by Erin Franklin | Dec 16, 2018 | Galleries
Lipscomb awarded over 400 diplomas at its 2018 December commencement in Allen Arena on Saturday afternoon. Three of these degrees awarded were to students completing the online degree program for the first time in university history. President Randy Lowry gave the charge to the students, offering his perspective on how the graduates are leaving armed with new knowledge and experience, as “products” of the university. “You came four or five or six years ago as a consumer, having looked, perhaps all over Nashville…maybe all over the country, for the college that you would call home,” Lowry said. “…The reality is you had many choices as a consumer, but something caught your attention about this community. One of the amazing things that has happened, perhaps not as profound as you will someday appreciate it, is that you came as a consumer, but you leave as our product.” Read the full story about commencement here. « ‹ of 3 › »...
by Erin Franklin | Dec 13, 2018 | Galleries
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – When Jordan Nwora scored Louisville’s first 11 points on Tuesday, it appeared it might be a long night for the Lipscomb men’s basketball team. But after making some defensive adjustments, the Bisons gave the Cardinals all they could handle in what was nearly a massive upset. However, a Kenny Cooper turnover with 1:03 left was followed by a fadeaway jumper from Louisville’s Christen Cunningham, giving the Cardinals a narrow, 72-68 victory at the KFC Yum! Center. Lipscomb guard Garrison Mathews led the Bisons with 20 points after producing a combined 10 in his last two outings against Belmont and Navy. The senior said he hopes the Louisville experience will help prepare the Bisons for March basketball. Read Russell Vannozzi’s full recap of the game here. Photos by Erin Franklin « ‹ of 3 ›...
by Erin Franklin | Dec 3, 2018 | News Slider
Walter Isaacson will be the main speaker at Lipscomb’s 2019 Imagine event. Imagine is Lipscomb’s largest donor event, by-invitation only, for donors of $1,000 or more annually. The theme for this year’s Imagine event is leadership in innovation. Isaacson’s work on innovation in leadership played a role in his selection as the key speaker for Imagine 2019. “Innovation in communities and in business is critical to their viability, success and growth,” senior vice president for advancement John Lowry said in a statement. The event started in 2016, with former President George Bush headlining. The following year, former NBA athlete Magic Johnson spoke, and last year, journalist Tom Brokaw was the featured speaker. In 2017, Lipscomb received a record $15 million gift from George Shinn to go towards the George Shinn College of Entertainment and the Arts. The new event center had a “topping out” ceremony this afternoon, to mark the last beam placed on the top of the structure. The center is expected to open in the summer of 2019. At the 2018 Imagine event, Lipscomb once again received a record-breaking, anonymous $23 million gift to go towards the College of Business and the new parking structure. Isaacson has been the chairman of CNN, the editor of Time and the CEO of the Aspen Institute. He has also authored several novels, notably including Steve Jobs, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution and his latest book, a biography: Leonardo da Vinci. “Innovative leaders have the ability to look at problems differently and develop solutions that others cannot,” Lowry said. “They have the vision...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 28, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Despite freezing temperatures, Amy Grant, Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Daves Highway and more carried on, spreading Christmas cheer to the Green Hills community with the annual Lighting of the Green concert on Lipscomb’s campus. Grant hosted the event, which also featured choirs from Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy, and Ensworth’s a capella group. The campus was filled with Christmas lights, but the “lighting of the green” was saved for the end of the show. The Merry Marketplace in McQuiddy Gym featured pictures with Santa, booths by Pi Delta, AWL (Associated Women for Lipscomb) and more. AWL founding member Mary Nelle Chumley worked the AWL booth tirelessly all night. Chumley has served Lipscomb for nearly 70 years, graduating from the Academy and then going on to major in art at the University. She will turn 90 next spring. “Lighting of the Green was started several years ago by Dr. Lowry, and it’s been a very popular winter event, and it draws quite a crowd every year — this year it’s very cold,” Chumley noted. “So people have been coming in here to our AWL booth to get warm.” Chumley said she thinks the reason Lighting of the Green has been such a success is because it draws in so many people due to the community Lipscomb helps foster. “So many people love Lipscomb and have gone to school here,” Chumley said. “They come and the neighbors come, and so it’s just a popular thing.” Throughout the night, songs such as “Deck the Halls,” “Tennessee Christmas” and “All I Want for Christmas is You” filled the air. At the end of...
by Erin Franklin | Nov 19, 2018 | News Slider, Newscast
On Lumination News this week, an important story on student safety, coverage of Lipscomb Homecoming, Stompfest and more. Anchors: Cavin Jacobson and Erin Franklin Sports: Tyler Harvey Weather: Spencer Boehme Free Segment: Lebron Hill...
