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View | Spring 2008
View is Covenant College's print magazine for alumni, parents, and friends. View's purpose is to: - Encourage alumni, parents, and friends to keep Christ preeminent in all areas of their lives - Give alumni, parents, and friends - our most important ambassadors - stories and information about the College, its students, alumni, faculty, and staff - Provide alumni with an ongoing connection to the Covenant community - Give God's people news about Covenant that will encourage them to praise, thank, and petition our Heavenly Father.
C O V E N A N T C O L L E G E § S P R I N G 2 0 0 8 "Who do you say I am?" The Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi, archbishop of the Church of Uganda, preached at Covenant on Jesus' question to His disciples. Diligence & Genomics § Faces of Business § Alumni of the Year from the PRESIDENT Greetings in the name of Jesus! SPRING 2008 This issue of The View provides another set of remarkable glimpses into the life and impact of Covenant College, both off campus and on. Alex '06 and RiLee Robeson '06 are researching new treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease, respectively, in their roles at a not-for-profit institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Their important work reminds us of the crucial value of bringing aspiration, learning, and compassion together, an integration that has been the hallmark of a Covenant education from the very beginning. Alex and RiLee represent many Covenant alumni who are putting their education to use in the field of scientific and other technical research, for the good of millions. You'll also get a glimpse into Covenant's connections with the world of business. Business education at Covenant is grounded in our convictions about God's calling to steward and develop his creation gifts to us: human talents, creativity, the people around us, opportunities to serve and bless. The remarkable record of how Christian businessmen and businesswomen have created economic value and wealth is a clear testimony to the order and potentialities of God's magnificent creation. The fruit of their labors shows up in the creation of jobs, the ability of families and communities to sustain themselves economically, the support of churches and schools and ministries around the world – treasures mined through effective and profitable business, to the glory of God. Connecting our students' discovery of their callings to the wider realities of God's purposes is fueled often on campus by invited speakers who raise our awareness, fire our imaginations, and inspire us to gospel action around the world. Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, head of the Anglican Communion of Uganda, was with us for five days this past fall and we are pleased to present here excerpts from his first message to us on September 19, 2007. In the grace and service of Jesus Christ, THE MAGAZINE OF COVENANT COLLEGE The College of the Presbyterian Church in America Published by the Office of College Communications Editor Jen Allen Designer Tad Evearitt '98 Contributing Writers Heidi Kaufmann '05, Scott Quatro Contributing Photographers Tad Evearitt '98, Visionyard Studios Photography Contact the editor at: Editor, The View Covenant College 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Mountain GA 30750 Phone: 706.419.1119 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Letters to the editor are welcome. Send alumni notes to: Alumni Office Covenant College 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Mountain GA 30750 Phone: 706.419.1649 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: covenant.edu © 2008 Covenant College Articles may be reprinted with permission of the editor. Covenant College complies with federal and state requirements for nondiscrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, handicaps, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies and programs. Opinions expressed are those of the contributors or the editor, and do not necessarily represent the official position of the College. MISSION STATEMENT The View's purpose is to: Encourage alumni, parents and friends to keep Christ preeminent in all areas of their lives • Give alumni, parents and friends—our most important ambassadors—stories and information about the College, its students, alumni, faculty, and staff • Provide alumni with an ongoing connection to the Covenant community • Give God's people news about Covenant that will encourage them to praise, thank, and petition our Heavenly Father. Niel Nielson, Ph.D. President 2 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 w h a t 's I N S I D E 11 14 20 4 7 BUIL D C A M PA I G N N E WS L E T T E R The BUILD campaign is Covenant's current five-year, $31 million effort to advance the College's mission. Read about our recent Chattanooga event in the enclosed newsletter. ScotStuff A roundup of Covenant news. "Who Do You Say I Am?" The Anglican archbishop of the Church of Uganda paid a visit to Covenant last fall for our annual Neal Conference on True Spirituality. Read excerpts from one of his moving sermons here, and listen to the full conference on iTunes U. 11 14 Diligence & Genomics Two years after graduation this young alumni couple is researching new treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Faces of Business Hundreds of Covenant alumni make a living in the dynamic environment of the business world, and an increasing number of students are taking that path. Read interviews with a few of them, and find out why they are drawn to business. 19 ON THE COVER The Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi was the distinguished speaker for our annual Neal Conference on True Spirituality. Read about his rescue from demonic forces and his ministry in Uganda on pp. 7-10. Faculty View Do you view employees as image bearers and wise investments? Dr. Scott Quatro discusses the theology and business of investing in employees. 20 21 Alumni of the Year Awards Meet the three alumni we presented with awards at our annual Homecoming chapel. Alumni News Updates and pictures contributed by alumni. SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 3 S C O Ts t u f f Covenant on iTunes U Is Covenant on your iPod yet? We're pleased to announce that we have partnered with Apple to launch Covenant College on iTunes U. Apple's iTunes U program allows colleges and universities to make resources available free of charge to a worldwide audience. Users simply need an Internet connection and Apple's free iTunes software. Visitors to itunes.covenant.edu will find free audio resources such as lectures by Covenant's own faculty and invited speakers, as well as sermons by President Nielson, Chaplain Messner, and The Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi. Dr. Don Petcher's convocation address is available for download, as are several conferences. until his retirement in 2007. He serves on the boards of directors of American Express, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, and the United States Naval Academy Foundation. The Brock Lecture Series, named in honor of former Covenant College president Dr. Frank Brock, was established to provide the opportunity to focus on biblical perspectives and applications in business and commerce. Mr. Steve Reinemund (right) was the invited speaker for Covenant's second annual Brock Lecture Series on Authentic Christian Leadership, named in honor of former Covenant president Dr. Frank Brock. New Academic Building Opening This Spring Covenant's newest academic building opens this spring. Located across from Carter Hall, between Probasco Alumni/ Visitor Center and the Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel, the academic building is a welcome addition. It will be the new home of the education, foreign language, interdisciplinary studies, and sociology departments, as well as the Chalmers Center. Boasting a prime view of Chattanooga, this new building features classrooms, a lecture hall, faculty offices, a faculty lounge, and both indoor and outdoor common space. See the BUILD campaign newsletter inside this issue of The View for more news on campus developments. Parents Weekend Thanks to all the parents who joined us for a wonderful Parents Weekend 2008 in early February. We enjoyed fellowshipping with you, and we know your students were grateful for the chance to show you around campus. We look forward to seeing you again for Parents Weekend 2009! Stay tuned for details. We would also like to remind you that if you have not already subscribed You have the option of listening to tracks online or downloading files to your computer or MP3 player. And you can subscribe to the podcasts of your favorite albums. to the Parents eNewsletter you may do so at covenant.edu/parents. After subscribing, you will receive regular e-mail updates with information we think you would find helpful. Brock Lectures Series Features Former PepsiCo CEO On the occasion of the second annual Brock Lecture Series on Authentic Christian Leadership, guest speaker Steve Reinemund addressed the Covenant community in chapel and spoke at other focused events for alumni, students, faculty, and the Chattanooga business community. A 23-year PepsiCo veteran, Reinemund was the company's CEO from 2001-2006 and chairman of the board A new academic building on the north end of campus opens this spring. 4 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 S C O Ts t u f f Anne Caudle Rymer, 1920-2007 On December 30, 2007, Anne Caudle Rymer died in a way that reflected how she had lived, with great faith, calm, and love. Her family was with her as she departed after a sudden onset of pneumonia. Anne Rymer and her late husband Skeet were loyal and generous friends of Covenant College. Rymer Hall, where approximately 100 students live, bears testimony to their heart for students. "When Mrs. Rymer was here in the fall," said Vice President Troy Duble, "it was wonderful to see her face light up when she met the students who live in Rymer Hall—students we're preparing at Covenant for their roles in Christ's kingdom." We mourn her death, yet give thanks to God for the life and witness of Anne Rymer who today is with her Lord. Chemistry Department Receives Donation of Two GC-Mass Spectrometers A California laboratory was closing and wanted to find a new home for its two GC-mass spectrometers. Dr. Dan Zuidema, assistant professor of chemistry, was instrumental in procuring this equipment for Covenant – from an owner who offered to donate the spectrometers when he learned that they would be used for educational and research purposes. GC-mass spectrometers are tools for determining the identity of organic compounds, and are useful in medicine, law enforcement, and research. A single new spectrometer system retails for upwards of $50,000. The instruments arrived on campus in late January. Scots Soccer Wins Regional Title The men's soccer team defeated Milligan College on November 3, claiming the NAIA Region XII championship and earning a bid to the national tournament, eventually falling to MidAmerica Nazarene. The Scots' squad was ranked 25th in the country. Student-athletes from both the men's and women's teams earned post-season honors, including four First Team AllConference players: Kalie Estrada '09, Lydia Jones '09, Rebecca Sasscer '08, and Jake Warren '09. Warren was also tapped as an Honorable Mention AllAmerican. Men's soccer head coach John Miglarese was named 2007 AAC Coach of the Year following a 12-3-1 regular season record. Commencement Speaker Rep. Pete Hoekstra Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Michigan is the speaker for Covenant's 53rd annual commencement exercises on May 3. Rep. Hoekstra was named chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and he is a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Labor. He is a member of several task forces and cau- The men's soccer team ended the 2007 season ranked 25th in the nation. F i n a n c i a l Highlights Year Ended June 30, 2007 Covenant has been prudent in its financial management since its founding over fifty years ago and fully discloses its financial statements to maintain accountability. Below is an overview of finances for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. If you would like a copy of the most recent President's Report or audited financial statement, you may contact Jen Allen at firstname.lastname@example.com with your request. 