by Cory Woodroof | Feb 23, 2013 | News Slider
As a part of the 2013 Southeast Journalism Conference, the ‘Best of the South’ competition garners judged content in 31 different categories from around 30 schools across the southeast. On Friday night, Lumination Network was honored with four different awards, including third place in the Best Radio Station category. SEJC is a yearly conference that both educates student journalists and honors them for their accomplishments with their campus news outlets and through on-site competitions. This year’s event was held at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. The night’s big win came with a third-place honor for LU Radio. LU Radio also claimed an award for graduate Liz Komoromi, who won second place for Best Radio News Feature Reporter. Komoromi and junior Michael Fox worked together on a program that tied for third place in the Best Audio News Program category. Lumination Network’s editor-in-chief Cory Woodroof won third place in the Best Arts & Entertainment Writer category....
by Sydney Poe | Feb 21, 2013 | News Slider
February 17-23 is Severe Weather Awareness week in Tennessee. The National Weather Service in Memphis has been participating in the week-long focus by offering different topics to be discussed each day. Their efforts hope to help educate people about severe weather and the importance of safety in a storm. Kelton Halbert, a dual-enrollment student at Lipscomb, hopes to study about severe weather after he graduates from high school. After seeing an EF-4 tornado rip through Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 2009, he became interested in everything that went into a severe weather forecast. Providing different atmospheric analyses for storms that come through the Middle Tennessee area, Halbert is constantly monitoring the weather. He accomplishes this through his blog, Tempest Chasing, and his twitter account, @TempestChasing. After he graduates, Halbert plans on attending the University of Oklahoma to study...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s sixth installment of Lumination News, Caitlin Selle and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports, Nick Glende fills you in on the week’s top technology headlines, Kage Sanderson gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Brianna Langley delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features some insight into the possible off-campus meal plan developments, some info on last weekend’s Presidential Scholars event, a look into the role of science in faith, an interview with a student who has done some notable sketches, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, some footage of the U.S. women’s soccer team practicing at Lipscomb, a look into the SAAC organization, some insight on the past week’s preaching conference and a look at what Lipscomb students did on their Valentine’s Day, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 8, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In this semester’s fifth installment of Lumination News, Kelly Dean and Nick Glende are behind the news desk to update you about what’s happening on campus. Kage Sanderson brings you up to speed with sports, Jessica Burke takes us around the world in a minute with the week’s top headlines, Savanna Schubert gives the scoop on all things entertainment and Nicolette Carney delivers your weather forecast. This week’s newscast features a look into campus’ Lifelong Learning program, a recap of last Friday’s Relay for Life event, some interviews with Lipscomb students who are also children of missionaries, a look into women’s rights across the globe, some insight into this month’s celebration of Black history month, a look into some new developments in social club policy, some info on job interview do’s and don’ts and a few student opinions on the Super Bowl, as well as our weekly Nashville Spotlight and Tweets of the Week. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Cory Woodroof | Feb 6, 2013 | News Slider
The Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership announced a new program entitled ‘Leadership Tennessee’ to the Nashville community early Wednesday. ‘Leadership Tennessee’ will be a 10-month program that will enlist a variety of community leaders and put them to the task of coming up with ideas to solve different state issues. Linda Peek Schacht, the executive director of the Andrews Institute, shared her excitement for the plans in a statement released by the university. “The guiding principle of the Andrews Institute is that great communities are intentional, not accidental. Great states are intentional, not accidental,” Schacht said. “When we bring leaders together from the private, public and nonprofit sectors to work together for the common good, communities can change. Leadership Tennessee extends statewide this collaborative leadership model, based on the idea that informed, committed citizens can find common ground and make common cause to address the challenges and opportunities facing a community, region or state.” Lipscomb President Dr. Randy Lowry also expressed his enthusiasm in the statement. “For the past two years, the Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership has made an impact on Middle Tennessee as it has built on the legacy of Nashville leader Nelson Andrews by engaging emerging and current leaders from government, business and nonprofit sectors in programs to create thriving communities by collaborating together for the common good,” said Lowry. “Nelson Andrews helped create successful local leadership programs. His family chose Lipscomb University to be the institution to expand his vision of collaborative leadership to the state and beyond. So, it is very fitting that the newest initiative from the institute that bears...
