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Tuesday, November 3
Paradise in Change: Antarctica's Life and Ecosystems Past, Present and Future
4:00PM – 5:00PM, Hitch Science Building 408
Details: Dr. Molly Miller from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University, has a long history of Antarctic research, as part of our Paradise lost theme, she will comment on her experiences in one of the most pristine landscapes on earth and how even this landscape has changed over the years.
Sigma Alpha Iota Concert to Benefit Second Harvest
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM , Curb Cafe
Details: Sigma Alpha Iota Women's Music Fraternity presents Landon Austin, Vickie Vaughn and Liz Poston in a concert to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Event is free. Boxes will be available for donations of canned food.
School of Music - Wind Ensemble and Concert Band7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Wednesday, November 4
Lakota Author Richard Twiss: The Creator Came to Earth
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Neely Dining Room
Details: Richard is the founder of Wiconi International, which proclaims that the Creator came to earth as a human being from the tribe of Judah to bring all creation back into harmony. His book, One Church, Many Tribes, shows how First Nations Christ-followers can open us to new ways of living with nature and one another. Co-sponsored by the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Make a Difference in the Lives of Children
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, MBC 109
Details: Plan to hear Belmont Graduate, Sara Glascock speak about ways Belmont students, faculty and staff can make a difference in the lives of children. Sara is with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TN, and she'll talk about mentoring opportunities. Learn about how you can become a Belmont Big Brother or Big Sister.
Friday, November 6
The 2009 Fall Choral Institute Concert Oratorio Chorus, the University Symphony Orchestra, Belmont Chorale and regional high school choirs present a major work from the Twentieth Century
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Monday, November 9
The Edible Wild: The Practice of Foraging in a Modern World
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, MBC 104
Details: Foraging – the practice of gathering wild, uncultivated plants for nourishment and medicine – is a skill that dates back to the dawn of humanity and was once possessed by every member of the human race. In the modern industrial world, however, the knowledge of this means of living has all but vanished. Mr. Alan Powell, Coordinator of local Community Supported Agriculture, will discuss the basics of foraging and the reasons for its disappearance as well as the subjects of nutrition, food diversity, and maintaining a balance between human needs and the health of an ecosystem. This academic lecture, part three of a Residence Life-sponsored convocation series related to the themes in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, will give you a new outlook on the edible world around you.
Abolishing Slavery: Sex Trafficking - Modern Day Slavery
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, MBC 100
Details: In the world today there are 27 million slaves and over 200,000 in the United States at this very moment. Karen Karpinski, with the Not for Sale campaign, will be speaking about the issue of modern day slavery in our own backyards. She will share what Not for Sale is doing and what it takes to become a modern day abolitionist to end slavery once and for all locally, nationally, and internationally.
Child hood Obesity in Tennessee: What can we do about it?
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, Inman Health Science Building 140
Details: Did you know that Tennessee has the 5th highest rate of adult obesity at 27.8 percent and the 4th highest rate of overweight youths (ages 10-17) at 20 percent in the nation, according to a report by Trust for America's Health? Come to hear about potential interventions for this important issue as well as legislative efforts being considered by other concerned students in the health profession. Speaker will be April Christensen and David Marcovitz from the American Medical Student Association at Vanderbilt. They will highlight their recent project: Give TN Kids a Chance!
The Law School Experience: What's it really like in Law School?
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Neely Dining Room
Details: Join pre-law counselors and members of the pre-law society as they welcome current and former law school students to discuss the experience of attending law school. Belmont alumni and members of the community will conduct a panel discussion about their own legal educations and careers.
Vaughn Science Lecture
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Beaman Meeting Rooms A&B
Details: The Vaughn Science Lecture is held annually and serves to highlight scientific research and its ramifications to both undergraduate science majors and the more general audience of non-science students and faculty. This year, Dr. Julio Ramirez, from Davidson College in North Carolina will be the keynote speaker. The title of his talk is "Are Broken Brains Doomed to Dysfunction?".