2006-07 Net Assets Unrestricted $32,417,592 Temporarily Restricted 17,971,615 Permanently Restricted 15,923,475 Total Net Assets $66,312,682 Tuition and Fees Less Student Assistance Net Tuition and Fees $22,271,867 (8,104,953) $14,166,914 2005-06 $31,917,359 11,451,032 13,465,930 $56,834,321 $20,538,520 (7,597,899) $12,940,621 2004-05 $29,154,724 4,721,146 11,222,131 $45,098,001 $22,257,014 (9,402,652) $12,854,362 $4,711,585 3,921,699 1,037,088 1,149,990 848,003 $23,143,585 Gifts $9,708,780 $7,640,847 Auxiliary Income 4,674,647 4,123,012 Independent Operations 1,240,689 1,065,172 Investment Gains (Losses) 3,248,191 1,221,715 Government and Private Grants 833,085 944,339 Total Expenses $25,727,421 $23,636,324 SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 5 S C O Ts t u f f go Figure Year of publication of the oldest book in Kresge Memorial Library cuses, including the Immigration Reform Caucus and the Congressional Manufacturing Caucus. He is the founding chair of the Education Freedom Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on the Netherlands. We are pleased to have Rep. Hoekstra join us as our commencement speaker. Rep. Pete Hoekstra 1578 1578 American Premiere of A Bright Particular Star Under the direction of Associate Professor of Communication Camille Hallstrom, the communication department staged the American premiere of award-winning Canadian playwright Ron Reed's A Bright Particular Star in February. The story is of George MacDonald, famous 19th century novelist and theologian, and his daughter Lilia, a young girl with a passion for the stage. The drama follows Lilia's journey, urged by admirers such as Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and Kate Terry, as she attempts to pursue her love of theatre in a society that believes the stage is not the place for a Christian. Lilia responds insightfully: "Simply because the battle is difficult, do we hand it over to the enemy?" Sarah Hamilton '08 (left) and Hannah Smith '08 starred in A Bright Particular Star. 411 411 New donors still needed during the BUILD campaign to meet goal Percentage of student body that participated in an intercultural trip or off-campus experience last year 26 26 1.536 1.536 Professors Kapic and Allen Publish Books Tons of yogurt consumed in the Great Hall during the academic year Dr. Kelly Kapic, associate professor of theological studies, has edited, with Justin Taylor, the book Communion with the Triune God, published by Crossway Books. "A modern reader's edition of a classic Puritan work by a classic Puritan author," says J. I. Packer, Communion with the Triune God "is a powerful Trinitarian profiling from Scripture of the truth that fellowship with God is and must ever be the inside story of the real Christian's life. The editing is excellent, and the twenty-seven page introduction and the twenty-five page analytical outline make the treatise accessible, even inviting, to any who, with Richard Baxter, see 'heart-work' as the essence of Christianity." Dr. Richard Allen, professor of organizational management for Covenant's Quest program, has authored his first book, The Genesis Principle of Leadership: Claiming & Cultivating Your Created Capacity. "Dick Allen lifts out of the Bible those traits that we can all learn, traits that make us leaders in the best sense of the word," says Dr. Frank Brock. In his book, Allen relates that the capacity for great leadership is an inherent, created aptitude within each of us; and God not only equips us to lead, Allen says, He commands us to lead. Communion with the Triune God and The Genesis Principle of Leadership are available in Covenant's bookstore, the Tuck Shoppe, and online at covenant.edu/tuckshoppe. Rats trained in the fall semester by General Psychology students 41 41 85 85 27 27 27 27 Percentage of students who play intramural sports Current students named David Current students named Sarah "Who do you say I am?" I n the fall of 2007, the Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi paid his first visit to Covenant College. Orombi, archbishop of the Church of Uganda and convened in New Orleans and rejected the call of the Anglican Communion to uphold biblical standards regarding homosexuality, Archbishop Orombi visited Covenant and proclaimed with boldness and humility the gospel of Jesus Christ and His claim on our lives. The archbishop's words were strikingly personal; his testimony, evidence of a life lived in obedience to the Lord Jesus. Following are excerpts from Orombi's first sermon given at Covenant. You may listen to the complete conference at itunes.covenant.edu. a leader in the global, biblically faithful Anglican movement, was named a Daniel of the Year in 2006 by World magazine for his courageous leadership. Preaching at the College's annual Neal Conference on True Spirituality, Orombi explored Jesus' question to His disciples, "Who do you say I am?" in a series of five sermons. While leaders of the American Episcopal church SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 7 don't you try Jesus?" So I got out of bed, knelt by my bed, and I said a very ugly but desperate short prayer. I said, "Lord, I'm a sinner. I ask you to forgive me. But may you please give me some sleep as well." I hadn't slept for three nights. This good God came into my life, gave me sleep, forgave my life and forgave my sin, and gave me new life. The morning I woke up, I told my dorm-mates: "I met Jesus Christ; I made a decision." They just laughed at me. . . . Jesus came into my life. The Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi gives a hug to Shelmun Dashan '10, a student from Nigeria. I saw the Lord do things in the lives of young people. This is the reason I believe I need to empty myself into young people, because I do know that the future of our nations and the future of our church depend on young people. And I admit to you, I really honor you, beloved. When I meet you, I am really filled with great admiration for you, because I do believe that among you the Lord is raising men and women of tomorrow, men and women who are going to be leaders of our nations and also great people in our church. And I do know that God has a plan and a purpose for your life. I poured my life into the young people. I brought them in to Jesus Christ. I taught them what it means to walk in the Lord. I taught them what it means to be a prayerful man or woman, and I taught them what it means to witness. And as the young people grew up in their faith, then the Lord said to me, "Move on." And I moved on to become an archdeacon. You see [to be] an archdeacon in my church, you must be a bald-headed man, or a grey-haired person. And I was a very young man, a guitar-flinging young man. I arrived in this place and everybody looked at me and said, "He's too young to be the archdeacon." But the Jesus I believe in is very old and very understanding. For six years I battled with a few things. Number one, I battled in that area with demonic forces. Now I am not sure whether you follow me when I talk about demonic forces. I used to think that demons were in Africa, until I came to England and I found them there too. We did a ministry of exorcism in England with people who were under the oppression of the power of darkness. The thing about Africa is that our situation is black and white – you can tell. . . The enemy works in the Western world in a very subtle manner. He is hidden somewhere and, until God gives you discernment, you can never tell. Jesus opened my eyes. Jesus showed me the way. Jesus gave me confidence, and He gave me identity. Jesus gave Rescued from Demons Let me take you back a little bit from my own background. My father was a medium, meaning he had demonic forces—twelve of them—in my own village. My grandfather worshiped these demons, and all of us did; we had shrines in our village. These demonic forces were so demanding. . . . I remember one day I went into the shrine, and I sat on the stool in that shrine. I called the demonic forces. I said, "My grandfather's spirits, if you are there, come to me." I think they did, because I remember that it wasn't easy for me to come to Jesus Christ. I had a battle with God for three solid nights. I could not sleep. I did not know what was happening. My heart was pumping. I was sweating. I just didn't understand myself. For three nights at conviction I had a battle going on inside. The Lord is calling me and I'm saying "No way. I need my freedom. I want to be myself." Friends, after three nights I was tired. I was fed up. And then the Holy Spirit began to speak to me. Now I know it was the Holy Spirit. He said, "Why me new passion and new desire. Jesus gave me a destiny, and Jesus helped me to walk His way. My dear friends, I stand to proclaim the living Jesus with whom I've walked for forty years, from the age of eighteen. I am now fifty-eight. The Lord Jesus Christ has been so dependable. He has been so reliable, that if I'm going to market anybody or anything, the best I can market is the Lord Jesus Christ to you young people. Ministry Beginnings and Spiritual Battles He called me to be a youth pastor, and I began a youth pastor ministry in the year 1979. I met many young people in that part of Uganda where I was a youth pastor. . . . My bishop told me, "You are a teacher. You know young people. I give you the young people, but I don't have transport for you." I started walking. And where I could find young people, I met young people. I shared my heart out with young people, and they came to Jesus Christ. 