by Emily Snell | May 22, 2012 | News Slider
The American Red Cross has set up an emergency shelter in Lipscomb’s Student Activities Center to house residents of Parenthon Towers, who were displaced due to a fire and electrical issues late Monday night and may need temporary housing for several days. Monday night 172 guests from Parthenon Towers stayed on campus, and 149 were still there Tuesday night, according to Kim Chaudoin, director of university communication and marketing. Parthenon Towers is a senior and disabled citizens housing unit located near Centennial Park and operated by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. University officials said the residents will be allowed to return home after the fire marshal determines the apartment complex is safe. It is unclear how long the shelter will be open, but Lipscomb and the Red Cross are prepared to house guests through the weekend, Chaudoin said. “Right now it looks like we’re going to be in operation till Sunday,” Chaudoin said. “I guess MDHA is just continuing to try to resolve whatever problems they have at Parthenon Towers. It may not be that long, but maybe the folks will be pleasantly surprised if they get back in before then.” Nan Hensley, executive assistant to university relations, said a mix of student workers, full time staff, members of the Quest Team and others arrived on campus around midnight Monday night to make preparations for the residents, and more people have assisted with the shelter since then. “We’ve had a great response from the Lipscomb community,” Hensley said. Chaudoin said volunteers are still needed to help Red Cross workers at meal times as long as the shelter is open. Hensley...
by Cory Woodroof | May 18, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Greg Brown was introduced as Lipscomb’s new head coach of the women’s basketball team Thursday afternoon in a press conference with Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson. Brown, a former associate women’s basketball coach with the University of Central Florida, replaces former coach Frank Bennett, who was promoted to associate athletic director earlier this year after 32 years of coaching the Lady Bisons. Before Brown spoke, Hutcheson shared some insight into the future of the Lady Bisons program, the hiring process and what Lipscomb looked for in a new coach. “At Lipscomb, we make a big point of being interested in what we call the four C’s,” Hutcheson said. “We want to excel in the classroom, in competition, in the community and in our Christian walk, and so when we’re looking for a coach, we’re interested in all of those things.” Hutcheson said he believes that Brown is the right man for the job. “As we looked for a coach, we did find several who embodied what we were looking for, but out of that came a guy in Greg Brown,” Hutcheson said. “[Brown] embodied all four of the characteristics we were looking for, and he has a background and a resume and experience that’s really unsurpassed.” Hutcheson said he believes that the women’s basketball program can be successful in the coming seasons. “I am firmly convinced there is no reason that Lipscomb women’s basketball cannot be great,” Hutcheson said. “We are in a great city, at a great place in a great city. Middle Tennessee is known for its women’s basketball. There is no shortage of talent in this area,...
by Emily Snell | May 18, 2012 | News Slider
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts participated in Art Museum Day by offering free admission today. The Association of Art Museum Directors sponsored Art Museum Day on May 18, which is also International Museum Day, in hopes of making art more accessible to the public. The theme for International Museum Day—“Museums in a Changing World: New Challenges, New Inspirations”—reflects the changing role of museums in our society, according to Maggie Carrigan, communications coordinator at the Frist. “I think that museums in this day and age are changing really quickly with the advent of social media,” Carrigan said, explaining that the museum is trying to create both an “on-site way for the community to engage and an online way for the community to engage.” According to a news release from the museum, the International Museum Day theme invites guests “to ponder the role of museums in our culture of new media and social responsibility.” Carrigan said the museum wanted to “create a conversation” and encouraged visitors to share their museum experience on social media using the hashtag #ArtMuseumDay. “Our main goal is to help people understand their world in new ways through art,” she said. “We’re always looking for new ways to do that.” Current exhibits at the Frist include “Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination” and “Connecting Cultures.” The Martin ArtQuest Gallery is a permanent Frist exhibit that allows guests to experience art hands-on through a variety of creation and reflection stations including blocks, abstract drawing, printmaking, stop motion video and painting. Carrigan said she would encourage college students to visit the Frist, even if they aren’t naturally drawn to art....
