FALL 2001 UPDATE lE ALL THING,' ... CHRIST PRE-EMINENT Orientation Stresses Academics, Relationships 0 rientation kicked ff the academic year in lace Aug- ust with nearly 300 new students in attendance. For the pa t three years, orientation ha includ d a core course for new students called The Chri tian Mind. By engaging in course work during orientation, student were immediately immersed in the academic environment of Cov- enant. Each newly enrolled student was al o assigned read- ing and writing over the ummer. Thi gave them a preview into "the kinds of things we want students to think about here," said Dean of Student Barb Sc hr eur . The new structure facilitates relationships between stu- dents and faculty. According to research, the be t predictor of student retention is the relationship students build with faculty. "Anything we can do to connect students with fac- ulty in a meaningful way is a huge benefit," Schreur said. Each student was assigned to a small, faculty-led group. In addition to discussing clas lecture together, each group spent a half day volunteering at a nonprofit organization in the community. This anangement allowed for the deepening of student-to-student and tudent-to-faculty relationship . Orientation is designed to give student a sense of feel- ing at home at Covenant after a week, give them an intro- duction to the benefits and constraints of being in college, and help each student begin to develop a ense of his or her Covenant's record class of new students includes 27 minority and international students. Pictured are from top, left to right: Matthew Morris, Adrianna Caballero, ]eninne McNeil; bottom, lefr to right: Marie-Aimee Abizera, Amanda Wright, Kennith Carrion. Paula Dot)' of the Orange Grove Center and Resident Assistam Joelie Bell< wi<e a breai< from recycling /)a/)er during the "Amatetl1' Project." aca demic goal s. Meeting were held to inform tudcnt of rules, available club·, stud nt enate, and what it mean s to be a part of the Covenant community. -Phow and anicle: Lindsay Fidati '02 New Enrollment Breaks Records C ovenant C llege began the fall emester with its large t enrollment ever at 1,254 students in- cluding a record 299 freshmen and transfer student . This fall' enrollment is greater than la st year's by nearly 100 students. Enrollment has doubled ince 1990. Record numbers in two out of three of the college's pro- grams fueled the growth in enrollment. The traditional un- dergraduate program includes 901 student , an increase of 62 over last fall. The Quest degree completion program enrolled 287 adult students, which is an increase of 43 student . The Master of Education program includes 66 students. Continued on page 3
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FALL 2001 UPDATE
lE ALL THING,' ... CHRIST PRE-EMINENT
Orientation Stresses Academics, Relationships
0 rientation kicked ff the academic year in lace August with nearly 300 new students in attendance. For the pa t three years, orientation ha includ d a
core course for new students called The Chri tian Mind. By engaging in course work during orientation, student were immediately immersed in the academic environment of Covenant. Each newly enrolled student was al o assigned reading and writing over the ummer. Thi gave them a preview into "the kinds of things we want students to think about here," said Dean of Student Barb Schreur .
The new structure facilitates relationships between students and faculty. According to research, the be t predictor of student retention is the relationship students build with faculty. "Anything we can do to connect students with faculty in a meaningful way is a huge benefit," Schreur said.
Each student was assigned to a small, faculty-led group. In addition to discussing clas lecture together, each group spent a half day volunteering at a nonprofit organization in the community. This anangement allowed for the deepening of student-to-student and tudent-to-faculty relationship .
Orientation is designed to give student a sense of feeling at home at Covenant after a week, give them an introduction to the benefits and constraints of being in college, and help each student begin to develop a ense of his or her
Covenant's record class of new students includes 27 minority and international students. Pictured are from top, left to right: Matthew Morris, Adrianna Caballero, ]eninne McNeil; bottom, lefr to right: Marie-Aimee Abizera, Amanda Wright, Kennith Carrion.
Paula Dot)' of the Orange Grove Center and Resident Assistam Joelie Bell< wi<e a breai< from recycling /)a/)er during the "Amatetl1' Project."
academic goals. Meeting were held to inform tudcnt of rules, available club ·, stud nt enate, and what it means to be a part of the Covenant community.
-Phow and anicle: Lindsay Fidati '02
New Enrollment Breaks Records
C ovenant C llege began the fall emester with its large t enrollment ever at 1,254 students including a record 299 freshmen and transfer student .
This fall' enrollment is greater than last year's by nearly 100 students. Enrollment has doubled ince 1990.
Record numbers in two out of three of the college's programs fueled the growth in enrollment. The traditional undergraduate program includes 901 student , an increase of 62 over last fall. The Quest degree completion program enrolled 287 adult students, which is an increase of 43 student . The Master of Education program includes 66 students.
