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Hawler Faculty Visit Belmont’s Pharmacy School

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Belmont University hosted faculty from Hawler Medical University in Arbil, capital of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, this summer.

Belmont Professor and Chair of Pharmaceutical Science Andy Webster and Director of International Student Services Kathryn Skinner oversaw the training of the four faculty members from Hawler’s College of Pharmacy in health care informatics, pharmacy management and administration, communication, counseling and patient assessment, and didactic and clinical experiential education.Discussions included syllabus design and development, introduction to modern pedagogical principles and practices and an introduction to designing, developing and maintaining contemporary clinical practice environments. The Kurdish faculty became qualified as affiliate faculty members of Belmont’s School of Pharmacy.

Webster visited Kurdish Iraq in 2009 and was appointed to the Kurdistan Regional Government Curriculum Development Project.

“The focus of this project was to modify and update the professional pharmacy curriculum for the colleges of pharmacy in the Kurdish region of Iraq. This newly developed curriculum provides students a broad, solid grounding in the basic and clinical sciences, epistemologies and values that define contemporary pharmacy practice,” Webster said. “This sets a new educational standard for both students and faculty in that area of the world.”

Alumni Featured on HGTV Reality Show

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Several Belmont alumni will be featured on an HGTV reality TV show airing a sneak peek 9 p.m. Sept. 5 after Design Star.

“Our show is called Interiors, Inc.  The coolest thing is that there are actually three School of Music grads all on the show,” said Brad Ramsey. It also features alumni Katie Rogers Langley and Courtney Grimes Cuden.

The show’s season begins airing regularly in January.

 

Alumnus Named Editor of City Paper

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A 1993 Belmont University graduate, Steve Cavendish is returning to Nashville to take helm of The City Paper. Local media holding company SouthComm Inc. announced Aug. 31 it named Cavendish editor the newspaper.

“Nashville is home for me. To be able to join a talented staff like The City Paper’s is a thrill,” Cavendish said. “Nashville needs strong newspapers to hold our leaders accountable, to inform our citizens and to help them understand the world around them. And if we need to explain how a Cover Two defense works, we’ll do that, too.”

Cavendish is returning home to Nashville, where he studied  political science and journalism and was editor of the Belmont Vision. He began his career at the Nashville Banner, and served stints at the St. Petersburg Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. Cavendish will begin work at The City Paper Sept. 19.

“I am excited Steve is coming home to Nashville to take the helm of The City Paper. Steve brings years of experience at some of the best newspapers in the country,” said SouthComm CEO Chris Ferrell. “I am looking forward to working with him to continue to make The City Paper the best source of local news coverage in Nashville.”

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Bennett to Mentor, Present at Journalism Industry Events

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Sybril Bennett (Media Studies) will serve as a mentor to the Online News Association Student Newsroom Sept. 22-25 in Boston, Mass. The Online News Association (ONA) is composed largely of professional digital journalists. Founded in 1999, ONA now has more than 1,600 professional members whose principal livelihood involves gathering or producing news for digital presentation.

Bennett also will present at the Society of Professional Journalist’s Excellence in Journalism Annual Conference Sept. 25-27 in New Orleans, La. on the topic “I See Opportunities: Journalism Skills Needed Virtually Everywhere.” The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect journalism. The organization is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Below is a description of Bennett’s presentation:

“So many digital tools, so many ways to use them. What are the future trends online and how can newsroom leaders, journalists and educators capitalize on them? Be present for an engaging, entertaining and interactive look at ways you can tell better stories, create positions and leverage the foundations of journalism in the virtual arena. Many argue ‘we can’t afford it.’ In today’s world, ‘we can’t afford’ not to embrace change. Come get your money’s worth and leave with options and optimism.”

Mathematics and Computer Science Students Exam on First Attempt

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This summer, Belmont students Reid Huffman and Kurt Alexander passed the Actuarial Exam P/1 on their first try.  The pass rate for this test is around 30 to 40 percent, including those repeating it, so this is quite an accomplishment.  Reid and Kurt received year-long training and preparation from Math/CS department faculty members Barbara Ward and Danny Biles. Kurt graduated from Belmont in May 2011 with a BS in Mathematics.  Reid is a senior Honors student pursuing a double degree – a B.S. in Applied Discrete Mathematics, including the Actuarial Career Track, and a B.B.A. in Music Business.

Honors Student Receives SEAC Scholarship

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Reid Huffman, a senior Honors student pursuing a B.S. in Applied Discrete Mathematics and a B.B.A. in Music Business, has been awarded a scholarship from the Southeastern Actuaries Conference (SEAC).  Each year the Southeastern Actuaries Conference funds actuarial science scholarships for full-time students at universities and colleges in the Southeast who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in the actuarial field. In 2010, it awarded six scholarships totaling $10,000. The SEAC has been in existence since 1949 and provides continuing education opportunities for their members and colleagues in the actuarial profession in the southeast United States.

Beckmann Urges Students to Lobby Congress to End World Hunger

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Setting a strong stage for students and Belmont University’s Wealth and Poverty theme, the Rev. David Beckmann spoke on “Ending Hunger Now” during the first chapel of the academic year.

