by Kathryn Farris | Aug 17, 2019 | News Slider
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee praised Lipscomb for its role in making the Nashville area better when he spoke to business leaders during a breakfast in Allen Arena Friday Morning. Lee said the university has “been a significant part of the fabric within this community from a faith standpoint and a higher education standpoint…and from producing leaders, but also being a partner and an important piece of the business community.” An example of the university’s active role in the community is the Nashville Business Breakfast that it co-hosted with the Nashville Business Journal newspaper that not only featured the governor but at which university President Randy Lowry and other luminaries spoke. “Together [with other area universities] we will have about 100,000 college students in this area, those are consumers, those are folks who bring life and creativity to our community, they serve generously,” said Lowry. “And I hope that you are as happy as we are to be in a community where education is very significant.” The Nashville Business Breakfast is a tradition that dates back 15 years at Lipscomb, and Lee noted he has attended “many, many times” in the past, not at the governor but as the head of the Lee Company, the family owned air conditioning/heating and home services company. Students and business leaders “networked” at the breakfast and participated in a Q&A session with the governor who just took office early this year. “I used to see you [the audience] as colleagues, costumers, and providers,” Lee said. “But now I see you as job creators… those who create jobs are the most vital part.” Gallery by...
by Emily Snell | May 25, 2012 | News Slider
Geena Davis says the media’s role in reshaping the image of women in society is simple: “If they see it, they can be it.” The problem is that the media is not doing its part in representing women and men equally, Davis says, and when women are portrayed in television and film they, often are sexually provocative or stereotyped characters. Davis, who has embarked on a mission to change that and offer more hope and empowerment for young women in popular culture, brought her message to a gathering at Lipscomb’s Andrews Institute. That institute partnered with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media Thursday for “A League of Their Own,” an event starring the acclaimed actor and also featuring Deborah Taylor Tate and female local media leaders to discuss the role of women and girls on screen. Davis — who starred in movies like A League of Their Own, Beetlejuice, and Thelma & Louise — founded her institute in 2004 after watching children’s entertainment with her daughter and realizing the lack of female characters present in TV programming and family movies. Davis’ institute, which focuses on research, education and advocacy, conducted the largest body of research on gender prevalence in the media and discovered that only 17 percent of characters in family films are women. Davis noted those few female characters often are portrayed in stereotypical or hyper-sexualized ways. It’s not just popular media. Davis said women are not fairly represented in most areas of society, noting that the U.S. ranks 90th on the list of countries that have female representation in government. “It’s astounding,” she said. “The fact is that women...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 15, 2012 | News Slider
While hospitality is one of the Volunteer State’s most notable traits, Colin Reed says Tennessee’s tourism industry has more opportunity than ever to grow. And his audience had a vested interest in increasing tourism. The Nashville Business Breakfast, which was held at Lipscomb University and co-sponsored by the Nashville Business Journal, was attended by professionals in fields from media to politics and everywhere in between. Reed, the CEO of Gaylord Entertainment, said that though Tennessee’s tourism industry is valued at over $14 billion, the state has never attracted international tourists. While Mayor Karl Dean highlighted the uniqueness of the city’s airport, with country music artists welcoming you to Nashville, Reed said that international travelers couldn’t get directly into the city. Currently, those traveling from abroad must have a very hectic itinerary. Reed compared the local airport, BNA, to the airport in Denver, where Gaylord is building a resort and convention center. On an average day, Denver has 15 international flights. Nashville only has two – Cancun during the spring and summer and year-round flights to Toronto Reed also announced to the crowd that the 2011 year was the most successful one in the Opryland Hotel’s history. The hotel made $291.8 million last year, just one year after the flood that destroyed much of the property around the hotel. Gaylord’s plan to “attract and expand leisure based business” began earlier this year when the company announced the construction of a new theme park. Reed says the park is expected to get 500,000 visitors annually. By the third year, it is expected to generate an output of $66 million. Reed also said...
by Emily Snell | Feb 13, 2012 | News Slider
Linda Peek Schacht, executive director of Lipscomb University’s Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership, has been named the Nashville Business Journal’s 2012 Woman of Influence “Trailblazer.” As one of 30 Woman of Influence honorees, and one of three in the “Trailblazer” category, Schacht was honored at a luncheon today and will be profiled in the Friday edition of the Nashville Business Journal. She was selected as the “Trailblazer” winner over Beth DeBauche, commissioner with the Ohio Valley Conference and Lois Riggins-Ezzell, executive director of the Tennessee State Museum. Schacht is the founding executive director of the Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership (civicleadership.lipscomb.edu), established in 2010 to continue long-time Nashville businessman Nelson Andrews’ legacy of collaborative leadership through its academic programs, community engagement and research. Soon after the institute was created, Schacht oversaw the establishment of its new master’s degree in civic leadership, one of only two in the United States, now enrolling 23 students from business, nonprofits and government in its inaugural class and utilizing the institute’s state-of-the-art facility which opened June 2. An ongoing signature program of the institute is to develop informed citizens to lead the public conversation on community issues and public policy. In 2011, leaders from the 10-county Middle Tennessee region focused on transit in the first citizen leadership academy, produced in partnership with the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee and the regional caucus of mayors. In its short one-year history, Schacht has lead the institute to bring together state and regional business, nonprofit, and government leaders to collaborate on aging, the challenges of digital communication, transit, Nashville’s strength as a multicultural city...
by Rachel Carden | Nov 15, 2010 | News Slider
Lipscomb Executive Danny Taylor was named the 2010 nonprofit CFO of the year by the Nashville Business Journal in a ceremony last week. Taylor was in good company being selected above four other deserving finalists from Nashville Electric Service, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Frist Center, Brightstone Incorporated and the Schermerhorm Symphony Center. Taylor was nominated for the award by President Lowry and was awarded a plaque at a lunch ceremony downtown in front of 400 people. “I was absolutely blown away,” Taylor said. “I was shocked and surprised that I won. I had prepared myself that I was not going to win, but I was lucky enough to win. It has been an unbelievable ride since I won almost to the point that I can’t believe it. It came from left field.” Taylor is gracious for all the congratulatory remarks and emails he received after being awarded. He has since been invited to leadership seminars and was recognized by the Lipscomb Board of Trustees and faculty members. He even made it into his church bulletin and is truly humbled by the experience. “I haven’t really known how to handle it to be honest,” Taylor said. “It’s been that surreal.” Lipscomb hired Taylor as chief financial officer on Dec. 4, 2000. Since President Lowry took office in 2005, Taylor’s responsibilities continue to increase as Lipscomb has seen incredible growth and development and does not plan on slowing down any time soon. Taylor has a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a bachelor of arts degree in speech from Western Kentucky University. He works behind the scenes...