8 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 Assisted by Kat Konieczny '09 and David Scott '08 and in gratitute for his visit to Covenant, President Nielson presented Archbishop Orombi with a banner created by Doreen Kellogg. In this area I found the devil at work. Hearts began to open up. It was like the darkness over the area began to roll away. Friends, in America, a hundred or so years ago, did you not used to call Africa "the dark continent"? That is a continent where the sun shines twelve hours a day, three-hundred and sixtyfive days a year. Why were we dark? Because we did not know God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to thank you because your ancestors brought the gospel to us. I am sorry to say: the darkness over Africa has rolled and has come over America and over Europe. I was flying last night all the way from Jacksonville to this place. Your country is well lit by electricity. But the gospel of Christ is at stake in this nation. I call upon you young people to take the challenge of yet lighting again America with the gospel of Jesus Christ. That the passion your ancestors had—and they came to us and braved every kind of calamity and danger and wild tribe and animal and disease, a hundred years ago—that passion come back to you, that you may rise up again, like the great America politically and militarily, but also in the gospel of Christ. That among you will be counted men and women who will lay down their lives for the gospel of Jesus Christ. This gospel rolled away the darkness over my area and people's eyes lit up. People began to be happy, and we began to again come back. I can tell you: within six years, that little place exploded with salvation, and we were given a daughter-son status. I was asked to be the first bishop. There was occult, there was wizardry, there were all kinds of funny things. . . . Friends, the very month I got there, there were not only occult forces, but there were also robbers who came and attacked a visiting medical team and killed somebody. His body fell next to our church, and I was frightened. I said to God, "I'm in the wrong place. Will you help me?" The Holy Spirit said, "Pray." And we began praying. My wife, myself, two ordained people, a layman—we covenanted, "We'll pray." On Fridays from 9:00 to 6:00 the following day—every Friday we would fall on our faces and ask God for intervention, for a breakthrough. We cried, and I cried desperately, more or less out of fear. I am so happy that when fear drove me to God, that was the right place. After six months, things began to happen. As I preached the gospel in the area, people began to receive the Lord. A Daughter Dies I remember the day that I was in the UK—after three years I had finished my degree and I was packing to go home. . . . I gave lunch to my three-year-old daughter, Deborah. I put her to rest and to have a little nap. She never woke up. She died. I was in the house. This little girl, when her mother wanted her for SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 9 tea at four o'clock, she picked up a dead child. For the first time death entered our family, and death entered our family when I was in the house. My wife put down the baby and came to me and said, "Deborah is dead." I went upstairs and I picked up the body of my dear daughter, and I looked at her dead face, and I said to God, "Thank you for giving us Deborah for three years. Thank you for allowing her to be with us, as our daughter, for three years. Thank you for taking her away." It took them a week before the body of that little girl was put to rest. God gave me such an energy to preach at the funeral of my own daughter. The reason was simple: death is not the final stop. Death is a passage. I came to understand we don't lose our loved ones at all to death. No, we don't. We went home and left the body of our daughter in England, but we knew where she was. Friends, I came to understand that there is something of Christian hope that other religions don't have. I will want to proclaim that as an answer to their dilemma and the fear that mankind has against death. The reason I'm here, too, is that I am banking on you, that God will stir your heart yet again—that God will let you go out and make a sacrifice for the Kingdom purpose. The Lord bless you. I'm coming to build a bridge between Anglicans and Presbyterians, because I believe that when we come on the other side of eternity, our denominational levels will remain here. There we are only those who are cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ and have the identity from heaven. I come here so that we can begin to work together under the Great Commission that God has called us to be a witnessing community to a world that is so desperate. I come here, friends, to allow you to know that the seed of the gospel planted by your ancestor has grown up and has born fruit now. That now, in Africa, we are reaping the fruits that your ancestors planted there, and I come to provoke you to jealousy, so that you too may get up and go out again. I am so sad that once upon a time a church here that was so passionate about mission is no longer the kind of church that I knew. . . . What has A Prayer Father, I thank you. I thank you for your church here in the chapel today. I thank you for the faculty of Covenant College, the leadership of Covenant College. Master, you have raised men and women here like potters to mold the next generation. Father, I pray for wisdom. I pray for discernment. I ask you, Lord, to teach them in order to teach the next generation. . . . I pray for the young men and young women that you have called to come and pass through this institution. Father, I ask that your glory may be revealed upon them, that your power may rest upon each person, that hearts will turn to you, that people will know what you want them to be tomorrow. And prepare them now for what you have for them for tomorrow. Lord, I ask, too, that the Holy Spirit will speak clearly to many, many people about the commission that you have on their lives—that they will know for certain, "The Lord has claim on my life and I want to give my life to Jesus Christ, that He may use me to bring transformation to this world." I ask for your blessings, Lord, on this college. Father, as we stay here for Rejoicing and a Commission I want to rejoice, finally, friends, that in Jesus Christ, God has given me brothers and sisters globally. . . . My coming here really is because [retired Covenant College professor] Dr. Krabbendam, a great friend of mine, a man of God, a very determined teacher of the Word of God, has given his life for the people of Uganda, my country. May I also thank Covenant College for sending students to come to my country? Many have come to my country. Many have shared the gospel with my country, with my country people, and we have built a relationship. happened to the passion? What has happened to the great desire that the Dr. David Livingstone had to come to the middle of Africa and die in Africa and have his heart buried in Africa? What happened? I believe the season is come for the church of Christ to rise up again. Now let me just say this: I am banking on you, friends, young people, Dr. Henry Krabbendam, retired professor of biblical studies, was instrumental in arranging the archbishop's visit to Covenant. Krabbendam, his daughter, and two grandchildren talk with Orombi following chapel. the next two days, I pray that the mighty presence of God will settle upon this hill. I pray that the peace of the Lord will settle on this hill. I also pray that the release of God will bring abundant joy and love here on this hill. And what you purposed this hill to be, this college to be, will honor the name of the only Son of God, the Jesus of Nazareth. And in His mighty name I pray, amen. 10 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 Diligence & Genomics Young Alumni Research Cures for Cancer and Alzheimer's W hen Alex '06 and RiLee Herbert Robeson '06 were born in the same hospital in Bethesda twelve days apart, they couldn't have known few short years before. TGen's mission is to "develop earlier diagnostics and smarter treatments" by "employing innovative advances arising from the Human Genome Project and applying them to the development of diagnostics, prognostics and therapies for cancer, neurological disorders, diabetes and other complex diseases." The institute focuses on identifying the genetic causes of diseases rather than on treating the symptoms. Alex, working in the pharmaceutical genomics division, sees great po- their paths would cross again. Yet not only did they meet again in college, but both decided to pursue medical research instead of medical practice during their years at Covenant as pre-med majors. And they got married to boot. If you talked to RiLee and Alex, you wouldn't They are the couple next door who just happen to be researching the development of new treatments guess by their down-to-earth for Alzheimer's and cancer as their day jobs. tone that they are involved in advanced medical research using highly sophisticated technology. They are the couple next door who just happen to be researching the development of new treatments for Alzheimer's and cancer as their day jobs. Working in Phoenix, Arizona, for a non-profit research organization called the Translational Genomics Research Institute ("TGen"), Alex and RiLee find themselves fulfilling their callings in ways they had not quite imagined a tential in this type of research. "I think that we are making some amazing strides," he says. "The work that I do is made possible by the fact that researchers identified these different genes. "There are going to be better surgeries for people in the RiLee, who works in Alzheimer's research, agrees. "There future because of the work that all these people are doing." are people devoting a ton of time to [this research]," she SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 11 says. "What we're trying to do is find something we can treat with a drug to hopefully slow [the disease] down or stop it dead in its tracks." The two took somewhat different journeys to get here. The first improbable step was their meeting at Covenant. RiLee had spent her freshman year at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and then decided to transfer to Covenant her sophomore year. Meanwhile, Alex was a freshman at Covenant and was planning to transfer to Princeton University the next fall to study architecture. "At the last minute, he decided to stay, and that was the year we met," RiLee says. They had just started dating their junior year at Covenant when RiLee got a phone call from Alex's mom asking kindly what she planned to do that summer. "I panicked," RiLee says. Then she heard about Covenant's internship placement program and contacted then-coordinator Marla Randolph: "I said, 'I'm here, I'm interested in