But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-by grace you have been saved- and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-7 (NRSV)

News

From the office of the provost:

Congratulations to Carl A. Erikson, Jr., assistant professor of engineering, and Yvonne E. Martin, assistant professor of business administration, who have been awarded emeritus status.

Congratulations to the following faculty who have been approved for term tenure renewal for the five-year period, Aug. 1, 2014 to July 31, 2019:

Robin A. Collins, professor of philosophy

Jean Thompson Corey, associate professor of English

Crystal L. Downing, professor of English and film studies

Jeffrey S. Erikson, assistant professor of biology and environmental science

David J. Hagenbuch, associate professor of marketing

Michael A. Harcrow, associate professor of music

Charles D. Jantzi, associate professor of psychology

Erik D. Lindquist, professor of biology and environmental science

Donald A. Murk, professor of early childhood education

Retta K. Murray, assistant professor of health and human performance

Timothy W. Schoettle, associate professor of philosophy

Charles R. Seitz, associate professor of social work

David T. Vader, professor of engineering

Lamarr C. Widmer, professor of mathematics

Jenny Dose, professor of management, and David Hagenbuch, associate professor of marketing, presented papers at the national conference of the Christian Business Faculty Association, held in Bourbonnais, Ill. October 17-19. Jenny’s paper was titled “The Body of Christ and Social Capital: A Social Network Analysis of a Christian Organization.” David’s was titled “Escaping Overindulgence: How Marketers Might Avoid Encouraging Excessive Consumption.”

An interview with Todd Goranson, associate professor of music, was featured in Vandoren’s “Wave” publication (Vol. 2, Issue 41) in October. The interview includes Goranson’s insights into performing on two different musical instruments and on coping with anxiety in performance. The interview can be found here.

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Danielle Pianucci to deliver student honors presentation

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, senior PK-4/special education major, Danielle Pianucci will deliver her student honors presentation titled, “Study of Conditionally Admitted Students at Messiah College: Needs and Gains Over Time.” Pianucci will report on the findings of a research study of students that she began fall 2012 and recently concluded with a follow-up study of the same students in their sophomore year. Pianucci is the 2013 Ernest L. Boyer, Sr. Teacher Scholarship recipient. The honors presentation will be held in Boyer 131 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Finance office annual soup sale set for Nov. 20

Please join us for soups and sweets on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 pm! Follow the aroma of homemade soups to the payroll office lobby in Old Main where you can purchase soup ($3 per bowl) and sweet desserts ($2 each). These delicacies are donated by business office employees and all proceeds are used to provide a bountiful Christmas to a local needy family. Last year your generosity allowed the business office to provide an abundance of gifts, clothing and groceries to two families. This year we are also collecting non-perishable canned goods to benefit the Silence of Mary home in Harrisburg. Please come for a satisfying lunch and help us reach out to the community again this Christmas!

Aughinbaugh Art Gallery exhibits Laurel Lukaszewski’s ceramics open through Nov. 27

The M Louise Aughinbaugh Gallery located in the lower level of the Climenhaga Building announces a new exhibition of the ceramic work of Laurel Lukaszewski: Patterns of Place

Lukaszewski’s work, based on line, rhythm and form and playing with positive and negative space, is strongly rooted in her study of Japanese art and culture bridging the traditional dichotomies of the Eastern viewpoint and her own Western sensibilities. Laurel Lukaszewski is a Washington, D.C.-based artist. Well known regionally, she also has exhibited in venues across the country, including those in New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Miami, Santa Fe, Houston, and Seattle. Lukaszewski is a founding member of Flux Studios, in Mt. Rainier, Md., and has served on a number of nonprofit boards, including the Washington Sculptors Group, the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the Washington Project for the Arts Artist Council.

Mark the beginning of Advent with the annual Celebration of the Light

All students and employees are invited to attend and celebrate the traditional start to the Christmas season Tuesday, December 3 at 4:45 p.m. Carol-singing, prayer, scripture reading and the lighting of the campus Christmas tree will all be a part of this year’s advent celebration. Hot chocolate, cider, pumpkin cookies and other seasonal treats will be served. Supervisors are asked to provide release time as able to those non-essential employees who would like to attend.

Rain Date: Thursday, Dec. 5 at 4:45 p.m. in the Eisenhower Campus Center Circle. In case of inclement weather on Dec. 5, the event will be held indoors in the Larsen Student Union.

Student Professional Development Grant available

The Career Center and the Student Government Association (SGA) are pleased to once again announce the Student Professional Development Grant. This grant opportunity, funded by SGA, is for students interested in attending professional conferences or related activities. Grants will provide accepted students with half of their proposed funding needed for travel and registration costs, up to $300. Limited funding is available per semester, so interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Applications are available on Career Center’s website . Other components of the grant include a mandatory online training session and an educational “give back” activity in the form of a blog posting. For questions, please contact Abby Book at ext. 6016 or abook@messiah.edu.

Annual Authors’ Exhibit submissions accepted

All educators may submit hard copies of their publications, exhibits, performance materials, etc. from Jan. 2013 to Dec. 2013 to Carol Hostetter in the Boyer Center, suite 3008. The annual Authors’ Exhibit is held in conjunction with the New Doctorate’s Tea on Dec. 12.

2013 AICUP first-year student survey results available

The office of institutional research administered the AICUP (Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania) first-year student survey during spring 2013. Please look at the institutional research webpage for an info-graphic aiming to provide an overall picture of the results organized by our four broad general education outcome areas.

Canvas updates from Learning Technology Services

Learning technology services continues to move forward with the transition to Canvas. Follow our website to keep up-to-date on Canvas Information. We will do our best to keep you informed if there is any change to the training schedule or implementation process. On the website you will also find an FAQ page where there is space for you to submit additional questions.

The November 2013 training calendar is available.

Important reminders

• Remember courses for J-term 2014 and the spring semester 2014 must be created in Canvas. No new courses will be created in Sakai.
• Training is available now and will be available in J-term; it’s not too early to get started.
• You will have access to your course materials in Sakai until December 2014.

If you have any questions regarding Canvas, please contact ext. 4444.

Important reminder to faculty

Learning Technology Services would like to remind the faculty that it’s not too early to begin planning ahead. The J-term and spring 2014 semester work submission deadlines have been set. Please coordinate your needs for your courses with the deadline dates listed on the attached document. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Diane Hunsinger, copyright and educational support specialist, at ext. 3895. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

United Way employee pledge drive in final week

We are in the final week of our annual Employee Pledge Drive. Pledge forms are due Friday, Nov. 8. The United Way of the Capital Region provides solutions for local issues by focusing on three areas:  health, education and basic needs. Each week during the drive we are sharing information on a program partner in one of these categories.

Today’s topic: Prosperity Centers. United Way of the Capital Region (UWCR) understands that more and more families are living on the edge, and don’t know how to find a foothold. They want to become financially stable, but don’t know how. Our United Way has created a way to help people get back on track. Through our Prosperity Centers, trained volunteers help individuals and families learn to budget, plan for unexpected circumstances and manage their money. Read how the Prosperity Center at New Hope Ministries in Mechanicsburg helped Paul move beyond his crisis point to stability here. 

By donating to the United Way during the pledge drive, you can help realize solutions to problems in our community. One hundred percent of your contribution is directed to local programs and services. You can:

• Specify the non-profit recipient
• Select one of three focus areas (health, education or basic needs)

or

• Allow the United Way to apply your donation to the area of greatest need

Please contact Kathy Castonguay, human resources, at kcastong@messiah.edu with any questions. Thank you for your consideration.

Access to (Material) Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS

Messiah College contracts with the 3E Company to maintain an electronic database of safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals our employees may be exposed to in their workplace. To access this information, click on the “MSDS (3E Online)” link found on MCSquare under both Employee Quicklinks and Student Quicklinks. A link to this same database is also available here. Select” Environmental, Health and Safety” ribbon on the right, then select “Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS Online System” on the left.

If, for any reason, the online system is down or you do not have access to a computer, the safety data sheet can be obtained by dialing the phone number that you will find posted on campus phones (1-800-451-8346). The person who answers the phone can email, fax or read the contents of the SDS to you 24/7.

Campus Ministries connection

Knowing the Heart of Strangers

One hundred years ago, four Armenians escaped persecution of Christians in Turkey and found their way to Messiah College through friendship connections. It was appropriate and appreciated that one of our Malaysian students shared a prayerful song written by her godmother. Both served as a reminder that we have much to receive as well as to give.

Mission Awareness Day raises the tension of a call by Christ to an outward journey to “the world” but at the same time His call is to the inward journey of our “third world,” the inner self. Dr. Bernardo Michael pointed out that the journey starts at home according to Exodus 22:21 “Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.” He spoke of the importance of the interior journey before attempting to cross boundaries in the outer journey. To engage the interior journey through the doorway of silence and solitude is challenging. But, Michael asserted that the unreconciled life here cannot be reconciled there. We must know our inner self so that we can let go of the baggage that prevents us from being authentic and humble in friendship with strangers. This is a journey that begins on our campus without the need for a passport but it does require courage.

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Positions available:

The Department of Management and Business and the International Business Institute currently have an opening for the following position: Administrative Assistant to the Department Co-Chairs, Management and Business; Director of the International Business Institute: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2689. Job-related questions may be directed to Jenny Dose, co-chair, department of management and business, at ext. 2320.

Free:

Drum set — Contact Rhonda King at ext. 7291 or rking@messiah.edu.

Sofa bed —Used, floral design. Contact dfogelsa@messiah.edu.

For sale:

2001 Oldsmobile Alero GLS Sedan — 115K miles, $3,200; 17 in. LCD Monitor — 1280 × 1024, $50. For pictures or additional information, contact owen@messiah.edu.

10 strands of white lights — used once, $25; 100 glass tea light holders — $10; 8 x 8 basket from Ten Thousand Villages — $3; Small microwave — $10; Window unit air conditioner for large area — $50; Window unit air conditioner for smaller area — $30. Contact Rhonda King at ext. 7291 or rking@messiah.edu.

I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:2 (NRSV)

News

Senior chemistry student Julie Fenton spent twelve weeks last summer at the University of Strasbourg in France conducting research in inorganic chemistry funded by the National Science Foundation. She recently had her first paper from this research accepted into the “European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry.”

Dave Foster, professor of biology and environmental science, recently served on a team that reviewed the earth and environmental science program in the School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Taylor University.

Scott Kieffer, professor of health and exercise science, is executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. In this role, he organized the annual MARC-ACSM meeting in Harrisburg on Nov. 1-2. The MARC-ACSM meeting is an opportunity for students and professionals within the region (Pa., Del., Md., N.J., N.Y., W.Va., and Washington, D.C.) with an interest in health promotion, exercise science and sports medicine to come together to share, learn and network. Approximately 70 Messiah College health and human performance majors will attend.

Jenell Paris, department of sociology, anthropology and criminal justice, recently published “I am Miley Cyrus” in the “Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,” “The Tortoise and the Hare in Bed,” at EngagedMarriage.com and “Should We Save Our Children From the Flames of Hell?” at Patheos.com.

Associate Professor of Education Anita Voelker’s research study titled “Tomorrow’s Teachers Engaging in Unprotected Text” was published in the fall 2013 edition of the “Journal of Children’s Literature.”

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Test of Safe Connect system scheduled for Oct. 31

Messiah announces new tool for communicating during an emergency. In partnership with ITS, the Crisis Management Team wants to make all Messiah students and employees aware of a new way that they might receive information and instructions during a campus emergency. Using Safe*Connect software, we are now able to interrupt nearly all of the computers on the College’s network with a pop-up screen that will alert the campus to an emergency situation and provide further instruction.

Safe*Connect is embedded in the access control software installed on your computer by ITS. All employee PCs and Macs are equipped with this software. (Not all student Macs have this software, but it can be requested by calling student computing services at ext. 3333.) Because the software refreshes every 10 minutes, not everyone will receive the message at the same time. (Your computer’s refresh schedule depends on when you booted up your machine.) However, within 10 minutes of sending a Safe*Connect alert, we anticipate that the message should be broadly communicated across campus. A test of this system will occur during the late afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 31.

Safe*Connect is just one of several ways the College will communicate during an emergency situation. We anticipate using text message alerts, social media, mass email, the College website and emergency blog as well. Text message alerts remain the most effective, fastest way of getting information and instructions to the entire campus, so if you haven’t signed up yet for text message alerts, we strongly encourage you to do so today. Instructions can be found here.

