by Quinn Gorte | Feb 19, 2019 | News Slider
Out of the seven Lipscomb students who were nominated for the Fulbright Scholar Program, all seven have gone on to become semi-finalists. In the past, the highest number of Lipscomb students to achieve Fulbright semi-finalist status in one year was one. This year, all seven nominated Lipscomb students or recent graduates were accepted as semi-finalists into Fulbright, which is a prestigious international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Paul Prill, Lipscomb’s Fulbright program adviser and director of the Honors College, said this recognition was unusual for “a school like Lipscomb,” since most Fulbright Program finalists come from larger universities, like the University of Michigan and Cornell University. “This is unprecedented for Lipscomb,” Prill said. “It’s really good for Lipscomb to be able to point to the academic success the students are having.” One of the semi-finalists, Lipscomb senior Maribeth Beyer, shared her thoughts on what this means for her and Lipscomb. “We’re not Yale, Harvard [or] Vanderbilt, but we are moving up,” said Beyer, adding, “and any opportunity I have to take Lipscomb further than Nashville is an incredible opportunity for me.” According to Dr. Prill, Fulbright applicants have about a five percent chance of becoming a semi-finalist, and semi-finalists have approximately a 30 to 50 percent chance of becoming a finalist. Once accepted into the program, Fulbright scholars will have the opportunity to live in a country of their choosing, either as an English teaching assistant, a researcher or a student, for approximately one year, depending on the program and grant. Bigger countries, like Spain and Germany, often...
by Brianne Welch | Feb 10, 2015 | Sports
What started out as a fun team bonding activity has turned into a small hand lettering art business for junior volleyball player Molly Spitznagle. “This summer we as a volleyball team had a lot of off time, and we all are here in the summer, so we had this thing called art club,” Spitznagle said. “We would do it and Jewell Dobson and I just kind of stuck to it.” Spitznagle credited senior Jewell Dobson for helping her get started in hand lettering. Once she got her start over the summer, she kept at it, and now does different kinds of lettering on canvases. “A lot of them are like Bible verses or quotes or sayings. I’ve done some name canvases for rooms or something like that, but they’re mostly lettering quotes.” The initial idea didn’t involve making any money, but it slowly turned in to a fundraising outlet to raise money for her yearly mission trip to Honduras. “I wanted to find a way that I could fundraise for myself, and I really enjoy art and painting and lettering and stuff like that, so I thought that I could make money off of canvases,” Spitznagle said. “It’s really popular right now, so it’s kind of expanded from there and blown up.” Now that Spitznagle has raised enough money for her mission trip, she has other plans for the canvases. As an athlete, it is hard for her to find time for a job to make spending money, so she decided to share her talents with the public. “I’ve just kind of tried to make it into a little side...
by Anna McClure | Jan 7, 2015 | News Slider
Students in the College of Engineering plan to construct a bridge on campus in just a few weeks. This prototype bridge will be built in the quad outside the Hughes Center, and the parts will be shipped to Honduras and rebuilt during a mission trip this spring. Once in Honduras, the bridge will allow grade school students to safely cross a highway on their school campus. According to Kerry Patterson, associate professor of engineering, the road will become the main access to a new port facility and will likely become busier in the future, making the bridge more needed. The team of student volunteers, co-led by alumni Luke Burris and Ethan Johnson, will have the parts manufactured in America. But for now, construction of the prototype is being held off until approval from the Honduran government. “Once we have approval, it will be about 4-5 weeks before we will be ready to build the bridge on campus,” Patterson said. Construction of the campus bridge should begin in February. The campus bridge will be over 100 feet long and one to two feet off the ground, but the official bridge will be 4 feet wide and nearly 8 feet tall to allow traffic to pass under it. Between 15 and 20 students will travel to Honduras to construct the bridge. The project will be done in partnership with Honduras Outreach Inc., a non-profit mission...
by Carly Bergthold | Oct 2, 2014 | News Slider
A fall festival held in Shamblin Theater on Wednesday celebrated all things Latino. The event, organized by the Lipscomb chapter of Futuro, included dancing, karaoke and plenty of Hispanic food. “Fall Fiesta has been our biggest campus-wide event,” junior education major Adriana Leon said. “It gives Futuro a way to make itself known on campus. It’s just one of the most exciting things.” Sophomore nursing major Jocelyne Lopez was also involved in the planning. “I was in charge of catering, so I called restaurants and had to go pick food up. I got Puerto Rican food, Mexican food and Central American food. Just a variety of Latino food!” Lipscomb students lined up for the food, which included dishes like horchata, flan, mocha tres leches cake and Jarritos Mexican soda. Attendees also had the opportunity to hit a piñata and take pictures at the photo booth. Sophomore financial management major David Villacorta said the event was in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sep. 15 to Oct. 15. “I’m from Tegucigalpa, Honduras,” Villacorta said. “I feel really proud about being Hispanic. I’m proud of being what I am and I’m proud of celebrating this.” Lopez pointed out how exciting this kind of event is for the Hispanic culture. “I think it’s really special and great for us to be able to do this on campus,” Lopez said, “That way we can share our culture with others.” The students in Futuro hope to have another big celebration in the spring and will also be involved in other cultural events like Lipscomb’s International fashion show. “Especially at a school like Lipscomb, where...
by Erika Thornsberry | Apr 1, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb University is known for Christian values, community work and students who give up their own time/money to go on mission trips. The university sends students out for mission trips during the summer, Christmas break, spring break and other times of the year. One of the spring break mission groups embarked on a medical mission trip to Honduras. The group went to help the Honduran people with medical situations and shared spiritual support along the way. One of the members of the Honduras team was sophomore Natalie Scarbrough, who will be in Lipscomb’s pharmacy program next year. “It was such a great experience. It’s completely different from the way we live here. I loved seeing and helping out the children,” Scarbrough said. The team set up a clinic for any one that needed medical attention, got to interact with the families and were able to spend time with the children. “This was an experience of a lifetime. If you have never been on a mission trip, I would highly recommend you go on one,” Scarbrough said. “Being there filled me with so much joy. I met some kids that have changed my life. It’s something I will always...
