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BELMONT UNIVERSITY OPENING ONE HOUR LATE ON TUES., DEC. 10

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BELMONT EXAMS TO BEGIN LATE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Due to weather and road conditions, Belmont University will be opening 1 hour late this morning. Exams scheduled for 8 a.m. will be given 90 minutes late, at 9:30 a.m., in their scheduled locations, and the 11 a.m. exam will be delayed by 30 minutes (the 11 a.m. exam will occur at 11:30 a.m.). Afternoon exams (2, 5 and 7 p.m.) will continue as scheduled.

Because weather conditions can vary greatly within our region, students, faculty and staff are urged to use individual discretion when making the decision to travel to campus in snow or icy weather. Students who encounter any scheduling difficulties or are unable to get to campus are responsible for notifying their professors and arranging a mutually agreeable plan to take the final exam.

Bunch Library Faculty Participate in National Research Study

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Bunch Library was one of six college and university libraries to participate in Project Information Literacy (PIL) last fall. PIL just released the results, its seventh research report about college students and information literacy. Led by Reference Librarian Jenny Mills, the research and instruction librarians and the English department facilitated the study by arranging on-campus interviews with students from First Year Writing classes.

The study investigates the challenges today’s freshmen face, and the information-seeking strategies they develop, use and adapt as they make the transition from high school to college and begin to complete college research assignments. Included are data from a comparative analysis of library resources in 30 U.S. high schools and six colleges and universities, interviews with 35 first-term freshmen from six colleges and universities and an online survey with 1,941 U.S. high school and college student respondents.

The complete report has just been released by PIL, along with a short video that summarizes the findings.

Bunch Library has also been selected to participate in the next phase of Project Information Literacy , a study of recent graduates’ information seeking behaviors, in which Belmont alumni will be surveyed.

McWhorter Society Scholars Announced

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Pictured from left to right are Dean Pat Raines, student pharmacist Jessica Brinkley, healthcare MBA student Roland Achenjang, Clayton McWhorter, MBA student Jacqueline Youde, Dean Cathy Taylor, student pharmacist Emily Doss, nursing student Kelsey Maguire, and Dean Phil Johnston.
Pictured from left to right are Dean Pat Raines, student pharmacist Jessica Brinkley, healthcare MBA student Roland Achenjang, Clayton McWhorter, MBA student Jacquelyn Youde, Dean Cathy Taylor, student pharmacist Emily Doss, nursing student Kelsey Maguire, and Dean Phil Johnston.

Belmont University introduced the first six McWhorter Society Scholars on Dec. 4.  The McWhorter Society, which was formed earlier this year, consists of members of the Nashville area community who are engaged in healthcare and the business of healthcare, and who choose to support future healthcare professionals from Belmont University.

The society is named in honor of long-time Belmont supporter Clayton McWhorter whose leadership and role in the development of healthcare industry giants HealthTrust Inc. and HCA have made a strong impression in the field of health care. In 1996, Clayton, his son Stuart and a close business friend created the venture capital firm Clayton Associates, which quickly evolved into a hub of strategic business development activities related to new firms in healthcare, technology and diversified services.

McWhorter was introduced to the newest scholars to hear their Belmont stories and how they intend to use the degrees they are pursuing at Belmont.  Recipients included the following Belmont students.

Jacquelyn Youde is a student in the Massey School’s Master of Business Administration program for Healthcare Professionals (HCMBA).  She is board-certified audiologist who originally attended the University of Washington in Seattle, prior to graduating with her Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Texas-Dallas.  She previously was employed at Vanderbilt and is a full-time business student.

Roland Achenjang is also a student in the HCMBA program.  As a young boy, he came to America with his parents, immigrating from Cameroon, Africa.  He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from North Dakota State University and is currently a pharmacist at St. Thomas-Midtown, pursuing his Belmont degree as a means of advancing his career to the next level as a healthcare administrator and leader.

Kelsey Maguire, from Nolensville, Tenn., is an undergraduate student in the College of Health Science’s School of Nursing where she plans to complete her Bachelor of Science in Nursing next spring.  As the founding President of Belmont’s Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF) chapter, Maguire was instrumental in launching an event aimed at educating the campus community about the need for feminine hygiene products in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya.  In the spring of 2013, NCF collected over 5,000 hygiene items and Maguire traveled to Africa to personally deliver these products and work directly with the women and girls who would benefit from the gifts.

