by Cory Woodroof | Apr 15, 2013 | News Slider
With the close of the semester looming on the horizon, it’s now time to elect new students to the Lipscomb Student Government Association. The elections for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasure and class level Senators will be taking place this week, alongside a debate between the top offices. Brandon Carver and Andrew Hunt will be running for President, while Tyler Osborne and Drew Watson will be running for Vice President. Julia Rox is running unopposed for Secretary, and Braxton Hillis, Melissa Parrish and Clay Whitaker are all running for Treasurer. Lumination and SGA will host a debate between the executive candidates that will be held in Shamblin Theater on Tuesday, April 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Food will be provided. If you are unable to attend the debate, Lumination will be live streaming the event on our Live page and on LU Radio. Elections will be held on Wednesday. — Here is the full list of candidates, courtesy of SGA. President (pick one) [GS, SR, JR & SO]: Brandon Carver Andrew Hunt VP (pick one) [GS, SR, JR & SO]: Tyler Osborne Drew Watson Secretary (pick one) [GS, SR, JR & SO]: Julia Rox Treasurer (pick one) [GS, SR, JR & SO]: Braxton Hillis Melissa Parrish Clay Whitaker Senior Senator (pick 5) [SR]: Austin Birge Brittany Bishop Kelli Blackshear Rachel Bush Michael Clinger Virginia Ezell Michael J Fox Keiana Hastings Daniel Jordan Josh Self Caesar Tang Junior Senator (pick 5) [JR]: Kirby Arloff Brendon Burke Seth Carey Samantha Horne Daniel Hutchison Brad Oster Matthew Samek Jessica Smotherman Allie Sockwell Sophomore Senator (pick 5) [SO]: Lorina Aboulmouna Julia Allen Jordan Beale Mary Kathryn Charlton Ezra...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 15, 2013 | News Slider
My name is Andrew Hunt. I am a junior Corporate Management major from Centerville, Tenn. Around this time a year ago, I was elected to serve Lipscomb as the Vice President of the SGA. My year serving alongside Patrick has better prepared me to serve as President more than anything else could. During my time as Vice President, I’ve seen all of the great things that SGA is capable of accomplishing, but I’ve also seen many areas that can be improved upon. My main area of concern is communication. Our communication with the student body definitely needs some improvement, but I believe our communication with Lipscomb Administration and the Board of Trustees is vital. It’s easy to look at our problems as students individually, but I believe it’s important to look at the bigger picture. Whether our problem is with parking, meal plans, increased tuition, outrageous housing prices, not having Good Friday off, sophomores living off-campus or the numerous other things that Lipscomb can improve upon, it is impossible to get anywhere with these issues if the SGA can’t communicate effectively. If I am elected President of the Student Government Association, I promise that SGA’s communication with students, administration and the Board of Trustees will be greatly improved. I believe that this improved communication will lead to fairer policies, a better relationship between students and administration and an all-around better experience for Lipscomb students. On Wednesday, please take time to go vote in the Student Center, no matter who are voting...
by Emily Snell | Aug 27, 2012 | News Slider
Two armed Campus Security and Safety officers are on patrol during every shift this semester. Brad Wyatt, director of security, and Phil Ellenburg, Lipscomb’s general counsel, said the university has been working on the arming process for a few years. “For the last five years, we’ve been really intentional about upgrading all of our security and safety, emergency planning, everything across the board for the institution,” Ellenburg said. “We’re trying to improve and increase our professionalism. Over the last five years a lot of improvements have been made, but over the last two years, we’ve had a very intentional process where we’ve done several things, and the arming component was a part of that whole process.” Ellenburg said there weren’t specific events that prompted the decision to begin the armed patrols over the summer, rather it was “a normal step in enhanced service.” Wyatt said Lipscomb’s security and safety department, in recent years, intentionally has been hiring officers who would fit the qualifications for an armed officer. The department created a “Security Officer II” position, which requires an advanced security background for example as a police officer, military police officer, armed hospital or prison security officer. Wyatt and Ellenburg said all of the university’s security officers are licensed with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, which handles both unarmed and armed security licensing. “Our internal policies as far as training and standards for officers are a lot higher than the baseline for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance,” Ellenburg said. In addition to licensing, Lipscomb hired a security expert from the Boston area to analyze the campus...
