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Feb. 15

February 14th, 2024 by INTERCOM

Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

John 6:54

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Emerson Powery, interim dean of the School of Arts, Culture and Society and professor of Biblical Studies, has been working on a multi-year project of co-editing the upcoming New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition of the Bible called The Westminster Study Bible. This edition includes interpretive materials from over eighty leading biblical experts (including Messiah’s Rebecca Harris and Brian Smith) who, as teachers in a variety of educational settings, are sensitive to how the biblical texts have been received, what their cultural and social consequences have been, and how readers might hear them now in multiple contexts. To learn more about Emerson’s work, please visit: https://www.wjkbooks.com/Pages/Item/60046/Westminster-Study-Bible.aspx

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Beth Transue ’93, information literacy librarian, presented at the 2024 PA Library Association Frontline Conference, a one-day online conference designed for frontline library staff. The presentation, “Moving Beyond Dr Google: Providing Consumer Health Literacy in the Library”, provided recommendations for how library staff can connect patrons with credible health information while understanding and respecting professional roles and boundaries.

BID FAREWELL

The Department of Marketing and Communication invites you to honor Ramona Fritschi, as we celebrate her retirement following 15 years of dedicated service to our institution. Join us for a special gathering to recognize Ramona’s significant contributions and commitment to excellence in supporting messiah.edu and advancing numerous digital accessibility initiatives.

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 20

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

Location: Boyer Atrium

AROUND CAMPUS

The Center for Public Humanities is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Humanities Symposium on “The American Project”

The 2024 Humanities Symposium will be held during the week of Feb. 19-23. The CPH executive committee is eager to provide a forum for the University community and the wider public to engage in our weeklong conversation through faculty-student conversations, interdisciplinary and departmental panels, and artistic performances such as dance, film, concerts, poetry readings, and exhibitions.

Our featured speaker, Philip S. Gorski, Ph.D., is professor of sociology and religious studies at Yale University. He writes on religion and politics in early modern and modern Western Europe and North America from a comparative historical perspective. His empirical work focuses on topics such as state formation, nationalism, revolution, economic development, and secularization, with particular attention to the interaction of religion and politics. He is the author of several book-length studies in these fields. His current work focuses on the history and politics of white Christian nationalism and American civil religion.

Keynote Address: “Un/Civil Religion: American Christianity and Liberal Democracy in Crisis”

Date: Feb. 22

Location: Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, Parmer Hall

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free tickets are required for this event. To reserve, please contact the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036 option #1 or online at messiah.edu/tickets.

Book sales will be available before the keynote address and sales and signing will be available after the keynote address.

Messiah University Department of Theatre and Dance presents 2024 Humanities Symposium Dance Concert: “Many Parts, One Body: Dance explorations of the American Project”

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

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

Updates from the Division of Student Success and Engagement

The Division of Student Success and Engagement is delighted to welcome the following new employees to our Messiah family. We are also thrilled to announce new role changes for some of our existing employees.

Office of Student Engagement:

Curtis Kurtz was promoted to director of student engagement. Curtis is a proud Messiah Alum and has served at Messiah University for the past four years in Residence Life. Most recently, he served as the assistant director of residence life for first year experience and the residence director of Bittner Hall. During his master’s program, Curtis had the opportunity to intern with the Activities Programming Board at Shippensburg University, which helped grow his passion for student engagement. He is excited to continue serving our Messiah students in this new capacity and to lead the student engagement team.

Joshua Grimm is our new head eSports coordinator and coach. Josh comes to us from Lycoming College where he served as a full-time athletic trainer and as their first-ever eSports coach. Juggling the responsibilities of both roles, he was able to play a pivotal role in propelling Lycoming to its first eSports success in 2021 with a Madden championship. Joshua also worked with their Valorant, Hearthstone, and League of Legends teams and worked with their men’s basketball team. Additionally, he worked as an athletic trainer for the MLB Draft League and was a part of the UPMC eSports committee. Joshua holds a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and a master’s degree in sports and exercise psychology both from Lock Haven University.

Engle Center

Dr. John D. Goddard, CAADC, C-DBT is our new Engle counselor/program director of drug and alcohol education. John comes to us with 20 years of counseling experience in the mental health and addictions field working with a wide diversity of clients in a variety of settings. He has worked with children and adolescents in the school setting, as well as intensive, in-home family therapy. In addition, he provided individual, couples, and group therapy sessions in outpatient settings. John’s approach to care is integrative and his areas of interest include Christian counseling, spirituality, addictions, eating disorders, and the complex interactions between physical and mental health.

Alissa Ford, MA, NCC is our new part time Engle Center counselor. She is a Messiah alum earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Messiah. She is a National Certified Counselor and has experience working with clients from all walks of life in a variety of settings including inpatient, partial, and outpatient private practice. She has a niche for working with the young adult and adult populations. Alissa served as an intern at the Engle Center and is so excited to officially be joining the staff!

Mendelssohn Piano Trio “The American Experience”

Feb. 18, 4 p.m.
High Foundation Recital Hall

Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series

Mendelssohn Piano Trio will explore the American experience in music through juxtaposition of “Piano Trio No. 2” by Arthur Foote, the first American-trained outstanding classical composer, “Nocturnes” by Ernest Bloch, who founded the Cleveland Institute of Music, and “Piano Trio” by Erich Korngold, who created some of the most memorable scores for Hollywood and impacted generations of American composers, including John Williams.

Ticket prices are $10 for adults; $5 for Messiah University students (with ID) and youth (18 and under). To purchase, please contact the Messiah University Box Office at 717- 691-6036 option #1 or online at messiah.edu/tickets.

Welcoming Laurie de la Riva as lab coordinator

The Department of Biological Sciences has hired Laurie de la Riva in their lab coordinator role. Welcome Laurie!

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community

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

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

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

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

Murray Library has an opening for a part-time library evening circulation supervisor. Job related questions may be directed to Sarah Myers at smyers@messiah.edu (librarian). For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26159.

The Department of Engineering has an opening for a part-time CES Local Chapter assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Philip Tan at ptan@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26328.

Community Wellness has an opening for a full-time assistant director of the Falcon Fitness Center. Job related questions can be directed to Kris Hansen-Kieffer at khansen@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26273.

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

The Admissions Office has an opening for a part-time admissions hospitality assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kristin Thomas at kthomas@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26174.

The Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Paula Holtzinger at pholtzinger@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26176.

The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a part-time records and registration assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kathee Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25904.

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

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25830.

The Department of Network Services has an opening for a full-time system administrator/analyst. Job-related questions may be directed to Tony Wyland at wyland@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23892.

Campus and Building services have a variety of full and part-time openings. Job related questions can be directed to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu

The Department of Education has an opening for a full-time faculty in education. Job related questions may be directed to Beverly Pitcher Johnson at bjohnson@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25934.

