! THE MAGAZINE OF COVENANT COLLEGE

ntents 1 Campus News

Frank Bmcks e>-.µmsive vision.

4 Ten Weeks in SloVct<ia Uf e al U ofTmava: Covenant!:; firsL study mesLer in Slovakia.

7 Sports News The Lady oLS surged ahead while Lhe mens Learn r oughL injuries.

a What's a Nice Christian Uke You Daina in business? Alw1mi in business bring 011ist imo Lhe rnarketplace.

13 Alumni Upclmes and phoLos of alumni.

Tak~-; •'j~ok at the View, the new quarterly magazine of Covenant College. It's our

gift to you. We want it to be informative, refreshing, engaging and entertaining. We

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"In all things ... Christ Pre-eminent"

the

SPRING 1998 The quarterly magazine of Covenant

College, the college of the Presbyterian Church in America

P11blished by the Development Office Director D.C. Dreger Editor Denis Fogo Contributing writers Krue Brock '92 D.C. Dreger Denis Fogo Jessica laRose, swdent Ryan SLeinbrecher, student Alumni notes coordinator Dana Hopson, student Copy editors Mary (Belz '68) Kaufmann Karen (NeWLon '89) Fogo Designer Swiger AssociaLes, Greenville, S.C.

Contact the editor at Edilor, The View Covenam CoUege 14049 Scenic Highway LookouL ML, GA 30750-4164 Phone: (706) 820-1572, e..xL 1233 Fax: (706) 820-0893 Email: Lheview@covenam.edu

Send ah.anni notes to Alumni DireclOr Covenanl CoUege 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout ML, GA 30750-4164 Phone: (706) 820-1572, exL 1649 Fax: (706) 820-0893 Email: alumni@covenanLedu

© Covenam College, 1998. Articles ma)' be reprimed wiLh pennission of Lhe ediLor. Covenalll College complies with federal and slate requiremems for nondiscriminaLion on Lhe basis of age, race, color, gender, handicaps, or naLional or eLhnic origin in Lhe administralion of iLS policies and programs.

"In all things ... Chrisl Pre-eminent"

Campus News

VP of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Chosen

Two experienced educators have been chosen Lo lead Covenant College's academic program, blending fresh ideas w1th traditional strengths

Robert LiuleJohn , PhD , of Lynchburg, V1rg1111a. will be v1Ce president for academic affa1 rs and Jeffrey Hall, Ed.D., associate professor of eclucat1on at Covenant, will be de-an of faculL}. President Frank Brock announced Dr icholas Barker, professor of English al Covenant, previous!} held both positions for a remarkable 25 years. L1LtleJohn and Hall will begin July 1, 1998

"Covenant conducted the most extensive facult} search m Its history receivmg over 130 mqumes and more than 35 completed applicauons for the posit1ons," Brock said "We are pleased to have such qualified individuals take respons1b1liL) for academic leadership at Covenant This gives us someone from the faculty and someone from outside, which 1s a real advantage," Brock added

"Both Dr. UttleJohn and Dr Hall have proven themselves as talented admm1strators They are godly, Christian men with a passion for the mission of Covenant It is a testimony LO the growth of Covenant that the responsibilnies of academic leadership now require two 1ncl1viduals 1t 1s a testimony to the grace of God that these men are willmg to offer their considerable talents to Covenant," Brock concluded

Littlejohn is headmaster of New Covenant Schools m Lynchburg, Va The schools, which he founded m 1991, take a classical approach to educauon emphas121ng learn mg skills, cult1vat1ng rational thinking and buildmgspeakmgancl wnt1ng skills withm the framework of a Christian worldv1ew. He also consults with groups wishing to establish similar schools.

UuleJohn prev10usly served for 12 years at Liberty Universny in Lynchburg, Va. He began as an assistant bwlogy professor, was promoted to associate clean of the College of Ans and Sciences and concluded his ume at Liberty as director of the Honors Program

Hall has been an associate professor of eel ucation at Covenant since 1994 . He is also director of Covenant's master of education program Previously he was elementary principal and curriculum coordina10r at Chauanooga Christian School

Probasco Alumni House 1s completed The building wi ll be dedicated May 5

Phase I of Maclellan Residence Hall continues to take shape and 1s on schedule to house ninety-two students this fall Groundbreaking for Ashe Act1v1t1es Center 1s expected this month and the facility should be finished next winter

Ubrary assistants Kimberly CDurrell '86) Redpath and Shari

(Rulon '96) Moses display a book bearing the new

commemorative bookplate. Last year's bookplate program raised $13,500 for library

acquisitions.

