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Mathematics Majors Pass Actuarial Exams

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Belmont mathematics students saw great success on the passing of their professional actuarial exams this summer. Mallory White, senior mathematics major, passed the Actuarial Exam FM/2 on her first try in June. Elly Fell, junior mathematics major, passed the Actuarial Exam P/1 on her first try in July. Both exams have a pass rate of less than 50 percent. There is a series of nine exams required for full status as an actuary.

Actuaries work in the insurance and financial sectors and specialize in analyzing the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Belmont University’s Belmont Actuarial Students Society, led by Mathematics Professor Dr. Daniel Biles, is an organization for students interested in pursuing the actuarial sciences.

Hatch Published in Los Alamos National Laboratory Newsletter

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Hatch and studentsAssistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Duane Hatch and Ryan Agh and Ambrose Rice, two Belmont students, did research at the Los Alamos Laboratory this summer. Hatch worked at the lab for more than two and a half years, beginning in May of 2002 as a graduate research assistant while he worked on his Master’s degree from Tennessee Tech University.

An article recently appeared in the Los Alamos National Laboratory Alumni Link Newsletter regarding Hatch and his summer research.

Tina Milhorn Stallard Receives 2015 Encore Award

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Tina Milhorn Stallard Receives 2015 Encore Award

Belmont alumna and soprano Tina Milhorn Stallard received the 2015 Encore Award and presented a recital program on Sept. 17 in McAfee Concert Hall. Stallard graduated from Belmont as a Presser Scholar in 1996, earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky. Stallard is currently an associate professor of voice at the University of South Carolina, where she teaches applied voice and vocal pedagogy.

Stallard has performed with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and members of the Beijing National Ballet Orchestra, Zagreb Chamber Orchestra, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Johnson City Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra and Bowling Green Western Symphony. In June 2011, she made her Lincoln Center debut as soprano soloist in Timothy Powell’s Incarnation Mysteria.

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Stallard is featured in the recordings of Robert Bradshaw’s chamber operas Gabriel and Plastic: The Death of Beauty. She has sung with Opera Omaha, Central City Opera, Opera Theatre of Lucca in Italy, Cincinnati Opera, Kentucky Opera and The Palmetto Opera.

The Encore Award was created to honor a School of Music alumna or alumnus for achievement in the field of classical music. Previous recipients include Clifton Forbis, Daniel Weeks, Dan and Sherrie Lawhon, Teresa Cheung, Alfredo Colman, Travis Cottrell and Greg Walter.

 

Panvini, Millward Speak at Tennessee Women in Green Meeting

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Biology Professor Dr. Darlene Panvini and senior biology and environmental science major Lindsay Millward spoke at the Tennessee Women in Green (TWIG) meeting on September 11.  Their presentation, “Doing Biology:  A Philosophy for Mentoring Students,” covered ways in which students are involved in research, professional development and civic engagement.

“We Do Biology” describes the philosophy of the Department of Biology at Belmont. Getting undergraduate science students involved in research, community service and professional organizations includes catching earthworms, cleaning streams and presenting posters at conferences. Panvini and Millward shared examples of how actively mentoring science students prepares them for graduate schools, careers and civic engagement. The talk also described Belmont’s sustainability initiatives.

Brody Covers Kanye West Discography on Guitar

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Brody Covers Kanye West Discography on Guitar

Junior business major Jacob Brody is receiving praise for his song-by-song play-along cover of Kanye West’s entire discography, filmed in one attempt.

As a Kanye fan, Brody decided to cover this as a tribute, taking less than two weeks to learn and practice the songs after work. Brody’s website has a few other guitar covers and exemplifies some of the attention he has received.
Brody has interned at Reverb for two Summers, where he says he is able to see all the principles he is learning in his business classes echo in the real world.

Belmont Hosts Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off

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Belmont Hosts Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off

Belmont hosted The Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s official beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday, September 15. The event served as the organization’s special announcement of key strategic partnerships in education, financial literacy, health & wellness, arts, culture, civic engagement and business. The kick-off included a Proclamation by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month.

Hispanic Heritage Karl DeanThe NAHCC undertakes the largest, most comprehensive and inclusive local and regional recognition of the month every year from September 15 to October 15. The organization’s month-long program includes training sessions and discussion panels on population growth, Hispanic women entrepreneurship trends, Hispanic purchasing power and economic impact, art, music, and networking events.

The NAHCC also announced that its partnership with music rights management leader BMI will continue this year with a special roundtable event on music industry insights. This is geared to highlight opportunities within Latin music’s diverse community in Nashville and beyond, where songwriters and publishers can navigate, network and thrive creatively in the music community.

