Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Congratulations to Dr. Brenda Elliott, director, Graduate Program in Nursing, on the publication of her article, “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence of Nurses and Nursing Students Caring for Military Veterans and Their Families” in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Journal of Professional Nursing. For a limited time, the full article is freely available online, with full bibliographic details. Anyone clicking on the link below before Sept. 24, will be taken directly to the final version of the article on ScienceDirect, which they are welcome to read or download. No sign up, registration or fees are required. The Share Link is:
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jYLhV6qXsty6y
Oksana Moroz, an assistant professor of English and director of writing, recently published a research study in a special issue of TESOL Journal on gender equality. Her article titled “A case study of an English teacher in Ukraine: Where gender and national identity intersect” explores interactions of multiple identities and the experiences of one female in-service English language teacher in the Ukrainian context. Utilizing a narrative inquiry method, which includes an online autobiography, interviews, and lesson materials, the study examines how Irene’s (a pseudonym of the main participant) multiple identities intersect with her gendered identity to shape her experiences. The findings demonstrate that Irene’s transnational gendered identity is shaped by her educational and professional journey, her role in the language teaching field, and her various social identities.
Joseph P. Huffman, distinguished professor of European history, has completed two major research projects. 1. A lengthy article of over 50 pages in German will be published this December in the premier Rhineland journal for history: “Caritas und die Profitwirtschaft: Hospitalverwaltung und -stiftungspraktiken im mittelalterlichen Köln (ca. 1200-1350),” Geschichte in Köln. Zeitschrift für Stadt- und Regionalgeschichte 71 (2024) [i.e. “Charity and the Profit Economy: Hospital Administration and Endowment Practices in Medieval Cologne].
2. A major new book of 650 pages will be published this December by the leading academic publisher in Germany: Medieval Cologne: From Rhineland Metropolis to European City (A.D. 1125-1475) (Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg Verlag, 2024).
AROUND CAMPUS
Fall programming at the Oakes Museum
Curator Club and CC2:
Curators Club (for grades 3-5) and CC2 (grades 6-8) are science enrichment programs on a variety of topics in a fun learning environment at The Oakes Museum of Natural History. Curators Club members receive a membership card for free admission to The Oakes Museum of Natural History, and a T-shirt.
Curator Club is 9:15 – 11:30 a.m. and CC2 is 12:15 – 2:30 p.m., on select Saturdays.
Topics include: Deciduous trees, Big Cats, Simple Machines and more!
Homeschool programming:
These run Sept. through Feb. on select dates and times.
Topics include: Creek, Shells, Simple Machines, Canines and more!
For more information and to register go to www.messiah.edu/Oakes
Information and Clearance Night
Are service hours integrated into your club, program or coursework? Do your students need to obtain clearances to fulfill requirements related to student teaching or an internship? The Agapé Center for Local and Global Engagement will be hosting an Information and Clearance Night on Thursday, Sept. 5 in the Howe Atrium (Boyer 136). This is a drop-in event from 6 – 8 p.m. Please encourage your students to stop by with their laptops. Our student leaders will be prepared to get them connected with a service opportunity and/or walk through the process of obtaining clearances.
Text alert registration
For the safety of our students and employees, and to be compliant with federal law, The Clery Act, Messiah University’s method to notify students and employees of critical emergency situations is provided through the University’s Text Alert System.
If you have not signed up for the Text Alert system, please do so today. Please reference the attached document or link below for instructions. There will be a test of the system on Friday, Sept. 6 around 4 p.m.
*This alert system is available to Messiah University students and employees only.
https://www.messiah.edu/download/downloads/id/8377/2020_instructions.pdf
Title IX staffing
The Messiah University’s Title IX staffing has changed. With the launch of the 2024-25 academic year, Hannah McBride will serve as the University’s coordinator for Title IX and Clery Compliance, which incorporates the role of Title IX coordinator. We are pleased to announce that Emma Dougherty ’19 has joined the Title IX office as the prevention and education specialist. As was previously Hannah’s role, Emma will serve as a confidential resource to support our students and receive disclosures of harm within our community.
Emma was most recently with Educational Data Systems, Inc., as a behavioral health specialist and prior to that she was a victim advocate with the victim services division of the Cumberland county district attorney’s office. Emma earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from Messiah in 2019 and her MSW from Millersville University.
Please welcome Emma to our community and feel free to reach out to Hannah regarding Title IX and Clery concerns.
Trivia Night in the Library – Friday, Sept. 13
You’re invited! Put your knowledge to the test on Friday, Sept.13 at Trivia Night! Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. at Murray Library! We’ll have four rounds of trivia to test your knowledge in a variety of categories. All Messiah staff are invited. Gather with a group of colleagues to form a team or join up with friendly folks when you arrive. Teams can include up to six players. Awesome prizes await the top three teams!
View Community Day and Welcome Week videos on YouTube
The 2024 Community Day year-in-review video, and the 2024 Move-in Day video have now been added to the Messiah University YouTube channel. View these, along with a variety of other university videos, at messiah.edu/messiahuniversity.
Benefits Open Enrollment for FY25
Now is the time to make changes to your benefits for the upcoming plan year that begins on Nov. 1. Please be reminded of the following key items:
1. Messiah will continue to offer two medical plans. The HDHP Plan will remain the same with no increase in cost. The EPO Plan will replace the existing PPO w/HRA Plan and will result in a slight increase to payroll deductions.