For Sale

Bunny earrings (great gift for Easter basket). Who wouldn’t love a pair of these cute bunny earrings? They would make a great gift for an Easter basket or for a special friend who just loves bunnies. $10 each or 2/$15 (indicate posts or wire hooks, and only in silver). Email: sportko@messiah.edu

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February 8

February 8th, 2024 by INTERCOM

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

1 Peter 5:7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Business Department Professor Keith Quesenberry’s research paper “Time Is on Story’s Side: Story Development Impacts Daily Shares of Viral Advertising Videos” has been accepted to be presented at the annual Society of Business, Industry, and Economics academic conference in April. A continuation of previous storytelling research with Michael Coolsen, professor of marketing at Shippensburg University, it expands previous analysis of over 100 YouTube viral ad videos that found more fully developed stories on a 0 to 5 act drama scale increased total shares and views. This additional regression analysis found a sharper decline in shares for videos that tell a less developed story over a 23-day period indicating that viral advertising videos are shared for a longer time, or stay viral longer, with a story.

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Todd Goranson, DMA, RN, professor of music, presented a one-hour guest lecture titled “Mental and Musculoskeletal Health for the Performing Musician” at Towson University’s Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Goranson was the invited speaker for the spring semester opening convocation for Towson’s 150 undergraduate music majors and their music faculty.

BID FAREWELL

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 20

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

Location: Boyer Atrium

AROUND CAMPUS

Murray Library’s February 2024 newsletter

What’s New in the Library? Read our February newsletter containing the latest news on events and displays, staff, and more! Read the newsletter on Mosaic. https://mosaic.messiah.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=lib_pub

2024 Employee Award nominations

Do you work with someone who has gone above and beyond expectations this past year? Nominate them for recognition at this Spring’s Employee Recognition Picnic on Monday, May 13! Please see the attached form or use the links below to submit nominations from now until March 1.

Team Falcon Award: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3a3ysYH9TIgySfI
The Team Falcon Award is given to recognize a group or team that collaborated successfully on a significant project or initiative that advanced departmental or university-wide goals.

Road to Reconciliation Award: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b4xIqJSdXn2ZpCC
The Road to Reconciliation Award is given to employees who have demonstrated a leadership role related to reconciliation beyond the expectations of their positions.

Pride in Performance Award: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6sxQR0D7CYcpI90
The Pride in Performance Award is given to administrative and staff employees who have demonstrated remarkable competence in their role along with a consistent commitment to excellence and to working successfully with others to achieve the goals of the University.

President’s Award: https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3sBNDNcc1aXKB0
The President’s Award is given to administrative and staff employees who have demonstrated significant commitment, ingenuity,

The Center for Public Humanities is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Humanities Symposium on “The American Project”

Keynote Address: “Un/Civil Religion: American Christianity and Liberal Democracy in Crisis”

Date: Feb. 22

Location: Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, Parmer Hall

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free tickets are required for this event. To reserve, please contact the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036 option #1 or online at messiah.edu/tickets.

Book sales will be available before the keynote address and sales and signing will be available after the keynote address.

Seed Library

The Murray Library Seed Library will be kicking off the spring season on Monday, Feb. 12! Stop by Murray Library any time beginning that day to browse our seed directory and “check out” some seeds. The Seed Library is:
• Completely free
• Open to anyone (no library card needed)
• Stocked with over 75 varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds
Check out more information on our website by visiting https://libguides.messiah.edu/seed. Happy Gardening!

Central Pennsylvania Forum for Science and Faith presents spring lecture

Please join us as we welcome Dr. Jessica Moerman, President and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network and co-founding pastor of Grace Capital City church, to campus to deliver a talk entitled, “Climate Change: What God’s Creation is Telling Us.” Dr. Moerman’s talk is Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. in Alexander Auditorium, Frey Hall 110. We look forward to an enlightening and inspiring talk.

Changes at the Falcon Fitness Center

I am pleased to announce that Kris Hansen-Kieffer has agreed to serve as the Executive Director of Community Wellness with a strong emphasis on the PREP programming and partnerships, collaboration with the academic departments as well as supervising the day-to-day operations of the Fitness Center. The Fitness Center is an important part of our community wellness program and we have already seen success in several new programs that Kris has worked to develop.

There is a current search for an associate director of the Fitness Center who will give leadership to day-to-day operations. If you have questions related to the services of the Fitness Center, please check out the website at https://fitness.messiah.edu/fitness-center/ or email fitnesscenter@messiah.edu.

Department of Theatre and Dance students excel at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

The Department of Theatre and Dance sent students from the disciplines of design, directing, and performance (both musical performance and other) to compete in the 2024 Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) at the end of January. KCACTF is a national theatre program involving over 600 academic institutions with the aim of improving the quality of higher education theater in the United States. Students are nominated by outside respondents to participate and showcase their work at one of the annual regional festivals.

Abby Crispin, Julia Itson, Eleanor Mund, Sammi Shuma, and Alysse Whaley were nominated to participate in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition. Out of 200 participants, Alysse Whaley and her scene partner Eleanor Mund were selected to advance to the finalist round of 16 performers, and Eleanor Mund won the award for “Best Scene Partner” for the event.

Abby Crispin, Eleanor Mund and Ella Murray participated in the Musical Theatre Competition, and Ella Murray was selected as a finalist for the competition.

Lydia Matson was nominated to participate in the conference’s design/tech and management exhibition for her work as the costume designer for “Alabama Story.” Carmi Wilmot participated in the festival and served as a directing coach for student scenes.

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud of the excellent work showcased by our students.

Updates from the Division of Student Success and Engagement

Office of Student Engagement:

Joshua Grimm is our new head esports coordinator and coach. Josh comes to us from Lycoming College where he served as a full-time athletic trainer and as their first-ever esports coach. Juggling the responsibilities of both roles, he was able to play a pivotal role in propelling Lycoming to its first esports success in 2021 with a Madden championship. Joshua also worked with their Valorant, Hearthstone, and League of Legends teams and worked with their men’s basketball team. Additionally, he worked as an athletic trainer for the MLB Draft League and was a part of the UPMC esports committee. Joshua holds a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and a master’s degree in sports and exercise psychology both from Lock Haven University.

Engle Center

Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement

Paula Holtzinger is our new director of the Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement. Paula’s various experiences in service learning, global study, and service, as well as community partner relations wonderfully reflect the mission of the Agape Center. Paula is a proud graduate of Messiah’s peace and conflict studies program. The transformative experiences she had as a student leader and director with the Agape Center influenced her decision to pursue international work through the English Language Institute where she facilitated experiential learning opportunities and taught English in Vietnam, Lebanon, Hong Kong, and Cambodia. Paula also served as an emergency response assistant for Lebanon and Syria with Mennonite Central Committee in Beirut. From there, Paula joined Journey’s End Refugee Settlement Services as the employment training program manager in Buffalo, NY. Most recently, Paula has served as the administrative assistant to the Agape Center team while completing her graduate work in restorative justice, trauma, and resilience in educational environments.

