The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows them that trust in him.

Nahum 1:7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2023-2024 TT&P approvals

Congratulations from the Office of the Provost

Congratulations to the following faculty members who have been approved for promotion, term-tenure, or term-tenure renewal effective August 1:

Promotion from assistant professor to associate professor:
Joanna Behm, assistant professor of occupational therapy
Carrie Gorman, assistant professor of occupational therapy
Glafera Janet Matanguihan, assistant professor of biology

Promotion from associate professor to full professor:
Andrew Babyak, associate professor of management
Matt Lewis, associate professor of athletic training
Keith Quesenberry, associate professor of marketing
Carol McGinnis, associate professor of counseling

Term Tenure:
Joanna Behm, assistant professor of occupational therapy
Carrie Gorman, assistant professor of occupational therapy
Glafera Janet Matanguihan, assistant professor of biology
Don Zhao, associate professor of anatomy

Term Tenure Renewal:
Robin Collins, professor of philosophy
David J. Hagenbuch, professor of marketing
Gregg M. Hurley, associate professor of dance
David E. Kasparek, professor of graphic design
Abaz Kryemadhi, professor of physics
Valerie A. Lemmon, professor of psychology
Erik Lindquist, professor of biology and environmental science
Sean C. Matthews, associate professor of art
Timothy W. Schoettle, professor of philosophy
Michael J. Shin, professor of biology

Congratulations to the following retired faculty member who was approved to receive Emeritus Status:

D. Scott Weaver, associate professor of computer science

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Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

This is the third year of the Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, which is given to up to two adjunct faculty at Messiah University each spring. Nominations were solicited from all department chairs/program directors, and after careful consideration of these nominations, the Scholarship and Development Committee identified the following two adjunct faculty members to be honored with the 2024 Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence at Messiah University.

– Cathay Snyder, adjunct instructor in history
– Karen Paulus, adjunct instructor in chemistry

Congratulations to Cathay and Karen for this recognition of excellence in classroom teaching. The Messiah University community deeply appreciates the award winners, and all our adjunct faculty, for their role in educating women and men toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith at Messiah University.

BID FAREWELL

The Office of the President and the Provost’s Senior Staff is hosting a drop-in reception during May Development Week to honor the contributions of Interim Provost Alison Noble, and to celebrate her appointment as Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Fresno Pacific University. The reception will be Thursday, May 16, from 2:30 – 4 p.m., in Howe Atrium. There will be a twenty-minute program starting at 3 p.m., though please drop by whenever you can to wish Alison the best in her new endeavors.

AROUND CAMPUS

School of Graduate and Professional Studies Commencement

Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m.
Brubaker Auditorium, Eisenhower Campus Center

 Schedule and details

The full schedule for the 2024 Commencement Ceremony for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies is posted online at messiah.edu/gradcommencement. This website will also provide a live video stream of the Commencement ceremony.

Members of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies faculty should have already received information from the Provost’s Office regarding their participation in Commencement. Faculty, staff and administrators who are participating in the Commencement ceremony should also have received a memo regarding their role in the ceremony from the Commencement Committee.

Parking

Parking lots YY (beside the Welcome Center) VV (the visitor’s lot) and TT (along the railroad tracks) and Sollenberger Sports Center will be the primary guest parking lot for this event.

COE and employees may park in the ZZ lot (between the High Center and Old Main and surrounding Old Main). There will be no reserved parking passes issued for this event.

If you have any questions regarding the School of Graduate and Professional Studies Commencement, please contact Jody Brandt, co-chair of the Commencement Committee, at ext. 6890 or jbrandt@messiah.edu.

Messiah University’s fiscal year ends on Sunday, June 30th.  Transactions initiated during the last months of the fiscal year often warrant additional consideration to ensure that charges are recorded in the appropriate fiscal year.  Please review the timeline for Purchasing, Purchasing Cards (P-Card and DB-Card), and Accounts Payable below and call 717-691-6010 with questions or concerns.  We sincerely thank you for your cooperation.

Fiscal Year End information

PURCHASING
Now through June 14 –

Orders:

Purchase as needed.  Stockpiling supplies (including office supplies, t-shirts, chairs, standing desks, etc.) to spend your entire budget is prohibited.

 Deliveries:

Communicate definitive delivery dates with suppliers.  Purchases must be received on campus by Sunday, June 30 in order to be expensed in the FY24 budget.  Please complete the receiving process in One$ource as soon as items arrive on campus.  Be sure to update receiving note stating the date you received the item.   Purchases received on campus July 1, or later will be expensed in the FY25 budget.  This is required by accounting principles, and we cannot make exceptions to this policy.

Open Purchase Orders:

Budget managers should check the status of open purchase orders.  Select the “Encumbrance” column on the Self Service Budget Query.

Contact Purchasing to close any open POs that should not be rolled to FY25.

Examples of PO’s that should be closed:

• Blanket PO where the final delivery for the year has been made
• PO where goods have not and will never be delivered.
• PO where the invoice price was lower than the amount entered on the PO.

Thursday, June 13 –

Last day that requisitions for items to be expensed to the FY24 budget are entered – see delivery information above.

Friday, June 14 –

Budget managers should approve or deny all requisitions in their queue by 5 p.m.

 Monday, June 17 – Friday, June 21 –

Please contact Purchasing for assistance with urgent requisitions for items that will positively be received by Sunday, June 30, and are to be expensed to the FY24 budget.

Requisitions for items to be expensed to the FY25 budget and FY25 blanket orders can be entered at this time, however, items must not be delivered to campus prior to July 1.  This must be communicated to suppliers in the delivery notes section of the requisition.  Also, please note in the justification section that the requisition is for FY25. The effective date for FY25 blanket orders must be 7/1 or later.

