by Hunter Moss | Oct 25, 2010 | News Slider
Public relations students and advisers met newsman Bob Schieffer while visiting the set of CBS Face the Nation in Washington, D.C. The four students and two advisers were attending the PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) national conference when they had the chance to visit the newsroom Oct. 17. Linda Peek Schacht, Lipscomb professor and Washington insider, provided them the opportunity to meet her friend Bob Schieffer. The PRSSA officers were greeted warmly by producers and then received a studio tour. Hunter Moss, as Lipscomb University PRSSA chapter president, presented Schieffer with an autographed Hatch show print from last spring’s Music from the Mountain concert, the Lipscomb event that honored musical legend Mother Maybelle Carter. One of Schieffer’s hobbies is playing the guitar and listening to folk music, and Mother Maybelle, the late matriarch of the Carter Family, revolutionized the way a guitar is played. “I’m thankful for [Schacht’s] friendship and this Hatch print from Lipscomb University, ” Schieffer said. “These artists are my musical heroes.” Hatch prints, are done the old-fashioned way, an artform still kept alive in their lower Broadway printshop, which is affiliated with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. As the program began in the studio, the students sat in the control room. The show’s guests included former head of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Republican strategist Liz Cheney — daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney — and Bill Galston, former adviser to President Clinton. Students experienced a heated debate between the outspoken duo of Dean and Cheney, who argued over campaign contributions. After the show, Schieffer invited...
by Wade Funderburg | Oct 21, 2010 | News Slider
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by Hunter Moss | Oct 21, 2010 | News Slider
President Lowry announced the newly established Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at the quarterly Nashville Business Breakfast today. Several distinguish guests were in attendance including Governor Bredesen and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Bearing the names of influential community leaders Nelson and Sue Andrews, who significantly shaped Nashville and the Middle Tennessee community throughout their lives, the institute will continue to promote the Andrews’ legacy of civic leadership through academic programs, community engagement and a leadership council. Former corporate executive and White House veteran Linda Peek Schacht will serve as the institute’s executive director. Since arriving at Lipscomb in 2008, Schacht has taught as associate professor within the departments of history, politics and philosophy and communication. The new institute will focus on establishing a master’s degree in civic leadership in fall 2011. Also, a website (leadingvoices.lipscomb.edu) devoted to civic entrepreneurship will serve as a national interactive link among community leaders, including working papers, regular blogs and results of research. “Nelson Andrews was the model of a successful civic leader, with Sue at his side as partner and friend,” said Lowry. “Over the past couple of years, Mr. Andrews and I discussed the importance of leadership education and training”. The morning’s breakfast concluded with Governor Bredesen speaking on Tennessee’s economic development over the past eight years. Several executives and vice presidents stood behind him as evidence: Hemlock Semiconductor Group’s Rick Doornbus, Volkswagen Group of America’s David Geanacopoulos and Assurion’s Bryon Smith. “I hold a debt to repay Nelson Andrews”, says Governor Bredesen. “He played a huge role in mentoring and preparing me for leadership in government”. The late...
by Whitney Jarreld | Oct 19, 2010 | News Slider
Paint the Herd: a new twist on an old tradition was the first of its kind event at Lipscomb. Sponsored by SGA, Paint the Herd took place in the lower level of the new parking garage. The floors were covered with tarp and fenced in with lights that constantly changed colors, for an underground look. DJ Potamus mixed the music for the paint rave. Students lined up early to participate in the event. After the first paint was launched by SGA via hand-held paint cannons, individual paint bottles were handed out for participants to squirt each other. Please upgrade your browser Click here to see a video from the paint...
by Hunter Patterson | Oct 18, 2010 | News Slider
Because of SGA’s efforts the Paint the Herd event was a huge success. Everything from remixed songs, colorful paint and bright lights there was plenty of fun to go around. Relive the moment here. You’ve seen the pictures on Facebook, tweets from SGA but you have not seen the video. Please upgrade your browser Click here to see a photo slideshow from the paint...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Oct 18, 2010 | News Slider
The Lady Bisons softball team plays their last game of the fall, the university wind ensemble performs, chapel credit is offered Wednesday night at the HumanDocs film series and sports and free food abound. It’s all happening this week at Lipscomb. Monday: University Wind Ensemble Collins Alumni Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. MNF in ARLOs at 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Free Food Wednesday: Wednesday Night We Eat at 10:00 p.m. in front of High Rise Last Fall Softball Game- Doubleheader vs. Trevecca at 5:00 p.m. Cyntoia Brown received a life sentence at age 16 for murder. She is now a student in the LIFE (Lipscomb Initiative for Education) program at the Tennessee Prison for Women. At 8:00 p.m. in Shamblin, Lipscomb’s HumanDocs film series will show Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story, a look at both Cyntoia’s life and complicated issues of Tennessee justice. Guests include USC filmmaker Daniel Burman and Cyntoia’s adoptive mom. 1 CHAPEL CREDIT Friday: Men’s Soccer vs. USC Upstate at 7:00 p.m. They will be honoring cancer survivors in a coaches vs. cancer game Saturday: Women’s Soccer at Belmont at 1:00 p.m. College Football in ARLOs Sunday: Men’s Soccer vs. ETSU at 2:00 p.m. NFL Sunday Ticket in...
