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What happens when alums follow their hearts
20 P IECES OF OUR PAST A look at Messiah’s archives
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MESSIAH COLLEGE ATHLETICS
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The Messiah women’s soccer team went to the NCAA DIII Final Four and finished with an undefeated 22-0-3 record.
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PIECES OF OUR PAST
Find a treasure trove of history and memories in the Messiah College Archives.
F R O M T H E E D I TO R I LOVE COINCIDENCES, BECAUSE I KNOW GOD IS BEHIND THEM. ON DEC. 16, 2015, MY FACEBOOK PAGE REMINDED ME THAT SIX YEARS AGO, I POSTED THIS: “STEPH AND I HAD TEA WITH A MAN WHO HAD BEEN IN A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP IN ARIZONA.” TURNS OUT, BOTH OF THEM SHOWED UP YEARS LATER IN THIS ISSUE OF THE BRIDGE.
In 2009, I had interviewed Clarence Sakimura at his Grantham home for Messiah’s Centennial. A pre-teen in the 1940s when World War II began, he — along with his parents and siblings — had to leave their home and floral shop in California. Despite being U.S. citizens, they were forced into an Arizona internment camp with other Japanese-Americans. After the war, then-President C.N. Hostetter Jr. invited the Sakimuras to Grantham and hired Clarence’s father Harvey, as the College’s groundskeeper. The three Sakimura children — Clarence, Ivan, and Alice — attended Messiah Academy.
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From the Archives
Listen to a podcast of Clarence Sakimura, who came to Messiah from a Japanese internment camp. View students’ award-winning graphic designs. Give to the Campaign for Wellness. Read articles by Christianity Today reporter Morgan Lee ’12. View a gallery of photos of Julie Henninger ’10 and her farm. Learn more about Messiah’s revamped chapel program.
A graphic designer in our office at the time, Stephanie (Fenton) Perry ’99 had accompanied me to take photos that day. We were in a hurry, but Clarence and his wife Herta Sakimura invited us for tea. So, we stayed, of course. It remains one of my favorite interviews and one of my favorite afternoons. How do Sakimura and Perry fit into this issue? The feature “Pieces of our Past” (p. 20) highlights the Messiah College Archives. President Phipps says an archival photo of — you guessed it — the Sakimuras (p. 4) remains a favorite of hers, because it embodies Messiah’s constant commitment to reconciliation and hospitality. In our second feature, “Leaps of Faith” (p. 12), we profile Perry who switched from graphic designer to successful café owner. Funny how things come together. Coincidence?
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Then-College President C.N. Hostetter Jr. welcomed the Sakimura family, who had endured a Japanese internment camp during World War II, to the Messiah campus. From left: The family included Harvey Sakimura, who worked as Messiah’s groundskeeper, his wife Sakaye and their children Alice, Clarence and Ivan.
It is about making a choice to honor their humanity.” The divisive and often vitriolic rhetoric employed by powerful political leaders and media spokespersons has intensified my conviction that our nation needs Messiah College graduates. Their education not only provides them with exceptional intellectual preparation, but also encourages them to model compassionate listening that truly honors the humanity of others. Messiah students are taught to be confident in their Christian beliefs and values while learning to live and work alongside those who differ. At Messiah, we articulate our commitment to right relationships with God and others in a document titled “Educational Commitment to Reconciliation,” which includes the following statement: “Central to the Gospel is the work of reconciling individuals with God, with each other, and with all of creation. God has called us to be active agents in this work as we are empowered by the Holy Spirit and bear the fruit of the Spirit within us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Together we have the privilege of educating servant leaders who are prepared to make a positive difference in their workplaces, communities and churches. Thank you for believing in Messiah’s mission and identity as we continue to create our shared story.