Residence life

Julianna “Jules” Pinelli is our new residence director who will be serving as the Interim Bittner RD for this spring 2024 semester. Jules joins us from Wheaton College where she is completing the last semester of her master’s in higher education and student development, having served as a graduate resident advisor at Wheaton for the past year and a half. Jules received her Bachelors in Psychology from Cornerstone University where she served as an RA for two years. Originally from Long Island, NY, Jules loves going for walks, coffee, hosting friends and family, and baking.

Nikki Murren has agreed to serve as interim assistant director of residence life for first year experience and will also continue serving from her current location as Naugle residence director.

Mendelssohn Piano Trio “The American Experience”

Feb. 18, 4 p.m.
High Foundation Recital Hall

Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series

CLASSIFIEDS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Department of Engineering has an opening for a part-time CES local Chapter assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Philip Tan at ptan@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26328.

Campus and Building services have a variety of full and part-time openings. Job related questions can be directed to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu

The Department of Education has an opening for a full-time faculty in education. Job related questions may be directed to Beverly Pitcher Johnson at bjohnson@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25934.

FOR SALE

2008 VW Jetta for sale. Lower mileage car (130,000 mi) in good shape. Good gas mileage. R title. Great first car or for someone looking for a dependable, low cost car! Email Lori for additional information or pictures. lsarago@messiah.edu

Ink cartridge. Unused, but opened ink cartridge. Canon 251 XL Gray. $10. Contact Ted Davis: tdavis@messiah.edu

WANTED

Bookcases wanted. I am looking for a few tall bookcases (approximately 6-7 ft. high) that I could purchase inexpensively. If you have a bookcase or two you are willing to part with, please call Eric at ext. 2546 or 717-697-2010.

Empty Wine bottles. I am looking for some empty wine bottles for some craft projects. Please email: sportko@messiah.edu

THANK YOUS

Thank you. I am not sure who to personally thank, so I thought I would make a post in hopes that that special someone sees it.
Thank you so much! It was so kind of you. You know who you are and what this is about. Just know that it was greatly appreciated. Thank you and may God bless you. Stacy Portko

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION

Messiah University to Host the 99th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 12 – 14

Messiah University will host the 99th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science (PAS) over the weekend of April 12 – 14. Approximately 250 students and faculty from educational institutions across Pennsylvania will visit campus to share about research conducted in a variety of areas of life and physical sciences in oral and poster presentations. David B. Olsen (’83) will deliver a keynote address following the Saturday evening banquet describing work of Merck and collaborating scientists to identify and characterize drugs that can be used to combat malaria. Olsen will also share career insights in a Saturday lunchtime panel aimed at students considering science careers in industry. We encourage Messiah students (and faculty) to register to attend and present at the conference. Non-presenting Messiah students and faculty may attend oral and poster presentations free of charge, but must also register in advance. Visit the PAS website (https://pennsci.org) for more information about the meeting (registration, cost, schedule) and the PAS organization. Larry Mylin (biological sciences) is serving as the local organizing host. Contact him with questions about the meeting, and if you are available to volunteer to support by participating the variety of things that must happen to host such a meeting.

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February 1

February 1st, 2024 by INTERCOM

No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Joshua 1:5

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Business Department professor Keith Quesenberry’s research paper “Time Is on Story’s Side: Story Development Impacts Daily Shares of Viral Advertising Videos” has been accepted to be presented at the annual Society of Business, Industry, and Economics academic conference in April. A continuation of previous storytelling research with Michael Coolsen, professor of marketing at Shippensburg University, it expands previous analysis of over 100 YouTube viral ad videos that found more fully developed stories on a 0 to 5 act drama scale increased total shares and views. This additional regression analysis found a sharper decline in shares for videos that tell a less developed story over a 23-day period indicating that viral advertising videos are shared for a longer time, or stay viral longer, with a story.

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Damian Savarino, bass, professor of music, recently performed the bass-baritone solos in Gabriel Fauré’s REQUIEM with the Connecticut Choral Society. Under the baton of Maestro Eric Dale Knapp, Savarino was joined by soprano soloist, Francesca Federico.

AROUND CAMPUS

Messiah cybersecurity competition team wins third place!

On Jan. 20, the Messiah University cybersecurity competition team placed 3rd in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition! They will be advancing to compete in the regional competition in March.

The competition was an “inherit and defend” style event. Teams were given a simulated business production environment and had to harden the systems quickly before the attackers tried to break in. In addition to securing systems the team functioned as a legitimate business, responding to tasks from the C-suite and keeping all systems online. Throughout the competition the most impressive thing that Messiah’s teams did well was remain calm under pressure and communicated with each other.

This was Messiah University’s second year participating in the competition. The senior team was comprised of Raymond Truex (captain), Grace Taylor, Aidan Hubley, Carolina Hatch, Brandan Snook, and Christopher Copeland. The first-year team was comprised of Eli Kalmbacher (captain), Austin King, Aiden Morris, and Ryan Scannell. Both teams were coached by David Bibighaus.

Placing 3rd out of 24 teams is an exciting achievement for the team. They are excited to return to the regionals in March for the second year in a row and will continue preparing for the next competition.

Employee Worship Service – Tuesday

Please join us next Tuesday, Feb. 6, for an employee worship service at 9:30 a.m. in Hostetter Chapel. We’ll join together in singing and our employee community pastor, Stephen Gallaher, will provide the message.

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community (formerly the Human Library Project) is where Messiah students, faculty and staff become open books, sharing their personal stories with readers. The Living Library is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Living Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers.

Please consider participating as a “book” in the Living Library at the Murray Library on Wednesday, April 10. As a living book, you would be sharing your story with others in the Messiah University community in a moderated 25 minute session.

Please complete this application to be a book no later than Friday, March 15^. https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37v5VgYD9SA3g5D

Questions may be directed to Todd Allen, vice president of Diversity Affairs at tallen@messiah.edu or Liz Kielley, Discovery and Metadata librarian at ekielley@messiah.edu.

Murray Library’s February 2024 newsletter

2024 Employee Award nominations

CLASSIFIEDS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a part-time records and registration assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kathee Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25904.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including Chef I- Cold Food and Cook II. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

FOR SALE

Ink cartridge. Unused, but opened ink cartridge. Canon 251 XL Gray. $10. Contact Ted Davis: tdavis@messiah.edu

WANTED

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION

Messiah University to Host the 99th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 12 – 14

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January 25

January 25th, 2024 by INTERCOM

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Todd Goranson, professor of saxophone and bassoon, gave an invited presentation titled “No Pain, More Gain: Stretches and Warm-Up Essentials for Saxophonists” at the 44th annual US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium at George Mason University on January 12. The participatory presentation included warm-ups, stretches, and strengthening techniques that can be used daily by woodwind instrumentalists to promote musculoskeletal health of the back, shoulders, neck, arms, and hands.

Todd also performed a concert program as soprano saxophonist with the Junction Saxophone Quartet, a professional ensemble that also features Messiah alumni Tim Puglio and Amanda Heim. Their program included works by Guillermo Lago, Antonín Dvorák, and José Oliver Riojas.

