bagpipeonline.com Vol. 57 No. 23 the April 13, 2011 BAGPIPE ALL PHOTOS BY TAD EVEARITT A+ For Education by Grace Mullaney (PSC) of Georgia last week. Education Department qualify for state schools every time they submit reports [email protected] “This has been the easiest on-cam- teacher certification. There are eight to assess their Education Department. something” that the Board of Examiners pus review I’ve ever done,” said one of PSC standards a program must meet to Professor of Education Steve found during their assessment. “The thing Two years of hard work paid off the commission board members. “The be approved by the commission. Every Kaufmann, a faculty member for almost that struck me this time,” Kaufmann said, for the Covenant College Educa- reports were so thorough and compre- seven years the PSC requires education thirty years, recalls numerous PSC as- “was that the response of the committee tion Department when it received hensive, we didn’t have much to do.” departments to submit reports on each sessments. The department has always was so uniformly positive. For them to say a firm stamp of approval from the The PSC of Georgia determines of the eight standards. Additionally, the received approval, he said, but they have Professional Standards Commission whether or not graduates of the Board of Examiners for the PSC visits “usually had to fix something or respond to continued on page 3 What Doesn’t Kill Him Makes Him Stronger Professor MacDougall recovering from hiking accident what he said is a relatively small never gave a thought to the danger.” fore so we thought we should show It was 15 to 18 inches in diam- by Adrienne Belz injury compared to what some The accident happened when the our visitors the falls because they eter. “Someone yelled ‘Rock!’ as [email protected] other people are dealing with, he MacDougalls took their visiting would be awesome.” it came down towards him,” said Dan MacDougall, Professor of hasn’t given up on teaching or the relatives hiking around Glen Falls on Near the falls, they got off the path Barbara MacDougall. Biblical Studies at Covenant Col- prospect of hiking again one day. Sunday, March 27. The falls are lo- to climb around some trees that had Dr. MacDougall looked up as lege, is thankful he wasn’t hurt However, Dr. MacDougall and cated right in the corner of the hair- fallen and get up closer to the where it slammed into his leg, cutting more in a freak hiking accident his wife have learned to be more pin turn on Ochs Highway along the water was gushing fiercely. his thigh open and lacerating the injuring his leg on March 27. careful. “Seems like stuff like this the side of Lookout Mountain. “In the midst of scrambling up layers of skin. He knew it hadn’t Though frustrated at how long never happens on such an easy Barbara MacDougall said, “It the hill, a rock got dislodged,” said it’s taking him to recover from hike,” said Barbara MacDougall. “I had rained a lot the Saturday be- Barbara MacDougall. continued on page 2 2 News energy than the original injury it- self. He said the worst part about the accident is how relatively MacDougall small it seems and yet how much it’s affecting his ability to teach. Freshman Anna Katherine continued from page 1 Horne, who is in his New Testa- ment Survey class, said, “He damaged his muscle or broken his seems to be in good spirits. When bone, but he also knew he needed we talked about someone get- help quickly as he bled. He ting stoned, he said, ‘I’m a little bandaged his leg with a kerchief touchy about this subject.’” and climbed up the ridge next to “He’s a good lecturer, no mat- the waterfall the rest of the way, ter what, but I know it’s frustrat- despite his injury. ing to him to not be able to stand Barbara MacDougall scrambled up,” said Horne. up behind him. Another freshman student of Once up the hill, Dr. MacDou- Dr. MacDougall’s, Mary Heather gall tore off cloth from his pant Cromartie, said, “Teaching is leg to tighten around his bleeding what he loves to do and he won’t leg while Barbara MacDougall let any sort of injury get in the Junior Eric Graham stands in front of The Gallery, where he will be RA next year ANNIE HUNTINGTON called 911. way of doing what he loves while The call dropped twice and the serving the Lord.” woman on the other end couldn’t Dr. MacDougall plans to keep Old Building, New Hall understand where they were. They teaching until he gets a skin graft, flagged down a car and called which may keep him out of the recruiting solid guys for the hall. I able to cast a vision for that hall and again with someone else’s phone, classroom for a few days. by Zack Jackson am feeling really positive about the leave a solid legacy for it,” said Oliver. and soon got an ambulance to take The MacDougalls are thankful [email protected] people I know that I am going to be Many students on campus are them to Erlanger Hospital. nothing more happened. Initially, The women’s hall in Founders previ- living with next year.” wondering what the new name will The first surgery, on the day of because of how much he was ously known as The Gallery will be Graham feels confident taking on be for the hall. “That’s going to be the accident, closed the wound, in bleeding, they were afraid the rock opened next fall as a men’s hall. this task after his first year as RA of decided between Eric Graham, the hopes of it healing easily, accord- hit his femoral artery, a potentially The number of men on campus Rivendell. “The experiences and re- students [living on the hall], and ing to Barbara MacDougall. lethal injury. They’re also thankful is increasing, according to Resident sponsibilities that I have had this year Student Development,” Oliver said. “After a week and half, though, the the rock didn’t hit his head. Director (RD) of Founders Hall Joe will definitely help me where I may Hall likes the name Galley. “There tissue was dying and had to be cut “We both feel like this has Oliver. “Many rooms are overloaded,” have failed this year as an RA. I am have been some names thrown out,” said Barbara MacDougall. “It made us really aware of how our said Oliver, “and Student Development really looking forward to the fresh- around. Generation. Someone else didn’t survive the accident.” So, on lives are out of our own control. wanted more flexibility with guys.” men. They are the only part of the suggested Quarantine. One sugges- Thursday he had a second surgery to It was such a freaky accident. Meredith Hall, the RD of hall that is missing at the moment.” tion was the Wardrobe,” said Graham. cut off the skin that refused to heal. We’re not in charge,” said Barbara Maclellan Hall, was the Resident “I think Eric will make a great He laughed as he gave some of the Meanwhile, Dr. MacDougall MacDougall. “We feel, more than Assistant (RA) of Gallery for two RA,” Hall said. “I don’t really want less serious suggestions. “Gryffindor, returned to teaching. ever, what it means to be a part of years before it closed in the spring it to be Gallery again. People are Azkaban, Man Land…There will be a With a drain inserted in his leg, the body of Christ. In the midst of 2009. “It made sense to close what make the hall. It’s a new place, meeting later this year to decide.” he has to sit at the front of his class of everything, people have shown because there were lots of empty a new look, a new identity, even About 25 people have expressed with his leg propped up to lecture. us love. We are rooted in God’s rooms,” she said. though it’s using the same location.” some level of interest, Graham es- The little complications are providence and we are having to When the final decisions for RAs “With a new hall comes opportu- timates, but only about 16 of them more grating on Dr. MacDougall’s exercise our faith muscles.” came out in March, it was revealed nity to start off on a solid foot - to be are signing up. that the current RA of Rivendell, Eric Graham, would be taking over 3rd Rayburn in the coming semester. “Starting off a new hall is difficult,” Oliver said. “I wanted an experienced RA. We talked to Eric ahead of time, and he seemed open to it and excited about it.” “The idea sounded like a re- ally neat opportunity,” Graham said. “I’m starting a new hall from scratch, basically. I have to start Have a faculty quote you’d like to see published? 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