by Erica Aburto | Nov 30, 2011 | News Slider
Freddy Quiteno, a recent Lipscomb graduate, looked out at the crowd in Allen Arena and said, “Without the YMCA Latino Achievers, I might not be standing here on stage before you. I am deeply grateful for the encouragement and support I received from the staff.” His comments came earlier this month, during the 10th annual dinner honoring YMCA Latino Achievers. Up-and-coming Hispanic college students are the focus of the program. The program has achieved much success in its high school initiatives, which have a 100 percent graduation rate and half of its participants moving on to college. Dinner invitees include national and local businesses that have contributed financially to the organization’s program. The annual event serves as an opportunity not only for local businesses to support a good cause but also for Hispanic professionals to network and serve as mentors and role models to the students. Tabbata Castillo, a senior nursing major, gave the welcome, greeting benefactors with her testimonial about how she has benefitted from the program. Lipscomb students shared what they appreciated about the program. “The Latino Achievers Program has really helped me just by allowing me to be here [at Lipscomb]. If it wasn’t for this program, I wouldn’t even have had the opportunity to go to college,” said Melanie Re, a sophomore studying corporate management. “It was encouraging that there was a program that put hope back in my life,” she said. “Coming to Lipscomb through the program was the best decision I ever made.” Sophomore Oscar Rayo, an interntional business student, said, “Not only did they help me find more scholarships, they also helped me to develop more networks that would connect...
by Emily Snell | Nov 30, 2011 | News Slider
Students could win a Nintendo DS Lite or cash prizes if they complete the semester course evaluations before Friday, Dec. 8. Susan Galbreath, associate provost, said the student surveys are used each year when faculty evaluations occur. She said professors, deans and other officials look at the evaluations. She emphasized that student opinion makes a difference for future classes. “They do matter,” she said of the evaluations. “(Students’) time and their comments are really being used well.” Galbreath said the evaluations are not just beneficial for students but are helpful to faculty as well. “We want to have the best classes for the students that we can have,” Galbreath said. “We think we do a good job of that, but any time we can improve a course, the students are a great source of information. It’s all about continuous improvement for us. “The professors really do want to know what they need to consider changing in a class to make it better,” she continued. “It really is very beneficial information for the faculty members to have from the students.” Galbreath said the evaluations offer students the opportunity to encourage their professors by mentioning the things they like about courses and to offer constructive criticism about areas needing improvement. “We encourage everyone to participate,” Galbreath said. “It’s a great way to let your opinion be known.” In spring 2010, Lipscomb began offering course evaluations online instead of giving handwritten surveys during class. Since the new format requires students to sacrifice personal time, Galbreath said the university wanted to provide some incentive. “We wanted to be gracious and say ‘if you’ll take...
by Hunter Patterson | Nov 28, 2011 | News Slider
Pi Delta’s annual “Cocoa and Carols” begins at 7:30 in Shamblin Theater. The club is asking for either a five dollar donation or five canned food items to donate to Second Harvest. Second Harvest has asked Pi Delta to ask for peanut butter, canned meat, canned fruit, canned vegetables, rice, mac and cheese, cereal and pasta. Tau Phi’s Duncan Gross will be the host for the evening. There will be free hot cocoa and cookies at the show. There has also been a rumor floating around that a certain group of Tau Phi boys are closing the show. This is the 3rd annual “Cocoa and Carols,” and in the past, Second Harvest has benefited greatly from the show. ...
by Hunter Patterson | Nov 28, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
The Lipscomb Bisons (3-3) open a four-game home stand Monday at 6:30 p.m. against Austin Peay (0-7) of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Bisons completed a four-game road trip with a 79-77 victory Wednesday against Sacred Heart to win the Mayan Division championship of the Cancun Challenge. Jordan Burgason hit six 3-pointers in his season debut finishing with a team-high 20 points. Lipscomb and Austin Peay didn’t meet from 1962 until last year’s two meeting. The Bisons and Govs have met 68 times with Austin Peay leading the series 40-28. Last year the Bisons won 104-101 in overtime in Allen Arena on Nov. 18 and 73-70 in Clarksville on Dec. 7. Four Bison freshmen are from Clarksville – starting point guard Zavion Williams, forward Damarius Smith, and twins Malcolm and Martin Smith. Damarius’ brother, Amius, plays football for Austin Peay. The four combined to average 35.7 points per game. Bisons on the Air Radio: WQZQ-FM 102.1 The Light (Jonathan Seamon, play-by-play; Justin Seamon, color analyst; Craig Hartline, studio host) Video: ASun.TV (Lipscomb Sports Network audio feed) Quick Hits Lipscomb is 1-1 in Allen Arena and 95-40 overall in Allen. The Bisons play five games against OVC schools this season. Lipscomb defeated SIU Edwardsville 90-87 on Tuesday in Cancun. Zavion Williams is third in the A-Sun for scoring at 16.2 per contest Justin Glenn leads the A-Sun in field goal percentage at .656 (21-of-32) Deonte Alexander is 5-of-9 from the 3-point line in the last three contests. Season Notes Zavion Williams’ 28 points against SIU Edwardsville was the most scored in the Atlantic Sun Conference this season and most by a Lipscomb freshman since Jeff Dancy scored 38 at Tennessee State...
by David Ball | Nov 23, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
Savanna Schubert, a sophomore transfer at Lipscomb, started golfing when she was only 8 years old and has been playing ever since. She was first encouraged by her parents to choose a sport and Savanna chose golf and began taking lessons. By the time she was 10, Savanna was already playing at a competitive level, and entered various tournaments around her hometown of Oak Ridge, Tenn. “Right after my first tournament I was in love with the sport,” Savanna says. As early as eighth grade Savanna made it a goal to play college golf. She would practice almost every day of the week and would even spend extra hours by herself practicing. Once in high school, Savanna’s success with golf took off. Savanna qualified in the top ten at state every year she was in high school and in her senior year, she placed in the top five at the state competition. Savanna’s work ethic combined with her accolades in high school, made her dream of playing college golf come true as she was offered a scholarship from Samford University in Birmingham Ala. for the fall of 2010. Samford is a Division I school and as freshman, Savanna played in every tournament. “The biggest challenge and transition that I had to make going from high school to college golf was that college required more work effort than high school,” Savanna says. In her first college tournament, the reality of the higher level of competition hit Savanna hard. She scored a respectable 78-75-79. However, with that score, Savanna finished 33rd in a field of 90 girls. “That experience just made...
