There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28

NEWS

Dr. Jan Dormer has recently published the book, “Language Learning in Ministry: Preparing for Cross-Cultural Language Acquisition” (William Carey Publishers). This book will help to equip missionaries and others with an understanding of the language learning process. It will help both those preparing for language learning and those who provide oversight and mentorship during the language learning period. It will also help families prepare for their children’s language needs as they head into a new culture.

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Department of Nursing: CCNE Accreditation

Dear Messiah University Community,

The Messiah University Department of Nursing will be undergoing a virtual evaluation of our baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program on April 12-14, 2021, by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for the purposes of accreditation. CCNE accreditation is a nongovernmental peer review process that operates in accordance with nationally recognized standards established for the practice of accreditation in the United States. Accreditation by CCNE is intended to accomplish at least five general purposes:

• To hold nursing programs accountable to the community of interest – the nursing profession, consumers, employers, higher education, students and their families, nurse residents – and to one another by ensuring that these programs have mission statements, goals, and outcomes that are appropriate to prepare individuals to fulfill their expected roles.
• To evaluate the success of a nursing program in achieving its mission, goals, and expected outcomes.
• To assess the extent to which a nursing program meets accreditation standards.
• To inform the public of the purposes and values of accreditation and to identify nursing programs that meet accreditation standards.
• To foster continuing improvement in nursing programs – and, thereby in professional practice.

If you would like additional information about CCNE or its standards and procedures, you may visit their web site at https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE.

A very important part of this evaluation is soliciting third-party comment on the nursing program by its communities of interest. I am writing to invite you to submit comments and opinions about the nursing program directly to the CCNE. All comments and opinions submitted to CCNE are held in strict confidence and shared with the on-site evaluation team. All comments must be written, signed, and received by CCNE no later than March 22, 2021. Please send your comments directly to:

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Attn: Third-Party Comments

655 K Street NW Suite 750

Washington DC 20001

-Or-

thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org

Thank you for your interest in and support of the Messiah University Department of Nursing.

Kind regards,

Kim Fenstermacher, Ph.D., CRNP

Assistant Dean of Nursing

Associate Professor of Nursing

Connecting Communities Convening

In conjunction with the Kline Foundation, Messiah is hosting the Connecting Communities Convening. This virtual event with the goal of impacting local, affordable housing and being a good neighbor, will culminate in a white paper that encourages and ensures that those seeking public funding for housing initiatives demonstrate their commitment to becoming a good neighbor in the community they intend to serve. We invite you to save the date for April 22 and visit the website for additional details and information about registration: https://www.messiahconnection.com/

Anita Voelker Literacy Awards given

Congratulations to Education Department honors student, Mikayla Frederick, for receiving funding from the Anita Voelker Literacy Award to purchase books that will support her Education Department Honors Project. She is researching how best classroom teachers can support English Learners. We can’t wait to learn her findings!

Congratulations to Julianna Chen, who was recently awarded the Anita Voelker Literacy Award! Julianna says, “The Anita Voelker Literacy Award helped me work towards enacting change by introducing other teachers to the issue of lack of representation in text and inspiring others on the journey of empowering our students through literacy. Diverse groupings of books were distributed to local classrooms in different grade levels. My hope was that these texts would be used in the classroom as not only a mirror for kids to see themselves, but also a lens through which others could understand the narratives around them.” Click on the photo to see the breakdown of how the purchased books were used.

Fall Photo Contest winners!

Winners of the Fall Photo Contest will be on display in the lobby of the Jordan Science Center from Feb. 25-March 30! This contest was sponsored by Earthkeepers, Sustainability and the Oakes Museum.

Here are the categories and winners:

Beauty in the Built Environment
Winner – Kara Jung
Honorable Mentions – Ruth Pickens and Amber Fogelsanger

Beauty in Nature
Winner – Melissa Farnsworth
Honorable Mentions – Ruth Pickens and Aimee Kulp

Earthkeeping in Practice
Winner – Amber Fogelsanger
Honorable Mentions – Amber Fogelsanger

Wildlife
Winner – Leanne Tan
Honorable Mentions – Emma Spronk and Sam Operchuck

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah 6:3

Congratulations to Boyer and Wittlinger 2021 recipients!

We are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Boyer Legacy Award and the Class of 1964 Carlton Wittlinger Award.

2021 Boyer Legacy Award: Julianna Chen

The Ernest L. Boyer Center annually bestows a Messiah University junior with this award in honor of the legacy of Ernest L. Boyer, Sr. Recipients demonstrate Dr. Boyer’s broad accomplishments and convictions, including his passionate commitment to viewing education as a means to solving societal challenges and his ardent emphasis that leadership is grounded in service.

Thank you Dr. Tina Keller, who nominated Julianna for the award.

Class of 1964 Carlton Wittlinger Award: Victoria Anders

A graduate of Messiah Junior College in 1935, Dr. Wittlinger returned to Messiah and served over 35 years as a teacher and visionary administrator. The Class of 1964 Wittlinger Award seeks to honor students who demonstrate Dr. Carlton Wittlinger’s broad academic accomplishments, including his qualities of persistence and unselfish dedication, as they pursue and develop their own leadership skills.

Thank you Dr. Raeann Hamon, who nominated Victoria for the award.

Both awards include a $1,000 cash prize.

We are grateful for all nominations and look forward to another round of awards in 2022!

Selection committee:
Devin Manzullo-Thomas
Cynthia Wells
Jon Stuckey

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals” Opens Thursday March 4

Get ready to laugh! Messiah University’s Department of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to present “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals,” opening Thursday, March 4 and running through Wednesday, March 10.

Performances are free and will be presented via livestream; however, virtual tickets are required to access each day’s performance. Just visit us at www.messiah.edu/tickets to select the day(s) you wish to watch, grab your tickets, and enjoy the shenanigans of this hilarious, family-friendly show!

Please be advised that tickets are not to be shared, and a separate ticket will be required for each performance night. If you know someone who would enjoy this show, please help spread the word and be sure they also get their tickets! For questions, please call the Ticket Office at 717-691-6036.

Don’t miss the fun–get your tickets today! And don’t forget to follow us on social media this week to get more behind the scenes information on our cast and crew.

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals”
Written by Ernie Nolan
Directed by Daniel Inouye

Professor TJ Barker and his troupe of traveling theatricals have just arrived at the theatre to begin a performance of their spectacular production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when they realize something is amiss. Not only has the orchestra not arrived, but also five of the hilarious O’Hanlon brothers have been stricken with food poisoning. Now only two actors are left to play the dwarfs! Can Professor Barker rally his troupe and prove that the show can go on? Follow their madcap theatrical adventure as they take turns acting, puppeteering, and becoming the orchestra while performing one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Through ingenuity and will power, they prove in the end that anything can happen once upon a time.

March 4-6 and 8-10: 7 p.m.
March: 3 p.m.

Family-friendly
Free, online ticketed event
Presented via livestream*
*Tickets and livestream access available at www.messiah.edu/tickets

Estimated runtime: 1 hour, no intermission

*Please note that this performance will contain quick bursts of flashing light, similar to a strobe effect.*

Encouraging one another

Dear Messiah Community,
Let us be reminded that we have hope. Let us remind each other of God’s goodness.
Let us also be reminded that we have each other.
If you know of someone on our campus who could use a kind word of comfort or reassurance, the employees of Messiah Press and Postal Services invite each of you to do so through a new (and free) card sharing program on our web site.
Click here and follow the instructions provided, we will take care of the rest.
https://www.messiah.edu/encouragementcards
Let us find joy in sharing God’s grace with one another.

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Job opportunities

The Engle Center has an opening for a temporary medical assistant. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18450. Job-related questions may be directed to Michelle Lucas, health services coordinator at mlucas@messiah.edu.

FREE

Free steel toe sneakers. One pair of steel toe sneakers. Size 11x. Barely worn. Free, Ext 3566 or bblackley@messiah.edu

For sale

NEW 10-qt Air Fryer. BRAND NEW – NEVER OUT OF BOX
PowerXL 1700W 10-qt Vortex Air Fryer Pro Oven with presets and accessories. Includes 4 airflow racks, rotisserie stand, forks and fetch plus recipe books. Asking $100. Email: hbeattie@messiah.edu

Antique Royal typewriter and antique table. $100. Please call Dick Ocker at 717-243-9596.

Wanted

Looking for donations of vintage school related materials. The Education Department is working to decorate our resource room with vintage school related materials.

We are looking for the following donations:
Vintage school books
Vintage lunch boxes
Globes
Football Helmet
School Pennant
Chalkboards
Old Hand-crank Pencil Sharpener
or other teacher/school related materials.
We could also use a few Beanbag Chairs/floor pillows.