Monday, July 1 –

Requisitions for FY24 goods and services cannot be entered during FY25.  Please contact Purchasing for assistance.

Continue to enter FY25 requisitions and blanket orders.

PURCHASING CARD (P-CARD AND DB-CARD)

Cardholders

Allocate all June Purchasing Card transactions by the end of day Wednesday, July 3.  Please allocate posted July transactions at this time as well.

• If June purchases are for FY25 (example: conference registration for a conference that takes place between July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025), please begin the description with “FY25” and email accounting@messiah.edu with the date, amount, and coding for the transaction.  Accounting will make an entry so FY25 funds are used.
• If July purchases are for items received before Sunday, June 30, please begin the description with “FY24.”

Approvers

Approve all Purchasing Card transactions by end of day Tuesday, July 9.  Please approve allocated July transactions at this time as well.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Now through Friday, July 12 –

Invoice Processing

If you receive an invoice, please email it to accountspayable@messiah.edu.

Submit all employee and student reimbursements, and expense reimbursements for speakers or contracted services from FY24.

Accounting principles require that all goods and services must be expensed in the year that they are delivered or performed, NOT when the invoice is received.  If you have purchased goods or services that were delivered or performed by Sunday, June 30, but do not have an invoice, please contact Accounts Payable for guidance. 

Friday, July 12 –

Final day to submit FY24 invoices to Accounts Payable for processing and payment.

Final day to submit employee and student reimbursements, and expense reimbursements for speakers or contracted services from FY24.

If you receive an invoice for FY24 goods or services after this date, please email it to accountspayable@messiah.edu immediately, noting that it is for FY24.

Please contact Procurement Services at extension 6010 with questions.

CFA Financial Plan competition

Congratulations to Jennifer Choy (senior finance major) and Delainey Gray (junior finance major) for finishing 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the statewide Financial Planning Competition sponsored by the CFA Society of Pittsburgh. This was the 10th year of the competition and over 250 financial plans were submitted by students from colleges and universities across the state of Pennsylvania.

Jennifer will be interning this summer at Fidelity Investments (Charlotte, NC) while Delainey will be interning at Vanguard (Newtown Square, PA).

Congratulations to both!

Tech Support – Did you know?

• Computer equipment with a Messiah barcode should not be moved/removed from the original location without approval from Tech Support. The equipment is tracked and updated in an inventory system and their current locations need to be maintained for insurance and upgrade purposes.
  • After a student graduates and their status is changed to “graduated”, the student will no longer have access to their data and files stored through their Messiah accounts, unless they are transitioning to a Messiah graduate program. If they would like to keep their email account, they will need to complete the Alumnus Email Request Form prior to October 1. This only gives the student access to email. It does NOT provide access to their data.
  • May Development Week and throughout the summer is a great time for laptop tune-ups! Please contact us at techsupport@messiah.edu, call 717-796-4444, or come to the first floor of Old Main if you have any issue that you have found yourself ‘living with’ all year that you would like to address. Tune-ups may take 2 or more hours to complete, and are completed on a first come, first served basis.
  • Desktop computers used by student employees and adjuncts should NOT be powered off over the summer months. Updates are pushed to the computers during off hours, and it allows Tech Support to check the system for special updates.

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

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.

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

Facilities Services has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Brad Markley at bmarkley@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27033.

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

Athletics has a part-time opening for an assistant coach, track and field. Job related questions may be directed to Dale Fogelsanger at dfogelsa@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27129.

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.

Procurement has an opening for a full-time purchasing systems coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Stephanie Sechrist at ssechrist@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26899.

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.

Admissions 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/26894.

The School of Science, Engineering and 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 full-time director of Athletic Communication. Job related questions may be directed to Sarah Gustin Hamrock at sgustinhamrock@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26846.

The Career and Professional Development Center has an opening for a full-time events and administrative coordinator. Job related questions may be related to Ashley Jones at ajones@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26777.

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 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.

Murray Library has an opening for a full-time evening circulation supervisor. Job related questions may be directed to Sarah Myers at smyers@messiah.edu (Librarian). For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26763.

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

Campus and Building Services is now accepting applications for summer high school 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.

For sale

Medical bracelet. New. $10. Email: sportko@messiah.edu

FREE

Library bookcases available. The library has two bookcases available to anyone who can use them. They are currently in our Graphic Novels room. Cherry wood, 2-sided, 73″ L x 23″ W x 48″ H and blond wood, 73″ L x 12″ W x 42″ H. Must make moving arrangements. Email Liz: ekielley@messiah.edu

Wanted

Chicken wire and wine bottles for crafts. I’m looking for some wine bottles and chicken wire for some craft projects, if you have any laying around I’ll gladly take it off your hands, it would be nice if it was in pretty decent shape. Thank you. Email me: sportko@messiah.edu

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

West Shore Chamber Putt it into the Park at City Island

Join other members of the West Shore Chamber of Commerce for a unique family-friendly event, on June 13. The event starts at Water Golf on City Island’s 18-hole course for a round of mini-golf and then you can head over to FNB Field for a Harrisburg Senators game and a buffet dinner in the Club. Invite friends, family, or come as a group with your co-workers/department. There are several ticket options available so if you aren’t interested in mini golf, you can head straight to the game! The Harrisburg Senators take on the Bowie Baysox at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. Make sure you select the member price when purchasing your tickets. To buy your tickets and review options follow this link:
https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/KFJXCKr2M4cL79ywhMvR5j?domain=75krqxcab.cc.rs6.net