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Keen Interviewed on WPLN

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Dan KeenCurb College of Entertainment and Music Business Professor of Music Publishing Dan Keen was interviewed on local NPR station, WPLN, July 31 to talk about Spotify’s list of the “Nashvillist Artists.” Spotify has started compiling playlists for cities across the world compiled of songs that are distinctive of their respective towns.

Keen said he feels that Nashville’s list under represents Christian artists. “We are the world’s center of Christian music here,” said Keen.  “We’re not satellite offices from some office in New York or LA. Christian music is centered here,” he said.

Princeton Review Recognizes Belmont on ‘Best in Southeast’ List

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Princeton Review Recognizes Belmont on ‘Best in Southeast’ List

Belmont University is one of the best colleges in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review. The well-known education services company lists Belmont among its 140 “Best in the Southeast” recommended schools in the “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature, posted on August 3.

Belmont Sign Glamour ShotThe Princeton Review editors made their selections based on data collected from a survey of administrators at several hundred colleges in each region, as well as staff visits and the perspectives of college counselors and advisors whose opinions the company solicits.

“We chose Belmont and the other outstanding institutions on this list primarily for their excellent academics,” said Princeton Review’s Senior VP-Publisher Robert Franek. “We also gave careful consideration to what students enrolled at the schools reported to us about their campus experiences on our student survey for this project. We designed our 80-question survey to include questions that prospective applicants might ask on a campus visit. Only schools that permit us independently to survey their students are eligible to be considered for our regional ‘best’ lists, and only schools at which we see a strong level of satisfaction among their enrolled students – whom we consider their customers – make it to our final slate of regional ‘best’ college selections.”

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Alumna-Owned Biscuit Love Earns ‘Best Sandwich of 2015’

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Sarah Hadzor Worley, a 2013 liberal studies and 2015 Master’s of accountancy graduate and co-founder of Biscuit Love, has recently made headlines with the restaurant’s creation, The East Nasty. Named as bon appetit’s “Best Sandwich of 2015,” this menu item uses one of Nashville’s favorites – fried chicken. Add aged cheddar and sausage gravy, and you’ve got this award-winning delicacy.

As bon appetit said, “How good is it? Let’s just say hour-plus waits on the weekends at this breakfast-and-lunch spot in the Gulch neighborhood are not unheard of. We’d gladly join the line for just one bite of Karl and Sarah Worley’s monument to excess: a slightly-crunchy-on-the-exterior, fluffy, buttery biscuit topped with a ridiculously good piece of fried chicken, which is swaddled in rich sausage gravy, then topped with (you guessed it) the other half of the biscuit. Is it insane to even call this a sandwich? Definitely—that’s why we love it.”

But the hits don’t stop there. Biscuit Love was also included on bon appetit’s recent rankings of “America’s Best New Restaurants,” a list comprised of the truly original, innovative and unexpected across America. According to the organization’s listing, the restaurants all have something in common – “flat out deliciousness.”

Worley said she and her husband, Karl, are both culinary school graduates, so moving into the restaurant business was born out of their shared love for entrepreneurship. Obtaining business degrees after culinary school was an intentional decision to reach their goals sooner. “As for the biscuits, that came from our love of the south, southern food and Nashville.”

With the impressive lists of restaurants included in this year’s ranking, Worley said she and her team are honored to be included. And as for her recommendation for the best item on the menu? Biscuit Love’s hot chicken biscuit – the Princess – or an old tried and true favorite, the hash.

Drs. O.C. and Linda Ferrell Join Massey College of Business as Distinguished Chairs of Ethics

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Drs. O.C. and Linda Ferrell Join Massey College of Business as Distinguished Chairs of Ethics

Linda Ferrell OC FerrellEsteemed experts in marketing and business ethics, Drs. O.C. and Linda Ferrell recently joined the faculty of Belmont University’s Massey College of Business as University Distinguished Chairs of Business Ethics. The couple team teaches courses and will lead graduate-level students in subjects like Leadership and Ethics, Sales Management and Marketing Management, among others.

