“A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

John 13:34

BID FAREWELL

Information Technology Services invites you to honor Chris Culbert as we celebrate his retirement after nearly three decades of service.

Date: Thursday, Feb. 29
Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Location: PAWC 310

Chris’s journey at the university began in 1992 and over the years he has played a key role in modernizing Messiah’s communications infrastructure as the institution moved from islands of isolated buildings to an interconnected campus providing solid data communications everywhere. He leaves the institution in great shape for the future having installed innovative air blown fiber optics, introduced in-building cellular, assisted with door access and video security, and found ways to save many budget dollars as well as bringing additional funds

AROUND CAMPUS

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present the 2024 Humanities Symposium dance concert “Many Parts, One Body: Dance explorations of the American Project” on Friday, Feb 23 at 4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in Poorman Black Box Theater, Climenhaga Building.

Tickets are required due to limited seating. Reserving tickets in advance is recommended. Tickets can be reserved online at messiah.edu/tickets, by phone at 717-691-6036, or at the door as available.

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community (formerly the Human Library Project) is where Messiah students, faculty, and staff become open books, sharing their personal stories with readers. The Living Library is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Living Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers.
Please consider participating as a “book” in the Living Library at the Murray Library on Wednesday, April 10. As a living book, you would be sharing your story with others in the Messiah University community in a moderated 25 minute session.
Please complete this application to be a book no later than Friday, March 15: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37v5VgYD9SA3g5D

Questions may be directed to Todd Allen, vice president for diversity affairs at tallen@messiah.edu or Liz Kielley, discovery and metadata librarian, at ekielley@messiah.edu

Please complete this application no later than Friday, March 15.

Messiah University Department of Theatre and Dance presents: “The Spitfire Grill”

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present our spring musical production of “The Spitfire Grill” opening on Feb. 29! Tickets are on sale now and are buy one, get one free for opening night!

“The Spitfire Grill”
Music and book by James Valcq
Lyrics and book by Fred Alley
Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff
Directed by Ed Cohn
Music direction by Eric Dundore

Feb. 29, March 1-2, 5-7 at 8 p.m.
March 2-3 at 3 p.m.
*March 5 at 10 a.m. school series performance for junior high and high school students

Miller Theater, Climenhaga Building

Based on the hit film, “The Spitfire Grill” is a heartwarming and inspirational musical tale of redemption, perseverance, and family. A torn page from an old travel book sparks parolee Percy Talbot to journey to a small town in Wisconsin. There she finds a new life working at the Spitfire Grill. The folks in this depressed town have more to worry about than Percy’s past, but fear and hesitancy turn to friendship when Percy schemes to revive the old grill by raffling it off. The entry fee is one hundred dollars, and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full, and things are definitely cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill.

Estimated run time: 2 hours, including one 10-minute intermission

Tickets: $15—Adults; $12—MU students and employees (w/ID), Youth (under 18) and Seniors (60+)
*Tickets are buy one, get one free for opening night!* Tickets can be purchased online at messiah.edu/tickets, by phone at 717-691-6036, or at the door as available. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

THE SPITFIRE GRILL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

An Evening with Michael Beschloss, “Presidential Courage”

Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Parmer Hall

Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, scholar of leadership and bestselling author of 10 books, most recently the acclaimed New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller “Presidents of War.”

Beschloss appears regularly on television as the “NBC News” presidential historian and contributor to “PBS NewsHour.” He has also been a contributing columnist to the New York Times. He has won an Emmy for his television work and received six honorary degrees and numerous other awards. He has the largest Twitter following of any American historian, in the neighborhood of 400,000. His Twitter account appears on Time Magazine’s list of the world’s top Twitter feeds. He has served as a historian at the Smithsonian, a scholar at the University of Oxford and a senior fellow of the Annenberg Foundation. Among his earlier books are two volumes on Lyndon Johnson’s secret tapes; “The Conquerors” about Franklin Roosevelt, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust; and “Presidential Courage.” He was also co-author (with Caroline Kennedy) of the No. 1 global bestseller “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations about Life with John F. Kennedy.”

Ticket prices are $25 for adults; $10 for Messiah University students (with ID) and youth (18 and under). To purchase tickets, contact the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036 or online at www.messiah.edu/tickets.

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

Murray Library has an opening for a part-time library 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/26159.

The Department of Engineering has an opening for a part-time CES local chapter 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.

Grounds Services has an openings for part-time seasonal groundskeepers. Job related questions may be directed to Mark Graybill at mgraybill@messiah.edu. For more info and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu.

Data Security has an opening for a full-time IT security analyst. Job related questions can be directed to Allen Snook at asnook@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26295.

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.

Dining Services has an opening for a full-time dining room supervisor. Job related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz @mwirtz@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu.

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 part-time 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/25904.

Murray Library has an opening for a full-time director of the Murray Library. Job related questions may be directed to David Weaver-Zercher at dzercher@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25707.

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time 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: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25830.

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.

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

For sale

Sofa for sale. Craftmaster striped sofa in great condition. 89″ L, 35″H, 35″D. Mechanicsburg pick up. $75. Contact Tina Keul tkeul@messiah.edu

FREE

3 Brand new furnace air filters, Size 16x21x1
Merv 13. Email Bill: balthoff@messiah.edu if interested.