More about the College’s emergency response plans and methods of communication can be found here.

Announcement from facility services

On Sunday, Nov. 3 Frey Hall will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. No one will be allowed to enter the building due to the placement of cooling towers on the roof. Questions or concerns should be directed to Dan Smith, ext. 7151, or Brad Markley, ext. 3500.

International Education Week events planned

Join the campus community in celebrating International Education Week (IEW) starting next week: Monday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 8. The purpose of IEW is to celebrate and promote the benefits of global, intercultural exchange within higher education through meaningful community events, which include lectures, chapels, presentations, exhibits, films, recitals and concerts. Highlights include:

Monday, Nov. 4

• German Cultural Celebration • 3–5 p.m., Howe Atrium
• Alternate chapel featuring alumnus A.J. Nolte presenting “Caught in the Crosshairs: The Christian Community in Syria” • 7–8 p.m., Boyer 131

Tuesday, Nov. 5: Mission Awareness Day

• Mission Awareness Day chapel: Dr. Bernardo Michael • 9:30–10:15 a.m., Brubaker Auditorium
• French Cultural Celebration • 4–5:30 p.m., Howe Atrium

Wednesday, Nov. 6

• International Education Week student recital • 11–11:50 a.m., High Foundation Recital Hall
• Spanish Cultural Celebration • 3–5 p.m., Howe Atrium
• Alternate chapel featuring Dr. Richard Slimbach presenting “From Doorstep to Planet: Putting the Local into Global Learning” • 7–8 p.m., Boyer 131

Thursday, Nov. 7

• Salt and Light chapel featuring Dr. Richard Slimbach: “Turning Strangers into Neighbors” • 9:30–10:15 a.m., Hostetter Chapel
• Alternate chapel featuring Dr. Ray Motsi, “Why Are We/Why Am I Doing This?! Reflections of a Theological College President in Africa” • 4–5 p.m., Boyer 131
• Alternate chapel documentary film: “Rising from the Ashes” • 6:30–8 p.m., Parmer Cinema

Friday, Nov. 8

• Chinese Cultural Celebration • 3:30–5 p.m., Howe Atrium
• International Festival: a celebration featuring music by Messiah College’s United Voices of Praise and from Wisaal (www.wisaalmusic.com), an acclaimed Mediterranean fusion group, as well as ethnic food and international craft vendors.

For a complete and detailed schedule of IEW events, please visit www.messiah.edu/IEW/ and utilize the tabs on the right to view each day’s activities.

Recognition and appreciation of sponsors: international programs, the office of the special assistant to the president and provost for diversity affairs; World Christian Fellowship; the office of the provost; the office of the president; the office of the associate dean of students; faculty development; The Collaboratory; the office of sustainability; the department of biological sciences; college ministries; peace and conflict studies; the department of politics; and the office of student involvement and leadership programs.

Student PR Club Hosts Caitlin’s Smiles Fundraiser

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Messiah College Chapter of PRSSA will host Miles for Smiles, a 5K/one-mile walk to benefit Caitlin’s Smiles. Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate. Held on the campus of West Shore Evangelical Free Church, 1345 Williams Grove Road, Mechanicsburg, Miles for Smiles will feature a fall festival for children as well as snacks and prizes for race participants. Preregistration is available at https://www.facebook.com/events/201075860072852/. Walk-in registration begins at 9 a.m., with the race beginning at 10 a.m. Caitlin’s Smiles provides arts and crafts kits to hospitalized children facing chronic and life-threatening illnesses. See attachment for more details.

Canvas updates from Learning Technology Services

Learning technology services continues to move forward with the transition to Canvas. Follow our website to keep up-to-date on Canvas Information. We will do our best to keep you informed if there is any change to the training schedule or implementation process. On the website you will also find an FAQ page where there is space for you to submit additional questions.

The November 2013 training calendar is available. We anticipate that spring 2014 courses will be made available on Nov. 1.

Important reminders

• Remember courses for J-term 2014 and the spring semester 2014 must be created in Canvas. No new courses will be created in Sakai.
• Training is available now and will be available in J-term; it’s not too early to get started.
• You will have access to your course materials in Sakai until December 2014.

If you have any questions regarding Canvas, please contact ext. 4444.

Don’t get left out…send in your spring public events

The office of marketing and communications is again producing a Highlights brochure to promote the public events occurring on campus during the spring semester. In an effort to bring more people to campus, we will mail the brochure to more than 5,000 homes in the community in early Jan. To ensure your public event is included, i.e. a concert, recital, play, lecture, conference, performance or any other event at which you would welcome the general public, please send the event, date, time, place, contact name, admission charge (if any) and contact phone number to Kim Christen at kchriste@messiah.edu no later than Friday, Nov. 8.

The Highlights brochures have been very well received in the past and demand for them has been high, both on and off campus. If you would like to order a quantity for your own department’s use, please call Kim Christen at ext. 7326. There will be a charge of $12 per 100 brochures (12 cents per copy) to cover the additional printing costs.

Register now for “Messiah Goes to the World Cup”

If you are currently exercising or wanting to begin, consider joining the wellness program titled “Messiah Goes to the World Cup.” It’s a way to for us to collectively record our miles and/or minutes of exercise. For every 4,800 miles we accumulate, we figuratively “send” one of soccer players to Brazil for next summer’s World Cup. To allow employees to join throughout the year, each six-week begins a brand new phase. Registration is simple. Just click on the link below and it will take you to the registration page. Once you register you also need to email your Café Well screen name to HAPA_wellness@cvty.com so the wellness director can identify you and so your workouts count towards our mileage. This will also qualify you for random award drawings. All Café Well screen names are confidential. To complete the program and collect your 30 wellness points, you just need to submit workouts for at least five of the six weeks and have met the minimum standards on at least five of the six weeks (five miles of walking/week, or six miles of running/week, or 12 miles of cycling/week, or two miles of swimming/week, or 60 minutes of other forms of exercise/week).

Here are the links to click on to register for Phase II:

WALK

RUN

CYCLE

SWIM

EXERCISE

Important reminder to faculty

Learning Technology Services would like to remind the faculty that it’s not too early to begin planning ahead. The J-term and spring 2014 semester work submission deadlines have been set. Please coordinate your needs for your courses with the deadline dates listed on the attached document. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Diane Hunsinger, copyright and educational support specialist, at ext. 3895. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Limited event dates outlined by conference and event services

This policy has been approved and endorsed by the President’s Cabinet. The conference and event services office along with campus events works hard to meet all the requests of the campus community.  Over the past several years there has been an increase in requests for events during dates and times that either conflict with other institutional events, or because of the size or needs of the event, they cannot be supported. In an effort to provide the best level of service possible, events and services (requiring the assistance of conference and events services) will be limited on the dates listed below and under the following circumstances.

These dates/events include:

1.            Community Day – only events that do not require set up or tech support will be approved until the completion of Community Day activities.

2.            Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of fall Welcome Week (FWW) – All activities related to COE day and FWW are supported. Any other requests cannot be supported if they need set up or tech support.

3.            Friday and Saturday of Messiah College Christmas (except for wrestling tournament). Any other requests cannot be supported if they need set up or tech support.

4.            Service Day – no activities permitted to be scheduled between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., evening activities only if no set up and tech support is required.

5.            Reading Day and Employee Recognition Service – No activities permitted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. except Employee Recognition Service.

6.            Friday and Saturday of Commencement – Activities need to be related to Board of Trustee meetings, nursing pinning, baccalaureate and commencement only.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to manage staffing and resources. As always, it is best to plan early for all your events on campus.

Weather delay and closings information

In the event classes are delayed or canceled, those students and/or employees who have signed up for text alerts will receive a text regarding such delay or closure. A delay or closure notification will also be placed on the College’s website, as well as available by calling the emergency information line at 691-6084. A recording will provide you with a date and time of the most recent message. You can also check out the Messiah College homepage. Morning announcements are made no later than 6:30 a.m.

Please note, any notice of a delay and/or cancellation of an event at the College will only be available on the emergency line and not through the text alert system.

Employees involved in snow removal, facilities, campus events and dining should follow the instructions given by their respective supervisory staff.

Kathie Shafer, vice president for operations

United Way employee pledge drive underway

We are in the second week of our annual Employee Pledge Drive. The United Way of the Capital Region provides solutions for local issues by focusing on three areas: health, education and basic needs. Each week during the drive we are sharing information on a program partner in one of these categories.

Today’s topic: Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pennsylvania (VNA). VNA’s Maternal Child Health Program provides at-home care for low-income mothers and their infants. For a mother who might not be able to afford follow-up visits after her baby is born, this service is crucial. Nearly 20 percent of the clients in this program don’t have reliable transportation. VNA is able to overcome this hurdle by going straight to the home. Read how Baby Wesley and his mom were helped by the VNA here.

By donating to the United Way during the pledge drive, you can help realize solutions to problems in our community. 100 percent of your contribution is directed to local programs and services. You can:

• Specify the non-profit recipient
• Select one of three focus areas (health, education or basic needs)

or

• Allow the United Way to apply your donation to the area of greatest need

Please contact Kathy Castonguay, human resources, at kcastong@messiah.edu with any questions. Thank you for your consideration.

Campus Ministries connection

The Search

Can the tension of polarities in our lives lift us from despair to engage something of higher value? Can the grays of life between black and white actually produce lives that are imaginative and motivated by a desire to follow Christ’s way? This week in the movement around “Polarities of Community” we engage the multiple messages of our culture and how as Christians that tension provides opportunity for embracing something beyond the messages of our culture while still living within our culture. Walker Percy in The Moviegoer says, “The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life…. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair.” Chapel speaker and author of Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010), Brent McCracken says in his blog, “The Search exists for any and every one of us who—in seeking truth, dialogue, epiphany, and connection—feels the spiritual pull toward that state of ‘being on to something’ bigger and brighter than ourselves.” That seems to ring true with our definition of spiritual formation as articulated by Robert Mulholland, “The process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others.” “Process” indicates a living search or a “still seeking” that can lead to something of greater value.

Classifieds

Positions available:

The department of finance currently has openings for the following positions:
Assistant Bursar: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2805; Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Finance and Planning: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2808.
Job-related questions may be directed to Wendy Starner, controller, at ext. 6920.

For sale:

Geotrax system — Multiple trains, tracks, accessories $75; First Act electric guitar with amp — $25. Contact merikson@messiah.edu.

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23 (NRSV)

News

Lois Beck, associate professor of French and communication, had a review of Carl Alderhold’s book, “Fermeture éclair” published in the current edition of “The French Review.”

Gene Chase, professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science, published an essay in the online, peer-reviewed “Journal of the ACMS.” The essay critiques a book of essays on phenomenology, mathematics and theology.

Ted Davis, professor of the history of science, recently spoke at St. Michael’s College (Vt.) and Gordon College. Next month, the Louisville (Ky.) Public Library will sponsor an exhibit about Robert Boyle and Johannes Kepler. The Boyle posters were designed by Ted and Christopher Graney, an astronomer with ties to the library.

David Hagenbuch, associate professor of marketing, is this year’s recipient of the annual teaching award presented by the Christian Business Faculty Association. The teaching award recognizes Christian business faculty members who emulate the character, engagement and calling of Christ to the work and ministry of transformational education.

On Sept. 23, Thomas Soerens, associate professor of engineering, presented the paper “Treatment of Ground Water with High Humic Acids for Low Cost Drinking Water Supply” at the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Conference in Norman, Okla. University of Arkansas student Micah Wyssman was a co-presenter.

Associate Professor Anita Voelker, senior education major Danielle Morabito and junior education major Emily Deines presented a paper at the 46th Annual Conference of the Keystone State Reading Association. Their presentation outlined the research and development of book trailers as a literacy strategy. As a grand finale, participants joined in creating a book trailer using iPads and iMovie. Future research on this topic is scheduled for the spring with fourth graders from a local elementary school.

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Aerial video capture scheduled for Oct. 25

The office of marketing and communications is working again with a videographer taking aerial footage of campus on Friday, Oct. 25 during the timeframe of 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The photographer will be accompanied by a Messiah staff person at all times. He will be using drone technology (which looks like a small remote-controlled helicopter with a camera attached) to capture aerial shots of the fall foliage on campus that day for use in campus communications. Please contact marketing and communications at ext. 6027 with any questions.

United Way employee pledge drive launched

The annual Employee Pledge Drive launched this week and will run through Friday, Nov. 8. The United Way of the Capital Region provides solutions for local issues by focusing on three areas: health, education and basic needs. Each week during the drive we will share information on a program partner in one of these categories.

