The philosophy department celebrated the release of their new philosophy journal, Philologoi, on Nov. 13. The name, meaning “love of reason,” is the name of the philosophy discussion group that meets each week.

Many of the students and faculty who were involved in the creation of the journal spoke during the release event and reflected on how the journal was brought to fruition. The process, from formulating the initial idea to the final publication, has been driven by students. The idea was first mentioned over a year ago, and the students and faculty of the philosophy department have worked to finally make the journal a reality. Submissions for the journal were received from a number of schools across the country, but few were accepted for admission into the final journal.

Those involved look forward to increasing the prestige and prominence of Philologoi in the future. Though a large number of applicants from a variety of schools did apply, the journal hopes that even more schools will be represented next year by a greater number of applicants, with even better quality of submissions.

To become involved or receive a copy of our first edition, contact Managing Editor Melanie Walton at melanie.walton@belmont.edu.

Belmont University Model United Nations students Rezzan Hekmat, Mary Yang, Melinda Price, Joseph Minga, Anna Jones, John Palmer Rea, Emily Cox, Charlie Dankert, Holly Morgan, Stefanie Faull, Shante Piche, Deya Malda and Philip Morris, accompanied by Political Science Assistant Professor Susan Jellissen, were delegates to the American Model United Nations conference held in Chicago from Nov. 17 through 20.

As delegates representing China, the students tackled pressing issues, such as global disarmament, protecting human rights in the context of countering terrorism and human trafficking. After researching their respective topics for several months, the students spent an intensive three days caucusing and deliberating with 1,500 students from over 150 other schools, thus gaining an experiential insight into the workings of the actual United Nations.

Belmont’s Model UN club will represent Denmark at the 2013 AMUN conference in Chicago.

Mathematics and Computer Science Professor Danny Biles and Assistant Professor Barbara Ward advised several projects from their Predictive Analytics course for the Tennessee Academy of Science Centennial Meeting on Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt University.  Belmont students Alice Curtis, Andrew Trask and Mary Yang gave oral presentations, while Annie Brunelle, Angela Gaetano, Ayesha Ghaffar, Dan Huenecke and Whit Whitson presented posters.

The Tennessee Academy of Science seeks to promote scientific research and the diffusion of knowledge concerning science; to secure communication between persons engaged in scientific work, especially in Tennessee; to assist by investigation and discussion in developing and making known the material, educational and other resource and riches of the state; to arrange and prepare for publication such reports of investigations and discussions as they further the aims and objectives of the Academy.