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One’s identity makes itself known from an early age. My husband Kelly and I recall the ways the personality of our daughter Brooke asserted itself during her toddler years. She always dove right into things. She never wanted to miss out. In a similar way, colleges trace the roots of identity through time—finding early foundational tenets that remain constant, while also witnessing how the community’s identity has developed and matured over time. In Messiah College’s shared story, reconciliation emerges as a foundational theme. From our beginning, early College leaders promoted “peaceableness” as a way of restoring right relationships. During the College’s first decade, there were attempts to reach across racial, cultural and other dividing lines. In this issue, we celebrate the gift of Messiah College’s Archives and the stories expressed through its artifacts, letters and photos. They are reminders of our identity and continuing journey. One of my favorite photos from Messiah’s archives is of the Sakimura family standing in front of the Climenhaga Homestead (above right). In the aftermath of World War II, then-College President C.N. Hostetter Jr. invited the Sakimuras to live at the Grantham campus, where the father, Harvey, served as groundskeeper. After enduring forced relocation to an internment camp, the Sakimuras arrived on campus just after the war ended, when antiJapanese sentiment still festered in the U.S. Despite receiving threatening calls and letters, President Hostetter affirmed Harvey Sakimura’s employment and continued to care for the family’s well-being and education. In 1987, the family received a restitution grant from the U.S. government, which they used to endow a Messiah scholarship as an expression of their gratitude. Central to the Sakimuras’ story are the virtues of compassion, generosity, respect and deep listening. We must exemplify these virtues in our nation today. Krista Tippett, winner of the National Humanities Medal, described the merits of deep listening in a recent TED Talk. “Listening is a hugely powerful form of attention. It’s presence,” said Tippett, suggesting compassion is fed by listening. “Compassion is not necessarily about agreeing with somebody else. It’s not even necessarily about liking them.
COURTESY OF THE MESSIAH COLLEGE ARCHIVES
Reconciliation, hospitality are in Messiah’s DNA
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FAC E S A N D P L AC E S
Messiah students in the Design as Service class won awards for their brochure and T-shirt projects for non-profit organizations.
Four students from Design as Service class win awards ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECTS TAKE TOP HONORS Four seniors recently won 2015 American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA for their public service design work in Design as Service, a class taught by Professor of Art and Design Kathy T. Hettinga. T-shirt designs by Nathaniel Solberg ’16 and Hannah Solberg Busenitz ’16 were selected from more than 6,000 entries submitted by firms such as Vogue Italia and Pepsico Innovation. Busenitz Solberg
designed a T-shirt for Solidarity Uganda, an international non-profit founded by Phil Wilmot ’12. (Read more about Wilmot’s work on p. 12.) The shirt featured interconnected fingerprints, which symbolize people coming together. Finger ink is also how people mark that they’ve voted in an election. “I want to see people’s lives change in really tangible ways,” said Solberg. “It’s a project that was new, and I love making shirts that I would want to wear, that are both a fashion statement and a social justice statement.” Busenitz ’16, who has a heart for sustainability along with graphic design, chose to work with Clean Water Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that works to combat pollution and to improve water sanitation. “Growing up in Papua New Guinea,” said Busenitz, “in the midst of the country’s beauty I’d see cans sitting among the coral, and I’d know that soon the natural beauty would be ruined and taken away.” Her shirt depicts an array of water droplets merging, which symbolizes Clean Water’s community focus. “We wanted it to be interesting for all ages, so that it could be used at campaigns
and volunteer events.” From the same class, Brianna Jewell ’16 and Matthew Listor ’16 won an American Jewell Graphic Design Award for their collaboration on a multi-panel brochure titled “National Parks in the Chesapeake” Listor for the National Parks Conservation Association. Their brochure will be seen alongside design work from Harvard University, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the National Endowment for the Arts. “I worked a lot in the
typography and layout,” said Listor, “while Brianna’s main roles were the graphics and digital illustrations.” Listor said that working with Jewell, as well as the connections they built with an appreciative client, made the experience a very beneficial one. “Collaboration gets innovative ideas and a more well-rounded design,” agreed Jewell. “I’m most excited that our brochure is able to reach hundreds more people and the organization can receive even more attention it deserves.” The students’ work will be published in the 250-page “Graphic Design: USA’s Design Annual” and on the Graphic Design USA website. — Rose Talbot ’16 IEW THE STUDENTS’ WINNING V DESIGNS ONLINE ALONG WITH THE OTHER WINNERS AT MESSIAH.EDU/DESIGNAWARDS.