Today’s topic: The Joshua Group. The Joshua Group is an at-risk youth mentoring organization located and working with youth living primarily in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg — a neighborhood with the highest poverty, unemployment, violent crime and drop-out rates in the city. Read how the Joshua Group is helping launch Jania Green on a lifetime of learning.

By donating to the United Way during the pledge drive, you can help realize solutions to problems in our community.  One-hundred percent of your contribution is directed to local programs and services. You can

• Specify the non-profit recipient
• Select one of three focus areas (health, education or basic needs)

or

• Allow the United Way to apply your donation to the area of greatest need

Please contact Kathy Castonguay, human resources, with any questions at kcastong@messiah.edu. Thank you for your consideration.

Career Center offers networking opportunities

The Expo may be over, but the Career Center is still going strong with its fall programming! See below for some exciting opportunities for students and educators to interact with employers.

Pizza with Professionals

Don’t miss these upcoming chats with the following organizations:

Mennonite Central Committee – Oct. 30, Hostetter Chapel Fellowship Hall

International Justice Mission – Nov. 6, Kline 120
* All sessions will be held from 12–1 p.m. Free pizza is provided! PLEASE CLICK ON DATE BESIDE EACH SESSION TO REGISTER

Coffee and Conversation with Hovde Foundation

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2-2:45 p.m., Eisenhower Board Room

Jeff Boyd ’97, executive director of the Hovde Foundation, will be available to chat with students and answer questions during this informal session. Drop by when you can and stay for as long as you want. Coffee and pastries will be provided.

INTO THE CITY – Mini to Four Seasons Produce, Ephrata PA

Tuesday, Nov. 12

Connect with the many Messiah College alumni who work at Four Seasons during this informative site visit. Networking dinner also included. Vans depart Eisenhower Circle at 2 p.m. and will return at approximately 8 p.m.

To register, please click here. Register by Nov. 2; space is limited.

Reminders from accounts payable

The department of accounts payable would like to remind you there will not be a check run Thanksgiving week (week of Nov. 25) and Christmas week (week of Dec. 23). Please mark your calendars for planning purposes. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Don’t get left out…send in your spring public events

The office of marketing and communications is again producing a Highlights brochure to promote the public events occurring on campus during the spring semester. In an effort to bring more people to campus, we will mail the brochure to more than 5,000 homes in the community in early Jan. To ensure your public event is included, i.e. a concert, recital, play, lecture, conference, performance or any other event at which you would welcome the general public, please send the event, date, time, place, contact name, admission charge (if any) and contact phone number to Kim Christen at kchriste@messiah.edu no later than Friday, Nov. 8.

The Highlights brochures have been very well received in the past and demand for them has been high, both on and off campus. If you would like to order a quantity for your own department’s use, please call Kim Christen at ext. 7326. There will be a charge of $12 per 100 brochures (12 cents per copy) to cover the additional printing costs.

Important reminder to faculty

Learning Technology Services would like to remind faculty that it’s not too early to begin planning ahead. The J-term and spring 2014 semester work submission deadlines have been set. Please coordinate your needs for your courses with the deadline dates listed on the attached document. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Diane Hunsinger, copyright and educational support specialist, at ext. 3895. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

OSHA hazard communication training

All employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals under normal operating conditions or in foreseeable emergencies must be given training in the Hazard Communication Standard, the new GHS labeling system and the new Safety Data Sheet format. Hazardous chemicals include but are not limited to cleaning products, paints and paint thinners, inks and dyes, oils and greases, lab chemicals, welding materials such as fluxes and welding rods, etc. This training is required by law to be completed by Dec. 1. Employees such as office workers who encounter hazardous chemicals only in non-routine, isolated instances do not need to be included in this training. Student workers may be included, depending on their job assignment. If you are uncertain if you need to attend, please contact Donna Fink at dfink@messiah.edu for further clarification.

Rather than assign departments to specific training sessions, we are asking that large groups from the same department not attend the same session but spread attendance out over several sessions. This will help to ensure that attendance at these meetings is evenly distributed.

The following training sessions are being offered in Parmer Cinema on the dates and times shown:

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2-3 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 8, 8-9 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 11, 8-9 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2-3 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2-3 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 15, 8-9 a.m.

For Campus Events second and third-shifts, a special session is scheduled in Boyer 131 on

Tuesday, Nov.11, 10-11 p.m.

NOTE: Employees in the School of Science, Engineering and Health received this required training in their School meeting on Oct. 23. They should not attend the sessions listed above.

Campus Ministries connection

Loving the Other

Henri Nouwen declares that, “Through the discipline of community we discover a place for God in our life together.” In an age of increasing international connectedness, do we as Christians dare isolate ourselves from our neighbors? The indwelling presence of God in our lives can never be separated from connection with our neighbors. This week, Teaching Pastor Brian Smith offered insights into the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Sharing from Old Testament texts, he helped us understand the concept of “Other” both locally and globally and the challenge of appropriate interactions with what we perceive as “Other.” On Thursday, Dr. Smith visited a familiar New Testament text of one who dared to ask for clarification of the word “neighbor.” It is apparent that rather than fearing the “Other,” we are being called to love through very real actions our “Other.” How we view “Others” will often determine our response. But, the consistent message of Christ is a call to love the “Other.”

Classifieds

Free:

Print cartridges — Two Lexmark 26 color print cartridges; Two Lexmark 16 black print cartridges. Contact baumen@messiah.edu.

For sale:

Small corner TV stand — Two glass shelves, dark wood accents. TV bracket on back to hang flatscreen TV. Asking $25. Call Ted at ext. 7155.

Men’s black snowboard boots — Size 10, $20; Xbox 360 games — Blazing Angels 2, $10; Civil War, $10; Forza Motorsport/Ultimate Alliance (two in one), $15; Guitar Hero III, $10; Halo 3, $10; Country Rock Band, $10; Xbox 360 Rock Band drum set, $25. Contact baumen@messiah.edu.

Outside organization announcement:

JamFest at the Grantham BIC Church, Saturday, Oct. 26 2-5 p.m. — Come and enjoy a mix of jazz, Latin and folk music, with special guests The Kirk Reese Quartet and Time Out, along with dessert, fun and games. This is a free event to all and will be held outside (weather permitting) so bring your lawn chairs! This event is part of The Arts Hub which you can find at www.facebook.com/TheArtsHub. See attachment for details.

Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
Romans 14:19 (NRSV)

News

Congratulations to Heidi Lutz, associate professor of nursing, on recently passing her certification exam for Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).

Vaughn Miller of ITS, has accepted a position at Lafayette College. Vaughn has been an integral part of ITS for 15 years. His last day will be Oct. 22. There will be a farewell reception for him Oct. 21 from 4-5 p.m. in the Innovation Zone, Hoffman 106. Please stop by and join us as we wish him well.

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Join us for Homecoming Weekend 2013!

The office of alumni and parent relations would like to invite the Messiah community to join us for Homecoming Weekend 2013 Oct. 18 and 19. We would love to see you there! For a full list of activities and frequently asked questions, visit www.messiah.edu/homecoming. Please email homecoming@messiah.edu with additional questions or concerns.

Aerial video capture scheduled for Homecoming

The offices of alumni and parent relations and marketing and communications have hired a firm to take aerial footage of campus on Saturday, Oct. 19 during various Homecoming festivities. The photographer will be using drone technology to capture aerial shots of the activities on campus that day, so don’t be alarmed if you see a small helicopter flying around with a camera attached.

Digital humanities lecture to feature William Pannapacker

Join us for an exciting opportunity to hear more about the development of the digital humanities and their impact on education in various majors. William Pannapacker, professor of English and director of the Mellon Scholars Program in Arts and Humanities at Hope College, will be visiting campus to deliver a lecture titled “The Digital Humanities and the Future of the Liberal Arts.” The lecture will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Frey 150.  See attachment for more information.

Pannapacker is an American professor of English literature, an academic administrator and a higher education journalist. He is the author of “Revised Lives: Walt Whitman and Nineteenth-Century Authorship” and numerous articles on American literature and culture, higher education and the digital humanities. He has been a columnist for The Chronicle of Higher Education since 1998, and he is a contributor to The New York Times and Slate Magazine. He is the founding director of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities at Hope College in Holland, Mich. According to Harvard University’s graduate school of arts and sciences, “In the world of education journalism, there are few opinion voices as potent as that of William Pannapacker.”

Passport processing on campus Oct. 31

Representatives from the Cumberland County Court House will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 31 to process passport applications. Applicants need to bring their photos, documents: birth certificate, driver’s license PLUS A PHOTOCOPY OF THE DRIVER’S LICENSE (non-PA residents also need to bring their Messiah ID along with a photocopy of their ID), completed application and fees to the Eisenhower Commons between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.  Applications can be downloaded here. Please contact intercultural@messiah.edu if you have questions.

November wellness workshop announced

Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. in Parmer Cinema for our next wellness workshop. Amy Porto, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics, will be our presenter. Her topic, “Packaging puzzled? Deciphering Food Labels” will help you become a smarter, healthier consumer next time you visit the grocery store. And don’t forget, employees attending wellness workshops receive 15 wellness points.

The 2012-13 President’s Report available online

The 2012-13 President’s Report—“Courage and Conviction for Challenging Times”—details the academic year in review. The publication includes a timeline of College events; a financial report; campus milestones; student scholarship; athletic highlights; profiles of students, alumni and educators; and so much more. For stewardship of College resources, rather than receiving an individual printed copy of the President’s Report, all employees are invited to view the report online in its entirety at http://www.messiah.edu/offices/president/communications/report.html. The online version of the report includes direct links to embedded videos and tools to share the report with others via email and social media. Thank you to everyone in the campus community who contributed to this year’s issue.

Feedback to messiah.edu wanted

The office of marketing and communications invites you to take a quick, 10-minute survey about the Messiah College website. Go to messiah.edu and click on the tab on the far left that says “We would like your help.” Select the audience that best describes you and begin the survey. (If you are both an alum and an employee, take the survey that best represents how you use the website most often.) Five people who complete the survey will win $50 Falcon gift cards! Thank you in advance for taking the time to help us improve the College’s website!

Physical Activity Program symbolically “sends” first athlete to Brazil

After only three weeks, the 108 employees participating in the “Messiah Goes to the World Cup” exercise program have collectively topped the 4,800 miles necessary to “symbolically send” a male soccer player to Brazil for next summer’s Men’s World Cup. Senior defender, Drew Frey, a business administration major, was selected as the player being sent. Keep up the great work everyone! If you did not get signed up in time to participate in this six-week phase of the program, the second phase starts on Nov. 10. Be sure to register before then. If you are willing to record your weekly walking, running, cycling or swimming miles or your minutes of any other type of exercise for six weeks, this is a great way to pick up 30 wellness points. Details for registering have been posted in previous Intercoms and can also be found at the wellness program website.

Harrisburg Academy opportunity for Messiah College families

For the third year, Harrisburg Academy is proud to partner with Messiah College in offering a $10,000 renewable merit scholarship for a child of a full-time Messiah employee. Details about the merit scholarship are available online. Families interested in learning more about Harrisburg Academy – the area’s only preschool through 12^th grade independent school – are encouraged to attend the next open house. During the open house, future families have the opportunity to hear about the Academy’s academic and co-curricular programs, tour the school, as well as meet current parents, students, faculty, the head of school and key administrators. The open house is a great way to learn why Harrisburg Academy is so proud of its school community and why current families are so passionate about Harrisburg Academy! Visit the Academy online to RSVP for the Nov. 3 open house here.
Note: There is also a special reception at 1:30 p.m. to learn more about the merit scholarships available to Messiah College employees as well as other corporate partners. For more information, contact admission@harrisburgacademy.org or 717-763-7811. See attachment for more information.

Campus Ministries connection

Polarities in Community

This week we began a new movement in chapel titled, “Polarities in Community.” Henri Nouwen in his book “Making All Things New” articulates the tension this way, “Through the discipline of solitude we discover space for God in our innermost being. Through the discipline of community, we discover a place for God in our life together. Both disciplines belong together precisely because the space within us and the space among us are the same place.”

Lisa Sharon Harper of Sojourners and our own alum and graduate of Fuller Seminary, Jeanelle Austin, addressed the joys and tensions we may experience in community. Lisa addressed the brokenness of relationship with a creation God calls “good” in Genesis resulting from the fall. That evening Lisa addressed how issues of justice and poverty within the community tears at the fabric of God’s design for relationships. Jeanelle addressed the tension between pursuit and waiting identified in Luke 15:11-24 in a message addressing the long way home.

