by Lumination Staff | Aug 5, 2021 | News, News Slider
Transcript of Dr. Candice McQueen’s speech during the presidential announcement Thursday, August 5, 2021, on her view of the university and hopes for the future: Through my own prayer, a lot of it, certainly my family’s prayer and no doubt many of you who have been praying for the next president, I came to this possibility and am deeply humbled and grateful to serve with you as the next president of Lipscomb University. As I’ve shared with board members on several occasions, my conviction for this role at this moment in time comes directly from John 1: “The light shines in darkness, and darkness has not overcome it.” I fully believe that Lipscomb’s 130-year history has been life-changing as we have continued to elevate the only light that overcomes darkness by revealing Christ to our students, from preschool to graduate school and even to Lifelong Learning programs. And we’ve done this in meaningful and life-changing ways. Lipscomb and the people in this Lipscomb community have been the light for me, from my time as a student and then as a teacher at the Academy, to my time as a faculty member, and eventually as a dean. I now turn again to you, the faculty and staff and leadership here at Lipscomb, because I want you to be partners in this work, to bring light to our students and continue to bring light as they prepare for their work, their families and their service. Our students deserve our best as we confidently help prepare them to pursue their careers, think deeply and increase their character and faith. When your light...
by Lumination Staff | Aug 1, 2021 | News, News Slider
Nashville journalist and former longtime WSMV anchor Demetria Kalodimos will be joining Lipscomb’s School of Communication during the incoming school year. Through her role, Kalodimos is expected to share her experiences and expertise alongside developing “digital media ethics” workshops and programming. In addition, Kalodimos will co-teach a class with Chair Alan Griggs. “She [Kaladimos] is one of the best journalists I have had the honor and privilege to know,” said Griggs in a press release issued by the university. Griggs and Kalodimos worked together at WSMV for 20 years. “With her experience and knowledge, our students will benefit significantly, and so will I.” Kalodimos has been a trusted and recognized figure in Middle Tennessee media for nearly 40 years, receiving 16 Emmys, three Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) National awards, three Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative reporting and the Gracie from American Women in Radio and Television. As well as being inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame and the NATAS Silver Circle. Recently, Kalodimos has produced award-winning documentaries, music videos and other visual content through her company Genuine Human Productions. Her songwriter series, Barnegie Hall, aired nationally on PBS stations across the country. “Educating future journalists about the state of the industry and how to navigate that well while training them to be good storytellers, utilizing the many tools they have available to them, is critical,” said Kalodimos. “While content delivery methods continually change, the fundamentals of good storytelling will never cease to be important. So, I am excited to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with students and to have an impact on the next...
by Erika Plunkett | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
After enduring two COVID pauses and numerous other challenges due to weather and injury, the Lady Bisons — who reached the ASUN tournament for the first time since they won it in 2019 — lost in the first round to the Liberty Flames in a best of three series. Because of COVID-19, the tournament was divided into North and South regions, and each region hosted two quarterfinal matchups at the higher seed’s campus site. The winner of each quarterfinal in the both the North and the South matchup advanced to the four-team, double-elimination tournament hosted by Kennesaw State. The Lipscomb Lady Bisons came into the tournament with a 17-16 overall and 4-5 conference record, which put them in fourth-place in the Northern division, and they faced off against the overall No. 1 team Liberty in Lynchburg, Virginia, to open the first weekend of tournament play. The Lady Bisons had were held scoreless when they hosted the Flames just three weeks prior. In the Friday, May 7, doubleheader, the first game turned into a defensive battle between two of the top pitchers in the conference, Lipscomb’s senior Breana Burke and Liberty’s junior Emily Kirby. After four solid innings of work, the scoreless game was finally broken up in the fifth when senior infielder Amber Bishop brought home her twin sister senior infielder Autumn Bishop, giving the Flames a 1-0 lead. The game would stay at 1-0, and the Flames would get the game one win. Going into Friday’s second game, the Lady Bisons knew it was a win or go home matchup, and in an eight-inning thriller, they stepped up...
by Spencer Boehme | Mar 28, 2021 | News Slider, Sports
Bellarmine’s volleyball program has talent. But it doesn’t hide the fact that it just joined Division I, and a Lipscomb squad that’s only lost two games all year wasn’t about to get upset on its home court Saturday night. Lipscomb (15-2, No. 1 ASUN North) played host to a Bellarmine team (4-13, No. 4 ASUN North) that posed some challenges. But the Bisons ultimately enjoyed set victories of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-16 and will play North Florida on Friday. Lipscomb dialed in a .361 hitting percentage, while the Knights only rang in a .176 mark. Bison seniors Megan Kuper and Sami Rubal combined for 26 kills on the night, with Rubal’s .667 hitting percentage leading both teams. Freshman Delaney Dilfer’s 40 assists paced Lipscomb. Bellarmine has a talented sophomore blocker in Hannah Brown, as her 14 kills and .423 hitting percentage caused the Bisons some headaches. Junior Sam Rickert assisted 30 times as well. Bellarmine led 3-1 and later tied at 10-10 in the first frame, setting up for what seemed to be a good game. But that’s what outmatched teams often do — the Bisons slowly widened the gap to 22-17 before the Knights had to call a timeout. Lipscomb won the first set 25-19. The Knights kept the second set close and were down 14-16 off a service error from Megan Kuper, but a 4-0 Lipscomb run put the frame out of reach and ultimately led to the 25-18 win. Lipscomb led the final set 24-13, and Bellarmine made a last-gasp effort with a 3-0 run before Lanie Wagner sent the ball to the right side of the court to...
by Kathryn Farris | Mar 12, 2021 | News, News Slider
A year ago, crowded nights in Allen Arena and smiling faces in Bennett Student Center used to be the norm. However, in the time since, the Lipscomb community has become all too familiar with masks, social-distancing and virtual learning. The changes from the past year are causing students and faculty to evaluate: What exactly awaits us in the future? Just one year ago, on Thursday, March 12, 2020, the university sent out an email to students officially extending spring break another week. Lumination covered this day as a part of a live update series. COVID was developing across the nation, across Nashville even, and no one expected the extended break would turn the campus into a ghost town for months to come. LIVE UPDATES: Lipscomb extends online instruction for rest of spring semester, cancels commencement and closes dorms The next weeks saw canceled Singarama, Mission Trips and live music events. Slowly the culture shifted, creating a new bubble of Tiger King and Zoom calls. COVID halts 57th annual Singarama, but participants discuss informal staging and the relationships they established Music gets muffled by COVID-19 pandemic; Festivals, clubs and even Rolling Stones silenced These changes left the Lipscomb administration reeling for solutions, even as information about the virus was confusing and scarce. “There was a huge cross-section of representatives from different disciplines in the university,” said Kim Chaudoin, Lipscomb’s vice president for public relations and a member of the “IMT” (the Lipscomb taskforce for incident management). “We were meeting to just decide, ‘OK; what do we do?’ about classes, employees and the management of this pandemic,” she said, as news...
