by Emily Snell | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Roller coasters have been a part of Charla Long’s life for many years. Though no longer in the theme park industry, Long says her job as dean of the College of Professional Studies is “a roller coaster every single day.” Long, who previously worked with Silver Dollar City, Disney and Premier Park (which owns Six Flags), said the service mindset that was reinforced during her 10-year stint in the theme park business still influences the work she does. “I think that when you have a service mentality, that never leaves you whatever occupation you have,” she said. “I’m all about, ‘what’s in the best interest of students, how can I better serve my students, how can I show genuine hospitality?’ That’s something that I’ve certainly learned as a Christian. That’s a faith calling for me, but certainly I had that reinforced at Disney. Although they’re not a faith-based company, we had a lot of common tenets about how we treat people.” Long taught in the College of Business from 2002-2003 before moving to Wisconsin with her husband, Allen, who was working with OshKosh B’Gosh at the time. After 18 months teaching employment law at the University of Wisconsin, Long said she felt drawn to return to Lipscomb. “I really missed the opportunity to serve in a different way at Lipscomb,” Long said, “although I love a public education environment because I’m light there. Students don’t seek you out for light here like they do at a public institution. They were always in my office for personal problems because they had no one to talk to. Here we don’t get...
by Crystal Davis | Sep 28, 2012 | News Slider
Walking back to your dorm alone at night or taking that long walk back to the high school football field where you had to park earlier in the morning can sometimes be frightening for women at Lipscomb. Compromising situations can arise just about anywhere for women while they’re alone. Lipscomb’s Security and Safety recognizes that and is doing something to help women feel more prepared. Andy Hall, a R.A.D. instructor and campus officer, said that’s why campus safety is offering Rape Aggression Defense classes to teach women how to feel confident in protecting themselves through techniques and being aware of their surroundings. “Basic physical defense for women is a priority for Lipscomb Security and Safety,” Hall said. Campus safety is providing classes to accommodate most women’s schedules on campus between holidays, school breaks and classes. The most popular class is held on a Saturday because it’s most convenient for students. “The goal of the class is to give women the confidence to know they can get away from a dangerous situation,” Hall said.. “The instructors are not teaching women how to do martial arts or how to take down their aggressors but instead equip them with the tools to distract their aggressors long enough to get away from the situation unharmed.” Some techniques include teaching students about their dominant arms and certain body positions to help them exert the most force, no matter their size or strength level. Hall and four other certified instructors teach a variety of kicks, arm movements and hits. He said they create situations within the class that are meant to cause the students distress....
by Whitney Jarreld | Sep 28, 2012 | News Slider
OPEN gallery, the first local art gallery run by university students, is a step toward making a stamp in the art world for Lipscomb’s art department. The gallery will showcase more than Lipscomb students’ art. Students are going beyond Lipscomb and Nashville to find artists. Mariel Bolton, a senior studio art major, said they are looking “anywhere we can find someone that we really appreciate their work.” Bolton and six other art majors serve on the student board that operate OPEN gallery. She said the board’s goal is “to find work that is new and innovative that Nashville is not used to seeing.” The first exhibition on Sept. 1 was called “The Rehearsal” and featured artist Joel Parsons, whose work includes sculpture, installation and performance. Parsons performed a piece from his Ballet Projects. Associate Professor Rocky Horton said he thinks the gallery will help Lipscomb art students compete on a higher level in the Nashville art scene. But that’s not all. “OPEN will allow Lipscomb art students to gain valuable experience in the business side of the art world,” Horton said, adding that it “will allow students to gain experience curating exhibits, selecting artists and acting as managers and operators.” The gallery is located in the Arcade, which is on 5th Avenue North in downtown Nashville. You can visit OPEN gallery in the Arcade during every Art Crawl–an event in which local artists and companies open their doors at the Arcade for the public to browse their work and even buy a piece. Art Crawl happens on the first Saturday of every month and is free to the public. During...
by Brianne Welch | Sep 28, 2012 | Sports
Jenny Borck, a sophomore from San Diego, has been playing tennis twelve years, and now at the collegiate level, she’s still loving every minute. At the age of 6, Borck’s parents put her in tennis, and she has been playing ever since. “My parents play tennis,” Borck said. “Instead of watching them play all the time, I would just go on another court with one of their friends or by myself, and I just ended up really liking it.” As Borck grew up and became interested in more competitive tennis, her career became more focused. Borck played on her high school tennis team all four years and said her team was special not only because they were talented, but also for another reason. “My sophomore year, my mom became the tennis coach of my high school,” Borck said. Having her mom as her coach was something that Borck said she truly enjoyed about high school tennis. “It was really cool that my mom was our coach.” Along with her high school career, Borck played in different tournaments on the side against other ranked opponents. “In order to get a national ranking, you have to compete in national tournaments,” she explained. “I played in a lot of national tournaments in Southern California, but Southern California is one of the hardest divisions in the United States, so that made it hard.” During high school, Borck began the recruiting process, hoping to be noticed by college coaches. This is a process every athlete goes through if they desire to play at the collegiate level, and Borck made the decision to go to...
by Emily Snell | Sep 27, 2012 | News Slider
After hearing from upset neighbors and from university officials, the Metro Planning Commission Thursday night rejected Lipscomb’s proposal to change Parkwood Terrace apartments from residential rental property to university office space. The other three parts of the university’s amended institutional overlay proposal passed by a 7-2 vote, clearing the way for McFarland to expand west (beyond the required setback lines), for residential property next to Draper Jewelry to be cleared for a parking lot and adding more “campus-related building square footage within the overlay.” It was the change in the use of the apartment property that sparked most discussion. Both sides shared their opinions about the overlay proposal before the vote. Eight community members spoke in favor of Lipscomb, while 10 others from the neighboring area shared strong disapproval for the university’s proposed changes. Among those sharing their feelings was Elizabeth Betsy Thompson, 88, a Lipscomb high school and university graduate, who has lived in her home since 1935 and “very much wanted to speak” about the Parkwood Terrace proposal, which she said went counter to what she understood to be a university promise to the neighborhood. “It grieves me to see them want to destroy that subdivision,” she said, adding that she believes Lipscomb made a verbal commitment not to cross Belmont Boulevard. “All promises made sometimes don’t get in writing… that bothers me that Lipscomb is not living up to their word.” After hearing from both sides of the argument, commission members voiced their personal opinions on the matter and asked additional questions of Phil Ellenburg, Lipscomb’s general counsel, who represented the university at the hearing. “We’re obviously disappointed and wish it had come out a different way,” said...