While community is a core value of Messiah College, it can quickly become stereotyped, politicized and polarized. Both speakers affirmed that a biblically based community has tools for us to use as we face questions around God’s purpose and the call to community. It is challenging to engage issues for the common good when a variety of opinions exist on how they should be addressed. This is a challenge that we all need to prayerfully, thoughtfully and biblically approach in solitude and in community. This week the call was clear to partner with each other as “gracious Christians” to make a difference in a very broken world. How we address issues will depend on our ability to balance the tensions of an embracing evangelical community to faithfully serve Christ together. It can be a long way home, but the journey is worthwhile.

Both of these chapel talks are available at MC Square under “Campus Life,” “College Ministries.”

Classifieds

Free:

Sony TC-205 standard cassette recorder; Sanyo TRC-6400 microcassette dictating/transcribing system; Two Sanyo handheld microcassette recording systems; Two Lexmark 26 color print cartridges; Two Lexmark 16 black print cartridges. Contact baumen@messiah.edu.

For sale:

Men’s black snowboard boots — Size 10, $20; Xbox 360 games — Blazing Angels 2, $10; Civil War, $10; Forza Motorsport/Ultimate Alliance (two in one), $15; Guitar Hero III, $10; Halo 3, $10; Country Rock Band, $10; Xbox 360 Rock Band drum set, $25. Contact baumen@messiah.edu.

Dining table, six chairs and hutch — Table top is a medium colored wood top with blue legs, a leaf and a custom made pad. Chairs have a cushioned seat, two  with arms and four armless. Asking $500 or best offer. Pictures available upon request. Contact Bill or Sandra Strausbaugh, strausba@messiah.edu or sanstraus59@gmail.com.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 (NRSV)

News

Seven Messiah College students and three human development and family science( HDFS) professors attended the Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations Conference at Penn State Harrisburg Campus on Oct. 3. Megan Dubbs (FACS ‘14) presented a roundtable titled “Connecting the Dots to a Successful Affiliate.” Katie Bull (HDFS ‘15) presented a roundtable titled “What is Family Science?” Robert Reyes, professor of human development and family science, presented a roundtable called “Domains for Family Practice: Model for Differentiating Involvement in Family Related Fields.” Raeann Hamon, distinguished professor of family science and gerontology, presented a roundtable called “What is a Certified Family Life Educator and What Can You Do with the CFLE Designation?”

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Campus Store to adjust hours for fall break

The Campus Store will operate under summer/break hours during fall break. The Campus Store will be open from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 11.

Division of finance and planning to adjust hours Oct. 16

The division of finance and planning will be closed on Oct. 16 from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. for a departmental meeting. This includes the following offices: purchasing, accounts payable, P-card, Falcon Exchange, student financial services, payroll, accounting and institutional research. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

New paradigms for Sarah and Hagar in graphic design and theatre presentation Oct. 16 

In conjunction with the Aughinbaugh Gallery exhibition of of Luba Lukova’s “Women of the Bible,” students will give new voices to the stories of Sarah and Hagar on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 4:15 p.m. in the High Foundation Recital Hall, High Center. Suggested for mature audiences only. Join us for an interdisciplinary exploration of text, image and performance. Brian Smith will provide biblical context and lead a post-performance discussion. The event is sponsored by the departments of biblical and religious studies and theatre and dance as well as the Aughinbaugh Gallery. There will be a reception immediately following the performance and discussion in the Aughinbaugh Gallery. Lukova’s “Women of the Bible” is on view in the lower hallway of the Climenhaga Building, and Lukova’s Graphic Guts is on view in the Aughinbaugh Gallery. For more information, contac Sherron Biddle at sbiddle@messiah.edu.

8th annual Career and Graduate School Expo Oct. 21

The Career Center is sponsoring the 8th annual Career and Graduate School Expo on Monday, Oct. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More than 140 employers and graduate-level programs will be in Brubaker Auditorium to recruit for internships, part-time and full-time employment, volunteer opportunities and graduate programs. This event is an opportunity for ALL majors and ALL class levels. Please encourage your students (and alumni) to attend.  

Members of the Messiah College community are invited to attend the Expo and interact with employer and graduate school representatives. Your interaction with recruiters assists us as we develop these relationships for our students. 

This year’s Expo boasts several exciting features:

• LinkedIn photo booth – from 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. students and faculty/staff are able to get a professional head shot taken for free. The portrait will then be emailed to them for use as their LinkedIn profile picture!

• Grad School Admission Fee Waivers – several graduate schools are offering these waivers to students who stop by their booth. See our website for complete details.

For a complete list of registered organizations and graduate schools, please visit our website. 

Digital humanities lecture to feature William Pannapacker 

Join us for an exciting opportunity to hear more about the development of the digital humanities and their impact on education in various majors. William Pannapacker, professor of English and director of the Mellon Scholars Program in Arts and Humanities at Hope College, will be visiting campus to deliver a lecture titled “The Digital Humanities and the Future of the Liberal Arts.” The lecture will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Frey 150.  See attachment for more information.

Pannapacker is an American professor of English literature, an academic administrator and a higher education journalist. He is the author of “Revised Lives: Walt Whitman and Nineteenth-Century Authorship,” and numerous articles on American literature and culture, higher education and the digital humanities. He has been a columnist for The Chronicle of Higher Education since 1998, and he is a contributor to The New York Times and Slate Magazine. He is the founding director of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholars Program in the Arts and Humanities at Hope College in Holland, Mich. According to Harvard University’s graduate school of arts and sciences, “In the world of education journalism, there are few opinion voices as potent as that of William Pannapacker.”

Passport processing on campus Oct. 31

Representatives from the Cumberland County Court House will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 31 to process passport applications. Applicants need to bring their photos, documents: birth certificate, driver’s license PLUS A PHOTOCOPY OF THE DRIVER’S LICENSE (non-PA residents also need to bring their Messiah ID along with a photocopy of their ID), completed application and fees to the Eisenhower Commons between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.  Applications can be downloaded here. Please contact intercultural@messiah.edu if you have questions.

Wellness workshop set for Nov. 6

Plan now to attend our wellness workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 12-12:45 p.m. in Parmer Cinema. Amy Porto, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics, will be presenting the workshop. This is a great chance to receive sound nutritional advice and receive 15 wellness points in the process.  More details to follow in next week’s Intercom. 

Opportunity still available to participate in “Messiah Goes to the World Cup”

Many Messiah employees and spouses are busy recording their exercise miles and minutes in the wellness program titled “Messiah Goes to the World Cup.” After just two weeks, our 108 participants have already collectively accumulated 3,358 miles! For every 4,800 miles, we get to virtually ‘send’ a member of the men’s soccer team to Brazil for next summer’s World Cup. Our goal is to see how many we can get there by the end of the school year in May. If you did not get to register for this first six-week phase, don’t worry, you can still participate in the program. There will be four consecutive six-week phases. Employees get 30 wellness points for participating in a six-week phase and a maximum of 60 points for participating in two or more phases. Registration and participation guidelines can be found at the wellness website.

Important information from conference services

If you have not already planned your event on the following dates, conference services will not be able to support it and therefore will not approve your request for Oct. 18, 23, 24 or 25; and Dec. 5, 6 and 7.

Facts about Messiah 

The office of institutional research has provided access to a wide array of up-to-date college statistics. You can view the latest Fact Book, enrollment summaries and other college-wide statistics on the institutional research website. Click on “Check out our Fact Book” or look under “Research” for enrollment summaries, etc.
Laura Miller, assistant director of institutional research and analysis

Hazard Communication Program: Chemical Safety Manual available 

Did you know Messiah College has a written Hazard Communication Program: Chemical Safety Manual? This manual contains our policies and procedures for compliance with the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 1910.1200. It discusses how Messiah College will maintain the safety of employees who work with or are exposed to chemicals. 

Included in the information found in this manual is how to read a (Material) Safety Data Sheet (M)SDS and how to access them, labeling requirements for chemical containers, definitions of terms often found on (M)SDSs and labels, what types of physical and health hazards may be present with chemical exposures and how you can protect yourself from those hazards, general safety practices to be followed when working with chemicals and what to do if there is a chemical spill. This manual, along with other environmental, health and safety (EHS) documents, can be easily accessed on the College’s website. Go to human resources and compliance, select the “Environmental, Health and Safety” ribbon on the right  and then select the document you want to view from the list on the left. 

If you work with or around chemicals, take some time to become familiar with the contents of this manual. If you have any questions about our chemical compliance program or any EHS issue, please contact Donna Fink at ext. 5038 or dfink@messiah.edu.

Employee Christmas luncheon scheduled for Dec. 20

Please plan on joining us for the annual Employee Christmas luncheon on Friday, Dec. 20 from 12 – 2:30 p.m.  As is our tradition, it will be a time of fellowship, fine food and festive entertainment.  Save the date!

Campus Ministries connection

Identity of a Loser

Scott Evans, an Irish author and blogger of “Falling From the Front and Other Lessons From the Life of a Loser,” spoke in chapel on how our perceived identity intersects with our identity from God’s perspective. He noted that much of our struggle is about control at that intersection. He pointed to the effort of one son to separate himself to something foreign from the father and the effort of the other son to busy himself with the field. At the end of Scott’s talk, he challenged us to discover that God will not allow our history and self-definition to define us. Because, at the feet of the father we are lifted up and welcomed home. There we are celebrated as his children no matter where we have been. Scott left us with this quote from Julian or Norwich, “In our eyes we are always falling, in God’s eyes we are always standing. Both are true. But God has the greater insight.” To listen to Scott’s message in chapel go to McSquare, “Campus Life” tab and click on “Chapel Archives.”

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Position available:

The department of college ministries under the division of student affairs has an opening for the position of college pastor. For additional information and to apply, please see: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2753. Job-related questions may be directed to Kris Hansen-Kieffer, vice provost/dean of students, at ext. 5234.

Needed:

Temporary housing —The department of theatre and dance is looking for temporary housing for a guest director from mid-February through mid-April.  He will be directing the College’s Spring Main Stage production this year and will need a place to stay during this time. Compensation will be provided. If you know of any short-term housing opportunities, please contact Kevin Hodes at khodes@messiah.edu, ext. 5045 or 717-796-5045.

Wanted:

Used minus-five (31/26 or 32/27) big-barrel baseball bat — In good condition. Contact Dave at ext. 7379 or dzercher@messiah.edu.

Thus says the Lord to you: “Do not fear or be dismayed at this great multitude; for the battle is not yours but God’s.”
II Corinthians 20:15 (NRSV)

News

Mike True, director of the Internship Center, learned his website InternQube.com has been chosen again by Forbes Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career.” A search function, new articles, website links, videos, books and a customer reviews section have been added.

Messiah 411

American Democracy Lecture featuring Dr. Timothy Shah 

Dr. Timothy Shah will present a lecture, “Why Religious Freedom is a Universal, Necessary and Dangerous Idea” Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel.

Shah is an emerging scholar in American academia, bringing together both religion and politics in his work. As a political scientist, he specializes in the relationship between religion and political freedom in theory, history and contemporary practice. Shah is associate director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and visiting assistant professor in the government department at Georgetown University. At the Berkley Center, Shah focuses on developing a robust concept of religious freedom that centers on expanding the autonomy of religious actors and safeguarding their equal participation in social and civil life. He has written articles for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Journal of Democracy and the Review of Politics. Most recently, Shah co-authored “God’s Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics” (with Monica Duffy Toft and Daniel Philpott). He received his A.B. in government and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard  and his doctoral dissertation won the 2003 American Political Science Association’s Aaron Wildavsky Award for best dissertation in religion and politics. In 2009, he was awarded one of the first Joseph R. Crapa fellowships with the U.S. Commission on International Religions Freedom.

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center to perform “Abyssinian”

Wynton Marsalis comes to Messiah College to perform Abyssinian: a gospel celebration featuring the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chorale Le Chateau conducted by Damien Sneed on Monday, Oct. 21 with only one performance at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts. You won’t want to miss this performance – Messiah College is the only Pennsylvania stop on the Abyssinian tour.

