“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6: 24-26
NEWS
It is with sadness we share the news that College Press services coordinator, Carole Hutchinson, passed away Tuesday morning, May 15. Carole worked for Messiah for 15 years, encouraging countless students and employees while helping them place orders and manage print files. She will be greatly missed. Please join us in remembering her by carrying forward her compassion, gift for hospitality and her unconditional love.
For more information about Carole and the planned memorial service, please follow this link: http://malpezzifuneralhome.com/obituary/carole-hutchinson
Tara Bowers Savarino, adjunct instructor of music, was recently selected to serve as a judge for the Music Theatre High School Men’s division of the National Association of Teachers of Singing National Auditions, being held in Las Vegas in June 2018. Mrs. Savarino viewed submissions by regional contestants competing to advance to the live final rounds, which will be held in conjunction with the 2018 NATS National Conference. In previous years, Mrs. Savarino has had three of her own private vocal students advance to the national round of NATS, with one being selected as a national finalist. She maintains a private voice studio in Mechanicsburg and teaches Applied Voice to Music Theatre and Commercial Music majors.
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Congratulations to Brian Menkis, studio art technician, and his wife, Naomi, as they welcome their baby girl born on Saturday, May 5. Cordelia Annette weighed 8 lbs. and was 20″ long. They are home and doing very well.
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Important reminder for faculty
Learning Technology Services would like to remind the faculty that it’s not too early to begin planning ahead. The 2018 Fall Semester work submission deadlines have been set. Please coordinate your needs for your courses with the deadline dates posted on the ITS Blog. Click on this link to review the deadlines: http://blogs.messiah.edu/its/archives/7810 Procedure review:
- Messiah faculty are notified of the semester work submission deadlines by Diane Hunsinger approximately 6-8 weeks before the materials are due. This allows ample time to obtain copyright clearance for course materials (if necessary) and production of your course pack at College Press.
- Faculty must complete the online course materials form located on the ITS blog at this link: http://www.messiah.edu/forms/form/331/en/use_of_copyrighted_course_materials. The online form allows you to enter/attach your copyright clearance requests, automatically creates the work requisition, and allows you to attach a PDF file of your course pack or lab manual.
- It is imperative that faculty who plan to sell a course pack/lab manual to students notify Aleisha Wildon, course materials manager, Campus Store and Textbook Express.
- VERY IMPORTANT: Following the deadlines allows ample time for production, ensures our students have a positive experience when purchasing and receiving their course materials, and the instructor has the assurance that their course pack is available for students to purchase before classes begin.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Diane Hunsinger at ext. 3895, dhunsing@messiah.edu or copyright@messiah.edu. Thank you for your cooperation.
Laptop tune-ups during May Development Week
It’s time for annual laptop tune-ups. This happens annually during May Development Week. Tune-ups take at least four hours to complete, and are completed on a first come, first served basis, so get your laptop in early! Tune-ups include spyware and malware scans and Windows updates as needed. Call the HelpDesk with questions or stop by Hoffman to off drop your laptop.
Family Weekend 2018
Please save the date for Family Weekend 2018, held September 21-23! The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Programs is in the beginning stages of collecting all events planned over that weekend. If your office, program area or club has plans for an event and would like to have it promoted in the Family Weekend postcard that is mailed to all undergraduate households this summer (as well as posted online), please contact Sheryl Scaramuzzino (sscaramuzzino@messiah.edu) by e-mail or phone (ext. 5240) by June 1. The 2018 Family Weekend schedule will be posted online by July 1 at www.messiah.edu/familyweekend. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We look forward to sharing this time of celebration our student families and campus community this fall!
Class of 2017 post-grad employment report now available
The Career and Professional Development Center is pleased to provide you with the newly released “First Destination” survey report for the Class of 2017 (https://www.messiah.edu/info/21119/career_outcomes). This report highlights employment and graduate school outcomes for 70% of our most recent graduating class. It’s important to note that this report focuses on destinations of alumni specifically within the first 6-9 months after graduation. To see more longitudinal data related to career outcomes, I invite you to visit the Messiah College page on LinkedIn. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Class of 2018 survey (http://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0V5l38dZFIsr8Tb) is now live and available to current seniors. Please encourage your students who have confirmed their plans to respond. If you have questions on information included in the attached report, please feel free to contact me or the coordinator of this survey, Abby Book, abook@messiah.edu.
