“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil is against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5: 11-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dwayne Safer, associate professor of finance, recently served as a guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) on Nov. 16 where he worked with undergraduate students on financial modeling and current valuation topics.
On Saturday, Nov. 16, a group of voice majors in the Department of Music competed in the Allegheny Mountain Chapter of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) competition at Penn State University. Tiah Masood (student of Tara Savarino) and Orphie Hartman (not pictured – student of Damian Savarino) were Semi-Finalists in their divisions. Kelly Garcia (student of Tara Savarino), Kristin Nolt, and Nadia Griffith (students of Damian Savarino) were winners in their divisions. Congratulations to our fine singers!
Todd Goranson, DMA, RN, professor of music, performed at the Centennial Performing Arts Center in Boise, Idaho on Nov. 2 for a Lionel Hampton School of Music (University of Idaho) Saxophone Alumni Recital. Todd performed Ted Hansen’s “Cantilena for solo alto saxophone”, as well as saxophone quartet and quintet works by Paquito D’Rivera and Victor Young. The recital was a tribute concert for Dr. Robert Miller, former saxophone professor and chair for the Lionel Hampton School of Music.
AROUND CAMPUS
The Intercom will not publish next week
A reminder due to Thanksgiving Day break, the Intercom will not publish next week. It will resume Dec. 5. Thank you!
Don’t Forget: Today is the final day for the Business Process Survey
Today is the last day to submit your feedback to ITS regarding Messiah Business Processes.
As Messiah University begins the transition from Banner to Oracle Fusion Cloud, we are interested in your feedback regarding Messiah’s current business processes that are used in conjunction with Banner.
Use this link to complete the survey: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_em8zLrlX8x8hAHA
As always, you are welcome to submit questions and feedback to ProjectGRACE@messiah.edu.
Ancestry.com (library edition)
Want to talk about your family history around the Thanksgiving table? Get the story straight with Murray Library’s access to Ancestry.com (Library Edition). By using the link provided here, your Messiah University login information gets you on- and off-campus access to census, immigration, marriage and military records, plus user-submitted family trees. Please note that this library edition of Ancestry is slightly different than a personal, paid Ancestry subscription. Also, check out our genealogy research guide for other FREE online resources to help you get started. Email library@messiah.edu with questions.
Dec. 3 campus Christmas gathering
All employees and students are encouraged to welcome the holiday season with a campus Christmas gathering on Dec. 3 from 4:30 – 5 p.m. Join us near the Murray Library steps for lively Christmas music, a short Advent reflection from Dr. George Pickens, seasonal refreshments and hot drinks.
Chapel credit will be offered.
Thanksgiving Chapel – Tuesday, Nov. 26
All employees are invited to join with students in a combined chapel service at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Brubaker Auditorium. The service will include a message from community pastor Stephen Gallaher as well as a celebration of communion. Recognizing and respecting that members of our community represent a broad range of Christian traditions with a variety of practices surrounding communion, we wanted to give you the opportunity to prepare for this chapel service in whatever way you may need. For some, that may involve a conversation with your pastor or priest. In keeping with the theological heritage of Messiah University, we will celebrate an open table. This means all who desire to follow Jesus are welcome to partake in this holy meal He instituted. Please know that if you attend, you are free to choose whether (or not) to receive communion.
Traveling with the Collaboratory
The Collaboratory sends teams internationally every year, usually after May development week, and we are always looking for possible advisors to co-lead with an engineering professor. This year we are likely traveling to Cuba, Zambia, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and Kenya. If you would be interested in co-advising a trip, please email bwatkins@messiah.edu. Trips are usually around 2 weeks long. Thanks!
CLASSIFIEDS
Job opportunities
Grounds Services has an opening for a full-time groundskeeper/crew leader. Job related questions may be directed to Mark Graybill at mgraybill@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28255.
Facility Maintenance has an opening for a full-time general maintenance HVAC technician. Job related questions may be directed to Amy Stephan at
astephan@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28320.
Cybersecurity Education has an opening for a part-time cybersecurity administrative project coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Lynn Bigelow at lbigelow@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28212.
Campus Ministries has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant /chapel coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Emily Bingham ebingham@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28309.
The Teacher Education Program has an opening for a full-time field placement, internship and certification Coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Christina Simmons at csimmons@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28264.
The Intellectual Disabilities Certificate Program has an opening for a full-time assistant director of NEXT Steps. Job related questions may be directed to Amber Brisbane at abrisbane@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28169.
The Department of Safety has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Brad Neuenschwander at dneuenschwander@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27989.
