Archive for 2023

June 8, 2023

Thursday, June 8th, 2023

With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.

Ephesians 3:20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

After many years of service and strong departmental leadership, Roseann Sachs is stepping down as chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Rick Schaeffer will step into this role this fall. Under Roseann’s leadership, the department has educated thousands of students from numerous majors with excellent pedagogy, the program achieved certification from the American Chemical Society, and the quality of undergraduate student research and laboratory facilities/equipment rivals or surpasses that of major U.S. universities. As a respected educator, scholar and institutional citizen across the applied and liberal arts with years of service to Messiah, Rick is well poised to take the helm of this undergraduate department. Please join the dean of science, engineering and health in thanking Roseann and welcoming Rick.

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Join colleagues on Friday, June 30 from 10 a.m.- noon in the lobby of student financial services, located on the 3rd floor of the Kim Phipps Admissions Welcome Center, to fellowship and thank Carol Good as she finishes serving at Messiah for 16 ½ years.
Carol helped to successfully develop and launch the graduate component of student financial services. Carol has continuously advocated for our graduate students, and has worked tirelessly to provide tremendous customer service. Carol has been a positive example of faithful service to everyone she has worked with at Messiah.

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Raeann Hamon, distinguished professor of family science and gerontology, was recently elected to serve as at-large member of the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family through 2025. The Groves Conference was begun in 1934 by the late Professor Ernest Groves, who was among the first academicians to give a course in marriage and the family in an established university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Groves is an interdisciplinary and interprofessional organization of faculty, researchers, students and family professionals.

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At the annual Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD) conference that took place earlier this week, several employees presented:

Curtis Kurtz (assistant director of residence life – first year experience), co-presented “Survivor Beyond the Screen: Digging Deep into the Impact of Competition-Styled Programming on University Campuses”.

Jaz Velazquez (RD) and Dottie Weigel (director of the graduate program in higher education) co-presented “Addressing the Disengagement Gap to Support Student Success”.

Christy Hanson (dean of experiential learning and leadership development) and Katie Rousopoulos (director of the Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement) co-presented “Leveled-Up Leadership Development for Students”.

We are grateful for their contributions in the field of student affairs.

AROUND CAMPUS

Switch lunch time

The week of June 13-16 will be a very busy one for Lottie Nelson dining room. Employees, please flex your lunch time to begin at 12:30 p.m. so that you will have a place to sit down. We thank all of you for your patience and for flexibility during this week.

Free music CDs

The Department of Music has a large variety of instrumental and vocal CDs that they are giving away. The CDs are located on the table in the lobby of the High Center. Enjoy! If you have any questions, please email dhawkins@messiah.edu or call 717-796-5045.

Beginner sourdough workshop

Wanting to try your hand at making sourdough bread but don’t know how or where to begin? This is the class for you. Taught by myself, this is a 2 hour hands-on workshop that will equip you with the knowledge and skills to bake fresh and nutritious sourdough bread for your family and friends. See the attached flyer for further details.

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The Admissions Office has an opening for a temporary admissions travel recruiter. Job related questions may be directed to Shayna Mark at smark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24734.

The Admissions Office – Transfer Recruitment has an opening for a part-time admissions transfer assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Rusty Hoffman at rhoffman@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24795

The eSports Program has a part-time opening for an Esports assistant coordinator (assistant coach). Job-related questions may be directed to Theresa Gaffney at tgaffney@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24800.

The Department of Wellness and Recreation has an opening for a part-time fitness center front desk staff. Job related questions may be directed to Kevin Ogden at kogden@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24528.

Messiah Press Production has an opening for a part-time printing and bindery technician. Job related questions can be directed to Dwayne Magee at dmagee@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24603.

The Financial Aid Office has an opening for a part-time financial aid office assistant. Job related questions can be directed to Mike Strite at mstrite@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24648

Facility Services has an opening for a full-time general maintenance HVAC mechanic. Job related questions can be directed to Brian Miller at bemiller@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24582.

The Department of Network Services has an opening for a full-time system administrator/analyst. Job-related questions may be directed to Tony Wyland at wyland@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23892.

The Athletics Department has an opening for a full-time head men’s and women’s swim coach; director of aquatics. Job related questions can be directed to Sarah Gustin-Hamrock at: sgustinhamrock@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24280.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a catering supervisor, union café supervisor, Sous chef, and cooks. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

Campus Events has several full-time 3rd shift openings (Monday- Friday 9:30 p.m. – 6 a.m.). There are also 2nd shift openings (5 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.). For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu.

The payroll office has an opening for a full-time payroll technician. Job related questions may be directed to Don Lerew at dlerew@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24740.

Wanted

Wheelchairs. Conference and Event Services is in need of donated wheelchairs that have their elevating leg rests with the chair. Unfortunately the elevator in Eisenhower Campus Center is out of service and may be for much of the summer. Wheelchairs would be helpful in getting guests to the Lottie Dining Hall from the lower lobby areas. If you have a wheelchair you would like to donate, please contact Jody Brandt (director Of conference and events) either by phone at 717-432-8193 or by email at jbrandt@messiah.edu