by Erin Turner | Oct 6, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
Searching for beauty and capturing striking images in the industrial ugliness and desolation of the Tennessee watershed — including the remnants of the infamous toxic ash spill that swallowed an East Tennessee community — is the sole focus of photographer Jeff Rich’s most recent collection: The Watershed Project. Rich has spent the last six years researching and photographing the Southeastern Mississippi River basin. His most recent work in the project brought him to Tennessee to capture all the small pieces that make up the Tennessee River basin. This system of rivers is for the most part controlled by the Tennessee Valley Authority — a federally funded corporation that provides for flood control, navigation on the rivers, economic development and — as Tennessee electric consumers know — power production. The TVA operates around 50 dams in the Tennessee watershed — several of which Rich visited to photograph. “One of the things about The Watershed Project in general is showing the complexities of our relationship with the land,” Rich said. “A lot of this work is just research — researching for six months at a time, then going out and shooting for about a week at a time.” The Savannah College of Art alumnus set out to not only research the French Broad, Tennessee and lower Mississippi watersheds but also capture them in a new way. Rich uses an 8×10 large format film camera to capture the ridges of land and dams of impounded water. But in order to compose the shot with his large format camera, he first makes a sketch with a digital camera. “I jump out [of the car], take a bunch of shots with digital...
by Erin Turner | Sep 14, 2015 | News Slider
The Lipscomb community gathered for a time of mourning, remembrance and encouragement in the Doris Swang Chapel Sunday night after the passing of student Jared Eubanks. Eubanks died Monday, Sept. 7, after a lengthy illness. He was a senior nursing major from Hendersonville, Tennessee and lived in High Rise men’s residence hall. Eubanks was also a member of men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta. Among several SID members in attendance was President Braden Davidson, who read a note from one of Eubanks’ close friends. “Jared [Eubanks] was the type of person who would never think about himself,” he read from the note. “He put others first in everything he did and would go above and beyond for everyone, no matter how well he knew them.” One of the ways Eubanks exhibited this trait was through his studies in Lipscomb’s School of Nursing. Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Roger Davis said Eubanks’ life touched many on campus. Davis shared that Eubanks had qualities that couldn’t be taught — empathy, compassion and love and desire to share his knowledge and skills with others. Davis said these are signs of a true professional in the health sciences field, but these qualities were not strangers to Eubanks. “In the past year, he has taught our students, our faculty and our staff across campus, but particularly in the school of nursing, what it means to be a true professional,” Davis said. “He will continue to be an example for our school, our university and for every person who comes through our nursing program here.” School of Nursing officials “pinned” Eubanks with a nursing pin and white coat — that...
by Erin Turner | Sep 11, 2015 | Galleries
Lipscomb University’s Beaman Library presented “From Foe to Friend: War Time Encounters Create Lasting Friendships” on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Swang Business Center. This event was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and share stories from a forgotten chapter of Tennessee’s history. Around 400 German POW letters were found stuffed in a Corn Flakes box tucked in a closet in a Lawrenceburg home for decades. These letters are filled with experiences of prisoners of war who were sent to Tennessee during World War II. The letters were donated to Lipscomb’s Beaman Library this year and Lipscomb German professor Charlie McVey researched and translated the letters. Photos by Erin Turner...
by Erin Turner | Sep 8, 2015 | News Slider
The Lipscomb community is mourning after Jared Eubanks died Monday, Sept. 7, after a lengthy illness. Eubanks was a senior nursing major from Hendersonville, Tenn. He lived in High Rise and was a member of the men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta. Eubanks’ wish was to become a nurse so that he could help others, according to Beth Youngblood, executive associate dean of nursing. As Eubanks’ health declined over recent weeks, School of Nursing officials “pinned” him with a nursing pin and white coat that all graduating nurses receive prior to graduation. Lipscomb University representatives, including Youngblood, Provost Craig Bledsoe, President’s Executive Assistant Jim Thomas, nursing professor Lindsey Waddell, along with others, gathered by his bedside for the ceremony. “You are going to see your goal through,” Youngblood said to Eubanks at the pinning ceremony. “How you’ve handled your illness and worked so hard through it all inspires us all. You have taught us with your strength, faith and courage, and that will be lived out in your classmates for years to come.” In remembrance of Eubanks, a cross where students can place notes of encouragement is located in the lobby of the nursing building. Eubanks’ family will be presented with the cross, and at the next pinning ceremony, there will be a special remembrance of Eubanks, Youngblood said. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, and a memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Both will be at Hendersonville church of...
by Erin Turner | Sep 1, 2015 | News Slider
To many, one of life’s most precious moments may be a new life coming into the world, indicating a new beginning. At the President’s Convocation Tuesday morning in Allen Arena, Lipscomb University President Randy Lowry brought his four-week-old grandson on stage as an example of the start of a new journey. “I want you to look at this child for a moment — four weeks into this world with an entire lifetime ahead of him,” Lowry said. “He has a world of new opportunities, and I want you to remember this sense, this picture, this moment, because you do too.” Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing Deby Samuels said that Convocation is about personal endings and beginnings. “Today can be the beginning of a new chapter in your life regardless of what you brought to it, but only as long as you’re not re-reading the whole chapter,” Samuels said. “It’s been said that no one can go back and make a brand new start, but anyone can start now and make a brand new ending.” Convocation’s message focused on the celebration of the past 10 years of success, ringing in the start of the 125th academic year, with faculty dressed in traditional academic regalia, a parade of flags and music by the Nashville Pipes and Drums. Nan Gurley, advisory board member and founder of Lipscomb Theatre, was featured in a video that showcased Lipscomb’s achievements over the past decade. Among those were three new colleges the University has founded. One of the newest college additions includes the College of Entertainment & the Arts, which holds the cinematic arts, music, visual arts and...