“When God sent Moses to Pharaoh, it was not to ask for canned goods, it was to demand that Pharaoh let his people go. And God gave his people all kinds of laws to follow. Among them were provisions regarding the orphans, widows and poor,” Beckmann said in the overflowing Neely Hall on Aug. 31.

World Food Prize laureate, president of Bread for the World and author of Exodus from Hunger and Transforming the Politics of Hunger, Beckmann earned degrees from the London School of Economics and Yale and was ordained by the Lutheran church to use his skills to alleviate hunger. He led church-based development programs in rural Bangladesh before spending 15 years at the World Bank. Bread for the World is a grassroots, Christian citizens’ movement against hunger. Its 56,000 members and member churches urge the U.S. government to take actions to reduce hunger, both domestic and international.

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Course Receives National Attention for Lessons in Embracing Distractions

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A group of freshmen are hard at work on their first research paper smelling the roses.

In the middle of the garden, the professor asks a student how to lace hi-top Converse Chuck Taylors. The professor, Deen Entsminger, is wearing a green T-shirt that reads, “They say I have A.D.D. but they just don’t understand. Oh, look! A chicken!”

Likewise the first-year seminar is titled “Oh, Look, a Chicken!” Embracing Distraction as a Way of Knowing and is where Entsminger teaches students how to focus using nontraditional techniques.

Students must write papers using their personal research on the five senses. Entsminger reads aloud illustrated books The Simple People and Toby’s Toe to teach lessons about what to value by being alive. Students listen to music while doodling in class. Another project requires students to put themselves in situations where they will be distracted and write a reflection tracking how they got back to their original intent.

“Because the course is all about ways of knowing, I want to embrace the fact that we are distracted as a culture, why are we distracted, how can we embrace it and how do we get back to the thing that we were doing in the first place,” Entsminger said. “Once the students start paying attention to what distracts them, it helps them figure out whether those things were worthwhile. They figure out, ‘I’m spending way too much time on Facebook,’ or ‘I’m spending way too much time getting a cup of coffee.’ And they find out how to better use their time.”

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State Senate Honors Late Chancellor Gabhart with Resolution

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Senator Douglas Henry presents the memorial resolution to Dr. Norma Baker Gabhart.

Earlier this month the Senate of the State of Tennessee presented a resolution to the Gabhart family honoring Belmont’s late chancellor and retired president, Dr. Herbert C. Gabhart, who passed away on Sept. 10, 2009.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 675—sponsored by Senators Douglas Henry, Roy Herron and Joe Haynes—was passed several months after Dr. Gabhart’s death, and the official presentation of the scroll was recently made to his family on Aug. 11. Dr. Norma Baker Gabhart, Dr. Gabhart’s wife and a retired professor of psychology at Belmont, accepted the resolution on behalf of the family. Belmont’s Dr. Jason Rogers, vice president for administration and legal counsel, and Mrs. Judy Fisher accompanied the Gabhart family at the ceremony.

The resolution reads in part, “Dr. Herbert C. Gabhart leaves behind an indelible legacy of integrity and probity in public life, compassion and loyalty in private life, and diligence and dedication in all his chosen endeavors… We honor the memory… reflecting fondly upon his bountiful life of academic excellence, his impeccable character and his stalwart commitment to living the examined life with courage and conviction.”

A visionary leader in higher education who was devoted to this university, Dr. Herbert C. Gabhart served as president of Belmont from 1959 until his retirement in 1982, when he accepted the position of chancellor, where he continued to serve until the time of his death. The Gabhart Student Life Center is named in his honor.

Campus to Engage in Year-Long Conversation on New Building

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Belmont President Bob Fisher speaks at the Fall 2011 Opening Convocation.

During Opening Convocation on Wednesday, Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher announced tentative plans for a new academic building to be located on the corner of 15th and Wedgewood Avenues.

“This really is the chance of a lifetime for our campus,” said Dr. Fisher, “because we can spend the coming weeks and months discussing and imagining what would be the best use of this space in terms of serving both our student body and our community. This is an opportunity to put our creative capital to work. We can take advantage of the incredibly talented and innovative minds that are already invested in Belmont and allow them to speak into this university’s future.”

During the fall semester, faculty, staff and students will engage in ongoing conversations about the countless possibilities a new academic building could offer to campus. In addition to discussing programs that could be housed in the space, including potentially new programs, these meetings will also encourage dialogue on how the space might be used in an innovative fashion. Provost Dr. Thomas Burns has already begun meetings on the topic over the summer, seeking input from deans and faculty members.

By next spring Dr. Fisher said he hopes to take concepts to the Board of Trustees for consideration and begin construction next summer. Tentative plans account for a 160,000 square foot building with a parking garage for up to 500 cars.

Potential occupants already under consideration for the new building include the sciences, social sciences, humanities, religion and executive education.

“This project should really be a community builder,” Fisher explained. “We want to think through this together as a campus and with our partners in the city to determine the best way this building can further unite Belmont and Middle Tennessee. My hope is this building represents a cornerstone of our campus in a sense, advancing our mission to provide an academically challenging education while also further enhancing our vision to be Nashville’s University.”

Click here to read coverage of this story in Friday’s Tennessean.

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