Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ted Davis, professor emeritus of the history of science, gave the keynote address last week at The Christianity in the Academy Conference, held at Carson-Newman University. Next week, he will visit classes and give public talks at Westmont College and California Baptist University.
Todd Goranson, DMA, RN, professor of music, presented a lecture titled, “Discovering Health: Injury Prevention and Performance Anxiety Management for the Saxophonist” at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) on March 16 as part of the 2024 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. The NASA biennial conference gathers over 1000 professional and collegiate saxophonists from North America for concerts, master classes and lectures.
On March 18, Goranson also presented a lecture titled, “Strategies for Overcoming Performance Anxiety” at the Weiss Center for the Arts in Carlisle for the music students and faculty of Dickinson College.
AROUND CAMPUS
Summer student hiring reminder
As a reminder, hiring proposals for summer student employees are due by April 5. If your department plans to have any student employees this summer, please submit a summer hiring proposal via the jobs.messiah.edu system for each student that will be working.
Additional information about summer student employment can be found here.
If you have any questions about hiring student employees for the summer, contact Belinda Conrad, student employment coordinator, ext. 2900 or studentemployment@messiah.edu.
Cyber Camp 2024
Messiah University’s Cyber Camp is back this summer, taking place June 10-13. This day camp for high school students entering 9th through 12th grade is a fun way to dive into the world of cybersecurity. We’ll cover topics such as cryptography, online behavior and privacy, ethical hacking, social engineering, threat intelligence and using AI to defend the digital domain.
This year, students will take part in even more hands-on cyber labs, simulations and interactive gaming scenarios. Plus, they’ll receive instruction directly from our cybersecurity faculty and local industry experts, all while getting to experience an introduction to what college life is all about.
Get all the details and register at https://www.messiah.edu/info/23440/cyber_camp. (*Messiah employees receive a 10% discount when signing their dependents up. Contact cybercamp@messiah.edu for the discount code.)
Young Peacemakers Academy summer camp
Messiah University’s Young Peacemakers Academy will host their residential camp from June 23-28. The Young Peacemakers Academy seeks to engage high school students who are interested in building and sustaining peace in local and global contexts and provide them with Christian foundations for peacemaking. The cost is $349 for the week. Scholarships are available. Employees will automatically receive a 10% discount.
Campers will participate in service-learning in central Pennsylvania and experience social and economic peacemaking with community partners. The camp will also include a day trip to Washington, D.C. to meet global peacemakers at the U.S. Institute for Peace. For more information, please visit our website or email youngpeacemakers@messiah.edu.
The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community – Signups are live!
Please join the Office of Diversity Affairs and the Murray Library as they co-host the “Living Library: Many Stories, One Community” on Wednesday, April 10 between noon – 4 p.m.
This event is held in the library and you, as a “reader” have the opportunity to hear stories from colleagues and students as they are the “books.” Each book is on loan for 30 minutes.
Come hear these personal narratives and reserve the “books” of your choice online at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E44ADA92DABFD0-48644368-living#/
If you are new to the concept of the Living Library, and have any questions, please contact Liz Kielley, discovery and metadata librarian, at ekielley@messiah.edu.
Spring Budget Forum – April 4
An employee FY25 budget forum will be presented on Thursday, April 4 in Hostetter Chapel at 3:30 p.m. All employees are encouraged to attend. The presentation will be led by Gary Nowicki, vice president of finance and planning, who will share the University’s FY25 budget parameters.
Summer Camp at the Oakes Museum!
This summer the Oakes Museum will be hosting multiple summer camps for elementary to high school ages.
Curator Club (3rd -5th)
Collect It! – June 24-28
Animals Camp – July 8-12
9 a.m. – noon
CC2 (6th-8th)
Ecology Camp – July 22-26
9 a.m. – noon
High school:
Field Biology Camp – June 17-21
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Vertebrate Anatomy Camp – July 15 and 16
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Visit our website to learn more and register!
https://www.messiah.edu/oakes/
Messiah students and faculty present research to PA State Legislators
Two research teams represented the Messiah University School of Arts, Culture and Society and School of Science, Engineering and Health by presenting posters describing research accomplishments as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol – Pennsylvania conference held on Tuesday, March 19 in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol Building. Sydney Sefing and Michael Lin (accompanied by John Bechtold on behalf of co-author Teressa Fink) described a study entitled, “Effects of Aroma and Nature of Presentation of Material on Memory”. Larry Mylin (standing in for Evangeline Soerens who was absent due to NCAA National Swimming competition) described a study entitled, “Evaluation of a Cell-Based Vaccine Against Pancreatic Cancer” on behalf of co-authors Evangeline Soerens, Sarah Bath, Daniel Guevin, Laura Hudson, Ashlee (Leib) Ramirez and John Harms. Multiple individuals visited the posters; Mylin was able to describe the study too and take a selfie with Representative Brett Miller who represents the 41st district in which Mylin now resides.
Giving Day is coming!
Messiah University Giving Day is Tuesday, 4.2.24!
Did you know that when 30 employees give any amount, a generous donor will give $10,000 to the Messiah Fund? 100% of students receive a tuition supplement from the Messiah Fund, and that is made possible through the support of employees, parents and alumni like you! Visit messiahgives.com to make a gift early or on the day.
Thank you for the ways in which you make a difference in student lives and in the success of Messiah daily!
CLASSIFIEDS
Job Opportunities
The Department of Residence Life has an opening for a full-time director of residence life. Job related questions may be directed to Doug Wood at dwood@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26690.
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.
Procurement has an opening for a full-time accounts payable coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Steph Sechrist at ssechrist@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26625.
Residence Life has an opening for a full-time residence director (first year). Job related questions may be directed to Lyndsay Grimm at lgrimm@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26562.
Graduate Studies: Administration has an opening for a full-time state authorization and licensure manager. Job related questions may be directed to Jennifer Fisler at jfisler@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26532.
The Department of Engineering has an opening for a part-time, temporary administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Philip Tan at ptan@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26328.
The Admissions Office has an opening for a part-time admissions hospitality assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kristin Thomas at kthomas@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26174.
The Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Paula Holtzinger at pholtzinger@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26176.
The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a temporary records and registration assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kathee Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26606.
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: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26390.
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 is now accepting applications for summer Lottie workers. Job related questions may be directed to Todd Christopher at tchristopher@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26530.
Campus and Building Services is now accepting applications for summer workers. Job related questions may be directed to Denise Blackley at dblackley@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26554.
Wanted
Inexpensive used car. Do you have (or know someone has) an old car that they would be willing to sell at, or below, market to help a refugee family who works third shift at Messiah? Justin and Nyakiza Nyantabara have their driving permits and will be taking their drivers test this summer, at which point they will need a car. If you can help, please contact Jay McClymont (jmcclymont@messiah.edu) who is working with this family to help meet their transportation needs.
