Four audio engineering technology faculty from the College of Entertainment and Music Business (CEMB) presented at the Audio Engineering Society’s (AES) 50th Audio Education Conference held at Middle Tennessee State University in July. Dr. Wesley Bulla, CEMB dean, participated in the panel, “Accreditation, Certification and Licensure: A Place in Audio Education?” and clarified the processes involved and shared what motivated CEMB to seek accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). New faculty hire Doyuen Ko contributed his expertise to the panel discussion, “Towards a Systematic Ear-Training Curriculum: Effective and Efficient Learning in Audio Education.” AET Chair Dan Wujcik led a panel presentation on “Current Practices in the Delivery and Assessment of Internships in Audio Education,” exploring what institutions were doing at the public, private and non-profit and for-profit levels. Dr. David Tough presented a summary of research results from his doctoral dissertation as part of a panel titled, “Audio Education Report Card,” which was covered in ProSound News.
Slay Named Chair of Jazz Education Network Committee
Dr. Cheryl Slay Carr, assistant professor of music business, attended the Jazz Education Network (JEN) Board of Directors meeting in Dallas in August, where she was named chair of the JEN Music Business & Jazz Industry Committee.
Adam Engineers for Live Gill/Franklin Performance
Nathan Adam, assistant professor in audio engineering technology, recently engineered Vince Gill and Paul Franklin in New York playing “Together Again” for a piece on CBS.com.
Battle of the Bands Kicks Off CEMB Showcase Series
The 2013-14 College of Entertainment and Music Business showcase series is off to a successful start after Friday evening’s Battle of the Belmont Bands show, sponsored by Musicians Corner. Wrapper’s Food Truck served audience members, estimated at more than 1,000 in attendance, as they enjoyed performances by CJ Solar Band, Sam Pinkerton (winner), BASHLEY, Young Islands, Staying For The Weekend (also seen at Bonnaroo), and The Harmaleighs (also heard on Lightning 100). The next event in the series is the Christian Showcase, which is scheduled for Sat., Sept. 14 in the Curb Event Center.
Belmont Freshman Wins N.o.W. Youth Leadership Award
Belmont freshman Maren Johnson, of Watertown, S.D., has been named the winner of the N.0.W. Youth Leadership Award from the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN).
Johnson, who is the student ambassador for the Global Soap Project, will be given the award at the CEHN 2013 Annual Child Health Advocate Award Reception in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17. The award was created in 2012 to identify “a young person who deserved to be recognized for their exceptional environmental health leadership.”
During the past three years, Johnson has created a network of about 130 hotels and more than 500 volunteers in four Upper Midwest States and two Canadian provinces to collect used hotel soap for recycling through the Global Soap Project, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Johnson’s network has collected about 25 thousand pounds of soap, enough to make about 100,000 bars of new soap, all of which will help vulnerable populations around the world.
“I am extremely honored and humbled to be recognized by the Children’s Environmental Health Network,” Johnson said. “I’ve discovered there are thousands of volunteers eagerly looking to improve the health of children throughout the world, and the Global Soap Project is one way we can make a difference. Solutions can be as nearby as our trash cans.”
Management Faculty Published in Hospice Journal
Belmont’s management faculty published an article in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AJHPM). Their article is titled “Revisiting Perceptions of Quality of Hospice Care: Managing for the Ultimate Referral.” The authors of the article include Dr. Richard Churchman, Dr. Stan York, Dr. Beth Woodard, Dr. Chuck Wainwright and Dr. Mary Rau-Foster.
Hospice services provided in the final months of life are delivered through complex interpersonal relationships between caregivers, patients and families. Often, service value and quality are defined by these interpersonal interactions. This understanding provides hospice leaders with an enormous opportunity to create processes that provide the optimal level of care during the last months of life. This article argues that the ultimate referral is attained when a family member observes the care of a loved one, and the family member conveys a desire to receive the same quality of services their loved one received at that facility. This article provides evidence that supports the methods to ultimately enhance the patient’s and family’s experience and increase the potential for the ultimate referral.
The AJHPM is a peer-reviewed journal, published eight times a year. In 30 years of publication, AJHPM has highlighted the interdisciplinary team approach to hospice and palliative medicine as related to the care of the patient and family. With changes in health care, aging of the population and the chronicity of a wide array of diseases, AJHPM provides a stimulating and educational forum to maintain relevance in the field of hospice and palliative medicine.
Belmont Ranked as One of Fastest Growing Campuses in Nation
104 percent growth over decade product of traditional enrollment, not online; Belmont sees rise in U.S. News ‘Best of’ rankings during same time frame
Nashville’s Belmont University is one of the fastest growing campuses in the nation, according to an annual “Almanac of Higher Education” report released last week by The Chronicle of Higher Education. What’s more, the University is the only one of its peers to be ranked in the Top 10 for fast-growing enrollment (Chronicle) and as a Top 10 Best Regional University in the South (U.S. News & World Report).
Universities of at least 2,000 students were listed in the Chronicle’s report and were divided into four charts—public and private research institutions and public and private master’s level institutions. The colleges were then ranked by the percentage of enrollment increase from 2001 through 2011. In the private master’s level category, Belmont landed at No. 7 with 104 percent enrollment growth between 2001 (3,129 students) and 2011 (6,395 students).
Associate Provost and Dean of Enrollment Services David Mee said, “Growth at many of the colleges and universities on the Almanac list reflect the addition of a large number of online-only students. Belmont’s growth has primarily been the result of an ever-increasing number of undergraduate and graduate students studying on the University’s campus, face-to-face with Belmont’s outstanding faculty, and as part of numerous student organizations and community service programs.”
COBA Professors Co-Author Article
An article co-authored by five College of Business Administration faculty has been published in the August edition of American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Professor of Management Richard Churchman, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Management Stan York, Associate Professor of Management Beth Woodard, Associate Professor of Management and Healthcare Administration Chuck Wainright and Assistant Professor of Management Mary Rau-Foster wrote “Revisiting Perceptions of Quality of Hospice Care: Managing for the Ultimate Referral” together.
Click here to read the article.
Pharmacy Students Publish Movie Review
Belmont Pharmacy students Meg Aldstadt and Kelly Maguigan recently published a review of the movie “Nerve” in Mental Health Clinician, a monthly publication of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists.
Under the guidance of Dr. Michael McGuire, assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy, the students detailed how social anxiety disorder and medications used to treat it were depicted in the movie, an indie favorite where a young man battles the disorder with the help of a psychology student. In the review, Aldstadt and Maguigan conclude that while “Nerve” provides an excellent portrayal of social anxiety disorder, it falls short in depicting relevant treatment options.
They write, “Anxiety disorders respond to cognitive strategies and pharmacotherapy, but ‘Nerve’ does not present any current, accepted treatment options. Instead, Aurora (the psychology student character) hurries Josh (the main character) through some experiments with her thesis deadline as the goal. It is not reasonable to expect an individual to improve in such a short period of time. We believe that she actually harms Josh more than she helps him. While the movie’s representation of treatment options fails, it does demonstrate the complexity of Josh’s disorder. It realistically shows the impact of inappropriate treatment, as opposed to giving the viewer a cinematic ending where he improves regardless of the quality of therapy.”
Click here to read the review.
Simmons Article Accepted for Publication
Dr. Lakisha L. Simmons, assistant professor of Information Systems Management, has published an article in the August 2013 edition of the peer-reviewed The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems. The journal has a 15 percent acceptance rate. Her article is titled “Extraction of Financial Information from Online Business Reports.” Continuing in this research stream, Simmons also is preparing a manuscript for publication that details the creation of a system that accurately extracts security information from online government reports.
