on the Inside - Belmont University

NASHVILLE ARTHRITIS WALK AT BELMONT
The Tennessee Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation for the first time this year
held its annual Nashville Arthritis Walk on the Belmont University campus.
The event supports public awareness and raises funds to fight the nation’s
leading cause of disability.
Belmont’s School of Pharmacy fielded a faculty, staff and student team
for the event and challenged Lipscomb’s Pharmacy team to enter the
walk and raise more money. When the results were tallied, Belmont
School of Pharmacy’s team raised $2,745, taking a slim lead over
Lipscomb’s team of walkers. More importantly, together the two schools
raised nearly $5,000, well above their combined goal of $1,500. In
addition, the Belmont physical therapy team raised nearly $600 for the
Arthritis Foundation. n
DR. FISHER CO-CHAIRS MAyOR’S PROjECT FOR
STuDENT SuCCESS
Belmont University President Dr. Bob Fisher and Nashville Vice Mayor Diane
Neighbors are currently serving as co-chairs for Mayor Karl Dean’s Project
for Student Success, a 40-member group convened to develop action steps
to reduce the dropout rate of students in area public schools.
“I have had numerous conversations with both the vice mayor and President
Fisher about reducing the dropout rate, and they share my deep desire to
give every student that comes through our public school system a chance to
have a future and to be a productive citizen in our city,” Dean said. n
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
HOMELESS ExHIBIT PHOTOS AT BELMONT
Thanks to an idea developed by Belmont University students, a Mobile
Loaves and Fishes Photography Exhibit was unveiled on the Belmont
campus recently. The exhibit displayed photographs taken by many of the
homeless and working poor people from the streets of Nashville and sought
to raise awareness about issues of hunger and homelessness.
Mobile Loaves and Fishes (MLF) is a growing social outreach ministry to the
homeless and indigent working poor that seeks to provide food, clothing and
dignity to those in need. MLF started its Nashville relief efforts in summer
2007, and before long, Belmont’s Sociology Department had signed on with
a commitment to lead the way in providing volunteers.
Student Cash Forshee said, “We wanted to create a project that would
bring reality to the Belmont community, acknowledging the enormous
differences and surprising similarities, as privileged students, that we
share with the homeless. n
NASHVILLE’S LARgEST LATIN STREET FAIR
RETuRNS TO CAMPuS
Belmont University presented the fourth annual “Fiesta Belmont: Nashville’s
Latin Music Street Fair” in May, celebrating the traditions of Latin culture.
Made possible through the generous contribution of Sam’s Club, the street
fair featured a day-long schedule of Latin music performances, Latin food
vendors, games, activities for children and Latin dance groups. Net profits
from the event will benefit local Hispanic programs and scholarships
administered through the Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. n
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
LOCAL HIgH SCHOOL STuDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
BELMONT SCIENCE LABS
High School Physics Day was recently held on campus as 20 students
from Cheatham County High School visited Belmont’s School of Sciences
department for chemistry and physics demonstrations and two hours of lab
experience. The students performed lab experiments alongside Belmont
students and faculty members Dr. Robert Magruder, Dr. Christian Thomas,
Dr. Scott Hawley and Dr. Steve Robinson. n
CEMB HOSTS FOuRTH ANNuAL LEADERSHIP
MuSIC DIgITAL SuMMIT
The Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business recently hosted
the fourth annual Digital Summit, which was presented by the Nashville
Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Music. In just three years, LDMS
has become one of Tennessee’s largest music-related summits. The 2008
LMDS featured more than two dozen speakers presenting conference
sessions, including U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Nashville Mayor
Karl Dean, CEMB Dean Wes Bulla, artist Matt Wertz, producer Jay Joyce
and numerous representatives from record labels, publishing, broadcasting
and finance, among others. n
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