Lauren Moss is a member of the inaugural class in the School of Nursing’s new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.  She is a board certified Women’s Health and Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and currently practices in a local urban internal medicine and pain management clinic.   She is a member of the Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing.  Moss’ capstone project for her DNP  focuses on adults with hypercholesterolemia and determining whether nurse-led telephone reminder calls increase patient adherence to a prescribed medication regimen.

Jessica Brinkley is a third-year student in the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.   Brinkley has served as president of Belmont’s student chapters of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and has been actively involved through these student organizations with Barren Plains Ministry, Habitat for Humanity and Live Beyond, in addition to organizing a  toy drive for children in Haiti..  As a result of her work with Habitat for Humanity, she will soon publish a paper titled, “Building a Lifelong Commitment to Service” in Student Pharmacist.

Emily Doss is also a third-year student in the Doctor of Pharmacy program.  She has completed a prestigious summer internship in pharmacy at John Hopkins University.  Doss is president of Belmont’s student chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma, the Pharmacy Leadership Society, and has received a Leadership Chapter Award for her community service with APhA.  She has served as a Student Ambassador for the College, class president and PLS president, and is an active member of multiple student pharmacist organizations at Belmont.

The McWhorter Society was conceived by Dr. Richard Treadway and the University Office of Advancement.  Membership can be arranged by calling Willie Young in the University Development Office.

Ariely Discusses Irrational Behavior During Leadership Breakfast

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Fall leadership breakfast 2013-189-LThe Center for Executive Education hosted Dan Ariely as the keynote speaker during its Fall Leadership Breakfast on Dec. 5 in the Curb Event Center arena. Presented in partnership with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurs’ Organization Nashville, the event explored how irrational behavior is a part of human nature as well as how emotions, relativity and social norms influence economic behavior.

Ariely began his keynote address with the story of how an explosion while he served in the Israel Defense Forces burned 70 percent of his body and kept him in a hospital for three years. During that time, he debated with nurses how to change the bandages of burn patients. They insisted on swift removal, which caused intense pain for a short period. Ariely preferred a slow peeling of the bandages, which lessened the pain but increased its duration, he said. After recovering from his injuries and pursuing higher education, Ariel began studying decision making through experiments that pinched fingers, made annoying sounds, radiated electrical shocks and changed body temperatures through suits running with hot or cold water. This led him to conclusions on why humans make systematic, predictable mistakes.

“The environment in which you are being placed makes a lot of the decisions for you,” he said. For example, in Denmark where drivers must opt-in to an organ donation program, the country has only 4 percent participation. On the other hand, Poland uses an opt-out form for organ donation and has 100 percent participation, simply because people do not like to fill out forms.

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Jill Robinson Named 2013 Young Leader of the Year

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Jill Robinson PhotoJill Robinson, director of executive learning and marketing for the Center for Executive Education at Belmont, has been named the 2013 Young Leader of the Year by Young Leaders Council.

Young Leaders Council (YLC) is a Nashville-based nonprofit organization that trains more than 2,000 men and women to effectively participate on the boards of nonprofit agencies. The Young Leader of the Year award is presented annually to a graduate of the YLC training program from the past 28 years who has made significant contributions to the fulfillment of the YLC mission, as well as demonstrated a commitment to ongoing community service and board leadership to local nonprofit organizations.

In addition to her role at the Center for Executive Education at Belmont University supplying the keynote speakers for the past six YLC Fall Leadership Luncheons, Robinson was key to the expansion of the YLC nonprofit board training program into Williamson County in 2013 due to the partnership created with Williamson County Young Professionals. A graduate of YLC Class 26,  she currently serves as the chair of the YLC board of directors and is a member of the advisory boards for Tennessee Repertory Theatre and OZ Nashville, a contemporary art space and event venue. She is active in both the Williamson County and Nashville Chambers of Commerce, including serving on the Nashville Chamber’s Midtown Leadership Team and previously as chair for YP Nashville, which connects young professionals to networking, professional development and community involvement.

Massey Students Top Ranking on National Business Exam

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masseyThe Jack C. Massey Graduate School’s graduating Professional Master of Business Administration students for fall 2013 performed in the top 10 percent of students nationally on the MBA Major Field Test produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, N.J.  The exam has been administered to more than 25,000 students at 260 graduate business programs across the U.S. since 2009.

“This provides strong evidence that The Massey School is delivering on its commitment to students and employers of offering an excellent part-time evening MBA program.  Our students are now proving that they can score very well among their peers at other business schools across the U.S.,” said Joe Alexander, associate dean of The Massey School.  “Their performance is a direct reflection of our focus on delivering a high-quality program for working professionals and the individual attention our students receive from our highly-qualified faculty.”