biology.'" They found out about TGen's internship program, but were told that the internships were all full for the "What we're trying to do is find something we can treat with a drug to slow the disease down or stop it dead in its tracks." summer of 2005. RiLee walked into Target the next day to pick up an application, and while she was in Target, TGen called and informed her that a position had opened up. RiLee called Randolph immediately, and soon the whole internship was arranged. From there, RiLee fell in love with research and decided to forego the medical school route that she had planned on. "I paid my dues doing the grunt work that interns always do," RiLee says. "But we wouldn't be where we are right now if it wasn't for the internship program." Alex applied to medical schools his junior year of college, but he did not get in. "That had me in a bit of a pickle, so to speak," Alex says. "And my senior year I did a bit of soul-searching, wondering what I should pursue." They got engaged three days before graduation in May of 2006. Alex took a job at an engineering company in Greenville, South Carolina, while RiLee went back to Phoenix to do another internship at TGen that summer. It transitioned into a full-time job in the fall. They waited until May of 2007 to get married so that Alex's brother, who was on a tour of duty in Iraq, could be at the wedding. "Right around January I began to feel the heat of needing to get a job," Alex says. "I had a job at the engineering company, but it wasn't going anywhere. I started exploring in the biology field. It turns out that Phoenix has a lot more biology research work than Greenville." A research associate position opened up at TGen, and Alex started the job a week before he and RiLee got married. "Through the whole thing, from the very beginning, we can see God's hand," says RiLee. "His timing was everything." The supervisors in the lab think highly of RiLee and Alex. Dr. Michael Barrett, Alex's supervisor, says "the work that Alex is directly doing is applying very cutting edge genomic profiling of patient samples, including pancreatic tumors, to identify in very sophisticated ways what genes and cellular processes are aberrant in each patient and how to target them effectively with therapy." TGen researchers use the latest technologies to analyze DNA to identify genes that may cause disease. "Research is different from what some people think," RiLee says. "It's not as if you're in the lab and every five minutes someone is shouting 'Eureka!' It really challenges your thinking, just to be innovative and say, 'Let's look at it from this perspective and move forward.'" The people at TGen make time for RiLee Robeson '06 focuses her research on finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. She works for TGen, a non-profit research institute in Phoenix where she interned during her years as a Covenant student. fun, however. Sometimes they play 12 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 In the pharmaceutical genomics division of TGen, Alex Robeson '06 works with other researchers to develop new treatments for cancer. pranks. They can wear jeans and tshirts to work every day, and instead of casual Fridays they have "dress-up Fridays" when they go out together at the end of the day. Overall, the hours are flexible and the atmosphere is energetic. "TGen will open up tours for people," Alex says. "There have been times when I'm sitting at my desk and my boss comes in and he's kind of excited. He'll say, 'Did you see who came in here?' . . . One time a Nobel Prize winner came through." Alex and RiLee make room for other activities in their lives as well. They have found a good church in Phoenix and have gotten involved with the youth group there. Youth retreats, sporting events, and plays are keeping them busy and connected with the community. They plan to join a softball league soon. Not only are they connected with a church, but with other Covenant alumni in the area. Both Alex and RiLee look back fondly on their experience at Covenant. They were both resident assistants and were active members of the college community. They name professors Tim Morris, Jerry Wenger, Phillip Broussard, and Jack Lothers as having the biggest influence on them at Covenant. Dr. Morris especially encouraged them to pursue research. "Neither were 'science nerds'," Morris says. "Their interests were broad and they were fully engaged in campus jobs, particularly when those jobs are working on ridding the world of cancer and Alzheimer's," he says. As Christians, Alex and RiLee have a firm ground from which to approach their work. "I've been hoping to allow the nonscience community to realize that science isn't evil," RiLee says. "It's a wonderful thing and it's created by God. When it's abused it can turn into something bad. The past year and a half has been a Research is different from what some people think. It's not as if you're in the lab and every five minutes someone is shouting 'Eureka!' It really challenges your thinking. life. They enthusiastically sought to engage in Christian thinking and analysis across a whole range of topics and issues." RiLee values the friendships she made with professors and people in authority on campus. "Dr. Broussard 'Facebooked' me today, wanting to know how I was doing," she says. "It was just priceless." Marshall Rowe, Covenant's director of alumni relations, is excited by the work Alex and RiLee are doing so soon out of college. "It's so great to see two alumni who are so excited about their year of observation. Not all scientists are atheists." For Alex and RiLee, scientific research is about working diligently and trusting God at the same time. "You can approach [research] by saying whether we figure it out in this lifetime or not, our lives aren't defined by the findings we make," says Alex. "We don't know how exactly God is working, but we know God is working. We are called to work to the best of our abilities." — by Heidi Kaufmann '05 SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 13 Philip Vierling '78 Megan Toms '99 Andrew Lee '09 FA C E S O F B U S I N E S S is the backbone of our economy, even in trying times. It's also one of the more popular majors at Covenant—evidence that a growing lot of students see a future for themselves in the business world. And, Sarina den Dulk '08 interviews by Jen Allen I f asked about businesspeople we know, most of us could rattle off a dozen or more names. Business as you will see in the following interviews, graduates from other majors pursue business careers as well—and testify that the liberal arts education they received at Covenant prepared them well for the challenges they face day to day. Two of these Covenant alumni—Philip Vierling '78 and Megan Toms '99—and two Covenant students—Sarina den Dulk '08 and Andrew Lee '09—reflect on their business careers, or aspirations to careers in business. 14 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 A seasoned executive, Philip Vierling '78 is CEO of Kalypto Medical, a company in the medical device industry. When he is not in the office, Philip resides with his wife in Minnesota on a hobby farm that includes goats, llamas, and chickens. Megan Toms '99 lives in Chattanooga and is a manager at Chattem, Inc., a publicly-traded corporation that saw its revenues rise over 40% in 2007 to a record $423 million. Q Describe your experience in business. VIERLING: My 29 years in the medi- cal device industry provided me the opportunity for business roles in sales management, international sales, business development, marketing, and senior management. Eighteen of these years were with Empi, a Minnesotabased manufacturer of orthopedic rehabilitation devices, in which my last position was president and CEO. Currently I am the CEO of Kalypto Medical, a new venture developing a medical device to treat wounds associated with diabetic leg ulcers. TOMS: My title is Wal-Mart Busi- The workplace is full of competing motives and interests, and resolving conflict becomes essential for a healthy business. - Philip Vier ling '78 but soon realized that I did not have what I felt was the "pastor's heart" for ministry. So I took a leave from seminary and moved back to Florida to work in the family business. I pursued my MBA through the University of South Florida, and discovered that my giftedness was a better match in the business world. After a few years in the family business, I was offered an opportunity with Empi, which later resulted in moving from Florida to Minnesota. TOMS: I have always loved learning consistently changed over the years which has helped me continue to feel challenged and interested in what I am doing each day. This job has far exceeded my expectations from when I was first hired. When I started working at Chattem, I thought it would be for a short time period and then I would go on to graduate school. Instead, I found a job where I enjoy what I do, work with great people, and feel that I am able to contribute to the company as a whole. ness Manager, and I work in the sales department at Chattem, Inc., on the Wal-Mart account. There are five of us that work as a team to sell Chattem's products to Wal-Mart, manage our inventory in Wal-Mart's stores around the country, and provide overall service to the Wal-Mart account. . . Wal-Mart is a very challenging customer to work with and there is always a new project on my list that pushes me a step further. This has provided a challenging work environment over the last eight years as my job has continued to evolve as our business has changed. how businesses work and enjoy understanding the behind-the-scenes processes that make it all come together. When I was at Covenant, I started out Q What have you learned in your career? TOMS: This is a hard question to answer since I feel that I have learned so much in my career at Chattem and that I am continuing to learn each day. One thing that comes to mind is the realization that knowledge will come from surprising places. There can be something to learn from even the most frustrating situations, and I often will come away from what can seem the most mundane task with greater knowledge that I will use in the future. The times when I enjoy my job the most are when all the pieces come to- as a business major with an accounting concentration, but ended up studying economics with an accounting concentration. I did not know what this would lead to, but I knew that I wanted to be involved in some sort of analysis or research field. Q What led you to enter the business world? VIERLING: After graduating from Cov- enant with a BA in biblical studies and a minor in Greek, I began seminary, Q How has a career in business met or not met your expectations? TOMS: My position at Chattem has SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 15 Being able to step back from a situation, analyze the possibilities, and work with what you have to create a solution is an invaluable and necessary resource