Belmont University is joining with Conexión Américas, a nonprofit organization representing Hispanics in Tennessee, and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, on Avance!, a new small business development initiative for Spanish-speaking business owners in the Nashville area. Avance! is designed to support Hispanic business owners, managers and employees by providing a forum for learning, networking, and peer interaction. The kickoff event is set for Thursday, November 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Neely Dining Hall in the Jack C. Massey Building at Belmont University. Dr. Camilo Cruz, author and motivational speaker, and winner of the 2004 Latin Book award, will deliver the keynote address. Admittance is free; please register by calling 269-6900.
Belmont Helps Hispanic Business Owners Avance!
Graduation rate for Belmont Student Athletes Rises 2 PointsSecond Highest in Tennessee; Higher Than NCAA Div. 1 Average
The graduation rate for student athletes at Belmont University increased by two percentage points over a year ago, and Belmont University’s student-athlete graduation rate remains the second-highest among all NCAA Division 1 schools in Tennessee.
According to the NCAA report of the federally mandated Graduation Rates, 62 percent of all NCAA student-athletes who entered Division I colleges and universities in 1997 graduated in the six-year window established by the U.S. Department of Education as the standard, unchanged from the 2003 figures. At Belmont, 64 percent of student athletes who enrolled in the school in 1997 graduated within the six-year window, two points above the national average
For student-athlete graduation rates for all NCAA Division 1 schools
in Tennessee, click here. The NCAA press release is online here.
Professor Invited to Speak at Oxford
Dr. Ruby Dunlap, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, has been invited to present a paper devoted to issues pertaining to Successful Aging during the Oxford Round Table at St. Ann’s College in the University of Oxford. Held Aug. 7-12, 2005, Dunlap is one of 35 international participants.
Business Student Wins Scholarship
Nellie Folsom, an International Economics major in the Undergraduate School of Business, won a $2,500 scholarship from the World Trade Council (WTC) of Middle Tennessee. Folsom received the scholarship for a 1,000-word essay she wrote comparing the impact on international traade of a Republican or Democratic White House. Folsom received the award at the WTC dinner October 27, attended by over 300 area international business executives.
Sutherland Shares Story with Students
Frank Sutherland, former editor of The Tennessean, spoke at Belmont today as a part of the Department of Media Studies‘ New Century Journalism Speaker Series.
Sutherland spoke to an audience of Belmont faculty, staff and students about the demise of advocacy journalism, for which The Tennessean was known in the 60s during the civil rights movement. Surtherland also touched on such topics as media bias and the state of journalism today.
For Sutherland’s complete biography, click here.
Student Art Displayed at Frist
The artwork of Cody Taylor, a Belmont freshman studying art, will be displayed from Oct. 24 – Feb. 5, 2005, at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Taylor, a graduate from Nashville’s Franklin Road Academy (FRA), was chosen to participate in the AP Studio Art Program during his senior year at FRA. The works chosen for this exhibit represent the best artwork by students around the world who participated in the AP program.
Speech & Debate Team Excels at Two Tourneys
Belmont’s Speech and Debate Team competed in two tournaments over three days at Tennessee State University during Belmont’s fall break.
The Third Annual Music City Invitational Tournament proved successful for the team. McKinley Belcher, a junior, placed fifth in the poetry competition and also took fifth in duo interpretation with partner Ryan Greenawalt, senior. The team competed aginst students from schools such as University of Alabama and Western Kentucky University.
Muzz Buzz Alum Named Executive VP
Brian Jones, a 1994 music business graduate, has been named Executive Vice President at the Bobby Roberts Company. In addition to his work as a talent agent booking concert tours across the Southeast, he is charged with managing the company’s sales and the day-to-day operations of the agency. Prior to joining the Bobby Roberts Company, Jones worked as a talent agent with Buddy Lee Attractions.
Brian is married to Kelly Moreland Jones, a 1995 School of Religion graduate, and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Belmont. They are expecting their first child in April 2005.
Belmont, HCA unite to produce more nurses – The Tennessean
The nursing shortage in Middle Tennessee may be getting some relief in the coming years, thanks to an unusual partnership between Belmont University and HCA Inc. The Nashville-based hospital company’s MidAmerica Division has given Belmont $7.5 million to help pay for a $22.5 million College of Health Sciences, which will be built on Wedgewood Avenue by fall 2006. Construction on the nearly 100,000-square-foot building will start immediately. See the story in The Tennessean.
HCA’S MidAmerica Division, Belmont UniversityForm Nursing Consortium Partnership
HCA’s MidAmerica Division has joined with Belmont University in announcing a groundbreaking new educational partnership to address the growing shortage of nurses in Tennessee. HCA’s MidAmerica Division has committed $7.5 million toward the construction of a College of Health Sciences building along Wedgewood Avenue on the eastern edge of the Belmont campus. Architectural and design work is in process and construction is expected to begin immediately. The Health Sciences building will include Belmont’s Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Social Work programs. The facility is phase one of a two-part project, and fundraising is under way now for a second building for Belmont’s Physical Therapy Program, expansion space for nursing and other potential health sciences programs. When completed, the entire health care educational complex will be nearly 100,000 square feet including an underground multi-level parking garage, and will be constructed at a total cost of approximately $34 million. Phase one is a $22.5 million project.
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