Belmont University will hold its spring 2015 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students on Saturday, May 9 in the Curb Event Center. Belmont anticipates the graduation of approximately 1,156 students, with 862 bachelors, 102 master’s and 192 doctoral degrees conferred.
At 9:30 a.m. candidates from the Massey College of Business, Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Law, University College and Interdisciplinary Studies will have their degrees conferred. At 2:30 p.m. candidates from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing, College of Theology and Christian Ministry, College of Pharmacy and College of Visual and Performing Arts will have their degrees conferred.
Tickets, which have been distributed to the graduating students, are required for guests wishing to attend either event. Dr. Bob Fisher, president of the University, will preside over the events and present the commencement address at both ceremonies. Watch the graduation ceremony live by visiting www.belmont.edu during the ceremony and clicking the watch live link.
Baccalaureate will take place at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 in the Curb Event Center. Covering the topic “A Service of Ordination to Daily Work,” the worship service for graduates and their families will feature students from various disciplines sharing stories of how God is calling them to use lessons learned at Belmont to serve others.
nagement and Business Law J. Haskell Murray presented his paper, “An Early Report on Benefit Reports,” at the University of Connecticut’s Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Conference. Other invited academic presenters included professors from Yale University, University of Michigan and Georgia Institute of Technology. Practitioner presenters included an EVP of Newman’s Own Foundation, CEO of Greyston Bakery, CEO of EcoLogic Solutions and the Director of Sustainable Development and Community Engagement at Praxair.
Two doctoral students in Belmont’s Occupational Therapy program recently completed their residency projects which provided wheelchairs and professional support to children and their families in San Carlos, Mexico. Claire Grecco and Tara Harper completed complimentary projects under the academic advisement of Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Teresa Plummer and with assistance from the faith-based charitable organization, Reach Out and Care Wheels (ROC Wheels), based in Bozeman, Montana.
Two doctoral students in Belmont’s Occupational Therapy program recently completed their residency projects which provided wheelchairs and professional support to children and their families in San Carlos, Mexico. Claire Grecco and Tara Harper completed complimentary projects under the academic advisement of Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Teresa Plummer and with assistance from the faith-based charitable organization, Reach Out and Care Wheels (ROC Wheels), based in Bozeman, Montana.
This year’s Nashville Film Festival featured four films from China, their directors and a number of representatives from China’s film industry. Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Chinese Dr. Qingjun Li was the translator for the community VIP session entitled, “The Future of Film in China.” This year, for the first time, Chinese box office sales eclipsed those in the U.S.