Additionally, one of Messiah University’s student saxophone quartets comprised of four of Goranson’s current students (Joseph La Marca, Reid Buffenmyer, Evan Rojas, Connor Appleman) was featured on the Symposium’s College Quartet Series. The Messiah Quartet’s program included works by Phillip Glass and Robert Glogowski (MU ’25).

AROUND CAMPUS

Hiring Summer Student Employees

In order to assist students with obtaining summer on-campus employment and to facilitate placement of students, the Student Employment Office will be holding a summer job fair on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 10:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Commons. Departments hiring summer student workers should plan to have a representative available at the Job Fair unless all summer workers are already actively working for the department during the academic year or are being rehired from the prior summer.

Please keep the following dates in mind as you plan your summer student hiring:

February 5: Summer position requests/modifications due

February 16: RSVP for Job Fair due and Summer Postings due

February 28: Summer Job Fair

April 5: Summer hiring proposals are due. A hiring proposal must be submitted for each student who will be working this summer.

If your department plans to hire student employees for the summer of 2024, please read the summer hiring information (attachment) prior to proceeding with the summer hiring process or making employment offers.

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

The Bridge Center for Continuing Education

Did you know that the Bridge Center for Continuing Education offers training opportunities for professionals from various fields, including social work, counseling, business, physical therapy and other healthcare professions? We are asking for your help! If you have a family member or friend who could benefit from one of the continuing education opportunities, direct them to our website at www.messiah.edu/bridgecenter.

As we prepare for each of these Service Learning Experiences, we are looking for Messiah employees and faculty who would be willing to help advise these teams. Throughout each of these experiences, students will be learning more about community, culture, and how the Lord continues to call each of us to lives of service, learning and love.
If you are interested in advising any of these trips, or even our International Service Experience to Poland (May 17 – May 28), please feel free to fill out this SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5WCPRIsL2cILmI9BgGsILGcfyNT24dnIwlZ802_Jdg-9Ylg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thank you for serving, learning and loving with us! The Agapé Team is praying for you all and the 2024 Spring Semester ahead!

A note of thanks

I wanted to thank each of you who were so kind by sending my mom a card at Christmas. She was so tickled to get so many cards (over 30). I was there the one day when the employee came in to give her the mail, she said “Shirley OMG you keep getting so many cards”, and my mom just smiled. She didn’t recognize anyone (dementia), but each time she opened one she would just smile, she had them all over her room. So to each of you who showed her this kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It’s not always the gift you give, but the love and care with something as simple as a card can bring to someone. Just look at that smile on her face. Thank you and may God bless each and every one of you. – Stacy and her mom

Transition in Career and Professional Development Center

Earlier this month, Carol Hall left Messiah University to pursue another opportunity in career services. Carol managed many events and projects in the CPDC, including career fairs and the first destination survey. Please reach out to Ashley Jones, director, with questions regarding career events/programs and employer recruitment opportunities this semester.

The Living Library: Many Stories, One Community

The Living Library: Many stories, One Community (formerly the Human Library Project) is where Messiah students, faculty and staff become open books, sharing their personal stories with readers. The Living Library is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Living Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers.

Please consider participating as a “book” in the Living Library @ the Murray Library on Wednesday, April 10. As a living book, you would be sharing your story with others in the Messiah University community in a moderated 25 minute session.

Please complete this application to be a book no later than Friday, March 15^. https://messiah.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37v5VgYD9SA3g5D

Questions may be directed to Todd Allen, vice president of Diversity Affairs at tallen@messiah.edu or Liz Kielley, Discovery and Metadata librarian at ekielley@messiah.edu.

CLASSIFIFEDS

Job opportunities

The Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Paula Holtzinger at pholtzinger@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26176.

The Department of Computing, Mathematics and Physics has an opening for a full-time computer science faculty member. Job related questions can be directed to Niklas Hellgren at nhellgren@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24349.

The Department of Network Services has an opening for a full-time system administrator/analyst. Job-related questions may be directed to Tony Wyland at wyland@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23892.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including chef I- cold food, dining room supervisor, and cook II . For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

Messiah Dining Services and West Shore Chamber of Commerce: Taste of the Chamber 2024

After a few years off, the West Shore Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Chamber is back for 2024! This year the event is not a single evening but will run from Feb 9-March 25. During this time several West Shore restaurants will be featured, including Messiah’s Winding Hill Café! Here is how it works, register for $10 on the Chamber website and you will be entered into a drawing to win one of three top cash prizes and member gift cards from the West Shore Chamber. Every time you visit one of the participating eateries, snap a picture of your receipt and submit it to the Chamber and you will be entered for an opportunity to win additional prizes and incentives. For more information and to register to win check out https://wschamber.org/ Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues to stop by Winding Hill Café for lunch or a cup of coffee and support local businesses.

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Jan. 18

January 18th, 2024 by INTERCOM

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are delighted to announce Paula Holtzinger as the new director of the Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement, effective Jan. 3. Paula’s various experiences in service learning, global study, work and service, as well as community partner relations wonderfully reflect the mission of the Agape Center. Paula is a proud graduate of Messiah’s Peace and Conflict Studies program. The transformative experiences she had as a student leader with the Agape Center influenced her decision to pursue international work through the English Language Institute where she facilitated experiential learning opportunities and taught English in Vietnam, Lebanon, Hong Kong and Cambodia. Paula also served as an emergency response assistant for Lebanon and Syria with Mennonite Central Committee in Beirut. From there, Paula joined Journey’s End Refugee Settlement Services as the employment training program manager in Buffalo, NY. Most recently, Paula has served as the administrative assistant to the Agape Center team while completing her graduate work in restorative justice, trauma and resilience in educational environments. Please join us in welcoming Paula into this role! – Christy Hanson, Dean of Experiential Learning and Leadership Development

BID FAREWELL

Julie Fenton, director of student engagement, has decided to step down from her position to stay home with her daughter, Hallie. Julie’s last day at Messiah will be Jan. 18. Julie has done a wonderful job leading the department through many transitions over the last four and a half years. In her eight years working at Messiah, we know that she has made an impact on a multitude of students and many employees as well. We are so grateful for her expertise in such a wide range of areas from navigating contracts to leading student club advisors to mentoring students through difficult times. Julie will be greatly missed!

For those who would like to stop by the Office of Student Engagement to share well wishes with Julie, we will be hosting an open house on Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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The HNES Department invites you to a farewell reception for Gina Jablonski in the HNES Conference Room, Sol 206, on Friday, Jan. 19 between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. We celebrate Gina’s contributions over the last 16 years in a variety of offices across campus, but most importantly HNES! A light lunch will be offered. Best wishes on retirement, Gina!

AROUND CAMPUS

Trivia Night in the Library – Friday, Jan. 19

You’re invited! Put your knowledge to the test on Friday, Jan. 19 at Trivia Night! Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. at Murray Library! We’ll have four rounds of trivia to test your knowledge in a variety of categories. All Messiah staff are invited. Gather with a group of colleagues to form a team or join up with friendly folks when you arrive. Teams can include up to six players. Awesome prizes await the top three teams!

