Dr. Teresa Plummer, an assistant professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, was a featured presenter at the second annual Latin American Seating Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June. The conference aimed to educate, train and update health professionals with the latest technology to provide solutions of sitting for people with lifelong disabilities and conditions such as neuromuscular disorders, injuries and diseases of the spinal cord, orthopedic problems, systemic diseases, obesity and polytrauma. Over 250 therapists and medical doctors from 14 South and Central American countries attended.

Plummer was one of four invited international speakers for the event. She presented on the relationship between vision, posture and mobility and the kinesiological principles of seating and positioning.  She also served on an expert panel to evaluate children with neurological injuries. Plummer has over 30 years of experience in occupational therapy and has conducted workshops nationally and internationally in the areas of rehabilitation and assistive technology.

During the CampusEAI Consortium Annual Users Conference held last week in Cleveland, Ohio, an award was presented to Belmont University for “Best myCampus Portal” by CampusEAI Executive Director Anjli Jain for the work done on the new MyBelmont intranet system. Web Programming Services Manager Paul Chenoweth attended the conference and accepted the award on behalf of Belmont.

One of Computer Technician Chris Wilcoxson’s plugins is being used on Kevin James’s (Hitch, “King of Queens”) website. Wilcoxson is also helping James’s web developer customize it.

Assistant Professor of Audio Engineering Technology Dave Tough’s song “Pretty Mama (So Many Girls)” is featured in the series Hemlock Grove on Netflix  (Episode 2). Tough was also a finalist in the 2013 Indie International contest for his songs “Made of Stars” (Pop), “I Hate Birds” (Rock), “It Turns” (Rock) and “Let It Go” (Rock) . “I Hate Birds” took 2nd place Rock and “Made of Stars” 2nd place Pop. Tough also engineered the single “It’s Goin’ Down Tonight” for the Lost Trailers with Will and Dakota. The song is now charting on country radio.

On May14, Assistant Professor of Music Business David Maddox made a presentation on copyright law to vendors and attendees of the Nashville Recording Workshop titled “Copyright vs. Technology.” And last week, at GMA Immerse 2013, a conference for independent artists and songwriters, Curb College adjunct instructor Mark Maxwell served as moderator for a session on music business and legal topics called “Make (or Break) Your Business.”