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Harry Pinner and Scott Raymond were promoted late last year by President Frank Brock upon consultation with representatives of the board Harry Pinner 1s now vice president of planning and Scott Raymond 1s vice president of student affairs.

• The water was green and cold 1n Covenant's pool. but that didn't stop student John Simpson from getting in some kayaking practice last January.

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In 1998 Frank Brock celebrates

the tenth anniversary of his

appointment as president of

Covenant College. The following

article was originally published in

The Chattanooga Times,

December 12.1997

rank Brock d1dn'L follow Lhe usual academic or church career Lo become Lhe head of a Christian college. BuL Lhen Lhe school he direcLs, Covenam College, prides iLSelf on noL being in the mold of mosL oLher liberal ans schools.

Affilimed wiLh Lhe PresbyLerian Church of Amenca, CovenanL is dedicaLed Lo providing iLs studenLS a ChrisLian worldV1ew mall subJeCLS. Brock, who lefL his famtlys candy business in Lhe mid-1980s, is a strong believer in Covenams mission . When his family sold Lhe business, he donated his share Lo a chariLable Lrust-half of which would go Lo Covenam upon his deaLh.

The 42-year-old school, which relocaLed Lo LookouL Moumain in 1964, has doubled iLs enrollmem since Brock became presidem a decade ago. The school is curremly in Lhe midsL of iLS biggesL fundraising d1ive ever-a $24 million capiLal campaign Lo add anoLher residence hall, activiLies cenLer, visiLors cemer, and scholarships.

Brock Lalked Lo reponer Dave Flessner abouL Covenam College and his vision for Lhe future:

When you were firsL appoimed presidem al Covenam, Lhe school had abouL 4 70 studenLs. Today you have 996 , and you're building more dom1 space. Why are you growing?

A: I have a strong convicLion LhaL if you provide a superior educaLion, studems will come. Covenam provides a unique educaLion LhaL is grounded in Lhe Reformed ChrisLian faith and Lakes academic pursuiLs very se1iously. Covenam is Lhe place for sLudems who know Lhey cannoL afford to sacrifice eiLher academic

excellence or a comprehensive Christian worldview while receiving Lheir education.

How large would you like Covenant to become?

A: Size has never been Lhe real goal. But we've often talked abouL a LoLal enrollmem of 1,300 students wiLh 900 in residence. We've Lried to keep our focus on delivering a good educaLion, and I Lhink that involves skills, knowledge and values thaL are necessary Lo continue Lo grow and develop as a responsible person.

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Tuition and fees generate 48 percent of the colleges $13.6 million budget. What are your tuition and fees and how have they been growing?

A: Our annual tuition is $12,550, and the average room and board fee is $3,910. Our rates are slightly below comparable private, liberal ans colleges, and we strive Lo keep our costs under control. But there is no substitute for faculty interaction and quality Leachmg LhaL we want

to provide our studems. Our studenHo-faculty ratio 1s 15 to 1 and we want to contmue Lo emphasize our Leaching programs above all else.

How much financial aid do you proVlde7

A: Over 90 percent of our students receive some type of financial assistance. College-funded grams and scholarships totaled $3 million last year.

The "Step Ahead" campaign is trying Lo raise $24 million. How much have you raised so far?

A: We have gifts and pledges of $14 m1llion to date.

You started the Quest program in 1985 Lo provide degree compleuon for stmlenLs working in the communny How has that grown7

A: We no\\ have about 1 70 students enrolled in Quest and we think n provides us a good opponunny to offer

some of our programs Lo the -+0,000 people in the Chattanooga area who sLaned but didn't finish college and are now working in a vanety of fields We also offer Quest programs in Cleveland, Tennessee, and Dalton, Georgia-we're planning Lo go Lo Rome, Georgia, too

How do you measure the success of your graduates7

A: One alumna 1 am most proud of graduated years ago and had a Downs syndrome child She said Covenant prepared her for the child lls the greatest compliment you can get Sure, you can get a great JOb and make lots of money and many of our graduates do.

Our alumm survey 111d1cates that most of our graduates stay married, are leaders in their churches and are mvolved m helpmg the poor and disadvantaged in Lhelf commumues. Those are preuy good measures of success. ~

A Covenant Legacy The legacy of Covenant's heritage is being passed on to new generations of young people-academi ca lly, s piri tuall y

and emoti onally-t.hrough teaching "in all th ings ... Chris t pre-eminent." Each of us has an opportunity to leave a personal legacy, too , jus t as Dora Maclellan Brown did when she created the t rust that helped fund the Dora Macle llan Brown Memorial Chapel. Others have left a legacy for Covenant through a bequest in their will.

