by Kathryn Farris | Apr 19, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, COVID-19, News, News Slider
Lipscomb’s one-day Johnson & Johnson vaccination clinic was rescheduled and adjusted following the temporary pause on the vaccine’s distribution. Six cases of blood clotting were found in J&J recipients out of the more than 7 million distributed doses. “The use of this vaccine is ‘paused’ for now. This is because the safety systems that make sure vaccines are safe received a small number of reports of a rare and severe type of blood clot happening in people who got this vaccine,” said the CDC in their report. The campus vaccination event is now set to take place Wednesday, April 28. The first half of the 2-dose Moderna vaccine will be distributed for free to Lipscomb faculty and staff and university students ages 18 and over. “Simply take the vaccine card that you will receive at the Lipscomb clinic with you when you go for your second dose and show the healthcare provider,” said Dr. Kevin Eidson, director of health and wellness. “Additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics may be held in the future if there is sufficient demand and more does are made available to Lipscomb.” Lumination will continue to keep you updated on Lipscomb’s vaccine...
by Kathryn Farris | Apr 14, 2021 | News, News Slider
Newly elected SGA executive president Grant Hitchcock says he is looking forward to the challenges of working with new campus administration and also promises to “listen” to others’ concerns as he plans to put his campaign platform to work. Hitchcock, elected in a runoff April 6, is a bioscience and philosophy major, Lipscomb RA and SGA’s new executive president. “I’m really excited about the transition, honestly,” said Hitchcock. The upcoming school year will look different on campus, with the anticipation of new administrations. This past semester, Lipscomb has seen the stepping down of President Randolph Lowry and Vice President of Student Life Al Sturgeon. “I’m just looking forward to being able to represent students in this period of transition, with a new president and the new structure that is going to be laid out for SGA,” said Hitchcock. Hitchcock also will be bringing along goals of his own, Expanding library hours and increasing opportunities for community defined his campaign platform. “I want to hear the concerns that people have, the ideas that people have, and I want those ideas to hopefully come to fruition through this office,” said Hitchcock. “We’re hoping to create a welcoming environment, and to promote SGA to that aspect as well.” In the upcoming school year, Hitchcock will be bringing with him experience from both his time as a campus RA as well as from the past year serving on SGA. “As an RA on call for 24/7, anytime that anybody needs me, I’m there to help react and be there for them.” “That’s what I want to do with this office,” said Hitchcock. Hitchcock...
by Kathryn Farris | Apr 9, 2021 | News, News Slider
Earlier this spring, President Randolph Lowry announced the wrapping up of his 16-year run at Lipscomb. Now the university has launched a nationwide search, seeking to find a new president that stays true to Lipscomb’s values while embracing the new changes that’ll come in the post-COVID era. “Think of it as a skyscraper,” said Mitch Edgeworth, Vice President of the Board of Trustees and the leader of Lipscomb’s presidential search committee. “What we tend to see on a skyscraper is what’s above the ground, it’s the growth. That’s the new programs, recruiting students and recruiting faculty. That scaffolding gets put up and we keep growing, but you also need to have a deep foundation.” Edgeworth sat down with Lumination immediately following seven hours of “listening” to University and Academy voices. He said, “We really went through a series of questions and had a great chance to listen along the themes of what’s working well, that we don’t want to lose and what we want to keep going forward,” “Then there’s identifying the challenges that the university and or Academy are facing and how might we need to address and how might the next president need to address those challenges.” The factors going into the decision of ‘who’s Lipscomb’s next president?’ are consequential to the preservation of Lipscomb’s faith-based culture and the ability for the university to grow with the times. “We’re going to want a president who is both who’s equally talented at developing both the growth aspects as well as oversee operational efficiency,” said Edgeworth on the characteristics of potential candidates. “Also, a person deeply rooted in his...
by Kathryn Farris | Apr 7, 2021 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
The fanfare of student elections has not quite come to a close at Lipscomb. The 2021-2022 SGA election finished Tuesday afternoon with both new officers and three run-off races to be held tomorrow. Students running for office this year showcased their wishful policies such as amending the alcohol policy, amplifying diversity, and even a campus-wide formal dance. Ultimately the big-ticket race of Executive President came down to two candidates: Donovan Ross and Grant Hitchcock. Ross and Hitchcock will face off tomorrow, April 6. Other runoff races will include Senior Class President (Chase Cate and Grace Davis) and Sophomore Class President (Meti Regaa and Madison Schomer). As of today, the newly elected officers are as following: Executive Vice President Liz McKell Executive Secretary Angie Medina Senior Vice President Grant Bobo Senior Coordinator Emily Keeling Junior President Isadora Koch Junior Vice President Audrey Tsague Sophomore Vice President Garner Harsh Sophomore Coordinator Hannah Chessman Lumination will continue to keep you updated with the 2020-2021 SGA...
by Kathryn Farris | Mar 20, 2021 | News, News Slider
A suspect was brought into custody and charged with murder a day after the March 16 Atlanta-area shootings that left eight massage parlor/spa workers dead. Six of the dead were Asian American women. Lipscomb’s Office of Student Life issued a statement via Instagram, offering support to the Asian American community amid an uptick in hate crimes nationally. “We see you. We hear you. We care for you. You belong,” read the statement that finished with the hashtag #stopasianhate. Anti-Asian attacks have been on the rise since the beginning of the pandemic, and many of them have resulted in physical violence, particularly against older members of that community in big-city Chinatowns like in New York and San Francisco. The forum Stop AAPI Hate reports nearly 3,800 reported incidents of discrimination (AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander). Racial bias surrounding the origin of the COVID virus has been blamed as the primary reason for the uptick in hate crimes against Asian Americans. n for this uptick, most reported incidents consisted of verbal harassment and name-calling. The motive of the Atlanta shooter is under evaluation by local officials and the FBI. In the March 19 editions of The Washington Post newspaper, reporter Andrea Salcedo wrote that in February of 2020, just when the pandemic was beginning its still mortal attack on the world, the World Health Organization urged that terms like “Wuhan virus” or the “China virus” be avoided. They said continued use of those terms could spike antagonism and attacks against Asians. “President Donald Trump didn’t take the advice. On March 16, 2020, he first tweeted the phrase ‘Chinese virus,’ ”...