Email Tina Keller for more information tkeller@messiah.edu

For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:27

NEWS

Dr. Brenda Elliott, coordinator of MSN, CAGS, and RN-BSN in nursing, recently published a book with two colleagues, titled “Veteran-Centered Care in Education and Practice: An Essential Guide for Nursing Faculty” https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826135971 

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Todd Goranson, professor of music, co-presented a seminar titled, “Your Bassoon Questions Answered” for the 2021 Texas Music Educators’ Association Annual Conference on Feb. 11. The TMEA Conference, which was held virtually this year, is the largest annual music education conference in the nation with over 30,000 attendees annually. The seminar was co-presented with Lynne Feller-Marshall (Principal Bassoon, Spokane Symphony).
Todd also served in early February as an adjudicator/selector for the Pennsylvania Music Educators’ Association 2021 All-State High School Jazz Band, selecting the alto saxophonists for the ensemble from applicants throughout the state. Todd has served PMEA in this capacity since 2015.

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Information Technology Services (ITS) welcomes Kim Paull back to Messiah University in the role of ITS administrative support specialist. Kim, an alumna of Messiah, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Business. Her education and prior experience as general manger and senior accountant for Hot Frog Print Media of Mechanicsburg position her for a smooth transition as she supports ITS’s Administrative Technology Services (ATS) and Educational Technology Services (ETS). Please join ITS in welcoming Kim back to Messiah.

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Virtual recruitment opportunities for students

The Career and Professional Development Center is hosting four virtual recruiting opportunities for students this spring semester. All of these events will be taking place via Handshake, our online job and internship portal. Employers will be recruiting for open job and internship positions during each fair. Students can see lists of participating employers and register for these events via our website: https://www.messiah.edu/info/23069/upcoming_events.

Any assistance in spreading the word about these events is much appreciated!

Health and Human Services Virtual Recruiting Event, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 3-6 p.m.

Central PA Employer Consortium Virtual Job and Internship Fair, Wednesday, March 3, 1 – 4 p.m.

Government/Non-Profit Virtual Recruiting Event, Wednesday, March 24, 1-4 p.m.

Communication/Media/Design Virtual Recruiting Event, Thursday, April 15, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about these opportunities at career@messiah.edu

 Department of Nursing: CCNE Accreditation

Dear Messiah University Community,

The Messiah University Department of Nursing will be undergoing a virtual evaluation of our baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program on April 12-14, 2021, by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for the purposes of accreditation. CCNE accreditation is a nongovernmental peer review process that operates in accordance with nationally recognized standards established for the practice of accreditation in the United States. Accreditation by CCNE is intended to accomplish at least five general purposes:

• To hold nursing programs accountable to the community of interest – the nursing profession, consumers, employers, higher education, students and their families, nurse residents – and to one another by ensuring that these programs have mission statements, goals, and outcomes that are appropriate to prepare individuals to fulfill their expected roles.
• To evaluate the success of a nursing program in achieving its mission, goals, and expected outcomes.
• To assess the extent to which a nursing program meets accreditation standards.
• To inform the public of the purposes and values of accreditation and to identify nursing programs that meet accreditation standards.
• To foster continuing improvement in nursing programs – and, thereby in professional practice.

If you would like additional information about CCNE or its standards and procedures, you may visit their web site at https://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE.

A very important part of this evaluation is soliciting third-party comment on the nursing program by its communities of interest. I am writing to invite you to submit comments and opinions about the nursing program directly to the CCNE. All comments and opinions submitted to CCNE are held in strict confidence and shared with the on-site evaluation team. All comments must be written, signed, and received by CCNE no later than March 22, 2021. Please send your comments directly to:

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Attn: Third-Party Comments

655 K Street NW Suite 750

Washington DC 20001

-or-

thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org

Thank you for your interest in and support of the Messiah University Department of Nursing.

Kind regards,

Kim Fenstermacher, Ph.D., CRNP

Assistant Dean of Nursing

Associate Professor of Nursing

“Drums and Dance” concert opens Saturday

Messiah’s Department of Theatre and Dance, GiViM, and Percussion Ensemble are proud to debut their new artistic collaboration Drums and Dance this weekend. Performances are this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in Parmer Hall.

Performances will be viewable online via livestream–just visit www.messiah.edu/SOTAlivestream to step into the theatre and enjoy the show! There are also a few tickets still available for in person attendance, available to Messiah campus members only. Tickets can be reserved online at the following links:

www.Purplepass.com/drums20 Saturday, Feb. 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
www.Purplepass.com/drums21 Sunday, Feb. 21 @ 4:30 p.m.

Please be advised that only one ticket is permitted per person, and all tickets must be reserved in advance; tickets will not be available at the door. Tickets will be available online until they sell out or until 30 minutes before Showtime, whichever comes first.

Important Note: For the safety of our campus community, all attendees must wear masks and follow campus social distancing guidelines at all times, especially in regard to seating. Please also be aware that all performance details are subject to change, pending any changes to our on-campus circumstances.

“Drums and Dance”
Directed by Gregg Hurley and Dr. Erik Forst

An artistic collaboration between Messiah University Percussion Ensemble and Messiah’s premier dance ensemble, GiViM.

Saturday, Feb. 20 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, Feb. 21 @ 4:30pm

Free, ticketed event
Parmer Hall, Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts
Limited on-campus audience with social distance seating
Presented via livestream at www.messiah.edu/SOTAlivestream
Estimated runtime: 1 hour, no intermission

Anita Voelker Literacy Awards given

Congratulations to Education Department honors student, Mikayla Frederick, for receiving funding from the Anita Voelker Literacy Award to purchase books that will support her Education Department Honors Project. She is researching how best classroom teachers can support English Learners. We can’t wait to learn her findings!

Congratulations to Julianna Chen, who was recently awarded the Anita Voelker Literacy Award! Julianna says, “The Anita Voelker Literacy Award helped me work towards enacting change by introducing other teachers to the issue of lack of representation in text and inspiring others on the journey of empowering our students through literacy. Diverse groupings of books were distributed to local classrooms in different grade levels. My hope was that these texts would be used in the classroom as not only a mirror for kids to see themselves, but also a lens through which others could understand the narratives around them.” Click on the photo to see the breakdown of how the purchased books were used.

2021 Humanities Symposium: A Conversation on Freedom, March 1-6

The Center for Public Humanities is pleased to invite you to the 2021 Virtual Humanities Symposium, March 1-6. This year our theme is “A Conversation on Freedom.” We have a week full of speakers, panel discussions, virtual exhibits and plenty of opportunities to engage in rich conversations about Freedom. We are thrilled to welcome our own Dr. Drew Hart (Biblical and Religious Studies) as our opening conversation on “Freedom, Liberation and Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love and Deliverance,” on Monday, March 1 at 7 p.m. (Zoom)

Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster will deliver our keynote lecture, “Troubling the Narratives of a Democratic Nation:  ‘Whose Stories Are These?’” on Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. (Zoom). A leading scholar of rhetoric, literacy, and women’s studies, Royster is author, co-author and editor of several books and numerous articles, including Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Traces of a Stream: Literacy and Social Change among African American Women. She is Professor Emerita at Georgia Institute of Technology and at The Ohio State University, and most recently served as Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and Ivan Allen Jr. Dean’s Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology (2010-2019).

You can find the complete schedule for the week here. All virtual events are free and open to the public. Register here to receive zoom link and ID to join any session throughout the week. 

The Human Library 2021

Once again the Office of Diversity Affairs and Murray Library are partnering to host the Human Library on Wednesday, March 24. Because of COVID, this will be a virtual event offered through Zoom and using break out rooms. The book sessions will be at 10-11 a.m., 3-4 p.m., and 7-8 p.m. with our featured book, Gloria Igihozo (Messiah alum and previous book), at noon. More details to follow but currently we are soliciting for Human Library “books.” If you have a story you would like to share, or know of a student or colleague that does, please sign up or share this link http://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37v5VgYD9SA3g5D (Deadline to sign up is Friday, March 5)
If you are new to the concept of the Human Library, you can read more at https://humanlibrary.org/
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Liz Kielley ekielley@messiah.edu

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Job opportunities

The Agape Center has an opening for a full-time assistant director for Global and Local Engagement. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18363. Job-related questions may be directed to Katie Rousopoulos, director of off-campus programs at krousopoulos@messiah.edu.

The Office of Finance and Planning has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant to vice president for finance and planning/coordinator for institutional research. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18411. Job-related questions may be directed to David Walker, vice president for finance and planning at dwalker@messiah.edu.