A wi ll is a powerful document, allowing many people to make the biggest gift of their lives lo Covenant by designating the college as a beneficiary of their estates. H you don't have a will, please consider draftin g one wi th th e help of your attorney; if you have a wi ll please consider including Covenant.

For more informati on about leaving a legacy in your will or for a copy of ou r dompl imentary boo kle t "What to Do Before Drafting or Reviewing Your Will," please contact:

D.C. Dreger Director of Development Covenant College 14049 Scenic Highway Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164

Phone: (706) 820-1572 ext. 1229 Fax: (706) 820-0893

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Email· d rege;r@covenanL.edu

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Ten Weeks in

1xtccn students sll1d1ed al Tma\'a Urnvcrz1ta last fall dunng Covenant's first stud} semester 111 Slo\'ak1a Faculty members Krue Brock '92

and David Hoover '68 and their families spent fi\'e weeks each \\'1th the students. Mike I lard ie '93, Covcnarn's director of expcnenual -;tud1es, spent ten days \\'llh the group.

Cross-cultural expcnences became a graduation requirement for all ne\, Cmenant sLUdents 111 the fall of 199-t lhe cross-cultural requirement 'was pan of Co\'enant's attracuon for me, e,:pla111s lo\'ak team member Ryan

Leinbrcchcr, a sophomore 111 elemental') education lrom Columbia, South Carol111a LI\ 111g cross-cultural I} "g1\'es you a stronger under·tand111g of faith \\'hen commumcauon isn't always possible, you ha,·e to rel} on C.od," she adds Be111g out of their element was ,1

stretch111g expenence for the students. ·we had to de,·elop a sense or communny and learn ho" to work together and handle problems," Ste111brechcr says

The following report was compiled from a fax b) Krue Brock and a Bagpipe article by Jessica LaRose and Ryan Ste111brecher

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1a Tmava Untverzita. We average three or four miles of walking daily-its JUSt the way people get around. Many of us stop al the local potrnv111y (grocery store) to get some juice, pastries, and yogurt to get us through our three-hour class.

During the last five minutes of class, we all wait anxiously to see 1f the daily stack of mail mcludes anything for us. Some are pleasanlly surprised; others expenence the same let dovm rece1\'ed when looking imo a dark, empty mailbox al Covenant At 11 30 we gather LO read through Acts and pray. Some students have a second class from 1:30 to 2:30, and most

of us take Slovak language and hiswry from 2:30 to 4:10.

Then we walk imo Lown to eat at one of ten or more restaurams. We can choose from a fine dining meal for four dollars LO a twenty-five cem hot dog. We purchase with Slovak crowns-­thirty-four to the dollar. At the begmnmg of the semester we had many fine d111ing e::...7Jeriences, umil we realized that the money we saved eating hot dogs could be used for travel on the weekends.

Our ll\·es 111 Slovakia are nch, strctch111g, awkward, wonderful, and full. We h\'e at the edge of town 111 a build mg built du1ing the CommumsL regime We wash our clothes by the "stomp-and-hang" method, and since 1L 1s now cold, the hanging 1s happen mg

Corrie Rantal picks a bouquet of flowers in Salzburg, Austria.

On our walk home we stop by the groce1;, sLOre Lo buy supper which usually consists of freshly baked bread and cheese or noodles. On Wednesday nights one suite of girls cooks dinner for the group. The three guys have clean-up duty. After dinner, we tackle our assignments, which generally take four to fi,·e hours, including study

all over our radiator-heated rooms Six women IJVe 111 a room wuhout much space for anything else There is a lot of "LOgether" Lime.

Alan11 clocks start nnging at 6:30 so eveiyone can get a shower. With six girls per bathroom, hitting the snooze button is not an option. Our bathrooms are actually two rooms: a closet with a toilet and another room for the sink and "shower"-a hose to spray o[ with while standing in an oversized smk.

Cultural 1 leiitage of the West class starts at 8:45, but we leave our don11 around 8:00 for our mile-and-a-half walk LO

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breaks and irnerruptions from roommates and Slovak f1iends. The pace is hard but rewarding.

