by Kathryn Farris | Feb 25, 2022 | News, News Slider
At the beginning of her tenure as Lipscomb’s President, Dr. Candice McQueen mapped out three goals for her first semester: Get to know the community, discover where gaps lie in the university and start dreaming about what’s possible. “I will tell you when I started, I began a listening process,” McQueen told Lumination. “I learned some things that I didn’t already know. And then some things were affirmed that I felt like were areas that we needed to focus on or have a strategic attention to. What I have loved is hearing feedback that does now create patterns or themes that you can act on.” In tackling her initial goals, McQueen said she has discovered a few patterns in comments from the Lipscomb community. “In terms of what I’ve heard, there are things that are student-life focused,” she said. “I’ve heard some things that are focused on academics, things are focused on how we work with our community and external folks outside of the institution. “So all of those have created things that we can start executing on now. And then many will be built into a longer-term strategic plan process.” The Lipscomb Impact 360 planning process was launched in the fall, and McQueen said she plans to complete and distribute a visioning document in May 2022. The process is being conducted by a planning committee of around 50 key university leaders, faculty of various ranks, students and other key constituencies such as alumni, according to the university website. “We are beginning on that work built on the [faculty, staff and student] survey, focus group listening sessions that I’ve had and now we’re...
by Danielle Kinnen | Feb 23, 2015 | News Slider
Lipscomb University experienced its first real winter weather of 2015, which brought the usually active campus almost to a standstill. On Feb. 16, Tennessee was declared to be in a state of emergency forcing local shops, restaurants and University’s to close until roads were safe to drive on. Students on and off-campus were stranded, or forced to be, what felt like, held captive in their own houses and dorm rooms, which made the demand for food on campus a lot higher than normal. Sophomore Starbucks worker Eric Scheide explained how hectic those few days were. “We were the only downstairs food service that was open, so the cancelled class days were very busy and stressful at times.” “Thanks to a great group of workers, we managed to stay on top of the work load, and hopefully it kept our customers happy,” Scheide said. Lipscomb cancelled classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon during the week of Feb. 16. When classes are cancelled, whether it be due to treacherous weather or some other emergency, the entire campus cannot come to a halt. During this most recent class interference, many behind the scenes staff began working even harder to make sure students were made comfortable. Throughout the week, Lipscomb’s campus services and security, Sodexo food services and Starbucks staff remained on campus, and even with a limited staff, they were able to make it a successful week. Another issue that affected students and staff was the transportation problems that arose due to the dangers on the roads. Nashville’s buses were forced to change routes on many occasions which created more trouble for the staff that use the...
by Crystal Davis | Feb 28, 2012 | News Slider
Namaste. I place my hands at my chest and bow. That’s how I begin my day. Meditation has always been something that has made my life easier. Classes, tests and projects can take such a toll on the mind and body. I realized through sickness that taking care of yourself is the sole important thing in life. If I don’t take care of myself, I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach. All things seem impossible in that moment. Sometimes I meditate in bed before I get up for the day, and sometimes I meditate at a stoplight. There’s no single place to find your peace; it can be anywhere you want. Yoga has been a form of meditation I’ve explored for years. The first day I walked into a small yoga studio in Franklin, I felt incredibly intimidated by this new activity, this new way of thinking that I was choosing to experience. Hoping to feel better, I explained to the yoga instructor that I wanted to de-stress and to slow my mind down. Thoughts raced through my head day and night – paying bills, walking the dog. Will I have time to work and do my homework before class? How am I going to sleep enough? Did I forget to eat? Anything and everything flashed in my mind. I wanted to feel the calm and hear the quiet. The instructor ensured me I could find it there and suggested I give it a chance, so I said OK. I greeted the other people in the class. I immediately noticed how quiet everything was. Everyone spoke...
by Clay Smith | Feb 20, 2012 | News Slider
Whether you’ve been at Lipscomb for 4 years or 4 weeks, it’s clear that development is playing a huge role in the future of our campus. We’ve already seen a lot of changes in the last few months, what changes can we expect in the months ahead? Please upgrade your browser Tom Wood, Director of Campus Enhancement filled Lumination in on many of the current construction projects. “The north of the [Hughes] building which is currently under construction is our new nursing building, about a 25,000 square foot [facility],” Wood said. It’ll be state of the art for our nursing students. On the south side of Hughes, we will have in a short time frame a “U” shaped complex. The pharmacy research building will go on that south side of Hughes.” “In the future, there will be two more [health science] buildings. One will be in from of the nursing building and the other will be in front of the pharmacy research building.” There are two pieces of land that the university will have to buy, but Wood said that eventually with their purchase and completion of the addition health science buildings, the area will form a five building health science quad on the north side of campus. Also, students and faculty may be excited to hear that there will be some temporary parking that will be created in the coming months with the construction. “Also, part of this program is a temporary lot which will be behind the Village, which will accommodate about 50 additional cars,” Wood said. “So out of this project here in the next few...
by Hunter Patterson | Dec 2, 2011 | News Slider, Sports
It’s the final newscast of the semester! Anchors Caitlin Selle and Hunter Patterson bring you up to date on the latest Lipscomb news. We also have Madeline Smith filling you in on who is pregnant, who is getting married and the likes of in the entertainment world. Also, curious about whether you will need your umbrella this weekend? Jessica Burke has this week’s forecast. And finally, Wade Fundburg has the latest sports news from around the area. Please upgrade your browser Oh, there is also a special surprise at the...
