by Allison Woods | Jun 8, 2010 | News Slider
Freshmen, get ready for the best first days of Lipscomb ever! Welcome to Advance 2010! Here is a copy of the schedule. We’re going to have plenty of coverage to get you ready and keep you in the loop. Check back for updates. ADVANCE 1: June 17-18, 2010 Student Schedule Thursday, June 17 8 – 9 a.m. Music Theory Placement Test & Auditions for A Cappella & University Singers – The test is in room 142 of the McMeen Music Center; for auditions meet in the lobby of the Music Center. 8 – 9 a.m. Students check in at the residence halls (women in Elam Hall; men in High Rise) 8:15 a.m. Coffee and Pastries – Bennett Campus Center Lobby 8:30 a.m. Advance Registration and Campus Tours – depart from Campus Center Lobby 9:30 a.m. Welcome to Lipscomb – Dr. Randy Lowry, President, Lipscomb University 9:40 a.m. Getting to Know You and Lunch with the Quest Team 12:00 p.m. Campus Life – Dr. Scott McDowell, Vice President for Student Development 12:50 p.m. Myers-Briggs Test – Dave Morgan, Director of Testing 1:50 p.m. College Meetings (meet with your area of interest): College of Arts & Sciences – Dr. Norma Burgess, Dean College of Bible & Ministry – Dr. Terry Briley, Dean College of Business – Mr. Turney Stevens, Dean College of Education – Dr. Candice McQueen, Dean College of Engineering – Dr. Fred Gilliam, Dean College of Pharmacy – Dr. Roger Davis, Dean Undecided Students – may choose a College Meeting listed above or meet in MS 219 with Mr. Rob Mossack, Director of...
by Allison Woods | May 30, 2010 | News Slider
Beauty in the Academy: Faith, Scholarship and The Arts will be the central theme Thursday-through-Saturday when experts gather at Lipscomb for the 30st annual Christian Scholars’ Conference. The conference boasts a diverse group of plenary speakers, all scholars in their own right, weighing in on subject areas of art, literature, theater and music. Conference attendees also will have opportunities to share their thoughts in paper-and-panel sessions. The conference’s goal annually is to create and nurture an intellectual and Christian community that brings individuals and institutions together to stimulate networks of scholarly dialogue and collaboration. The conference was created by Dr. Thomas H. Olbricht of Pepperdine University and has been hosted by Church of Christ schools across the country. But now, the CSC calls Lipscomb University home most of the time. The conference attracts Christian scholars, from a wide variety of disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences, who wish to develop their own academic research. Professor David Fleer, advisory board chairman of the conference, coordinates the event for Lipscomb. “It’s as deep as scholarship as exists,” he said. Plenary Addresses–The Beauty The conference is structured around four plenary addresses, each featuring a scholar of focus in a later panel session. The Lipscomb Art Department supported the first speaker to lead the Colloquium for the Fine Arts. James Elkins is E.C. Chadbourne Professor in the Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has written many books of art criticism, with a focus on the history and theory of images in art. His address, titled “Ongoing Issues between Religious Art and the Art World,” will open the conference in Alumni Auditorium at 9:30 a.m. Second in...
by Allison Woods | May 27, 2010 | Sports
Lipscomb senior infielder Kellie Sirus was named a First Team selection to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Softball Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Sirus, a psychology major from Sarasota, Fla., posted a 3.92 grade point average. This was the second year in a row Sirus has been named a First Team Academic All-America. She is the first Lipscomb athlete to accomplish this feat since the school became a part of the NCAA. Both Sirus, and senior center fielder Lauren Dortwegt, earned First Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District IV honors. District IV includes Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio and Michigan. The award honors both athletic and academic achievements. Sirus was one of the top offensive players in the Atlantic Sun Conference this past season. She was named MVP of the Atlantic Sun Tournament and was also named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team. The Lady Bisons finished with a 50-13 record, including a berth in the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the regional final to top-seeded Alabama. To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. Written by Mark McGee, senior publisher/director of Media Relations. See more stories at...
by Allison Woods | May 2, 2010 | News Slider
Click to expand the video player. SAC (LTV) – Cots are not items usually found in the Student Activities Center. But when the Red Cross calls, Lipscomb responds. The heavy rain and thunderstorms last night led to severe flooding across Middle Tennesee, and the Red Cross immediately responded with several shelters, one right here on campus. The SAC is set up with sleeping areas for families, single males, single females and the elderly. Volunteers brought in snacks and drinks with the intention of staying all night. Lipscomb University is the only shelter set up in Davidson County, and the SAC is equipped for several hundred people. Tim Temple, a Red Cross Volunteer from Nashville, was headed out of town but quickly changed his plans. “They called all of us and said ‘Be ready,'” he said. The Red Cross works with churches, recreation centers and schools to set up shelters. He said that Lipscomb and the Red Cross had an agreement ahead of time, so the university was on the emergency shelter list. Hurricane Gustav two years ago was Lipscomb’s first experience with the Red Cross. Lipscomb housed people for a week in the SAC and McQuiddy. So faculty, staff and students know the drill for working in an emergency. “It really is nice that people help us,” Temple said. The Red Cross contacted Lipscomb around 5:30 p.m., and within the hour volunteers were on site setting up the SAC and McQuiddy. Walt Leaver, a coordinator for the event, immediately contacted Mike Smith to get students involved. “It’s really pretty exciting, first of all, to see the way the Lipscomb...
by Allison Woods | Apr 23, 2010 | News Slider
Clinton Global Initiative University brings college students together to discuss the problems plaguing the modern world. This year’s conference was April 16-18 at the University of Miami. The closing panel of the conference addressed the continuing problems in Haiti. Michele Norris, of NPR’s All Things Considered, presided over discussion of the sensitive situation in Haiti after the earthquake. Three panelists were Haitian, including an author, a football player, and a student. Former President Bill Clinton joined them. He has played a major role in efforts to provide aid since the earthquake. Clinton was named special envoy to Haiti last year, and he and fellow former President George W. Bush are spearheading humanitarian relief efforts through the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Norris adopted the adage “grace in the rubble” as a theme for the panelists to discuss in relation to the ongoing efforts in Haiti. She focused on the positives coming out of such a crippling situation. Clinton said his ideas about revitalizing Third World countries now differ from those he had when he was president. He acknowledged he was wrong in his earlier assumptions that helping the Third World meant industrializing the countries. Now, he says, developing agriculture and helping a country become self-sufficient fixes the root of the problem. For example, Haiti imports one million eggs a day, a product that could easily be produced in-country. Clinton’s goal is to help Haiti focus on such self-support methods. Stanley Clermont, a Haitian student who experienced the earthquake, reluctantly shared his story from the day of the earthquake with the crowd of about 1,500. “It was the most terrifying day, but also the best day,” Clermont said. “This is that day that...