Our weekends stan on Thursday and are usually spent traveling to countries including Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, and Italy. The school includes three nips in the package: Auschwitz, Poland; Budapest, Hungary; and Prague, Czech Republic. When we're not traveling as a group, we split up and go sightseeing in any country we want. We travel by bus, train, boat, thumb, and car. These trips have been great. Due LO an unexpected discoum on our rooms, we will take a five-day t1ip to Florence, Rome, and Venice. This

Standing, left to right: Mcnina Valdez, Ty Willison, Rebecca Bomer, Darcee Nevin, Jen Green, Jennifer DeHaan, Kristen Sandhoff, Jason Wood, Scharlie Frame, Steve Rowe, Rachel Tilley, Carrie Echerd. Sitting, left to right: Mike Hardie, Ryan Steinbrecher, Megan Brandon, Corrie Ranta!, Jocelyn Davis, Jessica LaRose.

mp will be especially helpful m developing relauonsh1ps because eleven Slovak students will come with us.

On Sunday evenings we gather aljohn '80 and Kathy (Armes '78) l esondak's for worship and a meal. They are serving God in Slovakia long-tem1, workmg with students, caring for the people here, and much more . They have been a wonderful "backbone" for us all-a home. We try to bnng Slovak friends on Sunday mghts. Catholicism is the dominant religious tradition here .

As you can tell, we have been exposed to a very different routine. We work hard to "live nghtly". There are no qwet places, so we have to be ready al any lime for a qmet moment of reflection. The Lord has been gracious.

We are some of the first Americans LO "land" in Tmava for an extended visit, so we sense some respons1b1hty There may be some who think we are here Lo buy stuff, d1ink beer, play, think !Jule, and use the town for our owi1 ga111. We want to

come 111 the name ofjesus and do all Lh111gs with excellence as unto the Lord We wanl Lo serve the people here. We have been warmly welcomed-and we have worked agamsl the stereotype of Amencan college students

Leam111g about Slovak culture 1s wonderful. Our classroom extends beyond our one-build111g umversny mto the culture all around us. Leam111g, growmg, and maturallon are happemng. Opportunity Lo bwld fnendsh1ps o curs 111 our donnitory The building houses high school and college students eager to meet us and learn about Amenca. They are very surprised that Americans would want to live 111 Slovakia.

We are growing as a group and as 111d1viduals. Even though there are unexpected circumstances and llymg limes, the struggles bring us closer together and closer Lo God , '1-

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Students Count on Fully Funded Scholarship Program

Hundreds of alumni, parents, friends and churches are nsmg Lo help meet the challenges Lh aL face CovenanL and its studems. BuL more needs to be done Ill Lhe next few momhs.

More Lhan $1.2 million has been given to support scholarship programs this academic year as the college stn\'es to prepare young people Lo be reforming 111f1uences 1n all walks of life This includes approx1matel} $800,000 111 unrestricted scholarship fund gifts and $-+00,000 111 gifts Lo designated scholarship funds

In add1uon, $9-t,000 has been given to the enclo\\ment fund lll support of scholarships The most recent is a $50,000 endowed scholarship fund created mjanuar} Lo provide sc.holarsh1ps Lo students who have a physical or sensor} d1sabtl1tr that is hkel} Lo conunue indcfinllei} (sec 1ephibosheLh arucle belo,,)

But the Lola! amount required to full} fund Lhe annual scholarship program is 'i,3 million The unrestricted fund 1s runrnng behind lasL year. \\'llh enrollmem mcrcasecl LO nearl} 1,000 studenLs, there 1s an increased need for sc.holarsh1ps .rnd f111ancial aid

The col leges fiscal year ends June 30

Mephibosheth Scholarship to Aid Disabled Students

An endowed scholarship fund for physically

challenged students has been established by Fellowshtp

Homes of HawLhome, Ne,, Jersey The $50,000 gift

will f-lmd the Mephiboshcth Scholarship.

The scholarship was created in l 987 by the late Peter

De Kone, a successful businessman who was disabled.

He established the fund in graLnudc for all that God

had done for him and to share the blessing he had

received. The fund is named forjonathans crippled son,

Mephibosheth , who dined at Kmg Davids Lable as

recoumed in ll Samuel 9.

A port.ion of the investmem mcome wi 11 be used each

year Lo provide financial aid LO a student or students

with physical or sensory disabilities that are likely to

conLinue. Students must auend Covenam full Lime as

regular students and meeL the same academic

requirements Lhatapply LO all slUdents receiving financial

aid. The scholarship can also be used Lo replace earnings

that other students would receive from a pan-Lime job.

Covenam is one of fifleen colleges and seminaries

across the country participating in the scholarship

progi·am.

