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Blogging Globally Connects BestSemester Opportunities

NEWS Mar 14, 2013posted under NEWS STORYprogram BESTSEMESTER

BestSemester programs engage students where they’re already plugged in: the blogosphere. WASHINGTON-From professional development to program promotion, BestSemester programs e... more »

Alumni Maintain Close Relationship with BestSemester’s Contemporary Music Center

NEWS Feb 18, 2013posted under NEWS STORY

CMC alum from Semester 21, Clayton Thornton, running lighting on tour with Old Crow Medicine Show during the summer of 2012. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Clayton Thornton has been fascina... more »

BestSemester Alumni Ambassador Program Gives Alumni a Forum for Sharing Their BestSemester Experiences

NEWS Oct 16, 2012posted under NEWS STORYprogram BESTSEMESTER

Messiah College reunion of USP alumni - Andrea Haskins It’s a common scene at BestSemester programs around the world. The semester ends, tearful good-byes are shared between n... more »

CMC Students Enjoy Longest Tour Yet

NEWS Dec 5, 2011posted under NEWS STORY

Pictured: Clayton Thornton (North Greenville University) Pictured: John King, Nate Netti, Kevin Embleton and Dave Judy (Malone University) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Featur... more »

Faculty Visit CCCU’s BestSemester Programs

NEWS Sep 30, 2011posted under NEWS STORYprogram BESTSEMESTER

Each year, hundreds of students from institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) attend its BestSemester™ study programs around the globe. These students retu... more »

Workshop at CMC Helps Faculty Answer Curriculum Questions

NEWS Jun 9, 2011posted under NEWS STORY

The Council for Christian Colleges & University’s BestSemester Contemporary Music Center (CMC) welcomed faculty from CCCU schools to its facilities in Nashville, Tenn., May 23-27 for a prof... more »

On Tour with BestSemester’s Contemporary Music Center

NEWS Apr 13, 2011posted under NEWS STORY

by Tom Willett, Assistant Director, Contemporary Music CenterNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Since the dawn of the digital revolution, the music industry has famously been in a state of disarray. Sales of CDs ... more »

Contemporary Music Center Students on Tour

NEWS Dec 10, 2010posted under NEWS STORY

In late November, the 31 students studying at BestSemester’s Contemporary Music Center (CMC) this fall tasted the life of musicians and crew on the road. In a capstone opportunity to apply the ... more »

340 Students Enrolled in BestSemester Programs This Fall

NEWS Sep 14, 2010posted under NEWS STORYprogram BESTSEMESTER

As of last week, 11 BestSemester programs have commenced their fall 2010 semester of studies, with 340 students enrolled across the programs. Fall semester highlights include: The Scholars&rsquo... more »

Contemporary Music Center Begins Semester in Nashville

NEWS Sep 8, 2010posted under NEWS STORY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After nine years in Martha’s Vineyard, BestSemester’s Contemporary Music Center (CMC) has relocated to Nashville, Tenn. On Saturday CMC staff welcomed 31 students to ... more »