The School of Arts, Culture and Society has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant – undergraduate department of education, asst to the assistant Dean/Arts, Culture, and Society. Job related questions may be directed to Tina Keller at tkeller@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28226.
The Department of Safety has an opening for 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Daniel (Brad) Neuenschwander at dneuenschwander@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26686.
Campus and Building Services has a variety of full and part-time campus and building services worker 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.
The Department of Education has an opening for a full-time faculty in education. Job related questions may be directed to Beverly Pitcher-Johnson at bjohnson@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27681
The Department of Education has an opening for a part-time adjunct professor of education– EDUC 415 – Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood Education. Job related questions may be directed to Beverly Pitcher-Johnson at bjohnson@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28037.
The Department of Mathematics has an opening for a full-time term-tenure track mathematics faculty position. Job related questions may be directed to Amanda Lohss alohss@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28067.
The Department of Education has an opening for a part-time adjunct professor of education– EDUC 203 – educational psychology. Job related questions may be directed to Tina Keller at tkeller@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28234.
The Department of Education has an opening for a part-time adjunct professor of education– EDUC 342 – social studies, elementary/middle. Job related questions may be directed to Tina Keller at tkeller@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/28235.
For sale
Personalized Christmas ornaments. I can decorate them with your words on them, names for children, grandparents, pastor, neighbors, schoolteachers, new baby, baby announcement, engagement, etc. This would be a special gift for that someone that has everything. I have red, green, blue, white/crystal, green and some mixed. If you have an idea let me know and I can probably do it. $6 ea. or 2/$10
I also have gnomes, they’re so cute. Refrigerator ones etc. Email me and I’ll send you pics. I will post those next week. Email: Sportko@messiah.edu
Wanted
In search of old wooden crates for a photography project. Email Karen: kgarlinger@messiah.edu
One week use of artificial Christmas trees for Sensory Santa! Messiah’s Occupational Therapy Graduate Program puts on a delightful Sensory Santa event each December. We are hoping to borrow two artificial Christmas trees (approximately 4-6 ft tall) from December 4th to December 9th. If you are willing to temporarily “donate” your tree for this great cause, please email Leanne Rutt at lrutt@messiah.edu. We’re happy to coordinate pick-up/drop-off. Thank you for considering!
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS
Susquehanna Chorale’s educational outreach program to present the 2024 Youth Choral Festival
The critically acclaimed Susquehanna Chorale and three of its educational choirs will present the annual Youth Choral Festival on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 4 p.m. at the High Center for Performing Arts, Messiah University, Mechanicsburg. The public is invited to attend.
The Youth Choral Festival will showcase the intergenerational voices of the Children’s, youth, Alto Voce and Adult Chorales in a concert designed to celebrate the joy of lifelong singing.
The concert opens with an arrangement of ¡El Cielo Canta Alegria! by Roger Bergs, performed by the children’s chorale, under the direction of Judith Shepler. They will also sing Brahm’s Marienwürmchen, I Started Out Singing by Jocelyn Hagen, an arrangement of the traditional spiritual Let Me Fly by Cristi Cary Miller, along with an English Folk Song, The Tailor of Gloucester, arranged by Cyndee Giebler.
The Susquehanna Chorale, under artistic director, founder, and conductor, Linda L. Tedford, will perform Mendelssohn’s Weihnachten, Psalm 131 by Jeffrey Van, and Baba Yetu, a Swahili adaptation of The Lord’s Prayer, by Christopher Tin.
The Alta Voce Chorale, (formerly The Young Women’s Chorale), directed by Mitchell Sensenig-Wilshire, will present two pieces by Jacob Narverud, Ad Astra (To the Stars) and Lunar Lullaby, Beth Darowish’s World Premiere, Eclipse, Moon Goddess by Jocelyn Hagen, and We Are the Stars from “Stargazing” by James Eakin.
The Susquehanna Youth Chorale, under the direction of Dru Deitch and guest conductor, George Diehl, will feature Aaron Copland’s Zion’s Walls, arranged by Glenn Koponen, Mangisondele Nkosi Yam, a traditional isiZulu song arranged by Michael Barrett, Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’ arranged by Adam Podd, and Shawn Kirchner’s I’ll Be On My Way.
The concert concludes with Mack Wilberg’s Anthem of Peace, directed by Ms. Tedford, featuring all of the singers on stage for a combined grand finale.
Tickets can be obtained through the Chorale’s website, www.susquehannachorale.org/performances or by calling the Messiah University Box Office at 717.691.6036. Tickets purchased in advance are $21for adults and $6 for students. Livestream/On-Demand tickets are $20.
