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Maddox Receives Nursing Scholarship

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Megan Maddox, a student in Belmont’s Bachelor’s of Nursing fast track program, was recently awarded a $1,500 scholarship from F.A. Davis, a family-made publishing house. The organization’s first annual award seeks to honor student nurses who exhibit strong academic prowess and passion in the nursing field.

Upon the award’s announcement, the organization received more than 1,300 applications from students enrolled in nursing programs across the country and in Canada. Despite the high numbers of qualified students, F.A. Davis’s Editor-in-Chief of Nursing Jean Rodenberger said Maddox’s application set her apart as she “demonstrated the very special nature of those who have chosen to be nurses. Her story is one that should inspire all of us. With Ms. Maddox leading the way, the future of nursing looks bright.”

A full-time student at Belmont, Maddox keeps herself busy with two jobs and volunteer work at church, Cross Point Community, where she mentors a group of high school girls. Maddox said she is looking forward to graduation, planned for December 2016, so she can make a larger impact on her community and serve her patients holistically. “With my degree, I will not only help people in need, but I hope to speak with patients I encounter about challenges they are not only facing physically, but emotionally and financially,” Maddox said. “In the nursing practice, I want to be able to share my story with everyone and tell them that no matter what the circumstances their story contains, you can achieve your dreams as long as you have the ambition to accomplish them.”

For more information on F.A. Davis’s scholarship opportunities, click here.

Belmont Hosts Final NashForward Mayoral Debate

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Belmont Hosts Final NashForward Mayoral Debate

Nashville’s two final mayoral candidates, Megan Barry and David Fox, found themselves on a Belmont University stage one last time for the third and final Nashforward debate on Wednesday, August 19.

Presented by Belmont University and The Tennessean, with broadcast sponsor WSMV-TV, the city’s premier mayoral debate series included a traditional style debate held on May 21 and a second, town hall debate held on June 18. The final debate, attended by more than 350 community members, was between Barry and Fox, the two candidates vying for Metro’s open mayoral position.

With a number of topics top-of-mind including municipal services and ordinances, education, diversity and tourism, co-moderators David Plazas, opinion engagement editor at the Tennessean, and Demetria Kalodimos, WSMV-TV anchorperson, asked questions of both candidates pertaining to these issues and others. Like the two debates prior, a ‘lightning round’ included lighter questions designed to showcase candidates’ personalities.

The event was broadcast live, in its entirety, on WSMV-TV.

Adam Quoted in Nurse.com Article

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Jamie AdamIn an article titled “Nurses Take Lead Role in Treating Depression Among Diabetic Patients” on nurse.com, Belmont Associate Professor of Nursing Jamie Adam was interviewed and quoted about depression in diabetic patients due to her recent work on the topic.

Adam provides information on factors that contribute to depression occurrences including poor health, chronic illness, socioeconomic status and unemployment.

To view the article in its entirety, click here.

Barton-Arwood Published in National Education Journal

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Sally Barton-ArwoodBelmont Professor of Education Sally Barton-Arwood recently published an article titled “The Role of Mentors in Developing and Implementing High-Quality Field-Based Placements” in Intervention in School and Clinic, a national education journal. The article discussed how university teacher preparation programs can design and deliver comprehensive training for school-based mentors to better support pre-service teachers’ delivery of effective instructional practices.

Storrow Receives National Student Nurses Association Scholarship

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Storrow Receives National Student Nurses Association Scholarship

Allison Storrow, a Belmont University junior and nursing major, was recently awarded one of five Promise of Nursing Scholarships from The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (FNSNA). Overall, 15 students from three states received the award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future. Since 2002, the campaign has raised more than $18 million for undergraduate student nursing scholarships, faculty fellowships and nursing school grants.

The 15 recipients were selected by a scholarship selection committee, made up of faculty and students, who reviewed the hundreds of submitted scholarship applications. For more information on the FNSNA and its scholarship opportunities, click here.

McEntire Publishes Book, An Apocryphal God

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Mark McEntire's BookBelmont Professor of Biblical Studies Mark McEntire recently has his book, An Apocryphal God: Beyond Divine Maturity, published by Fortress Press.

As stated on the book’s cover write-up, “In Portraits of a Mature God, Mark McEntire traced the narrative development of the divine character in the Old Testament, placing the God portrayed at the end of that long story at the center of theological discussion. He showed that Israel’s understanding of God had developed into a complex, multipurpose being who could work within a new reality, a world that included a semiautonomous province of Yehud and a burgeoning Mesopotamian-Mediterranean world in which the Jewish people lived and moved in a growing diversity of ways.

