In 1966, Joe Zellner (‘70) made Covenant College history by becoming the first African American to attend the institution. Zellner left south New Jersey for Chattanooga, Tennessee to attend the then all-white Christian college.
Read moreCovenant's First Summer Institute
This summer, Covenant College hosted its first ever Summer Institute from July 22-27. The campus welcomed sixteen high school students from across the country to earn college credit and experience life as a Covenant student.
Read moreMaking Manifest God’s Wisdom Through Our Diversity
Over the course of last year, a number of students and faculty engaged with speakers in events and meetings across campus concerning race, culture, and ethnicity. On April 4th, 2018, Covenant invited Dr. Jiewon Baek, Assistant Professor of Foreign Language at Covenant College, to speak in the “Reformed for What?” faculty lecture series.
Read moreWelcoming Covenant's Newest Faculty Members
This fall, Covenant welcomed two new members to its faculty: Lindsey Fain, MEd, and Arwen Matos-Wood, MBA. Though neither are unfamiliar with our campus and the work that happens within our community, this is their first year as full-time faculty members.
Read moreCovenant Works to Update Shooting Policy and Increase Safety on Campus
After the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre in Parkland, Florida, the national conversation about gun violence in schools flared up once again. As tragedies like this one become more and more frequent, schools nationwide are forced to answer the question, “How will we respond?”
Read moreThe Denial of Women on the Board Sparks Conversation
Covenant College embarks on another year without women on the Board of Trustees after the Presbyterian Church in America’s General Assembly held discussions about leadership in the church.
Read moreOnline Petition Launched to Rename the Walnut Street Bridge
Two weeks ago, an online petition created by Joseph Malley, a Dallas-based attorney, began to change the name of the Walnut Street Bridge aiming to honor a man lynched on the bridge on March 19, 1906.
Read moreWorkshop Generator Kicks Off Annual Seed Project
On Saturday, March 24th, the Center for Calling and Career hosted their annual Seed Project Generator Workshop for any students interested in competing for the Seed Project in the Fall of 2018.
Read moreGreat Hall Ceiling Crumbles on Student, Sparking Conversation on Safety
On the evening of February 19, a piece of the ceiling in the Great Hall fell onto a student, knocking her to her knees.Freshman Michaela Lenk was standing in front of the fire place in the Great Hall, waiting in line for dinner, when she heard a loud sound and felt something hit her head. She fell to the ground and was quickly surrounded by a crowd.
Read moreIntroducing the Robotics Club, a Project Pioneered by Students
Seniors Abigail Gianis and Nick Kiratzis founded the Covenant Robotics Club during the summer of 2017. Gianis began recruiting members and gathering support at that time, and Senate approved the club at the beginning of the fall semester.
Read moreRookmaaker Jazz Scholarship Introduced
Covenant’s newest scholarship, the Rookmaaker Jazz Scholarship was introduced and celebrated on Monday, March 12, with a special chapel, a chapel luncheon, and a jazz concert.
Read moreStudent Senate Approves Proposal to Allow Painting of Walls
On February 21, Senior Resident Assistant of Ghetto, Nate Mackey, presented a proposal to Student Senate allowing halls to paint their walls. Senate discussed various details and potential issues with the proposal before unanimously voting to support the proposal in the future.
Read moreTVA Partnership
One of the benefits of Covenant College is its connections. The size of the school makes networking easy on campus and beyond. This reality extends even to Covenant alumni. Alumni who have entered the workforce oftentimes still seek to build relationships with current students to help them prepare for their exit from Covenant.
Read moreMarch For Our Lives
On Saturday, March 24, a mass of demonstrators flooded Washington D.C. An estimated one-hundred and eighty thousand students, parents, teachers and others marched for gun control laws. The movement, which has come to be known as “March for Our Lives,” has quickly risen to national significance to students, as well as politicians.
Read moreCovenant Offers Summer Institute
This summer, younger students will have the opportunity to learn from Covenant professors. For the first time, Covenant is offering a week-long summer institute for high school students.
Read moreFaith and International Development Conference
February 8-10, Dr. Mask led a group of eight Covenant students from the Community Development, Economics, and Biblical Studies departments to attend Calvin College’s thirteenth annual Faith and International Development Conference.
Read moreFirst Ever Hall Cup Game Show
On February 3, Covenant College hosted the first event of the Hall Cup. The Cup started off with a bang with the Hall Cup Game Show, hosted by Annie Minton and Alec Burris.
Read moreParkland Shooting Reinvigorates Ceaseless Debate on Gun Control, National Safety
On Wednesday, February 14, America was shocked by the all too familiar news that seventeen students were killed in a mass school shooting. Nikolas Cruz, nineteen years old, had gunned down these members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Florida) community with an AR-15 rifle.
Read moreOchs Highway Crash
One person is dead and two others were hospitalized after a crash on Ochs Highway on Saturday morning, February 17. News reporting outlet, WRCBtv, stated the crash occurred around 10:40 a.m.
Read moreWomen, Faith, and the Workplace
On Thursday, February 1, Rebekah Marr spoke at the women’s event entitled “Women, Faith, and the Workplace, A Dialogue on Current Events” which began at 7 p.m. in Hannah Bloomquist’s apartment. Around fifty female Covenant students came and enjoyed Niedlov’s cookies and a special blend of Goodman’s coffee made by women.
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