Two decades ago, Marsalis composed and recorded “In This House, On This Morning” and began a creative exploration of how to reflect the forms of the African American church service onto a theme of universal humanism while raising a joyful noise. Marsalis refined this integration of sacred and secular expression with his definitive 2008 extended work “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration,” commissioned by the Abyssinian Baptist Church on West 138th Street in Harlem to celebrate its 200th anniversary. Tickets for all seats are $60 (limit 10 tickets per transaction); to purchase, please visit or contact the ticket office at ext. 6036 or purchase online at messiah.edu/tickets. For photos and more contact details, visit messiah.edu/marsalis.

Homecoming volunteers needed

The office of alumni and parent relations is in need of employee volunteers to serve at registration for Homecoming 2013. Volunteers are needed in one to two-hour time slots on Saturday, Oct. 19 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are interested and available to serve in this capacity, please contact Brittany Claridge at bclaridge@messiah.edu with your availability for that day by Friday, Oct. 4.  We look forward to serving with you!

One-on-one nutritional counseling with nutrition majors available 

The NUTR 410 course is looking for “clients” for students to work with during the fall semester for individual nutrition counseling. You are welcome to participate in this program even if you have done so in the past. Because our students are not yet registered dietitians, they are not qualified to counsel on nutritional treatment of disease. Your student counselor will work with you on nutrition issues related to weight loss and/or healthy eating strategies. 

If you are interested, your responsibility will be to meet with your counselor on a weekly basis beginning the week of Oct. 28 at a time that fits your schedule for 30-45 minutes for approximately six weeks in Jordan Science Center. Additionally, depending on your nutrition concerns, you will likely be asked to keep a food journal or complete other activities throughout the semester. This is a graded experience for the students, so please do not volunteer if you think you may become too busy to regularly meet with the student during the semester during your assigned appointment time. If you volunteer, these students will be counting on you to fully participate in the program. 

Interested persons can email aporto@messiah.edu before Oct. 9. In your email, please state your nutrition concerns as well as several one-hour blocks of time that you are available to meet with your student (early mornings, evenings and weekends can be included as well as times during the workday). This information will be used to match you with a student with the same availability and will become your scheduled appointment time for the six weeks. Client selection will be based on how your availability matches student availability as well as your nutrition concerns in relation to student ability to address those concerns.

Pilates class beginning soon

The wellness program is offering a six-week Pilates class for students and employees on Mondays from 12-12:45 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 21. Pilates is an excellent way to develop the core strength and flexibility that can reduce the risk of low back problems in the future. Only $15 for the six-week class. Participants must pre-register and pay the class fee at the front desk in the fitness center prior to the first class. See the attachment for more details.

“Messiah Goes to the World Cup” has begun

The employee physical activity program known as “Messiah Goes to The World Cup” has begun. If you meant to sign up and didn’t get around to it, you can still join the first phase. You’ve only missed one week. Instructions for signing up can be found in last week’s Intercom or at the wellness website. So far the response has been excellent as 98 employees and/or spouses have signed up and are participating. If you did sign up, but did NOT receive an email reminder from Doug Miller on Tuesday about recording your workouts, that means you need to do one more thing. In order for the wellness director to know of your participation you need to send an email to HAPA_Wellness@cvty.com with your CaféWell screen name. Your screen name will still remain confidential on the website.

Accounts payable office to adjust hours Oct. 9 and 11

The accounts payable office will be closed the following dates: Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. for a staff luncheon and also Friday, Oct. 11 to observe Fall Break.

Opportunities to support the Early Learning Center

If you like saving money and want to support the Early Learning Center, please consider buying a Kids Stuff coupon book(s). These books are filled with money saving coupons for food, shopping stores and various activities. Coupons include Subway, Isaac’s, New York & Company, Macy’s, Ski Roundtop and many more. Books cost $25. This sale will end Oct. 14. Please email Laura Price to order books at lprice@messiah.edu. Checks are made payable to the Early Learning Center.

Giant A+ Rewards: Giant donates a portion of all purchases made on designated bonus cards to the school of the shopper’s choice. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR GAS POINTS. If your card is not currently designated for another school, The Early Learning Center would appreciate your support. You may designate your number up to two schools. To designate your card, simply email your bonus card number to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu or you may enroll yourself at www.giantaplus.com. The school ID is 02338. (It is a Giant requirement to get permission each year. So if you supported us last year and would like to do so again, just email Laura Price to indicate that you wish to participate.)

What are event calendar forms?

Event calendar forms (ECFs) will assist the office of conference and event services in helping you plan your event. ECFs are required if:

1. Your event requires a setup that includes tech/AV needs or additional tables, chairs or furnishings.
2. You will be serving food to others outside of your group or you will be using College funds.
3. You will be having a fundraiser, selling items, showing a film or your event will include dancing.
4. Your event will have an off-campus speaker or will include an off-campus vendor.
5. You want to use mass advertising, require tickets for your event or want to place your event on the master calendar.
6. You will have more than 25 off-campus guests at your event.

Some things to remember:

1) Please return your completed ECF spreadsheet via email. Do not send it attached as a PDF file or campus mail us a hard copy. This will just delay the processing of your request.

2) Don’t forget to check the first box if you would like your event posted on the master calendar.

3) For student groups – our office will gather all necessary signatures for the approval of your event. All you need to do is submit the form with the green areas completed.

Download a copy of the form here, or call ext. 6009 with any questions.

Facility fee policy outlined 

Were you aware that there are fees for use of Messiah College facilities for co-sponsored events? For example: If you are hosting a meeting of your professional organization on campus internal room rental fees apply. Please plan accordingly when planning your yearly budgets. To view the full policy and rates, see this attachment. You may also view the policy and the sponsoring department approval form on the employee page of MCSquare under “Employee Forms,” “Conference Services.” If you have questions, please call the office of conference and event services at ext. 6009.

ShreddingSolutions on campus for confidential document shredding Oct. 23

On Wednesday, Oct. 23 Shredding Solutions will provide a shred truck on campus that will be accessible beginning at 11 a.m. The shred truck will be located in the service area parking spots located outside Hoffman Hall and will be available 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Please use this opportunity to purge your office/work areas of documentation that contains confidential information that has met its retention requirements and is no longer needed. See attachment for complete information.

Office of human resources and compliance releases new and improved website

The office of human resources and compliance has recently released a redesign of our departmental website to: (a) update position description and recruitment/hiring information related to Jobs.messiah.edu, including helpful user guides for hiring managers and approvers; (b) include information on compliance; and (c) meet the standards of the new institutional web template. Individuals and offices who have links to our website are encouraged to review those links and to update as needed. Our new website can be accessed directly via www.messiah.edu/hrc.

Campus Ministries connection

This new section of the Intercom is yet to be named. The purpose of this segment is to introduce some of our thoughts on spiritual formation at Messiah College and how that relates to chapel as well as to help us to consider how the employee community impacts student formation. College Ministries hopes you will enjoy the brief articles. 

The Polarities of Blessing: Job’s Story, Our Story

Brian Smith, teaching pastor, began Chapel with a dialogue about the polarities of blessing. He noted that the story of Job begins with a happily-ever-after ending: he suffers nobly and God rewards him. Job provides insight by asking, “Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?” (Job 2:10 NRSV) That ending fits nicely with the first two chapters, but there are 39.5 chapters between the stoically suffering Job and his earthly reward. 39.5 chapters! And it is in those chapters that we meet a man who seems to be Job’s polar opposite.

We must always bear in mind that Job does not know how or why all this has happened to him. Would it help to know? Indeed, if we recall the sequence of events that led to Job’s losses, we might want to join in Job’s ignorance. Perhaps not knowing why would be better than knowing that all Job’s suffering is to prove God right in the face of the accuser.

Perhaps we can find the place between blessing and despair, inhabiting a spirituality broad enough to encompass both celebration and despair, both grief and life, a broad place in which our spirituality is neither too positively nor too negatively affected by blessing. This will require comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty. We will likely talk with students (perhaps even colleagues) caught between the blessing of being at Messiah College yet struggling with their realities of life at college. Job did not know what happened nor may students and that certainly contributes to his frustration and perhaps theirs. But there is nothing wrong with that frustration. Even there, we may begin to understand ourselves and know God as never before.

Classifieds

Position available:

The department of campus events has an opening for the position of campus events worker II, High Center/CFAC, second-shift. For additional information and to apply, please see https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2744. Job-related questions may be directed to Scott Zeigler, campus events manager at extension 2940.

For rent:

Four-bedroom well-maintained home — Located on quiet street with off-street parking, 103 Bunker Hill Road, New Cumberland, 10 minutes from College. Family room, one-car garage, large yard, laundry room, one full bath, two half-baths, appliances included, gas fireplace, heat pump/central air, small pets okay (portion of yard is fenced in), park nearby. Asking $1,250 month. For questions or additional information, contact Diane Hunsinger at dhunsing@messiah.edu  or Patty Myers at 717-774-1471 or pattymyers2@comcast.net.

For sale:

1992 Toyota Camry – $1,500; Large six-cushion Norwalk sectional couch — Very good condition, $500; InStep Grand Safari jogging stroller —$85; 27 in. Sanyo TV – $25. See pictures here. For more information, contact chanson@messiah.edu or 717-756-9760.

Townhouse/condo — Two bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse/condo, one mile from Messiah College. This is an end-unit with garage and partially finished basement. Rooms are large with lots of natural light and western views. It has a large screened-in deck and central air. New vinyl floors in kitchen and bathrooms, new countertops in kitchen and powder room, new sink, vanity and toilet in full bath. Windows have all been replaced in the past three years. Never mow your lawn or shovel snow again! For more information, contact groff@messiah.edu, call 717-802-0738 or visit 657colonialview.blogspot.com.

Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.
Psalm 91:14-15 (NRSV)

News

On Thursday, Sept. 26, Elizabethtown College is hosting a lecture at 4 p.m. on “The Bible and Biology: Understanding the Creation-Evolution Debate” by Ted Davis, professor of the history of science. Details can be found here.  

Jeff Erikson, assistant professor of biology, has been awarded $10,000 from Sawyer Products, one of the leading producers of point-of-use water filters. With these funds, Jeff will be working with a Collaboratory team of students to design a method to test the effectiveness of water filters at removing bacteria.

Rodney Green, program manager for the Collaboratory of Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research, will present his master’s thesis, “Building the Team: Improving Inter-Organizational Relationships Between Anti-Trafficking Actors in India Towards Stronger Case Management Rehabilitation for Survivors of Sex Trafficking” at the 10^th annual International Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Work Conference at the University of Toledo on Sept. 27. 

Professor of Old Testament Eric Seibert and wife Elisa are pleased to announce the arrival of Hannah Katherine Seibert, born Sept. 14 at 6:56 p.m., weighing 8 lbs., 1 oz. Everyone is doing well and Nathan (7) and Rebecca (5) are enjoying having a new little sister at home. 

Assistant Professor of Engineering Brian Swartz presented “AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification Provisions for Loss of Prestress” at the Association for Bridge Construction and Design Technical Conference on Sept. 5 in Harrisburg.

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Graphic designer Luba Lukova to speak on campus 

Luba Lukova, a Bulgarian-born, New York-based graphic artist who designs editorial illustrations and off-Broadway posters will be on campus Friday, Sept. 27 at 4:15 p.m. in High Foundation Recital Hall, High Center to talk about the award-winning images she designs to address a wide range of social justice issues.  She also has a not incidental secondary interest in the neglected stories of women from the Bible. Lukova’s artwork is on view in the Aughinbaugh Gallery through Oct. 20.

Make plans to attend the “Movie on the Green” 

The office of human resources is once again partnering with the Agapé Center and Student Involvement and Leadership Programs to host an outdoor movie event. Pixar’s “Monsters University” will be showing on a 40-foot tall screen Friday, Sept. 27 on the Eisenhower Lawn at 7:45 p.m. Join Mike and Sulley as they matriculate at MU, known for producing the best Scarers. Coinciding with Family Weekend, this event is open to all employees and their families as well as students and their families. Bring blankets and chairs (rain location is Brubaker Auditorium).  

In conjunction with this event, the Campus Store will be offering a 15 percent discount on Messiah merchandise from 6-8 p.m.…a sweatshirt might come in handy Friday evening!

All proceeds go to the United Way of the Capital Region. Suggested donation is $1/student or $5/family. Concessions (including hot dogs, pizza and macaroni and cheese) will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. See attachment for further details. Please contact Kathy Castonguay, human resources, at kcastong@messiah.edu with questions.

Grandparents Day planned for Oct. 1 

Tuesday, Oct. 1 will mark our fifth annual Grandparents Day. The purpose of this annual event is to allow the grandparent(s) and/or elderly mentors of current students the opportunity to experience firsthand what it is like to attend Messiah College and to become familiar with our campus and all it has to offer. Please be sure to warmly welcome our grandparents when you see them on campus. Any questions about this event can be directed to Yonette Schneider, special events coordinator, at yschneid@messiah.edu.