Upcoming Passport Service Day

Save the date: Passport Service Day is Jan. 23!

Church Choir Festival

You are invited to sing in Messiah University’s second annual Church Choir Festival 2024! Last year was a beautiful success with great music and learning for all participants. This year’s festival will take place on February 4 in beautiful Parmer Hall at the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and the Performing Arts. This one-afternoon festival will provide area church choirs with the chance to fellowship together by learning and performing diverse anthems of the Christian faith in a large festival choir conducted by Messiah University music professors and alongside Messiah University’s 48-voice Concert Choir. In addition to choral clinics and performance, the afternoon will also include lifelong-learning classes for singers and directors. For more information and to register, please visit https://www.messiah.edu/info/20641/camps_workshops_and_festivals

Hiring Summer Student Employees

Please keep the following dates in mind as you plan your summer student hiring:

February 5: Summer position requests/modifications due

February 16: RSVP for Job Fair due and Summer Postings due

February 28: Summer Job Fair

April 5: Summer hiring proposals are due. A hiring proposal must be submitted for each student who will be working this summer.

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

The Bridge Center for Continuing Education

Did you know that the Bridge Center for Continuing Education offers training opportunities for professionals from various fields, including social work, counseling, business, physical therapy and other healthcare professions. We are asking for your help! If you have a family member or friend who could benefit from one of the continuing education opportunities, direct them to our website at www.messiah.edu/bridgecenter.

Service Trip Advisors Needed!

Advise a 2024 Service Experience:

The Agapé Center for Local and Global Engagement is excited to announce that for our 2024 Spring Service Experiences we will be working and learning from the following teams and locations:
• Priority 1 Ministries: Bronx, New York (March 8, 2024 – March 13, 2024)
• The Philly Project: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 8, 2024 – March 13, 2024)
• Praying Pelican Missions: Maui, Hawaii (March 10, 2024 – March 15, 2024)
• Mennonite Disaster Service: Crisfield, Maryland (March 10, 2024 – March 16, 2024)
As we prepare for each of these Service Learning Experiences, we are looking for Messiah Employees and Faculty who would be willing to help advise these teams. Throughout each of these experiences, students will be learning more about community, culture, and how the Lord continues to call each of us to lives of service, learning and love.
If you are interested in advising any of these trips, or even our International Service Experience to Poland (May 17, 2024 – May 28, 2024), please feel free to fill out this SURVEY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5WCPRIsL2cILmI9BgGsILGcfyNT24dnIwlZ802_Jdg-9Ylg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Thank you for serving, learning and loving with us! The Agapé Team is praying for you all and the 2024 Spring Semester ahead!

A note of thanks

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

Murray Library has an opening for a part-time library evening circulation supervisor. Job related questions may be directed to Sarah Myers at smyers@messiah.edu (librarian). For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26159.

The Admissions Office has an opening for a part-time admissions hospitality assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kristin Thomas at kthomas@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26174.

The Agape Center for Local and Global Engagement has an opening for a part-time administrative assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Paula Holtzinger at pholtzinger@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26176.

The department of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time communication specialist. Job related questions may be directed to Danielle Ran at dran@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26109.

The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a part-time records and registration assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kathee Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25904.

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

The Department of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time web services manager. Job related questions may be directed to Kris Hardy at khardy@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25752.

The Department of Computing, Mathematics and Physics has an opening for a full-time computer science faculty member. Job related questions can be directed to Niklas Hellgren at nhellgren@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/24349.

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25830.

The Department of Network Services has an opening for a full-time system administrator/analyst. Job-related questions may be directed to Tony Wyland at wyland@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23892.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a culinary assistant and cook II . For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

Campus and Building services have a variety of full and part-time openings. Job related questions can be directed to Laura Price at lprice@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu

For sale

NY Rangers Jersey. New York Rangers Adidas Aeroready pullover. Medium size.
Royal blue and red, 65% polyester, 35% cotton. Picture is attached.
New or like new condition (my son received this as a Christmas gift without a seller’s tag, but it appears to have never been worn). No blemishes or loose threads.
Perfect for NY Rangers fans looking to add to their wardrobes. Asking $50.
Please contact Bob Feil at rfeil@messiah.edu if you have any questions or would like to see it.

Free

Free from Murray Library. Would you be interested in the library’s former newspaper holder? This could be used for all sorts of fun things, like drying art projects, hanging unique objects, and much more. Imagination knows no bounds! Each horizontal rod sits on the black pegs and is easily movable. The frame fastens to the wall. It can be used for educational or personal purposes. If interested, please contact smyers@messiah.edu

OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

Messiah Dining Services and West Shore Chamber of Commerce: Taste of the Chamber 2024

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January 11

January 11th, 2024 by INTERCOM

“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:13-14

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BID FAREWELL

Please join Messiah Press as we celebrate Bob Madden’s 52-year career in printing TODAY, Jan. 11 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Howe Atrium. Bob will retire on Jan. 19 after serving 27 years at Messiah Press. We celebrate Bob’s amazing career of craftsmanship and thank him for his dedication to Messiah. Light refreshments will be served during this drop-in retirement reception.

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For those who would like to stop by the Office of Student Engagement to share well wishes with Julie, we will be hosting an open house on Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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Join colleagues on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2- 4 p.m. in the Agape Center to thank and wish a very fond farewell to Gina Hale as she rounds out her time with Messiah after 20 years of faithful service and steps into retirement.

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AROUND CAMPUS

Curator Club at the Oakes Museum

Registration is open for our Winter/Spring Curator Club dates! This season we will be exploring bears, raptors, forensics and more! If you have kids interested in science, or know someone who does, spread the word!
Curator Club is for 3rd-5th grade and CC2 is for 6th-8th grade, and runs on select Saturdays.
For more information and to register visit our website!
https://www.messiah.edu/oakes/

Student in need of spring internship transportation

A senior student who is visually impaired needs help securing transportation to and from her spring semester internship. She is serving at New Hope Ministries on Trindle Road in Mechanicsburg. If you are interested in volunteering to assist, please contact Doug Wood at dwood@messiah.edu.

Trivia Night in the Library – Friday, Jan. 19

Upcoming Passport Service Day

Save the date: Passport Service Day is Jan. 23!

Church Choir Festival

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The Admissions Office has an opening for a part-time admissions hospitality assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kristin Thomas at kthomas@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26174.

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time communication specialist. Job related questions may be directed to Danielle Ran at dran@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26109.

Campus Ministries has an opening for a full-time discipleship pastor. Job related questions may be directed to ebingham@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25828.

