Belmont University is one of a handful of Nashville universities upset with how an online university based in Wyoming is hijacking other universities’ names in its online advertising on the Google search website. Nashville City Paper has the details.
Triplets’ Graduation Makes Hometown Paper
The Gainesville Times in Gainesville, Ga., reports on hometown triplets, Jaclyn, Jessica and Jocelyn Kerr, recent graduates of Belmont University.
The Kerrs, who have no other children, moved to their Pine Vale Road home about one year ago from Kentucky, where the daughters lived when they decided to attend Belmont, all on scholarships. At the time, the triplets also entertained scholarship offers from Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky University. “Belmont was their fantasy place to go, so when the doors opened up for all of them to go there, that’s the place they chose,” Kerr said.
The siblings’ strikingly similar lives don’t end there. All three competed on the high school swim team, with each sibling cultivating a favorite stroke. They were members of the Belmont Bruins Dance Team. They received Dean’s List recognition all eight semesters and are members of Sigma Beta Delta, Alpha Chi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. Also, each received the Massey School of Business Outstanding Student of the Year award for 2003.
Paisley Plays Show at Home
The Wheeling, W.Va. newspaper reports on Belmont grad and country music star Brad Paisley’s concert in his hometown:
Paisley’s rise to fame has been well-documented on the Ohio Valley scene, as he spent much time performing throughout the Ohio Valley, before attending West Liberty State College for two years and then deciding to move to Nashville, where he attended Belmont University, while honing his songwriting skills and earning extra money by singing and playing on demos. Paisley signed a songwriting deal only one month after his graduation from Belmont, and here he is.
Belmont, Neighbors Plan Boulevard Revamp
Nashville City Paper reports on planning involving Belmont University and its neighbors along Belmont Boulevard for upgrading the streetscape.
Changes under way for Belmont University include a proposed streetscape plan for Belmont Boulevard that includes crosswalks, lighting, landscaping, possible parking scenarios and a stoplight at Compton Avenue. … Improvements would occur from 18th Avenue to Ashwood Avenue, and funding for the project on the school side of the street would come from the university. … Illustrations presented Thursday include landscaping and decorative lighting improvements, with sugar maples and flowering trees lining the street.
“In general terms I think it is great that Belmont Boulevard is getting some attention from the university and hopefully the city putting some money into fixing it up,” Bongo Java owner Bob Bernsteine said. “It is a busy corner in terms of business, students and traffic so it needs some attention,” he said.
Russian Impressionism Show Coming to Nashville
NASHVILLE, July 17, 2001 – The Leu Gallery at Belmont University announces a new exhibit, Russian Impressionism, opening at the Leu Sept. 4 for a one-month exhibition. The exhibition will feature 50 paintings from The Museum of Russian Art in Bloomington, Minnesota, the only museum of its kind in the United States devoted to Russian art from the 20th Century. The collection is filled with scenes of everyday life in Russia painted by various painters during the Soviet era – including a variety of still-lifes, landscapes, and portraits.
Athletic Department Staff Changes
BPSports.net reports on staff changes in the Belmont athletic department.
A Place to Park?
Nashville City Paper reports on a proposed change to Nashville parking ordinances that could impact Belmont University.
Belmont Athletics Unveils New Logo
After nearly six months of development, Belmont University and the Department of Athletics unveiled their new athletics logo on Tuesday. The new logo is an updated version of the previous mark introduced when Belmont University introduced the “Bruins” nickname in the fall of 1995. Featuring a growling bear and new Belmont script, the logo change coincides with the opening of the Curb Event Center on the south end of the campus.
“This is a time at Belmont where a lot of different things are going on. In coordination with President Dr. Robert Fisher, we decided it was time to reintroduce Belmont Bruins athletics to the Nashville community,” stated Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing Eric Jones. “It is just perfect timing with the opening of the Curb Event Center, an arena we feel will be one of the best facilities in the country.”
Local firm Dye, Van Mol and Lawrence created the new logo. The same company was chosen to develop the new Belmont University logo earlier this year.
The mark will be featured at center court on the new arena floor and will become the prominent symbol at all athletic venues and on team uniforms. Official merchandise bearing the new mark is available exclusively at the Belmont Bookstore on campus or via the internet at www.belmont.edu/bookstore. Additionally, a new Bruin mascot will be rolled out at a special new student gathering on Belmont
Belmont Grad/Marine Buried
Marines flank the casket of Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald at his burial ceremony Saturday in Massachusetts.
The Burlington Union in suburban Boston has coverage. MacDonald, a 1995 Belmont University graduate, died June 25 in Iraq while serving with the United States Marines.
