by Erin Franklin | May 18, 2016 | Galleries
Lipscomb’s latest endeavor seeks to build a partnership with Metro and to spark new leaders with a desire to serve in the downtown Nashville community. President Randolph Lowry announced the program, the off-campus Spark center in downtown Nashville, Tuesday morning on the SunTrust Plaza. Located at the corner of 4th and Commerce, the new Downtown Spark will open in January or February...
by Erin Franklin | May 17, 2016 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s latest endeavor seeks to build a partnership with Metro and to spark new leaders with a desire to serve in the downtown Nashville community. University President Randy Lowry announced the program, the off-campus Spark center in downtown Nashville, Tuesday morning on the SunTrust Plaza, which is right across the street from the 20,100-square-feet space the Spark Center will soon occupy. Lowry said the program is an initiative to make Lipscomb downtown Nashville’s university. The new program will focus on graduates who have a desire to serve, and it will train the next generation of public sector leaders. Located at the corner of 4th and Commerce, the new Downtown Spark will open in January or February 2017. Lowry said John Lowry, vice president of Development and External Affairs, is the energy, spark and visionary for the Spark initiative. Lipscomb started its first off-campus Spark site in Cool Springs almost four years ago. “He saw what could happen in Cool Springs, and he knows what can happen downtown,” Lowry said. “I envision 10,000 visitors a year coming to this center and being educated. I envision about 300 graduate students in work-place related programs. All of this will spark their creativity, spark their education, spark their careers and spark our city.” John Lowry said that the Spark program will allow students to experience a Lipscomb education in a prime, downtown location. “It will be a place where people come to advance their careers and to have their lives influenced by the Lipscomb faculty and a Lipscomb academic program,” John Lowry said. The Spark program will offer academic programs and leadership training as well as provide...
by Erin Franklin | May 11, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Talent such as Jordan Smith, winner of “The Voice,” and Grammy winner Michael W. Smith graced the stage at the GMA Honors and Hall of Fame Ceremony, which was held in Allen Arena on Tuesday, May 10. GMA continues to host its big events at Lipscomb, as it also hosts the annual Dove Awards in Allen Arena in the fall. 2016 honorees include Jars of Clay with their ministry Blood: Water Mission, Catherine Brewton with her ministry Hope For Harvest, Michael W. Smith, founder of Rocketown and the Gospel Music Trust Fund. Michael W. Smith, who has won more than 40 Dove Awards, received three Grammys and had two No. 1 hits, was recognized for founding Rocketown, a youth outreach ministry located in downtown Nashville. Smith said he is always trying to grow Rocketown, but he is still focused on the ministry aspect of his outreach. “It seems like we keep having expansions; we now have an art studio, dance studio, music studio and after-school programs,” Smith said. “We’re talking about expanding our space. We’re already at 45,000 square feet, and we’re thinking about adding an indoor gymnasium and making skatepark bigger, but the expansions I love are the ministry focused ones like Skatechurch on Tuesday nights.” “Five or six years ago, we found out that some of these kids had not eaten in two or three days, so we decided to start a food program.” After this realization, Smith started Rocketown Potluck, which is a family-style dinner held on Thursday nights. 2016 inductees to the GMA Hall of Fame were Russ Taff, Howard Rachinski, The Nelons and Hezekiah Walker. Past inductees include Fanny Crosby...
by Erin Franklin | May 8, 2016 | News Slider
Lipscomb celebrated a record number of graduates, a Fulbright scholar, 29 SALT Scholars and three outstanding professors Saturday afternoon in Allen Arena. Over 500 students graduated making it the largest number of students in the university’s history. Chemistry professor C. Kent Clinger gave the invocation. Education professor Carrie R. Abood gave the faculty charge. Abood told the students that she, too, was a graduate 10 years ago. Reflecting upon her own graduation, the professor gave the students advice she said she wished someone had told her. “Embrace this season of your life and enjoy it,” Abood said. “Trade anxiety for adventure. Replace the doubts of the unknown with the excitement of opportunity. Celebrate your accomplishments. Embrace all the changing seasons with joy.” Exercise Science professor Ruth Henry recognized the 29 SALT scholars from six different academic areas, who invested in the community significantly and completed a capstone project. The students in the senior class of 2016 were then awarded their diplomas. The following three outstanding professors were also recognized: Bonny B Millimaki, Assistant Professor of Biology, Theodore H. Parks, Associate Professor of Spanish and Joshua M. Strahan, Assistant Professor of Bible. President Randy Lowry concluded the program, charging the students to have gratitude and appreciation for all that has been given to them to help them get to this point in their lives. “This day is the result of your vision, your courage, in many cases overcoming substantial obstacles to share this moment, the result of your tenacity and your steadfastness,” Lowry said. He then asked the graduates the question, “What do you have that has not been given to...
by Erin Franklin | May 7, 2016 | News Slider, Sports
An important first in school history, the men’s golf team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which will take place May 16-18. “Today’s a historic day in our program. Any time you do something for the first time it is pretty remarkable,” Lipscomb golf director Will Brewer said. The news was announced on live television on the Golf Channel Thursday morning. “It’s always exciting when you see your name posted on national television,” Brewer said. At the end of the tournament, the top five teams from each region, plus the top individual from each region not on one of the advancing teams, will go to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship in Eugene, Oregon, May 27-June 1. The golf team also received the honor of having two students placed on the Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Golf All-Academic Team. Sophomore journalism and new media major Eric Ansett and junior financial markets major Stoney Crouch were selected to the five-member team. Two more students selected to the team, Austin Schultz and Jake Sherwin, play at FCGU. The other student making up the five-person team is Fredrik Nilehn, who plays at Kennesaw State. Additional reporting by Lipscomb Athletics Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