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Covenant's Madrigal Dinner is "one of the hottest Yuletide tickets 1n the Chattanooga area" according to the Chattanooga Free Press The traditional pageant and dinner has been directed by music Professor John Hamm since 1969. Tammy (Greschel '93) and Bill Higgins '81 presided as Lady and Lord of the feast Photo by Free Press photographer David Humber.

Professor Ashlock

Books by Faculty Robert B. Ashlock E1Tor Patterns in Computation, sevemh edition, 1998, Premice-Hall , Inc. First printed in 1972, Professor Ashlocks e>-..l)anded sevemh edition instructs mathematics teachers in how to detect patterns in the errors their students make.

E. Calvin Beisner Where Garden Meets Wilderness: Evangelical EnLJy into the E11vim11me11tal Debate, 1997, Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. "No one in Ameiica today can ignore environ­mentalism as a public issue. Il permeates discussion in the media, the schools, Lhe political arena, and even our churches. This

... "c,uu• .,. ... uno tin1ely volume clarifies the issues at stake in the THl f'NVU.OfHll-NJAl 01:• AT.f

~ C "1.VIN !IEISNl:ll environmental debate by detailing the history of the evangelical environmentalist movement and

e>-..l)loring both iLs weaknesses and its strengLhs," Wm. B. Eerdrnans Pub. Co.

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Lady Scots' Clark Leads NAIA in Scoring

The Lady Seals finished 117 third place Ill the TVAC with a record of 17-7 overall and 13-5 117 Lhe conference They are sevenLh 111 the nauon 117 team sconng. The team had a smng of resounding victories and Kri Ly Clark played a crucial role m the teams domll7ance The sophomore led Lhe AJA Ill sconng wnh 615 poillls and 101 three-pointers , averaging 26.7 po117LS per game. Her 85 percent free thro,\ average earned her the SI\Lh spot Ill the nauon for free thrO\\ shooung ':,he <;cored her l ,OOOth career po117L-as a sophomore-on February 6 aga117sl Cl111ch Valley he ended the season with 1,163 career poi Ills

The Lady cots Look on local m al Tennessee Temple at Scotland CounJmua11 13th CoYcnanL had an 8-poinL lead at half Lime and

conunued on Lo a 91-69 \'!CLO!) Covenant shot +7 percem from the field and 81 percelll from the free throw lllle Twms Cry Lal and hariLy Ander on both e\celled Crystal comnbutcd 6 pomts, 9 rebounds.+ steals, 3 assists and no fouls while Chamy added 1-+ po11lls, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals.

.&. 1113 Kristy Clark, the NAIA's top scorer.

Injuries Plague Men's Basketball

The ScoLs baskeLball Learn, wiLh a 9-15 record overall and a 8-10 record in Lhe TVAC conference, limped Lhrough Lhe season wiLh numerous injuries. Junior Jake Walls suffered a season-ending fracture Lo his lefL foot early in the Tennessee Temple game. Junior transfer Mark Fields was already sidelined wiLh a knee injury. The ScoLs' leading scorer was Brian Court wiLh 17. 7 poi.ms per game. Matt Davis led in rebounds wiLh 7.4 per game. The Scots led Lhe conference in Learn free Lhrows al 76 percem. Brian Court placed third in Lhe conference wiLh a free throw average of 84 percem.

-Compiled from Bagpipe sportS coverage.

1132 Cedric Thomas shoots against ·

Tennessee Wesleyan.

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sian markets shudder as Japanese bankmg and Fmance Mm1sLry scandals are exposed. Hospital corporauon giant HCNColumbia

is accused or "systemic" rraucJ Arnencan execuuves sealing deals with Russian panners discover their comracts are noL wonh the paper they are pnmed on I lundreds or m1n1stnes and colleges entrust million dollars Lo the New Era foundauon, descnbed by the FBI as the largest Ponzi scam m the history of Amencan philanthropy. ew Eras founder is semenced Lo pnson ror 82 counts of fraud and related charges.

A crisis of ethics Business around the world 1s m a cns1s or ethics. Ch1istian workers face difficult moral decisions that could piL them

agamsL their supenors and colleagues. Their ch01ce LO obey ChnsL at the office LOday could cost them their jobs tomorrow.

The business world 1s called a "jungle," a "dog-eat-dog world," a place where those who will not "go for the jugular" will noL last long. Whal we do not hear is that the marketplace relies on a foundation of ethics LO function.

"Business has a vested mLeresL m vmue. IL cannot go forward ... without a highly motivated and virtuous work commurnty. lt cannot endure wiLhoUL leaders and colleagues in whom many key virtues are internalized," writes Michael Novak in his book, Business as a Calling (page 115).

