On Tuesday, Sept. 5, President Donald Trump formally ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a policy protecting deported immigrant children who live in the United States illegally. This decision has been the subject of substantial controversy in past weeks. Furthermore, many of the implications of the termination of DACA on Dreamers (a term given to these immigrant children) remain unclear.
Read moreHow Covenant Weathers the Storm
For most people, it had been impossible to go a day without seeing ominous headlines such as, “Newborns in intensive care flown out of Hurricane Harvey's path” and “Catastrophic flooding ‘beyond anything experienced’ in Houston.’” The record-setting storm made landfall south of Houston near Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday, August 24, and the effects of the hurricane still linger.
Read moreReference Librarian Brian Hecker Ready to Sift the Stacks
Eleven years after turning his tassel, alumni Brian Hecker rejoins the Covenant family as a reference librarian.
Read moreFarewell DCs, Hello Leadership Teams and SMCs
Still confused by the big changes in residence life staff this year? You are not the only one. This year, the Discipleship Coordinators (DCs) are gone, but you may have heard about leadership teams and Student Ministry Coordinators (SMCs).
Read moreChattanooga Community Rallies a Year After Fatal Bus Crash
Nearly a year ago, a Woodmore Elementary school bus overturned and crashed on Talley Road in East Chattanooga, killing five children and sending twenty-three to the hospital. The November 2016 crash devastated the community. Ten months later, the community is still rallying together to overcome the recent tragedy.
Read moreA Handshake With Success
This past summer, Dr. John Plating, director of the Center for Calling and Career, implemented a tool giving students at Covenant opportunities in the job market like never before. That tool is Handshake, a networking forum between career centers, employers, and students.
Read moreNew Transcript Option in Banner
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.
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