Dr. Jeff Cornwall, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, offers some insights from Eric Flamholtz, co-author of the book Growing Pains: Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm, on campus for a lecture yesterday, in this post at his weblog The Entrepreneurial Mind. Flamholtz is a professor at the Anderson School of Business at UCLA, where he teaches on managing entrepreneurial organizations; human resource management and organizational behavior. His Belmont lecture was part of the Moench Entrepreneurship Lecture Series.
New Insights on Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
Moser Publishes New Book on Music Copyright Law
Moser on Music Copyright, a new in-depth analysis of copyright law and its application to the music industry by David Moser, Associate Professor in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business at Belmont University, has been published by ArtistPro/Thomson Course Technology. Moser on Music Copyright provides musicians, songwriters, and others involved in the music industry with a thorough understanding of copyright law. Understanding copyright law is particularly relevant today, as Internet file sharing and other new ways of distributing music have made front-page news headlines.
Belmont Connections Program Schedule Announced
Belmont University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the schedule for Belmont Connections, a 10-day series of events at the end of the spring semester to recognize significant academic achievements and to explore questions and topics of compelling human interest through the presentation and celebration of outstanding student research, scholarship, guest speakers, and creative productions from all areas of academic study. The complete program schedule can be found here
Belmont Hosts 6th Annual Family Literacy Day April 1
Belmont University’s 6th Annual Family Literacy Day, will take place, rain or shine, on Saturday, April 1st from 1-4 p.m. The event, called Read With Me, is aimed at children from pre-K through grade 6 and their families and is designed to celebrate the joys of reading. The primary focus of the event is Reading Circles, hosted by various groups on campus such as the Black Student Alliance, the foreign language majors, the Student Athlete Council and numerous fraternities and sororities. Each group picks a different theme and has variety of books for all ages.
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins To Speak at Belmont
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins will speak at Belmont University on Thursday, March 30, on the subject of leadership, culture and diversity, in a free event sponsored by the Belmont University College of Business Administration’s Executive-in-Residence Program. Collins was governor of Kentucky from 1983 to 1987. Last year she became chairman and CEO of the Kentucky World Trade Center. Her speech, titled “Leadership in an Everchanging World,” is scheduled for 4:45 p.m., March 30, in the Neely Dining Room of the Massey Business Center. Registration is required. Call 460-5522 or e-mail jenkinsl@mail.belmont.edu.
CMT Music Awards at Curb Event Center April 10
Belmont University is proud to host the 2006 CMT Music Awards on April 10, 2006, in the Curb Event Center. CMT’s annual award show honors the fans’ choices for best videos of the year. The CMT Music Awards are country music’s only fan-voted awards. Performers slated to take center stage at the show include Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland. Jeff Foxworthy will return to host the 2006 CMT Music Awards airing live April 10 on CMT. During his first year as host, Foxworthy arrived onstage at the 2005 awards show by swinging in on a crystal chandelier similar to the one used by Shania Twain in her “Party for Two” video. Click here for details on the event and other events at the Curb Event Center.
Door-To-Door Missionizing’s Appeal Despite Long Odds
Dr. Rodney Stark, professor of social sciences at Baylor University, comes to Belmont University Monday, March 24, to present a talk exploring the evangelistic tactic of door-to-door missionizing, and why it persists despite seemingly long odds of success. Stark, a sociologist of religion who teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Baylor, has authored 26 books including The Rise of Christianity, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996. Stark’s talk, titled “Knock, Knock: The Benefits of ‘Irrational’ Missionizing,” addresses why some religious groups persist in door-to-door missionizing when they know the odds of success are small.
Salyer Presents at Conference
Sheron Salyer, RN, MSN, DNSc has been invited to present her research presentation, “The Influence of Post Partum Disruption on Maternal Functional Status,” at the 17th
International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based
Practice to be held in Montreal in July 2006.
Her research was chosen from over 1200 abstract submissions.
Parry Passes APR Exam
Pam Parry recently passed the APR exam which certifies her as a public relations practitioner. Over 4,300 PR practitioners have passed the exam.
APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals who demonstrate their commitment to the profession and to its ethical practice, and who are selected based on broad knowledge, strategic perspective, and sound professional judgment.
Speech and Debate Students Succeed at Tournament
Melanie Bengston and Renee Reyle of the Belmont Speech & Debate Team attended the 24th Annual Novice National Tournament at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga.
Out of 40 debaters, Bengston and Reyle placed third and fifth, respectively in the Overall Individual Speaker Awards.
Bengston was named the Novice National Champion in Informative Speaking.
Belmont University won first place in Division III of the tournament.
