by Erin Turner | Dec 18, 2015 | News Slider
When Lipscomb’s new IDEAL (Igniting the Dream of Education and Access at Lipscomb) program was launched in January 2014, just three students were enrolled. And those three students received their career exploration studies certificates Thursday afternoon in Swang in the inaugural IDEAL commencement ceremony. IDEAL is a two-year certificate program for students with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Students in the program attend academic and skill-building classes, work daily internships and hang out with peer mentors and the student body. The three IDEAL students A.T. Banks, Rashaad Harrell and Matthew Loveland paved the way for the program, which now has 19 students. “The IDEAL program and especially these three boys play a huge role in our college experience. They are a joy to have on campus,” said Chandler Cooper, senior business major and IDEAL program peer mentor. IDEAL program director Mallory Whitmore said when she first started, she was handed a binder full of paper and given about four months to build the program from scratch. “Sometimes I felt like I was being asked to cut down a forest with a butter knife– there was a lot to do in a very short amount of time to pave the way for this program to be successful,” Whitmore said. “It’s nice to take a step back today and look at how much we’ve accomplished in such a short period of time.” Peer mentor Cooper said the IDEAL program has changed Lipscomb’s campus, and most specifically in the student center, where most of the IDEAL students spend their free time. “When they first started on campus no one knew what the IDEAL program was,” Cooper said. “But that...
by Erin Turner | Dec 8, 2015 | Galleries
Fans crowded in Allen Arena Monday night for the annual Battle of the Boulevard. Belmont beat Lipscomb 93-84. Photos by Erin Turner and Ben Davis « ‹ of 3 › »...
by Erin Turner | Dec 2, 2015 | Galleries
Before Lipscomb University’s 11th annual Lighting of the Green, guests packed the lobby of Allen Arena for the marketplace Tuesday afternoon. Children had their photos made with Santa as other attendees shopped at clothing, jewelry and other vendors. Theatre students served hot chocolate and cookies as guests made their way to the concert. Photos by Erin Turner and Ben Davis...
by Erin Turner | Dec 2, 2015 | Galleries
Festive music, hot chocolate and Christmas lights welcomed the 11th annual Lighting of the Green Tuesday night in Allen Arena. Amy Grant returned as the host with special guests Steven Curtis Chapman, Odessa Settles, Jon and Valerie Guerra, 3for3 and a group of over 150 academy and university chorus students. Lipscomb’s own Arcadian Wild also performed during the show. Sarah Wood, a junior and founding member of the band, was awarded the first annual Amy Grant scholarship. Photos by Erin Turner and Ben Davis « ‹ of 4 ›...
by Erin Turner | Nov 19, 2015 | Sports
Story by Clarissa Young It took a leap of faith, literally, to get volleyball team setter Kayla Ostrom to turn her back on a Big 10 offer and come to Lipscomb. After playing softball and volleyball simultaneously from fourth-grade into her high school years, Ostrom decided to settle in on volleyball after she fell in love with the setter position. The Indiana native decided she wanted to continue her career in college and at first signed with Purdue University, one of the big schools in her home state. But that’s when she learned about Lipscomb University and the volleyball team’s need for a solid setter. “I was committed (to Purdue) up until halfway through my senior year when I decided to take a leap of faith,” Ostrom said. “So I recommitted and it turned out Lipscomb — their setter had left and needed to fill their position.” Kayla, a junior at studying food systems management said she plans to let her faith guide her after graduation, when she said she wants to work on an MBA in non-profit and ministry work. And she knows her decision to come to Lipscomb was the right one as she plans for her future. “God opened the door for me to come here and it couldn’t have been better,” she said. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
