Covenant College is a four-year Christian college that emphasizes the liberal arts. Founded in 1955 in Pasadena, California, the college moved its campus to Lookout Mountain, Georgia in 1965^[1]. It is an educational institution of the Presbyterian Church in America. Covenant stands in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions, and is distinct among small Christian colleges for its commitment to a Reformed understanding of doctrine, piety, and culture. ^{[citation needed]} A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Christ is the English term for the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 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Academics

The college offers Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Education degrees, and several pre-professional programs. The college also has two adult education programs, Quest (established 1984)^{[citation needed]} and The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education (BSECE), a degree completion program in early childhood education for professionals. In addition, Covenant is home to the Chalmers Center for Economic and Community Development (established 1999), which offers courses and programs in community and economic development in the urban United States and throughout the developing world. ^{[citation needed]} An associates degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A degree is any of a wide range of awards made by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

Covenant's faculty is composed of 58 full-time teaching faculty members, 88% of whom hold doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The student-faculty ratio is 14:1. ^{[citation needed]}

The college has over 5,000 alumni living both in the United States and abroad. Alumni are employed in a variety of fields, such as education, ministry, music, business, the military, science, and journalism. Over 60% of graduates go on to earn graduate degrees. ^{[citation needed]}

The college has been accredited since 1971 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).^[2] Accreditation is a process by which a facilitys services and operations are examined by a third-party accrediting agency to determine if applicable standards are met. ... The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. ...

Niel B. Nielson has been president of Covenant since 2002. The college's previous presidents are Robert G. Rayburn (1955-1965), Marion Barnes (1965-1978), Martin Essenburg (1978-1987), and Frank Brock (1987-2002). Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Athletics

Covenant has sports teams that compete intercollegiately in men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, men's golf and baseball and women's volleyball. Covenant competes in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. College teams are known as the Scots and Lady Scots. The Appalachian Athletic Conference is a collection of schools which compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...

Campus

The campus is located atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ...

Carter Hall

Carter Hall is the signature building on campus. It was originally named The Lookout Mountain Hotel and was built by Paul Carter, for whom the building is now named, in 1928. It was popularly known as the "Castle in the Clouds." However, since it was completed less than a year before the Great Depression, the hotel soon went bankrupt. It opened and closed several times prior to 1960, when it shut down for the last time. Bill Brock, the grandfather of the college's fourth president, Frank Brock, served on the original board of the hotel.^[3] Paul Carter (born 1927) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in Chattanooga, Tennessee and nearby Lookout Mountain who, along with his father James Inman Carter and brother Garnet Carter (who also created Rock City and invented miniature golf) developed most of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain, Georgia. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ...

Both the exterior and interior of Carter Hall are Austro-Bavarian Gothic revival in style. The building has had two towers in its history. The first tower was similar in design to the Frauenkirche (Cathedral of Our Lady) in Munich. Poor maintenance before acquisition by the college required it to be rebuilt. The new tower, though considerably simpler in style, maintains the architectural style of the original tower. ^{[citation needed]} The Frauenkirche (full name Dom zu unserer lieben Frau, Cathedral of Our Blessed Lady) is the largest church in the Bavarian capital of Munich. ...

Covenant College bought the building in 1964, upon relocating to Lookout Mountain, Georgia. At this time, the building was renamed Carter Hall, after Paul Carter, the Chattanooga, Tennessee businessman who originally planned, built, and owned the Hotel. During the first few years of Covenant's operation on the mountain, all the functions of the college were contained within Carter Hall. At that time, it housed the chapel, the library, the classrooms, the professors' offices, and all of the dorm rooms, as well as the dining hall and administrative offices, which are still located there today. ^{[citation needed]} Lookout Mountain is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ... Paul Carter (born 1927) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in Chattanooga, Tennessee and nearby Lookout Mountain who, along with his father James Inman Carter and brother Garnet Carter (who also created Rock City and invented miniature golf) developed most of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain, Georgia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ...

Founders Hall

Founders Hall contains three wings, each named for members of the founding generation of Covenant College.

Belz Hall, the first to be built, was completed in 1972, is named after pastor and Christian educator Max Belz, a member of Covenant College’s original Board of Trustees. Belz hall houses approximately 100 students and was originally known as the Men’s Dorm. In 1990 and 1993, two new wings were added to the structure and the building became known as Founders Residence Hall.

Schmidt Hall was completed in 1990 and is named for Rudy and Collyn Schmidt, co-founders and long-time friends of the college who were actively involved with it since its inception.

Rayburn Hall was completed in 1993 and is named for Robert G. Rayburn, the founding president of Covenant College.

Maclellan/Rymer Hall

Maclellan/Rymer Hall is the newest residence hall. The Maclellan wing of the hall, built in 1998, was named in honor of the Maclellan Foundation, a longtime supporter of Covenant College. The Rymer wing of the building, completed in 2000, was given by Ann Caudle Rymer and her son, S. Bradford Rymer, Jr.

Accreditation non-compliance issues

In December 2005, SACS reviewed the college and found the college had "significant non-compliance with the core requirements."^[4] As a result, its accreditation was given the status of warning, pending a follow up review, and the warning was removed in December 2006. ^[5] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ...

Soulforce Equality ride visit

On April 2, 2007 a gay rights group, Soulforce Equality Ride, visited Covenant to confront the college about its stance on homosexual behavior.^[6] College officials offered the group a room on campus for dialogue, but this offer was rejected. College officials informed Soulforce that they would not be welcome on campus.^[7] The morning of their visit, several dozen students and faculty members conversed with Soulforce members at the entrance to the college. Later in the day four Soulforce members crossed on to college property and were arrested by local officials.^[8] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...

Notable alumni

• Michael Cromartie, chairman, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• Joel Belz, founder of God's World Publications and former editor of World (magazine).

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a US government agency created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to monitor the status of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments... Joel Belz founded WORLD Magazine, a Christian interest weekly, in 1986. ... IN THE NAME OF ALLAH ...

References

1. ^ Covenant College History. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
2. ^ "Institution Details: Covenant College", Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-27. 
3. ^ Dean Arnold (2006). "The Spirit of the Mountain", Old Money, New South. Chattanooga Historical Foundation. 
4. ^ "SACS Public Disclosure", Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-27. 
5. ^ "Accrediting Up and Downs", Inside Higher Ed, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. 
6. ^ "Equality Ride Stops at Covenant", Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
7. ^ "Gay activists charged with trespassing at Covenant College in Ga.", Boston Globe, April 2, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 
8. ^ "Soulforce Barred From College Grounds", Dade County Sentinel, April 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. 

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External links

• Covenant College website
  • 50th Anniversary Website
  • WKLT Scots Radio, Covenant's radio station
• Chalmers Center website
• The Bagpipe, Covenant's student newspaper