Ambassador Thomas Miller, President of the United Nations Association - USA - "The Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy Challenges and the Role of the United Nations: A Practitioner's Perspective”
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Massey Boardroom
Details: Ambassador Thomas Miller, President of the United Nations Association - USA, will speak on "The Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy Challenges and the Role of the United Nations: A Practitioner's Perspective". Ambassador Miller devoted 29 years to the US Foreign Service, working on policy issues in the Balkans, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. During his career, he served as Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1999-2000) and to Greece (2001-2004) as well as negotiator for Cyprus. Most recently, Ambassador Miller was the Chief Executive of Plan International, a $650 million international agency that focuses on improving children's lives in developing countries. He has also taught university courses on international relations and diplomacy. In May 2009, Ambassador Miller was appointed CEO and President of the United Nations Association-USA.
Faculty Concert Series: Chris Norton, Percussion, and Joel Treybig, Trumpet Back to Back
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Belmont Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary
Tuesday, November 10
Corey Crowder Live at the Curb
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Curb Cafe
Details: Come hear acoustic musician Corey Crowder play his original music that blends Southern rock, alternative country, and acoustic rock from his new album “Gold and the Sand.” Sponsored by Program Board.
Wednesday, November 11
Operation ApprciationL Veterans Day opportunity to learn about Operation Appreciation, which supports Ft. Campbell soldiers deployed to war zones.
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, MBC 103
Details: In partnership with Operation Appreciation, the Public Relations Event Planning class is holding a event that features the organization's founder and a solider from Ft. Campbell to speak to the students about how they can help soldiers who are deployed to war zones, how their actions affect those in war, what the war is about, about the soldier's experience in war and what he took from it.
Faith-Informed Environmental Science
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, Neely Dining Room
Details: Drs. Darlene Panvini, John Niedzwiecki and Steve Murphree talk about how their faith informs their life and work in the field of environmental studies. This is part of the ongoing series of convocations in which Belmont deans and faculty talk about how our common confession that Jesus Christ is Lord affects our life and work. Co-sponsored by the School of Sciences.
Clayton "Nick" Nicholas, CEO and Founder, Giving Tree, LLC
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Massey Boardroom, Curb Event Center
Details: Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
Defending Evolution: Rejecting Intelligent Design Creationism
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, MBC 200 B
Details: Professor Noel Boyle, from Belmont's Philosophy Department, specialized in the Philosophy of Science. In this lecture and discussion, Professor Boyle will explain why Intelligent Design Creationsim is not a legitimate scientific theory and why it does not offer a respectable alternative to Darwinian evolution. Along the way, Professor Boyle will also explore the nature of scientific theories, the explanatory limits of science, and the importance of protecting genuine science education. Intellectually integritable Christian responses to evolution will also be discussed.
Scott Armstrong, who has worked for 25 years for American Express in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America, shares his professional path and advises students
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, MBC 109
Details: Scott, Armstrong, who has had a significant career in international finance shares his experience with Belmont students. He will reflect on his professional path that took him to Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. He witnessed debt crisis in Latin America and dealt with hyper inflation of over 2000% while in charge of credit card department for American Express.
"Green" Architecture: Building for a Sustainable Future
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, Beaman Meeting Rooms A&B
Details: To go along with the theme of "A Paradise Lost," this informative program will look at trends in green and sustainable architecture to help students, faculty, and staff better understand how certain building practices can affect the natural environment. A panel from Manuel Zeitlin Architects in Hillsboro Village will present on various aspects of green buildings and how students can be proactive in sustainability on-campus, and what they might do to promote green initiatives after college. Manuel Zeitlin and the other architects hold LEED certifications and advanced degrees in architecture, and have designed buildings in a number of states. Many examples of their work are in Nashville, including Terrazzo and the upcoming Griffin Plaza in The Gulch. If you are interested in learning more about green architecture and sustainable building practices, this is the event for you. Sponsored by Residence Life
School of Music Graduate Chamber Ensemble Performance
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Harton Recital Hall (MPAC)
Thursday, November 12
Benefit Concert for Darfur: Kopecky Family Band, Michael Huff, La'a kea Presley
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Neely and Black & White Dining Rooms
Details: Genocidal violence in Darfur (western Sudan) began in 2003 and still continues today. Two million refugees living in squalid camps need your help! Come to our concert to raise money for the Darfur refugees. Musical acts include the Kopecky Family Band, Michael Huff, and La’a kea Presley. Information session with slide show at 7 p.m., music starts at 7:30. Personal and Professional Growth (PPG) convocation credit for students who attend the information session and stay until at least 8 p.m. Suggested donation for admission is $5 per person. “Save Darfur” bracelets and “Stop Genocide in Sudan” T-shirts will be for sale; modest food and drink will be available at nominal charges. All proceeds will go to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) to support its work among the refugees and displaced persons in Darfur and Chad (see www.aiddarfur.org). Bring your cash!
