Belmont Physical Therapy students attended the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) Day on the Hill on Feb. 11. TPTA President Scott Newton and TPTA Legislative Chair Joe Newton provided an orientation to the legislative process and highlighted a particular bill of interest to physical therapists.
The students were then escorted through Legislative Plaza to the Old Supreme Court Room in the Capitol where the students, accompanied by UTC PT students, heard an inspiring talk from State Senator and physical therapist Bo Watson. Watson stressed the importance of the legislative arena for PT practice and urged students to be advocates for their profession.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Student Members of the American Chemical Society and Chemistry Professor Dr. Kimberlee Daus hosted a convocation event on the chemistry elements of Chocolate. Nutrition researcher Michael Levine, among others, has described chocolate as being the world’s perfect food—chemically speaking.
Students Hannah Cintron and Pierce Riddick are currently enrolled in Belmont’s Location Recording Techniques class as part of the university’s semester-long Belmont East program in New York City.
Associate Professor of History Dr. Peter Kuryla recently conducted an interview for “Chapter 16”, a website and meeting place that encourages a broad readership in Tennessee humanities, with historian Nell Irvin Painter (Princeton, emerita) on her bestselling book The History of White People. To view the interview, click 