[edit]Campus Life
Lipscomb does not have fraternities and sororities per se. Rather, it has social clubs, which are local and unique to Lipscomb University and are not part of any national Greek system. The women's social clubs include Delta Xi, Delta Sigma, Delta Omega, Gamma Lambda, Kappa Chi, Phi Sigma, and Pi Delta. The men's social clubs are Delta Nu, Delta Tau, Gamma Xi, Sigma Omega Sigma, Sigma Iota Delta, and Tau Phi.
Students participate in Singarama (an annual spring musical variety show), as well as other entertainment, social, and service activities throughout the year. The university also offers membership in other academic, professional, and service clubs including Alpha Kappa Psi International Business Fraternity (Delta Kappa chapter), Sigma Alpha Iota women's music fraternity, Alpha Phi Chi men's service club, Pi Kappa Sigma women's service club, Sigma Pi Beta co-ed service club, Alpha Chi National Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta National English honor society, Circle K International, College Republicans, and College Democrats.
The Babbler is the defunct student newspaper and was published weekly during the spring and fall semesters. The title of the publication comes from Acts17:18 which in part says "What does this babbler have to say?"[5] The Backlog is the school's yearbook and is published annually. The Lumination Network, the school's new converged student media outlet, replaces the weekly Babbler and is tied heavily with the academic program of the Department of Communication and Journalism.[6]
[edit]Global Learning
Lipscomb offers a handful of study abroad programs, which the university terms global learning. In the mid 1990s a semester-long, study abroad program inVienna, Austria, was first offered, and is the flagship trip for the university. Several academic departments take short trips to various sites around the world. These trips are usually for fewer than 10 hours credit and a shorter time abroad. The university also partners with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities to offer other trips ranging from 10 days to semester long.
The University has several students active in the "Students for International Peace and Justice," and the faculty began the Center for International Peace and Justice "to promote awareness and understanding of international affairs, particularly as they relate to questions of peace, security and justice."[7]
[edit]Athletics
Sports teams are nicknamed "The Bisons," and there is a large statue of the namesake animal centrally located on the campus. At one time the school was a small-college sports powerhouse, notably in baseball and basketball in the NAIA; now it is a new member of NCAA Division I and competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The university has an ongoing sports rivalry with Belmont University, just 3 miles (4.8 km) down the road from Lipscomb. Traditionally basketball games between the two schools are called the "Battle of the Boulevard". Overall the Bisons have the series advantage 70-55.
In 2006, the rivalry reached a new level when Belmont and Lipscomb advanced to the finals of the Atlantic Sun tournament at the Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, with the winner earning its first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Belmont won 74-69 in overtime. Lipscomb was invited to the National Invitation Tournament as the regular-season conference champion, losing in its first game.
The Lipscomb Bisons traditionally include the "s", though the plural of "bison" is usually not "bisons." However, some dictionaries list this as a rare usage (and the Oxford English Dictionary points out that in Latin the plural is "bisontes").
The Bison serves as the official mascot of Lipscomb University. Lu The Bison, a costumed Mascot, can be seen at basketball, baseball, soccer, and volleyball games as well as other non-athletic events on and around the Lipscomb campus.
On November 13, 2007, the Lipscomb women's basketball team defeated Fisk University 123-22 in one of the most lopsided games in NCAA history.[8]
[edit]Notable alumni
- Michael F. Adams (1970), president of the University of Georgia
- LaMar Baker (1938), politician
- Richard A. Batey (H.S. 1951, David Lipscomb College 1955), New Testament scholar
- Pat Boone (H.S. 1952), singer
- Charles R. Brewer (1918), professor, preacher, poet, and leader
- G. C. Brewer (1911), author, preacher, and teacher
- B.C. Goodpasture (1918), preacher and writer
- Ray Walker (1956), bass singer for The Jordanaires quartet
- Judy G. Hample (1969), Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
- Jim Jinkins (1975), creator of the animated Doug series
- Michael Shane Neal (1991), portrait artist
- Ira L. North (1941), preacher and author
- Edwin Trevathan (1977), physician and public health leader, national center director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- David Sampson (1978), former United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce
- Marty Roe (1984), lead singer of the country music band Diamond Rio
- W. Mark Lanier (1981), founder of The Lanier Law Firm
[edit]References
- ^ "All U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year Endowment Market Value and Pecentage Change in Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2009". NACUBO.org. National Association of College and University Business Officers. 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Lipscomb University (2009-08-27). "Record enrollment hits fourth year with 3,700 enrolled for fall". Press release. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Regional Universities (South) Rankings". 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ Industrial Development Board of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Harry E. Steele, et al., 537 U.S. 1188 (2003).
- ^ "About The Babbler". Lipscomb.edu. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Lumination". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Center for International Peace and Justice - Lipscomb University - Nashville, Tennessee". Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ Lipscomb decimates Fisk with 101-point margin. USA Today. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2007-11-14