Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state. Image File history File links Belmont University Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ...

Academics

Belmont is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Top 10 masters-degree universities^[1] in the South.^[2] For the applicant class of 2006-07, Belmont admitted 69% of its applicants, and half of those students matriculated. The admitted class's SAT scores ranged from a 75% score of 1260 to a 25% score of 1070, and its ACT scores ranged from a 75% score of 28 to a 25% score of 23.^[3] Approximately 2/3 of entering freshmen eventually graduate from Belmont, and approximately 1/3 of entering freshmen eventually transfer out of Belmont.^[4] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. ... The ACT, formerly the ACT Assessment, is a college-entrance achievement test produced by ACT, Inc. ...

In addition to the music and music business programs, Belmont offers a full range of majors and programs that extend outside of class. Belmont and HCA created a health sciences consortium with local universities to alleviate the shortage of nurses and health care professionals in the local community.^[5] The entrepreneurship program provides shared office space and mentoring from faculty, local entrepreneurs and attorneys.^[6] New Century Journalism students have gained work experience at The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show, CBS Evening News, and British Broadcasting Corp.^[7] The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) NYSE: HCA is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world. ...

Music and music business programs

Belmont's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business (CEMB) consists of current/former authors, performers, expert witnesses (for industry lawsuits), artist managers, lawyers, record label executives, songwriters, and others. The former dean of the CEMB, Jim Van Hook, is a legendary Nashville label head, especially as part of the Christian music industry; he is currently CEO of Word Entertainment. One of the hallmarks of the program is its vast internship program, which sends hundreds of students annually out into the Nashville music industry to intern for record labels, management companies, publishing companies, booking agencies, publicists, recording studios, law firms, and other businesses. Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR owner and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 until 1983. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... The performing arts include theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, magic and the marching arts, such as brass bands, etc. ... An expert witness is a witness, who by virtue of education, or profession, or experience, is believed to have special knowledge of his subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely his opinion. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... For information about a medical intern, see the article on Medical residency. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ...

Besides having three professional quality recording studios on campus, Belmont owns The Belmont Studios (formerly known as Ocean Way Nashville), part of which is operated for-profit (for the likes of Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and Bob Seger), and part of which is used by students. Belmont also operates historic RCA Studio B (formerly used by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Dolly Parton), in conjunction with the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Curb Family Foundation. In addition, the music business program operates Belmont West and Belmont East, which enable students to spend a semester learning about and interning in the entertainment industries in Los Angeles and New York City, respectively. For other people named Dave (or David) Matthews see David Matthews (disambiguation) David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. ... Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is a nine-time Grammy winning American blues rock singer, guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. ... Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock musician from Michigan, who after years of local Detroit-area success starting in the mid-1960s, achieved his greatest national success starting in the mid-1970s and extending into the 1980s. ... ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. ... This official history of the Country Music Hall of Fame skirts the scandals well-documented by veteran Music Row historian Stacy Harris. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ...

Notable alumni

• Melinda Doolittle (American Idol finalist)
• Kimberley Locke (American Idol finalist, music star, and plus-size model)
• Brad Paisley (country music artist)
• Minnie Pearl (of Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw fame)
• DJ Qualls (Road Trip, Hustle and Flow)
• Julie Roberts (country music artist)
• Rachel Smith (Miss USA 2007)
• Brooke LaBarbera (The Real World on MTV)
• Josh Turner (country music artist)
• Trisha Yearwood (country music artist)

Sarah Cannon (Minnie Pearl) attended Belmont's predecessor, the Ward-Belmont School. Melinda Doolittle (born on December 1, 1977) is an American singer who finished in 3rd place on the sixth season of American Idol. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978 in Hartsville, Tennessee) is an American adult contemporary pop/R&B singer and plus-size fashion model. ... Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer, virtuoso guitarist, and songwriter from Glen Dale, West Virginia. ... Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 - March 4, 1996). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For the American actress, see Julia Roberts. ... Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 [1] and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. ... Josh Dumb butt Turner (born November 20, 1977 in Hannah, South Carolina) is an American country music singer. ... Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is a country music singer. ...

Belmont's best-known supporters include Mike Curb (substantial donor/namesake of CEMB and Curb Event Center/founder and head of Curb Records), Jack C. Massey (substantial donor to and namesake of BU's business building and graduate business program, former head of Kentucky Fried Chicken and a founder of Hospital Corporation of America), and Vince Gill (country music artist whose annual charity event has raised thousands in scholarship money). Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR owner and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 until 1983. ... Curb Records is a country record label started by Mike Curb in 1973, after leaving MGM Records. ... KFC (full name Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ... The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) NYSE: HCA is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world. ... Vince Gill Vince Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music musician, songwriter, and singer. ...

Relationship with the Tennessee Baptist Convention

In 1951, Ward-Belmont College, the finishing school operated in Nashville by Ward-Belmont, Inc., was facing severe financial difficulties. To relieve those problems, the school entered into a relationship with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Under the terms of that relationship, the Tennessee Baptist Convention provided the school with financial support and in exchange was granted certain management rights related to the school. In particular, all of the members of the school's Board of Trustees were to be Baptists. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Ward-Belmont was a former ladies seminary located in Nashville, Tennessee on the grounds of the antebellum estate of Adelicia Acklen, Belmont. ... The Tennessee Baptist Convention is the Tennessee statewide organization of churches associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. ...