Areas covered on the exam include accounting, finance, management, marketing, and strategic integration.  The exam is now administered to graduating MBA students each semester at Massey.  Individual students from the Fall 2013 cohort who scored in the Top 10 percent or higher nationally include:  Wesley Boling of Brentwood, Andrew Brown of Nashville and Aaron Harris of Nashville.

Among other respected business schools nationwide that have also administered the MBA exam are Louisiana State University, Rollins College, Rutgers University, St. Joseph’s University, Tulane University, University of Florida, University of Nebraska, University of Virginia and Xavier University.

The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business offers high-quality graduate business programs designed for working and aspiring professionals looking to advance or switch careers.  The curriculum is designed to provide challenging, yet practical content in a flexible format.  Programs are designed to stimulate critical thinking and creative problem solving while encouraging strong communication skills and a solid framework for ethical business decision-making. In addition to core coverage in business administration and accounting, the curriculum is uniquely structured around the themes of entrepreneurship and ethical decision-making across the global economy.  All students complete a brief international study-abroad experience as part of their studies.

Webb Presents at National Communication Association Conference

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Nathan Web-LCommunication Studies Assistant Professor Nathan Webb attended the National Communication Association annual conference, where he made four competitively selected academic presentations. Each of the talks related to Webb’s research on and practice of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. He presented research on the effects of utilizing service leaning on small group pedagogy, the use of instructor self-disclosure in the classroom and how millennial professors gain credibility with students. He also was selected to share teaching practices in the Great Ideas for Teaching Students division.

Students Volunteer at Drug Take-Back Event

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drug_takeback_2013Belmont students Mackenzie Watson, Ashley Miller, Maren Richards, Hallie Cunningham, Emma Price, Jessica Porreca, Mikaela Sensley and Brittney Hampshire and Dr. Kimberlee Daus, professor of chemistry, recently participated in the Dickson County Drug Take-Back event.  This event was held on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and was coordinated by Vanderbilt University and the Dickson County Police Department.  Working alongside faculty and students from Vanderbilt and Lipscomb universities, Belmont students and faculty cataloged and counted more than 60 pounds of medication.  The National Drug Take-Back Day, set by the Drug Enforcement Agency, provides a service to community through safe and responsible disposal of unused medication.  Additionally, these events help to educate the public about the potential of drug abuse associated with these medications.

Niedzwiecki Lectures at MTSU Seminar

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john_niedzwieckiDr. John Niedzwiecki, associate professor of biology, recently presented an invited Departmental Seminar at Middle Tennessee State University. His talk was titled “Comparative Landscape Genetics of Darwin’s Finches.” He also met with graduate students in MTSU’s Molecular Bio-Sciences doctoral program to discuss his and their research programs. (image – john_ niedzwiecki.jpg)

Tennessee Physiological Society Meeting Held at Belmont

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TPS group 2013The Fifth Annual Tennessee Physiological Society Meeting was held at Belmont University on Nov. 22 in Beaman A&B.  This society, chartered in 2009 as a chapter of The American Physiological Society, seeks to “enhance and advance the field of physiology with all its molecular, cellular, organ and organismal basic and applied disciplines of research and education and unite the Physiologists for this purpose within the State of Tennessee.”  Dr. Nick Ragsdale, associate professor of biology, serves as president.

The keynote speakers at the meeting included Dr. Edgar Diaz-Cruz, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Belmont University, who presented “Tamoxifen or letrozole … Which drug will better treat my breast cancer?” There were also poster presentations by undergraduate and graduate students from the Middle Tennessee area. Justin Hughes and D’angeleau Newsome from Belmont University earned the best undergraduate presentation award and $100 cash prize.

There were four Belmont biology students that presented research posters. Justin Hughes presented “Study of Caffeine’s Neuroprotective effects on Caenorhabditis Elegans treated with 6-hydroxydopamine.”  Taylor Brown presented “HPLC Measured Nucleotide Concentrations in Staphylococcus aureus Infected and Uninfected Caenorhabditis elegans.” Maria Martino presented “The Effect of the Tub-1 Gene on Mortality of Caenorhabditis elegans Infected with Staphylococcus aureus.” D’Angeleau Newsome presented “Affect of Hypoxia Inducible Factor on Mortality of Ceanorhabditis elegans Infected with Staphylococcus aureus.”

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