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Alberto R. Gonzales Shakes Hands with a Guest
No full textLaw School Dean Alberto R. Gonzales shakes hands with a guest at the reception hosted by Belmont University prior to the Renew America Together event.https://repository.belmont.edu/debate2020_renew/1020/thumbnail.jp
Mike Huckabee Shakes Hands 1
No full textFormer Governer of Arkansas Mike Huckabee shakes hands with Law School Dean Alberto R. Gonzales at the reception hosted by Belmont University prior to the Renew America Together event.https://repository.belmont.edu/debate2020_renew/1028/thumbnail.jp
Debate Transcript
No full textFull transcript of the town hall presidential debate between candidates Sen. John McCain (R-ARIZ.) and Sen. Barrack Obama (D-ILL.) hosted by Belmont University on October 7, 2008. Debate moderated by Tom Brokaw.
Obtained from http://www.belmontdebate08.com.
CQ Transcriptions/Morningside
Tennis, Anyone?
No full textWard-Belmont\u27s tennis team was recognized as one of the best in the state. Here, L to R: 1. Margaret Galbraith; 2. Madeline Aikins; 3. Esther Creede; 4. Irene Knox.https://repository.belmont.edu/wbphotographs/1052/thumbnail.jp
Mike Huckabee Poses for a Picture with a Group 1
No full textFormer Governer of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, Trustee Barbara Massey Rodgers, Law School Dean Alberto R. Gonzales, and Dr. Bob Fisher pose for a picture at the reception hosted by Belmont University prior to the Renew America Together event.https://repository.belmont.edu/debate2020_renew/1027/thumbnail.jp
Belmont\u27s Green IQ: How Residential Students Understand Sustainability
No full textIntroduction
Sustainability initiatives in higher education play a crucial role in fostering pro-environmental behaviors, yet research suggests that student engagement remains inconsistent. This study examines the relationship between Belmont University students’ attitudes toward sustainability and participation in campus-led sustainability efforts.
Methods
Using a mixed-method, cross-sectional design, student knowledge, behaviors, and perceptions of sustainability were assessed through a survey (n=155) distributed via Qualtrics. Participants were recruited through collaboration with the university’s residential housing office and pre-existing relationships.
Results
Results reveal a significant gap between awareness and action: while 95.8% of respondents recognized the importance of sustainability, only 14.56% reported active involvement in campus initiatives. Additionally, 43.89% of students reported no visible signs of sustainability on campus, and a majority were uncertain about Belmont’s implementation of sustainable operational practices, including construction and energy conservation – two of the university’s most successful sustainability efforts. These findings align with prior research emphasizing a disconnect between institutional sustainability efforts and student awareness (Msengi et al., 2019). Barriers to engagement include limited communication about initiatives, a lack of recycling infrastructure, and minimal integration of sustainability into coursework, consistent with studies highlighting convenience and awareness as key behavioral determinants (Kautish and Sharma, 2019). Upper-level students showed lower engagement, underscoring the need for targeted outreach.
Conclusion
Addressing these challenges through enhanced communication, increased visibility, and curriculum integration could bridge the gap between knowledge and action. These findings contribute to the growing body of research on student sustainability engagement and offer insights for universities seeking to increase participation in environmental initiatives
Panel: Civility in the Classroom
No full textContinuing with this week’s theme of “Civility and Its Discontents,” author and attorney Kent M. Weeks, Belmont Faculty, and Belmont students will discuss the challenges, costs, and benefits involved in creating civility in the classroom. How do we define the civil classroom? Does incivility have its place? To what extent does educating people to be civil in an uncivil world help or handicap them
Transformative Justice
No full textAnthony Ray Hinton speaks at Belmont University as part of this year\u27s First Year Seminar Ambassador Speaker Series centered on the theme of transformative justice.
Author of “The Sun Does Shine,” series Keynote Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row before the Supreme Court unanimously decided in his favor. Hinton shared his story of hope at Belmont on September 25 at 7 p.m. in the Curb Event Center
The Many Faces of Storytelling: Keynote Address
No full textSusan Kuner, Belmont alumna and author of numerous works which have explored the serious ethical and political implications of storytelling, will open the symposium with her reflections on storytelling as one of the most important activities we engage in as human beings
In the Beginning: Dramatic Readings Followed by Discussion of Karel Capek\u27s R.U.R. (Rossum\u27s Universal Robets)
No full textEver wonder about the origin of the word “robot”? Join the “Robots R Us” class for dramatic readings from Czech writer Capek’s play R.U.R., which while not the first work to depict artificial humans (consider Metropolis), nor the first to examine how our human creations for better or worse often become all too human themselves (consider Frankenstein), is perhaps the first work to consider in one work the potential negative consequences for humans of too many labor saving devices—as well as the consequences for those devices as they themselves become sentient
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