Belmont University recently announced their new Student Government Association Web site to students. The Web site was designed by Diving Board, a company founded by Belmont's own senior journalism major from Nashville, Nathan T. Baker.
Baker completed the Web site in the Student Business Hatchery.
"Having Belmont as my office for these last few years has really allowed me to focus my energy on projects and get geared up for the future, all with the support of my peers and advisers," Baker said.
The Belmont SGA Web site was designed with the Belmont community in mind. Newer technologies familiar to students, such as Blogger and Google Calendar, became the backbone of the project so SGA members could share information in a way that was comfortable to them.
Yet, all the information is displayed in one seamless, well-organized package for the student body. This is an example of Diving Board's strategy for offering tailor-made Web site solutions, and as a result, Web sites that make sense.
Students like Baker have the opportunity to run their businesses from a hatchery space as part of Belmont's opportunities for student-run businesses.
As graduation looms for Baker, his company continues to look beyond Belmont, as reflected in Diving Board's expanding client-base.
Diving Board recently completed a project for Oasis Center, a non-profit benefiting youth a couple blocks away from Belmont, on Music Row.
And now Baker is using his knowledge gained from his journalism track at Belmont as a tool in his latest project of creating a Web site for a new Nashville newspaper focused on homeless issues, the emerging Nashville Contributor.
"Everything has come together for Diving Board as well as my education, and I am convinced that attending Belmont was a great choice. The opportunities here have been huge, but also flexible enough to support my career goals. Now I feel prepared to flip my tassel and step into even greater opportunities because of my time at Belmont," Baker said.
Baker is set to graduate in May and hopes to continue to invest in Diving Board, which specializes in offering website solutions for non-profits and small business around Belmont and beyond.