in the business world. - M egan Toms '99 gether and you see the result that you I find it is at these moments that I can share my faith. TOMS: My faith comes into play in my asking a theological question and then explained the sovereignty of God as my response. But on the serious side, Covenant provided me with the opportunity to think critically, to understand different worldviews, and to begin to grasp the nature of man which defines human relationships and conflicts. The size of the school enabled tremendous interaction between students and professors, which helped me refine and defend my positions versus just reciting facts. Business is looking for folks who can lead by understanding someone else's position, thinking through the options, and then providing clarity. Yes, my biblical studies major equipped me for this. Q have been working toward for months. VIERLING: Grace. The opportunities that have been given me are really not because I trained for them. Okay, my Greek minor did assist me in finding the name Kalypto for my new company, but I have a tremendous appreciation for seeing how God's plan unfolded in my career. My mentor told me 25 years ago two things about business and the advancements I was making with my career. First, he reminded me that I was accountable to God in all the decisions I make. Second, he how I was furthering the kingdom of God with my career. The wisdom gained from the simplicity of these two questions covers the full range of business ethics, stewardship, leadership, and goal setting. work constantly. Trying to glorify God through my attitude and in my work each day is a constant challenge for me. Whether it is keeping my temper in a time-sensitive situation, remembering to treat the worker on the other end of an e-mail as a real person, or making ethical business decisions, I feel that I am challenged each day to make better decisions than I often do. challenged me to ask myself each week Q What about your Covenant experience prepared you for a career in business? TOMS: So much of what you need to know in business, or at least in my area of experience, you learn on the job; but one thing that I learned at Covenant that prepared me the most to think. Being able to step back from a situation, analyze the possibilities, Q Do you have any advice for students interested in pursuing a business career? TOMS: I think the tendency when Q How does your faith come into play in your work? VIERLING: I can be a "nice" guy for for my career was developing an ability you are in college is to ask how all of these courses will really help you in the future and how they will apply to your future job. My advice for students pursuing a business career is to understand that you will need to know everything you are studying now and so much more. . . Take advantage of the opportunity you have at Covenant to learn more about the world and how it works. VIERLING: Take some additional and work with what you have to create a solution is an invaluable and necessary resource in the business world. My experience at Covenant, specifically in my economics courses, helped me learn to step back from an idea or a situation and analyze it more fully from all sides. Covenant's core curriculum combined with my business classes helped me have a knowledge base to build from as I started my career. VIERLING: Several years ago I was the two hours each Sunday morning in church, but during the 60 hours in the workplace, the real me is seen. The workplace is full of competing motives and interests, and resolving conflict becomes essential for a healthy business. So often the tension that develops in the workplace has nothing to do with the actual project; the other person is struggling with severe family issues or has a major health concern or a personal addiction which is creating anxiety or depression. My relationship in the workplace provides me with more opportunity to walk alongside this person and talk about my faith. A person will share his story in the workplace before he ever goes into a church, and courses outside the business offering that will enable you to understand relationships. Understand that your business career will be more than just your workplace, that this will become the place where God will use your gifts to get involved in other people's lives – people who need to hear the gospel. deposed as CEO and asked by the plaintiff's attorney how a Bible major from a small Christian college could be qualified to lead a $165 million company. I remember my attorney cringing when I responded by thanking him for 16 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 She grew up on a dairy farm in Michigan and was an Academic AllAmerican volleyball player the past two years. Sarina den Dulk '08 is graduating with a major in business, concentrations in accounting and finance, and a job with the world's largest investment firm. Describe your thoughts on the role of Christians in business. LEE: The role of Christians in business an audience with unbelievers is to first demonstrate in your actions that something is drastically different about you – in essence, that you are not your own, but belong to Christ. The business world allows for just that daily is extremely important! It is a creation mandate for mankind to work, and Why did you choose to major in business? DEN DULK: I've grown up watch- "It is a creation mandate for mankind to work, and businesses are a tangible result of living out that aspect of the created order." - Andrew Lee '09 businesses are a tangible result of living out that aspect of the created order. Also, I have appreciated the emphasis at Covenant of being missionsoriented wherever our "little c" calling takes us, and I think there is hardly a more needy and influential mission field than the business world, especially in Western society. Most people will spend the majority of their waking hours at their job, so could there be a better place to exhibit a Christ-like life? What's more, a great way to gain living out of a Christ-like existence. Then the world cannot help but stand up and take notice. DEN DULK: God calls us all to devote ing my dad run his business, and it has always fascinated me. I love that people in business have the opportunity to produce something great or provide a service to others, that they are challenged with decision-making in a dynamic environment, and that they can work with people and organizations to accomplish their goals on a larger scale. LEE: Picking business was the result our gifts and our time to Him. Simply being a respected and outstanding member of the business community is an opportunity to witness practical Christianity. Businessmen and -women are leaders by necessity, and ideally by character as well. They should guide of several factors falling into place. First, from a practical standpoint, it is a great choice because having a general knowledge of a business environment is so versatile. Everyone interacts with businesses, and most people eventually work in one. Second, a lot of business relies on solid numerical data for decision making, and I love to work with numbers while knowing the work I do is tied to practical importance. Third, the element of business professionalism suits my personality and ambitions well – I always strive to do the best I can at the tasks assigned to me. Completing his junior year, Andrew Lee '09 is majoring in business, with concentrations in finance and accounting, He already has a wealth of internship experience under his belt and plans to become a CPA after he graduates. SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 17 Working in financial markets has been a goal of mine because the idea that one can prosper through hard work, an informed understanding and vision of world events, and a willingness to take risks has always intrigued me. - S ar ina den D ulk '08 their employees and their organizations in a loving and Christian manner, exemplifying faultless integrity and work ethic. There are countless possibilities for service in business that will facilitate a Christian calling. market, which trades in Chicago on the Board of Trade. I have a lot of learning ahead of me, and I look forward to the challenges that this job will offer. Basically, my job entails knowing all the factors that will contribute to the world supply and demand of grains, and how they will affect the market. I'll have to project where I think the markets are going and why, and I will have a lot of very wise and informed investors critically evaluating my advice. Eventually, I would be happy to work in large-scale agriculture in a more grass-roots way, but I'm sure I will never get away from the business side of farming, and I'm perfectly happy being trapped there. Have you been surprised by anything you've learned in your classes? DEN DULK: I will always learn facts that surprise me simply because I haven't been exposed to them or thought about them enough before. I used to be surprised to hear a professor say, "This is the widely accepted theory, but I don't agree with it because . . ." or, "Here's what I think, but you should evaluate this yourself and decide whether or not you agree." I am always surprised when I hear people argue that businesspeople aren't serving the Lord in their work, because I so wholeheartedly disagree, but this isn't something I'm taught in my classes. LEE: Yes. For one, I have become Q What are your career goals? LEE: In the summer of 2008 I plan on completing a third summer for Weyerhaeuser Company, interning in their corporate-region Enterprise Accounting Center. Then after graduation from Covenant in the spring of 2009 I am seriously considering enrolling in either a master of accountancy program or an MBA program. This extra schooling will complete my prerequisites for being able to take the CPA exam. With a CPA certification I have numerous options, such as working for a professional services firm, in private industry, in government, or for a not-for-profit organization. So I will have to see where the Lord leads me from there. DEN DULK: I have always loved finan- Q How is Covenant preparing you for a career in the business world? DEN DULK: My business education at vastly more informed of the challenges that my own and future generations of Americans will face in an increasingly flat world. We will have to be intentional in our pursuit of excellence, cognizant that our membership in a powerful, developed nation brings exciting and sometimes daunting responsibilities. I also appreciated Dr. Quatro's assertion that our employers do not pay us so we can explicitly evangelize our co-workers during the work day. Rather, Christians ought to strive for excellence in their work, trusting God to use our actions as another means of building relationships which hopefully will bear gospel fruit in the lives of unbelievers. Dr. Quatro would be the first to admit this is not a cop-out on evangelism; rather, it raises the bar, for our deeds must match our