For sale

Husqvarna 125BT Back Pack Blower. Runs good. Good condition. Asking $110 Contact: tclarenbach@messiah.edu

FREE

Free steel toe sneakers. One pair of steel toe sneakers. Size 11x. Barely worn. Free, Ext 3566 or bblackley@messiah.edu

Wanted

Looking for donations of vintage school related materials. The Education Department is working to decorate our resource room with vintage school related materials.

We are looking for the following donations:
Vintage school books
Vintage lunch boxes
Globes
Football Helmet
School Pennant
Chalkboards
Old Hand-crank Pencil Sharpener
Or other teacher/school related materials.
We could also use a few Beanbag Chairs/floor pillows.

Email Tina Keller for more information tkeller@messiah.edu

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Psalm 34:17

NEWS

Dr. Dottie Weigel (Graduate Program in Higher Education) and Dr. Mindy Smith (Department of Applied Health Science) recently published an article in the Metropolitan Universities Journal for their special issue, Intersection of Faith and Community Engagement at Urban Institutions (Vol 31. No.3). The article, “The Application of Faith and Learning: Faith-Based Anchor Institutions” is featured here: https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muj/article/view/23986?mc_cid=507eeb5b69&mc_eid=430f27549f

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Dr. Jennifer Ness-Myers (biological sciences) has published a piece on the BioLogos Science and Faith Blog, making the case for vaccinating based on scientific evidential truths. It follows the format of a letter through which she convinced her vaccine-hesitant parents to receive the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The article is at: https://biologos.org/post/from-a-scientist-to-her-parents

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Having served Messiah for over 17 years, Tracy Thomas, administrative assistant to the vice president for finance and planning, has accepted a position with Capital BlueCross. Tracy’s last day at Messiah will be Feb. 12. Her love for learning and professional growth afforded her the opportunity to provide support to various offices over the years including the Engle Center for Counseling and Health Services, the School of Business, Education and Social Services, and Finance and Planning. Please join with us in wishing her all the best in her new position.

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The selection committee, the associate provost, provost, and I are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Leah Clarke, associate professor of counseling, as the new assistant director of faculty development for teaching and learning. Leah brings stellar experience to this role, including serving as assistant director for the graduate program in counseling, as a new faculty mentor, and as former chair of Term-Tenure and Promotion Committee. She has also been the recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) award. We look forward to Leah’s planned start on Aug. 1. Please take time to congratulate Leah on her new role as she gives leadership to teaching and learning programs within the Office of Faculty Development. I am deeply grateful to the selection committee (Devin Manzullo-Thomas, Anne Reeve) for their insights and commitment to this important search process.

Cynthia A. Wells, associate professor of higher education and director of faculty development.

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Mini Golf in the Stacks – hole creation

Is your department, club or organization looking for a fun way to promote itself as well as give students the opportunity to participate in a safe and fun activity? Murray Library and Campus Wellness and Recreation have the event for you.

Create a mini golf hole for socially-distanced Mini Golf in the Stacks on March 5. It may look a little different this year, but it will be as fun as ever! We are looking for some creative holes that show off what you are doing in your corner of campus – students can design holes that promote their major, clubs can show off what they have to offer or departments can let students know what opportunities there are for them. It’s truly up to you!

Contact Kimberly Steiner at ksteiner@messiah.edu to get your questions answered or to sign up to create a hole. We have limited hole space available, so get signed up early.

Addressing Student Anxiety in Academic Advising

Hello All,

The Office of Academic Advising invites you to attend the February workshop, “Addressing Student Anxiety in Academic Advising.” This timely workshop will be led by Dr. Marie Bunner, associate director of academic success program at West Chester University, and by Dr. Courtney Lloyd, Co-Chair, Committee for Advising Excellence, West Chester University.

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.

Zoom Link:
https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/92380746584?wd=bW5MTU1UV0lLRFk3M0NOODdHcHhBQT09
Meeting ID: 923 8074 6584
Passcode: 122341

Summary:

Stress and anxiety among college students is a widespread concern in higher education. Academic advisors work with students on a range of issues where students often identify anxiety as the cause of poor academic performance. Presenters will discuss the prevalence of anxiety among college students and pragmatic approaches to address student anxiety and assist students in managing anxiety while adjusting to college life and academic pressure.

We hope to see you there.

Referral Bonuses for Temporary Campus Events Workers

Campus Events urgently needs your help with temporary employee referrals AND you are eligible for up to a $200 bonus (details below).

Do you know someone who would like to pick up anywhere from 5-40 hours per week of temporary work starting immediately and carrying through the remainder of the Spring Semester?

Temporary workers are urgently needed to clean residence halls between the hours of 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Refer potential applicants to the following link and advise them to add your name in the referral line of the application: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18238

If they are hired and meet performance and attendance expectations, after 6 weeks both you and your referred temporary employee would receive $100. After 12 weeks of successful work, both you and the temporary employee would receive an additional $100.

Extra opportunity for another $300
If after working in a Campus Events temporary role, they are hired into a regular (non temporary position) you would be eligible for a $300 bonus.

*If more than one referral is submitted for the same candidate, Human Resources will attribute the bonus to the first referral received for that particular candidate.

Virtual Recruitment Opportunities for Students

The Career and Professional Development Center is hosting four virtual recruiting opportunities for students this spring semester. All of these events will be taking place via Handshake, our online job and internship portal. Employers will be recruiting for open job and internship positions during each fair. Students can see lists of participating employers and register for these events via our website: https://www.messiah.edu/info/23069/upcoming_events.

Any assistance in spreading the word about these events is much appreciated!

Health and Human Services Virtual Recruiting Event, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 3-6 p.m.

Central PA Employer Consortium Virtual Job and Internship Fair, Wednesday, March 3, 1 – 4 p.m.

Government/Non-Profit Virtual Recruiting Event, Wednesday, March 24, 1-4 p.m.

Communication/Media/Design Virtual Recruiting Event, Thursday, April 15, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about these opportunities at career@messiah.edu

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Job opportunities

The Campus Ministries Department has an opening for a full-time teaching ministries pastor. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18304. Job-related questions may be directed to Kevin Villegas, dean of students at kvillegas@messiah.edu.

For sale 

Sea Glass necklaces. $10 each.  I have 3 handmade sea glass necklaces that I have from my homemade collection of crafts. Each is approximately 15 1/2″ long and can easily be slipped over the head. Each comes with its own little draw string bag so you can give it as a gift. Email: sportko@messiah.edu 

Husqvarna 125BT Back Pack Blower. Runs good. Good condition. Asking $110 Contact: tclarenbach@messiah.edu

Wanted 

PUZZLES. Looking to get rid of all those puzzles? I can give them a great home. My 86 year old mom loves doing puzzles and is homebound. She spends her days doing puzzles (all day) and could put some of those puzzles to good use. Please email: sportko@messiah.edu

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

PSALM 30:5

NEWS

Having served Messiah for over 17 years, Tracy Thomas, administrative assistant to the vice president for finance and planning, has accepted a position with Capital BlueCross. Tracy’s last day at Messiah will be Feb. 12. Her love for learning and professional growth afforded her the opportunity to provide support to various offices over the years including the Engle Center for Counseling and Health Services, the School of Business, Education and Social Services, and Finance and Planning. Please join with us in wishing her all the best in her new position.

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The selection committee, the associate provost, provost, and I are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Leah Clarke, associate professor of counseling, as the new assistant director of faculty development for teaching and learning. Leah brings stellar experience to this role, including serving as assistant director for the graduate program in counseling, as a new faculty mentor, and as former chair of Term-Tenure and Promotion Committee. She has also been the recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) award. We look forward to Leah’s planned start on Aug. 1. Please take time to congratulate Leah on her new role as she gives leadership to teaching and learning programs within the Office of Faculty Development. I am deeply grateful to the selection committee (Devin Manzullo-Thomas, Anne Reeve) for their insights and commitment to this important search process.

Cynthia A. Wells, associate professor of higher education and director of faculty development.

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Interprofessional education (IPE) provides a possible way to improve collaboration and patient care, and therefore, has been an increasingly important aspect of physical therapy education. In the past six months, students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program have had the incredible opportunity to partner with Penn State College of Medicine and to participate in two excellent virtual interprofessional education events. Assistant Clinical Professor, Heather Noll, is extremely passionate about collaboration with other health care professionals to provide the most successful patient experience. Dr. Noll provided leadership for students to engage and grow in teamwork skills during the IPE opportunities.

