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Alumna Lands Role in TPAC Musical

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Meghan Glogower (’12), who studied musical theater and dance has been cast in the roles of Kimberley and Dot in The Nutty Professor, as directed by Jerry Lewis. The show opened in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) on July 31 and will run until Aug. 18.

While at Belmont, Glogower performed in several campus productions, including Hairspray, Anything Goes and Urinetown.

She said those experiences prepared her to take on the musical.

“(The professors) helped me. They taught me how to prepare and how to do well,” she said. They gave her the confidence to try out for the open dance casting call, where she was asked to sing and read for several parts.

Critics have been nearly unanimous in their praise, leading many to believe that the show will make its way to Broadway following its run in Nashville. Glogower said she thinks the move the Broadway is  “very likely.”

Murphree Hosts Students From Friends Life Program

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Steve Murphree, of the Biology Department, hosted 11 students and two leaders from the Friends Life program of Nashville on Aug. 9 in the Hitch Science Building. Murphree presented a lab about using the microscope entitled “Life at a Small Scale.” Friends Life is a certified 501(c)3 non-profit organization  dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities. They seek to create opportunities to develop socially, grow personally and enjoy community. Click here to read a Facebook post about the trip to Belmont and a photo of one of the participants.

 

Pinter and Miller Present at MathFest

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Mike Pinter and Andrew Miller, of the Mathematics & Computer Science Department, attended and made presentations at the Annual Mathematical Association of America MathFest in Madison, Wisconsin on Aug. 2-4, 2012. Pinter presented Mathematics and Psychology: A Linked Learning Community as part of a Contributed Paper Session entitled Interdisciplinary Topics in Mathematics.  All freshmen at Belmont University take two courses from different disciplines linked together as a learning community experience for them and the course instructors. Pinter’s presentation detailed his linked cohort class, Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning, that is linked with an Introduction to Psychological Sciences course.

Miller participated in a panel discussion titled Effective Strategies for Teaching Classes for Non-Majors. Mathematics departments across the country serve non-majors in a variety of courses ranging from calculus for non-math majors to “math for liberal arts” courses to quantitative literacy courses. This panel brought together an eclectic selection of mathematicians with diverse perspectives on these courses to try and answer the urgent question: How do we teach non-majors successfully? Miller specifically spoke about Belmont’s assessment study of MTH 1080 and how the results of that study led him to change the way he teaches the course and what topics he introduces.

Mathematics Major Awarded Two Actuarial Scholarships

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Senior mathematics major Li “Mary” Yang was awarded two actuarial scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year: The Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC) Scholarship and The Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast (CASE) Scholarship.  These are both competitive scholarships awarded to students at southeastern U.S. universities who plan to pursue a career as an actuary. Typically only five SEAC scholarships and only two CASE scholarships are awarded per year.

Yang is completing the Mathematics Actuarial Career Track in preparation for becoming a certified actuary. Students completing the Actuarial Track will earn a minor in Business Administration. The actuarial profession is usually ranked in the top five of career choices.  Actuaries work in the insurance and financial sectors and specialize in analyzing the financial impact of risk and uncertainty.

Psychology Professor and Students Present Posters in South Africa

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Psychology majors Alyssa Thanasack (’12) and Jasmine Jarupat, a junior, and psychology professor Pete Giordano presented research in an electronic poster session at the 30th International Congress of Psychology held July 22-27, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. This Congress was the first to be held in Africa and was organized by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and the Psychological Society of South Africa in Partnership with key South African Universities and the Psychological Associations of neighboring countries. The theme of the Congress was “Psychology Serving Humanity.”

Thanasack collected data from Laotian American adolescents at two Buddhist temples in the Nashville area and investigated the relationships among acculturation, academic achievement, health risk behaviors, and parenting styles. Giordano supervised the project. The title of their poster was “Laotian American Adolescents: The Psychological Correlates of Merging Cultures” which was based on Thanasack ‘s honors thesis, for which Jarupat served as a research assistant. The innovative electronic poster format allowed presenters to submit proposals online and then, if accepted, present the poster electronically without actually attending the conference.  Click here to view their poster.

Alexson Wins Jazz Piano Competition

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Bill Alexson competed in the first annual Jazz Piano Competition at West Virginia University on July 2 and 3. He made the finals and earned first place.

Alexson is a junior studying commercial music with a performance piano emphasis.