Fall forum presentation by Jennifer Fisler set for Oct. 1 

On Tuesday, Oct. 1 Jennifer Fisler will be delivering a fall forum presentation titled, “Assessing Diversity in Christian Higher Education: Crowdsourcing a Research Project.” The event will take place in Boyer 131 with refreshments available from 3:30-4 p.m. and the forum beginning at 4 p.m. 

Fisler is beginning a collaborative research project examining the definitions, motivations and outcomes related to diversity on four faith-based college campuses within the United States. This project includes an exploration of diversity issues and the connection between research and assessment. Rather than presenting a finished project and its findings, Fisler will be presenting a work in its infancy and invites the audience to contribute their ideas to advance the project. In this way, the research forum provides the opportunity for audience members to be active participants in the formulation of a research question and methods to study diversity-related understandings and outcomes in Christian higher education contexts.

An evening with author and analyst David Brooks set for Oct. 3

David Brooks presents the first of the High Center’s inaugural season lectures Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall. As a major political and social analyst, New York Times OpEd columnist and regular analyst with “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” and “All Things Considered,” David Brooks has a gift for bringing audiences face to face with the spirit of our times with humor, insight and quiet passion. He is a keen observer of the American way of life and a savvy analyst of present-day politics and foreign affairs. Brooks is author of two books of what he calls “comic sociology” — descriptions of how we live and “the water we swim in” that are as witty and entertaining as they are revealing and insightful: “Bobos in Paradise” and “On Paradise Drive.” “Bobos in Paradise” was a New York Times best-seller. His current book titled “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement” focuses on why neuroscience and sociology are so important to thinking about politics, culture and the future of America in world society. Brooks has worked at The Weekly Standard, joining the magazine at its inception and serving as senior editor. He has been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years in a range of positions, including op-ed editor. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post and many other periodicals. All tickets are $25. To purchase, please contact the ticket office at ext. 6036 or visit messiah.edu/tickets.

American Democracy Lecture featuring Dr. Timothy Shah 

Dr. Timothy Shah will present a lecture, “Why Religious Freedom is a Universal, Necessary and Dangerous Idea” Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel.

Shah is an emerging scholar in American academia, bringing together both religion and politics in his work. As a political scientist, he specializes in the relationship between religion and political freedom in theory, history and contemporary practice. Shah is associate director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and visiting assistant professor in the government department at Georgetown University. At the Berkley Center, Shah focuses on developing a robust concept of religious freedom that centers on expanding the autonomy of religious actors and safeguarding their equal participation in social and civil life. He has written articles for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Journal of Democracy and the Review of Politics. Most recently, Shah co-authored “God’s Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics” (with Monica Duffy Toft and Daniel Philpott). He received his A.B. in government and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard  and his doctoral dissertation won the 2003 American Political Science Association’s Aaron Wildavsky Award for best dissertation in religion and politics. In 2009, he was awarded one of the first Joseph R. Crapa fellowships with the U.S. Commission on International Religions Freedom.

Homecoming volunteers needed

The office of alumni and parent relations is in need of employee volunteers to serve at registration for Homecoming 2013. Volunteers are needed in one to two-hour time slots on Saturday, Oct. 19 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are interested and available to serve in this capacity, please contact Brittany Claridge at bclaridge@messiah.edu with your availability for that day by Friday, Oct. 4.  We look forward to serving with you!

2013 alumni award recipients announced

Each year at Homecoming, the office of alumni relations recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to society or Messiah College. These awards are important not only for the tribute they pay to the lives of each recipient, but also as a symbol of the quality of our alumni as a whole.

Young Alumnus Achievement Award – Kevin Driver ’02 (biochemistry major; currently a cardiology fellow, University of Virginia)

This award recognizes an alumnus/a who has attended Messiah College within the past 10 years for significant contribution to church, vocation, community and/or Messiah College.

Distinguished Alumna Achievement Award – Kim Lawton ’85 (communication major; currently the managing editor/correspondent, Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly on PBS)

Recognizes a lifetime of vocational achievement in a manner that embodies the mission of the College

Alumni Christian Service Award – Ken O. Hoke ’70 (psychology major; currently the bishop, Susquehanna Conference of BIC)

This award recognizes outstanding lifelong service or long-term effort in fulfilling the mandates of the Christian gospel to both serve and sacrifice for the needs of humanity.

Alumni Appreciation Award – Scott Heintzelman ’89 (accounting major, currently V.P. of finance and administration, Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.)

This award recognizes an individual who has contributed to the College in an extraordinary manner (long-term professional service; significant volunteer service and/or financial contribution)

A special thanks to everyone who submitted nominations this year. Names submitted this year will be kept on file and considered in the future.

Weight Watchers offered on campus this fall

If you’ve been waiting for us to offer a Weight Watchers class on campus, your wait is over. The Wellness Program is announcing an on-campus 17-week class beginning no later than Oct. 18. Participants will need to pay a fee of $186 up-front, but that fee will be completely reimbursable by Health America at the completion of the program. If interested, contact Judy Groop at jgroop@messiah.edu before the registration deadline of Sept. 30. This is a fantastic opportunity for Messiah employees looking for a holistic, proven approach to weight loss. 

Pilates class beginning soon

The wellness program is offering a six-week Pilates class for students and employees on Mondays from 12-12:45 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 21. Pilates is an excellent way to develop the core strength and flexibility that can reduce the risk of low back problems in the future. Only $15 for the six-week class. Participants must pre-register and pay the class fee at the front desk in the fitness center prior to the first class. See the attachment for more details.

Wellness workshop to feature cycling

Cycling is one of the fastest-growing recreational activities in the country. Come to the wellness workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 12 – 12:45 p.m. to discover why. The workshop will meet in Parmer Cinema. You’ll learn everything you need to know about getting started (or continuing!) in this beneficial form of exercise. See the attachment for details.

“Messiah Goes to the World Cup” begins this week

It’s not too late to sign up to participate in the walking, jogging, cycling, swimming (or any other kind of exercise!) program that many Messiah employees are participating in this year. After registering at https://www.cafewell.com/ click on the” Improve Your Health” tab, and the “Find New Activities” option. Then click on “Fitness and Exercise.” From here you just have to scroll through and find the specific “Messiah Goes To The World Cup” program you want to register for— usually located on pages four-seven. When you are ready to log your activity, click on “My Progress” and record it. You must record your week’s activity by the following Tuesday at 10 p.m. If you are doing the walking program and want a free pedometer, email Doug Miller at dmiller@messiah.edu. Further details of the program can be found at the wellness website  or in hard copies of the wellness booklet in employee lounges on campus. Feel free to pick one up! 

BJ’s Wholesale Club open enrollment time 

BJ’s Wholesale Club open enrollment will run from Tuesday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Oct. 31. BJ’s is again offering Messiah College employees a 15-month Inner Circle membership for $40 ($10 savings and three additional months), or a 15-month Rewards membership for $80 ($20 savings and three additional months). This offer is not available in the club or online. Current BJ’s members should check their membership expiration dates at this time. The next open enrollment will be held in April 2014. If a membership will expire prior to April 2014, it must be renewed now. BJ’s will no longer accept early/late applications. Please note that when renewing prior to the expiration date,  ALL extra months are added onto the length of the membership; no months are ever lost. For further details, or to enroll or renew, please visit the procurement channel on MCSquare. Fill out the registration form and return it along with payment to Daisy Anderson in Suite 3012. Please call ext. 2100 with questions.

Safety awareness bulletin 

See attachment for safety tips.

Campus Ministries connection

This new section of the Intercom is yet to be named.  We hope you will be involved in the naming contest! (link to last week’s Intercom).  The purpose of this segment is to introduce some of our thoughts on spiritual formation at Messiah College and how that relates to chapel as well as to help us to consider how the employee community impacts student formation. College Ministries hopes you will enjoy the brief articles.

Transitions and Identity

One of our stated purposes at Messiah College is to help students have “a maturing sense of self in relationship to God.”   According to researcher and author Christian Smith, the transition to being a college student today is “often accompanied by large doses of transience, confusion, anxiety, self-obsession, melodrama, conflict, disappointment and sometimes emotional devastation.”  Kiesling and Setran believe, “There may be no other time in the life course where these dimensions function so completely to alter one’s identity.” Chapel this month is focusing on “Polarities of Self,” the tensions of identity development in the lives of college students on their journey toward maturity. The Messiah College community has opportunities to engage and encourage students as they struggle internally with these polarities. Your role is important.  For more information go here  or listen to chapels on MCSquare. 

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Position available: 

The department of campus events has an opening for the position of campus events worker I/High Center, shift 3D. For additional information and to apply, please see http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/2733. Job-related questions may be directed to Scott Zeigler, campus events manager, at ext. 2940. 

Free:

Yamaha organ —Yamaha Electrone organ. Model F-45. Perfect for small church. You must pick- up. Call 717-448-8246 or email penlims@gmail.com.

For rent:

Four bedroom well-maintained home — Located on quiet street with off-street parking, 103 Bunker Hill Road, New Cumberland, 10 minutes from College. Family room, one-car garage, large yard, laundry room, one full bath, two half-baths, appliances included, gas fireplace, heat pump/central air, small pets okay (portion of yard is fenced in), park nearby. Asking $1,250 month. For questions or additional information, contact Diane Hunsinger at dhunsing@messiah.edu  or Patty Myers at 717-774-1471 or pattymyers2@comcast.net.

For sale:

Townhouse/condo — Two bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse/condo, one mile from Messiah College. This is an end-unit with garage and partially finished basement. Rooms are large with lots of natural light and western views. It has a large screened-in deck and central air. New vinyl floors in kitchen and bathrooms, new countertops in kitchen and powder room, new sink, vanity and toilet in full bath. Windows have all been replaced in the past three years. Never mow your lawn or shovel snow again! For more information, contact groff@messiah.edu, call 717-802-0738 or visit 657colonialview.blogspot.com. 

1994 Honda Magna —750 cc, four-cyclinder. All original except for forward controls. Has 13,000 miles. Bike has always been garage-kept and never down. Runs and rides beautifully. It’s in amazing condition. Recently had oil change, new tires and clean inspection. Clear title in hand. Asking $2,100 firm. For more information or pictures, contact 717-395-0072.

Outside organization announcement:

Third Annual Forgotten 5K, 1-Mile Mosey and Unforgettable Costume Contest Oct. 26 —The Third Annual Forgotten 5K is held on the grounds of West Shore Evangelical Free Church. This year chip timing is being provided and prizes in each age group are curios from Zimbabwe. Run the 5K or the Mosey in costume and be entered for a chance to win four Hershey Park season passes.  The Popcorn Hat Players will do a performance for the children in the gym during the 5K. All proceeds benefit Forgotten Voices. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Katie Keith at katielaine1@gmail.com. Go to www.Forgotten5k.org for more information and to register.  

*Pre-register at www.Forgotten5K.org to guarantee you receive a race tech shirt.

The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (NRSV)

News

Associate Professor of Marketing David Hagenbuch had an article published in a Sept. issue of the Central Penn Business Journal. The article is titled “Middleman in an Intergenerational Workforce.”

Erik Lindquist, professor of biology and environmental science, David Foster, professor of biology and environmental science, Sam Wilcock, associate professor of mathematics and statistics and Jeff Erikson, assistant professor of biology and environmental science, recently published their collaborative research findings in the journal “Northeastern Naturalist.” The article, titled “Rapid Assessment Tools for Conserving Woodland Vernal Pools in the Northern Blue Ridge Mountains,” is the outcome of two state-funded grants from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 

Damian Savarino, assistant professor in music, will be performing in his fourth production with Teatro Grattacielo in New York City. On Nov. 19, Savarino will be singing the bass role of “Harita” in a concert production of Franco Alfano’s “Sakùntala” at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts of New York University. More information about this concert can be found at www.grattacielo.org.

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College Honors Program 2013-14 keynote lecture  features Cherie Harder

The College Honors Program 2013-14 keynote lecture, “Community, Calling and the Good Life” by Cherie Harder, will be presented Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel. Admission is free and open to the publicp; no ticket required. Please see attachment for complete information.