Our DPT students have joined 400+ other students in various health care disciplines, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, occupational therapists, social work, speech therapists, and pharmacists. In small groups, students from various disciplines have the opportunity to collaborate, demonstrate teamwork and develop a deeper understanding of each profession’s roles, and manage a simulated patient through a telehealth scenario.

Messiah’s DPT students have represented Messiah University well. Group facilitators have provided overwhelmingly positive feedback on our students’ professional behaviors, teamwork, collaboration, and valuable contributions to discussions. Similarly, students have reported a positive experience that fostered growth and a learning opportunity to work with and learn with and about other healthcare team members as they prepare to begin their first full-time clinical education opportunity this fall.
The DPT program is grateful to Penn State College of Medicine for the quality of education the experiences provide and for reaching out and partnering with Messiah University graduate programs.

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Employee Wellness

Employee Wellness is starting back up! This semester, we will be learning about a range of topics from types of movement, to nutrition, to training, to mental health. Every week, information about a new topic will be sent out and challenges on how to participate and grow in your own wellness will be included. Employees will be in groups with other employees to journey together and win prizes just for participating! If interested in being on a team, find some partners and fill out https://forms.gle/JzV2F3JJcHiPUjZs7. If interested to get Employee Wellness emails to learn about these topics, or be placed on a team, email wellandrecga@messiah.edu.

Mini Golf in the Stacks – hole creation

Is your department, club or organization looking for a fun way to promote itself as well as give students the opportunity to participate in a safe and fun activity? Murray Library and Campus Wellness and Recreation have the event for you.

Create a mini golf hole for socially-distanced Mini Golf in the Stacks on March 5. It may look a little different this year, but it will be as fun as ever! We are looking for some creative holes that show off what you are doing in your corner of campus – students can design holes that promote their major, clubs can show off what they have to offer or departments can let students know what opportunities there are for them. It’s truly up to you!

Contact Kimberly Steiner at ksteiner@messiah.edu to get your questions answered or to sign up to create a hole. We have limited hole space available, so get signed up early.

University policy regarding events

Room capacities

The University is following the targeted mitigation measures provided by the PA Dept. of Health. Current guidelines dictate that all indoor events are restricted to 10% of the room occupancy. The only exceptions to this are for gatherings tied to the curriculum including academic class, chapel, and some co-curricular activities. The University continues to encourage ALL meetings and club gatherings to take place remotely if possible.

Current guidelines dictate that all outdoor events/gatherings are restricted to 15% of maximum occupancy. Please consider this guidance even as you plan events for the spring when the weather is warmer as we do not know when these restrictions may be adjusted. It is important to note that the capacity of space listed in EMS is the number of available seats in the room with social distancing. This is NOT the 10% of maximum occupancy that is specified in PA’s mandate. 10% of maximum occupancy will always be LESS than what is listed in EMS. The Department of Conference and Event Services can provide assistance with determining if your event can take place. Here are some examples of capacities for events/gatherings in large spaces on campus:

Hostetter Chapel – 35
Parmer Hall – 89
Recital Hall – 14
Miller Theater – 36
Parmer Cinema – 13
Howe Atrium – 7
Brubaker A-Side – 50

Social distancing of campus space

The Department of Conference and Event Services is tasked with maintaining social distancing in all classrooms and public campus spaces. Less than a week after resetting all space, chairs and desks were found to have been moved. Please do not move any chairs, tables or desks in classroom spaces. We understand the desire to use rooms differently, but in order to maintain the integrity of distancing (which has been measured in each room) we ask that you do NOT move anything. This includes spaces such as Hostetter Chapel and Brubaker.

Those found to have moved furniture will have their ability to reserve space revoked. This includes clubs and organizations.

Boyer resource rooms will be re-adjusted in the next week. Please do not move furniture within these spaces or move furniture back into the rooms that we may remove. These are very small spaces and if distancing cannot be maintained, these rooms will need to be locked.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our community safe!

Memory Book 2019-2020

The Human Resources Department would like to thank Sharon Robinson for putting together this lovely Memory Book to honor the staff and faculty who have moved on from Messiah University in the past year. Please see the following link to view:
https://issuu.com/messiahcollegeadmissions/docs/digital_memory_book_final

Addressing Student Anxiety in Academic Advising

Hello All,

The Office of Academic Advising invites you to attend the February workshop, “Addressing Student Anxiety in Academic Advising.” This timely workshop will be led by Dr. Marie Bunner, associate director of academic success program at West Chester University, and by Dr. Courtney Lloyd, Co-Chair, Committee for Advising Excellence, West Chester University.

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.

Zoom Link:
https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/92380746584?wd=bW5MTU1UV0lLRFk3M0NOODdHcHhBQT09
Meeting ID: 923 8074 6584
Passcode: 122341

Summary:

Stress and anxiety among college students is a widespread concern in higher education. Academic advisors work with students on a range of issues where students often identify anxiety as the cause of poor academic performance. Presenters will discuss the prevalence of anxiety among college students and pragmatic approaches to address student anxiety and assist students in managing anxiety while adjusting to college life and academic pressure.

We hope to see you there.

Murray Library’s February 2021 newsletter

What’s New at Murray Library? Check out this month’s displays, meet one of our student workers, hear from our director, and more! View our newsletter here.

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Job opportunities

The Information Technology Services Department has an opening for a full time programmer/analyst. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18266. Job-related questions may be directed to John Luft, director of information services, at jluft@messiah.edu.

Facility Services is currently hiring several temporary campus events workers to work anywhere from 2 to 6 hours between the times of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Mon – Sat. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18238. Job-related questions may be directed to Laura Price, assistant manager campus events at lprice@messiah.edu.

The School of Graduate Studies has an opening for a full-time director of enrollment for graduate studies and adult education. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18285. Job-related questions may be directed to Rob Pepper, dean, School of Graduate Studies at rpepper@messiah.edu.

Wanted

Request for fabric donations. A group of volunteers from Grantham Church is making comforters for MCC. Contact David Owen (owen@messiah.edu) if you have old (but not used) cotton or cotton blend fabric you’d be willing to donate. Thank you!

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 

Colossians 3:13-14 

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CPDC announces spring schedule of virtual events 

The Career and Professional Development Center has a full slate of exciting virtual events planned for the 2021 spring semester. A full listing, including registration links, can be found on the attached document and also by clicking here: https://www.messiah.edu/info/23069/upcoming_events . 

Please help us spread the word about these programs by promoting them to your students. Educators are welcome to attend all events as well! 

Messiah announces new partnership with Tree of Life Bookstores 

Messiah is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tree of Life Bookstores, who will take over operations of the Campus Store. The partnership will also provide Messiah students with more affordable course material solutions. 

Tree of Life will offer their innovative Textbook Butler service to students. This service allows students to receive all their course materials delivered to their campus residence or desired address before classes begin, at an affordable price. 

From the initial contact and interview process, it was evident that Tree of Life’s mission is a fit with Messiah University. They want our students to be successful in the classroom and will work with the university to find cost effective ways to provide the needed resources. 

Hiring summer student employees 

If your department plans to hire student employees for the summer of 2021, please read the summer hiring information found here: https://www.messiah.edu/download/downloads/id/3165/Summer_Hiring_Information.pdf prior to proceeding with the summer hiring process or making employment offers. At this time, we are proceeding in anticipation that we will have summer student job openings for the upcoming summer. However, we anticipate the pandemic planning to continue to be a fluid planning item over the next few months. As such, the summer student hiring process and/or availability of student jobs is subject to change as we monitor the pandemic situation and related regulations. As you communicate with students about summer jobs, please be sure to communicate the fluidity of the situation and that any offers of employment are subject to change. 

In order to assist students with obtaining summer on-campus employment, the Student Employment Office will be holding a virtual summer job fair on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. -4 p.m. Departments hiring summer student workers should plan to have a representative available on the day of the Job Fair to meet with students via Zoom. Please keep the following dates in mind as you plan your summer student hiring: 

-Jan. 29: Summer position requests/modifications due 

– Feb. 5: RSVP for job fair due, summer postings due, and Zoom links due 

– Feb. 17: summer job fair 

– March 19: summer hiring proposals are due 

If you have any questions about summer student employment, please contact Belinda Conrad, ext. 2900 or studentemployment@messiah.edu. 

Employee Wellness 

Employee Wellness is starting back up! This semester, we will be learning about a range of topics from types of movement, to nutrition, to training, to mental health. Every week, information about a new topic will be sent out and challenges on how to participate and grow in your own wellness will be included. Employees will be in groups with other employees to journey together and win prizes just for participating! If interested in being on a team, find some partners and fill out https://forms.gle/JzV2F3JJcHiPUjZs7. If interested to get Employee Wellness emails to learn about these topics, or be placed on a team, email wellandrecga@messiah.edu. 