2. There are only a few dates left to hear more about the changes for the new plan year. If you haven’t already attended an Open Enrollment meeting, please plan to join us at one of the following:
Friday, Sept. 6
o 11:30 a.m. ~ Parmer Cinema (Boyer 137)
Thursday, Sept. 19 (please note the change in locations)
o 12 p.m. ~ Boyer 336
o 2 p.m. ~ Parmer Cinema (Boyer 137)
3. ALL full-time employees MUST login to PlanSource at https://benefits.plansource.com/logon to make elections for Open Enrollment using the following guidelines for username and password:
Username: First initial of your first name; first six characters of your last name; last four (4) digits of your SSN
Password: All passwords were reset to be your birthday in the following format: YYYYMMDD (you will be prompted to change it)
4. For more information and to view the OE Presentation, visit the HR – Benefits website at https://www.messiah.edu/info/20590/benefits.
Boyer Center and TEP scholarship reception
Please join us in celebrating the winners of five scholarships for teacher certification students on Thursday, Sept. 12, 4-5 p.m. in Howe Atrium. Award winners will share portions from their winning essays at the event.
Award winners are:
Ethel Brandt Bigham Endowed Education Award – Ella Talbot
Ernest L. Boyer Sr. Teacher Scholarship – Rachel Baksa
Suzanne Joy Johnson Endowed Scholarship Award – Alison Coles
Terry L. Stoudnour Endowed Education Award – Mireliz Bermudez
Murk-Hayes Endowed Education Award – Yvette Celius
Employee Wellness Event – Sept. 17
Mark your calendar for our Employee Wellness Event on In-Service Day, Sept. 17, hosted by the Office Human Resources and Compliance. Outside vendors and partners across campus will be providing information and programming regarding health awareness, health management, preventative care, and positive lifestyle actions. Stations will be open in Brubaker Auditorium from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. and various class-style programs will be offered around campus. You will have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win one of several great prizes! Please see the attached flyer for details.
Mendelssohn Piano Trio “Brahms and Strauss: Poetry and Passion of the Late German Romanticism”
Sept. 15
4 p.m., Parmer Hall
Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series
The Mendelssohn Piano Trio joins forces with violinist Michael Stepniak, executive dean for creativity and the arts at Shenandoah University, and Maestro Stuart Malina, who is celebrating his 25th season as music director of the Harrisburg Symphony, to perform Piano Quartets by Brahms and Richard Strauss. While these compositions share a short musical motif, their contrasting character illuminates the scope of musical imagination and emotional range of late German Romanticism.
Ticket prices are $15 for adults; $5 for Messiah University students (with ID) and youth (18 and under). To purchase, please contact the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036 option #1 or online at messiah.edu/tickets.
CLASSIFIEDS
Job opportunities
Facility Maintenance has an opening for a full-time general maintenance mechanic (preventative) 2nd shift. 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/27911.
The Office of the Teacher Education Program has an opening for the full-time position of administrative assistant, teacher education. Job-related questions may be directed to Christina Simmons at simmons@messiah.edu For more information and to apply, please see: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27757
Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant coach, baseball/administrative coordinator and recruiter/AROMA strength and conditioning coach. Job related questions may be directed to Phillip Shallenberger at pshallenberger@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit:https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27933.
The Graduate Counseling Program has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Leah Clarke at lclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27462.
Student Financial Services has an opening for the full-time position of financial aid counselor. Job-related questions may be directed to JR Harris at jrharris@messiah.eduFor more information and to apply, please see: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27762
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.
Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant women’s lacrosse coach; administrative coordinator and recruiter. Job related questions may be directed to Heather McKay at hmckay@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27631.
The Department of Safety has an opening for 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher and a 3rd shift safety officer. Job related questions may be directed to Sean Paddock at spaddock@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26686 and https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27658
Applications are being accepted for the temporary position of administrative assistant to psychology, criminal justice and sociology department and to the assistant dean of the School of Arts, Culture and Society. Job related questions may be directed to John Bechtold at jbechtol@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27678.
Dining Services has an opening for a full-time catering supervisor, a full-time cook and a part time cook. Job related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu For more information and to apply, please see: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/27727.
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.
For sale
Reclining chair – $75: comfortable reclining chair, perfect furniture for a child furnishing a new apartment or at college. Pictures include a cover (not included) we used so the chair matched the room, but I can provide a link to the cover. Contact: bwatkins@messiah.edu
Picture link below.
Diaper Pong – Free: game perfect for baby showers or for kid birthdays. Contact: bwatkins@messiah.edu Picture link below.
HUGE Teddy Bear $100. This teddy bear is huge, if you decide to purchase it, you will have to come pick it up. It’s HUGE. It was purchased as a gift but was never given. It would make a great baby shower gift, or for a small child, or a girlfriend etc. It’s so adorable and soft. Retail cost is $150. (more pictures available) Contact Stacy: sportko@messiah.edu
Pfaltzgraff light(2) – perfect condition. These lights are at least 50 years old and are in perfect condition. $100/pair. Contact Stacy: sportko@messiah.edu
Childs tooth fairy bottles $3 or 2/$5. Have you ever put your child’s tooth under their pillow at night for the tooth fairy, only to go find it after their fast asleep and find its missing? Put their tooth in this jar and it will be easy to find when you reach under their pillow. $3 ea. or 2/$5. Contact Stacy: sportko@messiah.edu
ALDI quarter pocket – quarter included. $5/each. So cute! Add this to your key chain/fob and you will never be without a quarter next time you go to ALDI for shopping. Many to choose from. Contact Stacy: sportko@messiah.edu
Sofa and Love seat. $450, Our son moved back home, and we have no room for this very comfy sofa/love seat and there is also a matching ottoman.
Email me for additional photo: sportko@messiah.edu.
Wanted
House mate wanted. Messiah professor looking for a male house mate to share a house in Grantham. Contact Dale Fogelsanger. dfogelsa@messiah.edu