Continued on page 3
Presidential Search On Track Arre, beginning '.''"ha r,'.nl of m.me chan 150 candi
d,ues, the Pres1denual earch Cnrnmmee pl,1n:; to 111ten'1e,, a handful nt (111,1li,cs in Novemher. The
cumrnittee ,,,.,s formed 1n M,HLh ,, hen Frank Rrnck ,ln
nnunCL'd pl.im rn step !t)\\Tl ,1s u 1llc_gL' 1ires1denc in June 2002. Mr. R obert Avis, the ch,mm,rn nf the u1llege\ bL1,ml of trustees, ,1,1s ,11ipt1111ted tn ch.11r the u1mm1ttec ,, ith the a. s1st,u1ee 1i the R ev. Geo rge R obe r tson '~s ,b \ ICC ch,11rrn,1n.
l thcr hn,1rd members nn the sc,lrLh cnmmittce include Mr. Jac k A rmstro ng nf I !tickcssin, Dcb\l'are; the R ev. R ender Ca in es '69 nr R111ggold, CeL1rg1,1; Mr. Bo b den Dulk o(
Kingsburg, C1l1(nrn1a; Mr. Jim Jo ll y 1lfT\1lrnn, Ccorgi,1; ,rnd the R ev. R ob R ayburn '72 of T,,Lorn,1, Washington. Mr. Joel Bel: '62 n( Ashe, die, North Cm1lrn,1, ,l former hnard cha1rm,rn and Mrs. Carol A rnold 111 \v'1nter ~pnngs, Flnnda, ,1 trustee ,kh 1sur, ,He ,1lso ,1 ,~an ,if the search CL)l71ll1illec.
The tacult\ elected D r. i k Barker ,1nd Dr. Ja k Fennema to the commmec. Dr. Bill H iggin;, ' 1 1s the staff representc1t11 e ,rnd student senate memhcr Benji w inburn on '03 will represent the scudenrs.
The cnmmnree held 1ts 111nial screening meeting hy telecnnfcren e tlll August c. The ornrn1ttec received more thnn 150 recnmmendam1ns, the mo;,t th,.r the cnn. ulting company, Dtngman and A ;,o 1aces, has ever procc :-.ed for a search. The consultant, Bruce Dingman, mterprcted that phenomenon as c1 hcalrh) 1gn of people's 1ntcresr Ill the college and what it reprc ·cnts.
On epccmher 6, the committee met 1n Nashville, Tcnnes cc, co develop a list o( finalists. The committee pent the dc1y hmh. evaluating cand1da c and finali:ing plan for the remainder of its work. A productive meeting resulted in the selection of a smaller number of 1,rime candidates from which the committee will select its finali bin a meeting on October 3. These finalist will then he interviewed by the committee in early November.
-Lmdsay Fidau '02
Madrigal Tickets Available Only by Phone this Year Tickets for this year' Madrigal Dinners schedu led for November 29-December 1 may be ordered only by te lephone. Each person may purcha e up to eight tickets by calling (706) 419-2800 on November 5-7 between 7 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $35 and must be charged to a Vi ·a or Ma ter Card.
Campus Preview Weekend: Nov. 15--17
Cam pus Preview Weekend provides an exceptional
opportunity_ for high school students to experience Covenant first hand and make an tnformed dec i
sion c1bout where they might spend four invaluable years of btrning and livmg. The weekend i pecifical ly de igned to provide cnm~irehensive and helpful ans\\'ers to tudents' and parents' que -rion ahout Covenant.
This) ear\ Campus Pre\'iew Weekend date are November l 5-1 7, 2001 and February 14-16, 2002. Each weekend bcgim with arrival on Thursday afternoon and ends aturd,1\ hefnrc noon.
At Preview Weekend ·tudents can: • Attend cla · es and chapel • Talk with profes ·or
• Enjoy campus activitie and ·porting events • cay in a dorm with a current cudent • Learn more about financial p lanning for college • Pamcipate in music audition and athletic tryout Register at www.covenanc.edu/undergrad/visit or ca ll
(88c)451-26 3.A$35regi crationfeeperstudenti required and covers all meaL and activities. Make checks payable to
ovenanc College (specify "CPW" on the check) and send ltl the addr s below-or pay by credit card on line or by phone. pace is limited. Deadline is two weeks before each Preview Weekend .
Ro11 and Shelba (Witmer) DeMaster '79 of Oostb11rg, \'Vis., pa1tse with their daughter, Megan, in front of Founders Residence Hall d11ring new stadent move-in day, August 18. Photo: Lindsay Pidari '02.
