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Music Industry Announcement Includes Belmont Hosting Copyright Forums

Paul Chenoweth
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songwriters.jpgIn a press conference held July 7 in Belmont University’s Inman Center, the Nashville Songwriters Association International announced an industry agreement between Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to electronically alert consumers who illegally download films, television shows and music. Known as the Copyright Alert System, the agreement is a marketplace solution to the huge illegal file-sharing problem that has devastated the entertainment industry.

“Belmont has thousands of music business and songwriter students, and they all want a fair shake when they get into the music business. Hopefully, this agreement will help them have a music business left when they graduate,” said Grammy-nominated songwriter Bob Regan, also NSAI legislative chair.

Holding the press conference at Belmont represented the first step in an ongoing collaboration between the University and NSAI to host copyright and intellectual property forums on campus. The forums will begin July 19 with U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn presenting a briefing on the Commerce Committee’s anti-piracy efforts.

“Today’s event is the first in a pilot collaboration between NSAI and Belmont University, called the Copyright Forum. The Copyright Forum will bring real world marketplace and legislative information and events to Belmont. Belmont’s students and faculty will in turn provide energy, ideas and feedback to help shape the future of the music industry,” said NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison.

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Lalman Elected as as BSW Student Representative

Paul Chenoweth
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Kelsey Lalman.jpgSenior social work major Kelsey Lalman was recently elected to serve one year as the BSW Student Representative on the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Tennessee Chapter Board of Directors. This position was elected by the membership of NASW. Kelsey also currently serves as president of Belmont’s Social Work Club.

New Leadership Program Gets Executives Out of the Classroom, Into the Community

Paul Chenoweth
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Executive Leadership Experience program offers service-learning model focused on real-world experiences
CEE.bmpMoving beyond conventional wisdom about developing leaders, Belmont University’s Center for Executive Education (CEE) announced today a completely new executive leadership development program based on the service-learning model, in partnership with key community organizations. Designed in consultation with CEE’s core faculty, CEO speakers and national thought-leaders, “The Executive Leadership Experience” boasts an innovative approach that features experiential-learning scenarios working on live projects in Nashville businesses and community organizations.

Participants will work together in cohorts of six senior leaders each, representing a diverse cross-section of the Nashville community. These teams will tackle real business challenges from the for-profit, not-for-profit, international and entrepreneurial sectors. Highlights of the 2011-12 Executive Leadership Experience program include a three-day Jump-Start in October and eight one-day high impact learning modules led by experts and area CEOS covering topics such as leadership in dynamic and complex environments, leading across generations, creating teamwork for innovation and leading in a digital age.

CEE Executive Director Gene Mage said, “This next-generation program engages future c-suite executives in ways that that go far beyond traditional classroom training. While the participants will absolutely enhance their executive presence and strategic leadership capabilities, their experiences working on live challenges around the community will build both practical application and a more complete picture of their calling as leaders.”

Ingram Content Group President and CEO Skip Prichard added, “Ingram Content Group competes in a fast-paced, global, digital marketplace. To win in this environment, we need leaders who know how to engage a new generation of diverse, tech-savvy employees. I applaud Belmont’s new approach for equipping tomorrow’s leaders to be ready for this new reality.”

A limited number of participants will be accepted for each 10-month cycle in the Executive Leadership Experience. The first cycle begins in October 2011, with a half-day orientation in August. The application deadline is August 15. For more information, contact Amy Irwin at amy.irwin@belmont.edu or 615-460-5554.

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Local Farmers Bring Produce to Belmont Community

Paul Chenoweth
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Real Food Farms.jpgLocal farmers John Cahill and David Daily have put their organic greens, carrots and beets within reach of Belmont students, staff and neighbors with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pick up every Tuesday in the Beaman Student Life Center.

“We want to give people the opportunity to eat food from the neighborhood around them, instead of eating food that’s trucked in from across the country,” said Real Food Farms owner John Cahill. He and business partner David Daily plant, harvest and distribute all the produce to 10 locations across Nashville, including the University.

Real Food Farms chose Belmont as a distribution location when Megan Gibson, a Belmont graduate student, contacted the organization on behalf of Slow Foods, a student organization devoted to creating a space of mutual learning through a community garden and other initiatives. Cahill said he thought the partnership would be a good fit for the farm and the Belmont community.