University policy regarding events 

Room capacities 

The University is following the targeted mitigation measures provided by the PA Dept. of Health. Current guidelines dictate that all indoor events are restricted to 10% of the room occupancy. The only exceptions to this are for gatherings tied to the curriculum including academic class, chapel, and some co-curricular activities. The University continues to encourage ALL meetings and club gatherings to take place remotely if possible.  

Current guidelines dictate that all outdoor events/gatherings are restricted to 15% of maximum occupancy. Please consider this guidance even as you plan events for the spring when the weather is warmer as we do not know when these restrictions may be adjusted. It is important to note that the capacity of space listed in EMS is the number of available seats in the room with social distancing. This is NOT the 10% of maximum occupancy that is specified in PA’s mandate. 10% of maximum occupancy will always be LESS than what is listed in EMS. The Department of Conference and Event Services can provide assistance with determining if your event can take place. Here are some examples of capacities for events/gatherings in large spaces on campus: 

Hostetter Chapel – 35
Parmer Hall – 89
Recital Hall – 14
Miller Theater – 36 
Parmer Cinema – 13
Howe Atrium – 7
Brubaker A-Side – 50  

Social distancing of campus space 

The Department of Conference and Event Services is tasked with maintaining social distancing in all classrooms and public campus spaces. Less than a week after resetting all space, chairs and desks were found to have been moved. Please do not move any chairs, tables or desks in classroom spaces. We understand the desire to use rooms differently, but in order to maintain the integrity of distancing (which has been measured in each room) we ask that you do NOT move anything. This includes spaces such as Hostetter Chapel and Brubaker. 

Those found to have moved furniture will have their ability to reserve space revoked. This includes clubs and organizations.  

Boyer resource rooms will be re-adjusted in the next week. Please do not move furniture within these spaces or move furniture back into the rooms that we may remove. These are very small spaces and if distancing cannot be maintained, these rooms will need to be locked.  

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our community safe! 

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Job opportunities 

The Residence Life Office has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant to the associate dean of students/residence life. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18175. Job-related questions may be directed to Doug Wood, associate dean of students at dwood@messiah.edu. 

The Admissions Office has an opening for a part-time data entry processor. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18210. Job-related questions should be directed to Pamela Shook, undergraduate admissions data processing supervisor at pshook@messiah.edu. 

For sale 

Sea Glass necklaces. $10 each.  I have 3 handmade sea glass necklaces that I have from my homemade collection of crafts. Each is approximately 15 1/2″ long and can easily be slipped over the head. Each comes with its own little draw string bag so you can give it as a gift. Email: sportko@messiah.edu 

Wanted 

Request for fabric donations. A group of volunteers from Grantham Church is making comforters for MCC. Contact David Owen (owen@messiah.edu) if you have old (but not used) cotton or cotton blend fabric you’d be willing to donate. Thank you! 

PUZZLES. Looking to get rid of all those puzzles? I can give them a great home. My 86 year old mom loves doing puzzles and is homebound. She spends her days doing puzzles (all day) and could put some of those puzzles to good use. Please email: sportko@messiah.edu 

Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Timothy 6:12

NEWS

The division of operations and the department of safety announce the retirement of Cindy Burger, director of safety. Cindy has played a critical role in the growth of the department from a department of five to now a team of 23. During this time there have been numerous changes in federal requirements that campuses need to meet. Cindy has been a constant learner in these areas and helped the Messiah community navigate the numerous compliance regulations. She has a passion for educating others and developed educational programs to help make our campus safe for students, employees, and guests. In the past 25 years she has worked tirelessly with the team in Student Success and Engagement and Operations – always focused on what was needed for our students. Her partnership with the Upper Allen Police department provided the university with resources to navigate various situations. Cindy has been dedicated to her team, providing opportunities for learning and growth, and developing a professional team that continues to serve the campus community. Cindy’s last day is January 29. Please be sure to reach out to her before she leaves. We hope to have an opportunity to celebrate Cindy and her contribution to the Messiah community later this spring.

Kathie Shafer, vice president for operations

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COVID at the holidays

How has COVID-19 impacted your holidays, your traditions and your family? Murray Library invites all COE, administrators, students and staff to submit a video, written reflection, photograph, poem or other media to be included in CovidChronicles@Messiah, in Mosaic, our institutional repository. You are a part of history; let’s preserve your experience for future generations. Please enter your submission using this form: https://forms.gle/fPkrzc3LmnxXe8sB7. Check out submissions included in this growing collection here.

Messiah announces new partnership with Tree of Life Bookstores

Messiah is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tree of Life Bookstores, who will take over operations of the Campus Store. The partnership will also provide Messiah students with more affordable course material solutions.

Tree of Life will offer their innovative Textbook Butler service to students. This service allows students to receive all their course materials delivered to their campus residence or desired address before classes begin, at an affordable price.

From the initial contact and interview process, it was evident that Tree of Life’s mission is a fit with Messiah University. They want our students to be successful in the classroom and will work with the university to find cost effective ways to provide the needed resources.

Exhibit opportunities at Murray Library

Would your department, office or campus organization like to curate a display at Murray Library? We routinely put together displays that are exhibited for a month at a time. You pick the month and the theme and Murray Library provides the space. Various types of spaces are available: trophy case, vitrines, and foyer display area and document cases. See photos of the spaces: https://libguides.messiah.edu/events/exhibit. Email Kimberly Steiner with your interest at ksteiner@messiah.edu

Student Employee of the Year nominations

The Student Employment Office is now accepting nominations for the Student Employee of the Year Award. If you have an outstanding student working in your department, please nominate them! Any undergraduate student employee may be nominated for the Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award. Nominees will be judged by committee review and the following prizes will be awarded during National Student Employment Week in April:

• Student Employee of the Year- $150
• Honorable Mention Awards (2) – $50 each

In addition, the person selected as the Messiah’s Student Employee of the Year will be nominated for additional recognition at the State, Regional and National levels. Messiah’s 2020 SEOTY went on to win the title of Pennsylvania’s SEOTY!
To nominate a student employee for the SEOTY Award, submit a one-page letter highlighting the student’s accomplishments and contributions as a student employee via email to the Student Employment Office. Be sure to include examples. The deadline for nominating a student employee for consideration is Jan. 29. To assist you with your submission, please consider the following:

• Why do you think your nominee deserves to be Student Employee of the Year? Include some examples.
  • What are your nominee’s greatest attributes as they pertain to the job description? Include examples of what your student has done above and beyond standard expectations.
  • Describe the quality of work your nominee produces. Include examples.
  • What leadership skills has the nominee displayed while working in your department? Include examples of your nominee’s initiative and motivation in the workplace.
  • Describe the impact your nominee has had on your department, campus, and/or community as a direct result of work performed.
  • What qualities does your nominee possess that makes him or her distinct from other employees?
  • Consider how your student displays the NACE core competencies

Please assist us in recognizing the outstanding work of student employees by submitting a nomination. Submit your one-page nomination to studentemployment@messiah.edu by Jan. 29.

CPDC announces spring schedule of virtual events

The Career and Professional Development Center has a full slate of exciting virtual events planned for the 2021 spring semester. A full listing, including registration links, can be found on the attached document and also by clicking here: https://www.messiah.edu/info/23069/upcoming_events .

Please help us spread the word about these programs by promoting them to your students. Educators are welcome to attend all events as well!

Hiring Summer Student Employees

If your department plans to hire student employees for the summer of 2021, please read the summer hiring information found here: https://www.messiah.edu/download/downloads/id/3165/Summer_Hiring_Information.pdf prior to proceeding with the summer hiring process or making employment offers. At this time, we are proceeding in anticipation that we will have summer student job openings for the upcoming summer. However, we anticipate the pandemic planning to continue to be a fluid planning item over the next few months. As such, the summer student hiring process and/or availability of student jobs is subject to change as we monitor the pandemic situation and related regulations. As you communicate with students about summer jobs, please be sure to communicate the fluidity of the situation and that any offers of employment are subject to change.

In order to assist students with obtaining summer on-campus employment, the Student Employment Office will be holding a virtual summer job fair on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Departments hiring summer student workers should plan to have a representative available on the day of the Job Fair to meet with students via Zoom. Please keep the following dates in mind as you plan your summer student hiring:

-Jan. 29: Summer position requests/modifications due

– Feb. 5: RSVP for job fair due, summer postings due, and Zoom links due

– Feb. 17: summer job fair

– March 19: summer hiring proposals are due

If you have any questions about summer student employment, please contact Belinda Conrad, ext. 2900 or studentemployment@messiah.edu.

