Political Science major Cassandra Wade recently attended the 51st annual Air Force Academy Undergraduate Student Conference. The topic for this year’s Academy Assembly was “Building the Bridge from War to Peace: Defining Interagency Roles in Rebuilding a Nation.” Each day, student delegates listened to experts in various fields and immediately thereafter engaged in a roundtable discussion with members representing both civilian and military personnel. The roundtables urged delegates to discuss when war ends and when reconstruction begins, as well as the responsibilities of military and civilian agencies in effectively repairing a war ravaged area. After the conference, Wade commented that “the arguments were intense and enlightening; the Assembly made me realize that international relations is most definitely the career that I want to pursue.”

On Nov. 6-8, the Belmont University Speech and Debate team attended the University of Central Missouri to compete in the “Missouri Mule” debate and events tournament. Out of the 26 universities in attendance, Belmont was recognized as the first place overall team at the competition with every team member receiving at least one award. Click the more button below for a complete listing of all award winners.

Belmont’s annual Career Day was held on Wed., Oct. 28 in Neely and the Black and White Dining Room. Representatives from 50 regional companies and organizations and 15 graduate and professional schools provided information about career paths and opportunities to more than 300 students and alumni.

Junior Jayme Trocino was recently featured in the City Paper for her performance on the Belmont women’s soccer team and her accomplishments as a nursing major, balancing hours of practical experience in hospitals with the practices that helped the team win its first A-Sun regular season crown. Click here to read the article.

During the October celebration of national physical therapy month, approximately 100 Belmont University Physical Therapy students and faculty volunteered their time to assist with the organization and on-site operation for the 4th annual Dierks Bentley Miles & Music for Kids charity motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Vanderbilt’s Children Hospital. This year, over $215,000 was raised for the children of the hospital. Since the inception of this annual event, over $800,000 has been raised to benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network.
A couple of days before the ride and concert, Bentley surprised the physical therapy students by coming to class to thank them personally for all their hard work in making this event a success. Bentley told the students “We could not have taken this event to the level it now is without the help of my friend Mike Voight and his students at Belmont University.” He explained that this year’s money would be going directly to families who had children being treated at the hospital so they could concentrate on their child’s needs rather than worrying about “all the other stuff” associated with their child’s illness.
The event took place on Oct. 11 with over a thousand leather-clad bikers joining Bentley for the ride into Nashville. Starting at the Cool Springs Harley Davidson in Franklin, Tenn., the long line of motorcycles wound its way through the Natchez Trace and then downtown to Riverfront Park. Once there, Bentley was joined by several celebrity friends to entertain thousands of fans with an open air concert. Physical Therapy Professor Mike Voight, who coordinated Belmont’s participation with the event, said, “This was a great learning experience and fun event for our students. Not only did they get to meet and work with the stars of country music, they also helped the community in a large way.”