By Matthew Cox Staff Writer Reverend Vant Hardaway of Athens City Schools started off the Tennessee Wesleyan College convocation schedule for the spring semester of 2010. Reverend Hardaway is a well-known person to the community and to the college itself. He was a student here at Tennessee Wesleyan back in the day. He came to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Convocation’
Martin Luther King Day convocation
Posted in Misc., tagged Convocation, Cox on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Martin and Malcolm: The Transition
Posted in Misc., tagged Black History Month, Convocation, Rooker on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Lauryn Rooker Staff Writer On February 11, 2010, a historical convocation took place in Townsend Auditorium. Reverend James Cooper portrayed Malcolm X, while Reverend Archie Smart portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. Through their powerful performance, we were reminded that February is Black History Month, as well as what it is truly about.
Poetry in Motion
Posted in Misc., tagged Bowers, Convocation, Poetry on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Elizabeth Bowers Assistant Editor An exciting event for all lovers of poetry occurred on Thursday, January 28, in the student theater located in Sherman Hall. This convocation was an open-mike hit, where many students—and even a teacher or two—stood in front of the small but significant audience and read a poem or three. Some [...]
Sharing faith through Christian leadership
Posted in Misc., tagged Convocation, Decker, leadership, Review, Rooker on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Lauryn Rooker Staff Writer As the famous singer Toby Mac flowed through speakers in Townsend Hall on October 22, 2009, Dr. Carol Decker presented Tennessee Wesleyan students with one of the most important convocations. If you know Dr. Decker you know that she is all about positivity, and that atmosphere is one of which [...]
The Simple Way: A Fall Religion Lecture
Posted in Misc., tagged Claiborne, Convocation, MacDonald, Religion, Review, Shenberger on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On October 1, Trinity Church was packed with students, staff members, and local church-goers eager to see Shane Claiborne speak. Dr. MacDonald introduced Shane Claiborne by sharing a few biographical facts about him. Shane was born in the small town of Maryville, Tennessee, and once spent ten weeks in Calcutta learning from the magnificent Mother Teresa.