Charles A. Trost, professor of law at Belmont University College of Law, has been re-elected to serve as treasurer of the Uniform Law Commission.
Founded in 1892, the ULC is an organization comprising more than 350 practicing attorneys, judges, law professors, legislators and other state officials appointed by every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to draft and promote enactment of uniform laws that are designed to solve problems common to all the states. Commissioners donate their time as a pro bono public service.
Trost has been a member of the Uniform Law Commission since 1997. As a Tennessee uniform law commissioner, he has served on numerous ULC committees. He is a member of the ULC Executive Committee and a member of the International Legal Developments Committee. He is also a member of the Study Committees on Trust Decanting and Trust Protectors. He chaired the drafting committee on the Uniform Wage Withholding and Unemployment Insurance Procedure Act.
He teaches tax courses at Belmont and serves as Of Counsel with the Nashville law firm of Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis LLP, where he focuses on state and federal tax law and tax litigation.
Belmont University will hold its summer 2013 commencement ceremony for graduate and undergraduate students at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in the Curb Event Center.
Belmont will celebrate the graduation of a total of 225 students. During the graduation ceremony, 83undergraduate, 104 master’s and 38doctoral degrees will be conferred.
Dr. Robert C. Fisher, president of the University, will preside over the event. Dr. Kelley Kiningham, College of Pharmacy assistant dean of student affairs and an associate professor, will present the commencement address.
Watch the graduation ceremony live by visiting www.belmont.edu during the ceremony and clicking the watch live link.
Belmont University is one of the best colleges in the Southeast according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. Featured for the sixth consecutive year, Belmont is one of 138 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its “Best in the Southeast” section of its feature, “2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region,” that posted today on the organization’s website.
The 138 colleges The Princeton Review chose for its “Best in the Southeast” designations are located in 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The Princeton Review also designated 226 colleges in the Northeast, 124 in the West, and 155 in the Midwest as best in their locales on the company’s “2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region” lists. Collectively, the 643 colleges named “regional best(s)” constitute about 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges.
Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s senior vice president/publisher, said, “We’re pleased to recommend these colleges to users of our site as the best schools to earn their undergrad degrees. We chose these as our ‘regional best’ colleges mainly for their excellent academic programs. From several hundred schools in each region, we winnowed our list based on institutional data we collected directly from the schools, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of our staff, plus college counselors and advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what students at the schools reported to us. Only schools that permit us to independently survey their students are eligible to be considered for our regional ‘best’ lists.”
About The Princeton Review Founded in 1981, The Princeton Review (www.princetonreview.com) is a privately held education services company headquartered in Framingham, MA. The Company has long been a leader in helping students achieve their education and career goals through its test preparation services, tutoring and admissions resources, online courses, and more than 150 print and digital books published by Random House, Inc. The Princeton Review delivers its programs via a network of more than 5,000 teachers and tutors in the U.S.A., Canada, and international franchises. The Company also partners with schools and guidance counselors worldwide to provide students with college readiness, test preparation and career planning services.
Senior Director of Curb College Initiatives Sarah Cates is featured in the June/July edition of Music Row magazine. In her “Rowfile” interview, Cates discusses her career path at Belmont and describes her role in developing external programs, like Belmont East and West, and industry relationships, including those with members of CEMB’s advisory board.
“At the end of the day, our jobs are about providing opportunities for students to succeed in life and in the entertainment business,” said Cates. “Anything I do with the industry has to connect to that point. Belmont provides a great open door to our industry—it’s up to the students to walk through it.”
Construction is nearly complete on the new location of McAlister’s Deli on campus.
With a goal to enhance the student experience, Belmont Dining Services, provided by Sodexo, will launch several new initiatives this fall as well as open two new popular chain restaurant locations on campus.
An express version of McAlister’s Deli, serving the popular chain’s top 25 best-selling items, opens Aug. 12 in the former spot of Buzzy’s candy store on Belmont Blvd. While the chain has expanded into Middle Tennessee in recent years with shops in Brentwood, Cool Springs and Murfreesboro, this will be the first McAlister’s in Nashville.
Meanwhile, a Papa John’s branch will be added to the former Quizno’s spot in Curb Cafe. The pizza shop will offer both eight-inch individual size pizzas as well as 16-inch pies. The site will open for business on Monday, Aug. 19.
Director of Dining Services Kyle Grover said, “This past year Dining Services hosted four student focus groups, and we asked students what food options they wanted on campus. Adding McAlister’s and Papa John’s will meet the students’ needs.”
The cafeteria, located in the Gabhart Student Center, adds a Simple Servings station that offers allergy sufferers (gluten, lactose, shellfish, etc.) meal options free of instigating allergens. In addition, Sodexo has partnered with MyFitnessPal.com to include more than 1,200 recipes on the site so diners can scan an item in line and immediately have access to nutritional information on the website. Sodexo is also instituting Qbot, a rewards program that offers free products when users reach certain pre-set milestones in purchases.
