Lipscomb’s 4,000th student marks beginning of new era

by | Sep 30, 2011 | News Slider

Lipscomb enrollment has reached over 4,000 students for the first time in school history. After 4 years of academic investment, Lipscomb is now celebrating this new enrollment milestone. In 2005, the university’s board of trustees approved a five-year investment that pumped an average of $1 million dollars a month into campus and academics. The plan resulted in a renovated campus landscape, 38 new programs of study, and 79 new full-time faculty hired.  Lipscomb reached 3,000 students in 2008 and now 4,000 this fall. Overall, the university has enjoyed a 59 percent enrollment growth rate since 2005. Lumination News caught up with the 4,000th student Jessica Wills, and asked for her take on helping Lipscomb reach this milestone.   Please upgrade your...

Lumination Newscast, Sept. 22

by | Sep 26, 2011 | News Slider

This week, anchors Caitlin Selle and Kelly Dean look to fill you in on everything Lipscomb. Also, we have a new Nashville spotlight this week. Peep the video below for all the details! Please upgrade your...

So, about the food at the fair…

by | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized

We sent our Editor In Chief out to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds this weekend to see what they were serving up. While the food wasn’t too far out of the ordinary, we still managed to save some lives. Check it out. Please upgrade your...

Clubs kick off fall semester with Rush Fair

by | Sep 1, 2011 | News Slider

Car bashing, free food and drinks and Greek letters will fill Bison Square tonight when Lipscomb’s social clubs start recruiting for the fall semester. Many freshmen have heard of these clubs, but they’re probably not aware of what exactly is going to happen. Who better to tell them than new ICC president Dale Binkley? “Rush fair is a great way for freshmen to get a feel for Lipscomb life outside of class,” Binkley says. “It’s a great opportunity for both freshmen and upperclassmen to branch out and make many new friends and memories that will last a lifetime.” Rush fair is not just there for clubs to promote themselves. It’s also so students can meet people  they would never meet otherwise. Even though Lipscomb is a small school, there are still people you may never see because of dorm assignments, departments or class schedules. Phi Sigma’s president, Charli Shelby, agrees. “Rush fair is a good way for people to get involved on campus,” Shelby said. “They can meet a lot of upper classmen involved not only in social clubs but other clubs and organizations.” It’s not just being in the club that matters, though. For Shelby, Phi Sigma opened the door for many other opportunities, too. “For me, being a part of a club and Greek life in general opened the door for me to make friends that became some of my best friends in the world,” she said. “My freshmen year I became friends with seniors and juniors that I would have never known if not for Greek life.” Now a senior, Shelby says that she is excited about...