http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions Note: Some items may require a password. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Professor of Art Kathy Hettinga just completed her book "Grave Images: San Luis Valley," a book of more than 200 photos of historic churches and cementaries in the San Luis Valley. The Santa Fe New Mexican featured Hettinga in an October 30 article. "Down in the valley, valley so high" is ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/20/hettinga/ Richard Hughes, senior fellow in the Ernest L. Boyer Center, considers the power of forgiveness and how it could be used in the city of Harrisburg in a November 3 op-ed in the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The Boyer Center teamed up with WITF and the Central Pennsylvania Diocese of the Episcopal ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/20/hughes_forgiveness/ "How did a little-known Christian college of 2,801 near Harrisburg in south-central Pennsylvania become a national powerhouse?" asks an October 20 feature article in USA Today. Read "At Messiah, glory comes on, off field." http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/20/usa_today/ President Kim Phipps and Provost Randy Basinger teamed up to write an op-ed piece for the October 11 Harrisburg Patriot-News that highlights the College's active engagagement in the Harrisburg region for 100 years. Read "Messiah College takes holistic approach to education." http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/19/phipps_basinger/ On September 17, the Harrisburg Patriot-News featured the Serving and Living Together (SALT) program that allows students to live in downtown Harrisburg at the Harrisburg Institute while still taking their courses in Harrisburg. Student Karisa Martin said about her urban experience, "It's one thing to sit in a classroom and ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/19/salt/ Messiah College is reflecting on its history as it commemorates its Centennial year and also looking forward and celebrating the promise of the graduating class, according to a September 5 article in the Carlisle Sentinel. The article outlines the school's beginnings as a missionary training school and its evolution into ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/19/centennial/ Ryan Keith `02 is noted for being young, motivated, and one of the midstate's most impressive entrepreneurs under the age of 30, according to the September 4 issue of Central Penn Business Journal. Keith started Forgotten Voices International in 2004 to provide financial resources for pastors and community leaders in ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/19/ryan_keith/ The College's first graduate level course is off to a good start, according to participating students and the program director, both interviewed in an August 11 Carlisle Sentinel article. More than 20 students enrolled in the first course --Professional Issues and Ethics. Read "Getting schooled: Messiah expands its programs." http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/11/19/grad_program/ The scent of mimosa trees is a vivid part of reporter Diane McCormick's memories of growing up in northern Virginia. She was recently delighted to find a mimosa tree growing in her backyard here in central Pennsylvania and spoke with David Foster, associate professor of biology and environmental science, about ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/08/04/mimosa_trees/ Central PA magazine, the publication of local public television station WITF, devotes much of its August issue to the arts in the capital region. In the feature story, the magazine profiles five talented creators and performers under the age of 25. Included in this prestigious group is David O'Donnell, a ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/media_mentions/2009/08/04/central_pa_arts/