by Kathryn Farris | Aug 6, 2019 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
Lipscomb welcomed approximately 13 displaced residents of a Donelson apartment complex after a fire last week. The residents were placed in the Student Activity Center through the American Red Cross Distaster Relief organization. “Serving others is an important part of the fabric of this institution. For more than a decade, Lipscomb University has served as an official Red Cross Shelter site to provide housing and comfort in times of need.” said President Randolph Lowry in an email to faculty. “As an official Red Cross Shelter site, through the years Lipscomb has housed numerous guests impacted by hurricanes, fires, power outages and, most notably, the Nashville Flood in 2010.” The SAC will remain open for regularly scheduled hours, the only interruption being the closure of the basketball and racketball courts as well as the indoor track. Lowry encourages campus members, “When you see our guests around the SAC and Allen Arena area please make them feel welcome.” “Thank you for being a community that practices hospitality and has a heart to serve others.” The shelter is only expected to remain open short-term, but will remain “as long as needed” for the displaced...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2014 | News Slider
The 2014 Delta Tau Fight Night in the Student Activities Center Thursday night once again displayed competitive matches and raised money for inner-city children. The annual boxing competition benefits Youth Encouragement Services (YES) by charging $5 for entry. The program, operating in Nashville, offers a safe environment for low-income children to learn and grow. Delta Tau President Blake Mitchell said that the event raised over $1,500 for YES. He also explained the benefit of bringing the event to campus. “I think it’s an important event because it’s something different for Lipscomb,” Mitchell said. “It gets a lot of the student body together, especially the Greek life. It’s something that Lipscomb kids don’t get to see very often.” During the event, there were ten matches throughout the night. In the opening match, Ryan Hood of Delta Tau beat Daniel Hutchinson of Delta Nu. The second fight was a late submission, and it pitted independent James Weaver against independent Phillip Brodnax. Weaver won the match, and he said that he had never boxed before. “I just didn’t know what to expect, but I enjoyed it,” Weaver said. In the third match, Zach Clemens of Sigma Iota Delta defeated Ryan Matheny of Sigma Omega Sigma by technical knockout (TKO). Tau Phi’s first win of the night came from Brian Warf, who defeated Hunter Allison of Delta Nu. Andrew Jordan, a Sigma Iota Delta member, pulled out the victory over independent James Tamburello. Matt Clemens, another SID member, followed up Jordan’s victory with a win of his own. Clemens won by TKO over Caleb Janelle of SOS. A knockout came from the match...
by Emily Snell | Dec 17, 2012 | Sports
For Emily Harris, director of campus recreation, physical activity and good nutrition aren’t just her job. They’re a vital part of her lifestyle. Harris, who has Type 1 diabetes, thyroiditis and a chronic kidney disease, said her health struggles contribute to her passion for helping college students achieve wellness. “My own personal battles with my own health makes me passionate for teaching people how to be healthy,” she said. “With the chronic diseases that I have — which most people don’t even know that I have — I understand how hard it is to balance your health. Some people it’s a choice; some people it’s not. And if you have the choice to prevent it, by all means, prevent that from happening.” Harris is a 2007 Lipscomb graduate, who competed four years on the university tennis team, before accepting a job opening here in fall 2008. When Harris began working at Lipscomb, there was only an intramurals program. Harris said during her interview for the position, she presented a comprehensive approach to campus recreation. “I basically presented a whole model for Lipscomb that would be a comprehensive program that would meet more students’ needs than just sport,” she explained. “There would be this whole component of being active in body, mind and spirit. We still encompass that whole approach of spiritual, physical, mental, emotional training.” In addition to her campus recreation duties, Harris runs the Lipscomb University Racquet Club with her husband Andrew, who coaches the university men’s and women’s tennis teams.Harris said the two first met while both were competing on Lipscomb’s tennis team during the undergraduate education...
