Lipscomb students’ service hours among highest in nation

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News Slider

Lipscomb University ranks as Nashville’s highest in the state in Washington Monthly rankings of master’s universities Amount of student service hours ranked third in nation NASHVILLE (Sept. 30, 2010) – Lipscomb University has been ranked 65th in the nation, by Washington Monthly in its master’s universities category, the only Nashville master’s category university to make the top 100. Washington Monthly is a magazine that established its own ranking system six years ago as an alternative to the well-knownU.S. News and World Reports rankings.  The Washington Monthly rankings were designed specifically to measure how a university gives back to its community through providing social mobility to low-income students, providing volunteer service and research advancements. The 2010 rankings were reported in the September/October issue of Washington Monthly, now on newsstands, and Lipscomb’s rank can be found on the publication’s Website at: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings_2010/masters_universities_rank.php. More than 550 universities across the nation were included in the master’s-level listing. The Washington Monthly rankings consider the percentage of students receiving Pell grants; research expenditures; the number of students who go on to earn Ph.D.s, apply to the Peace Corps or participate in ROTC; and the number of community service hours carried out by students and full-time staff to develop a ranking that shows “what our colleges are doing for our country.” Lipscomb’s high ranking was due in large part to the university’s large number of student service hours, which Washington Monthly ranked as the third highest in the nation in the master’s category. The number of hours was taken from Lipscomb’s application to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll, which reported 121,910 in student service hours in the 2008-09 school year. “The...

Flu shots available starting Oct. 12

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News Slider

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending EVERYONE over 6 months of age to get a seasonal flu shot this year. We will start giving shots to university students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, October 12th. It will be $18 for the shot and can be paid by cash, check, or charged to L-accounts for students. Vaccination is the BEST way to prevent getting the flu, or spreading it to someone else. The College of Pharmacy has several flu shot clinics set up that will make it easy to receive your flu shot. Please make plans to come to one of these clinics. This is the fastest and most convenient way to get vaccinated this year. Tuesday, October 12 from 1:30–4:00 P.M. on the main floor of the Bennett Campus Center Tuesday, October 26 from 12 noon–4:00 P.M. in the flex space of the Burton Building Tuesday, November 16 from 12 noon–4:00 P.M. on the top floor of the Bennett Campus Center Anyone who falls into a high-risk category listed below may come to the Health Center on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday next week to get their flu shot. Because of higher demands and activity in the Health Center, flu shots will be given in the Health Center from 7:45 to 9 A.M. and 3:30 to 4:30 P.M. We only have a limited supply of flu shots at the moment which is the reason we cannot start vaccinating everyone right away. High-risk categories for flu vaccination are: are aged 50 years and older; have chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular (except hypertension), renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, or metabolic...

Missions opportunities continue to expand

by | Sep 30, 2010 | News Slider

Forty trips, seven states, 21 countries. Lipscomb University’s variety of mission opportunities for its students seems endless. The Missions Fair, taking place on Oct. 5 this year, will allow students the opportunity to learn about all of Lipscomb’s mission opportunities. There are several different types of trips that are offered during the fall, winter, spring and summer breaks. Some trips are major-specific, while others are limited to gender, but the majority of the trips are open to all. An engineering trip scheduled for winter break will take 16 students to Coban, Guatemala. This year’s team will be working to build a mechanical lift system to help the community.  The mission department says this batch of mission participants will be “comprised of students who will help assist training water committees as a part of the Community Water Project Plan of Action.”  The trip is scheduled to take place Jan. 1-8 and will cost about $1,300. Applications are still available.  Contact Kristopher Hatchell at: kristopher.hatchell@lipscomb.edu for more information. There are 22 mission trips scheduled for spring break. The Dallas/Fort Worth trip is in its third year of service to the area.  The team works with a Hispanic church to provide any kind of work or fill the needs of the congregation and community. In past years, the groups have worked to renovate the church, community work and outreach and have a traditional community fiesta. “It is a small trip, so you get close to the people you go with,” says Charli Shelby, a junior English major and veteran of this trip. Shelby points out that a part of the work simply...

Meal plans lose time restraints

by | Sep 28, 2010 | News Slider

Ever wish you could have breakfast at 10:10? Or a late night dinner after your first dinner? Now you can. Roy Platt, Lipscomb Dining/Sodexo’s General Manager announced in chapel today and major change in how meals can be used on campus. “You now have three meals a day that you can use anytime during the day,” said Platt. Allen Arena erupted in cheers and applause from students. “There are times late at night when I’m hungry and I want something to eat but I can’t because I’ve already had dinner,” said Jamin Craig, a freshman from Nashville. “So I really like [the change] if I didn’t eat breakfast or lunch that day.” Some students found some humor in the change and feel it’s a welcome but incomplete one. “I’m going to get all three meals at 8 a.m.,” said Sawyer Wallace, a junior bible and theater major from Alabama. “I think it’s a good change but I’m still paying $8.50 per meal for a $6 meal plan.” Sodexo’s meal plans have been under scrutiny from students for some time, but this change has brought some welcome relief for some from restrictions placed on those plans from the...