by Emily Snell | May 16, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
ESPN’s SportsCenter rated a Lipscomb baseball catch as number 3 on its Top 10 plays list today. Chris Nunn, a junior left-handed pitcher from Memphis, made a no look, behind the back catch in a game against Jacksonville at Dugan Field over the weekend, landing him in the spotlight. The catch ranked number 9 initially and then moved up to the third spot at lunch time today, according to Mark McGee, media relations director for Lipscomb Athletics. The Bisons (25-27, 10-14 A-Sun) swept Jacksonville in an Atlantic Sun Conference doubleheader Saturday, May 12, winning the first game 6-1 and the second 6-2, on “Ken Dugan Day.” According to lipscombsports.com, “Nunn kept the Jacksonville offense off balance to pick up his first win of the season tossing five and two-thirds innings. Nunn scattered seven Dolphins hits, walked only one batter and fanned one Jacksonville hitter.” The final home regular season game was Tuesday, May 14 against Tennessee Tech. The Bisons lost 5-4. The last Atlantic Sun series of the year starts Thursday, May 17 at 5 p.m. at Belmont. The Atlantic Sun Tournament begins Wednesday, May...
by Cory Woodroof | May 16, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Lipscomb Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson announced today the hiring of Greg Brown as the new head coach of the Lady Bisons basketball team. Brown, the former associate coach of the University of Central Florida women’s basketball team, replaces former head coach Frank Bennett, now holding the position of Lipscomb’s associate athletic director. Brown also served for two years as both a graduate assistant and assistant coach to Pat Summit and the University of Tennessee’s Lady Vols. “I’m extremely excited for Greg to be our next women’s coach,” Hutcheson said. “He brings to Lipscomb a strong coaching background and has been mentored by some of the top coaches in the country.” An alumnus of Lipscomb, Brown also served under Don Meyer as a student assistant coach. Hutcheson believes that Brown will be a great addition to the Lady Bisons basketball program. “I’m confident that he will continue to mentor and train our student athletes to become leaders on the court, in the classroom and in their Christian walk,” Hutcheson said. “He has been a part of successful coaching staffs at every level, and I’m excited that he’s bringing that leadership to Lipscomb.” Brown expressed gratitude for his hiring. “I’m honored to be named the head basketball coach at Lipscomb,” said Brown. “Lipscomb is a special place for me and my family. I’m excited to represent the university and be part of its growth, and I look forward to building on the traditions of excellence at Lipscomb. I’m very fortunate to be able to coach in a Christian atmosphere, and I thank Philip Hutcheson and Dr. Lowry for this opportunity.” Brown will be...
by Emily Snell | May 13, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Renovations to the student center are only a small aspect of the construction changes occurring at Lipscomb this summer. Tom Wood, director of campus enhancement, said the university will be spending about $11 million on new construction and renovations to existing areas. The list of construction and renovation work includes moving the bookstore and Uncle Dave’s to the lower level of the student center, developing a lounge area and installing a Zebis deli and Auntie Anne’s pretzels in the current bookstore space, updating McFarland by painting and furnishing the lobby and creating a “dean’s suite,” adding air conditioning in the SAC and McQuiddy gyms, creating office spaces in the basement of Burton, finishing the Cool Springs campus, installing a new track for the high school and university track teams, adding an academic resource center in the library basement and completing the nursing building. Wood said the bookstore will move to the Arlo’s location on the lower level of the student center, creating additional food service space in the current book store area. Wood said the new set up will have Auntie Anne’s and Zebis and a more private eating/lounge space. “It offers some additional food service area,” he said. “I think a lot of students have said they would like a place that is semi-private where they can have some booths and things like that where they can have a little bit of privacy instead of being out in the middle of a room some place.” In the next year or so, Wood said the university plans to extend the Starbucks porch area around the rest of the building....