Campus Climate Survey website posted
Thank you for your patience and participation in the Campus Climate Survey, seeking to measure prevalence of discrimination, harassment, and/or violence at Messiah College. You are welcome to view materials including results and follow-up information at the following website: https://www.messiah.edu/info/21066/assessment/3771/campus_climate_survey Your Messiah College login information will be required to view any of the materials. These materials are not intended for distribution or publication outside the campus community, but have been provided for your own education and awareness as we seek to tackle issues of discrimination, harassment and violence.
Summer driving hazards
Think icy and snowy roads create the most hazardous driving conditions? Think again! According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, summer months have more fatal car accidents than winter months! Why is summer driving so dangerous? • Summer storms and thunder showers can cause hazardous conditions for driving: slippery roads, hydroplaning, flash flooding, downed trees, even hail! • With school out, there are more teens on the road. Their lack of experience (and often lack of attention) can lead to more accidents. Teens are more likely to be involved in car accidents than any other age group. • There is more road congestion as families hit the highways for vacations. In addition, vacationing drivers are often traveling unfamiliar roads so they may be driving too slowly or making sudden stops and turns. • The chance for tire blowouts increases during hot weather as the air inside your tires expands from the heat. The chances of your engine overheating also increase when the weather is hot; if this happens, pull over to let it cool down. • Road construction increases during the summer resulting in delays, detours, and road rage. • More bicycles and motorcycles are on the road when the sun is shining. Because they are more difficult to see than other vehicles, you need to be alert for them at all times. • Children are outside playing more in the summer, increasing the chances of a child darting into the street and in front of your vehicle. • More people are walking and jogging which means you need to be alert for pedestrians, especially during early morning and evening hours when dark clothes make it more difficult to see them. • The sun’s bright glare can temporarily blind you if you aren’t wearing appropriate sunglasses. • And dehydration can be a very real safety concern on long drives if you don’t keep a bottle of water handy. Likewise, if you break down or are stranded for any length of time, you want to make sure you have water available, especially if you have young children with you. Don’t get careless with your driving because you don’t have to worry about black ice or bitter cold. Remember that summer driving has its own set of safety hazards!
Falcon Exchange student early arrival meal card deadline
Departments bringing students back early for athletic participation, work or volunteer assistance, etc. will need to complete an Early Arrival Card Request Form if you would like to provide meals to your students. The deadline to submit the form is July 15. Questions may be directed to falconexchange@messiah.edu or ext. 7213.
Reminder – Recognition Reception on Tuesday, May 22
Please join us on Tuesday, May 22, as we gather to celebrate the commitment of those employees who have reached significant service milestones. We thought it might be helpful to share how we determine who has reached service milestones, as we have not included this information recently in the Intercom. Employees who meet the following criteria are recognized: • Full-time and part-time employees • Employees who will reach a significant service year milestone (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc.) on or before September 15 of that year • Employees who are re-hired by the College will be credited with service years earned prior to an approved break in service • Temporary or occasional assignments are not considered when calculating service years This year’s Recognition Reception will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Brubaker Auditorium. We will have a time of refreshments and fellowship until 11:30 a.m. with conveying of awards to follow. The list of employees to be honored can be viewed here. In addition to recognizing service milestones and retirements, we will also be announcing the recipients of performance awards. Another highlight will be a performance by the student musical group Seven. We hope to see you there! Please contact Kathy Castonguay, Human Resources and Compliance, with any questions.
FAN Golf Outing – Register Now
Limited Space – RESERVE YOUR SPOT! 9th Annual Messiah College FAN Golf Classic
Date: Monday, June 4
Where: Colonial Country Club, 4901 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17110
When: Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Shotgun start: 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. If you would like to register as an individual golfer for the Golf Classic please complete and submit this registration form by Saturday, May 26. Submit checks payable to Messiah College by June 1. Your $125 individual registration fee includes one round of golf, golf cart privileges, outing giveaways, participation in on-course games, participation in all contests, refreshments and lunch. Checks (made payable to Messiah College) can be mailed to: Yonette Schneider Messiah College One College Avenue, Suite 3013 Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055
Falcon Exchange summer hours
The Falcon Exchange has implemented summer window hours effective Monday, May 21. Falcon Exchange will be open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. These summer hours are in effect through Friday, August 17. Answers to your questions may be available on our web page at: https://www.messiah.edu/info/22313/falcon_exchange. You may also contact Falcon Exchange by email at falconexchange@messiah.edu or phone at ext. 7245. We will return your email or phone call as soon as we are able.
