Belmont to Hold Spring 2008 Commencement
Belmont University will hold its spring 2008 commencement with two separate ceremonies. Belmont graduate students will be honored Fri., May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Massey Concert Hall, while undergraduates will receive their degrees on Sat., May 10 at 10 a.m. in the Curb Event Center. Belmont will celebrate the graduation of a total of 661 students, marking the largest graduation in the university’s history to date. [more]

Belmont Launches Town Hall Presidential Debate Web Site
Belmont University officially launched the online home for the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate at at www.belmontdebate08.com. The debate will be held in the Curb Event Center on the Belmont campus on Tues., Oct. 7. The site features news, programming information and campus updates for the Belmont community, neighbors and up-to-3,000 members of media who are expected on campus for the debate. [more]

Nashville Educators Invited to East Asia Seminar
Belmont University, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, will host a statewide East Asia history and culture seminar for librarians, administrators, elementary, high school and middle school teachers of World History, World Geography, World Literature or Art to be held June 9-20. The purpose of the seminar is to increase educators’ knowledge of the histories and cultures of these countries. [more]

Steinway & Sons Receives Applause Award at President’s Concert
On Sat., April 26, Belmont University President Bob Fisher presented the 2008 Applause Award to Steinway & Sons, an occasion which also served as the official announcement of Belmont’s intent to become an “All-Steinway School” with the purchase of approximately 70 additional pianos from Steinway. The new pianos will be used in Belmont performance venues, practice rooms and faculty studios. [more]

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Visit Belmont News for more top stories, including these headlines: Nashville’s Largest Latin Street Fair Returns to Campus / Belmont to Hold Seventh Annual Nashville Arthritis Walk / Belmont Plans Innovative, Debate-Related Programming for 2008-09 Academic Year / Student-Athletes Recognized Nationally for Academic Achievement / Author Jim Wallis to Speak on Faith and Politics / James Loewen to Provide BURS Keynote Address / Curb Event Center Hosts Third ’CMT Music Awards’ [more]