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Abbey Alumnas, Jennifer Joyner, recently launched Kurated Noire, an art collecting and interior design business, alongside her daughter, Kadijah, right here in Gaston County!
Jennifer studied business during her time at the Abbey and after 25 years of corporate and higher education experience, launched her business in June of 2020.
Click here to read the Gaston Gazette’s full account of Jennifer’s story.
The St.John Paul II Foundation, in collaboration with the Diocese of Charlotte, and Belmont Abbey College, invite all health care professionals to the fourth annual Converging Roads medical ethics conference on Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 8 AM – 6 PM at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte.
The conference theme is Hippocratic Medicine: Do No Harm, and continuing education credits for healthcare professionals will be offered.
Topics Include:
For more information, please visit ConvergingRoads.com or email amelia@forlifeandfamily.org.
The Belmont Abbey College Debate Team participated in the 10th Annual NCICU Ethics Bowl February 20th, focusing on compassionate decision-making in the context of a pandemic. Our students represented Belmont Abbey as a panel, weighing issues about vaccination policies and equity in public school education. The final presentations balanced ideal goals of government agencies with current limitations, advocating for the diverse needs of communities.
Belmont Abbey students spent the day refining their own advocacy among peers from NCICU institutions and learning from experienced practitioners in the field. This year, the NCICU Ethics Bowl did not have a competitive structure. While judges provided positive feedback to our students, no wins or losses were assigned. Instead, this year emphasized keynote speakers who have played key roles in managing North Carolina’s response to Covid-19. These included: Mike Sprayberry, Deputy Director of NC Emergency Management; Geoff Coltrane, Senior Education Advisor to Governor Cooper; and Mark Benton, Assistant Secretary for Public Health in the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Our next competition will be the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, beginning on March 19th. Pi Kappa Delta is among the oldest forensics honor societies globally and represents a uniquely large national competition. This will be Belmont Abbey’s first year at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, and we are hopeful to introduce our students to the full in-person experience next year.
To see our team in action, click one of the videos below:
The Abbey has always been uniquely integrated with nature. This Abbey Attic episode features Dr. Robert Tompkins, who shared with us the life and work of Ralph Ray Jr., who graduated from the Abbey Prep school in 1939. Some of Ray’s better-known work furthers the connection between nature and Belmont Abbey.
Click here to watch the full video.
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Abbey Alumni John Cuppett felt a call to the priesthood at a young age, but had another love he didn’t want to lose – baseball. During his time attending Belmont Abbey College, John discovered that baseball was not a hindrance to his call, but an opportunity and recently entered St. Joseph College Seminary.
John was recently interviewed by The National Catholic Register. Click here to read the complete interview.
So that we can take you to the right application form, tell us: are you a current North Carolina High School student?
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