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iPhone SE 2020. 128 GB black iPhone SE 2020 with 2 cases one unicorn, one beetle case as well as glass screen protectors. Used – like new, asking $350. Contact William Gunning: wgunning@messiah.edu

Elran leather sofa. Modern style, light gray leather, used-like new condition. 84″w with dual wall hugger manual recliners, $425. Please email me for pictures at mspangler@messiah.edu.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Thessalonians 5:16-18

NEWS

Please join the Human Resources and Compliance team in welcoming Staci Davis as the new HR administrative assistant. Staci can be reached at extension 5300 or sdavis@messiah.edu.

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COVID at the holidays

How has COVID-19 impacted your holidays, your traditions and your family? Murray Library invites all COE, administrators, students and staff to submit a video, written reflection, photograph, poem or other media to be included in CovidChronicles@Messiah, in Mosaic, our institutional repository. You are a part of history; let’s preserve your experience for future generations. Please enter your submission using this form: https://forms.gle/fPkrzc3LmnxXe8sB7. Check out submissions included in this growing collection here.

Exhibit opportunities at Murray Library

Would your department, offic or campus organization like to curate a display at Murray Library? We routinely put together displays that are exhibited for a month at a time. You pick the month and the theme and Murray Library provides the space. Various types of spaces are available: trophy case, vitrines, foyer display area and document cases. See photos of the spaces: https://libguides.messiah.edu/events/exhibit. Email Kimberly Steiner with your interest at ksteiner@messiah.edu

The Career and Professional Development Center is still operating in full gear over the extended winter break!

We’re offering a virtual program for students during the month of January. Please see below for details. Any assistance in promoting this event to students is greatly appreciated:

Job Search Webinar
Friday, Jan. 15
1 – 2 p.m.
Do you have questions about looking for a job or internship, or anything else related to the career development process? If so you won’t want to miss this informative and interactive webinar, which includes the chance to ask a career coach your questions live in a virtual small group setting! Register at https://messiah.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A-q0tr7hR0m_N62mUnRAyg (Passcode: career)

*please contact Abby Book with any questions about this program at abook@messiah.edu

In addition, coaching appointments are available for students who have questions or concerns about choosing/changing a major, career path exploration, internship planning, job searching and graduate school, etc. Interested students can contact us at career@messiah.edu or 717-691-6016, or schedule an appointment online through their Handshake account.

Oakes Museum – Spring Activity Boxes

Let’s get curious and science at home this spring – since the museum is closed to the public, we are bringing the museum to you!

Our Curator Club and CC2 programs will be offered as activity boxes.
Each box will include information on the topic, a link to an introduction/lesson video, craft/activity (all supplies included) and suggestions for additional activities.
Our boxes would be ideal for a younger child to work alongside and adult or sibling.

Curator Club boxes designed for students in grades 3-5
o Rocks and Minerals – Feb. 15
o Seashells – March 1
o Fossils – March 15
o Flowers – March 29
o Insects – April 12
o Solve the Museum Mystery – April 26

CC2 boxes designed for students in grades 6-8
o Owls – February 22
o Fossils – March 8
o Catapult! March 22
o Who Done It? April 5

Boxes ship on the day listed.
Each box is $20 including shipping (continental U.S. only). Check website for deals if you sign up for all of them!

Please visit our website for more information:
www.messiah.edu/info/22784/the_oakes_museum/3745/curator_clubs.

Student Employee of the Year nominations

The Student Employment Office is now accepting nominations for the Student Employee of the Year Award. If you have an outstanding student working in your department, please nominate them! Any undergraduate student employee may be nominated for the Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award. Nominees will be judged by committee review and the following prizes will be awarded during National Student Employment Week in April:

• Student Employee of the Year- $150
• Honorable Mention Awards (2) – $50 each

In addition, the person selected as the Messiah’s Student Employee of the Year will be nominated for additional recognition at the State, Regional and National levels. Messiah’s 2020 SEOTY went on to win the title of Pennsylvania’s SEOTY!
To nominate a student employee for the SEOTY Award, submit a one-page letter highlighting the student’s accomplishments and contributions as a student employee via email to the Student Employment Office. Be sure to include examples. The deadline for nominating a student employee for consideration is Jan. 29. To assist you with your submission, please consider the following:

• Why do you think your nominee deserves to be Student Employee of the Year? Include some examples.
• What are your nominee’s greatest attributes as they pertain to the job description? Include examples of what your student has done above and beyond standard expectations.
• Describe the quality of work your nominee produces. Include examples.
• What leadership skills has the nominee displayed while working in your department? Include examples of your nominee’s initiative and motivation in the workplace.
• Describe the impact your nominee has had on your department, campus, and/or community as a direct result of work performed.
• What qualities does your nominee possess that makes him or her distinct from other employees?
• Consider how your student displays the NACE core competencies

Please assist us in recognizing the outstanding work of student employees by submitting a nomination. Submit your one-page nomination to studentemployment@messiah.edu by Jan. 29.

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Job opportunities

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time community safety officer, third shift. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18129. Job related questions may be directed to Cindy Burger, director of safety at cburger@messiah.edu.

The Department of Facility Services has multiple full-time openings for campus events workers, first shift. For additional information and to apply, please visit the following link: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18138. Job-related questions may be directed to Laura Price, campus events assistant manager at lprice@messiah.edu.

For sale

Furnace filters and Foreman grill: Seven furnace filters. 20x25x1, $20 obo. Large Foreman Grill, $5. Contact Beth at: btransue@messiah.edu

Wanted

Requesting household items for Smith quarantine apartments

We will continue to use Smith apartments to quarantine individuals during the Spring semester, as needed. While we received some items last semester to improve these spaces (thank you to those of you who donated!), we are hoping to make them better for next semester.

Now that Christmas is over and you are looking to clear out all the old things for the New Year, maybe you are replacing some things and looking to donate your old items. Do you have a microwave that you are looking to get rid of? A teapot? Pots and pans? Lamps? Or any other household items that you can imagine in an on campus apartment that someone would be staying in while they are quarantined?

The Department of Residence Life would like to collect various items to place in these apartments as we are able. Please email Julie Price at jprice@messiah.edu if you are getting rid of anything that might make these spaces more livable for our students.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

All this took place to fulfill what the LORD had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the LORD had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Matthew 1:22-25

NEWS

It is with a heavy heart that Human Resources and Compliance announces the retirement of Sharon Robinson after twenty years of committed service to Messiah. Sharon has positively impacted the work experience of so many Messiah employees through her warmth, compassion, humor and hospitality. She will be sorely missed. We wish her all the best as she starts this new chapter in her life.

Please be sure to say goodbye and best wishes to Sharon before the Christmas Break.

Amanda Coffey, vice president for Human Resources and Compliance

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INTERCOM

The INTERCOM will resume on January 7, 2021. Our staff wishes you Merriest Christmas Wishes and blessings for a bright New Year.

Contactless pickup available at Murray Library

Murray Library is offering Murray-To-Go. Contactless pickup is back! Request any items from Murray Library’s collection. Pick up will be available in the Library foyer, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Requests must be made by 3 p.m. the weekday before the desired pick-up date. (Email by 3 p.m. on Friday for a Monday pickup.) Directions for pickup. Please contact the circulation desk at circulationdesk@messiah.edu or 717-691-6006 with your questions. The return dropbox is open 24/7 for your convenience.

Ancestry.com (library edition)

As the holiday season approaches, you might be curious about your family’s history and the branches of your family tree.  Did you know that Murray Library has access to Ancestry.com (Library Edition)? By using the link provided here, your Messiah University login information gets you on- and off-campus access to census, immigration, marriage, and military records, plus user-submitted family trees. You might also want to check out our genealogy research guide for other FREE online resources to help you get started.  Family history can be a great conversation-starter at the holidays!  Questions about getting started? Email librarian Sarah Myers, smyers@messiah.edu

Messiah Adult Learning Workshops- Great Christmas Gift!

The School of the Humanities is partnering with Hampden Township Parks and Recreation and Mechanicsburg Parks and Recreation to offer two online adult writing workshops. You do not need to be a resident of the municipalities to register for these workshops.

Hampden Parks and Recreation registration:

https://apm.activecommunities.com/hampdentwprec/Activity_Search

Mechanicsburg Parks and Recreation registration:

https://apm.activecommunities.com/mechareaparkrec/Home

Novel Planning Workshop
Do you have an idea for a novel but don’t know how to start the process? Messiah University is here to help. We will teach you how to plan and outline your novel in a way that will make the writing process much easier. You will create characters who come alive, plots that draw in your readers, settings that become real, sub-plots that add depth, and you will consider your theme as a way to make your novel stand out.

