by Kathryn Claire Watts | Oct 10, 2011 | News Slider
The 2011 fall missions fair went off without a hitch last week. Trips around the world were represented in the student center on Tuesday, with many team leaders from each trip there to speak to students. “The missions fair is a very important event for our trip,” said Northern Ireland leader John Williams. “It is a chance for us to talk to nearly 100 students about what we do and why we are so excited about going to Northern Ireland year after year.” The fair also had many new trips added to the selection. Daley Hilburn, event and student work coordinator for the office of admissions, is organizing a trip to her hometown of Patterson, Calif. “The missions fair was a great success,” said Hilburn. “I was a little apprehensive at first as to how my trip would be received as it is a very small, grass-roots type of trip to the middle-of-nowhere, California. But everyone I spoke with really liked the idea. I’m so excited to see what God has planned for this trip!” The next step in the missions process is to attend an interest meeting. The meetings will be held from now until Oct. 30. For this week’s meetings, click on the schedule to the right. The missions department will host a commitment week from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, when future participants commit to their particular trip. There are tons of trips to choose from, so make sure you take the time to learn about which one is right for you! For more information, visit the mission department...
by Danielle Boyd | Oct 8, 2011 | News Slider
This week, Professor Stephen A. Greyser was the honorary recipient of Lipscomb’s MediaMasters award presented by the Department of Communication and Journalism. Mr. Greyser, is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration (Marketing and Communications) Emeritus at Harvard Business School, where he specializes in brand marketing, advertising and corporate communications, sports management, and non-profit management. He said his interest in marketing and advertising sparked at an early age after completing work with an advertising agency. “I was still just a high school senior,” Greyser said. “I had a relationship that developed totally coincidentally with an organization that turned out to be an advertising agency, so I was engaged in broadcasting and went on to producing.” “Then, I decided to study more seriously about those topics and eventually wrote my dissertation…and took a lot of courses for my master’s and doctorate,” he said. Greyser has been active in organizations in the marketing field, serving as a national director of the American Marketing Association and chairman of its publication, on the advisory council of the Association for Consumer Research and as former president and chairman of the American Academy of Advertising. Greyser is a man of many accomplishments, skills and expertise in Corporate Reputation and Marketing Communications. On Wednesday, many students, faculty and colleagues gathered to hear Greyser’s speech on “Authenticity, Trust and Corporate Reputation.” “Reputation takes time to build and can have great value,” Greyser said, “and that value manifests itself in terms of attracting new customers and affirming the loyalty of existing customers. But reputation can be fragile…just ask Martha Stewart.” In his speech, Greyser outlined four elements of authenticity that are...
by Emily Snell | Oct 7, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
This week, anchors Wade Funderburg and Jessica Burke tell you everything you need to know about pledging and bid night, Brad McCoy’s presentation during Family Weekend, the 32nd annual Tau Phi Cowboy Show, missions fair, College of Arts and Sciences fair, and Campus Safety and Security. Also, Lumination explores students’ fall break plans; interviews Stephen Greyser, the guest speaker for Media Masters; and talks about the big athletics announcement. Lumination has all that, plus a look at entertainment, sports and weather. Please upgrade your...
by Emily Snell | Oct 7, 2011 | News Slider
Lipscomb University’s 120th birthday was Wednesday, and students recognized the event just like they would celebrate a friend’s birthday. Lipscomb in Motion hosted the “birthday extravaganza,” which took place in Bison Square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students enjoyed chocolate cupcakes and free drinks. Some played “pin the beard on David Lipscomb” while others made music with brightly colored kazoos (another freebie at the party). There was music, balloons, streamers, a piñata and, of course, a birthday cake with 120 candles. In 1891, David Lipscomb and James A. Harding established Lipscomb University. According to the lipscomb.edu, both men believed Bible study was critical to the foundation of education. Since then, the school—originally called Nashville Bible School, then David Lipscomb College, and now Lipscomb University—has taught Bible classes for all full-time students. But both men wanted the university to be more than a seminary. “We aspire to stand in the front ranks of the great educational institutions of the world,” Harding stated. Today, this conviction is still evidenced in the university’s mission “to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence.” To read more about the university’s history, click here or visit this page for an in-depth look at Lipscomb’s...
by Cory Woodroof | Oct 7, 2011 | News Slider, Opinion
If you’ve ever met me, you are likely to pick up within the first fifteen minutes that I kind of like movies. Movies have been an integral part of my life ever since my childhood. I distinctly remember my first movie experience- seeing The Lion King during its initial release in the summer 1994. I would have been around 2 years old. Over the past nineteen plus years of my life, I have seen countless films, written countless reviews, and have spent countless hours increasing my knowledge on the subject I love. Everyone has to have a point where they form their passion- a sort of love at first sight. I remember when I first truly fell in love with film. I was 3, the time was around Thanksgiving 1995, and Toy Story had just been released. I remember seeing Toy Story. It was the first time I really loved a film. For about a year or so, I was obsessed with everything Toy Story. I had a cowboy poster print around my walls. I had Toy Story bed sheets (with matching comforter and pillow covers), countless Toy Story toys and memorabilia (including the lunch box with thermos included), a Woody outfit for Halloween the following yea, and my own Woody doll with my name written on the bottom of Woody’s boot. After seeing Toy Story, I decided that movies were really my “thing.” I started to see everything I could under the sun. That personality trait has helped develop me as a writer and as a person. I always look back to Toy Story as the match that...
