by Gemikal Prude | Aug 27, 2014 | News Slider
For the tenth consecutive fall semester, another Lipscomb enrollment record has been broken. More than 4,500 students are getting geared up for the semester that they all have ahead, a record number for the school. Lipscomb’s School of Nursing, the College of Business’ graduate school and Adult Degree Programs have seen double digit increases. “I believe that it is a great thing that Lipscomb University has been expanding for the past few years, especially if we as students and administrators are hoping for the school to gain more support at the national level,” senior Kenny Smith said. In addition, the university has gained an 80.5 percent retention rate with students returning from the last fall semester to this one. That is a three percent increase from the rate of last year and far above the national average of about 70 percent. “Having the recent increase of students this year is an incredible thing, in my opinion,” pharmacy student Brenna Thompson said. “We have the opportunity to bring more individuals into our community and be able to spread the grace that God has for us all within all aspects of our lives. It’s a great thing to have more people invested in what we believe and to eventually be able to share that with the rest of the world in the long run.” Photo courtesy of...
by Bridgette Begle | Feb 15, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
After nipping at the heels of the school record in prior meets, the Lady Bisons’ distance medley relay team broke the mark at the Hoosiers Hills Invite in Bloomington, Ind. on Feb. 9. Previously, the four athletes had come within three seconds of the record, but at the meet, they made one final push and crushed the standing record by 11 seconds. The distance medley relay is a four-leg race of varying lengths, beginning with a 1,200-meter leg, followed by distances of 400, 800 and concluding with 1,600 — a mile. Starting off the race for the Bisons was freshman Madi Talbert, who finished in 3:41. Sophomore Brenna Thompson finished her 400 in 58 seconds. Junior Katie Bunker, who ran the next leg, said at that point, she was not sure if they were even close to the record. She said the team was so far ahead of the pack that they virtually were running alone, which, according to Bunker, made for tough pacing. Thompson agreed. “Madi was in front when I got the baton, and then we were still in front when Katie got the baton, so we weren’t really running with other people,” Thompson said. “So, we didn’t know how fast we were going. We were kind of worried we had gone slow.” Junior Dani Walker ran the last and longest leg of the race. It was while she was out on the track that her teammates realized they were on record-setting pace. “While Dani was running, Brenna and I were standing on the inside [of the track] thinking ‘I hope we didn’t run slow,’ and screaming...