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Neighborhood Church, Belmont Faculty Host Academic Summer Camp

Paul Chenoweth
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A group of students began their summer breaks making sidewalk chalk from plaster and toothpaste from baking soda – all in the name of science.
Belmont University and Kayne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church partnered for a one-month academic enrichment summer camp sponsored by the University’s Office of Community Relations and Department of Education to benefit children ages six to 12 living in the Edgehill neighborhood.
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“Our motto this summer was ‘resilient children work well, play well, love well and expect well,’” said camp director Kathy Turner, an instructor in the Department of Education. “We are trying to build resiliency into the Edgehill neighborhood and teach children how to deal with life’s problems.”
Belmont’s Department of Education designed the curriculum for the camp, making it academic in nature while emphasizing literacy and self-confidence. The camp was planned in weekly themes: health and safety, science and nature, music and arts, history and culture.
“We really tried to focus on literacy activities… kids reading and using skills to learn in a fun environment. We made it hands on so we’re learning and not just doing worksheets,” Turner said. “This enrichment summer camp is a great program that everyone would love to see continue and grow.”

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Education Alumna Writes Book Series

Paul Chenoweth
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Elaine Mitchell Palmore (Masters of Arts in Teaching ‘03) is publishing a series of books, in the tradition of Aesop, under the title Fresh Fables that brings child like whimsy and adult wisdom to the struggles of the human condition. These beautifully illustrated stories teach an important lesson, foster discussion, and give children a better understanding of their world. Fresh Fables present grown-up issues in a relatable way to help anyone adapt and thrive.
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The first book in the series to be released is The Dragon Who Lives At Our House. In families were substance abuse is prevalent, family life can be chaotic and unpredictable. Children are often left feeling confused and abandoned. The Dragon Who Lives At Our House addresses the issue of substance abuse within the home.
“My inspiration for the book was teaching in public schools and having far too few resources to help children whose parents were in crisis. Having a picture book with explanations would have been of immeasurable help in explaining why, a dad had to go away to prison, or why mom had to go to treatment, or why a family lost everything to an addiction. The most prevalent question being, ‘Why couldn’t they just stop?’ My book answers those types of questions with words and pictures,” said author Elaine Palmore.
Palmore has 30 years of experience as an educator and administrator. She holds a B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee, a Masters of Arts in Teaching degree from Belmont University, and an American Montessori Society credential in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.
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Palmore had two stints as a student at Belmont as she first attended Belmont College as an undergraduate student in 1968. She recalls, “There are some wonderful memories from all of my years at Belmont. I like to tell people that Dr. Gabhart was a young man when I started at Belmont, and he was, I was young too. In those days you couldn’t hold hands and walk around campus, dorms were single sex only, and no smoking or drinking ever. I learned to follow the rules. My tenure at Belmont for graduate school was a completely different atmosphere. Graduate school required so much written and verbal communication that my skills as a writer and public speaker were honed to a new level. I so admired my teachers, especially Dr. James Stamper who guided me through student teaching and Dr. Merrie King who was my instructor and mentor for Human Development.”
Elaine has authored articles for several local and national publications, and facilitated workshops on Montessori philosophy, parent education, and teacher preparation. She is currently Director of the Child Development Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
The Dragon That Lives At our House is published by Rising Star Studios and can be purchased locally many bookstores and Amazon.com.

Quonset Hut Celebration Draws Music Legends

April Hefner
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Quonset Hut Celebration Draws Music Legends

Nearly three decades after the last notes were played in the historical Quonset Hut recording studio, The Curb Foundation, Belmont University and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame arranged a special celebration Monday night to honor the legacy of the studio as well as the songwriters, musicians, singers, producers and artists that graced its hallowed walls.

The Quonset Hut, which is a large prefabricated metal building, was purchased in the mid-‘50s by legendary producer Owen Bradley and his “A-Team” guitarist brother Harold to add on to the house on 16th Avenue the two had turned into a music studio. Originally intended as a space for video production, the Quonset Hut quickly became a hot spot for music recordings, playing host to sessions by Buddy Holly, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, Dusty Springfield and Brenda Lee, among hundreds of others.

In a 2005 interview with Tennessean reporter Peter Cooper, Merle Haggard said, “It was impossible for me not to be aware of the history of the place when I was recording there in the 1970s. When I walked in there, I always realized, ‘Hey, this is where they cut ‘I Fall to Pieces.’ If you’re at all interested in country music, you know about the Quonset Hut.”

After 25 years of churning out hit songs in the country, pop and rock genres, the Quonset Hut doors were shut in 1982, and eventually the building was used for office and storage space. Recognizing its significant historical status, Mike Curb acquired the building in 2005 and had the studio restored back into a recording facility. Belmont University now operates the Quonset Hut for teaching, sessions and events, so music is once again ringing inside its walls.

On Mon., June 27, many of the people who helped create history in this great studio gathered once again in the room where so many hits were made, trading songs and stories as part of the re-opening celebration. Harold Bradley, Whispering Bill Anderson, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ray Stevens, Charlie McCoy, Jim Glaser, David Frizzell, Beckie Foster, Norbert Putnam, Steve Gibson, Ray Edenton and Glenn Snoddy were among those who participated in the evening. Click here to see additional photos from the Quonset Hut celebration.

