by Danielle Boyd | Jun 3, 2011 | News Slider
The Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership opened its new academic program and state-of-the-art facility in a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. Mayor Karl Dean, Sue Andrews (wife of the late Nelson Andrews), President Randy Lowry and local civic entrepreneurs and business leaders took part in the ceremony. Lipscomb University’s new academic Institute was founded upon the legacy of Nashville business leader Nelson Andrews. The Institute will provide upcoming leaders and students with needed education and training to enhance their abilities to succeed in becoming effective and competent civic leaders. Linda Peek Schacht, a former senior fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Public Leadership and Center for Business and Government, is executive director of the new institute. “We believe that the idea of collaborative civic leadership is where business, non-profit, and government leaders come together to find common-good solutions to challenges we are facing in today’s society, and I believe by coming together we can accomplish that,” said Schacht. The Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership will be opening in the fall of 2011 offering academic degrees and community outreach. “I am so excited to take Nelson Andrews’ model of leadership to train students to represent and embody the characteristics of a civic leader,” said Schacht. The program has been designed to help build thriving civic leaders within and beyond the Nashville community, while also offering higher education in civic leadership. It is one of the only two master’s programs in the country to offer academic degrees in leadership through providing education in a classroom setting, accordign to Schacht. “The Institute’s state-of-the-art collaboratory will allow current leaders and...
by Emily Snell | May 31, 2011 | News Slider
The deadliest tornado to occur within the last 60 years, decimated Joplin, Mo., on May 22, killing 122 people, injuring hundreds more and destroying thousands of homes. Tornadoes and flooding, which began tearing into the Southeast and Midwest in April, are spurring some Lipscomb students to get involved in the recovery. Others feel personally touched or wonder how they can help. There already had been plenty of violent weather and destructive storms before April 27, when the worst tornado outbreak in decades tore into Mississippi and then cut a deadly swath across Alabama before slamming into a few counties in East Tennessee. Alabama’s destruction and death toll was the worst — a huge section of Tuscaloosa, home of the Crimson Tide — was erased from the earth. Other, smaller towns were virtually wiped out. On May 6, a group of LU students traveled to Arab, Ala., to help storm victims there. Many students in Memphis know how dangerous flooding has been and how it could get worse as it moves down through the delta and toward New Orleans. Brandy Richardson, a sophomore in missions from Memphis, said that there are shelters in several areas of the Bluff City. “My church is a Red Cross shelter right now,” she said. “There’s been lots of help with that for displaced families.” Richardson said she thinks the flooding is mainly in north and northwest Memphis but also downtown and areas outside the city. “Pray for those parts of the city,” Richardson said. “I feel like Nashville is able to recover a lot quicker. There’s a lot more means to recover. The areas [of...
by Tim Ghianni | May 18, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
Sitting in Intermediate French Grammar class trying to translate English into French, I browse through the French vocabulary stored in my head searching for the right noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and preposition to correctly get my point across. What to say? How to say it? Time is running out. If I do not put something together to say, humiliation will appear across my face. So, French blurts out of my mouth. Of course, immediately my professor corrects me because I used the wrong form of the verb. The past tense of the verb was used instead of the necessary subjective form. Wait. What is a subjective verb? I would guess the majority of people could not classify all the parts of speech and how we use them. Why? Because speaking English is second nature to us. We learned the names of all the different types of speech starting in elementary school. We were like sponges absorbing everything taught to us without hesitation. Now, we use what we learned without thinking about it. However, if we try to break down a sentence now, it is nearly impossible to get everything right. If it is so easy for children to learn and absorb learning the English language at a young age, why is it that schools are not taking advantage of the vital state of mind of these children by teaching them a second language? Most schools in the United States start teaching foreign languages to students once they reach the high school level. Whereas, children in other countries are almost fluent in two other languages plus their own as...