Ethics---equilibrium or absolutes? So where do you produce ethical business people-in college? ln Why Amctica Doesn't Work, Chuck Colson repeals

pan of a lecture he gave at Harvard Business School: "You can't teach ethics here because you don't believe there are moral laws. But there are moral lawsjusL as certain

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as Lhere are physical laws. We are simply unwilling Lo admit it because it interferes wiLh our desire LO do whaLever we please, and doing whaL we please has become Lhe supreme virtue of our socieLy," (p.61).

Covenant business Professor David Hoover '68 described the average secular universiLy's defimnon of elhics as balancing economic and social issues. Elhics are not based on principles or absolULes. The goal is Lo keep equilibrium, to stay clean enough to prevern suiLs, fines or bad publicity from gelling in the way of making money

Hoover came to Covenant Len years ago from Miami University's business school-the nation's sevemh largest. His colleagues considered a move Lo a small Southern Christian liberal ans college "career suiode," buL he came because "I was frnsLraLed LhaL I could noL share Lhe Lhmgs that I felt were most imponant for my students because of the separanon of church and slate. 1 wanted my lifenme of productivity to advance the Kingdom," he says.

Groups of two or three students huddle LOgether in Hoover's small business ethics class in Mills Hall

Business Professor David Hoover '68 wants his students to enter the marketplace as "salt that inhibits decay and light that exposes darkness."

grappling with real-life case studies from Lhe business world:

"A customer calls and asks if you have a pan m stock. Although you do not , ll can be quickly ordered from a warehouse across town . Your boss insLructs you Lo tell the customer Lhat Lhe pan 1s 111 stock. Whal do you tell Lhe customer?"

"As a travel agent, you can win a free tnp by selling vacauon packages at a cenmn resort. The resort may noL be the besL choice for your customers Do you encourage your clients Lo wke Lhe package which 1s to your bendtL or share other opuons w1Lh them 7"

AfLer a shon discussion, each group explains iLs dec1s1011 LO Lhe resL of Lhe class. The sLudems also d1ssecL eLh1cal problems drawn from Lhe pages of toda} 's Wall Stn:cl

Scott Parish. Jason Trimiew, Seth Toner and Josh Hager wrestle with real-

)ot1rnal. Hoover gave an example of an

unethical business pracuce Lo his class from his O\\ n e,perience builclmg houses clunng Lhe summers. l le clescnbes how he was promised a shipmenL of windows on a specific day and scheduled subcomractors LO come on Lhat expeCLaLion. A larger company needed the windows and the supplier gave his "promtsed " wmdows Lo Lhe larger cliem.

Hoover also teaches a bus111ess world case studies ethics module LO working adulL in business ethics class. sLUdems 111 QuesL's bachelor of

organizational management degree. They bring first-hand accounts of cLhical dilemmas to class.

"Some Quest students have LOlcl me that during the ethics module they have had flashbacks of clec1s1ons Lhey made as managers which were wrnng," he says. Some quiL jobs over eth teal issues because they d tel noL have Lhe skills or understandmg to confrom an unethical supervisor. Forty percem of his Quest sLUdents' final case sLUdies arc marked "confidenual" because Lhey concern ethical dilemmas Lhe students are facing on the JOb.

Hoover's goal is for students Lo "have a biblical perspective on why people should do business as a vocation-a cal ling of God." ln addition to hav111g the conceptual and Lechnical skills necessary to compeLe in the business world, he wants them LO have "godly discernment. " "Business ethics goes a long way towards helping sLUdents be more discerning in a godly manner,"

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he says. I !is prayer 1s that his students will go 1rno the marketplace as "sail that mh1b1Ls decay and light LhaL exposes darkness."

The rollowing is a look at how some Covenant graduates have brought ChnsL 1mo the marketplace with them:

Todd Crusey prepares a cappucino at Greyfriar's

Good to the last bean Grcyrnar's 1s not a coffee and doughnut shop The

gourmet coffeehouse 1s popular with downtown Chauanooga's proress1onals c.lunng the day and students and couples m the cvcrnngs. Grcyrnar's opened eighteen momhs ago wnhm walking chstancc or the popular tounst auracuon, Lhe Tennessee Aquanum Both partners m the busmcss have attended CovenanL

Ian Goodman , pnnc1pal partner, is fimshmg his bachelor's 111 organizauonal management. His partner, Todd Crusey, 1s work111g on an English degree

Goodman pndes h1mselr m choosing the besL coffees and Leas from around the v\ oriel He won Hrst place in the 1996 oULheasLern Bari.sta compcuuon, a tesL or coffee knowledge and tasung hosted by the industry.