Harder serves as president of The Trinity Forum, a nonprofit organization that works to cultivate networks of leaders whose integrity and vision will renew culture and promote human freedom. Prior to joining The Trinity Forum in 2008, Harder served in the White House as special assistant to the President. Earlier in her career she served as policy advisor to the U.S. Senate majority leader, and from 2001 to 2005 she was senior counselor to the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The author of many articles and speeches, Harder is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University and holds a post-graduate diploma in literature from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.  She serves on the board of Gordon College, the C. S. Lewis Institute, and Faith and Law; on the Leadership Council of Convergence; and on the advisory board of the National Civic Art Society.

Conference services offers training session Sept. 24

You are invited to the first ever “What can we do to help make your event a success” training event on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 9:15 – 10:30 a.m. in Boyer 131. There will be short presentations from printing services, The Campus Store, technology services, catering, and conference services designed to highlight what services can be provided to you so that your next event will be successful and worry free.  Please call Randy Heintzelman at ext.  6009 to register for this event.

Make plans to attend the “Movie on the Green” 

The office of human resources is once again partnering with the Agapé Center and Student Involvement and Leadership Programs to host an outdoor movie event. Pixar’s “Monsters University” will be showing on a 40-foot tall screen on Friday, Sept. 27 on the Eisenhower Lawn at 7:45 p.m. Join Mike and Sulley as they matriculate at MU, known for producing the best Scarers. Coinciding with Family Weekend, this event is open to all employees and their families as well as students and their families. Bring blankets and chairs (rain location is Brubaker Auditorium).  

All proceeds go to the United Way of the Capital Region and directly benefit the Central PA Food Bank. Suggested donation is $1/student or $5/family. Concessions (including hot dogs, pizza and macaroni and cheese) will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. See attachment for further details. Please contact Kathy Castonguay, human resources, at kcastong@messiah.edu with questions.

Help name the new College Ministries blog

College Ministries will begin to publish a brief blog in the Intercom Sept. 26 that connects an aspect of spiritual formation with the current chapel movement. We are asking you to help us name this new regular feature. A $50 Visa gift card will be given to the person whose entry is selected by our impartial panel of judges. Simply send your entry by email to bossermn@messiah.edu. All entries must be received by 4 p.m. Sept. 26 to be considered for the prize.

Reminders about driving college vehicles

Just a reminder, if employees need to drive a college-owned, leased, or rented vehicle and have not completed the new application, MVR Form and provided insurance information by Sept. 30, they will be removed from the approved driver list as of Oct. 1. You may still apply after Sept. 30; however, you will not be permitted to drive until your complete application has been processed and you receive an email that states your driving status.

Reimbursable wellness education classes – learn and earn!

Sometimes the desire to be healthy is there, but we don’t know where to start. HealthAmerica’s Learn and Earn Wellness Education Refund Program can help. Messiah employees are eligible for refunds on approved health education group classes in the local community. These programs enable you to learn about ways to get — and stay — healthier, plus earn a refund of your class fee! See flyer to find out the health topics that are being offered and which local facilities are offering them. Messiah employees completing any of the approved Learn and Earn wellness classes also earn 15 wellness points for each class attended. 

Instructions for participating in “Messiah Goes to The World Cup”  

The first six-week phase of the Messiah Goes to the World Cup program begins on Sept. 22, so it’s time to get registered. To participate in the program, log on to CaféWell and register. After signing up the first time, you will only need to log-in any other time. After signing up or logging in, click on the “Improve Your Health” tab and the “Find New Activities” option and click on “Fitness and Exercise.”  From here you just have to scroll through and find the specific “Messiah Goes To The World Cup” program you want to register for. Usually the walk program appears on page five, the cycle and run programs on page six, the exercise program on page seven and the swim program on page eight, but that can change. Just scroll through until you find your program(s). You will only have to do this once! Once the six-week phase begins and you want to record your activity, after logging on with your username and password, the program(s) you have signed up for will automatically pop up. Click on the “My Progress” tab to record your exercise mileage or minutes.  

If you wish to remain anonymous on the Café Well site then be sure to choose a screen name that does not identify you when you register. After doing that you will need to send an email to HAPA_Wellness@cvty.com  with your CaféWell screen name (and your team name if participating as a team) to complete your registration and to be eligible for prize drawings.  HealthAmerica will keep your CaféWell screen name confidential and only share it with the Messiah wellness director for record-keeping purposes.  Contact Doug Miller at dmiller@messiah.edu with questions.

Weight Watchers offered on campus this fall

If you’ve been waiting for us to offer a Weight Watchers class on campus, your wait is over. The Wellness Program is announcing an on-campus, 17-week class beginning no later than Oct. 18.  Participants will need to pay a fee of $18 up front, but that fee will be completely reimbursable by HealthAmerica at the completion of the program. If interested, be sure to contact Judy Groop jgroop@messiah.edu before the registration deadline of Sept. 30. This is a fantastic opportunity for Messiah employees looking for a holistic, proven approach to weight loss. See attachments for further details. 

Environmental, health and safety manuals now available online 

In the past, Messiah College has had environmental, health and safety procedures that were housed in an electronic “Facilities Services Policy/Procedure” website. Some of these documents are specific to facilities services but many are actually needed for campus-wide compliance with various federal, state and local regulations. As part of the College’s goal to increase safety awareness and maintain a safe environment for our employees and students, the documents that have campuswide impact have been reformatted and combined. See attachment for complete information.

Classifieds

Free:

Six-pack Filtrete Ultimate Allergy Reduction Filter by 3M — For 24 × 24 × 1 filter slot.; Queen down comforter — No cover, never used, still in package. Contact Angela ahare@messiah.edu.

For sale:

Bedroom furniture — Solid cherry wood, traditional style, king poster bed with mattress and box springs, two nightstands, armoire with power strip for TV and lingerie chest. Excellent condition. Pictures available. Asking $2,750 for all. For more information, contact trader@messiah.edu, maxwell1925@hotmail.com or call 717-713-3350.

House — 825 Grantham Road (.5 mile to the College). House built in 1940. 2.5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, finished basement (with an office, laundry and family room), completely renovated kitchen (2006), two-car garage, .5 acre of land, large vegetable garden with raised beds, one fruiting peach tree, two fruiting pear trees. Asking $225,000. We will list it with an agent in two weeks. For more information, contact groff@messiah.edu or call 717-766-2669.

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.”
I Corinthians 2:9 (NRSV)

News

Ted Davis, professor of the history of science, has just published his one and only poem, in the latest issue of “Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature.” The poem, “On First, Looking into Chapman’s Homer,” uses a famous poem by John Keats to remember Mickey Mantle.

Michael Zigarelli, business professor and author of “The Messiah Method,” was invited to speak to a conference of Chick-fil-A restaurant owners about how the Messiah College soccer program has achieved so much success and how these same principles can enhance business success.

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Career Center to host Open House Sept. 17

All employees and students are cordially invited to the Career Center’s annual Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 17  from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Stop by to meet our staff, learn about our services, enter prize drawings and eat some donuts!  We hope to see you there.

“Surviving the Intergenerational Workplace” topic of next business alumni breakfast Sept. 24

As many Americans postpone retirement, the age gap been the oldest and youngest in the workplace continues to expand. Of course, generational differences have always existed, but age-related disparities seem to be increasingly acute, perhaps because of factors such as changing values and asymmetrical adoption of new technology.

• What are the challenges of working with others who are significantly older or younger than you?
• How can you respond positively to these challenges in order to ensure your own productivity as well as that of your co-workers?

These are two of the key questions that will be addressed at the upcoming Messiah Business Alumni networking breakfast Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 a.m. at the Camp Hill Radisson, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill PA 17011. Registration is $15; call the office of alumni and parent relations at ext. 5252. The format of the event will be highly interactive with opportunities for table discussion as well as dialogue among all participants. Leading the conversion will be a pair of human resource experts:

• Mark Hopkins ’94 (regional director, human resources at Aetna)
• Holly Paine Magnuson (director, Global Talent Planning and Workforce Analytics at The Hershey Company)

Make plans now to attend what promises to be a stimulating event! Please feel free to bring a friend. 

Special thanks to our sponsor Messiah Lifeways.

An evening with author and analyst David Brooks set for Oct. 3

David Brooks presents the first of the High Center’s inaugural season lectures on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall. As a major political and social analyst, New York Times OpEd columnist, and regular analyst with “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” and “All Things Considered,” David Brooks has a gift for bringing audiences face to face with the spirit of our times with humor, insight and quiet passion. He is a keen observer of the American way of life and a savvy analyst of present-day politics and foreign affairs. Brooks is author of two books of what he calls “comic sociology” — descriptions of how we live and “the water we swim in” that are as witty and entertaining as they are revealing and insightful: “Bobos in Paradise” and “On Paradise Drive.” “Bobos in Paradise” was a New York Times best-seller. His current book titled, “The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement,” focuses on why neuroscience and sociology are so important to thinking about politics, culture and the future of America in world society. Brooks has worked at The Weekly Standard, joining the magazine at its inception and serving as senior editor. He has been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years in a range of positions, including op-ed editor. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post and many other periodicals. All tickets are $25. To purchase, please contact the ticket office at ext. 6036 or visit messiah.edu/tickets.

Into the City Chicago applications now accepted

Applications are now being accepted for the fall Into the City destination – Chicago! This career immersion program will take place on Oct. 9-12 (over fall break) and promises students a high-impact, hands-on and educational experience. They will receive first-hand exposure to living, working and connecting in the greater Chicago area by interacting with Messiah alumni and parents through company site visits and tours, panel presentations and a networking reception.

Organizations represented:

Blue Book Services
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Semester
Club Automation
Ernst & Young
Global Getaways
Groupon
Humana
InterVarsity Press
Kemper Insurance
League of Chicago Theatres
LinkedIn
Olson

**Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Sept. 23. Spots are limited and fill up quickly, so please encourage your students from all majors and academic years to apply for this educational opportunity. For more information, visit the Into the City website.

**An info session will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 12 p.m. in Hostetter 113. Students must RSVP to attend. Educators are also welcome!

Into the City is collaboratively sponsored by the Career Center, office of alumni and parent relations and the development office.

Request for proposals for the Library Special Projects Fund

The Library and Library Committee are pleased to announce a request for proposals for the Library Special Projects Fund. This fund allows departments, faculty or programs to improve the library collection by applying for and using additional funds from outside their usual library allocation.

The distribution of funds will be determined through a proposal process coordinated by the library committee. Faculty, departments or programs are invited to submit proposals for the Special Projects Fund. The deadline for proposals is Friday, Nov. 1. 

We invite proposals that would build the library collection in the following ways:

1. Support new majors, programs or curricular concentrations (undergraduate only)
2. Support interdisciplinary projects
3. Address underdeveloped areas of the library collection
4. Make one-time, large purchases such as important reference works
5. Address changing media formats
6. Address changing cultural or pedagogical needs 

Please review the document about this fund on the library website for complete information. You are then invited to complete the application form online. Please direct any questions about this fund or the proposal process to your liaison librarian. Submit completed applications to Beth Transue, librarian/collection development coordinator, suite 3002 or btransue@messiah.edu. The Library Committee looks forward to reviewing your proposals. 

What’s New in the Library fall newsletter  

Please see attachment for newsletter.

Messiah Wellness programs announced

The attached brochure titled “Messiah Goes to the World Cup” will explain this year’s wellness programs. Once again employees who accumulate 100 wellness points will experience health care premium savings. Be sure to read about the Messiah Goes to The World Cup exercise program. Registration can begin anytime (details are in the booklet) and the recording of activity begins on Sept. 22. 

When you go to the Café-Well site to register for your specific program, look for the following titles: “Messiah-Walk,” “Messiah-Exercise,” “Messiah-Cycle,” “Messiah-Run” and “Messiah-Swim.” Contact Doug Miller at dmiller@messiah.edu with questions.

Wellness workshop announced

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Parmer Cinema from 12-12:45 p.m. for the first wellness workshop of the year, “Cycling to Better Health.”

Weight Watchers offered on campus in fall

The Messiah Wellness Program would like to announce the opportunity to participate in a Weight Watchers program this fall on campus. At least 20 employees must sign up in order to offer the 17-week class, which will begin no later than Oct. 18. The cost of the program will be $186, which will be completely reimbursable by Health America at the completion of the program. This is a fantastic opportunity for Messiah employees looking for a holistic, proven approach to weight loss. See attachments for further details. Contact Judy Groop at jgroop@messiah.edu) today if interested. Registration deadline is Sept. 30.

