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Salemtown Board Co. carving a niche for itself →
Kendrius Smith and Brandon Smith are learning more than just the carpentry skills involved in making skateboards in the small storage space that Salemtown Board Co. calls home.
The boys work on sanding and assembling the skateboards, but owner Will Anderson is also outfitting them with tools they can use in their futures, such as attention to detail, responsibility and a good work ethic.
Anderson opened the company with his friend, Jacob Henley, in late 2012. Their hope was to use their love of skateboarding to mentor and provide a positive role model for the at-risk youth in their Salemtown neighborhood.
"I don't think there is a better context for those relationships to be cultivated and for mentorship to happen than the context of small business," Anderson said.
Nashville computer camp aims to create Girls of Code →
Mandy Atkins wound her way through the room full of 14 girls staring at computer screens, pausing to answer questions here and there, wearing her pink t-shirt that proudly declared she is a "Girl of Code."
What that means: To her, the jumble of letters and symbols on the projector screen at the front was actually simple HTML codes for designing websites. Atkins and fellow programmers Katy Campen and Coco Bennett were teaching the girls how to create their own.
The girls are part of the 100 Girls of Code tour that took place at Nashville's Entrepreneur Center on Monday morning to help women learn more about careers in computer science. The goal is to reach at least 100 girls in the eight cities on the tour.
The one-day workshops, sponsored by Tennessee Tech University and the business development partnership Launch Tennessee, are geared towards helping girls ages 12 to 18 gain an interest in computer programming, web development, gaming and computer applications.
"The young women we help today will grow up to cure diseases, write computer programs, discover the next technological advances, and ultimately change the world," said Jessica Hill, graphic and web designer at the Entrepreneur Center.
Air Evac helicopter visits health care, journalism campers →
Local high schoolers get hands-on with health care and journalism at Lipscomb's summer camps this week
Students in the Lipscomb-HCA/TriStar Health Care Academy put their skills to the test this week in a mock hiking accident scene that concluded with an Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter landing in the quad outside of the Burton Health Sciences building to help the mock patients.
Thirteen participants at Lipscomb-THSPA Journalism Camp, also occurring on campus this week, were working in groups to produce three separate stories about the Health Care Academy, as well as serving as fake patients for the future health care providers to practice on.
The Health Care Academy is an annual summer program that introduces students to a variety of health science professions related to pharmacy, nursing, nutrition and exercise science. Students gain hands-on experience and receive instruction in CPR, basic first aid, use of an EKG and AED, and non-invasive measurements such as blood pressure and pulse rate.
As part of the experience, the 23 participants were able to visit TriStar Summit Medical Center on Monday, June 8. Corrina McGee, a rising junior at Memphis Central High School, said they were able to tour everything from the blood bank to the emergency room to the surgery lab.
Tennessee Supreme Court visits campus to debate high-profile case →
The SCALES project traditionally brings the Tennessee Supreme Court to the Lipscomb campus once a year
The Tennessee Supreme Court visited Lipscomb University last week to hold an official session on campus, including debate of a much-publicized public records law case between Nashville's daily newspaper, The Tennessean, and Nashville Metro Government.
The court traditionally holds one official session each year on the Lipscomb campus as part of the American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls State program, a leadership and citizenship-training program offered to rising high school senior girls in Tennessee, held annually on the Lipscomb campus.
The Tennessee Supreme Court visits Girls State for a day to debate two real cases for the girls to watch and learn from as part of their Supreme Court Advancing Legal Education for Students (SCALES) project. The SCALES project was formed to educate young people about the judicial branch and provide them with a firsthand look at the Supreme Court in action.
This year brought a potentially historic case involving the Public Record Acts to the stage of Collins Alumni Auditorium.
The case under discussion was brought against Nashville Metropolitan Government by The Tennessean when a reporter was denied access to information collected as part of an ongoing investigation into a high-profile rape case at Vanderbilt University. The Tennessean requested access to surveillance videos and third-party text messages between Vanderbilt coaches and the football players who were accused in the rape, information the newspaper considers public records. The request sparked a debate on public records law and the privacy right of crime victims.
Tau Phi celebrates 36th annual Cowboy Show →
Men’s social club Tau Phi introduced new and old traditions to the audience in Collins Alumni Auditorium with the 36th annual Cowboy Show Saturday night.
This year’s show featured a wide range of talents including Nashville singer/songwriter and producer Pat Flynn and the first ever mother-daughter duo of alumna Michelle Robertson and sophomore Rebecca Robertson.
The performances featured songs by hit artists Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, George Straight and Lipscomb alumna Kelsea Ballerini.
Junior psychology and political science major John Blake Parker directed this year’s show with assistant directors Stephen Ingram and Ashton Montgomery.
“I’ve been honored to put this production together, one that is so rich in history and features so much talent from Lipscomb students,” Parker said.
Dove Awards return for third year on Lipscomb stage →
Story by Becca Risley and Stephanie Schiraldi
Pop, hip-hop, Southern gospel and rock music rang out from the same Nashville stage Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the 46th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards returned to Lipscomb’s Allen Arena for the third year in a row.
The event, co-hosted by Mary Mary gospel music star Erica Campbell and “Duck Dynasty’s” Sadie Robertson, returned to Nashville two years ago, and the GMA is in the third year of its contract with Lipscomb University. The theme of the awards show was “Better Together.”
Lipscomb University President Randy Lowry addressed the crowd with a word of thanks and welcomed the audience with a reminder – that the meaning of the Dove Awards goes far beyond honoring Christian music and musicians.
“You are here to share in the story of God’s redemption and hope,” Lowry said. “We will share that together in this arena and we will take it to the world.”