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| New park area construction underway along south side of campus
Kim Chaudoin 5/11/2011 Construction is back underway on a new park area along the Granny White Pike/Shackelford area of campus. Upon completion, the park will be open to the public. The park transforms the detention pond required by city building codes into a scenic landscape that will enhance the look of the south side of campus. |
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| Family studies professor discusses startling marriage statistics on Channel 5
Janel Shoun 5/11/2011 Check out John Conger, chair of the department of family and consumer sciences, discussing the latest census statistics on marriage in Tennessee. Is marriage on the way out? Conger says no way. |
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| Bartsokas earns NCAA postgraduate scholarship
Lipscomb Athletics 5/9/2011 Lipscomb senior women’s basketball player Jenna Bartsokas has been awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Bartsokas was one of six NCAA women’s basketball players to receive the $7,500 scholarship. |
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| University graduates first three Yellow Ribbon students
Janel Shoun 5/5/2011 Three military veterans who took advantage of the Post 9-11 Yellow Ribbon Educational Enhancement program will be starting their civilian careers after receiving their degrees on Saturday. |
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| Largest commencement ceremony ever slated for May 7 with more than 550 grads
Janel Shoun 4/29/2011 Lipscomb University will hold its 2011 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. in Allen Arena. As of today, 573 degrees are expected to be conferred, the largest amount ever to be awarded in the university’s history. |
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| University of Georgia president named 2011 Alumnus of the Year
Kim Chaudoin 4/15/2011 Michael F. Adams, president of the University of Georgia (UGA), has been named Lipscomb University’s 2011 Alumnus of the Year. A 1970 graduate of Lipscomb, Adams is in his 14th year as president of UGA. Adams is a widely respected figure in higher education. He was honored at Lipscomb University’s spring commencement on May 7, where he addressed graduates and their families. |
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| SIFE wins regional competition by empowering community through business techniques
Janel Shoun 5/3/2011 Lipscomb’s business students have had energy saving, thrift shopping and pen pals on the brain this past year. The College of Business SIFE team won its division at the Atlanta Regional SIFE competition in April for service projects and savvy business skills. |
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| Former Bredesen press secretary appointed to Andrews Institute post
Kim Chaudoin 5/2/2011 Lydia Lenker, press secretary to former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, has been appointed executive-in-residence at Lipscomb University’s Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership (ICL). As executive-in-residence, Lenker will develop and manage special initiatives for the institute. The position is a one-year appointment for Lenker. |
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| Butler men's basketball coach to headline 2012 Don Meyer Evening of Excellence
Kim Chaudoin 5/2/2011 Butler University Men's Basketball Coach Brad Stevens will be the featured speaker at Lipscomb University’s Fourth Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence on April 14, 2012. Stevens led the Butler Bulldogs to two consecutive NCAA Division I championship games in 2010 and 2011 and is the youngest coach in NCAA history to achieve such a feat. Tickets begin at $25 and are on sale now at LipscombSports.com |
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| From music to business, students, faculty and alumni are taking the spotlight in their fields
Janel Shoun 4/25/2011 What happens in Lipscomb classrooms, is making its mark on the world today. Check out the latest accomplishments of Lipscomb students, faculty and alumni in music, art, business, pharmacy, biology and more. |
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| Business Leadership Awards honor Mayor Dean, Nissan and state senator on Earth Day
Janel Shoun 4/22/2011 Mayor Karl Dean and Nissan are among the individuals and organizations chosen to receive the second annual Green Business Leadership Awards, presented by Waste Management and sponsored by Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice. |
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| Duke Coach K puts crowd in stiches at third annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence
Janel Shoun 4/22/2011 Check out the coverage in The Tennessean of the 2011 Don Meyer Evening of Excellence, April 16, featuring Duke University Coach Mike Krzyzewski. |
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| Lipscomb LIFE program featured in WPLN story
