Posts Tagged ‘convocation’

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

PRSSA students raise 2010 Census awareness in competition

Five Belmont public relations students are competing in the nationally recognized Bateman Case Study competition. Named for J. Carroll Bateman, the competition challenges teams of students to devise the best public relations campaigns for a given client. This year’s competition is focused on the...

February 13th, 2010 | News | Read More

World renowned sociologist refutes “Mars and Venus”

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” The phrase—and it’s subsequent ideologies—have been pounded into our society’s vernacular. The book by John Gray has sold more than 45 million copies. But on a recent visit to Belmont, renowned sociologist and masculinity expert Dr. Michael Kimmel...

January 28th, 2010 | News | Read More

White House staffer to speak on faith-based partnerships

A little piece of Washington, D.C., comes to Belmont’s campus this week—and no, it’s got nothing to do with “Debate 08.” This D.C. connection comes in the form of Joshua DuBois, the director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He is scheduled to speak at...

September 28th, 2009 | News | Read More

Humanities symposium under way; poet Mary Oliver speaks Thursday

Belmont University’s catchy slogan “from here to anywhere” never mentions that graduates can come back, yet singer-songwriter and alumna Adrienne Young plans to do so for the eight day Humanities Symposium Sept. 13-21 where she will join the Pulitzer-winning poet Mary Oliver. The two are part of...

September 13th, 2009 | News | Read More

“My love is to tell a story”: An interview with David McCullough

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough spoke with Vision editor Melanie Bengtson about his books, his perceptions of today’s youth and his advice for the future. McCullough will speak in the Curb Event Center at Belmont University on March 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets are free to the public...

March 25th, 2009 | News | Read More

Author David McCullough at BU March 30

Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will speak in the Curb Event Center at Belmont on March 30. His lecture, “Leadership and the History You Don’t Know,” will be the final keynote speech of Belmont’s “Art of Being Free” lecture series centered on the 2008 presidential town hall...

March 25th, 2009 | News | Read More

Children’s activist Edelman speaks at BU Feb. 4

Marian Wright Edelman has devoted her adult life to children – from infants to college-age. A lawyer and activist, she often refers to the words of Southern novelist Walker Percy who said, “You can get all As and still flunk life.” Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund...

January 28th, 2009 | News | Read More