words for our words to be most effective. It also reinforces that, for Christian business professionals in particular, the cultural mandate is equal in importance to the Great Commission. Covenant has been more than adequate at preparing me to understand the way a business works, how to think strategically, and how to evaluate financial information. It has been exceptional at teaching me how to think critically, to realize the big picture behind the small details, and to communicate my thoughts in a meaningful way. These last skills will be critically important in my job, and I'm sure they will serve me well in all my endeavors, both in and out of the workplace. LEE: Covenant is doing a great job at cial markets and agriculture. Working in financial markets has been a goal of mine because the idea that one can prosper through hard work, an informed understanding and vision of world events, and a willingness to take risks has always intrigued me. I was born with a love of agriculture. I grew up on a large dairy farm and cultivated a deeply ingrained relationship with animals and the land through seemingly endless chores that became an irreplaceable part of life. I have recently been hired as the grain analyst for Mann Financial Global, the world's largest investment firm. I start work the Monday after graduation. Eventually, I am expected to be an expert on the grain commodities providing a solid liberal arts foundation that will help me in whatever business path I choose. There is a great balance of technical skills training and the "softer" side of business that deals with human interaction, critical thinking skills, and overall the necessity for an intentional devotion to work excellence for the sake of our Master in heaven. 18 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 F A C U LT Y v i e w Profitable Image Bearers I t was late on a Friday afternoon when every employee in my work group at one of my previous em- ployer organizations received a packet. Some received thick packets, others thin. The thick packets included employment contracts, and, in my case, a raise and a promotion offer. Seventeen of my colleagues received thin packets, with letters informing them their jobs had been eliminated. Several of these were highly respected and accomplished colleagues, including "Mack." He could not access his e-mail. The lock on his office door was changed. He was escorted off the premises. "Mack" and the others were told that their employment status had been terminated in pursuit of increased profitability. My thick packet began to weigh heavily on my heart, mind, and soul. Unfortunately, scenes like this have become too common in corporate America, where employees are often regarded as expendable resources. Over the past 25 years, much business school content has reinforced this mindset, exhorting executives to maximize shareholder wealth and to view employment relationships as being "at-will." However, the empirical and theological reality is that there is no resource more precious to business than human beings. And the belief that financial capital is more important than human capital is false, as conveyed by the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. Consistent with this parable, emerging management research demonstrates that human capability is the ultimate source of wealth generation. One prominent study found that publicly-traded firms which adopt an investment-orientation toward employees (spending liberally on recruitment, training, and compensation) have a higher market value—as much as $100,000 per employee—than do organizations that have maintained a cost-orientation toward employees. As Christian business practitioners, we celebrate employees as image-bearers, inherently worthy of dignity. But we also must see them as wise investments. Sadly, even many organizations with an explicit Christian mission remain wedded to a cost-orientation toward employees. This is both unfortunate and unacceptable. It is bad theology, and bad business. Despite the investment my previous employer made in me, I left to work elsewhere. This elucidates two lessons: 1. Image-bearer an investment must be catalyzed by sound motive. Adopting investment-orientation toward employees must not be viewed as a means to a more profitable end. Rather, improved profitability becomes an epiphenomenon of first investing in employees with the motive of fully engaging them. There is something in all of us that resists being "played" as a means to the end of profit. 2. Image-bearer investment must be consistent. My previous employer was inconsistent in its operationalization of employee investment. Those thin packets were proof. The end result was further loss of human capital due to cognitive dissonance. Today, less than one-fifth of the employees that received thick packets remain. The rest have voluntarily left. As Christ's agents, we have an exciting opportunity to contribute to God's creative activity in business by heavily investing in employees. Imagine the impact if more organizations adopted a core purpose of holistically engaging God's image bearers. What if the literal purpose of these organizations was to steward the giftedness of their employees? What would be the result? The emerging research suggests that it would be a healthier bottom line. And sound theology suggests it would be a healthier creation. Not a bad combination. by Dr. Scott Quatro, Associate Professor of Management SPRING 2008 § COVENANT COLLEGE § THE VIEW 19 s tufm a l l i dauw rin g omecomin d u r i n g LH om ea clo in gn tgh H e s emte h ro em e ianl g um ne i w e r er e hon o re dn w i te hr e Co v n arn t nh nu a lv a lu n'is a wa r sl.aa a lm d. u th ae ls u m hm oen ee d'rse wa i en am ud aL dm sH .n al alumn is atwfa rd s Lr ai s t f a lo l d uc rin g Hom e csoemt ih ng e th e t hi r w ee alu no i w hto nC oo red w in tt h Ca on vn en a n t 'l s a nn nual a ar lu i awards. Alumni of the Year Awards T. March Bell '78, Alumnus of the Year March Bell is an internationally recognized attorney whose expertise in criminal justice and human rights issues has aided efforts to abolish human trafficking in over thirty countries. March's experience includes serving as vice president of an international non-governmental organization, where he pioneered and designed law enforcement intervention and after-care models for victims of forced prostitution in the developing world, including the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, India, and West Africa. These models emphasize Director of Alumni Relations Marshall Rowe (left) presented the 2007 Alumnus of the Year Award to March Bell '78. multi-disciplinary task forces, brothel infiltration, and victim rescue and restoration. March has litigated complex organized crime and financial fraud cases and has conducted investigations for the Senate A graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, March is a ruling elder at McLean Presbyterian Church. He and his Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism and the Government Reform and Oversight Committee. wife, Mariam '78, have hosted Covenant students in their home, shown them around Washington, D.C., and informed them of the atrocities of human trafficking and what is being done to counter it. March recently accepted an appointment to Covenant College's board of trustees. Dan Wykoff '01, Young Alumnus of the Year With six siblings have and two parents part of who a attended family Jenny Beall Woodruff '80, Alumni Volunteer of the Year This energetic alumna eagerly took Jenny on a all challenge Woodruff and cosurpassed expectations: Covenant, Dan Wykoff is a Covenant legacy. Each year the Las Vegas native chauffeurs a vanload of prospective students from the Atlanta area to the College's Lookout Mountain campus, and on Covenant College Sunday he speaks about his alma mater to his church family. Dan, an alumnus of Covenant's business program and Georgia State's graduate school, is an accountant with Mersereau and Lazenby. He is a deacon at Old Peachtree Presbyterian Church and is also the church's treasurer. His dedication to Covenant extends to his financial gifts, his boldness in asking others to support Covenant, and his service as an advisor to the board of trustees. Dan and his wife, Kristin '01, have two children. Beall hosted a fundraising dinner in Annapolis, Maryland, and introduced dozens of new friends to Covenant. Making over 150 phone calls, she helped recruit 120 attendees from an area where only thirty Covenant alumni live. The event raised over $60,000 for the College. Jenny consistently encourages the students in the youth group she helps lead to consider attending Covenant, and she hosted in her home a Covenant student who was interning in Annapolis. Jenny is the director of women's ministries at Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis. She and her husband, Glenn, have three sons. 20 THE VIEW § COVENANT COLLEGE § SPRING 2008 the plunge by rob colvin '00 40" x 40" - oil on canvas Before changing the name of this piece to "The Plunge," Rob Colvin '00 dubbed it "The Baptism." A viewer's initial read, says Rob, is clownish. The second is despairing. Seeing a redemptive nature behind melancholy and despair, Rob points out that the mannequin is falling into a can of pickles. "One of the earliest known uses of the Greek word baptisma, from which we get baptism, is in the work of Nicander, a poet, physician, and grammarian who lived around 200 BC. The context of the word is a recipe for making pickles. The connotations of baptisma are not only to dip or submerge, but also bring about change or transformation—as in the cucumber to the pickle. The significance of falling into a can of pickles is metaphoric to the transformative graces of baptism. . . ." Rob's work is represented by Anne Loucks Gallery in Chicago and George Billis Gallery in New York City. He has taught private lessons in Manhattan and served as an adjunct professor at Covenant College. Rob majored in philosophy and religion at Covenant, while moonlighting in the art department. Deeply influenced by Professor Ed Kellogg, Rob went on to earn a BFA from The School of the Art Institute in Chicago and an MFA from University of New Hampshire. He spent his summers in Italy. Visit www.robcolvin.com to see more of Rob's work. 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164 Cha n ge Ser vi ce R equ es ted NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S . P O S TA G E P A I D CHATTANOOGA, TN P E R M I T N O. 8 3 6


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Every L4D owner should try "I Hate Mountains". It's an amazing campaign. :)
The third part of the Halfquake series has finally seen the light of the day. Over a hundred new traps that will kill you over and over again - for the enjoyment of whoever's watching you. Claustrophobic black-and-white surroundings, intimidating voice-overs, and a new ambient/industrial soundtrack with over an hour of playtime.