One temptation in the coffee industry is ror distributors or retailers to sell mrenor coffee beans at high pnces by telling customers thaL they are from a supe1ior region or estate, Goodman says. The tcmptauon-and profits­can be great since premium beanssuchasKonaorJamaican Blue Mou main can sell ror several times the p1ice orlesser­pri.zed beans.

"Since the maJori.ty of coffee drinkers can'L tell by tasnng whether a coffee was grown In Ecuador, Brazil or Columbia, when we say that the coffee was grown al a specific estate or region, they have to take us at our word," Goodman explains.

Being brought up in a Christian home and studying al

Covenam makes Lhe ethical decisions faced by a struggling, young business owner easy, Goodman says. He credits his partner as a source of accountability as well, giving Greyf nar's an added layer of protection against any unethical practices.

Real ethics coll Smith '85 1s a Realtor m the Baltimore area. He

says the greatest LempLanon 111 real esLaLe is lying to buyers about the cond1uon of a property or lying Lo sellers about services you promised Lo provide. Agents can say thaL they listed or adverused a property and Lhe seller cannot easily check up on ll, he explams.

"I find that the eas1esL Lhmg is to be up from and honest. I don't give excuses. lf I forgot to do something I prom1Sed to do, l JUSl tell my client. I'm trymg to build a long-term career, so shon-term dec1s1ons that benefit me quickly aren't wonh it. A career 1s built on truth," Smith says.

"l find Lruth so 1mponam m what I do," he continues, explarnmg LhaL even berng LruLhf ul with his children is 1rnportam because 1f he begins bemg less than truthful with them, he wHl eventually treaL his clients the same way

Sm 1th left another real estate agency about eighteen months ago after reahzmg that "mtegri.Ly was noL honored" at the company. Dending buyers and sellers and degrading women was tolerated, and he became known as the company's "Pal Boone."

Smnh 1s ·wi.lling to put his customer's needs before his company's. Recently, after consulting with a woman who was considering selling her home, he could tell thaL the woman was more auached Lo the home than even she realized. He said, "You know what, I'm not sure you should sell this house." He even wem the extra mile by suggesting

Scott Smith '85: "Hall-marks of my practice will be integrity, above-and­beyond service, and a desire to see Christ's kingdom realized."

some space-saving and minor remodeling ideas thaL could make the home beLLer suited Lo her family

Smith has a mission and vision Slatemem for his business. Excerpts from the sLatemem include: "I wi.ll develop my career ,vith a long-term perspective ... not only professionally but in influencing the industry and my cliems as l seek to apply God's Word in every area of business and to fulfill my call as a reconciler to the world.

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... All members of the team Wlll serve clients wnh a servant's heart .... Hallmarks of my pracuce wi.11 be integrity, above-and-beyond service, and a desire Lo see Christs kingdom realized."

Smith tries Lo be a reconciler in the area of racism. When working wi.th a Christian seller whose motivation for moving is a neighborhood's changing racial mix, he explains why it is important for whites noL Lo leave the area-especially Christians. 'They want Lo be reconciled to God, but not to their neighbors," he says.

Building on integrity In the rough-and-tumble world of construcuon, Mark

Barker '84, owner ofMWB Construction, comes m contact wi.th "liars, thieves, con men, ex-cons-all of them." Barker's twelve-year-old business, based m Black Mountain, Nonh Carolina, builds high-end custom homes in $500,000 to $2 million price range.

Having rules seL "in black and white," and an honest, principled bookkeeper are key Lo staying ethical m business, he said. The ethical problems in his field range from employees submiLLing exaggerated time sheets Lo subtler issues such as "shopping bids."

"I've had people want Lo 'shop bids,"' which Barker describes as a vendor asking what his competitor's bid was and promising to beat iL. Barker considers the practice LOO close Lo outright bid rigging, and although "some people wouldn't give iL a second thought," he tells his vendors and subcontractors to "give me your best shot the first Lime."

Barker was a business major wi.th a minor in Bible al Covenant. He said that his Covenant education was a good basis for dealing in business wi.Lh integrity. "If you're

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a Chnsuan, you wi.11 want LO live ethically, if you're a Chnsuan busmessman, then you'll want Lo do busmess ethically," he concludes.

Ethics in the fast lane Missy (Aeschliman '86) Loch.stam.pfor has a need for speed She spent nme years as a promotions manager at CNN, the cable network known for msLamly arriving at any hot spot around the world . last year she became promouons director for the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The roar of cars racing around the track can be heard m the background as she desc1ibes her view of being a Christian in a fast-paced business.

