by Brianne Welch | Mar 7, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
Two days after a slew of famous country music singers performed at Lipscomb, the three quarterbacks for the Tennessee Titans spoke in the Gathering on Thursday morning to a crowd consisting of Lipscomb students from both the college and Lipscomb Academy. Quarterbacks Rusty Smith, Jake Locker and Matt Hasselbeck sat down in a Q-&-A with Scott Sager, the university’s vice president of Church Services, to talk about their faiths and, of course, some football as well. The very first topic addressed was how football and faith work together in the lives of these professional athletes. “I grew up around football in Colorado, but my parent’s weren’t really strong in their faith until I was in third grade,” Hasselbeck said. The veteran quarterback went on to say how involved he and his family were in the church even through his high school career. Locker took the mic next, but according to the newest Titans quarterback, faith did not really come into play until his sophomore year in high school. “I had a coach who challenged me to become a stronger believe, and he started a Bible study with us, and it kind of grew from there,” Locker said. When Smith took the mic, he said that faith definitely came first in his life because he did not even start playing football until his eighth grade year. “I was very fortunate to have a mom and a dad who grew up in a church themselves,” Smith said. The interview went on for around 30 minutes, but the guys were able to leave the student body and everyone in attendance with some...
by Emily Snell | Nov 8, 2012 | News Slider
A Lipscomb Academy student has accomplished something very few nationwide can claim: a perfect SAT score. Han Na Kim, a senior, was born in Korea and has been at Lipscomb Academy for seven years. Kim took the SAT in February and scored a 2180. She and her parents thought she could earn a better score, so she bought a study guide and took practice tests. “Every time I sit down to crack a book or take a test, I pray,” Kim said. “I’m not doing this for myself or my parents; academia is an area I can honor God with and studying here in America is a huge blessing.” She took the SAT for the second time in October, this time earning a perfect 2400. In 2012, 1.6 million students nationwide sat down to take the nearly 4-hour exam that tests aptitude in mathematics, science and reading. Only 360 students earned a perfect 2400. Kim said when she saw her scores she was in disbelief. “It just doesn’t seem real, I have had this burden of trying to figure out how to pay for college, and now I feel like I can apply and have a chance at a prestigious school. I know this is one of the ways God is providing for me.” Kim, who earned a nearly perfect 35 on the ACT and is enrolled in two advanced placement courses and a dual enrollment class through Lipscomb University, said she is undecided on a college, though she is leaning toward education as a major. “Han Na Kim is a motivated, dedicated, intelligent and involved young lady,” said Kristi Reynolds, Lipscomb Academy chemistry teacher. “I have had the privilege of teaching...
by Emily Snell | Sep 7, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
In this week’s installment of Lumination News, Crystal Davis and Jeremy Keck are behind the news desk to update you about what’s going on at Lipscomb. Monaih Sam shares what’s new in Lipscomb and local sports, Kelly Dean fills you in on entertainment news, Clay Smith offers a fresh look at politics, and Nicci Carney updates you on the weather forecast. Videos feature the grand opening of ZeBi and Auntie Anne’s, Lipscomb’s Behavior Intervention Team, College Colors Day, the university’s club ultimate frisbee team, a student art gallery, a gardening project at Lipscomb Academy, and Nashville Spotlight on Essex Bargain Hunt....
by Nicci Carney | Aug 25, 2012 | News Slider
Record-setting enrollment, the start of a new semester and changes to overflow parking have students concerned about the on-campus parking situation. Most of the overflow parking lot at Stokes Elementary School has been closed for Lipscomb parking, and the closest parking lot near the campus is at Lipscomb Academy’s football field, 10 minutes away from campus. Students affected the most by this change are the upperclassmen, commuter students. Lipscomb senior Gillian Pulley said she is not happy about how parking has been managed since she has been a student here at Lipscomb. “I feel like parking should not be as bad as it is,” she said. “As an upperclassmen, I don’t want to park 10 miles away or 10 minutes walk away from campus.” Students say parking far away from campus is not only inconvenient, but at night, it can become an issue of safety. “When I leave campus and come back late at night, I can’t find parking near my dorm, and I have to park very far away,” said freshman Michaela Canter. Junior Daniel Cal said the move from Stokes to the high school football field could result in even more difficulty getting to school on time. “We already had a far walk [from Stokes],” he said. “Now that we are at the football field, it’s that much farther. If you’re already late, then it makes it that much harder.” Kim Chaudoin, director of University Communication and Marketing, sent emails to students and faculty announcing the sudden changes to parking and updating the Lipscomb community mid-week. “Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we...
by Emily Snell | Aug 17, 2012 | News Slider
Some students may find it difficult to locate a parking spot on Monday morning when the fall semester begins, because the university’s overflow parking location has changed at virtually the last minute. Parking at the Stokes Elementary School lot, which previously was used for university overflow parking, will be significantly limited this year, Lipscomb announced in an email Thursday evening. “That school is still owned by Metro Schools. It’s their property, and they just didn’t want to lease it to us anymore,” said Kim Chaudoin, director of University Communication and Marketing. She sent out the emails announcing the changes to students and faculty. “Maybe someday it will become available again. It’s just not right now. We don’t really know what they have planned. We just know that it’s not available to us anymore.” Overflow parking will now be located at the Lipscomb Academy high school football field lot at Caldwell and Lealand lanes. “In the simplest terms, if it were this easy, you’re kind of taking what’s at one lot and moving it, still on the north end of campus, but moving it down and parking at the high school field,” Chaudoin said. “It’s not really that simple, but that’s kind of what the problem is that we’re trying to resolve.” According to Chaudoin, the loss of parking at Stokes was made official “just within the last few days.” “I think negotiations have been going on over the last few weeks, and I think it’s just, the final answer is ‘no,’” she said. “I know this week we’ve been working very hard on figuring something out, getting the shuttles...
