by Sydney Poe | Sep 16, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
In the fourth week of the 2013-2014 school year, Savanna Schubert and Carter Sanderson are behind the news desk to update you about what is happening on campus and around the Nashville community. Janice Ng fills you in on the week’s top world news headlines, Madeline Smith give the scoop on all things Nashville Entertainment, Brianna Langley gives you the weather forecast and Ariel Jones brings you up to speed with sports. This week’s newscast brings highlights from a guest speaker, takes a look at some big changes in the Green Hills community, shows how the Lipscomb community helped The Contributor and discusses the first prank of the semester. We also take a look at the Lady Bisons volleyball weekend sweep, takes you to the local greek festival and gets opinions on the new updates from Apple. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here on...
by Brianne Welch | Sep 12, 2013 | News Slider
On Thursday morning, students on their morning walk to class may have noticed a plethora of suds forming a white mountain in the center of Bison Square. Under the mound of bubbles sits the Osman Fountain, one of campus’ newest additions. The new fountain became the target of its first prank. Currently, there are no written rules regarding students’ behavior around or in the new Osman Fountain. But that is not an invitation to vandalism. In fact, the university is relying on students’ personal sense of ethics to prevent any pranks or disrespect aimed at the new campus centerpiece. Before the incident on Thursday took place, Senior Vice President for Student Development Scott McDowell referred to the book of Matthew when talking about the administration’s expectations for student behavior around the fountain. “I would say the only rule is the Golden Rule: ‘Do unto others as you would have them do to you,’” McDowell said. McDowell recognized that students could potentially vandalize the fountain, but to McDowell, that would be against that Golden Rule. Over the summer, construction began and concluded on the new addition to campus in the middle of Bison Square. The fountain was built in memory of Ty Osman, II, a Harding University student who died in March 2012 at the age of 18. His parents Ty Sr. and Nancy Osman, Lipscomb alums, gave a gift to begin construction of the fountain to be raised in their son’s memory. The fountain is used as a centerpiece to campus as well as baptistery. Baptisms have been taking place since IMPACT 2013 was held at Lipscomb in June. “The...
by Monaih Sam | Aug 29, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s first day enrollment numbers top over 4,500 students, which is an 81 percent increase in students from the last eight years.As Lipscomb began its 123rd academic year, more than 2,000 students have been added to the academic community since 2006, bringing this year’s record enrollment numbers to exactly 4,509. “To my wife and I, this is one of the most precious moments of the academic year,” Lipscomb President Randolph Lowry said at this year’s convocation ceremony. Lowry noted more Lipscomb accomplishments in his convocation presentation including the university’ record enrollment of 5,911 for the entire institution so far this year, a record 218 students expected to participate in global learning programs and 24 new university faculty members. Adding to the record enrollment are: Five new graduate programs including the Master of Education with an emphasis in collaborative professional learning, a Master of Business Administration concentration in strategic human resources, a master’s degree in software engineering and a Master of Film and Creative Media degree. Four new concentrations in the Education Specialist program. 148 nursing students, the largest enrollment in Lipscomb’s history. 695 freshmen. 553 Master of Education students and 73 Doctorate of Education students. 463 first-time graduate students. (list from lipscomb.edu) Lipscomb’s growth is also attributed to eight bachelor’s degrees in 78 majors or 145 areas of undergraduate study, several pre-professional programs and an accelerated adult degree program. Lipscomb also offers 25 master’s degrees, four education specialist degrees and three doctoral degrees. The degree options encompass 58 fields of study. The enrollment record is the latest sign of excellence at Lipscomb University and Lowry encourages the Lipscomb community to...
by Sydney Poe | Aug 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
College Colors Day, a celebration of school spirit, will take place on Friday, August 30th, and universities across the nation, including Lipscomb, will be wearing their school colors to show their school pride. Many universities across the nation have participated in years past, but this year, the Lipscomb Alumni Association, Lipscomb Athletics and Lipscomb Dining services are partnering with the event to help students here at Lipscomb show school pride. Students are encouraged to wear a lot of purple and gold on and keep track of their school spirit on social media. Tag your photos during the day on the Lipscomb University Facebook page, or tag them on Twitter with handle, @Lipscomb. The Lipscomb bookstore is offering a 30% discount to anyone who wants to get some new Lipscomb attire to celebrate the day. You can download the coupon at www.lipscomb.edu. The year’s first Battle of the Boulevard is Friday night when the men’s soccer team takes on Belmont at 7 p.m. They’re offering free t-shirts and barbecue at the event. You can also decorate your own brick in Bison square to show your Bison spirit from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday. Free snow cones, cotton candy and other snack items will also be available at that time in Bison Square for anyone who wears their Lipscomb colors. The Department of Athletics is putting on t-shirt trade day during the event to make sure the campus is covered in purple. Lipscomb athletes will be on site to help you trade in any Division 1 t-shirt for a new Lipscomb Bisons t-shirt. For more information on College Colors...
by Michael Fox | Aug 28, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb’s Student Activities Board has been working hard this summer to create a full slate of events to entertain students during the fall semester, including some usual suspects and a concert with a noted local musician. Thanks to the partnership with SAB, SGA, Campus Ministry and Lipscomb Athletics, there is some sort of activities planned every day of the week throughout the fall. If you take a look at the schedule, you’ll recognize some of the main attractions that come up every year: the Dodgeball Tournament, Paint the Herd, and the Running of the Bison. In addition to the normal events, SAB added more events with the help of their on campus partnerships. SGA President Andrew Hunt has been working alongside SAB to create more events every week on campus. “Besides some new events, the only major difference for this semester is that we’re working a lot more closely with SAB,” Hunt said. “We hope that splitting the cost of events will help both of our budgets go further, so we will be able to have more, higher-quality events.” Local musician Dave Barnes will kick off Homecoming Week in concert on Oct.1 at 7 p.m. in Collins Alumni Auditorium. Director of Student Involvement Louis Nelms said he hopes that bringing in more musical talent can become a precedent for campus concerts. “I think live music makes everything better. We’re in Nashville, which is Music City. We have great venues on campus that we haven’t used,” Nelms said.” “So, one thing that we’re trying to do is bring in more bands from the outside and give artist a chance to showcase...