This course consists of four ‘work at your own pace’ online modules, four group Zoom calls, and a Q&A with a published author. Each module consists of lessons, video explanations, instructor-led workshop discussions, and writing challenges. The instructor will be available to help you work through challenges via email or personal coaching Zoom calls, as needed. You will also receive a $20 gift card to the Messiah University bookstore. At the end of the four weeks, you will have a fully planned novel ready to be written.

Instructor: Abigail Baia, MFA

Dates: Feb. 1 – 28 online, group Zoom calls on Monday evenings, 6 – 7p.m. EST. Work at your own pace through online lesson modules and message board workshops through the month of February.

Location: Online through Zoom calls and an online classroom. (Instructions will be sent to help you access and use the online classroom.)

Cost: $250

Novel Writing Workshop

Do you have an outline or a plan for a novel but aren’t sure how to begin writing? Are you in the process of writing a novel, but need a bit of coaching? Would you benefit from meeting with other writers and published authors to keep you motivated? Messiah University wants to help you write your manuscript!

Through a series of online ‘work at your own pace’ modules, group Zoom calls, and a Q&A with a published author, you will learn story-telling techniques such as hooks, pacing, effective dialogue, and more. You will explore how to grab your reader with your first sentence, keep them reading through the middle, and wow them in the end. If you haven’t written your first word, or are slogging through the middle, we are here to help you.

The instructor will be available to help you as you write via email or personal coaching Zoom calls, as needed. You will also receive a $20 gift card to the Messiah University bookstore. At the end of the four weeks, you will have made significant progress on your manuscript.

Instructor: Abigail Baia, MFA

Dates: April 5 – 30 online, group Zoom calls on Monday evenings, 6 – 7p.m. EST. Work at your own pace through online lesson modules and message board workshops through the month of April.

Location: Online through Zoom calls and an online classroom. (Instructions will be sent to help you access and use the online classroom.)

Resident: $250

The President’s Report issue of The Bridge is here

The President’s Report issue of The Bridge has published. This expanded issue of the magazine includes the names of our Class of 2020, the financials, donor profiles and stories of our alumni and students. To read the magazine in its entirety, visit https://messiah.edu/the_bridge.

Hard copies of The Bridge are available in the lounges of Eisenhower and Boyer. As always, additional quantities can be found on third floor of Old Main in the reception area.

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Job opportunities

The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18092. Job-related questions may be directed to Jay McClymont, director of alumni and parent relations at jmcclymont@messiah.edu.

In search of

Household items for Smith quarantine apartments

We will continue to use Smith apartments to quarantine individuals during the spring semester as needed. While we received some items last semester to improve these spaces (thank you to those of you who donated!), we are hoping to make them better for next semester.

With Christmas around the corner and New Year’s “out with the old” and “in with the new” mentality, maybe you are replacing some things and looking to donate your old items. Do you have a microwave that you are looking to get rid of? A teapot? Pots and pans? Lamps? Or any other household items that you can imagine in an on campus apartment that someone would be staying in while they are quarantined?

The Department of Residence Life would like to collect various items to place in these apartments as we are able. Please email Julie Price at jprice@messiah.edu if you are getting rid of anything that might make these spaces more livable for our students.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

John 4: 7-8

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The President’s Report issue of The Bridge is here

The President’s Report issue of The Bridge has published. This expanded issue of the magazine includes the names of our Class of 2020, the financials, donor profiles and stories of our alumni and students. To read the magazine in its entirety, visit https://messiah.edu/the_bridge.

Hard copies of The Bridge are available in the lounges of Eisenhower and Boyer. As always, additional quantities can be found on third floor of Old Main in the reception area.

Murray Library hours

Murray Library will be open for the campus community from Monday, Dec. 7 through Friday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. Please return or renew your library materials before the holidays. The return drop box is open 24/7 for your convenience. Though Murray Library will be physically closed for much of December and January, virtual services are available to meet your needs: research assistance, interlibrary loan, and contactless pickup from the circulation department. Ask us!

Contactless pickup available at Murray Library

Murray Library is offering Murray-To-Go. Contactless pickup is back! Request any items from Murray Library’s collection. Pick up will be available in the Library foyer, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Requests must be made by 3 p.m. the weekday before the desired pick-up date. (Email by 3 p.m. on Friday for a Monday pickup.) Directions for pickup. Please contact the circulation desk at circulationdesk@messiah.edu or 717-691-6006 with your questions. The return dropbox is open 24/7 for your convenience.

Falcon Exchange Updated December Hours

The Falcon Exchange will have adjusted hours of 9 a.m. to 3p.m. starting Dec. 4 until Dec. 23. For additional convenience, payments and deposits can now be placed into our new secure Deposit Drop Box. The Deposit Drop Box is available during all ECC building hours.

For questions contact Falcon Exchange at falconexchange@messiah.edu or 717-766-2511 ext. 7213.

Safety Data Sheets – Updates

Please be reminded that if your department has added any new chemicals in the past year, we must have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in our online system for them. This is required for compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. Also, if your area has discontinued the use of any chemical substance, the SDS in the online system will need to be archived. Due to Donna Fink’s upcoming retirement, all changes, questions and concerns related to SDSs can be directed to Jennifer Smithmyer at jsmithmyer@messiah.edu or ext. 7086.

Messiah Adult Learning Workshops- Great Christmas Gift!

The School of the Humanities is partnering with Hampden Township Parks and Recreation and Mechanicsburg Parks and Recreation to offer two online adult writing workshops. You do not need to be a resident of the municipalities to register for these workshops.

Hampden Parks and Recreation registration:

https://apm.activecommunities.com/hampdentwprec/Activity_Search

Mechanicsburg Parks and Recreation registration:

https://apm.activecommunities.com/mechareaparkrec/Home

Novel Planning Workshop
Do you have an idea for a novel but don’t know how to start the process? Messiah University is here to help. We will teach you how to plan and outline your novel in a way that will make the writing process much easier. You will create characters who come alive, plots that draw in your readers, settings that become real, sub-plots that add depth, and you will consider your theme as a way to make your novel stand out.

This course consists of four ‘work at your own pace’ online modules, four group Zoom calls, and a Q&A with a published author. Each module consists of lessons, video explanations, instructor-led workshop discussions, and writing challenges. The instructor will be available to help you work through challenges via email or personal coaching Zoom calls, as needed. You will also receive a $20 gift card to the Messiah University bookstore. At the end of the four weeks, you will have a fully planned novel ready to be written.

Instructor: Abigail Baia, MFA

Dates: Feb. 1 – 28 online, group Zoom calls on Monday evenings, 6 – 7p.m. EST. Work at your own pace through online lesson modules and message board workshops through the month of February.

Location: Online through Zoom calls and an online classroom. (Instructions will be sent to help you access and use the online classroom.)

Cost: $250

Novel Writing Workshop

Do you have an outline or a plan for a novel but aren’t sure how to begin writing? Are you in the process of writing a novel, but need a bit of coaching? Would you benefit from meeting with other writers and published authors to keep you motivated? Messiah University wants to help you write your manuscript!

Through a series of online ‘work at your own pace’ modules, group Zoom calls, and a Q&A with a published author, you will learn story-telling techniques such as hooks, pacing, effective dialogue, and more. You will explore how to grab your reader with your first sentence, keep them reading through the middle, and wow them in the end. If you haven’t written your first word, or are slogging through the middle, we are here to help you.

The instructor will be available to help you as you write via email or personal coaching Zoom calls, as needed. You will also receive a $20 gift card to the Messiah University bookstore. At the end of the four weeks, you will have made significant progress on your manuscript.

Instructor: Abigail Baia, MFA

Dates: April 5 – 30 online, group Zoom calls on Monday evenings, 6 – 7p.m. EST. Work at your own pace through online lesson modules and message board workshops through the month of April.

Location: Online through Zoom calls and an online classroom. (instructions will be sent to help you access and use the online classroom.)

Resident: $250

CPDC announces winter break programming and services

The Career and Professional Development Center is still operating in full gear over the extended winter break!

