Belmont University’s Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2010 edition of its book, The Best 301 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review, on sale date Oct. 6). This is the fifth consecutive year that The Massey School has been listed in the Princeton Review’s ranking of best business schools.
Dr. J. Patrick Raines, dean of Belmont’s College of Business Administration, said, “This accomplishment further demonstrates that we are in the company of the elite business programs in the U.S.”
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review Senior VP-Publishing, “We are pleased to recommend The Massey School to readers of our book and users of our site, www.PrincetonReview.com, as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA. We chose the 301 business schools in this book based on our opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our survey for the book.”
The Best 301 Business Schools: 2010 Edition has two-page profiles of the schools with write-ups on their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity and career placement services. In the profile on The Massey School, the Princeton Review editors describe the school as offering “an academically rigorous program that is designed to meet the needs of nontraditional students.” Students surveyed were quoted as saying that all Massey professors “were top executives at one point in their careers” and as being “good, knowledgeable people who have a desire to teach.” Respondents also praised their student peers as “very supportive and diverse” and “tomorrow’s leaders.”
Massey Graduate School of Business Named a Princeton Review Best Business School
Belmont’s Director of Institutional Research Recognized with Research Leadership Award
Dr. Roy Ikenberry, Director of Institutional Research, was awarded the Institutional Research Leadership Award in Student Retention on Oct. 1 at the National Symposium on Student Retention in Buffalo, N.Y.
Dr. Ikenberry’s paper was chosen from more than 50 presented as having best demonstrated the importance of institutional research to the field of student retention and success. His paper, titled “Entering Freshmen to Graduating Seniors: Partnering CIRP Entering Freshman Surveys, Graduating Senior Surveys, and Institutional Data,” has also been published in the Proceedings of the 5th Annual National Symposium on Student Retention.
“I was thrilled to hear this announcement. It is not too often that you have a paper become a best seller, so to speak,” said Dr. Ikenberry. “It is an honor to receive this award, especially from this particular group that I have been a part of since 1994.”
The Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange at the University Oklahoma hosts the annual National Symposium on Student Retention in order to provide a forum for administrators, faculty and staff from institutions of higher learning to share the most currently available research on student retention.
Julseth Participates in Trade Mission, Plans for Argentina Study Abroad
Dr. David C. Julseth, professor of Spanish and chair of Belmont University’s Department of Foreign Languages, was selected earlier this year to participate in a trade mission along with nine other representatives from across the U.S. to go to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The trade mission was sponsored by Eduargentina, “an organization that works to promote and consolidate the language and cultural studies of Argentina and Latin America in the field of international education.”
During this time, Julseth participated in informational interviews with educational institutions as well as onsite visits to identify partners for future Belmont study abroad programs. The trade mission resulted in the creation of a new study abroad program for Belmont students for next summer. Students will be accompanied by Co-Directors Julseth and Dr. Natalia Pelaz, from May 29 – July 1, 2010 to take six credit hours of Spanish language and Argentine culture at any level at the Centro Universitario de Idiomas in Buenos Aires. The program includes a home stay immersion, weekend trips to Uruguay and the waterfalls of Iguazu on the border of Brasil, cultural activities and a tango show.
Julseth also presented in a panel workshop sponsored by the City Government of Buenos Aires on the “Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language in Argentina.”
Pharmacy Faculty Present at Annual Meeting
Pharmacy faculty members Drs. Mark Chirico and Eric Hobson were invited to join the Nonprescription Medication Academy via attendance at its annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Hobson provided the meeting’s Keynote session, “Pharmacy students’ learning styles: course and curricular implications,” and Closing session, “Developing and using rubrics to enhance student learning … and faculty satisfaction.” Dr. Chirico presented his poster presentation, “Group learning method for teaching Rx to OTC switch to first-year students.”
Pharmacy Students Receive Immunization Certification
The School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2012 recently received Immunization Certification, following completion of the American Pharmacist Association Pharmacist Immunization Training Program. This achievement is not only good news for the students and the School of Pharmacy, it has important implications for Belmont University, the Nashville community and all of the communities from which these students come. These 68 students will now join six pharmacy faculty to provide 74 additional health care providers who are able to provide immunizations when needed.
Professor, Turtles Member Mark Volman to Perform in (RED) Event at Carnegie Hall
Assistant professor Mark Volman, member of The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie and the coordinator of the Entertainment Industries program, will be performing in an “Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends” on Sun., Oct. 4 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The event will feature U2 and many others, including Laurie Anderson, Antony, Elizabeth Ashley, Andrea Corr, Flo & Eddie, Joel Grey, Bill Frisell, Guggi, Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Patrick McCabe, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Eric Mingus, JG Thirlwell, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright and Chloe Webb.
The event is part of the (RED) NIGHTS concert series sponsored by the (RED) organization, with portions of the proceeds from the concerts going to help buy and distribute AIDS medication to people living with HIV. (RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2002 with the mission to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. The Turtle’s hit song, “Happy Together,” was recorded in 1967 and helped launch Volman’s career as an American pop, psychedelic and folk/rock band member.
Murphy Named Store Person of the Year
Catherine Murphy, store manager of Belmont’s bookstore, was recently named the “Store Person of the Year” at the Tennessee Association of College Book Stores annual meeting in Knoxville.
Cornwall’s Blog Recommended by Wall Street Journal
Dr. Jeff Cornwall’s blog, The Entrepreneurial Mind, was recently recommended by The Wall Street Journal’s small business section. “Along with being an entrepreneur himself, he advises companies on start-up and growth-related issues and has written several books on entrepreneurship. Dr. Cornwall posts frequently on public policy, economics and entrepreneurship, as well as ethics and values.”
Dr. Cornwall is the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and is a professor of management in the College of Business Administration. To view Dr. Cornwall’s blog, click here. To view the Wall Street Journal article, click here.
Alumni Create Nashville’s First ‘SoundCrawl’
While Nashville’s First Saturday Art Crawl has been a local staple for years, on Sat., Oct. 3 the city will be treated to its first SoundCrawl, thanks to two Belmont alumni. The brainchild of composers Aaron Doenges and Kyle J. Baker (both received Master’s of Music in Spring 2009), SoundCrawl:Nashville festival will feature ‘sound art’ by composers from all over the world. The organizers, both of whom have pieces in the festival, chose from 246 submissions received from 12 countries.
Most of the pieces are less than three minutes long and will be heard in the following galleries: BelArt Studio/Gallery, Downtown Presbyterian Church, MIR Gallery, The Showroom at Davis Art Advisory and Twist Art Gallery. Maps and information about the selections will be available in the galleries. For information, visit www.soundcrawlnashville.com. Also, to hear more about this story, including samples of entries, click here to visit coverage by WPLN.
Stillwell to Attend Oxford
Alumna Elizabeth Roby Stillwell (’99) was recently featured in The Leaf Chronicle as she begins studies this month at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Stillwell, a graduate of psychology and elementary education, will be studying for her Masters in Comparative Social Policy. She has worked in Washington, D.C., in the office of United States Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama. In addition, Stillwell has also worked for Mrs. Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, at the American Enterprise Institute and served as a legislative assistant for former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado in the U.S. House of Representatives. Click here to read the full story.