 

Students’ Band Recognized for Performance

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Composed of Belmont students, the Luke Preston Band won the Road to Country Stampede band competition in June that put them on the main stage with with J.T. Hodges, Jerrod Niemann, Brantley Gilbert and Toby Keith. The Kansas concert was part of one of the biggest country music festivals in the country.

Band members are guitarist and lead vocalist Luke Preston, lead guitarist Luke Enyeart, bassist Jared Chapman and drummer Jeremy Gold, studying music business and entrepreneurship.

Some 19 bands entered the competition through digital submissions on Sonicbids.com, and The BIG 94.5 Country Radio selected nine to compete in online listener voting. The top two  acts traveled to Manhattan, Kan. for a battle of the bands, and the Luke Preston Band earned a spot on the main stage at Country Stampede Festival 2012,

The band has receive much media attention this summer and was feature on the front page of  Kansas newspaper Manhattan with the Zac Brown Band. Preston, who is studying music business, also was featured on Tampa’s WQYK radio station, Academy of Country Music’s 2012 Radio Station of the Year.

The band released its debut extended play “When You’re Lost” on April 28, and it can be streaming for free here.

DeWitt Earns Physical Therapy’s Outstanding Alumnus Award

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The School of Physical Therapy honored alumnus John DeWitt (’01) with its Outstanding Alumnus Award on Aug. 10 during its Hooding Ceremony in the Troutt Theatre.

“I am thrilled and humbled by this honor and to be the inaugural recipient,” he said. “It is always nice to be appreciated not only by your peers but also your mentors.”

DeWitt, who earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Belmont, serves as team leader for clinical development, clinical assistant professor and director of physical therapy residencies at The Ohio State University.

Speaking to the summer 2012 class, DeWitt urged them to live out of their comfort zones by continually challenging themselves to drive growth in their personal lives and careers.

“Find fire in your gut that makes you do more for yourself, more for your family, more for your profession and more for your patients. See people as people and not as a person with disabilities,” he said. “Tell people that you want help, you want to learn and do more. Amateurs train until they can get it right, but professionals train until they cannot get it wrong.”

Prior to enrolling at Belmont University, DeWitt was an athletic training with the New England Patriots.

“I knew someone in the first class, and when I came to visit, I was impressed with vision, facilities and exceptional quality of the instructors,” he said. DeWitt went on to become the 2008 Ohio Physical Therapist of the Year and earn a 2009 New Horizon Award from the American Association of Physical Therapy.

BLINK Charging Stations Welcome Electric Vehicles to Belmont

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The Curb and North parking garages may soon become a destination for the more than 300 Nissan Leafs in the Nashville area with six free electric vehicle charging stations being installed on campus this month.

As part of The EV Project, a public-private partnership between ECOtality Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, BLINK Level 2 Wall Mount charging stations are provided without charge to Belmont University. The San Francisco, Calif.-based clean electric transportation company and the federal department are each covering half of BLINK’s costs, which usually retail for $3,000 each plus $400 in shipping and handling fees, said ECOtality Area Manager Stephanie Cox.

“We see this as being the future of fuel conservation,” said Alison McCommons in Belmont’s Office of University Counsel. “If there aren’t a lot of people that drive electric cars, then hopefully having the chargers on campus will encourage them to consider it as an option.”

Eliminating the need for drivers to stop and fuel up at gas stations, BLINK allows electric cars to charge while their drivers are at their destinations. Students and professors can charge their electric vehicles while in class and visitors while they are touring campus. Electric vehicle owners driving through the area also will see the stations appear on navigation units on their dashboard. The charging stations, three on the sixth floor of the Curb Garage and three on level one of the North Garage, are free and open to the public.

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Fifth Third Bank Gives Belmont Community-Building Funds

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Dr. Bob Fisher greets CRA Manager Luis Parodi and Financial Center Manager Rosa Berger of Fifth Third Bank.

Fifth Third Bank presented a $15,000 check to the Belmont University Office of Community Relations and Center for Service Learning on Aug. 9. The money will benefit the neighborhoods surrounding Belmont through student outreach and service projects.

Among the projects was the Next Generation Now Summer Enrichment Program, which hosted some 30 youth, many of them Edgehill residents, in a camp to improve academic achievement, community safety and nutritional health. Belmont senior Gabrielle Hampton was camp director.

Family Literacy Day and the Edgehill’s BEST newsletter, a collaboration between Belmont journalism students and Rose Park Middle School, also will benefit from the donation.

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