Three of Nashville’s most influential financial-industry leaders will speak at Belmont University on Monday, Nov. 17., on The Changing Landscape of the Financial Services Industry. James C. Bradford and Luke Simons, former managing partners of J.C. Bradford & Co., will present a historical perspective on how consolidation and the re-entrance of banks and insurance companies into the securities broker/dealer industry has influenced investment banking and retail and institutional brokerage activities.
Belmont Staffers Win Several PR Awards
Belmont University received several major awards, including the Gold Award for Best of Show, in the statewide communication competition at the annual meeting of the Tennessee College Public Relations Association, In the Best of Show category, the University of Tennessee won the Silver award and Austin Peay State University won the Bronze.
New Entrepreneurship Major Offered at School of Business
The Undergraduate School of Business at Belmont University will begin offering a concentration in Entrepreneurship for Business majors pursuing a BBA, starting with the fall 2004 semester. The entrepreneurship major will prepare students to start their own businesses, work in family or other growing companies, or pursue employment in traditional business settings. A minor in Entrepreneurship will also be offered for students in majors outside of the College of Business.
Belmont Debate Team Finishes Second in Recent Tournament
Belmont University’s speech and debate team finished 2nd overall to current national champion Western Kentucky University at a speech and debate tournament in Owensboro, Kentucky, last weekend. Twenty Belmont students competed in Parliamentary Debate and Individual Speech events.
Belmont’s Ocean Way Studio Receives Major Technical Award
October 29, 2003 – Belmont University’s Ocean Way Nashville recording studio has received a TEC Award, presented by Mix magazine and the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio. The awards were presented at the 19th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards, sponsored by Mix magazine, October 11 at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel’s Broadway Ballroom. The TEC creative award for record production was for work on Sheryl Crow’s album C’mon C’mon.
Ocean Way Nashville, also was recently named the Top Country Recording Studio, as announced in the September 27, 2003 edition of Billboard magazine, the fourth straight year Ocean Way Nashville has won that designation.
Belmont University acquired Ocean Way Nashville, an 1850’s-era church-turned-recording studio, in 2001, making it part of the school’s fast-growing recording and music business program. Ocean Way also continues to operate as a commercial studio. Among the big hits recorded there recently: Darryl Worley’s “Have You Forgotten?,” Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” Joe Nichol’s “Brokenheartsville” George Strait’s “She’ll Leave You With A Smile,” and Tim McGraw’s “Unbroken.”
Also this year, Ocean Way Nashville was named Nashville’s Best Studio by Music Row Magazine, based on votes by subscribers.
The photo shows Belmont University music business professor Wes Bulla (center, rear) and the staff of Belmont’s Ocean Way Nashville recording studio showing off their 2003 TEC Award. From Left to right: Engineers: Leslie Richter, Bryan Graban, Julie Brakey; Director: Wesley Bulla; Exec. Asst: Heather Kerr; Tech. Engineer: Sal Greco; Manager: Sharon Corbitt; Accountant: April Presley
MEDIA ALERT: Community Open House at Belmont’s New Complex
Belmont University is inviting the Nashville community
School of Religion Dean to Resume Full-Time Teaching
October 23, 2003
Career Expo The Largest Yet
Belmont University hosted its most successful Career Expo ever on Wednesday, with 682 students and 33 alumni registering for the day-long event. That’s double the largest attendance at any previous Career Expo. The event, held at the Curb Event Center arena, was sponsored by the university’s Office of Career Services and the College of Business Career Development. Some 64 companies and organizations were represented.
The Office of Career Services serves students and alumni of the university by:
Providing career testing and counseling
Assisting students and graduates with the graduate school process
Informing students about available job opportunities
Assisting students and graduates with preparation of resumes and cover letters
Teaching interview skills
Coordinating several annual recruiting events
Planning career and life skills programs
Providing information and resources to assist with obtaining internship opportunities
Maintaining employer contact information to help students and graduates secure professional positions
Providing an Alumni Career Network to assist them with their job search, plus other career related information
“Christmas At Belmont” Concert to Be Broadcast Nationally on PBS
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, will broadcast Belmont University
