Events

By Grace Beckner Editor-in-Chief Walden student leaders - Maya Smith, Benise Dunhart, Howard Dodd, and Cie Kelly Just over a year ago, Walden student leaders, Trevecca’s Black student association, dreamt of hosting a safe space for Black business owners to gather on campus. This semester, Maya Smith, a sophomore social work major and events coordinator and secretary for Walden, was able to help make the dream a reality. “We wanted to highlight the successes of Black people, so we chose to have it in Black History Month on purpose,” Smith said. “When people reflect on Black History Month, it’s usually on things associated with slavery or pain or suffering. This wasn’t like that. This was a time for people to celebrate.” On Feb. 23, Walden hosted a Black Renaissa...

By Brooke Reese Students posed at the 2021 Giving Day event Trevecca’s second annual Giving Day is set to take place Tuesday, March 15. The 24-hour campaign offers donors the chance to support academic programs, scholarships, athletics and facilities. Some of the main projects looking to be funded this year include a theater in Jernigan with a video wall where students can watch games, renovations and additions to athletic facilities and academic scholarships. Last year, the inaugural event's initial goal was to engage 500 donors and raise $250,000. The event ended with over 1,200 donors and a collective of $1.2 million.  “I think that one thing last year, I think the world, the Trevecca community at large needed a little bit of hope, and I think we've got a glim...

By Diana Leyva The J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice will be hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness day on campus today, Jan. 27, with Pastor Greg Arthur, pastor at Duneland Community Church of the Nazarene and Director of Development with Free the Girls, a Nazarene nonprofit supporting human trafficking survivors in Africa and Latin America.  Free The Girls is an international non-profit organization which is devoted to aiding sex trafficking survivors with a path to freedom.  “Our goal for true freedom is measured by economic freedom, restored health, social well-being, education, and opportunity for a different, hopeful future,” reads their website. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a Free the Girls overview and  Q&A  with Arthur ...

By Diana Leyva In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Trevecca will be hosting various events, starting on January 15, all leading up to a celebratory chapel service, “A conversation with the Founders of Black History 365”, on Jan 18.  On Saturday, Jan 15, students and volunteers will have the opportunity to serve their community with a church cleaning project at Clairborne Family of Faith Worship Center, from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m.  Students may also create cards for KidPOWER students starting a new semester. Students may pick up supplies being offered outside the Student Development Office or get creative with ideas of their own and drop off the competed cards at a later date. Students will also be able to assist the Urban Farm with a tree planting. The original...