Belmont student Will Cromer has been selected as a Charles Koch Summer Fellow this summer in Washington, D.C. Sponsored through the Institute for Humane Studies, the Koch Fellows program is a highly competitive internship and academic program. Cromer is among approximately 50 particpants selected from over 900 applicants.
Participants are placed in internships at different policy institutes; Cromer will intern at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation. In addition to the internship, he will attend lectures at George Mason University’s School of Law and work on group and individual research projects. The fellows are also expected to publish at least two articles during the summer. The fellowship covers all costs related to the experience and provides fellows an additional stipend.
Cromer is a rising senior in the Honors Program, majoring in Economics, Philosophy and Politics. He was recently elected as incoming president of the Belmont University Student Government Association.
Belmont Student Receives Koch Fellowship for Summer
Elliott Slated to Speak at Music Conference
James Elliott, assistant professor of music business in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, is scheduled to speak at the Musicians’ Conference at Hume Lake Christian Camps in Hume, Calif.
The Musicians’ Conference is designed to provide “Spiritual Career Development” for musicians, artists, bands and songwriters 18 or older who are interested in music ministry.
Harrington to Speak at Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship
Dr. E. Michael Harrington, professor in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, will speak at the Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship (BCOME) at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina July 14-16.
The BCOME conference will help musicians begin a career that lies beyond the traditional pathways – teaching or performing in an ensemble.
Belmont Graduates Over 500 At Spring Commencement
Belmont University graduated over 500 students Saturday during Spring Commencement ceremonies held in the Curb Event Center. Belmont president Dr. Robert Fisher gave the commencement address.
Dr. Merrie King, associate professor of education, was awarded the Chaney Distinguised Professor Award, which goes to a faculty member who best represents the vision of the university to be a “premier teaching institution.” Dr. Robbie Pinter, professor of English, was recognized with the Presidential Faculty Achievement Award.
Cornwall Blog Named to Top Ten List
The Web site cheaphostingdirectory.com named Jeff Cornwall’s blog, The Entrepreneurial Mind, one of the top 10 best small business blogs on the Web today. Cornwall is the chair of Belmont’s Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business Administration.
“Written by the Director of Belmont University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, Jeff Cornwall, and is purported not to be a stuffy academic journal. This blog looks at everything from how current political issues affect small business mixed in with solid advice for any entrepreneur.”
The Venezuela Journal Chronicles Student Athletes’ Mission Trip
A team of Belmont University student athletes, faculty and staff will travel to Venezuela May 15-26 for a 10-day sports evangelism mission trip, the 13th trip of its kind under the leadership of Senior Women’s Administrator in the Belmont Athletic Department, Betty Wiseman. Previous teams have traveled to the Ukraine and Brazil in recent years.
An online account of the team’s experiences is available at The Venezuela Journal. The site will be updated regularly by participants on the trip.
TBC Convention – Belmont Statement
Tennessee Baptist Convention – Special Called Meeting
Statement – May 9, 2006
We are disappointed that the messengers did not approve the recommendation brought to them by the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. We look forward to meeting with representatives of the TBC to continue our dialogue and reach an agreeable solution that honors our mutual Christian missions. Neither state law nor Belmont’s governing documents support the Convention’s vote to remove the Trustees. We feel that the involvement of our supporters from other Christian denominations will strengthen our mission and take us to the next chapter in our service. We will continue to be a student-focused, Christian community of learning and service with a rich Baptist heritage that we intend to foster and nurture. That is our promise and our covenant.
Marty Dickens
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Belmont Journalism Student Published in The Tennessean
Belmont journalism student, Chansin Bird, wrote an article that appeared in The Tennessean about a team of Belmont students and other Middle Tennesseans who traveled to Honduras for a mission trip to do humanitarian work on behalf of the KidSAKE Foundation. The article can be read online here.
Philosophy Students Published in Journal
Belmont philosophy students Joshua Wolak and Stephen Strother will have papers published in The Reed, an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Journal of Existentialism at St. Olaf’s College.
Wolak, a graduating senior wrote a paper entitled “The (Bad) Faith of Martin Buber’s I and Thou.” Strother, a rising junior, will publish “Buber and Antonioni Connection and Alientation in L’aventura and L’eclisse.”
Tennessee state senate honors Belmont Bruins
The Senate of the One Hundred Fourth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee honored the Belmont University Bruins Men’s Basketball team for their outstanding 2005-2006 season today. The team members and coaches, along with Athletic Director Mike Strickland and Belmont President Robert Fisher, were invited to the Senate floor as Senator Douglas Henry presented a resolution to recognize them on their completion of an extraordinary season. The resolution passed by a unanimous vote, and the Bruins received a standing ovation.
The resolution commended Belmont for defeating archrival Lipscomb University to win the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, thus becoming the first Bruin program in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins received a 15th seed and dominated most of the first half of their game against UCLA. They also honored Coach Rick Byrd, who marked his 20th season with the Bruins this year and has a record of 493 wins against only 284 losses.
The team was further recognized for their successes off the court. The Bruins boast a cumulative team grade point average of 3.164, and 12 team members are on the academic All-Conference team, including Justin Hare, who was named to the 2006 Academic All-District Men’s Basketball team with a 3.81 GPA. These players represent the overall high standards of Belmont University, which has won the Atlantic Sun Conference’s All-Academic Trophy for four consecutive years. The players were also commended for giving their time and talents to the community, working with church ministries and traveling on mission trips to Brazil, the Ukraine and Venezuela.
- A 14 minute video of the event is available for download in Windows Media and Quicktime formats:
- Windows Media Video – 54Mb
- Quicktime Movie – 55Mb
