributed to Tennessee’s status as our nation’s health care capital.”

The induction ceremony will feature acceptance speeches from a number of inductees, both in person or by video. For more information on the Hall of Fame, click here.

Belmont Hosts Copyright Review Listening Tour

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Belmont Hosts Copyright Review Listening Tour

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee kicked-off a copyright review listening tour with a roundtable discussion in Belmont’s Wedgewood Academic Center Tuesday. The event included a wide range of professionals from the music industry offering their thoughts on copyright, fair pay and streaming issues while a number of interested students, faculty, media and community members were in attendance to listen in on the conversation.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement prior to the start of the listening tour:“America’s copyright industries – movies, television programming, music, books, video games and computer software – and technology sector are vitally important to our national economy.  The House Judiciary Committee’s copyright review is focused on determining whether our copyright laws are still working in the digital age to reward creativity and innovation in order to ensure these crucial industries can thrive. In the coming weeks the House Judiciary Committee will conduct several roundtable discussions to hear directly from the creators and innovators about the challenges they face in their creative field and what changes are needed to ensure U.S. copyright law keeps pace with technological advances.”

 

Alumnae Host Dress Up for St. Jude Fundraiser

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From left to right: Hannah Showmaker, Sarah Feldman (Writer's Den Music Group), Ciara Gardner, Chelsea Kent, Jessica Turri, Teri Watson
From left to right: Hannah Showmaker, Sarah Feldman, Ciara Gardner, Chelsea Kent, Jessica Turri (St. Jude), Teri Watson (St. Jude)

Dress Up for St. Jude, an evening featuring new and gently-used high-end fashion timed right before the fall fashion awards season, recently raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude’s music therapy program.

The fundraiser was hosted by a group of alumnae that calls themselves the Crazy Pitches including Chelsea Kent, Still Working Music, Ciara Gardner, Disney Music Publishing, Sarah Feldman, Writer’s Den Music Group and Hannah Showmaker, Parallel Entertainment. The girls asked artists and industry executives to clean out their closets of formal dresses, jewelry, shoes, hanging racks, hangers and other accessories for donations that were sold at the September 10 event.
Following the success of this year’s proceeds, Kent was proud to announce the decision to make Dress Up for St. Jude an annual event. “After a year of planning, it was really amazing to see the turn out we had from the community, as well as the amount of money that we were able to raise for the music therapy program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We are excited to do it again next year,” she said.
The St. Jude music therapy program helps patients learn to express themselves and cope with their illnesses by writing and performing songs and discussing song lyrics.

Alumna Leslie Mosier Builds Worldwide Brand with ‘Doug the Pug’

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Alumna Leslie Mosier Builds Worldwide Brand with ‘Doug the Pug’

When music business alumna Leslie Mosier graduated from Belmont in May 2014, she accepted her dream job at a local record label and artist management company. Happily employed, Mosier’s personal Instagram began garnering major attention when she posted pictures and videos of her dog, Doug. Noticing the trend, Mosier’s passion for this side project could not be ignored. Now, Doug the Pug’s social media accounts have gone viral, and Mosier has left her *once* dream job to pursue a new one: Doug’s full-time “momager.”

Mosier has talked about her journey in many national articles including Huffington Post, and Doug has made appearances on late night shows, concerts and “Good Morning America.” In fact, for many Doug the Pug has become a household name, with more than 2.3 million likes on Facebook.
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“When I began Doug the Pug’s social media accounts, I was consistently testing the waters and figuring out what exactly it was that set Doug apart from the thousands of other Instagram dogs. I tried collaborating, experimenting with different photo and caption techniques and partnering with dog-related brands. Once his following started growing and I began introducing funny videos to his account, one of them went viral with more than 30 million views. Millions of people were now looking at Doug the Pug for the first time,” said Mosier. “Since I had already been so consistent and placed such a high standard on the content I put out, many of those viewers became intrigued enough to ‘follow’ him, and they are now dedicated, product-buying fans. Consistency and staying true to his ‘voice’ is the most important part… people feel like they know him.”

Now a celebrity of sorts, Doug’s a fad-dieter as he follows a strict, all-raw regimen. Mosier laughed, saying, “He lost three pounds and is proud of it! Doug gets a ton of exercise during all of his crazy adventures. But, I actually don’t take Doug to the groomer – he gets an old fashioned bath in our home!”

“Momager” Mosier said her first job, as well as her classes at Belmont, taught her a lot about about public relations, marketing and artist relations. Taking full advantage of her internships, Mosier said it’s very important to make a strong first impression. She began interning her junior year and treated it as a job, rather than a temporary internship, ultimately leading to a full-time position.

Mosier also took Belmont’s Marketing in the Music Business class, where students create marketing plans and present them to record label heads. As the project’s group leader, Mosier was able to take the reigns, giving her the experience she needed to be prepared for the industry. She attributes her success with Doug to lessons learned while working and being a student.

Doug the Pug 1Mosier also has a big passion for graphic design. “I do a lot of design for bands such as Mat Kearney and PVRIS, and have designed a lot of the Doug merchandise as well. No matter how busy the Doug stuff gets, I want to continue my design work. I firmly believe that I can never be too busy to help out the artists that I’ve worked with for years,” she said.

Mosier’s words of advice to others who would like to develop a brand is to “Be consistent and work as hard as you possibly can. It took several months of posting Doug photos every day for people to finally notice him, and even still I’m working around the clock to differentiate him from the rest of the internet,” she said. “I don’t see ‘Doug the Pug’ as being a fad. I want him to continue to surprise people each and every year.”