In 2005 Belmont's Board of Trustees sought to remove Belmont University from the control of the Tennessee Baptist Convention while remaining in a "fraternal relationship" with it. Advocates of this plan presented a blueprint for change in which all board members would be Christians but only 60 percent would be Baptists in order to affirm a Christian affinity while acknowledging the diversity of both the faculty and the student body. The head of the TBC would continue to be an ex officio board member. The TBC rejected this plan. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In November 2005 The Tennessean reported that the TBC would increase its funding of two other institutions, Union University and Carson-Newman College by the amount previously given to Belmont and Belmont would replace the three percent of its budget that was funded by the TBC; this announcement seemed to mark the end of the matter. However, on April 7, 2006 The Tennessean reported that the TBC would seek to oust the existing board and replace it with one comprised entirely of Southern Baptists and amenable to ongoing TBC control. Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... The Tennessean is a dominant daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Union University is a four year institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. ... Carson-Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, northeast of Knoxville. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ...

After settlement talks failed, the Tennessee Baptist Convention Executive Board filed a lawsuit on September 29, 2006 against Belmont seeking the return of approximately $58,000,000, a lawsuit that was still pending as of December 2006.[1]

Campus Facilities

In June 2006, Belmont opened the new $18 million Gordan E. Inman Centre that now houses the College of Health Sciences and Nursing.^[8] A state-of-the-art facility, which was financed primarily by Nashville businessman Gordan E. Inman and the HCA TriStar Health System, the building has three stories of classroom space that contain learning labs equipped with Sim Man mannequins that respond to the actions of the nursing students. Additionally, there are classrooms centered on both adult and pediatric occupational therapy, maternity and neonatal care complete with Sim Man babies and a birthing Sim Woman, orthopedics lab, and many classrooms of various sizes. The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) NYSE: HCA is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world. ... Occupational therapy (OT) is rehabilitation of mentally and physically disabled persons by teaching them a skill or providing them with creative activity. ... Maternity is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child. ... A human infant The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. ...

Belmont also houses the Curb Event Center, a 5000-seat multi-purpose arena, which is used for basketball games, concerts, and other events like the 2006 and 2007 CMT Awards, and potentially the 2008 Presidential Debate.^[9] The facility is connected to the Beaman Student Life Center and Maddox Grand Atrium—collectively, a $52 million development. The Curb Event Center is a multipurpose arena on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... CMT can refer to: Cadmium Mercury Telluride Canal Metropolitano Televisión Catalog Management Table Certified Market Technician Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Childrens Musical Theatreworks of Fresno, California Chip Multi Threading Comision del Mercado de las Telecommunicaciones, the Spanish communications industry regulator. ... John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate in 1960 During presidential elections in the United States, it has become customary for the main candidates (almost always the candidates of the two main parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party) to engage in a debate. ...

Belmont athletics

Belmont Bruins

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In the mid-1990s, Belmont adopted the mascot "Bruins", replacing the earlier mascot of Rebels due to the latter's association with the Confederacy. Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Bruin is a name for a Brown Bear (Ursos arctos), or for any bear, usually poetically or archaically. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President...

The school has an ongoing basketball rivalry with Lipscomb University and currently plays them at least twice per year on a home-and-home basis (even more frequently in some years) in games nicknamed the "Battle of the Boulevard". In 2006, likely the most important Battle of the Boulevard game to date was played. With both teams battling for their first-ever NCAA Tournament berths, the Belmont Bruins nipped Lipscomb in overtime to win the Atlantic Sun conference championship 74-69. The Belmont Bruins were seeded 15th in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, losing in the first round to the UCLA Bruins. Lipscomb University is a Church of Christ-affiliated liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things proper name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robbie, Robin, and Bert are possible nicknames for Robert). ... The Battle of the Boulevard is the nickname given to the basketball game between Lipscomb University and Belmont University. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... // Final four redirects here. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...

In 2007, Belmont won the Atlantic Sun Conference championship for the second year in a row, defeating East Tennessee State University in Johnson City 94-67. The Bruins continued to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, losing in the first round to the Georgetown Hoyas. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... East Tennessee State University (abbreviated ETSU) was founded on October 2, 1911. ... Johnson City is a city in Washington County, Tennessee; however a small part of the city is located within Sullivan County, Tennessee, to the northeast and Carter County, Tennessee, to the southeast. ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is one of the top private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With roots extending back to March 25, 1634 and founded in its current form on...

Organization

Belmont University is comprised of the following colleges, schools, and campuses:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Visual and Performing Arts
• College of Health Sciences
• The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business
• University College
• Graduate School

• Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business Administration
• School of Religion

• Belmont Primary Campus -- Nashville, TN
• Belmont West Campus -- Los Angeles, CA
• Belmont East Campus -- New York City, NY

References

1. ^ A masters-degree university is a university which offers several masters degrees but not does not offer a full slate of doctoral programs.
2. ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_s_brief.php US News 2006 Private University Rankings].
3. ^ http://www.belmont.edu/prospectivestudents/pdfs/fresh_profile06.pdf
4. ^ The National Center for Education Statistics
5. ^ http://nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=50374
6. ^ http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117390337333137197-zpGhIVPFuFeMrJ_P8azhBxfj_4Q_20070325.html?mod=mktw
7. ^ http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article.php?id=54
8. ^ Michaela Jackson, "Belmont opens Gordon Inman Center. Health-care training may ease shortages," The Tennessean, 9 June 2006, 1.
9. ^ http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/006854.html

External links

• Belmont University — Official website
• Official Belmont University Alumni Association
• Official Athletics website
• The M.O.B. - Student Organization of Belmont University
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Affiliated media

• "The Vision" — Student Newspaper
• "The Voice" — Belmont Student Radio
• Belmont University News Website
• News & Media: Nursing Archives page more on the new nursing building

Belmont centers

• Career Development Center
• Center for Business Ethics
• Center for Entrepreneurship
• Center for Professional Development
• Massey Financial Information Center
• Technology Learning Center