In Fall 2014, Belmont University unveiled its new campus chapel, the first space on the ecumenical Christian university’s campus intentionally designed for worship services. Located on the ground floor of the new Wedgewood Academic Center, the chapel will host services three times a week during the fall and spring semesters, as well as special services …
Author: Lougan Bishop
Occupational Therapy Students, Faculty Begin Year with Service
As part of the fall 2014 new student orientation, the Belmont University School of Occupational Therapy had 57 students and faculty members involved in an afternoon of service at six different locations around the Nashville area. Service opportunities included shopping for refugee families with World Relief, sorting and organizing equipment for the Tennessee Disability Coalition, …
Top 5! Belmont Achieves Its Goal in Annual U.S. News College Ranking
University praised by its peers for commitments to innovation, undergraduate teaching, internshipsBelmont University catapulted into the Top 5 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of America’s Best Colleges in the South region. After three years at No. 7, Belmont’s ranking at No. 5 for the publication’s 2015 edition marks another check on the University’s Vision …
New Belmont Students Continue Tradition of Service
Following a thankful message from Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and a charge to find their purposes through service from Belmont President Bob Fisher, students in Belmont’s Class of 2018 along with transfer students volunteered throughout Nashville through the University’s annual SERVE Project on Aug. 18, 2014. “This event has been going on at Belmont for …
Wedgewood Academic Center Marks New Space for Colleges, Classes, Parking
After 27 months of construction, Belmont University administrators, trustees and student representatives officially cut the ribbon on Aug. 16, 2014, to signify the grand opening of the Wedgewood Academic Center. The new center is Belmont’s largest campus building to date The 186,000-square-foot structure includes an additional 159,500 square feet for parking located on the corner …
Two Oaks Provides More Upperclassmen Residence Space
On Aug. 11, 2014, Belmont celebrated the opening of its largest residence hall to date, Two Oaks, a 139,000-square-foot building that features a mix of apartment-style and suite-style rooms with spaces for 418 upperclassmen students. In addition to residential space, the project includes the expansion and extension of the Thrailkill Garage to accommodate an additional …
Bridges to Belmont Grows Stronger With New Staff, Summer Academy
Following a successful pilot year, Belmont University announced the expansion of the “Bridges to Belmont” program with an additional 30 students for Fall 2014 and the appointment of a full-time director and staff. New Director Mary Clark (formerly assistant to the dean of diversity, program director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs and minority faculty …
Belmont Hosts Frist, Gates, Hamilton for Community Conversation
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., founder of Hope Through Healing Hands (HTHH), and Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, led a community conversation July 14 in Belmont’s Maddox Grand Atrium on “The Mother & Child Project: Simple Steps to Saving Lives in the Developing World.” More than 250 …