To close the month-long festivities, the NAHCC will host its 11th Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration and Business and Community Excellence Awards with the theme, “Hispanic Population Growth and How it Impacts Our Economy“ on Thursday, October 15, at the Nashville City Center. The event will include a reception with special guest speakers, live musical performances and culinary sampling.

 

Student Publishes Children’s Book

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Carol Smith, liberal studies major in Belmont’s Adult Degree Program, recently published a children’s book titled, Little Chris and his BIG Imagination Go To The Beach, with her 8-year-old son.

A book signing will be held on Sunday, September 20 from 3 – 5 p.m. at 509 Lentz Dr., Madison, Tennessee, 37115.

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Belmont Hosts Tennessee World Affairs Council’s Inaugural Distinguished Visiting Speaker

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TN World Affairs CouncilThe Tennessee World Affairs Council recently held its inaugural distinguished visiting speaker program for 2015-2016 in partnership with Belmont’s Interdisciplinary Studies and Global Education program.

LtGen. Keith M. Huber, a 38-year Army veteran, addressed questions about the United States’s Operation “Enduring Freedom” and conflict in Afghanistan. The standing room only audience included community members and students from Belmont and surrounding universities. General Huber served in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2013 as commanding general of an international task force. During his presentation, Huber discussed his experiences and offered insight into Afghanistan and its people.

Council president Patrick Ryan said the organization, newly launched in Nashville after operating from Cookeville for several years, was a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational group that worked to educate and inspire people to better understand world events. “We have an ambitious program calendar that includes speaker events like General Huber’s presentation at Belmont, small group discussion sessions around town, and youth programs like our WorldQuest high school competition to encourage people, especially students, to embrace a better understanding of a very challenging global environment.” More programs will be added as the Council becomes more established.

The Council welcomed the community, he said, to become a part of their work by becoming members, volunteering or making a donation. “We’re all volunteers,” Ryan said. “We rely on support from the community to provide these important programs and resources.”

Ryan noted that the association with Belmont is appreciated and important in hosting community-wide events. “The Council has partnerships with many groups that share an international focus, but our work with Belmont Assistant Provost Dr. Mimi Barnard, has been especially important to what we’ve been able to accomplish.”

Littlejohn Named ‘Concurrent Professor’ of Zhengzhou University

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Ronnie Littlejohn - Concurrent Professor AwardBelmont Professor of Philosophy and Director of Asian Studies Ronnie Littlejohn was recently named “Concurrent Professor” in the School of Foreign Languages of Zhengzhou University in Henan Province.

Zhengzhou is the flagship university of Henan Province with over 50,000 students and is the only one of China’s national “100 key universities” in Henan. Littlejohn has given lectures several times at the university and Belmont’s China trip itineraries have included the campus and opportunities for engagement with its students and faculties since 2010.

The “Concurrent Professor” appointment is an honorary recognition of the university awarded to distinguished foreign professors of international reputation. In expression of his appointment, Littlejohn offered the invited lecture, “Confucianism in America” to a plenary session of Zhengzhou faculty and students.

 

Student Receives Critical Language Scholarship, Travels to China

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Salwa SabaSalwa Saba, senior international politics major with minors in Chinese and economics, received a Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State under its program to help students master critical foreign languages. Salwa joined 120 American students who were placed in four cities in China including Xi’an, Beijing, Suzhou and Dalian from June to August, 2015. Saba, along with 29 others, was placed in Xi’an, Shaanxi province where she attended Shaanxi Normal University and lived in international dorms. Saba participated in a group-based language and cultural immersion program and had two meetings a week with a language partner.

“CLS was a wonderful opportunity to not only greatly improve my Chinese language abilities, but also immerse myself in the Chinese culture,” Saba said. “For many of the people I met, my peers and I were the first Americans they had ever encountered or spoken to. In some ways we had to remember that we were like ambassadors for the United States in our host country.”

Of the foreign languages taught at Belmont, both Chinese and Japanese are considered critical by the State Department Scholarship program. Interested students should contact Dr. Qingjun Li (Chinese) or Dr. Kimiyo Murata-Soraci (Japanese). Saba will be sharing about the CLS program and its applications at “Live and Study in China for FREE,” an on-campus convocation scheduled on October 21 at 10 a.m. in Massey, Room 100.

“It can be difficult to live and study abroad, but the memories and friendships you will make are invaluable. It gave me a tremendous sense of satisfaction to communicate with these new friends and my teachers in their native language,” Saba said.

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