Now, McEntire continues that story beyond the narrative end of the Hebrew Bible as Israel and Israel’s God moved into the Hellenistic world. The ‘narrative’ McEntire perceives in the apocryphal literature describes a God protecting and guiding the scattered and persecuted, a God responding to suffering in revolt, and a God disclosing mysteries, yet also hidden in the symbolism of dreams and visions. McEntire here provides a coherent and compelling account of theological perspectives in the apocryphal writings and beyond.”

Hobson’s Work in Guatemala Covered in USA Headline News

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Dr. Eric Hobson
Dr. Eric Hobson

Pharmacy Professor Dr. Eric Hobson’s recent trip to Guatemala with three pharmacy students, as well as the work Hobson’s family has done with the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala City, was featured in an article on USA Headline News, titled “Medical Treatment in Guatemala A Family Affair.”

The article describes the history, work and current projects that Dr. Hobson, his twin brother Scott and Scott’s wife are doing for the clinic. “While Eric supervised students and did his walk-through inspection of the building as the foundation’s treasurer and overseer of all the operations and maintenance, Scott and Elaine were making their way from patient to patient, stopping to chat with mothers and children, giving a Bible to each family and praying with them as the child recovered,” said the article.

According to the article, the center hosts hundreds of surgeries each year, many for children that would otherwise face life-long suffering or death from medical problems. Most patients are from Guatemala, but the center has recently worked with children from surrounding countries. Read more about the most recent trip, here.

 

 

School of Music Faculty Complete Chinese Tour

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School of Music Faculty Complete Chinese Tour

Belmont University School of Music faculty members Elisabeth Small, violinist and assistant professor of music and coordinator of strings, Dr. Robert Marler, pianist and professor of music and Xiao-fan Zhang, adjunct instructor of cello and member of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, were invited to present ten performances in eight major Chinese cities and venues this summer including Beijing, Jinan, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shantou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xining.

Representing Nashville, Belmont University and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the trio offered a culturally diverse program that included works by Dvorak, Shostakovich, Corigliano, Debussy, Sibelius, Schubert, Chinese composer Sha Han-Kun and arrangements of Morricone’s “Cinema Paradiso”  and “Jasmine Flower” by Nashville orchestrator, Carl Marsh.

The trio led master classes in Shantou, the Nanjing Culture and Art Centre and the Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Small led an additional master class at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music. The tour also included an interview and feature with the trio on regional Chinese television.

For Small, the opportunity to serve and work with students across China through common musical language was invaluable. “Instrumental music reaches the human soul, ministering joy and healing where such communication is not possible through cultural and language barriers. My teaching will be further informed to nurture the merits of working hard for the sake of meaningfulness and purposeful reward,” Small said.

Pictured above: Dr. Marler, Small and Zhang at Shenzhen Concert Hall.

Belmont Occupational Therapy Graduate Featured in Today in OT

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Belmont Occupational Therapy Graduate Featured in Today in OT

Dr. Amanda Hassen, a 2015 graduate of Belmont University’s School of Occupational Therapy, was featured in a recent article in Today in OT for her work in teaching swimming lessons to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The effort was part of Hassen’s experiential component as a third-year doctoral student in occupational therapy that integrated curricular themes of clinical excellence, scholarship, service and leadership.

Hassen completed her experiential component at Dolphin Aquatics, a nonprofit organization in Nashville that has been teaching swimming to children and adults with special needs for 12 years. Using her background as a swim coach and OT, Hassen designed ’Phins, a sensory-based swim program tailored for children with ASD that continues today.

After graduating in May, Hassen moved to Greenville, South Carolina, where she was offered a job in a private OT practice. She has begun the process to develop a similar program in her new location.

Jenkins Wins National Pandemic Survival Tournament

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Jenkins Wins National Pandemic Survival Tournament

Kenneth Jenkins, a Belmont University Doctorate of Physical Therapy student, recently won the national Pandemic Survival tournament at a gaming convention in Indianapolis for board and card games.

A cooperative board game where players assume the roles of Center for Disease Control specialists working together to cure diseases spreading across the globe, the Survival tournament pits teams playing the same game against each other. The winner is the first team (of two participants) with all four cures.

Jenkins’s win secured he and his teammate a trip to Essen, Germany for Spieltage, the European equivalent to GenCon. While there, the duo will competing against national champions from Italy, Canada, France, among other countries, for the world championships.

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