We offering two virtual programs for students during the month of January. Please see below for complete details. Any assistance in promoting these events to students is greatly appreciated:

Virtual Mock Interview Day
Tuesday, Jan, 12, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sign up for a 30-minute practice zoom interview with a Messiah alum. This is a great way to strengthen your interviewing skills and gain valuable feedback in a supportive environment. Limited interview slots are available. Please sign up ASAP at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A45AFAF2BA20-virtual

Job Search Webinar
Friday, Jan. 15
1 – 2 p.m.
Do you have questions about looking for a job or internship, or anything else related to the career development process? If so you won’t want to miss this informative and interactive webinar, which includes the chance to ask a career coach your questions live in a virtual small group setting! Register at https://messiah.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A-q0tr7hR0m_N62mUnRAyg (Passcode: career)

*please contact Abby Book with any questions about these two programs at abook@messiah.edu

In addition, coaching appointments are available for students who have questions or concerns about choosing/changing a major, career path exploration, internship planning, job searching and graduate school, etc. Interested students can contact us at career@messiah.edu or 717-691-6016, or schedule an appointment online through their Handshake account.

Division of Finance and Planning announces personnel changes

The Division of Finance and Planning is pleased to announce the following:

JR Harris was promoted from associate director of Student Financial Services to director of Student Financial Services effective Nov. 1. JR has been with Messiah University since June 1, bringing with him over 11 years of experience in higher education, working closely with students and families.

Lora Harper was promoted to the role of assistant controller. She is in charge of completing our University tax filings and is the primary point person on our annual audit team. Lora first started with Messiah in January 2014 in the Falcon Exchange as the assistant bursar and then later as the manager of Financial Services. In her present role she will continue to provide management and cashier window support for all activities and processes in the Falcon Exchange.

Melissa Huntington was promoted earlier this year to the accounting analyst for endowment position. She is responsible for reconciling and recording all activities related to the endowment, gifts, trusts and annuities for the University. In addition, she oversees cash management needs and monitors cash flow. Missy first joined Messiah in October of 2008 as an accounting assistant in Dining Services before transferring to the Finance Division in 2011.

Bryan Stout was promoted to Falcon Exchange coordinator in February. In his present role Bryan will be locally supervising staff, student and employee payments, ID Cards, student parking and campus commerce. Bryan has been with Messiah since 2015 and was most recently in a combined Falcon Exchange and Student Financial Services counselor position.

Nak Chhoeung joined the Student Financial Services team as our graduate and professional counselor in August. Nak previously served at HACC as the director of Financial Aid. He brings a solid depth of knowledge and experience in financial aid, while utilizing his spiritual gifts to serve our graduate and professional students.

Jackie Gehman is now serving our International Students at Messiah. Jackie previously served as our graduate and professional counselor in the graduate school. She brings great experience and understanding of Messiah’s community to holistically support our International students.

Oakes Museum – Spring Activity Boxes

Let’s get curious and science at home this spring – since the museum is closed to the public, we are bringing the museum to you!

Our Curator Club and CC2 programs will be offered as activity boxes.
Each box will include information on the topic, a link to an introduction/lesson video, craft/activity (all supplies included) and suggestions for additional activities.
Our boxes would be ideal for a younger child to work alongside and adult or sibling.

Curator Club boxes designed for students in grades 3-5
o Rocks and Minerals – February 15
o Seashells – March 1
o Fossils – March 15
o Flowers – March 29
o Insects – April 12
o Solve the Museum Mystery – April 26

CC2 boxes designed for students in grades 6-8
o Owls – February 22
o Fossils – March 8
o Catapult! March 22
o Who Done It? April 5

Boxes ship on the day listed.
Each box is $20 including shipping (continental US only). Check website for deals if you sign up for all of them!

Please visit our website for more information:
www.messiah.edu/info/22784/the_oakes_museum/3745/curator_clubs.

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Job opportunities

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time director of safety. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18074. Job related questions may be directed to Kathie Shafer, Vice President for Operations at kshafer@messiah.edu.

The International Student Programs Department has an opening for a full-time director of international student programs. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18068. Job-related questions may be directed to Kevin Villegas, dean of students at kvillega@messiah.edu.

The Graduate Program in Occupational Therapy has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant, masters of occupational therapy program. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18078. Job-related questions may be directed to Leanne Rutt, director, master of occupational therapy program at lrutt@messiah.edu.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

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Kim S. Phipps Admissions and Welcome Center Opening – December 4

Update on the Kim S. Phipps Admissions and Welcome Center – mark your calendar!

I’m excited to announce that on Friday, Dec. 4, we will be opening the Kim S. Phipps Admissions and Welcome Center. This exciting project was delayed with shutdowns related to COVID, but we are ready to open.

December 1-3 staff from admissions, financial aid/student financial services, registrar’s office and parent and alumni staff are scheduled to move into the building. In order to safely move everyone during this time you are asked to refrain from coming to the building.

On Dec. 4, at 8 a.m., you are invited to come to a socially distanced event where President Phipps and John Chopka will be on-site to officially open the building. Join us at the circle in the front of the building (yes the fence will be down!) for a few words of thanks, prayer and then the opportunity to see the inside of the building. We will be asking everyone to stay socially distanced while in the building.

The week of Dec. 7 we will begin to move staff from Hoffman to Old Main. The contractor will start working the week of Dec. 14 on the demolition of Hoffman with the goal of the building being down before we return students in mid-January. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the construction fence will be relocated to that part of the site. After Hoffman is demolished the green space will be completed.

I want to thank the campus community for their patience during this project. It is never easy when construction is center of campus and then it is a much longer project than expected. The Admissions and Welcome Center and green space will transform the campus for our community. New parking areas provide needed access to center campus. Thank you for your willingness to be patient and take long walks to get around center campus! – Kathie Shafer 

Young Writers Workshop Journal

This summer the Young Writers Workshop was able to conduct their workshop online. Under the tutelage of Abigail Baia, MFA, School of the Humanities special projects coordinator and published author and Katy Trice 2019 English major alum, 18 students brought their writing skills to the next level! These teen writers spent the last few months writing, editing, and revising the short stories they started during the workshop. Many of these stories let you into the minds of high school students as they deal with the world around them, especially during the pandemic.

Abigail has worked with the students and designed this wonderful journal of the students’ work. When you purchase this journal, all the revenue that Messiah University receives will go to support the scholarship fund for the 2021 Young Writers Workshop.
Please follow this link to purchase this journal through Amazon. This journal will make a great gift for the holidays!

Thank you in advance from the School of the Humanities and all the future students who will benefit from the scholarships!

Murray Library hours

Murray Library will be open for the campus community from Monday, Dec. 7 through Friday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. Please return or renew your library materials before the holidays. The return drop box is open 24/7 for your convenience. Though Murray Library will be physically closed for much of December and January, virtual services are available to meet your needs: research assistance, interlibrary loan, and contactless pickup from the circulation department. Ask us!

Blessings and Godspeed to Skulstad Family

As we approach finals, and the end of a very challenging Fall 2020 semester, the Department of Communication would like to say thank you and pray Godspeed and blessings for Professor Nathan Skulstad, his wife Lydia (who worked in Messiah’s Intercultural Office), and their two sweet daughters. They are moving back to Canada to be closer to extended family in early December. We are very sad to see them go, but we are grateful for Nathan’s significant contributions to the growth of our film and digital media programs, his thoughtful insights and sense of humor during our countless department meetings, and his wonderful teaching and mentorship to so many of our students! Please join us in praying for the Skulstad family’s smooth transition as they take this next step in their journey.

Falcon Exchange Updated December Hours

The Falcon Exchange will have adjusted hours of 9 a.m. to 3p.m. starting Dec. 4 until Dec. 23. For additional convenience, payments and deposits can now be placed into our new secure Deposit Drop Box. The Deposit Drop Box is available during all ECC building hours.

For questions contact Falcon Exchange at falconexchange@messiah.edu or 717-766-2511 ext. 7213.

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Job opportunities

The Graduate Program in Physical Therapy has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant, DPT clinical education. For more information and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/18061. Job-related questions may be directed to Paula Johnson, director, clinical education for physical therapy at pjohnson@messiah.edu.

 For sale

Santa key. What child would not love to have this cute key to leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve? They’ll be so excited knowing that even though they don’t have a chimney that dear old Santa will still be able to get into their home to leave them lots of amazing gifts. (Keys vary in design)

Keys can be personalized with: name(s), family name, address, or whatever you’d like on the back. $7 each or 2 keys for $12. Located in Naugle A125 (right inside the door), you can either pick up here, we can meet somewhere or for ($3) keys can be mailed anywhere in the US. PayPal or cash accepted. For more information contact Stacy at ext. 3918.

Everlast MMA 70lb Punching/Boxing Bag with hanging chains in great condition. Includes Everlast L/XL gloves and Everlast wraps. Asking $59. If interested, please call and leave message at ‪(717) 620-9670 or email Deana at dbaddorf@messiah.edu.