Messiah College News Archive

Linda Tedford, director of choral activities at Messiah College and director of the Susquehanna Chorale, has been awarded the prestigious Elaine Brown Award for Choral Excellence from the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania (ACDA). The award is given annually to a veteran choral director who exemplifies outstanding work in choral art.

GRANTHAM, Pa. (July 20, 2011) — For 20 years, Mike True, director of Messiah College’s Internship Center, has built an internationally-recognized internship program while helping Messiah students connect with businesses, organizations and government agencies. Now interns from all across the country can benefit from True’s expertise thanks to his new field guide, “InternQube: Professional Skills for the Workplace.” Read the rest of this entry »

Following a successful year of effectively leading a Sustainability Committee comprised of students, faculty and staff as well as implementing several new campuswide creation care initiatives, Craig Dalen has been appointed Messiah College’s first full-time sustainability coordinator. (During the 2010-2011 academic year, Dalen served in this role on a part-time basis.)

“This is an exciting time for the college.  Students want to see our commitments to sustainability lived out in all aspects of the college, and we are currently at a place where we are experiencing integration from all areas of the institution: from student engagement, academics and operations.” Read the rest of this entry »

 Larsen Student Union’s eatery, The Union Cafe, has been recognized with a Silver Medal from the National Association of College and University Food Services in the Retail Sales-Single Concept category.

The category is for college campus eateries specifically, not dining halls or cafeterias.  The recognition is based on a variety of aspects of The Union Café’s menu and service, including atmosphere, nutrition and wellness offerings, online ordering capabilities, and menu variety.

GRANTHAM, Pa. (June 14, 2011) — Edward B. Davis, distinguished professor of the history of science at Messiah College, will be a guest lecturer of the department of theology and religion at the University of Otego in Dunedin, New Zealand, courtesy of a short-term grant opportunity through the Fulbright Specialist Program. He will also speak in Auckland and other locations.  Davis will give a series of lectures, workshops and seminars on historical and contemporary aspects of religion and science, especially in the United States but also during the Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries. He begins his appointment in late July. Read the rest of this entry »

Nance McCown, professor of communication, received the Top Faculty Paper Award for her paper, “Intersections and Overlaps: Building Leader-Employee Relationships through Internal Public Relations, Leadership Style, and Workplace Spirituality.”

 The paper can be found on pages 171-194 of Public Relations Society of America ’s fall conference proceedings: http://www.prsa.org/Network/Communities/EducatorsAcademy/Network/Documents/2010%20PRSA%20EA%20Proceedings.pdf.

 Ya-Ting Chang and Peter Sirotin have accepted new roles as the co-leaders of Market Square Concerts, a series that brings the nation’s best chamber musicians to Harrisburg. Chang and Sirotin founded the Mendelssohn Piano Trio, an ensemble-in-residence at Messiah College and both teach at various venues in the region. Their tenure at Market Square Concerts begins July 1.

Read a March 17 article from the Harrisburg Patriot-News, “Market Square Concerts take on new directors.” http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/03/new_directors_prepare_to_take.html

The question of whether America was truly founded as a Christian nation is one that is hotly debated on today’s political stages. It is also the primary question addressed by the new book, “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation,” by John Fea, associate professor of American history and chair of the history department at Messiah College. Published by Westminster John Knox Press, “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation” is a historical primer that examines the title question through three different lenses: by considering the history of the idea that the United States is a Christian nation; by analyzing whether or not the American Revolution was a Christian event; and by investigating the religious beliefs of the founding fathers.

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 Once again Messiah College employees have generously given to the annual United Way campaign, surpassing the goal of $35,000 by donating $36,238. One-hundred-forty-two employees participated in the campaign this year.

Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE, has been selected as a National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Fellow for 2010.

NCFR Fellows were nominated by their peers and selected for their history of outstanding contributions to the field of family studies in such areas as published scholarship, innovative and influential teaching presentations, development and implementation of significant intervention of programs designed to promote healthy family relations, development and implementation of innovative curricular for training professionals in family studies, social policy support for family issues, and a consistent record of superior contributions to NCFR over time. Read the rest of this entry »