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time web services manager. Job related questions may be directed to Kris Hardy at khardy@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25752.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a culinary assistant, dining services associate, and PM cook. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

For sale

Free

Wanted

ISO of a USED car. Are you planning on purchasing a new car? We are in search of a higher mileage used car for our college freshman. If you are interested in selling us your used auto, contact me, Elizabeth, esmith@messiah.edu

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December 21

December 21st, 2023 by INTERCOM

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”

Isaiah 9:6

DEPATURES

Farewell reception for Brandon Hoover

The Operations Division invites you to a farewell reception for Brandon Hoover, in the ECC Commons, 1st floor, on Thursday, January 4, 2024, between 2 – 3:30 p.m. We celebrate Brandon’s contributions to campus sustainability efforts during his time on campus. Light refreshments will be offered. Best wishes on your new adventure Brandon!

AROUND CAMPUS

INTERCOM break

The INTERCOM will resume January 11, 2024. Our staff wishes you a very blessed and joyous Christmas season.

Swank – Free streaming from Murray Library

Holiday films, plus many others, are available to stream through Swank Digital Campus. This film collection regularly rotates to include curricular and popular film selections. This streaming service is free and available to all Messiah students and staff, on or off campus. http://ezproxy.messiah.edu/login?url=https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/messiah335541

Don’t forget Murray Library’s DVD collection, too, for all your family’s favorite films!

Newest streaming additions:
Home for the Holidays
Last Christmas
Oppenheimer
The Muppet Christmas Carol
White Christmas

Curator Club at the Oakes Museum

Most viewed in Mosaic 2023

Mosaic, Messiah’s institutional repository, freely shares high quality student, educator, and historic content around the world. With over 90,000 downloads this year, we’d like to give a huge congratulations to the following authors and papers which were the most downloaded in 2023! Please take a look at this fantastic scholarship from our Messiah educators.

Brooke Dunbar-Treadwell, Intrapersonal Groupthink and Online Disclosure: A Thematic Analysis of Reddit’s r/SuicideWatch, https://mosaic.messiah.edu/english_ed/36/ (4,805 downloads)
Eric S. Rawson, et al., Beyond Muscle: The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Brain Creatine, Cognitive Processing, and Traumatic Brain Injury, https://mosaic.messiah.edu/hnes_ed/3/ (908 downloads)
Beth Transue, APA Style 7th edition, https://mosaic.messiah.edu/libstaff_pub/13/ (514 downloads)
Raeann Hamon, et al., What Do You Have to Offer Me?”: A Relationship Building Activity for Demonstrating Social Exchange Theory, https://mosaic.messiah.edu/hdfs_ed/3/ (441 downloads)
Jennifer J. Dose, et al., Relationships Between Accountability, Job Satisfaction, and Trust, https://mosaic.messiah.edu/bus_ed/16/ (440 downloads)

Educators are welcome to submit their scholarship to librarian Sarah Myers at mosaic@messiah.edu. Check out the rest of the collection at https://mosaic.messiah.edu/

Student in need of spring internship transportation

CLASSIFEIDS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time communication specialist. Job related questions may be directed to Danielle Ran at dran@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/26109.

The Department of Biological Sciences has an opening for a full-time biological sciences lab coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Erik Lindquist at elindquist@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25921.

Campus Ministries has an opening for a full-time discipleship pastor. Job related questions may be directed to ebingham@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25828.

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time web services manager. Job related questions may be directed to Kris Hardy at khardy@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25752.

Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant swim coach. Job related questions may be directed to Joshua Clarke at jclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25122.

Messiah University has an opening for a temporary TESOL tutor. Job related questions may be directed to Kathie Shafer at kshafer@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25594

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a culinary assistant, retail restaurant supervisor, dining services associate, and PM cook. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

FOR SALE

Used Coleman pop-up camper. Good condition. Plenty of life left in it. Selling because we don’t have time to camp as much as we used to. Approximately 2,500 lbs. – I pulled it with a Nissan Frontier without any trouble. King Bed, Double Bed, & Twin. The twin folds up into a table that can seat four.Asking $2,500 obo: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/876936987311059/

Treadmill. This non-electric treadmill is for walking only. Folds easily, has small wheels that work best on bare floors or very low pile carpet. Tracker attached for miles, etc. In good shape. $75 for me to bring to campus or $65 if you pick up. Please email me at: mrippon@messiah.edu.

FREE

DVD and CD cases at Murray Library. Are you tired of the clutter and chaos caused by loose DVDs and CDs? Murray Library has the perfect solution for you! Declutter and organize your media collection – absolutely FREE! We have an abundance of DVD and CD cases waiting to find a new home. Take one or take all! Contact Rachael Jasitt at rjasitt@messiah.edu to coordinate a convenient time to pick up your cases.

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December 14

December 14th, 2023 by INTERCOM

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7:14

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Associate Professor of Marketing Keith Quesenberry had an article published in Entrepreneur Online titled, “Want to Improve Your Brand’s Storytelling? Shift Your POV to Tell a Better Narrative. Here’s How.” It shares insights from his research into brand storytelling and from his textbook Brand Storytelling: Integrated Marketing Communications for the Digital Media Landscape which was published early in the year.

Also, Quesenberry’s Brand Storytelling textbook received a very favorable review in the Journal of Advertising Education by professors at Iowa State University, saying “Brand Storytelling is the first textbook to provide a full-course foundation on the psychology, philosophy, and practice of story-based marketing communication. The textbook targets advertising, public relations, and marketing students with an integrated marketing communications (IMC) framework. Brand Storytelling provides a deep dive into the research and theory behind the use of stories for commercial communications, as well as examples of story use on digital and legacy-media platforms.”

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Todd Goranson, professor of music, performed as baritone saxophonist with The Four Tops and The Temptations for sold-out audience in Keswick Theater (Philadelphia) on December 3rd and the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 5. Todd was featured as the soloist on classic Motown hits such as “I Got a Feeling” and “Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”. Both The Temptations and The Four Tops have received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

DEPATURES

Brandon Hoover, director of sustainability, is departing from Messiah University on Jan. 5 to take on a new role with the Appalachian Mountain Club as their new director of sustainability. Brandon has led a team of people at Messiah through many sustainability efforts that helped the University and students achieve numerous regional, state and national awards. Messiah has enhanced the University’s climate response along with developing strong resource recovery efforts during student move-out, the demolition of Hoffman, and the Engle Center renovations along with a robust compost operation. Since joining Messiah in 2015, Brandon’s unique role had him recruiting, teaching, advising and researching alongside sustainability studies majors and colleagues.

Feel free to stop by the Office of Sustainability or his office to say goodbye.

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Debbie Chopka served as a cherished member of the Department of Human Development and Family Science team for 14 years. The faculty will miss her energetic approach to her work, her care for our students, her practice of exceeding expectations, her collegiality, her knowledge of our operations, her practice of anticipating our needs, her ability to manage our many departmental events, and her thoughtful contributions to our departmental problem-solving. While we will miss Debbie within our department, we are happy that she is only moving down the hall.

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We are also thrilled to welcome our new HDFS department administrative assistant Heather Bledsoe. She comes to us with a host of valuable work experiences that are sure to make her an immediate asset to the department. Her devotion to Messiah’s mission is clearly evident, and we are glad to have her as a part of the HDFS team.

