We caught up on each other’s lives and families, and we recalled memories of our Trevecca days. As we wrapped up the call, we made plans to re-connect during the upcoming Nazarene General Assembly.

After the call I reflected about how blessed I am to be part of the Trevecca family. Trevecca was an excellent place to get an education, and it was a wonderful place to make lifelong friends. Reconnecting with a college classmate, even for a few minutes, really brightens my day.

I then thanked God for all he has done for me. I thanked him for his blessings in my life—leading me to a place like Trevecca, where I received a strong education, made lifelong friends, and was part of something much bigger than I could have imagined.

The Trevecca Alumni Association is a wonderful family. Its members will gather soon and reconnect at the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. More Trevecca alumni gatherings are planned—the 2013 Trevecca Homecoming, the Trevecca Alumni & Friends Cruise, and area alumni gatherings.

I encourage you to take advantage of any of these alumni gatherings. I hope that you will you join me in prayer for Trevecca, encourage young people to enroll at Trevecca, and consider making a financial contribution to Trevecca.

I also encourage you to call or send an email to a Trevecca classmate of yours. Reconnect with him or her. Your call just might make the difference in that friend’s day—and yours!

God bless you and thanks for all you do for Trevecca.

In Christ’s Service,

Rev. Michael B. Blankenship, President

Trevecca Alumni Association

Hello everyone!  I hope that you are doing well.  I know that as schools let out for the summer, your life changes a lot.  Know that you are in our prayers as you head into summer.  As you can probably imagine, we are working hard to make Mission Nashville a great experience for your students and for you, as well.

I wanted to let you know about our theme for this year so that you can begin to share it with your students!  Our theme this year is VISION.

Vision.  It’s how we learn about the world around us.  It’s how we make decisions about people and places. Often times, our vision is cloudy, we make judgments about people, judgments about ourselves, and judgments about our world.  During Mission Nashville, our prayer is going to be that God would give us His vision of the world around us, the people that we meet, and even of ourselves.  When we look at the world through the eyes of God, our lives will never be the same.

As I have been planning worship services with the speakers, I am so excited about what God is going to do among us.

Above is a picture of the Mission Nashville t-shirt.  Hope you like it.

We still have a few spaces left in each week, so if you know of a sister church that is looking for a great urban mission experience this summer, send them to http://missionnashville.org/. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll see you in July!

Grace and Peace,

Heather Daugherty

HDaugherty@trevecca.edu

P.S.  We’ll be tweeting at #missionnash13!

Fulfilling those dreams and completing a degree was the result of a dream AND having a team around them, a team of special people—parents, church family, friends, employers, teachers, and others.

At Trevecca those teams expanded to include many from the Trevecca faculty, administration, and staff—persons who played special roles in helping the dream come true.

As I stepped to the podium to welcome these new graduates into the Alumni Association, I saw many big smiles, tears of joy, and sighs of relief. I was blessed to see these dreams come true.

I have a dream for these Trevecca graduates of 2013. I dream that they will take their rightful places on the Alumni team of Trevecca. As they go from Trevecca to the four corners of the world, I pray they will become active Trevecca alumni, who will support Trevecca by praying for it, by giving back financially to Trevecca’s mission, and by taking part in homecoming and alumni gatherings.

Also I dream these new graduates will become a vital part of other folks’ lives.  Perhaps their caring and influence would help others join the Trevecca team—and fulfill more dreams at Trevecca.

Encourage their dreams and join their team.

To me, that would be a DREAM COME TRUE.

In Christ’s Service,

Michael B. Blankenship, President

Trevecca Nazarene University Alumni Association

Jennifer Neely was featured on FOX 17′s 9 PM newscast Tuesday night, April 9.  To view the FOX 17 article and watch the clip, click on the image above.  Jennifer, Trevecca’s Coordinator of Sophomore Year Programs, was interviewed regarding Trevecca’s participation in the End It Movement – an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the issue of human trafficking around the globe.  The FOX segment also highlighted a local church’s involvement and provided some of the shocking human trafficking statistics.

We’re proud to partner with End It by taking action towards justice.  Thanks, Jennifer, for representing us!

To learn more information about the End It Movement, visit their website: http://enditmovement.com/

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]]> http://blog.trevecca.edu/2013/02/national-weather-day-at-trevecca/feed/ 0 http://blog.trevecca.edu/2013/02/project-homeless/ http://blog.trevecca.edu/2013/02/project-homeless/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:04:22 +0000 Trevecca News http://blog.trevecca.edu/?p=373 Three Trevecca nursing students (pictured below- L to R on top row- Erin Cox, Samantha Stanhope, Jenna Taylor) recently volunteered to assist with the fifth annual Project Homeless Connect.

These TNU students and other Belmont nursing students participated in the event, assisting with health screenings provided by the Mental Health Cooperative, a clinical partner of Belmont University School of Nursing.

Sponsored by the Metropolitan Nashville Homelessness Commission, the one-day, one-stop event included access to a broad range of services, including medical and foot care, legal services, employment assistance, pet care, food, toiletries and more.   More than 5,100 people have been helped since Project Homeless Connect started in Nashville in 2008.

Trevecca Nazarene University released a new mobile app to provide information about the university to its students, alumni, faculty, staff, and the public.

The app, available for iPhone and Android, provides the latest Trevecca news, events, athletic information, video and photo multimedia, key phone numbers, social media integration, admissions information, and even a campus tour. The university anticipates that the two most popular features among students will be the link to Self Service (where students can access online registration, chapel attendance, and more) and the latest Trevecca videos from YouTube.

The university developed the app using Straxis Technology, a company whose mission is to help colleges and universities develop and deploy customized apps for mobile devices.

The Trevecca Nazarene University app is free and available through the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores.

Download the app and let us know what you think! What’s your favorite part? Comment below!

Internationally known saxophonist, bandleader, composer, and educator, Jeff Coffin and his band M’utet will perform at Trevecca on Tuesday, February 26 at 7 PM with Trevecca’s Lab Band I and TNaz Jazz—Trevecca Jazz Ensemble. Coffin has won three Grammy Awards with Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and has been part of the Dave Matthews Band since 2008. The event will be in the convocation center of the Boone Business Building and is free and open to the public.

 Prior to the Tuesday performance, Coffin and M’utet will present “Creativity in Music” on Monday, February 25 at 10 AM. Following that event, Trevecca music professor Matt Murdock will join Coffin and M’utet to present “The Early Years of Jazz/Rock Fusion.” Both sessions will be held in the convocation center of the Boone Business Building on Trevecca’s campus, and both are open to music educators, high school and college musicians, and the community.

 Members of M’utet are as follows:  Felix Pastorius, playing the electric bass; Bill Fanning, playing trumpet and space trumpet; Chris “the Pianimator” Walters, playing keys; and special guest Roy “Futureman” Wooten, playing drums.

The Tuesday night event is partnered with W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School with donations going towards their music programs. The Monday sessions will be sponsored by Yamaha Corporation in conjunction with their world-wide 125th Anniversary.