Dr. Joe Alexander, associate dean of the Massey Graduate School of Business, said, “There are significant milestones on any journey to build a nationally-ranked business school, and our hiring of the Ferrells certainly qualifies as one of those major mile marker events. Both O.C. and Linda are nationally recognized as preeminent scholars and leaders within their disciplines, and we are ecstatic that they have chosen to continue their academic careers with us here at Belmont. Our students will ultimately be the real winners in this deal.”

“Over the years we have had several opportunities to speak at Belmont events and to classes,” the Ferrells noted. “During our last trip we spoke as part of the Edward C. Kennedy Center for Business Ethics speaker series and had lunch with Mrs. Helen Kennedy. It was a special experience. We saw the impact that Belmont is having on students and the business community. We felt our experiences and interest meshed very well with this type of environment.  We would like to build upon the excellence that has been established in the business ethics area and add to the great work that Harold Fogelberg [director of Belmont’s Center for Business Ethics] and others are doing to advance business ethics education and effectively reach out and support the business community in their endeavors to build high integrity organizations.”

With a B.A. and an MBA from Florida State and a Ph.D. in marketing from Louisiana State, Dr. O.C. Ferrell most recently served as a University Distinguished Professor, Professor of Marketing and Creative Enterprise Scholar at the University of New Mexico. He works with Linda to co-manage a $2.5 million grant for business ethics education at the University of New Mexico provided by the Daniels Fund. He is past president of the Academic Council of the American Marketing Association and chaired the American Marketing Association Ethics Committee twice. He serves as a board member for the NASBA Center for the Public Trust and

serves on the advisory board of Savant Learning. His academic research focuses on ethical decision making, stakeholder relationships and social responsibility. Dr. Ferrell is the co-author of 20 books and more than 100 articles. He is co-author of leading textbooks in Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Business Ethics, Introduction to Business and Business and Society. His articles have been published in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, AMS Review, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing and Academy of Management Executive as well as other journals. He is also writes the Wall Street Journal weekly business ethics reviews and summaries with over 6,000 global subscribers to this feature.

With a B.A. and an MBA from Illinois State and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Memphis, Dr. Linda Ferrell most recently served as Professor of Marketing and Creative Enterprise Scholar at the University of New Mexico. She is president of the Academy of Marketing Science. She serves on the board of directors of Mannatech (a NASDAQ-listed company operating in the health and wellness industry), advisory board of Savant Learning, NASBA Center for the Public Trust board, board and executive committee of the Direct Selling Education Foundation, and on the Cutco Vector College Advisory board. Her research interests include marketing and society, social responsibility and business ethics education. She has published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, AMS Review, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Journal of Macromarketing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Teaching Business Ethics, European Journal of Marketing and Case Research Journal as well as others. She is co-author of Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases, Business and Society, Business and Society, Management and Business in a Changing World. She also serves as an expert witness in cases dealing with business ethics disputes and has assisted companies in the development of their ethics and compliance programs.

Alumna Sydney Elizabeth Hudson Creates Successful Fashion Golfer Brand

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Alumna Sydney Elizabeth Hudson Creates Successful Fashion Golfer Brand

May 2015 Alumna Sydney Hudson has combined her passions for fashion and golf to launch her career as a successful business woman and owner of her own line of women’s golf skorts, under a brand of her own name, Sydney Elizabeth. Since Hudson’s official website launch on April 27, right after her NCAA eligibility ended, her apparel can be found in three golf shops, inventory has sold out twice, she is a new sponsor for the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour and is currently designing custom golf skorts for eight different high school and college golf teams.

Hudson said her years playing for Belmont’s women’s golf team set the perfect foundation for her career, providing important connections in the golf industry, as well as an inspirational and supportive network. From observing her team and their dislike for available apparel, Hudson wanted to create a brand that brought utility and fashion together.

