Nashville’s first Montessori teacher preparation program will open at Belmont University in June and draw on partnerships with area Montessori schools. Montessori is an educational approach based on the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori, who believed children learn and develop best in an environment specially prepared to meet the needs of childhood. Some of the principles include allowing children to learn at their own pace and promoting peace by teaching respect for self, others and the environment.
Belmont Launches New Montessori Teacher Education ProgramsCertification Tied to Undergrad, Master’s Programs – Unique in Tennessee
Belmont University today announces the launch of a new teacher education program that is unique in Tennessee. Belmont’s Montessori Teacher Education Program will, starting June 2005, offer Montessori teacher preparation. Students enrolled in the program will earn certification in early childhood education (for ages 2 1/2-6) while also earning college credit that can be applied toward an undergraduate degree or a graduate degree (Master of Arts in Teaching).
McCrickard Publishes Article
Matthew McCrickard is the principal author of an article that has been accepted for publication in the March 2005 issue of the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. “Cybercounseling: A New Modality for Counselor Training and Practice,” written by McCrickard and LuAnnette T. Butler of Austin Peay State University, discusses ethical considerations related to Internet counseling and provides implications practitioners should consider when evaluating the medium. McCrickard is the Liberal Studies Program Coordinator in University College.
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Tsunami Relief Concert Brings Stars to Belmont, Raises $50,000 for WorldVision
Country, gospel and contemporary Christian artists came together Wednesday night at Belmont University to perform a benefit concert for victims of the Asian tsunami. Christian pop star Michael W. Smith and country singer Kathy Mattea co-hosted the event, An Evening for Restoration: Music City Comes Together for Tsunami Relief, and also performed. Other artists who performed included Steven Curtis Chapman, Diamond Rio, CeCe Winans, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Cropper, the Oak Ridge Boys, Kirk Whalum, tobyMac and Diverse City, Crystal Gayle, MercyMe, Lee Greenwood, Jaci Velasquez, The Whites, The Crabb Family, Dr. Bobby Jones, Michael Martin Murphey, Micah Stampley, Billy Walker and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Vince Gill made a surprise appearance as the guitarist for the house band.
Tsunami relief benefits from collection of talent – The Tennessean
In the wake of tragedy, Nashville responded last night with its most famed resource: music. The sometimes-polarized worlds of Christian, country and classical music joined together at Belmont University’s sold-out Massey Performing Arts Center for a multiact concert billed as “An Evening of Restoration: Music City Comes Together For Tsunami Relief.” – The Tennessean.
Additional coverage:
Christian and Country artists hold benefit concert for tsunami relief – ChristianPost.com
Belmont Students Get A Little Closer to Wall Street – The Tennessean
Highlights of the financial information laboratory, believed to be the first installed at a Tennessee college or university campus, include a 12-foot-long electronic stock ticker, 9-foot data wall, 61-inch plasma screen monitor and 14 workstations equipped with state-of-the-art financial analysis software. The room also comes with its own Bloomberg financial data terminal and television tuned to CNBC.
Tsunami benefit at Belmont tonight – Nashville City Paper
Belmont University will team with Nashville’s music industry at 7 p.m. today for a tsunami relief benefit concert at the school’s Massey Performing Arts Center.
Belmont becomes mini-Wall Street – Nashville City Paper
Ticker tape is running today for the first time at Belmont University as New York’s Wall Street is recreated in a state-of-the-art classroom setting for students studying investment and portfolio management. The trading room, which is a first for a college or university in Tennessee, was made possible through a donation from loyal Belmont benefactors R. Clayton McWhorter and Stuart McWhorter, Belmont officials said.
Similar facilities are used to teach trading, portfolio construction and risk management at schools including Clemson University in South Carolina and Bentley College west of the Boston area, according to Assistant Finance Professor Dr. Joe Smolira of Belmont’s College of Business Administration. For the whole Nashville City Paper story, click here.
Other press coverage:
Belmont opens financial trading room – Nashville Business Journal online
Belmont opens electronic securities trading floor – NashvillePost.com (subscription only – click here to see image.)
Belmont Opens State’s First University-Based Electronic Financial Trading Room
The first and only electronic financial trading room located on a Tennessee college or university campus opened today at Belmont University bringing Wall Street to Belmont Boulevard for students learning investment and portfolio management.
The financial information laboratory is equipped with the latest technology including a nine-foot data wall, a 60-inch plasma monitor and a 12-foot ticker tape lighting up the back wall. There are 14 workstations with which to access and analyze financial data, plus a Bloomberg station with licensed Bloomberg hardware and software, for a total of 15 workstations. Each is designated as a Seat on the Trading Floor of the Belmont Exchange. Students began taking classes in the lab on Tuesday, January 25 at 9:30 a.m.
