http://www.bacroads.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 07 May 2012 13:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/05/nascarkineticssecondplace/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/05/nascarkineticssecondplace/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:46:50 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3275 Abbey students presented strategic solutions to two contemporary case study problems in NASCAR and hosted a NASCAR race “viewing party” for the competition’s judges.  Belmont Abbey College’s Motorsports Management Program recently placed second in a prestigious nationwide competition: NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion. In a near-photo-finish, Abbey Motorsports was bested only by Central Michigan University, and [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/05/nascarkineticssecondplace/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/adrianaward2012/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/adrianaward2012/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:23:44 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3237 Dr. Miss was honored at the Abbey’s annual Academic Awards Banquet. Dr. Angela Miss, Associate Professor of English and Chair-elect of the English Department, is the recipient of this year’s Adrian Award for Teaching Excellence. The award, which was established in 1984 with the support of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adrian, recognizes and rewards outstanding teaching by faculty members at [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/adrianaward2012/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/mcdonaldexplo/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/mcdonaldexplo/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:20:44 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3229 Since the summer of 1977, EXPLO at Wellesley has attracted over 50,000 promising students. Dr. Judith McDonald, Assistant Professor of Education at Belmont Abbey College, has been named the Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction of EXPLO at Wellesley, a prestigious summer program for students from around the world, held annually on the campus of Wellesley College. [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/mcdonaldexplo/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/dr-stanley-fish-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-the-abbeys-first-annual-literary-conference/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/dr-stanley-fish-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-the-abbeys-first-annual-literary-conference/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:17:00 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3208 This year’s conference, entitled “Transformations in Literature,” will be held June 22-24. The English Department at Belmont Abbey College cordially invites you to attend their first annual three-day literary conference entitled “Transformations in Literature,” scheduled for Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24. The conference will be held in the Haid Theatre on the College’s campus and is open [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/dr-stanley-fish-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-the-abbeys-first-annual-literary-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/myersccsc2012/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/myersccsc2012/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:13:27 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3235 Mr. Myers has been involved in the work of the Consortium since the late 1980s. The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges has honored Mr. William Myers, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Belmont Abbey College, with its Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Myers has been involved in the work of the Consortium since the late 1980s, [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/04/myersccsc2012/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/blackcomedy2012/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/blackcomedy2012/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:06:18 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3178 “[One of] the funniest and most brilliant short plays in the language.” London Sunday Times Written by Peter Shaffer Directed by Jill Bloede April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 In one hilarious act, the action supposedly in the dark is illuminated; when the lights are to be on, the stage is dark. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/blackcomedy2012/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/serrinfoster/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/serrinfoster/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:34:13 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3138 Feminists for Life President to address Belmont Abbey College on March 14 Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life of America, will present “The Feminist Case Against Abortion” on March 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM in Grace Auditorium. The lecture, which is sponsored by the College’s Campus Ministry and Crusaders For Life, is open to the public and [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/serrinfoster/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/thomasmoremarch222012/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/thomasmoremarch222012/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:32:52 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3150 The lecture is sponsored by the Abbey’s Thomas More Scholars. On Thursday, March 22, the Thomas More Scholars of Belmont Abbey College invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Gerard Wegemer, Director of the Center for Thomas More Studies at the University of Dallas. The lecture, entitled “The Hidden Courage of Thomas More’s Youth: Foundations of [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/03/thomasmoremarch222012/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/cccp201/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/cccp201/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:39:20 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3108 The conference provides Psychology undergraduates the opportunity to present their senior theses. Belmont Abbey College will host the 21st Annual Central Carolinas Conference in Psychology (CCCP) on March 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. t0 1:10 p.m. in The Haid. The research conference provides undergraduate Psychology students the opportunity to present their undergraduate research (senior thesis) and [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/cccp201/feed/ 0 http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/irwinsaward/ http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/irwinsaward/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:39 +0000 jillianswordpress http://www.bacroads.com/?p=3061 The paper was presented at the Southern Association of Institutional Research conference. Three members of Belmont Abbey College’s Institutional Research Department have won an award for a paper they presented at the Southern Association of Institutional Research (SAIR) conference in October. Dr. Sandra Nicks Baker, Karen Price and Mary Heuser received the “Best Paper Award” for their [...]]]> http://www.bacroads.com/index.php/2012/02/irwinsaward/feed/ 0