Belmont University Breaks Ground on New Residence Hall, Parking Garage

Paul Chenoweth
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Phase one to add 298 beds, 562 parking spaces to campus; construction extends University’s economic impact in Middle Tennessee
ResidenceHallRenderingJune2011.jpgBelmont University held the official groundbreaking ceremony today for a 298-bed residence hall and 562-car underground parking garage being constructed in the Bruin Hills Apartment area on the southeastern corner of campus. The nearly 110,000 square foot structure is being built on property near the intersection of 15th and Bernard avenues. In addition to the five stories above ground, the facility will also include a three-level underground parking garage.

In addition to expanding campus residence and parking capacity on Belmont’s campus, the construction represents significant economic impact for the city of Nashville. Anticipated to cost $30 million, this project is expected to generate 240 new jobs, adding up to more than 1,600 construction-related employment opportunities the university has generated in the other nine major building/renovation projects on campus since 2002. Dollars invested by the University in construction have grown exponentially in the past decade as well, from $20 million in 2000-2001 to a cumulative total of more than $236 million in 2011.

GroundbreakingJune2011-1.jpgBelmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “This new construction represents our ongoing effort to provide an exemplary residential experience for students who seek a complete living/learning community environment. Moreover, this campus growth also reflects our University-wide vision to engage with and serve the Nashville community as a contributing partner in the creation of jobs and development of service-minded citizens.”

The campus’ physical growth comes as a result of significant enrollment expansion from 2,976 students in 2000 to more than 5,900 in 2010-11. These students are making their own contributions to Nashville, offering more than 26,600 hours of service to the community over the course of the last year as part of Belmont-sponsored programs and classes.

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Young Belmont Alumni Manage Two Successful Start Ups

Paul Chenoweth
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Entrepreneurs pay back Runway Loan
Two blocks from Belmont University’s campus, alumni Kurt Nelson and Tyler Seymour have created a magical place where music festivals are shrunk into interactive features that glide beneath the fingertips of smart phone users.
Smart phone application building company Aloompa grew from Nelson and Seymour’s video production company start up, Just Kidding. Aloompa’s free apps provide festival goers with information on schedules and bands with separate applications for Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival and Treasure Island Music Festival, among others.
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“The transformation is taking that giant chocolate bar throwing it through the air and bringing it back into your television set as a smaller, real life component. That is really what we were envisioning with what we were doing,” Nelson said. “(Smart phone applications) are the closest experience a fan could have with a celebrity.”
Among the company’s first productions was a Kenny Chesney app with 24-hour radio streaming of the country music singer’s iPod, an interactive store, concert photos, tour dates and links to purchase tickets.
Most of its smart phone applications are free to download, excluding Table Topics, which begins at $2.99. Nelson said the founders of Table Topics, a game that uses question cards as conversations starters, were excited to get into the mobile world. With the help of Aloompa, Table Topics has been able to reach a younger demographic of customers.

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District 18 Council Candidates to Meet in July 12 Forum

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District18Forum.pngVoters will have the opportunity to meet candidates running for the Metro Council District 18 seat and hear their ideas on wide-ranging community issues during a July 12 forum.
Two candidates have qualified to run for the District 18 seat: Burkley Allen, a mechanical engineer for IC Thomason, and David Glasgow, communications director for the state office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. Both candidates have confirmed their participation in the forum.
The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments and a meet and greet at Belmont United Methodist Church (2007 Acklen Ave). NewsChannel5 reporter and Weekend Evening News anchor Scott Arnold will moderate the forum, which starts at 7 p.m. at the church community center.
Neighbors who live or work in District 18 are invited to email questions in advance for consideration to District18CandidatesForum@vanderbilt.edu; the question submission deadline is Mon., June 27. During the forum, neighbors’ questions will be asked and discussed.
The forum is sponsored by Belmont Hillsboro Neighbors, Hillsboro West End Neighborhood Association, Hillsboro Village Merchants Association, Belmont University and Vanderbilt University. The general election will take place on Aug. 4 with early voting occurring July 15-30.
Lindsey Trella Moffatt, president of the Belmont Hillsboro Neighbors, Inc., said, “We are fortunate indeed to have a history of great Metro Council leadership from the 18th District, and this election continues that tradition. We look forward to hearing from two well qualified candidates in a debate setting.”
Tom Cash, president of the Hillsboro West End Neighborhood Association, added, “In District 18, we have one of the most exciting races in the city this year. This forum provides a chance for voters to hear from these great candidates — not only their past accomplishments but specifics about their vision for the future of our neighborhoods and city.”

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