Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 6:3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Kristin Thomas, director of admissions hospitality, recently presented two sessions at the Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association (CIVSA) annual conference in Orlando, FL. With Christopher Kwan from Technolutions, she hosted Slate CRM: Reimagining Your Events, highlighting how Slate has been integral in improving the visitor experience and supporting admissions in streamlining communication and managing data. Kristin also partnered with Jessie Van Es and Sydney Jones from University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to present Empowering Students to Make an Impact: Building a Robust Volunteer Student Ambassador Team. Enrollment Management is proud to have Kristin represent Messiah among CIVSA’s 14,000 national and international members!
Several members of the admissions team attended the annual conference sponsored by the North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP). This year’s event was hosted by Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. Dana Britton, retiring director of admissions, received the Lifetime Achievement award for her significant contributions to Christian Higher Education. Nate Litman was the recipient of the NACCAP Regional Service Award for his excellent work as a rising leader in Christian College admissions. Congratulations to Dana and Nate for this well-deserved recognition!
AROUND CAMPUS
Listen to an audio book this summer!
June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. All staff are invited to check out Audio Book CDs from the library’s collection. These CDs are great for road trips. Search for audio book CDs by title in the catalog, Primo, or come browse the Audio Book collections, located near the music CDs. The Library has The Chronicles of Narnia Series, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, just to name a few.
Thousands of classic titles are freely available as downloadable MP3 files. LibriVox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, iPods, other mobile device, or to burn onto a CD. Take a listen to Pride and Prejudice, Pilgrim’s Progress, or works from Shakespeare. Email library@messiah.edu with questions.
SGPS summer highlights
As we are now several weeks into the summer semester, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of what’s happening on campus with the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS)! In addition to the hard work happening online, we are excited to welcome several of our students to campus this summer.
June highlights
• Graduate music welcomes nearly 100 online students to campus for intensives between the weeks of June 20 and June 27
• Occupational therapy welcomes a new incoming cohort for orientation on June 17 with classes beginning June 20
July Highlights
• Graduate music welcomes online students to campus for intensives during the weeks of July 11 and July 18
• Graduate counseling, education, higher education, music, and nursing welcome approximately 150 online students to campus for intensives during the week of July 25
August Highlights
• Athletic training begins their first graduate level courses for students in both the accelerated and stand-alone master’s program
• Physical therapy welcomes a new incoming cohort for orientation on August 18 with classes beginning August 22
• Dietetic internship welcomes its final cohort in August!
Please extend a friendly hello to these students as you see them on campus and at Winding Hill!
– School of Graduate and Professional Studies
CLASSIFIEDS
Job opportunities
The Dept of Safety has an opening for a full-time dispatcher, 2nd shift. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21974. Job-related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard, director of safety at bwickard@messiah.edu.
The Office of Academic Accessibility has an opening for a part-time academic success testing proctor. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21931. Job-related questions may be directed to Amy Slody, director of the academic success center at aslody@messiah.edu.
Messiah Press has an opening for a part-time printing and bindery technician. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21667. Job related questions may be directed to Dwayne Magee, director of printing and mailing services at dmagee@messiah.edu.
The Facility Maintenance Department has an opening for a full-time electrician. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21671. Job-related questions may be directed to Brian Miller, facility manager at bemiller@messiah.edu.
Dining Services has an opening for a part-time winding hill café operations assistant. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21948. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz, director of dining services at: mwirtz@messiah.edu.
We have multiple openings in both Campus Events and Dining Services. For more information, please visit our website at jobs.messiah.edu.
The Division of Operations has an opening for a full-time project coordinator and executive assistant to the vice president for operations position. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21943. Job-related questions may be directed to Kathie Shafer, vice president for operations at kshafer@messiah.edu.
Grounds Services has an opening for a part-time seasonal groundskeeper, working 24 hours a week, April-November. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/21116. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Graybill, grounds services manager, at mgraybill@messiah.edu.
