“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

Romans 12:12

ACKOWLEDGEMENTS

Paula Johnson, PT, DPT, MBA, director of clinical education and assistant professor of physical therapy, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Minority Faculty Development Scholarship Award. Nominees must be pursuing their post-professional doctorate and further the profession of physical therapy through teaching and research. They must also be committed to advancing, contributing to, and impacting minority affairs, while maintaining academic excellence and dedicated service to the profession and association. Paula was able to stand out among many exceptional nominations and will use this award to fund her dissertation research as she completes her doctorate in education.

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Michael E. Lehr, DPT, associate professor, and Borko Rodic, DPT, DSc, assistant professor of physical therapy, presented their invited poster presentation titled, “Comparison of Manual Techniques to the Talocrural Joint: Clinical Implications on Injury Risk”. The Invited Poster was featured at the World Congress of Orthopedics most recently held in Osaka, Japan on May 19.

AROUND CAMPUS

Phoenix Physical Therapy at Messiah University accepting new patients!

Phoenix Physical Therapy at Messiah University, located at Messiah’s Winding Hill facility at 401 East Winding Hill Road, is accepting new patients! Phoenix PT is an interprofessional outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive physical therapy, occupational therapy—including pediatric OT services—and athletic training services to a diverse population of patients in the local community. Phoenix’s personnel works together with Messiah educators to train and develop the next generation of licensed physical and occupational therapists and certified athletic trainers and brings high-quality, intergenerational PT, OT and AT care to the Mechanicsburg area. Learn more and request an appointment by visiting their website.

Procurement made easy

Did you know…. any and all IT equipment and IT peripherals (including mouse, case, power supply, dock..etc.) must go through the office of Information Technology Services? Please email its@messiah.edu with items you would like to purchase (include links to specific items if possible).

Homecoming 2023: Request for volunteers

Hello Everyone,

 It’s that time of year when we begin to assemble our team of volunteers for Homecoming and Family Weekend, Saturday, Oct. 7!

We currently have the available opportunities:

• Registration table (2-hour timeslots throughout the day)
• Lifelong Learning Sessions – Boyer Hall (Various Locations, 2-3 p.m.)
• Reunion Row – 2-4 p.m. (this is for ALL alumni but will honor the milestone years: ’83, ’93, ’98, ’03, ’13 and ’23.)

If you are interested, email Emily at enell@messiah.edu or ext. 5252. Click here to visit the Homecoming website, Homecoming | Messiah University Homecoming Website.

Thank you for offering your time and talents to help us welcome our alumni home!

Request for Certificate of Insurance form

The Request for Certificate of Insurance form has been revised and is now available through FALCONlink. Please complete this form when requesting a Certificate of Insurance for students as well as for other entities requesting certificates from Messiah University. Note the university’s insurance provider is now requesting a copy of the agreement or documentation from the company requesting the certificate be included with the request from. This information helps our agent ensure appropriate documentation is provided in return. Please allow three to five business days for processing. Your cooperation and assistance is appreciated.

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

Robert P. Jones conversation and book event

Join us for a conversation with award-winning author Robert P. Jones about his new book, “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy.” Dr. Jones is founder of Public Religion Research Institute and author of “White too Long,” and “The End of White Christian America.” The event is free and open to the public: Sept. 9, 7 p.m. at Wesley Union AME Zion Church, 2219 N. 5th St., Harrisburg. Please see flyer for details and feel free to share with interested friends.

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The President’s Office is currently accepting applications and nominations for the position of provost. Position related questions and nominations may be directed to Inger Lindquist Blount, director of Human Resources, at iblount@messiah.edu or Karin Bisbee, executive coordinator for the office of the president, at kbisbee@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24859.

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/25122.

The School of Arts, Culture and Society has an opening for a part-time special projects coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Sally Keefer at skeefer@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25140.

Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach. Job related questions may be directed to Jon Arosell at jarosell@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25278.

The Admissions Office has an opening for a full-time admissions counselor for Latino student recruitment. Job related questions may be directed to Virgil Angeles at vangeles@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25135.

The Department of Safety has a full-time opening for a 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25100.

The Department of Safety has an opening for a part-time safety officer. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25085.

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.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a catering supervisor, culinary assistant, and PM cook. 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 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.

Dining Services has an opening for part-time baking associate. Job related questions can be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25003.

For sale

Leather sofa for sale. New full-size leather sofa: 89″, medium brown/camel, 3 cushions; pictures available. $975 Contact Dan: dschmidt@messiah.edu

Evenflo Majestic high chair. Only used when grandchildren visited. $10 See photos. Contact tmcloughlin@messiah.edu.

Various items for sale:
Women’s Schwinn bike – $40 obo: small frame (better for teen under 5′), works fine but could use a tune-up.
Men’s Giant Boulder bike– $50 obo: large frame (fit someone 6’4″), works well but could use a tune-up.
Assorted board games – $15 each obo: Disney Villainous (played 3x). Marvel Villainous (new). Sentinels of the Multiverse. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle – lightly played.
Bike rack: $15
Assorted Magic Trick books/dvds: free to anyone interested.
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Contact Bryce: bwatkins@messiah.edu

But God car decal for sale. $5. Contact me if interested: sportko@messiah.edu

Wanted

Babysitter for 3 kiddos. Looking for a babysitter to watch our kiddos Tuesday and Thursday late mornings for a couple hours. Occasionally we will need M-F for a few hours each day. Also, open to bringing the kiddos to your home. Message Nina for more information: kjohnson@messiah.edu

Short-term housing need. A missionary family of four (a Messiah alumni couple and their children aged 2 and 5) are in need of short-term furnished local housing for the month of October to extend a furlough. Contact Angela Hare (AHare@messiah.edu) if you could meet this need.