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After 16 years of dedicated service, Sarah Crone, Biological Sciences lab coordinator, is departing from Messiah University on Dec. 20. Sarah has been our champion for lab safety, preparation, management and training during these years. Her dedication to the department faculty has been deeply appreciated and she will be greatly missed as a long-term member of our community. We celebrate her future opportunity with Best Veterinary Solutions, Inc. (BVS), an animal agriculture company (poultry and swine) based out of Mechanicsburg.

AROUND CAMPUS

Messiah University Retirement Plan Disclosures

Dear Participant:
*Important information about your retirement plan is now available. Please review this information.*
Messiah University is providing the attached documents, as required by law, to all participants and employees with balances in our Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. The attached reports for calendar year 2023 include:
-Fee Disclosure – The Standard
-Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) Notice – The Standard
Fee Disclosure – TIAA
These documents are also available by accessing the “Human Resources Benefits Documentation” card on FalconLink. These documents are not required to be available on the website for more than one year or, if later, after it is superseded by a newer version.
Employees may opt out of future electronic copies and may request a paper copy of this report by contacting Don Lerew, Assistant Director of Human Resources, at dlerew@messiah.edu.

Clinical Group Exercise Class for Parkinson’s Disease

The PREP program is excited to offer two clinical classes for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease: Functional Life EXercise (FLEX) and PWR! Moves. Details about both classes are attached.

Procurement Made Easy

Messiah University is unable to accept any deliveries when the campus is closed. The Procurement Office notifies W.B. Mason of Messiah University’s holiday closure schedule but does not notify other suppliers. Be sure to note holiday closures in “Special Instructions” on new requisitions. If you are expecting a delivery, contact the supplier directly to inform them when the campus will be closed (12/22/23 – 1/2/24).

CLASSIFIEDS

Job openings

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

The Department of Biological Sciences has an opening for a full-time Biological Sciences Lab Coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Erik Lindquist at elindquist@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25921.

Campus Ministries has an opening for a full-time Discipleship Pastor. Job related questions may be directed to ebingham@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25828.

The Engle Center- Counseling has an opening for a full-time Counselor/Program Director for Drug and Alcohol Education. Job related questions may be directed to Aubrey Kleinfeld at AKleinfe@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25781.

The eSports Program has an opening for a full-time Head Coach/Coordinator of Esports. Job related questions may be directed to Julie Fenton at jfenton@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25856

The Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science has an opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant to the Department Chair and the Director of the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program. Job related questions may be directed to Gina Jablonski at GJablonski@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25778

The Office of Marketing and Communications has an opening for a full-time Web Services Manager. Job related questions may be directed to Kris Hardy at khardy@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25752.

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time 3rd Shift Safety Officer/Dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25830.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a culinary assistant, dining services associate, and PM cook. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

FOR SALE

Brand new ladies’ (size medium) winter coat purchased this from QVC last year. Paid $79. Never worn, very nice, and it has a hood attached. I have more pics if you’d like to see, or I can bring it in so you can see it. It would made a great Christmas gift for that special lady on your list.
$50 sportko@messiah.edu

Ladies hat by Adora. Brand new with tags. Never worn. Very cute. $20 sportko@messiah.edu

Asking $2,500 obo: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/876936987311059/

Solid wood, drop leaf kitchenette table. $60. 34.5″ wide by 25″ (leaves down) or 46″ (leaves up). Standard 30″ high. Writing desk with book shelves and storage compartment. $60. 25.5″ wide, 17.5″ deep, 66″ high. 3″ deep compartment.
See photos with descriptions in accompanying file. Contact lmylin@messiah.edu.

FREE

AVAILABLE

Babysitter available for evenings and weekends. 17-year-old experienced female babysitter for children ages 3+. Has own transportation; lives in Mechanicsburg. Is CPR- and first aid-certified. For contact information email cgross@messiah.edu.

WANTED

Snow globe. Our daughter’s beloved snow globe broke and we are looking for a replacement. A small one is completely fine and we are hoping to ideally pay $15 or less. She is especially interested in Minnie Mouse and animals, but we are open to considering other options. Please email lgrimm@messiah.edu if you have a snow globe you would consider parting with. Thank you!

Christmas card for my mom. Some of you may know me, most probably not. But with the Christmas season approaching fast, I wanted to do something special for my mom. My mom is 89 years old, and has dementia, about 2 months ago we had to put her into a nursing home. She wants to go to “her” home, but for her own safety it was a decision my brothers and I had to make. Mom loves getting cards, and I thought it would be nice that she gets some “extra” Christmas cards, she loves looking at them for hours on end. It would make her so happy, if you have the time, to send her a Christmas card and make her very happy for the Christmas holiday.
Her name and address –
Mrs. Shirley Sinclair

Amorosa Wellness at York

2830 Carol Road

Room 28

East York, PA 17402

Thank you and May God bless you and your families this Christmas season. Stacy Portko

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December 7

December 7th, 2023 by INTERCOM

Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.

ROMANS 12:18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Joanna Behm, EdD, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy, led a technology roundtable at the 2023 AOTA Education Summit in Denver, Colorado this month. She discussed the multiscene unfolding case study simulation involving interdisciplinary health care students and faculty at the graduate and undergraduate levels that Messiah’s IPE Committee organizes every summer and how the event addresses collaboration, communication and role appreciation across health care disciplines.

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Abaz Kryemadhi, professor of physics, and Will Griffith, senior physics student, in collaboration with colleagues from several other universities, have co-authored an article titled, “Hunt for Magnetic Signatures of Hidden-Photon and Axion Dark Matter in the Wilderness,” published in Phys. Rev. D 108, 096026. The publication has received recognition by the editors of this American Physical Society journal, and is listed in highlighted papers (https://journals.aps.org/prd/highlights). Also, the research has been featured in Nature. (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03749-1).

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Damian Savarino, bass, professor of music, recently made his debut with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. Under the baton of William Wright, Savarino sang the bass solos in Handel’s MESSIAH to three sold out audiences the first weekend of December.

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DEPARTURES

Feel free to stop by the Office of Sustainability or his office to say goodbye.

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Friends,

It has been a pleasure to work alongside all of you these past 5 ½ years as director of Murray Library. I have tucked many warm memories in my heart from this time and wish all of you the best for the future! – Linda

For those of you who would like to keep in touch or want an update on Larry, here is my personal email: lkposton54@gmail.com

AROUND CAMPUS

Today only – office hours adjustment

The Office of Human Resources and Compliance will be closing at noon today and will reopen at 8 a.m. tomorrow. We will be happy to serve you at that time.

The Susquehanna Chorale will present its Candlelight Christmas concert series on Dec. 15-17, under the direction of Linda L. Tedford.

The series begins on Friday, Dec. 15 at the Calvin and Janet High Center for Performing Arts, , 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 16 at Leffler Chapel, Elizabethtown College, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 17, at Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, 4 p.m.

