Messiah College Media Mentions

KNO Clothing, a line of t-shirts and sweatshirts started by Messiah alums Anthony Thomas and Stephen Caldwell, seeks to bring attention and resources to the issue of homelessness. Caldwell shared with the Washington Times background about his history with homelessness and the new clothing line in a Jan. 10 article.

Read “Homelessness has a name.”

On December 12 the Harrisburg Patriot-News wrote an extensive, three-page story about Messiah athletics and the coaches and players responsible for the “wild success of the College’s athletic program.”

Read “Winning is a family tradition at Messiah College.”

Jared Clugston led Messiah to three Division III national championships as a goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team. But, after his graduation in 2010 and while waiting to hear from the U.S. Marshals, Clugston began exploring his options for joining a bobsledding team. Clugston not only succeeded but made the U.S. National Bobseld Team, according to a December 9 article in the Pottsown Mercury.

Read “Former Upper Perk soccer star chasing Olympic bobsledding dream.”

Messiah alums Anthony Thomas and Stephen Caldwell recently launched KNO Clothing, a line of t-shirts and sweatshirts that bring attention to the problem of homelessness, according to a December 4 Harrisburg Patriot-News article. For every KNO t-shirt or sweatshirt purchased, KNO Clothing will purchase clothing for homeless individuals and will make a donation to shelters like Bethesda Mission, an organization assisting the estimated 750 homeless individuals in the Harrisburg area.

Read “New online business fashions model to help fight homelessness.”

Avery Heisey, a watchmaker, minister, and budding scientist, is being remembered for his contributions to the design and construction of a four-story Foucault pendulum at Messiah Village, a retirement community located near the College. Heisey was a Messiah alum as well as a former development office employee.  The Harrisburg Patriot-News reflected on his life in a Nov. 13 article.

Read “Watchmaker, minister, visionary.”

Alumna Tashya Leaman Dalen is coordinating Poetry Paths in Lancaster, a program dedicated to bringing poetry to public areas of the city. In an October 31 article on Lancaster Online, Leaman explains that her personal goal is “to see residents of and visitors to Lancaster even more drawn to walk the city’s streets and, in their observersations of the poetry and art, to experience a surprising and meaningful connection to the place.”

Read “Tashya Leaman Dalen: On the path to poetry, one step at a time.”

Sarah O’Brien, a fifth grade teacher at Northern Elementary School in York County was featured in a September 20 Patriot-News article for her efforts to help students be more effective at writing. O’Brien’s success is noted in the 40 point jump by her students on their Pennsylvania System of School Assessment writing assessment scores.

Read “Teacher lifts spirits, PSSA scores.”

Messiah alumnus Marietta Yoder, an Amish Mennonite social worker, and Jana Nisy, a physician, grew up together in Kansas before they both left to pursue their college educations. When Nisly chose to move to El Salvador to open a free medical clinic, she invited Yoder to accompany her. For almost 20 years, the two have seen up to 70 patients a day in the impoverished country. The Fremont Tribune (Neb.) ran a story about the two women on July 27.

Read “Amish women to speak about their mission work.”

Sean Sims, a 2008 graduate of Messiah, recently wrote a piece for the August 6 Harrisburg Patriot-News about the bronze statue located on base at the Army War College in nearby Carlisle. The statue of Frederick the Great of Prussia was a gift from a prince who had traveled to America in the early 1900s. Through the years, including times of war with Germany, the statue, affectionally coined “Freddy,” was occasionally under attack or removed from public and placed in hiding.

Read “‘Freddy the Great’ stands tall at Carlisle Army Barracks.”

Alumnus Amanda Lavis was working for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) when she was invited to prepare for and participate in the Senate Judiciary Commitee’s hearings on Elena Kagan, presidential nominee for the Supreme Court. Lavis researched Kagan’s background, speeches, publications and other writings. Her experience was profiled in an August 6 Harrisburg Patriot-News story.

Read “Messiah grad’s work on Kagan nomination was an unforgettable job.”