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Trevecca’s student body grows more diverse, reflects a national shift in Christian higher education
8May trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Trevecca’s student body grows more diverse, reflects a national shift in Christian higher education

By Antonia Lopez It was 2020, in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when national news broke about George Floyd’s murder. In the midst of the turmoil surrounding Floyd, Trevecca’s faculty and staff created a council to discuss diversity on campus.  According to Terrence Schofield, associate provost of excellence and reconciliation, Trevecca had the intentionality to create a space for diverse communities to find their space, but they didn’t know how to at the time. “I think what was going on here [at Trevecca], in a PWI, a predominantly white institution, the community here had desires to [create a space for minorities], but they just don't quite know how,” said Schofield.  “That's why I was hired here. I was sent here to be able to add an intentional effort toward w...
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Local collective of nonprofits working to bring food access to neighborhood
30Apr trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Local collective of nonprofits working to bring food access to neighborhood

By Alayna Simons Senior Reporter Closed sign on the front doors of the Dollar General on Murfreesboro Pike. Alayna Simons / TrevEchoes On Dec. 6, 2024, just two and a half weeks before Christmas, the Dollar General on Lafayette St. in Nashville, Tennessee, permanently closed. For some, this may just be another building closing, but for the 6,000 to 7,000 who live in the Napier and Sudekum low-income housing community, this was a major loss due to the lack of resources in the area. “To see it now where we don't have that part of our community, the barriers and how hard it is for people to have access to something that is a basic human need is just so hurtful, painful, and disheartening,” said Amanda Key, co-chair of the health and wellness committee for the Love Thy Neighborhoo...
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New restaurant in Napier Sudekum community makes effort to give back to the community
30Apr trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonline1 Comment
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New restaurant in Napier Sudekum community makes effort to give back to the community

By Alayna Simons On the street where grocery stores have diminished and crime has risen between neighbors, the smell of fried chicken and green beans slips through the weathered door of the restaurant Scrape the Plate. With just a kitchen and a few chairs set out to wait, Amber and Marquise Hill, co-owners of the restaurant, cook and serve food to customers sitting right outside as their youngest son clings to his moms side with his Spiderman hat and crayon drawings.  “I haven’t made a dollar today, but I’ve got a smile on my face because I know what’s to come,” said Hill. In the past year, residents of the Napier Sudekum housing community have experienced significant loss with the closure of the local Dollar General store and the rise of violence in the midst of scarce food...
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Campus closed after a night of severe storms: Officials assessing flooding now
4Apr trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Campus closed after a night of severe storms: Officials assessing flooding now

By TrevEchoes Staff Parker Henningsen/TrevEchoes Trevecca’s campus will be closed on April 3, 2025, due to flooding caused by severe storms that occurred overnight. “There is flooding in UTA. The front main entrance has been closed off and on due to flooding. There has been some flooding in the Annex as well. This is all I can tell you right now, but we’re expecting another round this afternoon,” said Charlie Wilson, security officer. Davidson County was under multiple tornado warnings overnight, with students sheltering from around 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. No tornadoes were reported, but 5.18 inches of rain on campus so far has caused flooding by the university’s main entrance on Murfreesboro Pike and the back roads behind campus by the Urban Farm. What we know: The main entran...
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Students use non-profit pantry to save money on groceries and battle food insecurity
31Mar trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Students use non-profit pantry to save money on groceries and battle food insecurity

By Cara Craton Staff Writer Trevecca students picking out donated groceries from Rebecca’s House located in Trevecca Community Church. Cara Craton/ Trevechoes For Maddie Duda, a freshman majoring in communication studies, moving from Pennsylvania to Tennessee for school meant not only adjusting to a new environment but also taking on new responsibilities. One of those is providing her own groceries, which has become harder after losing access to her car over Christmas break. “It definitely can get stressful because it’s my money and I have to be careful with it so having something like Rebecca’s House takes a little bit of that stress away because it is money that I don’t have to spend, but I’m still getting nourished,” said Duda. Rebecca’s House is a nonprofit food pant...
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Trevecca economics professor speaks with local news, discusses tariffs affecting the community 
31Mar trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Trevecca economics professor speaks with local news, discusses tariffs affecting the community 