Event Fee: $5.00
School of Music – Company Concert
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Curb Cafe
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Friday, November 13
Dreaming In 21st Century Color
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Details: A century of musical inspiration and influence brought to fruition in the modern decade by songwriter and artist, John Flanagan. MUG and Convocation credit available.
Volleyball vs. ETSU
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
Women’s Basketball vs. the University of Central Arkansas
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
Details: Support the women's basketball team as it hosts the University of Central Arkansas in the season opener!
Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte*
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Theater - Belmont Heights
Details: Call (615) 460-8500 or visit the Curb Box Office for advanced tickets. Ticket availability at the door will vary by performance. Charge: $10 for Adults, $5 for Senior Citizens (65 and over), Faculty, Staff and non-Belmont students. Free for Belmont students. Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte* A comedic look at relationships and the sanctity of love. This production is presented in English.
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Saturday, November 14
Volleyball vs. Campbell
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
Details: Volleyball hosts Campbell on Senior Day in the last home match of the 2009 season. Before first serve, Belmont will honor senior Jenny Gray for her many accomplishments at Belmont.
Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte*
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Theater - Belmont Heights
Details: Call (615) 460-8500 or visit the Curb Box Office for advanced tickets. Ticket availability at the door will vary by performance. Charge: $10 for Adults, $5 for Senior Citizens (65 and over), Faculty, Staff and non-Belmont students. Free for Belmont students. Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte* A comedic look at relationships and the sanctity of love. This production is presented in English.
bobrauschenbergamerica
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Sunday, November 15
Così fan tutte Opera Matinee Luncheon
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Vince Gill Room, Curb Event Center
Details: $25 for Adults (includes lunch and performance). For more information or reservations, call (615) 460-8115.
Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte*
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Troutt Theater - Belmont Heights
Details: Call (615) 460-8500 or visit the Curb Box Office for advanced tickets. Ticket availability at the door will vary by performance. Charge: $10 for Adults, $5 for Senior Citizens (65 and over), Faculty, Staff and non-Belmont students. Free for Belmont students. Belmont Opera Theatre Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte* A comedic look at relationships and the sanctity of love. This production is presented in English.
bobrauschenbergamerica
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Tuesday, November 17
ASCAP Writers' Night Series
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Curb Cafe
Details: Please join ASCAP and the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business for a writers round featuring three Belmont students and one professional ASCAP writer.
Wednesday, November 18
Nancy Sleeth, author of Go Green, Save Green: Simple Ways to Save Time, Money, and God's Green Earth
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Neely Dining Room
Details Nancy Sleeth and her family reduced their electricity usage by 9/10ths and their fossil fuel use by 2/3rds, and now speak across the country on how we can better care for God’s creation. Her husband Matthew is the author of Serve God, Save the Planet and their daughter Emma is author of It’s Easy Being Green.
bobrauschenbergamerica
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Thursday, November 19
School of Music Southbound Concert
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Curb Cafe
Musical Theatre presents Urinetown
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Details: Free Event
School of Music Southbound Concert
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Curb Cafe
Friday, November 20
Musical Theatre presents Urinetown
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Details: Free Event
bobrauschenbergamerica
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Saturday, November 21
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Musical Theatre presents Urinetown
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Details: Free Event
Women’s Basketball vs. Alabama
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
Men's Basketball vs. Alabama State (Home Opener)
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
Details: Come out and support the Bruins in their first home game of the season!
Sunday, November 22
Musical Theatre presents Urinetown
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Details: Free Event
bobrauschenbergamerica
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Troutt Black Box Theater
Details: by Charles Mee; A wild road trip through our American landscape—in a play made as one of America's greatest artists, Robert Rauschenberg, might have conceived it if he had been a playwright instead of a painter: a collage of people and places and music and dancing, of love stories and picnics and business schemes and shootings and chicken jokes and golfing, and of the sheer exhilaration of living in a country where people make up their lives as they go.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and non-Belmont students, and free for Belmont Students.
Monday, November 23
School of Music - Percussion Ensemble Performance
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Massey Concert Hall (MPAC)
Monday, November 30
Men's Basketball vs. TSU
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Curb Event Center Arena