To give students even more options for dining, Bruin Bucks can be used at several off-campus vendors, allowing students to enjoy meals at locations beyond the cafeteria, Curb Cafe, Bruin Grounds, What’s Bruin and Corner Court. In addition to using Bruin Bucks in Belmont’s on campus eateries and pharmacy, students can use the system at Subway, Chago’s, Kalamata’s, Noshville and Papa John’s as well as at the new campus locations of Papa John’s and McAlister’s. An announcement will be made soon regarding new additions to the Bruin Bucks program.
All of the new options are a precursor to Fall 2015 when the new Academic and Dining Services complex is scheduled to open. Fred Puffenberger, senior director of auxiliary enterprises, said, “We are excited about the opportunity to offer the additional on-campus food options to our student body. These additions along with expanding our partnerships with several new off campus vendor Bruin Bucks partners is another step in the continuation of enhancing the student experience here at Belmont.”
Dr. John Barnwell (’13) was awarded the Mylan Excellence in Pharmacy Award in May and has recently been recognized in the official publication of the American Pharmacist’s Association, Student Pharmacist. While a student in the College of Pharmacy, Barnwell was an active leader in various pharmacy organizations including American Pharmacist’s Association, American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, Phi Delta Chi, Phi Lambda Sigma and Rho Chi. He resides in Nashville, Tenn. and is employed by Kroger.
Belmont pharmacy students recently attended the 126th annual Tennessee Pharmacists Association meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn. Kelly Maguigan (’14), Kyle Robinson (’14), Mandy Newman (’14) and Alexander Tu (’16) represented Belmont’s College of Pharmacy as the Self Care Team.
Dr. Traci Poole, adviser of Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists, said, “It was wonderful to see our student pharmacists engaged with their state association in a variety of ways, including the discussion of policy in our House of Delegates and the Self-Care Competition.”
The 20th annual Insects of the Night program was held July 26, at Warner Park Nature Center. It is always a big draw for families who want to learn more about nocturnal creatures. Thanks in part to an article in The Tennessean by Ms. Cheap, over 300 children attended the event. Steve Murphree, professor of biology, began the evening with a short presentation followed by family-friendly activities celebrating insects such as a puppet show, the insect parade and demonstrations.
Erin Pitts, a recent environmental science Belmont graduate who had been a seasonal naturalist at the nature center, led a night hike and was responsible for the “Moth Parts” tent. Melissa Murphree, a senior Belmont sociology major, helped at the “Insect Navigation” tent.
Pictured (l-r) are Michael Martin, LeAnn Phelan, Sarah Cates and Dan Keen.
On July 18, Belmont’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and industry partner ASCAP honored alumnus LeAnn Phelan (’89) as the 2013 recipient of the Music City Milestone Award(MCMA), which celebrates Belmont’s connection to Music Row. The award recognizes a Belmont graduate who has achieved success in the entertainment & music industry. The inaugural award was presented last year to Rusty Gaston, partner and general manager of This Music.
Phelan, who now co-heads the ASCAP creative team with Michael Martin, has a B.B.A. from Belmont University with an emphasis in music business. She serves on the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) board as well as the board of Possibilities! Inc., a not-for-profit whose mission is to provide funding for a variety of services to aid in the strengthening and rebuilding of individuals struggling with addiction, co-dependency, childhood abuse and more.
Phelan’s career in the music business has run the gamut. She has toured as a vocalist with Steve Winwood and held significant executive positions at Sony Records, 19 Entertainment, Windswept Pacific and Combustion Music. Over the years, her responsibilities have included songwriter management, production coordination, A&R, music supervision, song plugging and writer development. She has worked with a long list of artists and writers including Kings of Leon, Drew Ramsey, Ashley Gorley, Blair Daly, Gordie Sampson, Catt Gravitt, Steve McEwan and Miranda Lambert. She also worked as a preliminary judge on the “American Idol” audition tour for four seasons.
Belmont Instructor of Music Business and creative force behind the MCMA award, Dan Keen said, “With her insight, talent and passion, LeAnn has established a reputation as one of the most effective advocates for writers and artists in the business today and does so with the great integrity. Integrity, talent, passion, insight and effectiveness are all qualities that Belmont emphasizes as we shape the music business leaders of tomorrow. We are proud to hold her up as a role model for our current and future students.”
“LeAnn has been a driving force in the Nashville music community for many years, and I know I speak for all of us at ASCAP when I say we are truly honored to have her as a colleague and a mentor,” said ASCAP Nashville Membership co-head Michael Martin. “She is greatly loved by her ASCAP family, and we couldn’t be more proud of her.”
“All too often, success is recognized at the end of a career. We really want to take time to celebrate together the successes along the journey,” added Senior Director of Curb College Initiatives Sarah Cates. “LeAnn’s career path is an inspiring journey. Not only has she accomplished great things within her field of work, as a person, LeAnn is the real deal.”
Charles A. Trost, professor of law at Belmont University College of Law, has been re-elected to serve as treasurer of the Uniform Law Commission.