By Antonia Lopez Editor-in-Chief Joshua Smith and Nick Beres on the set of “MorningLine”, a Channel 5+ show. News Channel 5 Trevecca Associate Economics Professor Joshua Smith spoke with News Channel 5 on their morning show, MorningLine, regarding President Trump’s tariffs and how that may affect residents of Tennessee’s pockets.  Smith joined journalist Nick Beres, the show’s host, to discuss and answer questions regarding tariffs after President Trump announced an extra 25% tariff on aluminum and steel worldwide. “A tariff is a tax on imported goods. That means anything not made in the United States could be subject to that, and as it comes in the United States, there's an added fee that applies to those products that have to be paid by either the buyer or the seller,...
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Trevecca welcomes Lieutenant Wesley Neely as new director of campus security
31Mar trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Trevecca welcomes Lieutenant Wesley Neely as new director of campus security

By Kaleel Stewart Staff Writer Lt. Wesley Neely posing for a headshot on Feb. 17, 2025. Hannah Somboon/Trevecca Marketing Trevecca Security has a new officer on staff from the Mt. Juliet police department. Lieutenant Wesley Neely, Director of Campus Security, started on Feb. 17 and will be responsible for overseeing the university’s safety operations. Greg Dawson, who has served for eight years as Director of Campus Security has decided to take a step back to focus on family and has now become a first shift officer and will focus on training and developing Trevecca’s security team. Neely worked with Security Chief James Hambrick at the Mt. Juliet police department and was contacted by him about the job at Trevecca.  “He [Hambrick] called me, he just basically sai...
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Campus security makes efforts to educate staff and students on active shooter protocols
3Mar trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonline1 Comment
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Campus security makes efforts to educate staff and students on active shooter protocols

By Kaleel Steward Staff Writer Trevecca students leaving Boone Convocation Center after chapel on Feb. 13, 2025. Parker Henningsen/ TrevEchoes In light of recent tragic events at Antioch High School, campus security is improving its efforts to educate students and faculty on active shooter protocols. Chief Security Officer James Hambrick said the university has a standard emergency operation procedure in the event of an active shooter, but the specifics are not publicly disclosed for security reasons. On Jan. 22, an Antioch High School student killed one person and injured another one. It is the second shooting at a Nashville school since 2023. On Mar. 27, 2023, a shooter killed six people, including Trevecca alum Katherine Koonce, the head of The Covenant School. Securit...
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University president mourns close friend, founder of Equal Chance for Education
18Feb trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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University president mourns close friend, founder of Equal Chance for Education

By Jasmin Enriquez Martinez Staff Writer Dr. Michael Spalding speaking on the message and purpose of Equal Chance for Education for his website. Dan Boone viewed Michael Spalding as more than just a work partner. He was a friend. Boone recalls the first time he met Spalding after funding a student’s college education who had no access to financial aid. After witnessing that student’s journey, Boone felt compelled to do more. That’s when he met his longtime friend, Mike. Spalding, the founder of Equal Chance for Education, an organization that has provided scholarships to more than 500 Tennessee students who are first-generation immigrants, died on Dec. 11, according to his obituary in The Tennessean. ECE was founded in 2014 and offers students up to a $25,000 scholarship ...
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Trevecca graduates benefit from alumni scholarships when attending graduate school at alma mater
13Feb trevechoesonline's avatarBy trevechoesonlineNo Comments
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Trevecca graduates benefit from alumni scholarships when attending graduate school at alma mater

By Maven McGregory Staff Writer Lauren Steinbrook/TrevEchoes Information detailing how to apply to graduate programs according to Trevecca’s website. Trevecca currently offers 24 graduate programs and officials are working to be sure undergraduate students are aware of graduate school options at Trevecca and how to fund them after graduation. For in-state students, the Tennessee Hope Scholarship can now be used for 5 years, meaning it can help cover the cost of several Trevecca graduate programs as many of them are 12-15 months long. The scholarship provides $5,700 for full time students. Additionally, Trevecca’s Graduate Alumni Scholarship offers eligible alumni a 10% tuition discount to programs except the Physician Assistant and Doctor of Pharmacy programs. “C...
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