by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 17, 2010 | News Slider
Click to expand the video player. Nashville’s not unknown to Tim Tebow. He played football against Vanderbilt here when he was leading the Florida Gators. And he’s spent much of the last few months preparing for the upcoming NFL draft by training at D1 Sports Training, in Cool Springs, just south of Nashville. (BULLETIN: Thursday night, April 22, Tebow was home in Florida, watching the actual draft, carried live on ESPN. While there was some question by the experts as to whether he would be drafted in the first round, he was picked up by the Denver Broncos.) Last Saturday though he was in Nashville, spending the day at Lipscomb University, speaking to kids and adults about his faith, his foundation and his future. Tebow is different from many college and professional athletes, in that he is an outspoken Christian, committed to his faith and to giving back to the youth of the world. At the midday press conference, reporters were interested in what Tebow has been doing to hone and improve his quarterbacking skills since his college career ended, but Tebow kept changing the subject to other people. One reporter asked why he chose to do this daylong series of events so close to the National Football League draft. “I try to manage my time very carefully and do things that are very close to my heart—things that really make a difference,” said Tebow. “People want to make it all about me right now. But I want to take the attention off of me, and focus on others. “I want to give back, to inspire someone or to give someone hope. That’s why I...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 14, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb University is hosting Green Week, April 12-16. Part of this week is the Green Business Summit, presented by Waste Management, featuring two days of workshops, keynote luncheons, the “Tokens” radio show and a green business show in the Ezell Center where companies can display their green products. On Wednesday, April 14, The Land Trust for Tennessee and Lipscomb University co-hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary Tapped. At 5 p.m., the Tapped “Get Off The (H20) Bottle” glass-cubed truck was on campus for a Bottle Exchange. The first 100 people who brought their plastic bottles received a stainless-steel Klean Kantene water...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 13, 2010 | News Slider, Opinion
Dear Reader, Let me be the first to welcome you to the Lumination Network, a student news network of the department of communication and journalism at Lipscomb University. This website is something that we hope will be a credible, balanced and timely source for news regarding both Lipscomb University and the Nashville community. This network, made up of online, television, radio and print content, has been created, produced and will continue to be run by students at this university. Lumination Network is the response to a challenge given to the department of communication and journalism by Lipscomb’s administration. That challenge was to better our department using the resources we have been given in a way that students who graduate from Lipscomb will be as equipped or more equipped to excel in their chosen career field than students at any other university. And it’s not just communication students who have participated….We’d like to thank the students in AR 4943, Graphic Design Firm, taught by Jonathan Gillette, for designing the “Lumination” logo. Lumination Network will never be perfect, and it will always strive to improve using suggestions given by members of the Lumination community. If you have a story idea, a suggestion on how to improve a facet of our network, or wish to contribute your multimedia talents, send a letter to the editor or submit a story idea. We need feedback to continue to improve this website and the network as a whole. Please take some time to explore the site– we have a lot of content! Visit the Senior Profiles and find out what Lipscomb’s almost-graduates are planning to...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Click below to listen to the latest Bison Break-In covering Green Business Summit 2010. here
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2010 | News Slider
Explanation of the New Bible Requirement Beginning Fall 2010, all students desiring an LU degree must satisfy a specific Bible requirement. Most students will meet that requirement by earning credit for six Bible courses, as specified in I and II below; transfer students will meet it by following the guidelines specified in III below. I. Students who entered LU before Fall 2008 must have credit for BI 1072 or 1073, BI 1082 or 1083, BI 1092 or 1093, and any three other BI courses. (NOTE: Those listed as 2-hr courses in previous catalogs will count toward the six-course requirement for these students only.) II. Students who entered LU in Fall 2008 or after must take BI 1073, BI 1083, BI 1093; either BI 3213, BI 3433, or BI 4213; and any two other Bible courses. III. Transfer students seeking an LU degree must satisfy a Bible requirement based on the number of hours they will eventually earn at LU, including specific courses: A. Transfers who will earn 33-59 credit hours at LU must take two BI courses: BI 1073 and BI 1083. (NOTE: At least 33 hours must be taken at LU in order to receive a degree from this institution.) B.Transfers who will earn 60-79 credit hours at LU must take three BI courses: BI 1073, BI 1083, and BI 1093. C. Transfers who will earn 80-99 credit hours at LU must take four BI courses: BI 1073, BI 1083, BI 1093, and either BI 3213, BI 3433, or BI 4213. D. Transfers who will earn 100 or more credit hours at LU must satisfy the same requirement...
