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By Wes Sharpe Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Isaiah Henderson Isaiah Henderson has been serving and protecting the Trevecca community for over a year as a member of the security team. But when he’s not on campus patrolling, he spends his time podcasting about his favorite NFL team, the Denver Broncos. “I started off podcasting doing an online ministry and had the tools set up. I had the idea to launch this podcast with [Jonny Baki], and we have been doing it for a little over two years now,” said Henderson. The podcast is called “Nothing Rhymes Podcast,” which he co-hosts with his best friend, Johnny Baki. Both friends are huge fans of the Denver Broncos and decided to share their passion with the world. “This podcast has made it possible for us to create new friends who...

By Abigail Allen Staff Writer Trevecca’s faculty and administration participated in active shooter training over the summer in response to the reality of mass shooting incidents. Roughly 500 mass shootings have occurred so far in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The archive also reported that the number of mass shooting incidents in the U.S. has increased by 46 percent from 2019 to 2020. Lena Hegi Welch, dean of the school of arts and social sciences, was among those who participated in the training. “They took us into different classrooms on campus and talked about how a teacher in each classroom could protect students,” said Welch. “It heightened my awareness of what to do if I were on campus with an active shooter.” The training was designed to suppor...

By Claudia Villeda Online media editor New faculty member Justin Jose joined Trevecca this semester as director of leadership and community engagement.  The director of leadership and community engagement is a reimagined role from the previous community engagement and reconciliation position held, said Megan McGhee, associate dean of student life.  “When Dr. Brodrick Thomas left Trevecca last year, we had just reimagined his role to be what this role is now. So there are elements of what Dr. Thomas did when he was on campus, but there are some new aspects to it as well,” said McGhee. There are four main aspects of this position: serving as sponsor for the diversity committee, working with community engagement initiatives, leadership development and overseeing ...

By Miriam Rixon Photo provided by Trevecca Marketing Promoting diversity training for students, assisting campus leaders in creating diversity initiatives and serving as an advisor on diversity issues to faculty, staff and students will be some of Terrance Schofield's responsibilities. But first, he wants to get to know the campus community. Schofield, who was hired over the summer to fill the newly established role of associate provost for mission excellence and reconciliation, is spending time better understanding the campus community and its needs around diversity. Schofield went on to what he calls his "listening tour" as he first stepped into his new role. This looked like speaking to students, faculty and other organizations at Trevecca, which has so far included...