Sydney Elizabeth 2Hudson says the design was born from necessity. “I knew for a while that I wanted to start my own business, but did not always know that a ladies golf brand was exactly what I wanted to do. As a junior and collegiate golfer, my friends, teammates and I always struggled with finding cute golf clothes. The ladies’ golf apparel was always catered to older women with long hemlines that just weren’t age appropriate for us. After getting our uniforms for school, we always immediately found a seamstress to hem them! I always wondered why there wasn’t brands just catered toward the young, stylish female golfer,” she said. “I knew that I loved golf, and I loved fashion. So my junior year of college at Belmont I decided to put my two passions together, and that’s when the idea for “Sydney Elizabeth” was born!”

Although starting a business comes with its own challenges, Hudson has learned a few tips. Utilizing professors as a resource and bringing them into business conversations has helped her avoid costly business mistakes. Hudson said she also used the network she was most familiar with, her peers, who didn’t hesitate to tell the truth. Lastly, Hudson said when you can “turn passion into profit,” it’s easier to relate to your customer. In fact, she said she found that the more niche the market, the faster word spreads. Word of mouth is what led to creating custom designs for school teams, something she never intended to do.

“My hope for Sydney Elizabeth is just to keep growing and expanding into more golf shops, design for more teams and to continue to grow my audience on my social media platforms” she said. “I want to continue giving girls like me the brand I never had when I was growing up playing golf. I wish I had these clothes when I was playing golf every day!”

College of Pharmacy Student Presents at Tennessee Pharmacist Association’s Annual Convention

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College of Pharmacy Student Presents at Tennessee Pharmacist Association’s Annual Convention

Fred O’NealFred O’Neal, a Belmont University College of Pharmacy student, was one of six student presenters at the Tennessee Pharmacist Association’s Annual Convention in July. In his presentation, “OTC Medication Clinical Pearls and Therapeutic Updates,” O’Neal educated more than 120 pharmacists and students about allergic rhinitis, the determination of allergy severity and recommendations on the best products for use. At the end of his 15-minute presentation, O’Neal provided several examples and a poll to encourage audience participation.

 

Faircloth Selected to Attend National Communication Association Conference

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Faircloth Selected to Attend National Communication Association Conference

John Thomas FairclothJohn Thomas Faircloth, a 2015 communications studies graduate, was selected by the National Communication Association as one of 40 students nationwide to attend the undergraduate honors conference held in Washington, D.C. this summer.

The conference was designed to assist students with research and post-graduate plans and provides opportunities for interaction between students and scholars in communication studies. Faircloth plans to pursue graduate studies in communication at The University of Memphis this fall.

Cates Named 2015 Nashville Business Journal Woman in Music City

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Sarah CatesBelmont’s Director of Development and Industry Relations Sarah Cates was recently lauded as a Nashville Business Journal’s 2015 Women in Music City Award recipient.

Done annually, the NBJ firsts asks for nominations of women working in the music business who are making a creative and economic impact on the industry. A judging committee comprised of women music professionals from Los Angeles and New York City score the nominations and NBJ’s internal judges made the final selections.

Cates and the 25 other recipients will be honored at an awards dinner held at the Omni Hotel on Sept. 24 and in a special NBJ printed publication.

Belmont’s College of Pharmacy Designated as HIMSS Education Partner

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Belmont’s College of Pharmacy Designated as HIMSS Education Partner

Dr. Anthony Blash Head ShotAs a result of meeting the Healthcare Information and Management System Society’s (HIMSS) rigorous standards for quality health IT or healthcare education, Belmont’s College of Pharmacy has been named as a HIMSS Approved Education Partner (AEP).

The College joins an exclusive group of organizations authorized to offer HIMSS-approved review courses and training programs to prepare candidates for advanced knowledge in health IT or healthcare. Additionally, this curriculum serves as a solid foundation to prepare students for the Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS) exams. HIMSS sponsors both certifications.