The Spotlight is back with a brand new intro and some mods that will break some bandwidth limits.
Posted by Henley on Jul 2nd, 2010
The Spotlight is back with a brand new intro and some mods that will break some bandwidth limits, seriously gigs and gigs worth of glorious modding content! Well worth your time for any of these fine mods.
Till next time mod away my good friends and watch this group for updates.
Every L4D owner should try "I Hate Mountains". It's an amazing campaign. :)
agreed, and now I soon will.
I totally forgot about it :/
yeah ive been looking at that campaign for a bit now but havent gotten around to trying it. first time for everything :D
Not many mods this time, but they are all awesome.
awesome intro, top compilation - good stuff dave!
"Halfquake Sunrise (WINNAR!!)"
I'm not surprised. There aren't much Winnar HL mods anymore.
I wish Nehrim was in English too, but that would be a lot of work, translating all those audio files for the character's voices?
why not sub? subs are okay
I would actually prefer subs; it would lend some sort of exoticism to the mod, having it in a foreign language and subtitled.
Halfquake sunrise was amazing. I'm dying to try out Nehrim; hope that English version comes out soon. I mean they ARE working on it, I believe.
i am not surprised that Ragnarok arena is there too.
Its truly fun.
Dave we want your sexy voice stating the mod title back :'(
Nice work dave, liking the new spotlight.
@Ragnarok Arena: Is that a floppy disk? @.@
I like the music played with some of the clips, however I must again request the voice-over.
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Monthly demolition rates in the dry bulk shipping sector averaged 3.3 million DWT for 1H15, according to new figures from BIMCO, compared to 1.3 million DWT last year.
A series of interesting and extreme price spikes is going on in the shipping market today, says Clarksons, provider of global shipping and offshore market intelligence.
Greek shipping companies are looking into moving to Cyprus due to the instability and uncertainty in Greece, it emerged, reports Cyprus News Agency.
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Moodle is an online tool that allows educators to interact with students outside the classroom and manage a course from anywhere. In Moodle Essential Training for Teachers, Chris Mattia shows how this program works for teachers on three levels: disseminating information, creating a forum where ideas are exchanged, and assessing the progress of students. Chris shows how to build course materials with Moodle's HTML editor, post assignments, and save time by using Moodle's grade book to evaluate tests automatically and organize scores. Exercise files accompany the course.
Now that we have set up our Glossary and added some terms to it, we are ready to turn on autolinking. We have checked the box in each of our entries to enable autolinking for each entry. But now we need to make sure that it's turned on inside of our server. Let's go ahead and return back to our course by clicking on the link for BIOL432 in the upper left hand corner. If we scroll down in the list to the article that we created in an earlier exercise for Coral Zooxanthellae Symbiosis and click on that link, we can see that some of the terms that we are using inside of our Glossary are present here in this document. But they are not linked currently. We have got Hermatypic Corals listed. We also have the term Zooxanthellae and it's listed several times.
Let's go ahead and turn on autolinking. To do this, return back to your course and then go to the upper right hand corner and click on the Logout button. If you are following along with the testing server that we set up in one of the previous exercises, simply login with the Administrator account whose Username is admin and Password is 12345. Click the Login button. Now over in the left hand side in the Site Administration block, click on Modules, click on Filters, click on Manage filters and select Glossary autolinking and turn on Enable/ Disable. Now we can return back to our course.
Simply go back to lyndaU in the upper left hand corner. Logout of the Administrator account. Log back in as yourself, if you are following along with me, my login name is Chris and Password is 12345. We will go ahead and click the Login button, we'll return back to our course, be sure to Turn editing on, so we are ready to keep building our site. Then scroll down to the first week of the semester and click on the page that we created earlier called Coral Zooxanthellae Symbiosis.
Now when we go into this page, the term Zooxanthellae shows up and it's a hyperlink. If we click on that term, it's going to open up a pop up window for us and it's going to give us the definition that's set up in the Glossary. You can go ahead and close that window. Now you may be wondering how come Hermatypic Corals did not show up as a hyperlink. That's because the phrase did not match exactly. Because we have the term Hermatypic Corals here in the document. But if we go back to BIOL432 and go back into our Glossary, we can see that the term that we added into our Glossary was Hermatypic Coral, not Hermatypic Corals.
Furthermore, if we go in and we click the Edit button associated with that entry and we scroll down to the bottom, we can see that since we put Match whole words only the Definition did not become hyperlinked. If we uncheck this box, click the Save changes button. Return back to our course, then go back to the Coral Zooxanthellae Symbiosis article. Now Hermatypic Corals, the part that matches the Definition exactly is hyperlinked back to our Definition. And you can see that the S at the end of the Hermatypic Corals is not selected. If we click on Hermatypic Corals, we get the pop up that has the Definition for us.
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Teens arrested in Bryant Morillo murderComment
District of Columbia police say two teenagers have been arrested in the death of a 16-year-old who was one of last year's youngest homicide victims in the city.
Wael Ali released; charges droppedComment
Wael Ali walked out of jail a free man Monday after authorities declared they would drop charges against him and not retry him in the slaying of his twin brother.
Keyon Caldwell arrested for killing Draynell HendersonComment
Police arrested 33 year-old Keyon Caldwell of Northeast and charged him in the fatal shooting of Draynell Paul Henderson, 30.
George Zimmerman murder charges causes mixed reactionComment
There is mixed reaction in the Washington region to the news that George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Trayvon Martin's death.
Trayvon Martin shooting: Eric Holder says Justice Department will take 'appropriate action'Comment
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the department will conduct a thorough and independent review of the evidence in the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Malachi Hargrove arrested for allegedly killing Osman Al-AkbarComment
MPD announced Tuesday that they arrested 18-year-old Malachi Hansan Hargrove of Northeast. Hangrove turned himself in to police. He is accused of killing Osman Al-Akbar.
Jennifer Hudson family murder trial beginsComment
Jury selection began in earnest Monday in the trial of the man accused of murdering singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
Alexis Johnson, Fairfax teen killed in Va. murder-suicide, funeral services setComment
A Fairfax County teenager who was the victim of an apparent murder-suicide will be laid to rest Wednesday.
Capitol Heights murder-suicide leaves couple deadComment
Prince George's County police say a husband killed his wife then himself in the 1000 block of Nyanga Avenue early Tuesday morning.