Self-service UPS station at Campus Store

Did you know that there is a self-service UPS shipping station set up outside the Campus Store? Within minutes, you can ship a UPS package with extraordinarily low rates that are less than area competitors! Along with the low cost, UPS offers free tracking and insurance up to $100.

Using this service is easy and convenient! Simply take your package to the self-service station, weigh it, fill in the information on the computer and hit “print.” Your label will print out behind The Campus Store mail counter. Then just take your package to the register in the store, show your ID and pay. The label will be applied inside the store and The Campus Store will ship it out for you!

For training on how to ship UPS for your department, please contact Bill Althoff at 3904.

Reminders about school bus safety

Schools are in session across the state and that means school buses are on the roads and children are walking along the streets. Keep these safety tips in mind as you are driving:

• Always follow the speed limits and slow down in school zones and near bus stops.
• Stay alert for children getting on and off buses and walking to and from bus stops and schools.
• Be familiar with Pennsylvania’s school bus stopping law and comply with it.

Motorists must stop at least 10 feet away from school buses that have their red lights flashing and stop arm extended.

Motorists must stop when they are behind a bus, meeting the bus or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped.

Motorists following or traveling alongside a school bus must also stop until the red lights have stopped flashing, the stop arm is withdrawn and all children have reached safety.

If physical barriers such as grassy medians, guide rails or concrete median barriers separate oncoming traffic from the bus, motorists in the opposing lanes may proceed without stopping. This is the only time a motorist does not have to stop for a stopped school bus.

Do not proceed until all the children have reached a place of safety.

The penalties if convicted of violating Pennsylvania’s school bus stopping law include: $250 fine, five points on your driving record and 60-day license suspension.

Classifieds

Needed:

Drivers — The president’s office is in need of two to three drivers for a conference we are hosting on Oct. 20-22. If you are an approved driver and will have completed the new required insurance paperwork, kindly contact Laurie Owens at ext. 2820.

Housing —1984 graduates have been serving as missionaries with the Latin America Mission for 21 years in San Jose, Costa Rica. We will be taking our next home ministry assignment from April to October 2014 in order to help our son who is graduating from Messiah in May, make the transition to setting up his own apartment. We are in need of housing during this time and are wondering if anyone will be on sabbatical or leaving a home that they would be willing to lend or rent to us for any or all of our time in the U.S. We especially enjoy being near Messiah College. We are willing to talk about “house swapping” if you would like to spend the time in Costa Rica. For more information, contact  groff@messiah.edu,  pmauger@gmail.com or call 717-458-7001.

For sale:

Scooter 2009 — 150cc, automatic transmission, garage-kept, just inspected (good through Sept. 2014), less than 300 miles. Asking $800 obo. Contact Brad Markley at bmarkley@messiah.edu or ext. 3500 for information or pictures.

Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.
Psalm 25:5 (NRSV)

News

We are happy to announce that Natalia Raquel Gladwin has joined the Messiah College Philadelphia Campus staff as the new interim enrollment coordinator. She is a certified teacher and social care worker and brings with her a wealth of experience in education and non-profit work. She has served as the Latin American cohort instructor for the Philly May-term cross-cultural course the past two years and is a native of Argentina. Natalia  has lived and worked in urban settings throughout the Americas and the United Kingdom.
Ryan Gladwin, program director, Messiah College Philadelphia Campus

Robert Reyes, professor of human development and family science, authored two recent publications. Carolan-Silva, A. & Reyes , J.R. (2013). Navigating the Path to College: Latino Students’ Social Networks and Access. “Educational Studies,” 29 (4), 334-359 and Chavez, J. M, Englebrecht, C.M., Lopez, A., Viramontez-Anguiano, R.P., Reyes, J.R. (2013). Collateral consequences: The impact of local immigration policies on Latino immigrant families in North Central, Indiana. In D.C. Brotherton et al. (eds.), “Outside Justice: Undocumented Immigrants and the Criminal Justice System.” New York, NY: Springer.

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Pizza with Professionals sessions begin Sept. 10

The Career Center is pleased to announce the fall schedule for our Pizza with Professionals series. Students who attend a Pizza with Professionals session will gain in-depth knowledge about a specific organization or career path, increase their professional connections and learn first-hand from the experiences of others … all while enjoying pizza! Sessions are done live or via Skype with a representative from the targeted organization. Educators are invited to attend and encouraged to personally invite students to attend as well.

The fall schedule for Pizza with Professionals is as follows:

Peace Corps – Sept. 10 (Eisenhower Board Room)

Teach For America – Sept. 23 (Athenaeum in Murray Library)

Hovde Foundation – Sept. 30 (Athenaeum in Murray Library)

Mennonite Central Committee – Oct. 30 (Eisenhower Board Room)

International Justice Mission – Nov. 6 (Athenaeum in Murray Library)

* All sessions will be held from 12–1 p.m. Please click on date beside each session to register; please register with at least one day’s notice to the session(s) you wish to attend.

Awards reception planned for Sept. 19

The Teacher Education Program and the Ernest L. Boyer Center will host an awards reception on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4-5 p.m. in Howe Atrium, Boyer Hall. The reception will honor the following 2013-14 awards winners:

• Danielle M. Pianucci ( ‘14) education: grades PK-4/special education, recipient of the Ernest L. Boyer Teacher Scholarship
• Domenic Andolina (‘14) education: grades PK-4/special education, recipient of the Ethel Brandt Bigham Education Award
• Jordyn Scheib ( ‘14) education: grades 4-8 science and English, recipient of the Terry L. Stoudnour Education Award
• Laura Parks (‘14) education: grades PK-4/special education, recipient of the Suzanne Joy Johnson Endowed Scholarship
• Joshua Lambert (‘14) education: grades 4-8 science and social studies, recipient of the Suzanne Joy Johnson Endowed Scholarship

All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the event honoring these students.

Don Miller to speak on graduate programs Sept. 24

The office of academic advising and the Career Center are pleased to announce this year’s annual luncheon for students considering graduate or professional programs in their future. We are honored to welcome guest speaker, Don Miller, author of “Road Map for Graduate Study: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students” and a long-time professional in the field of graduate school admissions, whose full bio is noted below. This session on exploring and preparing for graduate  school will be held Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 11:55 a.m.-1:10 p.m. in Howe Atrium (free, full buffet lunch will be served). Interested students and educators should register no later than Friday, Sept. 20. Student registration can be found here. Educator registration can be found here.

Guest Presenter: Don Miller• Educational background: B.A. in Religion from Lancaster Bible College; M.A. in Communication from Wheaton College; Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Northwestern University.
• Spent 28 years in graduate enrollment and student services.
• Was dean of admissions/financial aid and dean of students at Columbia University (Teachers College), The University of Chicago (Booth School of Business), Northwestern University (Medill School of Journalism) and Wheaton College (Ill.)
• Wrote and published “Road Map for Graduate Study: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students in 2008.”
• Former columnist, US News & World Report.
• Has made graduate school presentations on college/university campuses in North America, Europe and Asia.

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center to perform “Abyssinian”

Wynton Marsalis comes to Messiah College to perform Abyssinian: a gospel celebration featuring the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Chorale Le Chateau conducted by Damien Sneed on Monday, Oct. 21 with only one performance at 7:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing  Arts. You won’t want to miss this performance – Messiah College is the only Pennsylvania stop on the Abyssinian tour.

Two decades ago, Wynton Marsalis composed and recorded “In This House, On This Morning” and began a creative exploration of how to reflect the forms of the African American church service onto a theme of universal humanism while raising a joyful noise. Marsalis refined this integration of sacred and secular expression with his definitive 2008 extended work “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration,” commissioned by the Abyssinian Baptist Church on West 138th Street in Harlem to celebrate its 200th anniversary. Tickets for all seats are $60 (limit 10 tickets per transaction); to purchase, please visit or contact the ticket office at ext. 6036 or purchase online at messiah.edu/tickets. For photos and more contact details, visit messiah.edu/marsalis.

Move-In Day video briefly showcases aerial photography

Last week we alerted the campus community that an aerial videographer would be on campus and using drone technology to capture video for a variety of purposes, including the College’s Move-In Day video. Alum Cody Wanner `09 led a small team of student videographers to capture the emotion and excitement of this day. If you haven’t seen it already, here’s the fun Move-In Day video created by the division of student affairs and the office of marketing and communications.

The office of college ministries offers prayer chain

The college ministries office hosts a prayer chain for requests related to the College community. There are links you can use to join the prayer chain or to submit a request on the “Campus Life” tab on MCSquare (look under the College Ministries channel.) Let’s support one another in prayer as we begin this new year.
Evie Telfer, college ministries

‘Virtual’ Appalachian Trail hike concluded

During the past two years many employees participated in a virtual hike along the Appalachian Trail, where weekly exercise was converted to steps along the trail. During that time 160 employees reached the first state border of North Carolina (160 miles). Special recognition goes out to several employees who trekked well over 1,000 miles. Carol Wickey, Richard Roberson and Lawrie Merz each made it to Vermont (1,584 miles), Jean McCauslin made it to New Hampshire (1,734 miles), Doug Miller and Kate Quimby made it to Maine (1,895 miles), and James Fackler, Brian Frank and Scott Zeigler through-hiked the entire trail (2,160 miles). Way to go! Thanks to all who participated.   

Looking for a group of people to walk, jog or run with?

Team Aspire was founded four years ago by Drs. White Rayner (a parent of a Messiah alumnus) because they wanted to offer a healthy outlet for their patients. This group is for walkers, joggers and runners and meets every Saturday morning. People can join for one Saturday, for all Saturdays or anywhere in between. The group gathers at the bridge at City Island at 8 a.m. For more details, contact Jay McClymont at jmcclymont@messiah.edu.

Messiah goes to the World Cup (sort of…)

Stay tuned for an exciting new wellness program for Messiah employees this year.  In 2010, U.S. News & World Report ranked Messiah College as the third best college in the country for soccer fans. We were the only NCAA Division III school mentioned in the article. Last year’s average attendance at men’s soccer games ranked us first among all Division II and III teams and would have ranked us 11^th in Division I (just ahead of DI champ Indiana!). In recognition of the men’s World Cup in Brazil next summer (and in appreciation of the unprecedented nine national championships in 13 years by our men’s team), we are offering a wellness program that we hope will motivate you to regularly engage in the physical activity of your choice. Walkers, runners and cyclists will record weekly mileage, while employees doing other exercise will just record their minutes (which will then be converted to miles). For every 4,800 miles we accumulate collectively we will virtually “send” a player to the World Cup. How many players can we get there? Details on registering and recording will be coming your way. The first six-week phase (worth 30 wellness points!) begins Sept. 22.

Reminders from account payable

Accounts payable would like you to use the new fiscal year-FY14 forms that are found at MCSquare, “Employee Quicklinks,” “Business Office,” “Forms.” There have been changes made to these forms that are important to processing the data you submit, including mileage reimbursement rates. If you submit an old fiscal year form, they will not be processed but returned to you for correction. Please use your copier/scanner to submit reimbursements to accountspayable@messiah.edu (this address is pre-entered on all campus scanners). Please keep the original documentation for your records. Do not send both scanned and hard copy as it will create duplication in payments. Your continued cooperation with our department is appreciated.

Reminders from human resources and compliance

The office of human resources and compliance maintains an electronic archive that houses copies of any and all communications related to compliance that are distributed across campus. This includes, but is not limited to: notifications that are sent out annually for compliance purposes, notifications related to campus incidents and communications sent out when onboarding new students or employees.

As you distribute compliance-related communications, please send an electronic copy to dfink@messiah.edu. If you are unsure as to whether or not something fits into the compliance communications category, please send it and human resources will determine its relevance.

Jobs.messiah.edu now available

The office of human resources has now rolled out Phase 1 of Jobs.messiah.edu, Messiah’s new online employment recruitment system as of July 29. This system is designed to streamline the recruitment and hiring process for the job applicant (i.e., faculty, administrative, staff, temporary and student workers), hiring managers, administrators and search committees. Job descriptions will be maintained on all administrative, staff, temporary and student positions within this system as well. Please note that positions posted prior to July 29, 2013 will continue to remain outside of the new online applicant portal. Please see attachment for complete information.

Classifieds

For sale:

Wood/cherry finish daybed — Excellent, like-new condition. Paid $450 new, selling for $100 obo. Contact Bill Strausbaugh at ext. 5365 or email at strausba@messiah.edu.

Large Fisher Price Geotrax train set —  Original style. Several trains (some remote control), buildings, vehicles and trees. $85. Contact Beth at merikson@messiah.edu.