by Erin Turner | Jul 4, 2015 | Galleries
The Nashville Symphony visited Lipscomb for “Symphony Under the Stars” as a part of the free community concert series in June. Photos by Erin...
by Erin Turner | Jul 3, 2015 | Galleries
Stars from The Secret Handshake walked down the red carpet in Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for the world premiere of the movie in May, but they were joined by many Lipscomb professors, and students, too. Photos by Erin...
by Erin Turner | Jul 2, 2015 | Galleries
A record number of graduates, a 1950s pop icon who rewrote the Lipscomb alma mater and Yellow Ribbon scholars who sacrificed so much were among the highlights when Lipscomb students were celebrated in the commencement ceremonies in Allen Arena. That icon, Pat Boone, introduced his “new” version of Lipscomb’s alma mater. He led that special part of the ceremony during which over 400 undergraduates crossed the stage to receive their diplomas and jubilant friends and families joined in the celebration. Photos by Erin Turner. « ‹ of 2 ›...
by Erin Turner | Jun 25, 2015 | News Slider
“As a Christian, one of the things I admire about Christ is He spent a lot of time hanging out with people who were very different than Him, and people who have very different values,” said Justin Briggs, professor and clinical director. And that’s exactly what the new therapy center is doing — reaching out to all of the Nashville community, regardless of circumstances, lifestyle and religion. “The people who are walking through our doors aren’t all students — they aren’t all even associated with Lipscomb,” Briggs said. “We’re having believers, non-believers, old, young, gay, straight — we’re serving everybody, and we want to serve everybody.” It’s another important way that the university is reaching out to help the Nashville community. The therapy center is a little over a month old, and is in a renovated home on the corner of Granny White Pike and Mayfair Avenue. It’s not just the clients that walk through the door who make it different from any other college family therapy center — it’s also the students who are being trained, hands-on, to be therapists. Most of the therapists working at the center are graduate students in Lipscomb’s marriage and family therapy program. “Our students are learning how to diagnose mental-health disorders,” he said. “And we learn how to treat those in the context of individuals, couples and families, so we look at what’s going on in the lives of the individual; but we’re also trying to assess and to look for maybe some biological issues that are causing somebody to be depressed or have a mental disorder.” The center uses systemic thinking —...
by Erin Turner | Jun 17, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
The sounds of Bison Square ranged from children bowing their first note on a violin to professional musicians playing overtures and dances from composers all around the world Tuesday night. The Nashville Symphony visited Lipscomb for “Symphony Under the Stars” as a part of the free community concert series. John Lowry, executive director of Spark: Lipscomb’s Idea Center, said the last time the Nashville Symphony performed at Lipscomb was in 2010 with Martina McBride in Allen Arena. “If you remember back in 2010, Lipscomb was honored to serve as a host of the Nashville Symphony for many of their concerts as they were reacting and responding to the flood — they made their home,” Lowry said. “We’re excited to have them back.” Although he’s relatively new to Music City, Nashville Symphony conductor Vinay Parameswaran said that the Nashville Symphony has collaborated with Lipscomb many times before he joined, and that all of the community concerts are important to the symphony. “I really love doing these concerts,” Parameswaran said. “It’s fun for me and I know it’s fun for the orchestra. As someone who’s kind of new to Nashville, it’s cool — I get to see new people and different places.” Parameswaran said that many of the program attendees may be symphony subscribers, but the unique thing about the summer community concerts is that they reach a new audience. “For us, we’re able to reach thousands of people through community concerts like this,” Parameswaran said. Symphony Under the Stars even brought along some little musicians who visited the instrument petting zoo, a symphony education program that allows children to get their hands on instruments...