South Capitol Street murder trial: Details arise about relationsComment
At D.C. Superior Court, 21-year-old Andre Morgan took the stand for the second day telling how he and the accused killers, Sanquan and Orlando Carter, and the victim, Jordan Howe, had been friends for years.
Curtis McKnight, Robert Pumphrey Jr. convicted of 2007 murderComment
Two 23-year-old men are facing up to 40 years in prison for their role in the October 2007 shooting death of 33-year-old Raymond Jennings.
Grandmother, 83, found dead in Prince George's CountyComment
Police arrested a woman and accuse her of killing her 83-year-old grandmother.
Justin Wolfe gets backing for appealComment
Justin Wolfe was sentenced to death for the 2001 slaying of his marijuana supplier, Daniel Petrole, in Prince William County. A judge threw out the conviction last July, saying the prosecution suppressed evidence that might have acquitted him.
Shooting in Prince George's County ends with one man deadComment
Police say the victim was shot in the 2000 block of Woodberry Street.
Judge declares mistrial in Wael Ali murder trialComment
Wael Ali, 24, stands accused of murdering his identical twin Wasel in 2007 and yet his family and friends in the Sudanese community remain convinced he didn't do it. On Thursday, a judge declared a mistrial.
Daniel Everette pleads guilty to murdering estranged wife in WoodbridgeComment
Daniel Everette, the man who was accused of shooting his estranged wife to death in the parking lot of a Woodbridge fast-food restaurant last February, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday.
Shaima Alawadi dead: San Diego woman beaten to death in her homeComment
Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old mother of five who lived in suburban San Diego, was taken off life support on Saturday after being found beaten in her home. Authorities say a note found near the body indicates it may have been a hate crime.
Good Guys strip club murder: Vasile Graure sentenced 35 yearsComment
The man who was convicted of murder in the infamous "Good Guys Club" case was sentenced to 35 years Friday. He was found guilty of setting the manager of the club on fire after he was kicked out.
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Simple home upgrades from HGTV's John & Whitney SpinksComment
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Are you tired of your old stove and dingy counter tops? Do you think your kitchen needs a face lift? With the help of DIY Network's "I Hate My Kitchen," you can do it without breaking the bank!
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Google is seeking permission to test a high-speed Internet service that could be in your home before Fiber.
CNET News' Declan McCullagh stops by to report how the FCC could step in to the issue of free and open networks on wireless connections.
The Bush administration has been skeptical of Net neutrality, unlike President-elect Barack Obama. Fans of more regulation hope to use this support to target wireless as well.
It requires hot spots, so expect lost signals.
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The Internet is run by a cable monopoly in Comcast and a wireless duopoly in Verizon and AT&T, Son says. He wants to shake things up.
The decision on whether the Xbox should be banned was expected next month, but has been significantly delayed.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has sent the case -- related to Motorola patents -- back to the ITC judge who recommended the ban, Reuters reports. His reconsideration of the case will probably take months.
We're pretty sure that both Lukin (in Computer Love) and the CIA are displaying a sense of humor this week, but frankly, it's kind of hard to tell. WTF? Also, did the FCC really try to tell us that they don't need wireless Net neutrality regulations because, um, Android is open? Wow. And NPR hands it to Ping in a big way, calling it one of the worst ideas in music in 2010. Ouch. And ... yes. And a special Computer Love on a Wednesday because it's the last live show of the year! See you all in 2011, everyone! --Molly


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The name may not be the greatest, but the first day of college football bowl games includes the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Game. The game kicks off on December 17th and will pit the Ohio Bobcats against the Utah State Aggies.
The 2011 bowl game odds on this game opened with the Aggies of Utah State listed as three point favorites. That number has moved down to 2.5 despite the fact that 56% of the public betting money is on Utah State. Now the line can be found at 2.5 in several online sportsbooks. Click Here for Odds on all the BCS Games
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The Aggies come into this game with a record of 7-5 on the season as opposed to the 9-4 record by the Ohio Bobcats. The Bobcats were one of the hottest teams to end the regular season winning five of the last six games, unfortunately that one loss was in the MAC Championship game.
The Bobcats win games by moving the ball on the ground. Donte Harden leads the team with 939 yards out of the backfield and is joined by Tyler Tettleton at quarterback who can also move the rock on the ground. On defense the Bobcats are led by Noah Keller who has over 100 tackles on the season. Overall the Bobcats ranks 29th nationally against the run and they will need it against the Aggies.
The Aggies are on a five game winning streak and are heading to a bowl game for the first time since 1997. The Aggies have had an impressive season that included a near-win over the Auburn Tigers and the first seven win season since 1979.
Geographically this game is much better for Utah State as they are closer and are excited to be back on the bowl scene. The Bobcats are less than thrilled about going to Boise Idaho and this week their punter made it common knowledge on Twitter, before pulling the comment after some negative feedback.
The Aggies are 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game, 9-2 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games, and 5-1 ATS in the last six games against a team with a winning record.
The Aggies may have less wins on the season, but they are favorites for a reason.
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Get an overview of this hotelBrooklyn hotel in Red Hook with free breakfast and fitness center
Located in Red Hook, this hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and within 3 mi (5 km) of Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Public Library. New York Stock Exchange and Federal Reserve Bank of New York are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Along with a fitness center, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour business center and coffee/tea in the lobby. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include limo/town car service, free newspapers, and multilingual staff.
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This Brooklyn hotel also offers a fitness center, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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This challenge encourages you to explore dividing a three-digit number by a single-digit number.
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?
Look on the back of any modern book and you will find an ISBN code. Take this code and calculate this sum in the way shown. Can you see what the answers always have in common?
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of
its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant
Ben's class were making cutting up number tracks. First they
cut them into twos and added up the numbers on each piece. What
patterns could they see?
Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so
that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used
once and once only.
Take the number 6 469 693 230 and divide it by the first ten prime
numbers and you'll find the most beautiful, most magic of all
numbers. What is it?
Try adding together the dates of all the days in one week. Now
multiply the first date by 7 and add 21. Can you explain what
Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number
of points each of their routes scores.
There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?
Can you complete this calculation by filling in the missing numbers? In how many different ways can you do it?
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and
multiply them together. How many different products can you find?
How do you know you've got them all?
We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they
usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many
altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?
Can you work out some different ways to balance this equation?
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?
Have a go at balancing this equation. Can you find different ways of doing it?
This article for teachers looks at how teachers can use problems from the NRICH site to help them teach division.
Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
The Scot, John Napier, invented these strips about 400 years ago to
help calculate multiplication and division. Can you work out how to
use Napier's bones to find the answer to these multiplications?
Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which
route has the smallest product? Which the largest?
Mr McGregor has a magic potting shed. Overnight, the number of
plants in it doubles. He'd like to put the same number of plants in
each of three gardens, planting one garden each day. Can he do it?
What is the lowest number which always leaves a remainder of 1 when
divided by each of the numbers from 2 to 10?
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
This multiplication uses each of the digits 0 - 9 once and once only. Using the information given, can you replace the stars in the calculation with figures?
Can you arrange 5 different digits (from 0 - 9) in the cross in the
way described?
Where can you draw a line on a clock face so that the numbers on
both sides have the same total?
Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who
have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to
make all the different orders for 9 families?
This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers
less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the
alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
All the girls would like a puzzle each for Christmas and all the
boys would like a book each. Solve the riddle to find out how many
puzzles and books Santa left.
Use the information to work out how many gifts there are in each
What is happening at each box in these machines?
On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125 If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?
Given the products of adjacent cells, can you complete this Sudoku?
There are four equal weights on one side of the scale and an apple
on the other side. What can you say that is true about the apple
and the weights from the picture?
Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of
rabbit there are in these pens?
Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
After training hard, these two children have improved their
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Can you find which shapes you need to put into the grid to make the
totals at the end of each row and the bottom of each column?
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the
result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different
numbers and different rules.
This group activity will encourage you to share calculation
strategies and to think about which strategy might be the most
This problem is designed to help children to learn, and to use, the two and three times tables.
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
This task combines spatial awareness with addition and multiplication.
This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.
Resources to support understanding of multiplication and division through playing with number.
In November, Liz was interviewed for an article on a parents' website about learning times tables. Read the article here.
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