As a HIMSS Approved Education Partner, Belmont becomes the only pharmacy school in the nation with a Healthcare Informatics concentration leading to an internationally recognized certification in Healthcare Informatics which may be obtained before the students’ experiential rotations, residency inquiries and job searches begin.

CAHIMS is a new health IT certification designed for emerging professionals within the industry. CPHIMS is a professional certification program for healthcare information and management systems professionals with more than five years’ experience in health IT.

Belmont’s program sponsor is Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Informatics and Analytics in the Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences Anthony Blash, Pharm.D., BCompSc, CPHIMS. Blash has created a four-course, web-based sequence of classes to prepare Belmont student pharmacists for the CAHIMS certification. The college saw its first two students certify at the CAHIMS level last month and expects twenty to thirty students to certify each year moving forward.

“Nashville is considered by many to be home to the U.S. healthcare industry, with nearly 300 companies providing healthcare synergies found in few other places,” said Blash.  “If your interests lie in pharmacy and informatics, our program stands apart. With experiential rotation sites at the headquarters of the largest healthcare organizations in the world, faculty with experiences in the corporate boardrooms of many American healthcare companies and a Pharmacy / Healthcare Informatics experience facilitated by the current national chairman of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Educational Steering Committee on Informatics and Technology, our faculty represents the pinnacle of teaching experience.”

Belmont will expand the CAHIMS certificate program in both self-paced and accelerated formats to professional pharmacists and other healthcare or IT professionals in the very near future.

“We are pleased to welcome The College of Pharmacy at Belmont University as a HIMSS Approved Education Partner,” said JoAnn W Klinedinst, M.Ed., CPHIMS, DES, PMP, FHIMSS. “By earning this AEP designation, The College of Pharmacy has demonstrated that its  educational development activities meet the rigorous standards for quality as identified by HIMSS.”

College of Pharmacy Team Serves in Guatemala

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College of Pharmacy Team Serves in Guatemala

A team from Belmont’s College of Pharmacy recently spent 10 days in Guatemala City, Guatemala as part of a multidisciplinary surgical mission team serving at The Moore Pediatric Surgery Center. Led by Professor of Pharmaceutical, Social and Administrative Sciences Dr. Eric Hobson, three students – Shelby Blalock, Anais Fraire and Tayler Storrs – served the hospital’s hospitality and outreach team, charged with meeting the patients’ and hospital staff’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Beyond providing chaplaincy services, entertaining patients and anticipating the medical team’s needs, one student was always stationed in the Moore Center’s pharmacy where they served as a pharmacy technician to the hospital’s full-time pharmacist. Each student also observed multiple surgeries including cleft palate repair, tonsillectomy and scar rescission.

Throughout the week, the team cared for 108 children who received life-changing surgery at no cost. Dr. Hobson said a highlight of the care process was sitting, talking and praying with parents while their children were in the operating room. The team reconnected with families the day after surgery and provided each with a Spanish language Bible and a printed set of the prayers team members prayed during the major stages of each child’s hospital stay.

Hobson developed a relationship with the hospital after meeting Executive Director of The Shalom Foundation Allison Bender and realizing the need for a pharmcey. He co-designed the pharmacy and brought the first Belmont students there to open it in 2011. Now, 95 percent of the pharmacy’s services have been performed by Belmont students, and the facility has completed more than 3,000 surgeries performed by doctors from all over the United States. Hobson returns regularly to the hospital, and now his siblings have taken on roles with the clinic as well, making what USA Headlines calls a “Family Affair.” The family hopes to continue helping the clinic grow.

Upon returning from the trip, Blalock said she is thankful for Belmont for allowing her to be a part of something so special. “I woke up this morning full of emotions: sadness because I wasn’t at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center today, happiness because I remember the impact we were able to make and gratefulness because those kids changed my life more than I could ever imagine changing or impacting theirs,” she said. “It was truly an honor to be able to serve all week and is something that will always be close to my heart.”

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