Among the many student organizations we have here at Messiah, our Health and Human Performance Department majors are involved with:

• Athletic Training Students Association (ATSA)
• Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity
• Pre-Physical Therapy Club
• Sport Management Society (SMS)

To learn more about each of these organizations, please visit our Department Organizations page.

Messiah Engineering graduates are well equipped for both the professional world and the challenge graduate-level education. Some of our graduates continue their education at universities like Penn State and Drexel. Those who do not continue on to graduate school find employmeet at organizations as diverse as SIM, Grundfos, and NASA. Many find work at large companies which have offices close to Messiah College, such as Mott’s Incorporated and Phoenix Contact. Some prefer smaller, local engineering firms, such as Master Solutions Incorporate and York International, while others choose to work elsewhere for large international corporations, including IBM, Black & Decker, and Ingersoll Rand.

Wherever Messiah Engineering alumni choose to work, they are well received. We received the following note from the supervisor of one of our graduates: “In all aspects of his work, [your alumnus] has exceeded and continues to exceed all expectations. I had never heard of Messiah College before; however, any résumé showing attendance at Messiah College will now find itself at the top of the pile.”

As an Education with Middle Level (grades 4-8) Teaching Certification major, you have two options that provide the focus for your major:

• Option #1 - 30 credits in one area with 12 credits in each of the others
• Option #2 - 21 credits in 2 of the content areas (science or math must be one of the choices) with 12 credits in the remaining 2 content areas

Subject areas include: English, Social Studies, Mathematics and Science.

Do you wonder where Messiah’s HDFS Department graduates get hired after graduation? We like to know that too. For a great listing of entry level positions acquired by our HDFS graduates, going back a number of years, check out Our Graduates page.

“The world is a great book, of which they who never stir from home read only a page.”

Many English Department students spend a semester in off-campus locations where they can get a range of specialized courses in their area of interest. For instance:

• Daystar University (The college provides courses in education and English disciplines)
• Oregon Extension (Courses include Literary Perspectives on Modern Society, Literary perspectives on the Human Condition, Religion and faith in Literary Perspectives, and Composition and Rhetoric)
• Messiah Philadelphia Campus (Students can choose from a variety of education, journalism, literature, and writing courses.)
• Russian Studies Program (Courses offered in Russian Peoples, Culture, and Literature.)

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Through the Education with Teaching Certification in PreK-4 curriculum, dual certification majors will acquire a foundation for effective thinking, systematic planning, decision making, and differentiating instruction in the classroom. The special education program builds on this foundation by introducing you to in-depth perspectives on learners with special needs, behavioral intervention strategies, approaches to assessment, developmental issues, and appropriate instructional strategies. You will have the opportunity to apply your developing knowledge of special education by participating in several field experiences in local public schools and community organizations in addition to the field experiences that are already built into the Education with Teaching Certification in PreK-4 certification program.

Our Early Childhood Education majors (now our Education with Teaching Certification PreK-4) have been rewarded with high pass rates on their Praxis II: Professional Knowledge Exams. In fact, six of our students earned Recognition of Excellence Awards on Praxis II tests this year!

Individual classes within the Visual Arts Department have the opportunity to utilize the excellent gallery and museum resources of the four major metropolitan areas surrounding Harrisburg: Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. The Art Department sponsors a trip to New York City each fall where students can visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design, and various galleries.

As a student majoring in economics, you’ll develop the analytical and quantitative skills needed to understand the interaction of market and nonmarket forces as they shape the behavior of society and impact human welfare. You’ll become increasingly aware of the need to understand the role of values and social institutions, and to more seriously consider the impact of human activity upon the physical environment in which humans function. The discipline of economics is often seen as the liberal arts component of any business major, but it also stands alone as an independent major. Anyone concerned about national and global public policy issues will find that these issues become unavoidably intertwined with economic analysis. At Messiah, you’ll learn more than the mechanics of economic analysis. Our ultimate concern, is that you understand how Christian faith shapes the way you see the economic process, and what it means to be stewards of God’s creation.

Our Facilities

• Miller Auditorium - Miller Theater is located just inside the main entrance to the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center, and serves as the primary performance space for department productions. This proscenium-style theatre features fixed seating for 400 patrons.
• Scene Shop - The scene shop adjacent to Miller Theatre, is fully equipped for production. Dressing rooms, a costume shop, two production offices, and the Theatre Hallway all support Miller Theater operations.

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