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Belmont grows greener: Pharmacy building’s roof designed with sustainability in mind

Belmont grows greener: Pharmacy building’s roof designed with sustainability in mind
Belmont’s new pharmacy building is going green … and orange … and purple.  More than 7,000 colorful plants cover its “green roof,” the largest of its kind on a Tennessee educational building. “This building is going to have a great impact on our city,” said Belmont president Robert...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Belmont Heights to become concert hall

Belmont Heights to become concert hall
Belmont announced that it will renovate the Belmont Heights Baptist Church to create a classical concert venue in what is now the church’s main sanctuary. In addition, the university announced that the McAfee family will provide the lead gift to start the project, which will cost an estimated $7 million...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Moving in, moving ahead: New dorms open

Moving in, moving ahead: New dorms open
On the annual Move In Day, Belmont announced the names of its newest residence halls during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the comples of more than 100,000 square feet. Patton Hall was named for longtime trustee Carolyn Patton, who graduated from Belmont in 1958. As for Bear House, the name is a nod to...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Authors, activists, musicians: spiritual life convos this semster

Spiritual life is a part of the Belmont experience, and its reach is expanding this fall with generous endeavors to provide financial help as well as compassion and service compassion. The first fall convo hosted by Spiritual Life is intended to help all students give more in whatever ways they can to...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Pharmacy, physical therapy schools in McWhorter Hall

Pharmacy, physical therapy schools in McWhorter Hall
Battling 90-degree temperatures and the chaos of freshman move-in day, some of Nashville’s most prominent leaders gathered outside the pharmacy building for its dedication ceremony on Aug. 21. “When you’re mayor, there’s nothing better than going to a ribbon cut.  And there’s nothing better...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Circle K gets cooler upgrade

The Circle K has long held a place in the hearts of Belmont students as being a convenient yet lovably sketchy establishment on Belmont Boulevard. This summer though, the Circle K closed temporarily for a remodel. Those left on campus speculated on what the revamp could mean. Statues? Fountains? Marble...
August 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

What’s old is new

After more than 150 years’ worth of weathering, Belmont’s Bell Tower received a fresh new look. The restoration and preservation began quickly after the spring semester ended, and the scaffolding came down just before students arrived for the fall semester. Over the summer, the window frames were...
August 24th, 2010 | News | Read More

Finalists expected soon in provost search

Belmont University is searching for its second provost in two years after Dr. Marcia McDonald’s July resignation. McDonald decided to return to teaching after one year as Belmont’s chief academic officer. Dr. Patrick Raines, dean of the College of Business Administration, has been named interim provost...
August 24th, 2010 | News | Read More

Big bucks in BU’s growing budget

Big bucks in BU’s growing budget
Summer is over, and it’s back to the grind again, but now that the tuition checks to Belmont University have cleared, students may wonder where that money is really going. “Obviously to the whole new building, but other than that I don’t know where it goes,” said Jordan Rockhold, a senior music...
August 24th, 2010 | News | Read More

Welcome Freshmen – Handy Links

Welcome Freshmen – Handy Links
Move-in day is so close you can almost smell the first-time-away-from-home rebellion, wafting through the air. In case you’ve got some questions rattling around about coming to Belmont, we put together a handy list of links to save you from dialing up about seven different offices while trying...
August 15th, 2010 | News | Read More
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