Evaluation of Falcon Fitness Center usage
The opening year of the Falcon Fitness Center is coming to a close, and as promised a team has come together to analyze the usage data and determine if we have the capacity to allow more constituents to have access to the Center. I am excited to report that since August 29, 2017 we’ve had over 118,000 total visits to our fitness center! On a busy day we see over 1,000 people come through the front door, that’s almost half the students who live on campus! Furthermore, the spring semester saw roughly 8,000 more total visits compared to the fall. Our hope is to continue to offer more programming and education to employees and students with the goal of seeing these numbers increase next year.
Given these high usage numbers our leadership team has determined that access to the Falcon Fitness Center will be limited to current undergraduate and graduate students, employees, employee’s spouses, and dependents of employees between the ages of 16-18. It has also been determined that retired employees will be given the opportunity to purchase a yearlong membership. Usage data will continue to be collected and analyzed with the goal of always offering our community the best services possible.
We want to highlight that the indoor track is open to alumni and community members according to the schedule posted on the doors. Over the summer, a predicted low usage time, memberships will be made available to the Falcon Fitness Center. For more information on these memberships follow the link: https://www.messiah.edu/info/22900/falcon fitness center/3801/summer access and memberships
Thank you and have a great summer!
Kevin Ogden, director of the Fitness Center
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Job opportunities
The Office of Conference Services has an opening for a sound and lighting technician. For additional information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/12955. Job related questions may be directed to Jonathan Bert at jbert@messiah.edu.
The Office of Student Affairs has an opening for a full-time athletic trainer. For additional information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/12921. Job-related questions may be directed to Creta Bieber at cbieber@messiah.edu.
The Department of Dining Services has an opening for a full-time retail restaurant supervisor. For additional information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/12939. Job related questions may be directed to Dan Campbell at dcampbell@messiah.edu.
The Murray Library has an opening for a full-time library administrative assistant. For additional information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/12948. Job related questions may be directed to Bill Strausbaugh at bstrausba@messiah.edu
For sale
Charcoal smoker grill. Basic charcoal smoker, very lightly used. $25 Contact Dan Schmidt at dschmidt@messiah.edu.
Numerous items for sale. Steelers bedspread, pillow sham, bedskirt and matching curtain $45; ESP Ltd Electric Guitar with Peavey Audition 20 Amp $200 for set; L-shaped Desk $40; Leather top desk $20; Nordic Track Treadmill $75; Texsport Privacy Outdoor Camping Shower Shelter Tent $45. Pictures available from pseibert@messiah.edu.
Wanted
I am in need of a loving home for my pup. His name is Paco, 7 years old and full of energy. He loves to cuddle, wants a lot of attention and is great with children. For more information, please contact Wendy Perez at wperez@messiah.edu.
Grantham house available two weeks in July. House in Grantham available July 15-29 – no rent, in exchange for cat care and plant watering. Contact Janell Paris at jparis@messiah.edu.
Housing needed. Dr. Paul Putz has recently been hired for a one-year appointment to the history department. He and his family are seeking a 2+ bedroom house to rent in Mechanicsburg, Dillsburg or Camp Hill. One year rental commitment, beginning August 1. Please email paul.putz@gmail.com.
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS
Grass Volleyball Triples Tournament
Love to play volleyball? Mechanicsburg boys’ volleyball team sponsors a triples grass volleyball tournament for all ages on June 2 at Memorial Park in Mechanicsburg. Pre-register until May 31 for $75 a team. Day of registration is $90. Check in at 8 a.m., games begin at 9 a.m. Forms for registration can be found on the mbgsd.org website under Parks and Recreation, volleyball. Contact Tina Keul (tkeul@messiah.edu) with any questions.
