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Sophia Willingham, a Belmont sophomore double majoring in computer science and songwriting, volunteered to help run Belmont's Game Design & Programming summer camp in July, 2024. The camp teaches high schoolers about the coding and develoment process it takes to create a video game.

Quinn Saleik, initially a music business major at Belmont University, changed his career path to data science after conversations with a professor and a friend, leading to internships with Belmont's research team and HCA Healthcare.

Alex Greve, a rising senior at Belmont University pursuing computer science, developed a passion for technology from a young age and is now focused on integrating advanced technology into education. Greve is currently interning with Brown Univeristy's computer vision & machine learning department to study how computers see and how they quantify humans interacting with the environment.

Belmont University recently released the Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester. Approximately 44% of the University's 7,338 undergraduate students qualified for the spring 2024 Dean's List.

May 2024 Belmont University graduate Lydia Camp was recently awarded a Fulbright program grant to study in Spain at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Camp will study a combination of economic history, sociology and political science in a two-year Master of Social Sciences program.

Belmont University students were honored by having their design work be recognized at the Graphis New Talent Awards 2024. This internationally-acclaimed award works to highlight the visionary work of students and tomorrow's creative leaders, showcasing fresh perspectives and groundbreaking ideas.

More than 50 students and organizations were recognized for their leadership on campus at the 2024 Belmont Student Leadership Awards (BSLA) through the Division for Student Formation Wednesday, April 10. Representing a wide range of disciplines and interests, the BSLAs celebrate the contributions students made to the Belmont community.

Belmont University Student Earns 'American Idol' Ticket to Hollywood.

Honors are bestowed upon students who have dedicated themselves to successful scholarly pursuits, inspired creativity within their fields of study or peer groups and served one another with a heart that champions Jesus. Twelve awards were given, all of which recognize an admirable individual willingness to go above and beyond the norm.

Belmont University Student Earns 'American Idol' Ticket to Hollywood

Belmont University Student Earns 'American Idol' Ticket to Hollywood

Belmont University's Thomas F. Cone Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its 2nd annual Buntin Pitch Competition, April 3. Nine students across multiple disciplines pitched their businesses to a panel of guest judges for the chance to win seed money to support their creative ventures.

At the 2024 American Advertising Federation's Nashville Awards, known as the ADDY awards, students from the Watkins College of Art once again demonstrated their exceptional talent and dedication to graphic design, with seven students taking home numerous awards in this year's local competition.In addition to their stack of gold and silver awards, Watkins students also claimed most of the Judges' Choice, the Rising Star and the Best of Showawards.

Four giant checks equaling $8,250 were awarded to winners of the Business Plan Competition hosted by the Thomas F. Cone Sr. Center for Entrepreneurship where students presented their real business ventures - either currently operating or planning for launch - to a panel of alumni judges.

Belmont senior Alisa Osborne has found a way to expertly intertwine her major and her advocacy as a member of the University's forensics team. Now a decorated speaker in a multitude of events, Osborne will showcase her skills on the national stage as she was named to the American Forensic Association's "All-American Team", an honor bestowed to only nine speech and debate students in the nation.

Senior design communications majors within Belmont's Watkins College of Art were recently named to Graphic Design USA magazine's "2024 Design Students to Watch" list, a prestigious recognition in the design world. This accolade acknowledges their outstanding talent and hard work, highlighting them as emerging designers with promising futures.

Belmont's Speech and Debate Team won championship titles after recently competing in two distinguished tournaments: the Tennessee Intercollegiate Forensics Association (TIFA) state tournament on Feb. 17-18 and the National Christian College Forensics Invitational (NCCFI), held March 7-9.

Six Gibson guitars were given to Belmont students who have demonstrated remarkable dedication and talent within the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and the College of Music and Performing Arts in honor of the six Belmont alumni Grammy nominees.

The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2023 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses).

Belmont University recently launched a new project to showcase its wealth of artistry on campus in the form of a new YouTube channel, "Belmont Tracks." Modeled after NPR's renowned "Tiny Desk" series, the first season of "Belmont Tracks" series will feature 12 intimate and authentic performances of talented student artists in a fresh and engaging way. Student songwriters and singers as well as media studies and audio engineering students participated.

Fourth-year students Emily Schiedemeyer, Honor Thomas and Olivia Hobbs earned first place in the one-day competitive charrette to commence the architecture studio 6 course in the O'More College of Architecture and Design, Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Belmont University has been awarded the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic Award. The University has now claimed a conference academic achievement award 20 of the last 22 academic years.

Belmont University has been awarded the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference All-Academic Award. with 31student-athletes carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.

The Walter and Sarah Knestrick Award is given to an eligible senior major student who proposes a plan to pursue an exceptional creative endeavor post-graduation. This $5,000 award is designed for a student to pursue creative endeavors that may include but are not limited to, studio art pursuits, research projects, art/design-based businesses, or arts-related community engagement projects. Interested students submit an application that includes a project proposal defining their creative goals beyond graduation and how they plan to use the funds. All proposals must be achievable in a one-year timeframe, and the winning student will present the outcomes and reflections of their endeavor to the Watkins/Belmont community.

Selected by the President of Belmont University, this award of distinction recognizes outstanding and innovative design in the Annual Student Exhibition. This year's award recipient is Grace Massey. Grace had several exemplary projects represented in the show, including the app ReSettle: Navigate the New which aims to help immigrants and refugees navigate American life.

This award of distinction is selected from all works of art + design in the Annual Student Exhibition by the Watkins College of Art Program Directors.

Selected by the President of Belmont University, this fine art award of distinction recognizes developed skill and visual language in the Annual Student Exhibition.

The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Spring 2023 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses).

Senior Politics and Public Law student Keidron Turner was selected among 175 college students nationwide for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge's (ALL IN) second annual Student Voting Honor Roll. ALL IN empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Campuses that join the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge complete a set of action items to institutionalize nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement and voter participation on their campus.

More than 72 student leaders, staff and faculty members were recognized for their leadership and service at the 2023 Belmont Student Leadership Awards (BSLA), hosted by the Division of Student Formation on April 12. The event's "Everyday Champions" theme was inspired by the university's focus on being radical champions for all. The BSLA Committee shared, "the theme emphasizes our culture where every student can be a leader and we can all be champions. Leaders don't need a formal title or particular status to have a positive impact on the world. Everyday champions show up, use their voice and lead with character, purpose, wisdom and a transformational mindset." Each Belmont academic college, office and department highlighted the efforts and accomplishments of undergraduate and graduate students, along with select employee recognitions.