by Aaron Schmelzer | Mar 4, 2010 | News Slider
If you are entering the second semester of your sophomore year you should have an internship already, or be looking to land your first one. Many students fret about finding their first internship, but it is surprisingly easy with the help of the Career Development Center (CDC). All students at Lipscomb University are required to have at least one internship credit to graduate. Students fulfilling this requirement gain work experience in the real world before entering it. Leslie Shelby, Assistant Director of the CDC says that students who graduate without work experience will have trouble landing their first job. “Finding a job can be really difficult for graduates who don’t have multiple internships,” said Shelby. “Employers look for prior experience in a position that is directly relevant to the one they are interviewing for.” In this economy, finding a job after graduation might prove to be difficult, even for those with prior work experience. An added bonus of holding internships while still in school is that many interns receive job offers before they graduate. Internships are exciting, but they often build on each other as your experience builds. Students often balk at the idea of working an unpaid internship, but many of the best opportunities don’t have to pay—because there is already so much demand for them. “If a student can start small with an unpaid internship, they get the initial experience they need to get started on a professional path,” said Shelby. “It becomes like a snowball effect from there. Each experience builds upon the other and you can move from internship to internship very easily.” Some of...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Mar 3, 2010 | News Slider
10. Madagascar President Visits Marc Ravalomanana, president of the Republic of Madagascar, visited Lipscomb and spoke to an arena full of university and K-12 students, along with faculty and staff. Afterward, he met with local business leaders and Randy Lowry to discuss the program created to allow selected Malagasi students to study at Lipscomb University. 9. Kaia Jergenson Fundraiser Diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, Kaia’s story impacted Lipscomb deeply. Lipscomb students organized a round-the-clock prayer vigil. Within two months, the school raised 130,000 for her cause. After five months of therapy, Kaia walked out of the student center fitted with two prosthetic legs and addressed 2,000 of her fellow students. 8. The Lighting of the Green The Lighting of the Green is something that is very new to Lipscomb University. Dr. Lowry created this event in 2005 after seeing similar ones on the West Coast. It is a night full of Christmas cheer with music headlined by Amy Grant and several others, along with free hot chocolate. The evening begins with the lighting of a 40-foot Christmas tree and ends with Christmas carols and holiday excitement. 7. Yellow Ribbon Program The Yellow Program was started in 2009 to help our military troops gain an undergraduate education. The Department of Veterans Affairs administers this program for those who were on active duty after 9/11. The Veteran’s Liaison Office is set up on Campus to help them transition from Military life to University Life. There is also a Veterans Career Development Center to help these men and women find jobs when they finish their education. 6. Lipscomb 2010 Project Lipscomb developed a...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Mar 3, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb University’s admissions office brings counselors and student workers to Gatlinburg, Tenn. each year for a large youth rally called Winterfest.
by Aaron Schmelzer | Mar 2, 2010 | News Slider
The Wolfman follows the formula of a typical werewolf movie, but its writers failed to contribute anything original to the storyline. With nothing to set it apart from other werewolf movies, besides the big-named cast, audiences watch the fulfillment of their lowest expectations. At the request of Gwen (Emily Blunt), his brother’s fiancée, Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) comes back to his former home at his father’s (Anthony Hopkins’) estate in Blackmoor, England to investigate the disappearance of his brother. Talbot arrives only to discover that his brother’s body was found in a ditch, the victim of a gruesome killing. Upon further investigation, Talbot discovers that other citizens have fallen victim of a vicious beast roaming their countryside. In trying to kill the menace, Talbot finds more than he can handle. The werewolf either slaughters quickly or infects victims through its bite. Once the disease is transmitted, the victim becomes a problem every full moon. The crisis escalates rapidly and a Scotland Yard inspector (Hugo Weaving) comes to try to restore order to the small English village. Soon all eyes are on Talbot because everyone knows he was bitten in trying to chase down the werewolf that mauled his brother. Director Joe Johnston’s Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and Hugo Weaving, hit theaters Feb. 12th. The film is a departure from Johnston family-friendly features such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumangi and October Sky. Johnston, like many before him, tries to turn the history behind the myths of lunatics and lycanthropy into reality on the big screen. The word “lunatic” comes from the Latin...