by Tim Ghianni | May 17, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
With the season said and done and exams winding down, the Lady Bisons bid farewell to two influential seniors, Kara Jackson and Julianne McMeen. “We are graduating two seniors who have laid a great foundation for our team,” women’s assistant coach Jamie Aid said. “I appreciate all the hard work they have put in for their teammates and for this program. I wish these two ladies all the success in the world.” Jackson spent four years as a Lady Bison, playing consistently at positions 1-4 throughout her career. Aid said Jackson’s willingness to compete and heart for the game were greatly respected by her coaches and teammates. “Kara is a strong-willed, determined individual,” Aid said. “Kara always did two things for me that I respected as a coach” 1) when it was time to play, she was out there on that court to compete; and 2) her heart was always in the right place. “She will be missed next year as a part of the Lady Bison tennis team; however, I am so happy for her as she is starting a new chapter in her life with marrying another Lipscomb grad and pursuing her passion for teaching. I have no doubt that she will be very successful” After graduation, Jackson, an education major from Dayton, Ohio, said she has big plans for the summer. “I’m getting married May 21st and have already begun the process of moving to our new home in Ohio and looking for a teaching position,” Jackson said. When looking back on her career as a Lady Bison, Jackson said she knows Lipscomb was where God...
by Kelsey Durnin | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
Nearly 54 years ago, a confused and fascinated hoard of students, faculty and news reporters gazed at the multi-colored smoke billowing from the old chemistry building. Among them was a freshmen named David Howard, who you may know now as Beaman’s periodicals librarian. That event, which marked the beginning of his decades at Lipscomb, has stuck in the mind of Howard ever since. Howard grew up in a small town in southern Illinois and was brought to Lipscomb mainly through the influence of a 5th grade teacher who had also attended here. His visit in July of 1957 sealed his decision to attend school here rather than at Harding. “There’s hardly anything for me that is pre-Lipscomb,” Howard said. “[My teacher] was always so happy about my decision to go here.” Howard graduated in 1961 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in German. He then left Nashville for a little over a year to take classes back home in Southern Illinois University’s sociology graduate program. During the summer of 1962, Dr. Mack Craig convinced Howard to return to Nashville and Lipscomb as a German professor while also taking graduate classes at Vanderbilt. In 1972, after obtaining a library science graduate degree from Peabody and again at the request of Dr. Craig, Howard began his 39 years as the periodicals librarian. However, for the first three years he was also still teaching German fulltime until Dr. Charles McVey took over. Over the course of his 49 years in the library, Howard has witnessed the evolution of the library as well as the campus as a whole. “[The Library]...
by Lauren Edwards | May 16, 2011 | News Slider
As the school year comes to a close, Lipscomb students hope that their return in the fall will also bring about better food options. “Eating healthy makes me more focused and less jittery,” explains Claire Hooper, a junior psychology major from Franklin, Tenn., who tries to pick healthy choices on campus, such as salads, fresh fruit, and grilled chicken. However, she finds her selection limited, expressing that although believes the food has improved, particularly in the cafeteria, she also believes it to be primarily processed. Freshman Travis Guerra, a political science major from Chicago, says that for a college campus, the food Lipscomb provides is decent enough. A self-professed health-conscious individual, Guerra tries to avoid most of the fast food options in the Student Center, but occasionally has Blue Coast, saying that it is often fresher than what the cafeteria has to offer. For meals upstairs, he usually has grilled chicken and the occasional salad, but is frustrated that the lettuce is dry and tasteless. Guerra believes that better quality food gives him more energy and makes him a more productive student. Students who focus on health for their major offer good suggestions. Jennifer Cislo, freshman, nutrition major from Chicago says she believes that campus food is not stored properly, which she says makes oranges, bananas, and apples bruised and the lettuce brown or shriveled. “They’re bland,” she explains. “They’ve lost their flavor. It’s gross.” Next year, Cislo would love to see soy milk offered, as well as new, better quality meat options at the grill. Also, she feels that the cafeteria should not have any products that...
