by Cory Woodroof | Oct 7, 2014 | News Slider
The sound of banging drums, clapping hands and joyful praise filled Lipscomb’s Allen Arena once more as the Dove Awards returned to campus for their 46th ceremony. The event, hosted by Christian hip-hop sensation Lecrae and MercyMe frontman Bard Millard, made its grand return to Nashville last year after spending time in Atlanta and chose Lipscomb as its new nest. University president Randy Lowry addressed the show crowd by sharing a thought he had – that, 123 years ago, Lipscomb once used to be the farm of school founder David Lipscomb. To Lowry, the ground that Lipscomb founded his school on now holds a new purpose. “I don’t know what he had in mind, but he could not have possibly have imagined this evening with this entertainment and this worship and this crowd in this place,” Lowry said. In the audience was Lowry’s 95-year-old father, whose attendance was applauded by the crowd. The Dove Awards being hosted on Lipscomb’s campus holds even more significance because the group that runs the show, the Gospel Music Association, now calls the university their home. With a year of hosting the event under Lipscomb’s belt, the school – including its security team – was better prepared to deal with the ins and outs of hosting such a massive undertaking. Lipscomb’s Assistant Director of Campus Security Patrick Cameron provided some insight into how the security staff was better able to facilitate the ceremony. “[Having already prepared for a Doves show] really helps,” Cameron said. “We were very fortunate to experience it last year, so we kind of worked out a lot of the bugs we...
by Brianna Langley | Oct 7, 2014 | News Slider
Many dedicated Lipscomb University students endured the long trek across campus to Lipscomb Academy’s gymnasium in order to see the esteemed guest speaking at The Gathering this week. Renowned Christian author Francine Rivers spoke about her life, her Christian journey and her career as a writer. A number of committed fans even arrived early to ensure optimal seating. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited for a speaker at Lipscomb as I was for Francine,” said Lipscomb senior Hailey Parrott. “She just knows how to speak to people in different ways and put a story together that we can all understand.” Rivers, the author of Redeeming Love and The Last Sin Eater among many others, related her life story and explained how God had rescued her and given her a purpose and passion for fiction writing. She began by speaking about growing up under the guidance of church-going parents in a community that was largely non-Christian. Rivers then went on to talk about being a college student in the 60s and how she became involved in destructive practices such as free love, smoking and drinking. She spoke about undergoing an abortion at an early age, suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts, marrying a young Vietnam veteran and going to work after graduation for men who had less education than she did. “I said I was fine, but I didn’t think I’d ever be fine again,” Rivers said. Rivers then began speaking about her career as an author. “I have always known I wanted to be writer, but I didn’t know what I wanted to write because I hated...
by Jesica Parsley | Oct 6, 2014 | News Slider
Parking on campus just became much more complex because Lipscomb is hosting The Dove Awards. For students, faculty, staff and anyone else trying to park at Lipscomb the beginning of this week here is what you need to know. The Purple and Green levels in the Arena Garage are closed until Tuesday night Oct. 7. All vehicles had to be moved from those levels by 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. The Gold and Blue levels of the Arena Garage are open for students. There is no overnight parking in the West Garage on Oct. 6. The entire garage will be closed to students on Oct. 7. The West Garage will opened back up on Tuesday night Oct 7. Faculty and staff parking spaces are open to students Monday Oct. 6 and Tuesday Oct. 7. Faculty and staff need to park at Woodmont Hills on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7. Shuttles will run from Woodmont Hills from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. both days. On Tuesday Oct. 7, shuttles will run from Lipscomb Academy football field from 7:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. Shuttles will also run from Stokes parking lot from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. May the odds be ever in your favor, and have fun during the Dove Awards festivities! Photo by Erin...
by Erin Turner | Oct 6, 2014 | News Slider
Students who study in the Beaman Library can stay connected at all times, thanks to the new charging station. And if students are in need of the device itself — iPads in particular — they can be checked out just like a book. These are a few of the services provided by the Beaman Library, which not only has a new director, but has also expanded its services to keep up with students’ needs. Library Director Sandra Parham came to Lipscomb after 15 years as dean of the library at California State University, Dominguez Hills, just outside Los Angeles. Parham is very eager to collaborate more often with faculty to better suit students’ needs through the instruction program. The library instruction program brings together faculty members and librarians to create a session that will guide students to obtain the resources they need. The instruction sessions are designed to fit each student’s needs – whether it be an introduction to the resources or a one-on-one session demonstrating how to search the databases. The instruction sessions will be especially helpful this year as the library has added new databases. The Alexander Street Press Academic Online database, for example, includes 39 collections of about 40,000 videos that cover all disciplines. In addition to the new databases, a brand new selection of audio books — Playpacks — are preloaded on a small device and ready for students to check out. With the Playpacks, students are able to speed up or slow down the reading, and students also have the opportunity to check out hard copies of the books so they can read and listen at the same time....
by Cory Woodroof | Oct 6, 2014 | News Slider
To co-curator Ted Parks, Lipscomb’s documentary screening series HumanDocs means far more than an earned chapel credit. Now, students who attend an installment of the series, typically nestled in a time-friendly slot on a Wednesday night, do earn a credit, but like most chapel opportunities, the impact goes far beyond the met requirement. The HumanDocs film screening series aims to teach its attendees about issues facing our world through the art of the documentary, which fits right in with the genesis of the documentary form. “My sense is that documentary has always been a form that has had an alternative distribution to commercial film,” Parks said, “and it’s always, from what I know about it, been used to raise consciousness about issues.” Parks says that at the beginning of the documentary, filmmakers were more able to pursue the issues and topics that they were passionate about because of the leniency of not working within the confines of commercial requirements. “Documentary filmmakers are not in it to make a buck,” Parks said. “They’re in it because they want to tell a story that they think will impact the world, and I really like that part of documentary film in contrast with commercial filmmaking.” Parks, an associate professor, said that HumanDocs was born out of his Hispanic Cinema class. He would have students volunteer at the Nashville Film Festival as part of the course, which got Parks wondering if Lipscomb could forge a more formal bond with the festival. “I wanted to try to develop a closer relationship between Lipscomb and the Nashville Film Festival, so talking to my colleague and...
by Chad Johnson | Oct 5, 2014 | News Slider
Lipscomb alumni made their way back to campus for Tau Phi’s 35th annual Cowboy Show on Saturday night. This year’s show was a reunion of current and former social club members to put on an entertaining performance. Tau Phi senior Jesse Taylor said they wanted to get everyone involved to create a fun atmosphere. “We wanted to bring back all the tradition and everything everybody has experienced in the past,” Taylor said. While members of Tau Phi headlined the show, many female social clubs participated in the show as well. Pi Delta senior Anna Claire Temple was pleased with the energy in Collins. “We had connections with the alumni and older people who were in the crowd, so I thought that helped a lot,” Temple said. The show featured a live band, choreographed dances, covers of popular country songs and original performances from students. Taylor was one of many who had the opportunity to perform original songs during the show. “When you sit in your room and you write a song, staring at the wall, and then you hear a band behind it, it’s a cool feeling,” Taylor said.”We were both very excited to play with the band” Photo credits to Sam Webb Created with Admarket’s...