This year’s Candlelight Christmas concerts will include classics interwoven with new and creative settings of familiar texts. From timeless sacred works to contemporary arrangements of familiar tunes and beloved carols with our audience members—this is Christmas with the Susquehanna Chorale. This year features Pachelbel’s Magnificat, Gloria by Randol Alan Bass, the music of Bob Chilcott, John Rutter, Mack Wilberg, and Stephen Paulus, as well as delightful settings of traditional carols including Jingle Bells.

A pre-concert recital by Susquehanna Chorale accompanist, Daniel L. Dorty will be presented 15 minutes prior to each performance.

New this year is our Livestream/On-Demand option! For tickets, visit www.susquehannachorale.org/performances or call the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036 and choose option 1.

Christmas with the Annie Moses Band

Dec. 8, 2023
7:30 p.m., Parmer Hall

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The Engle Center- Counseling has an opening for a full-time counselor/program director for drug and alcohol education. Job related questions may be directed to Aubrey Kleinfeld at AKleinfe@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25781.

The eSports Program has an opening for a full-time head coach/coordinator of Esports. Job related questions may be directed to Julie Fenton at jfenton@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25856

The Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant to the department chair and the director of the master of science in athletic training program. Job related questions may be directed to Gina Jablonski at GJablonski@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25778

Messiah Press and Production has an opening for a full-time printing and bindery technician. Job related questions may be directed to Bill Althoff at BAlthoff@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25639.

Athletics has an opening for a part-time assistant swim coach. Job related questions may be directed to Joshua Clarke at jclarke@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25122.

Messiah University has an opening for a temporary TESOL tutor. Job related questions may be directed to Kathie Shafer at kshafer@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25594

The Department of Safety has an opening for a full-time 3rd shift safety officer/dispatcher. Job related questions may be directed to Bryce Wickard at bwickard@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25830.

The Department of Network Services has an opening for a full-time system administrator/analyst. Job-related questions may be directed to Tony Wyland at wyland@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23892.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a culinary assistant, dining services associate, and PM cook. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a part-time records and registration assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Kathleen Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25904.

For sale

New hammock for sale in carrying case. $10.
Blue and tan hammock from Hobby Lobby. Contact Theresa Day at tday@messiah.edu if interested or would like to see pictures.

Home designed treat plates for the holidays

$12 – small; $14 – large
I have many other craft items available. I make keychains, cork keychains, beaded bracelets, earrings, sea glass necklaces and others, crochet dishcloths, you name it I’ve probably made it. If you’re looking for something unusual for that special someone on your Christmas list that has everything I’ve probably may have something they don’t have. If you’d like some pictures of things I have email me and I’ll send you some pictures. I also have Grinch Christmas ornaments that I’m working on, that are really cute. Check next publication. Or email me. Thank you. sportko@messiah.edu

American Girl wicker basket with handle, 11” x 13”, Cream and red fabric covering and ribbons. Excellent condition, almost new. $40. Contact tdavis@messiah.edu.

Collectors’ Series Chess Set Edition VI, Bicentennial “1776”, Classic Games Company 1972, original box, all in very good condition. Asking $80. tdavis@messiah.edu.

Grinch Christmas ornaments. $6/each or 2/$10. Other designs are available. Please email me for pictures: sportko@messiah.edu

Ladies hat by Adora. Brand new with tags. Never worn. Very cute. $20 sportko@messiah.edu

WANTED

Amorosa Wellness at York

2830 Carol Road

Room 28

East York, PA 17402

Thank you and May God bless you and your families this Christmas season. Stacy Portko

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November 30

November 30th, 2023 by INTERCOM

“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.”

Titus 3:4-6

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Charlene Lane, department chair and program director of social work, has accepted the position as the director of the Office of Aging to pursue her passion for serving the older vulnerable population. Charlene has significantly contributed to the Messiah community in the past six years, serving as a faculty development fellow and inspiring her colleagues to grow in inclusivity and belonging. She is well-loved by her colleagues and students. Charlene invested in countless students and embodied the qualities of a holistic educator. She challenges students to use their intellectual abilities to serve the marginalized and loves as Jesus loves. Lane will continue to serve as an adjunct professor in the Department of Social Work and connect with the Messiah community. Please join the interim dean of the School of Arts, Culture and Society in thanking Charlene and welcoming Ling Dinse as the incoming chair of the social work department.

I am pleased to announce that Cynthia Wells’ leadership role in faculty development will continue with the title of associate dean of faculty development and that alongside this change, Leah Clarke’s title will become director of teaching and learning. This adjustment is reflective of the historic designations of these two roles and expresses well their contributions in developing and delivering university-wide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and co-curricular educators in coordination with the Office of the Provost. This work takes place within an integrated Office of Faculty Development that includes The Ernest L. Boyer Center and delivers key initiatives including New Educator Orientation, Provost’s Seminar, Teaching and Learning workshops, mentoring programs, consultations, as well as coordination of COE Retreat, May Development Week, and Educator In-Service Day. Please join us in expressing appreciation to Leah and Cynthia for their ongoing contributions to educators at Messiah University.

AROUND CAMPUS

Mesiah University Christmas Concert

Dec. 3, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Parmer Hall

CLASSIFIEDS

Job opportunities

The Engle Center- Counseling has an opening for a full-time counselor/program director for drug and alcohol education. Job related questions may be directed to Aubrey Kleinfeld at AKleinfe@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25781.

The eSports Program has an opening for a full-time head coach/coordinator of Esports. Job related questions may be directed to Julie Fenton at jfenton@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25856

The School of Arts, Culture and Society has an opening for a part-time special projects coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Sally Keefer at skeefer@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25859.

The Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science has an opening for a full-time administrative assistant to the department chair and the director of the Master of Science in athletic training program. Job related questions may be directed to Gina Jablonski at GJablonski@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25778

The Department of Student Financial Services has an opening for a full-time student financial services representative. Job related questions may be directed to JR Harris at jrharris@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25572.

Dining Services has several part and full-time positions including a baker associate, dining services associate, and p.m. cook. For more information and to apply, please visit: jobs.messiah.edu. Job-related questions may be directed to Mark Wirtz at mwirtz@messiah.edu.

The Registrar’s Office has an opening for a part-time undergraduate academic services coordinator. Job related questions may be directed to Kathleen Clark at kclark@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25696.

The Union Café has an opening for a full-time food services assistant. Job related questions may be directed to Drew White at awhite@messiah.edu. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/25612.

For sale

Home designed treat plates for the holidays

American Girl wicker basket with handle, 11” x 13”, Cream and red fabric covering and ribbons. Excellent condition, almost new. $40. Contact tdavis@messiah.edu.

Collectors’ Series Chess Set Edition VI, Bicentennial “1776”, Classic Games Company 1972, original box, all in very good condition. Asking $80. tdavis@messiah.edu.

New, never opened Amazon Firestick – still sealed in the box.
Product description: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, brilliant 4K streaming quality, TV and smart home controls, free and live TV
$20, OBO. apatton@messiah.edu

Grinch Christmas ornaments. $6/each or 2/$10. Other designs are available. Please email me for pictures: sportko@messiah.edu

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