by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 24, 2010 | News Slider
“The Glass Menagerie,” written by Tennessee Williams, opens this weekend. It is a part of Lipscomb Theater’s fall line-up of shows, the next of which is the musical “Ragtime.” “The Glass Menagerie,” directed by Beki Baker, includes a cast of Lipscomb students and opens tonight. For more information on what “The Glass Menagerie” is all about, watch below. Please upgrade your browser The Glass Menagerie Sep. 24-26 & Oct. 1-3 $5 – Students | $10 – Faculty | $15 – Individual More Info: 615-966-7075 or...
by Julie Shrewsbury | Sep 22, 2010 | News Slider
When is the last time you invested in something important to you? At Lipscomb University, all employees are encouraged to give back to the school monetarily. By donating to the school, the faculty and staff provide academic excellence, spiritual formation and service to the university. This endeavor is called the Family Campaign. In order to reach the goal this year of increasing participation among staff, a steering committee was formed to aid in marketing the Family Campaign in hopes to reach or exceed the target. Dr. Paul Prill, professor in the department of communications and journalism and director of the Honors College, is the chair of the steering committee. Sonja Hayes, who works as the assistant director of annual giving and special campaigns, is on the steering committee along with co-chair Pam Eatherly, an employee in Beaman Library, Cynthia Smith, administrative assistant in the facilities department and Walt Leaver, vice president of university relations. “The steering committee helped us create this year’s campaign and gave several incentives and made numerous suggestions to the way we market the campaign,” Hayes said. “We had a goal of increasing participation this year and trying to educate faculty and staff on the purpose of the Lipscomb fund. “The fund provides unrestricted dollars to support academic and instructional support, institutional support and technology, physical campus enhancement and allots money for student services such as scholarships and campus life. We use the Lipscomb Fund to give money back to the students, and that is one of the messages we wanted to get out to faculty and staff this year. So we provided a lot of...
by Wade Funderburg | Sep 22, 2010 | News Slider
Orientation is over for students studying abroad in Vienna, but that doesn’t mean they can’t go catch a few glimpses of Europe while they are in class. See below for more. Please upgrade your...
by Hunter Moss | Sep 21, 2010 | News Slider
Michael McDonald’s visit to the Allen Arena stage Sept. 23-35 is proof of the strong tie between the Nashville Symphony and Lipscomb University that was born out of disastrous flooding on May 1-2. The Grammy-winning singer, a former member of the Doobie Brothers, is coming to Lipscomb as a part of the Symphony’s Bank of America Pops Series. The symphony also will continue to use the auditorium for a total of eight events, either pops or classical, during this semester as the Schermerhorn Symphony Center downtown continues to be rebuilt after the devastation caused by the floods that swept through Nashville. Having the symphony on campus is an exciting opportunity, according to Dillon Mayfield, a freshman music major. “I believe Lipscomb hosting the Nashville Symphony is strongly beneficial for music majors and minors,” Mayfield said. “Students should take advantage of attending a concert. It’s in our backyard.” The symphony also is using other facilities in Nashville as it continues its gypsy-like existence since the flood severely damaged its state-of-the-art home, located between Third and Fourth avenues . The symphony actually began using the Lipscomb University campus last summer, setting up shop for six concerts after the floods hit. And that relationship continues to flourish in the months leading up to the reopening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center downtown. SunTrust Classical Series events at Collins Alumni Auditorium included last weekend’s presentation of Andre Watts playing Beethoven and will continue Dec. 2-4 with cellist Steven Isserlis playing works by John Tavener and Edward Elgar & Bach. In addition to the former Doobie’s performances this weekend, the Bank of America Pops Series featuring the...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 21, 2010 | News Slider
A few big names have graced the the Department of Communication and Journalism’s classes this semester. One of those names is Gene Policinski. He is a founding editor of USA Today and has been in journalism since 1969. Currently, he is the vice president and executive director of The First Amendment Center, which seeks to build a better understanding of the First Amendment amongst the people it affects directly every day. Policinski spoke to the Communication Law & Regulation class Monday evening in Ezell about the First Amendment; its implications and its requirements. Watch below for more. Please upgrade your...
