From left to right, Jason Long, Michael Adams, and Zach Felix. (Student Anthony Spargo and advisor Scott Weaver are missing from this picture.)

As if it’s not impressive enough to solve four challenging computer programming problems in five hours, a Messiah College team—comprised of students Michael Adams `13, Anthony Spargo `13 and Zachary Felix `15—solved the problems correctly and quickly enough to earn them third place in the Mid Atlantic United States Regional Programming Contest of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).

The impressiveness of their accomplishment does not end there however. The team, led by advisors Jason Long `03, ITS employee; Scott Weaver ‘85, computer science professor; and Jonathan Corbin `03, was notified in mid-December that their stellar regional performance earned them a coveted invitation to compete in the ACM World Competition in Warsaw, Poland in May.

Messiah College will be one of only 20 American colleges and universities competing at the international level! (more…)

Feeling lucky? Matthew Kelly `03 sure was when he landed a job on the famous Prize Patrol at Publisher’s Clearinghouse.

Publisher’s Clearinghouse (PCH), originally a magazine circulation agency, launched their first sweepstakes in 1967. Their reality television-like moments of greeting unsuspecting contestants at their homes with balloons, a large check (both in size and dollar amount!) and television cameras rolling began in 1988 and have become icons of popular culture. (more…)