Martha Buckner, assistant professor in the School of Nursing has been invited to present at the University of Oxford in an Oxford Round Table on Nutrition and Health being held April 2-7, 2006. Her presentation is entitled “Wellness Nutrition in the General Education Curriculum”.
Nobel Prize Winning Economist Speaks at Belmont
Dr. Patrick Raines, Dean of the College of Business Administration, introduces Dr. Robert W. Fogel of the University of Chicago, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who spoke to a capacity crowd Wednesday at Belmont.
ESPN’s Neal Scarbrough At Belmont Friday
New Century Journalism Speakers Series Brings Top Media Figures to Campus
ESPN News Editor Neal Scarbrough, a former sports editor of the Nashville Tennessean, speaks at Belmont University Friday as part of the New Century Journalism Speakers Series for the spring semester. Scarbrough, vice president and news editor at the cable sports network, speaks at 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, in the Bunch Multimedia Hall on the second floor of the library. Members of the media are invited to attend.
Belmont Hosting Nashville’s Largest Latin Street Fair April 1
Fiesta Belmont features Latin music, food and dance
Fiesta Belmont: Nashville’s Latin Music Street Fair returns to Belmont University on Saturday, April 1. The street fair features a day-long schedule of continuous Latin music performances, Latin food vendors, kid’s activities, and Latin dance groups. Admission to the event, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the beautiful Belmont University campus, is free.
Read this press release in Spanish
Anfitrion Belmont University Grandiosa Feria de Musica Latina en Nashville en Abril 1, 2006 Fiesta Belmont con Música Latina, Comida y Baile.
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist to Speak at Belmont
The Belmont Center for Business Ethics announces that Nobel Prize winning economist Dr. Robert W. Fogel of the University of Chicago will speak at Belmont on March 22. Fogel, the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions and Director of the Center for Population Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, won the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. His most recent book, The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism, argues that every movement for progressive economic, social and political change in U.S. history has had Christians in the vanguard.
Welcome Home Celebration Planned for Bruins’ Return
The Belmont Bruins men’s basketball team will return from San Diego and their first appearance in the NCAA tournament today. An on-campus celebration in honor of their amazing season is being planned. Check the March Madness 2006 blog for much more on the Bruins’ historic game, including stories, photos, video clips and links to news media coverage..
Game Delay Information
Today’s NCAA tournament games in San Diego have been delayed after a security concern at Cox Arena. No one from Belmont was on the grounds at that time. Tip-off for the Belmont vs. UCLA game will now be at approximately 5:05 CST. The official viewing party festivities will begin at 4:30. Several media representatives will be on campus in anticipation of the game. Please make plans to attend the viewing party in support of our Bruins. Also, today’s other tournament games are being broadcast in the Beaman Student Life Center prior to the viewing party.
For up-to-the-minute coverage of Belmont at the Big Dance, check out the Belmont March Madness blog which includes updates from the Belmont Vision, University Marketing and Communication and the Belmont Athletics department. Click here to view Belmont’s March Madness blog.
Vision Providing Frequent Updates
The Belmont Vision website has frequently updated multimedia coverage of the Belmont Bruins’ trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, including stories, photos and audio/video clips such as one showing scenes from the trip to San Diego. The Vision also has posted the PDF file of its current edition, with several stories on the Bruins going to the NCAA tournament. You can download it here.
Belmont’s March Madness 2006 blog is also providing updates from San Diego.
UCLA professor roots for Belmont’s Bruins
Christia Brown, a Belmont alumna (class of ’95) and UCLA UCLA assistant professor of psychology, will be rooting for her alma mater tomorrow when the two teams meet in the NCAA Tournament, reports UCLA’s The Daily Bruin. The March Madness 2006 blog has links to much more news coverage from around the country previewing the Belmont Bruins game against UCLA today in the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Follow the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament
Belmont University News & Media has created a special March Madness 2006 blog chronicling the Belmont Bruins men’s basketball team’s trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Also, the Belmont Vision student newspaper is covering the Bruins with frequent online updates here.
