The Office of Records is rolling out a new feature in Banner that will allow students and alumni to send and receive their academic transcripts electronically.
Read moreNew Student Senate Takes Office
Out with the old, in with the new.
Read moreBakertree Festival
Covenant students and the local community enjoyed a day in the spring warmth at Barkertree festival early this month, an annual marketplace featuring a variety of food and goods vendors.
Read moreMusic Dept. to Host Two Concerts
The Covenant College Music Department will be putting on both a chamber orchestra concert and a spring festival concert over the next two weeks, according to press releases on the college’s website.
Read moreGreat Hall Renovations
The Great Hall is getting a facelift.
Read moreArt Dept Offers New Class
Professor Elissa Weichbrodt will teach a new class this fall on artistic approaches to race, called Race in American Art, a topic students say is significant.
Read moreThe McRae-Zellner Project
The Diversity Program has established a new club for Covenant’s African American community, called the McRae-Zellner Project, in response to one student’s vision.
Read moreBoard of Trustees
The Covenant College Board of Trustees, a group of 41 men and women approved by the Presbyterian Church in America and tasked with overseeing the college, met last month to make decisions on issues ranging from campus development to acceptance of federal funding.
Read moreNew Female Discipleship Coordinator
The chapel department, in order to better minister to women on campus, is hiring a new Chaplain Associate for Discipleship who will work under Chaplain Grant Lowe, according to a job description posted to Covenant’s website last week.
Read moreCovenant Pushes for Scenic Hwy Move
President Derek Halvorson and CFO Dan Wykoff met with Georgia state officials early this year to discuss redirecting Scenic Highway to the east in an effort to unify the campus and make it safer for students, Wykoff confirmed this week.
Read moreRugby Club to Play in Sevens Tournament
Covenant’s rugby club is preparing to face off against three other schools on Saturday, April 1 in a multi-match Sevens tournament—and they have a home turf advantage.
Read moreFitzpatrick Gives Context to Refugee Issues
After the the February migration conference, Bagpipe reporter Roy Uptain sat down with Christiana Fitzpatrick, Covenant’s Director of Global Education, to discuss why refugees and the issue of immigration matter and how students can respond to these issues.
Read moreMigration Panel
From Feb. 21-22, Covenant hosted its first migration mini-conference—called Migration Ministry in Practice: The Church, Resettlement Agencies, and Faith-Based Organizations—bringing in speakers who are experts in church involvement with immigration and refugee resettlement programs.
Read moreSeaux Chill to Drop Freedom Avenue
Covenant Junior Nabil Ince—performing under stage name Seaux Chill—is excited to be releasing his newest album Freedom Ave at midnight on March 25.
Read moreStatement on Chapel Extension
Covenant administration is potentially planning to extend the chapel time slot by ten minutes starting next year, according to an announcement made to faculty last week. Chapel would officially run from 11:00-11:45.
Read moreFaith and International Development Conference
A group of 11 Covenant students and one professor traveled to Grand Rapids on Feb. 9 to attend the 12th annual Faith and International Development Conference (FIDC), a three–day gathering of community development professionals, advocates and academics held at Calvin College.
Read moreDebate Club Sweeps Denver Invitational
The Covenant College Speech and Debate Society took home the silver medal early this month after arguing against top-tier debate teams at American Enterprise Institute’s Parliamentary Debate tournament.
Read moreNo Mark 10:45 Changes
There will be no changes to the Mark 10:45 program for the upcoming year, Student Development staff confirmed this week.
Read moreCompetitive Scholarships Modified
College administration is majorly altering several merit-based scholarships—including the Maclellan and Wilberforce scholarships and departmental scholarships—and is creating the Presidential scholarship, a $5000 merit-based award.
Read moreWIC Lecture Recap
If your roommate starts carrying a rock around in their mouth you can thank Rebecca DeYoung.
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