June 13

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you

James 4:7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Recently, many of the admissions counselors attended the annual North American Coalition of College Admissions Professionals (NACCAP) conference at Westmont College in Montecito, California. Sierra Kinslow, associate director of admissions, multicultural recruitment, co-presented with a team of international admissions recruiters from other Christian institutions with a session titled “International Recruitment: Opportunities and Affirmations”. Additionally, she co-presented with Virgil Angeles, assistant director of admissions, social media, on the session titled, “Grow Your Own: Developing and Retaining Your Community of Color”. They highlighted some of the work Messiah has done with recruitment and retention for both students and faculty/staff of color.

BID FAREWELL

The operations division announces the retirement of Brad Markley, director of facility services and Denise Blackley, administrative coordinator, facility services. Individually and collectively, they have led departmental and campus wide initiatives which will impact Messiah University for years to come.

During Brad’s 18 years as director, he has worked tirelessly to bring a professional level of service to campus. Brad created systems, integrated technology and developed employees. His management of utilities and work to bring natural gas to campus has saved the university millions of dollars over the years.

Denise has been instrumental in the development of all aspects of the way the facilities departments are managed. A few highlights include support in the setup and management of a computerized maintenance software package, building identification and record management, and management of the student workers in the facilities areas. Denise has been the “we” behind the leadership team’s “we can do that” response.

The operations division is thankful for the many contributions Brad and Denise have made over the course of their careers. Please stop by, call or email Brad and Denise. Their last day on campus will be Friday, June 28, 2024.

As the division prepares for their retirements, we are pleased to announce Brian Miller has been promoted to the role of director of facility services, and Mark Graybill has accepted the role of director of buildings and grounds. Brian and Mark will lead as co-directors of the division. We welcome Tracy Gaito, administrative assistant, facility services, as the newest member of the facility services team.

AROUND CAMPUS

Fiscal year-end deadline

FY24 fiscal year end is June 30. End-of-year processing and account review is essential for accurate representation of our financial records. Please begin your end of year processing as soon as you are able and complete no later than the due dates below.

Cash and check deposits and transmittals due to Falcon Exchange by June 30. Late acceptance until July 3.

Cash, check and credit card transmittals due to Falcon Exchange by June 30. Late acceptance until July 3.

Journal entries due to accounting by June 30. Late acceptance until July 15.

Transfers between department orgs and accounts due to accounting by June 30. Late acceptance until July 15.

Reminder to proof and review ALL department orgs and accounts (including operating, capital, grant, and special funds reports) by June 30. Not sure what to look for or have questions? We are here to help. Please email Accounting@messiah.edu or call x2324.

Tech Support – Did you know?

-Microsoft limits the number of characters in a filename. The maximum path length is limited to 256 characters including the folder names. If you have a file longer than that, you may be able to see the file and the path, but may not be able to move, delete or rename the file.

-Special characters * : < > ? / \ | and a leading or trailing space should not be used when naming files. While a Mac computer allows some of these characters, Microsoft does not, which creates issues when the files are being synchronized to OneDrive. Please avoid using the above special characters in filenames.

-Personalizing your Messiah laptop with stickers is not recommended, however, if you have done so, please do NOT attempt to remove them when leaving or getting an upgrade. Tech Support will remove them using proper tools and chemicals.

-We provide shredding. Please bring all paper for shredding directly to the Office of Information Security located in the basement of Old Main (High Center side) OM009 to be shredded. Someone will be available for drop-off from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. during the week. Special arrangements (e.g., shredding pick-up) can be made by calling Allen Snook, director of information security, at ext. 6790.

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The Agape Center has an opening for a full-time director of service learning and community engagement. Job related questions may be directed to Marcelle Giovannetti at: mgiovannetti@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27344.

Dining Services has an opening for a full-time dining room supervisor. Job related questions may be directed to Todd Christopher at tchristopher@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27328.

Conference Services – sound and lighting, has an opening for a full-time sound and lighting technician. Job related questions may be directed to Spencer Rennels at srennels@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27378.

The Honors Program has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to James LaGrand at jlagrand@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27311

The Office of Student Success and Engagement has an opening for a part-time coordinator of intramural sports. Job related questions may be directed to Curtis Kurtz at ckurtz@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27275

Human Resources has an opening for a full-time prevention and education specialist. Job related questions may be directed to Inger Blount at iblount@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27232

Applications are now being accepted for the full-time position of executive administrative assistant, Diversity Affairs/program coordinator, faculty development. Job-related questions may be directed to Todd Allen and Cynthia Wells. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27249

Campus Ministries has an opening for a full-time discipleship pastor. Job related questions can be directed to Emily Bingham at ebingham@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25828.

Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant swim coach. Job related questions may be directed to Joshua Clarke at jclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27174.

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time digital marketing manager. Job related questions may be directed to Kris Hardy at khardy@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27169.

Athletics has an opening for a part-time swim lessons instructor. Job related questions can be directed to Joshua Clarke at jclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27107.

Applications are now being accepted for a full-time director of certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities. Job related questions may be directed to Angela Hare at ahare@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27014.

The department of safety has openings for 3rd shift safety officers. Job related questions may be directed to Sean Paddock at spaddock@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, visit: jobs.messiah.edu.

Dining Services has an opening for a full-time pantry lead I. Job related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27164.

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time director of safety. Job related questions may be directed to Kathie Shafer at kshafer@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26988.

Admissions has an opening for temporary traveling recruiter. Job related questions may be directed to Libby Curd at lcurd@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26894.

The School of Science, Engineering & Health has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Angela Hare at ahare@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26973

Athletics has an opening for a part-time summer lifeguard. Job related questions can be directed to Joshua Clarke at jclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26788.

The Department of Engineering has an opening for a full-time director, Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research. Job related questions may be directed to Brian Swartz at bswartz@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26566.

Campus and Building services have a variety of full and part-time openings. Job related questions can be directed to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu

FREE

Hand sanitizer. The Facilities Department has hand sanitizer available FREE to anyone interested. These are available in gallon and pint sizes. Please pick up at the Lenhert Maintenance Building front office between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. We will share until the supply is gone.

WANTED

Yard games needed.  MJAA, a long-standing summer conference group at Messiah, would like to hold a yard game event while here for their conference in July. They are looking for the following yard game items to borrow for the July 4th event. If you have any these items and would be willing to lend them for that day, it would be much appreciated: badminton set, croquet set, giant Jenga, wooden ladder toss, and cornhole. Please contact Jody Brandt by email: jbrandt@messiah.edu if you have any of these items.