Her only ethical quandaries at CNN concerned promoung cenain advenisers' products that she could not endorse because of her Christian beliefs. Once or

Missy <Aeschliman '86) Lochstampfor has a need for speed (shown with her husband, Michael '86).

twi.ce she declined Lo work on a promotion for a product­such as a movie she felt had no redeeming value.

She was surpnsed Lo find her colleagues in the racing industry Lo be rather conservative and include many Christians. A number of NASCAR drivers are Ch1istians, including Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waluip, she says. Several ministries are involved wi.Lh the drivers and fans, Lochstampfor adds. Although she does have Lo work five or six Sundays per year, services are held on race Sundays in three Lems on the 800-acre complex.

Lochstampfor was an economics major al Covenant. She commends Covenant for being 1igorous academ ically,

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Leaching her Lo think logically, and providing her with a Ch1istian worldview. he credi ts her Bible and philosophy professors for giving her "something Lo hang on Lo, Lo remember why we are here on this earth . l think l make a difference Lo the people l work wiLh. I CllJOY ,Nhat [ do, anc.l do iL LO the best of 111)' abillly," she concludes.

Undivided commi tment "lntegmy doesn't necessanly endear you Lo other

people," Prestdem Brocksaid recemlyinchapel. He quoted Ph1!tpp1ans 2:-+, "Each of you should look not only Lo rour own 1merests, but also to the 111Lerests of others." He explamed that imegmy is denved from bemg "undivided inourcommitmcnt Lo Ch list and loving others. Few charactensucs are more rare and more badly needed in the Chnsuan world today than 1megmy." ~

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On calling A sense of calling to your vocation 1s the bedrock of business

ethics "Calling 1s the truth that Christ ca lls us so decisively that

everything we are and everything we do and everything we have 1s given the d1rect1on and the dynamic because it's done as unto Him.

Where did that wretched idea come from that the spiritual 1s higher. the ministry 1s higher. that somehow full-time Christian work-as 1t 1s put today-is better? That. sadly. has been the majority position of the church for over 2.000 years-and continues even in evangelical circles today.

Martin Luther shattered that [idea] in his book. The Babylonian Captivity The farmer in the field or the farmer's wife in the kitchen. if they are doing what they are doing by faith to the glory of God-that is just as high and holy a calling as the pastor in the pulpit.'

Do what you are. When we do something that's thoroughly us-when our gifts are really employed-there's an enjoyment, a happiness that's the deepest thing that's us. In much of modem society, you are what you do; [but) ... in the sense of calling ... you do what you are.

Ca lling means living before one audience-the audience of One.

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the heart of our individual longing for purpose. You can find no deeper. richer. higher purpose than fo llowing God's call on your life. The prob lem wi th America is not that Christians are not where they shou ld be: the problem is that they are not what they shou ld be right where they are." - from Os Guinness' chapel message at Covenant. January 27. 1998.

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Frank Brock on Ethics

A mericans can no longer assume that those we compete with hold to a similar value system, so pressure mounts to do

whatever it takes to survive. Competition, unbridled by legal, moral or ethical standards, could result in companies resembling drug cartels, oil sheik empires or government monopolies rather than firms that benefit society. I'm convinced that the American free-market economy, the envy of the world, succeeds because it was built on biblically-based moral and ethical values.

When moral and ethical foundations crumble under the weight of global pressure, those who know where the firm ground is will successfully resist the pressure and build just, enduring institutions. The firm ground is Christ and his Word. Only those who know that will have the internal fortitude necessary to run institutions that serve those for whom they exist. Otherwise, thirst for personal gain and power will win out, injustice will reign, and people will live under oppression.

Covenant is preparing students to have their identity in Christ so that as Christians they will not lose their saltiness. We teach students God's Word and explain the effect of the fall, the need for redemption and the power of the Spirit at work in His people. We describe the relationship between religion, morals, ethics, laws, and institutions. We instruct students in using technology for good to combat evil. We provide students with an understanding of the forces shaping their culture so they can influence it rather than succumb to unbiblical cultural trends.

More people than ever are receiving a college education today. American universities are the envy of the world, but they are not giving students the tools necessary to preserve or establish the moral or ethical foundation vital to a market economy. Covenant is preparing people to enter the marketplace armed with the biblical concepts of hard work, respect for authority, honesty, fairness, diligence and servanthood. These graduates can tremendously effect the ethics of the fields in which they work.

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