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Campus carillonist Donna King rings students into post-grad life
The daily schedule of everyone on Lipscomb’s campus is guided by the bells of the Allen Tower. Each quarterly chime informs faculty, staff and students of the time of day. Although it is programmed to be this way, each time it rings is not always automatic. Dr. Donna King, Professor of Music, is the one behind the musical songs played on both random and special occasions. “I’m not a virtuoso or a master carillonist, by any means, but I was able to learn enough to, you know, get me through graduations,” she said. “It’s become … a little fun, weird corner of my regular teaching job.” “Carillonist”, also known as…
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Dear younger me: Advice from current and previous Lipscomb students
With just a few months until graduation, students are starting to sweat about what comes next. Will it be a job, graduate school, marriage and a family? If anxiety is keeping you up at night, advice from former students might help you rest easier. As the end of the semester approaches, seniors preparing to graduate from college find themselves on the brink of commencement. With May 4 drawing nearer, they are confronted with lots of uncertainties: What lies ahead after graduation? Will I find a job? Where will I live? As seniors grapple with these pressing questions, they may also reflect on inquiries they once posed to their younger selves.…
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Lipscomb’s class of 2024: Starting college in the shadow of COVID-19
Picture this: it’s a hot, sunny morning in late August 2020. You’re a freshman, and it’s your first day of class. Things on campus look different than those of college students of past generations. When this freshman class walks out of their dorm room and looks around, they notice fellow students wearing face masks, keeping their heads down, and staying away from each other. This was the experience for many four years ago. Nearly 700 students started their first semester during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, in 2024, the students who came to Lipscomb in 2020 as freshmen are about to graduate. College freshmen in 2020 had just come out…
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“I can’t imagine a better place to be in prison”
Lipscomb’s LIFE program produces two empowered, prepared graduates Two Lipscomb students from Debra Johnson Rehabilitation Center have finished their coursework for their Associate’s Degree and are awaiting graduation. Molly and Evette, two students from the Lipscomb Initiative for Education, or the LIFE Program, have many mixed emotions about graduating. Looking back at the process of getting into the LIFE Program was not an easy one. “It was a really big blessing because I had tried three times to get in,” Evette said. “The first time I got a write-up Lipscomb gave me something to strive for. I persevered and finally got in!” “It’s taken eight years to finish this degree,”…