New Professors Arrive
Dr. Ken W. Anderson , As ociate Profe sor of Mu ic,
Dr. Richard ~- Follett, As iscant Profe or of Hi -tory and Dr. Kelly M. Kapic, A i cant Profe sor of
Biblical Studies, joined the faculty chis emester. Ander on of Lakeland, Florida worked a a rrivac voice
teach er, an adjunct voice teacher, the director of mu ic and worship at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, and the music director of Chri tian Choral Arts Ensemble, Inc. As a teacher he desire "to glorify God through the media of teaching singing and its related ubjects, petforming and choral conducting" as he work "to develop excellence in vocal, musical and interpretive skills within talented inger ." Anderson will strive to "lead a ll students to the commitment of musical and spiritual integrity" while awakening in
Record Enrollment: Continued from page 1
Thi year's new students include 27 diversity tudents from African-American, African, Latino-American, Puerto Rican and Asian-American backgrounds. P amela Lucas '01, cu ltural and ethnic diversity recruitment and retention coordinator, trave led throughout the Southeast and Mid-We t last year working to make Covenant known to students, parents, pastors and churches of color. Her efforts were fruitful as the number of diversity students nearly doub led from 14 last fa ll. As ide from Lucas' desire to see "God ble us with another 27 or more diversity students next academic year," she wants to "serve and represent a great group of students" that she would "hate to lose ... to a lack of finances, financial a id or uncomfortable feelings in a predominantly Caucasian environment." Lucas' work focuses on one of the college's three-year plan objective to "develop an enrollment management plan to en.sure access and retention. f a diverse population of qualified students."
-Lindsay Fidati '02
Lefi w 1ighc: Dr. Kelly Kapic, Dr. Richard Folleu and Dr. Ken Anderson following
onvocarion exercises August 27.
them an "awarenes of the quality of variety of music and the freedom of expre · ion within the score of p1ritual commitment."
Follett was an adJunct instructor at Washington Un1ver ity and Universt t} ol lege smce 1992 ,, here he taught course 1n European cultural and social histnry, intematinnal relations and modern British ht tnry. [ !is published works include Eirn,gelicalism, Penal Theor)' and the Pu/1-tics of Criminal Lcztt1 Refom1 in England 1808-30, and fakers of \Ve stem Cul
ture, 1800-1914: A Biogra/)hical Oictronary of Who Influenced \Vhom.
Kap1c lived in London, England, hefor Joining the Biblical tudies faculty with a strong vision "to enthusiastically equip future church lea lcrs, mi sionarics, profes ional , and other la}-people to erve Chri ·c 111 the hurch and in the world." Before he received the call to ovenant, he caught at Grove Chapel, preaching, vi iring reople in their homes, leading adu lt , and co-leading a group of univer · ity rue.lent . He wa also involved with the CNL Group of Orlando, Florida, that i re earching the "pos ihility of a Christian cholarship foundation, including the concept of a Chri -
tian cholar'' think tank." Kapic de igncd and began a collection for a privat theological library for chi group. As he performed these duties, he al o worked toward a doctorate from King' College, Univer icy of London, which he received last summer. From chis program he ha completed a publi hable dissertation en itled "Resting in God: John Owen's Anthropo en itive Theology."
-Lmdsa)' Fidari '02
Calendar October 4-5 October 5-6
October 13-16 November 1 November 5-9 November 15-17 November 21-25 Nov. 29- Dec. 1 December 7 December 10-13 January 9 February 15-17
Board of Trustees meeting Homecoming and Parents Weekend Fall Break G eorgia Careers Consortium Spring pre-reg istration Campus Prev iew Weekend Thanksgiving Break Madrigal dinners Las t day of classes Final examinations First day of spring semester Campus Preview Weekend
President Brook's Final Homecoming Friday 6:00 p.rn.
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
aturday 7:30- : 10 a.m.
:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
Alumni Retirement Dinner, Ashe Activity Center, 10 per aJult, free childcare* FiresiJe Chm with President Brock, Carter lohby Music Department (mcert, Chapel
Ja:z at the Overlook
tmuncnrnl Bn.:akfast, Milb l lallt FaculLy Prcsentau 1n , l\,lill, 11,illt Alumn1/F,1eult) Brunch, Great Hall*
All Parents Meeting, Mills Hallt Alumni Meeting, Great Hall* Volleyball vs. Milligan, Barnes Gym Alumni Soccer, hadowlands Field Lunch, Great Hall Inflatable game , Ashe Activity Center
cots vs. N. Greenville, Scotian.cl Yard LaJy cots v . N. Greenville, Scotland Yard Cookout, cotland Yard Desserts at Reunion Homes* Burnmg at the cage, Shadowland Field *=Alumni Event, t=Parent Event
Special reunions will be held for the classes of '61., '66 ~ '71., '76 ~ '81., '86 ~ '91 £ '96
lbmeooming £ Parents Weekend 2001
Friday£ Saturday., October 5-6 1o register£ get the latest info., go to: www.covenant.edu/alumni/homecoming or