Stay up to date with Doug and ‘momager’ Leslie’s adventures on Doug the Pug’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Honors Students Present at ‘Tolkien and Lewis Celebration’

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Honors Students Present at ‘Tolkien and Lewis Celebration’

Aquinas College’s Center for Faith & Culture hosted the “Tolkien and Lewis Celebration,” an all-day event on the 20th century’s greatest Christian literary figures, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, on Saturday, September 19.

Director of the Center for Faith and Culture Joseph Pearce invited noted speakers and scholars who talked about their research on the 20th century’s most influential Christian writers, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.  Speakers included Dale Ahlquist, creator and host of EWTN’s Apostle of Common Sense; Kevin O’Brien, founder of Theater of the Word Incorporated; and Devin Brown, professor at Asbury University and author of nine books on Lewis and Tolkien. Belmont Honors Program Director Jonathan Thorndike and three of his students presented on “Tolkien and Peter Jackson: Creative Legacy or Hollywood Disgrace?” Pictured (l-r) are junior music business major Caleb Theriot, senior chemistry major Daniel Beagan, Thorndike and sophomore music business major McKenna Risch. The students discussed their research and divergent views of The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies made based on the books by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Student Bar Association Participates in Hands on Nashville Day

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Student Bar Association Participates in Hands on Nashville Day

Belmont’s College of Law’s Student Bar Association sponsored a team of 17 law students to participate in the 24th annual Hands on Nashville Day on Saturday, September 19. The students volunteered at Madison Middle Prep and completed various projects around the school including painting hallways and classrooms, planting a garden for a life skills class, cleaning the gymnasium and painting a mural.

 

Former MNPS Superintendent Dr. Jesse Register Joins Belmont University Faculty

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Former MNPS Superintendent Dr. Jesse Register Joins Belmont University Faculty

Will teach graduate courses, direct new Belmont Center for Improvement of Educational Systems

Jesse Register Belmont announced today that Dr. Jesse Register, former superintendent of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), will be joining the University in a newly created position: Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership. A well-known name among educators in Middle Tennessee and beyond, Register will be teaching graduate education courses while also spearheading the development of the new Belmont Center for Improvement of Educational Systems. The center will be a think-tank, a training institute site and an incubator to discover ways to restructure schools at the district level using collaborative, community-based approaches. Register is anticipated to officially join Belmont Oct. 1.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “For 125 years, this campus has been dedicated to education as a source of transformation for individuals and communities. We aspire for greatness not only in our education programs here at Belmont but also to see excellence fostered in school systems locally and beyond. Adding someone of Dr. Register’s caliber to our faculty and to direct this new center will prove to be an incredible investment in tomorrow’s education leaders as well, I believe, as a strong step toward finding resources to aid in improving school systems nationwide.”

Register noted, “Belmont University, under the leadership of President Bob Fisher, has shown tremendous growth as one of the great universities in the South, and it is an honor to be invited to join the faculty. This offer is a great opportunity! I look forward to teaching in the leadership program and to being a member of the faculty that will strategically plan the growth of the education department at Belmont. I am also very excited to have the opportunity to develop a center to support the improvement of educational systems in our region. Building capacity for systemic reform in education is critical as we strive for continuous improvement in our state and country.”

Megan BarryNashville Mayor-Elect Megan Barry, who participated with Register in Leadership Nashville several years ago, joined today’s press conference, noting, “Belmont is always at the forefront of putting forward new and innovative ideas for what Nashville needs. With the addition of Dr. Register, I think it’s really exciting… I know what his commitment to education has been and will continue to be. He always wanted our children to have access to the best public schools.”

Through his position as director of the Belmont Center for Improvement of Educational Systems, Register will work to address the issues that school systems face as they seek reform, utilizing collaborations among higher education, business/industry investment, faith/work initiatives and civic and legislative policy-makers. In addition, as a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), Register will be teaching Master of Education courses in Organizational Structures and Change.

Register served as superintendent of the Metro Nashville Public School district from 2009 until his retirement this past summer. Under his leadership, MNPS experienced administrative and educational improvements, including an increase in high school graduation rates and job satisfaction among teachers as well as a closing of the achievement gap among a diverse group of students. Dr. Register earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and a Master of Education Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a Doctorate in Education Administration from Duke University. He was awarded an Advanced School Administrator’s Certificate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed the Superintendent’s Executive Program at the University of North Carolina and completed three years training in the Change Leadership Program at Harvard University.

CLASS Dean Dr. Bryce Sullivan said, “The questions we’re asking in Nashville are being echoed by countless school systems across the country … ‘How can we use all available resources to provide the best education for our children?’ Dr. Register proved in his six-plus years leading Metro schools that he can provide innovative leadership in that arena, and I’m excited to see what visionary direction he brings to both Belmont’s education programs and to broader school systems.”

Education Department Chair Dr. Mark Hogan added, “Our partnerships with public, independent and charter school teachers and administrators strive to help families and the children of those families get the education that will enable them to flourish. This means changing the way we have traditionally approached teacher education. Dr. Register’s commitment to this vision creates a great fit with our Education program.”

College of Pharmacy Team Competes in ACCP Event

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College of Pharmacy Team Competes in ACCP Event

Belmont University’s College of Pharmacy recently competed in the American College of Clinical Pharmacology’s (ACCP) Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. Pharmacy students Henry Lim(P4), Sarah Ayers(P4) and Anna Whitwell(P3) participated in the team-based event.

Teams of three students compete against other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a quiz bowl format. This year, a total of 108 teams from across the country competed and Belmont’s team made it to the third round of the competition, consisting of the top 32 teams in the country.

 

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