Kim Chaudoin 4/21/2011 Most people take for granted that education opens doors. But for some Lipscomb students, education is taking them behind locked prison doors. Reporter Anne Marshall spent the past three months learning about the Lipscomb Life program — the Lipscomb Initiative for Education — which brings traditional Lipscomb students together with inmates from the Tennessee Prison for Women. |
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| Largest group of students ever scatter throughout Nashville on annual Service Day
Janel Shoun 4/20/2011 On Wednesday, April 13, instead of studying in classes, 850 students, faculty and staff scattered to 50 nonprofits in Nashville to serve the community. |
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| 2011 Mary Morris Award honors mother bringing life skills to single mothers
Janel Shoun 4/19/2011 Kim Tucker, founder of the I.C. White Stone Foundation which serves to empower single mothers in East Nashville with entrepreneurial skills, was awarded the 2011 Mary Morris Award for Exemplary Service to Society by Lipscomb University on Thursday, April 14. |
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| Smith receives 2011 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award
Kim Chaudoin 4/11/2011 Leanne Smith has been named a regional recipient for the 2011 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) recognizes individuals each year who exemplify teaching excellence in the classroom. |
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| Lipscomb sponsors film on peacemaking in Sierra Leone, at Nashville Film Fest
Janel Shoun 4/12/2011 The HumanDocs Documentary Film Series is sponsoring two showings of the film Fambul Tok, at the Nashville Film Festival, in the Regal Green Hills Cinema, on Friday, April 15 at noon and on Monday, April 18, at 5:15 p.m. |
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| National study with College of Business research ranks state last in women boards members
Janel Shoun 4/8/2011 According to a national study that used research conducted by the Lipscomb University College of Business, Tennessee ranks last nationwide in the percentage of public company board seats held by women. |
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| Christmas Hope series author appears to benefit Friends of Beaman Library
Janel Shoun 4/8/2011 Donna VanLiere, author of the best-selling Christmas Hope series, which launched in 2002 with The Christmas Shoes, a novelization of the popular NewSong Christmas carol of the same name, will speak and sign books on Tuesday, April 26, at 6 p.m. in the Beaman Library. |
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| Tennessee Prayer Breakfast features governor, World Vision president
Kim Chaudoin 4/4/2011 The Citizens Committee for Prayer will host the 37th annual Tennessee Prayer Breakfast April 14 on the campus of Lipscomb University. Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle and the Nashville Choir will be featured at the breakfast. Gov. Bill Haslam, Lt. Gov. Rom Ramsey and Speaker of the House Beth Harwell will also participate in the morning’s activities. |
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| Community invited to honor local public servant at Mary Morris Award presentation
Janel Shoun 4/4/2011 The Lipscomb University family and the local community is invited to hear the announcement of the 2011 Mary Morris Award for Exemplary Service to Society at 10:55 a.m., Thursday, April 14, in Collins Alumni Auditorium. |
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| For good measure, Time sweeps every Singarama category at 2011 event
Janel Shoun 4/4/2011 The musical “Better Late Than Never,” produced by Time (social clubs Gamma Xi, Phi Sigma, Sigma Iota Delta and friends), swept the awards at Singarama 2011, held March 31-April 2, the annual student-produced variety show at Lipscomb University. |
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| Racquet Club hosts community block party to announce spring programs for all ages
Janel Shoun 3/30/2011 The Lipscomb University Racquet Club invites families and the community to a free block party on Saturday, April 9, with an NCAA tennis match between Lipscomb and Belmont University beginning at 10 a.m. and fun activities and giveaways beginning at 3 p.m. |
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| Privacy, defamation and other first amendment issues in a digital age explored April 26
Janel Shoun 3/31/2011 The fourth installment of Leadership and Civility in a Digital Age, moderated by Debi Taylor Tate, will feature the executive director of the First Amendment Center and will explore how First Amendment rights have been impacted by digital technology. |
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| Famed West Point Glee Club to give free performance April 9 in Collins Auditorium
Janel Shoun 3/30/2011 The West Point Glee Club, made up of the United States Corps of Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will give a free performance at Lipscomb University’s Collins Alumni Auditorium Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m. |
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