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SIX-WORD MEMOIRS IF YOU COULD DISTILL YOUR LIFE’S STORY INTO SIX WORDS, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
“ So incredibly thankful for our God.”
“ Saved by grace; grateful for chocolate.” — Bryce Watkins, RD of Sollenberger Residence and Mellinger Apartments
— Yokabed Jekale ’18
“ Macaroni and cheese every single day.” — Erin Zakin ’16
“ Stirred by redemption, people and places.”
“ I am flawed. Like my neighbor.” — Bernardo Michael, history professor
“ Born, lived, died. Can’t count.” — Nathan Eagan ’15
— Brandon Hoover, director of sustainability
“ Making some friends along the way.” — Benjamin Talbot ’17
— Michael Scinto ’17
“ Make the world more beautiful, always.” — Jessalyn Megerle ’16
“ My life: artistic, evolving, loving, lasting.” — Anthony Johnson ’17
“ Making it “ My life up as I go.” is not — Victoria Bee ’17
“ Graduated high school; grew a beard.”
my own.”
— Julie Price, RD of Grantham Residence and Smith Apartments
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“Distilling life into words ne obliviscaris.” — Joseph Huffman, history professor
“ Looked for myself, found God instead.” — Emily LaBianca ’17
“ A nomadic journey of selfdiscovery.” — Jeffrey Stiles ’16
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History major researches blue laws for senior project For her senior project, history major Kathryn Kaslow is researching blue laws of the 1800s and the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Her paper is titled “AntiSabbatarianism in Antebellum America: The Christian Quarrel Over the Sanctity of Sunday.” What does that mean, exactly? “As far as a non-academic title,” she explained, “I’d probably call it something like ‘Why Some Christians Hated Other Christians Nagging Them to be Holy on Sundays.” Her project focuses on a series of debates in the early 1800s about whether there should be laws—which are often referred to as blue laws or Sunday laws— restricting travel, mail delivery and recreation on Sundays. The Sabbatarians, the pro-legislation Christians, wanted U.S. society to become more explicitly Christian. Growing up, Kaslow didn’t even know the term “blue law” existed. “I lived in Bergen County, New Jersey, for several years during elementary school,” she explained, “where malls and other stores are closed on Sundays. Since I grew up with it, I didn’t think it was out of the ordinary.
It wasn’t until her research for this project that she encountered how controversial these laws had been historically. “In my thesis,” she said, “I am arguing that their opponents, the anti-Sabbatarians, were just as deeply rooted in certain Christian values…and that their reasons for not wanting to explicitly Christianize the nation stemmed, perhaps surprisingly, from these strong religious beliefs.” So, what were the anti-Sabbatarians’ reasons? While their theological arguments varied, the biggest theme throughout their writings is the importance of individual conscience—the idea that all people should be free to worship God as they please and when they please. “Some Christians at this time, like the Seventh-Day Baptists, still observed the Sabbath on Saturday, like Jews did, rather than on Sunday.” Working on the project since September of 2015, Kaslow received a Friends of Murray Library annual library research grant of $500 to study at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and the Historical Society of
“ I’d probably call it ... ‘Why Some Christians Hated Other Christians Nagging Them to be Holy on Sundays.’” — Kathryn Kaslow ’16, describing the non-academic title of her project
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KATHRYN KASLOW ’16 RECEIVES LIBRARY GRANT TO COMPLETE STUDIES ON 1800s BLUE LAWS
Kathryn Kaslow ’16 received a library research grant to travel to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. to complete her senior project.
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to further her research. These grants are awarded to Messiah students whose research projects require resources at off-campus libraries and whose proposals are selected for funding by a panel of campus judges. “The sources I accessed in Boston have helped me the most so far,” she said, “which is not surprising since Boston was one of the primary centers of religious activity and controversy during the Second Great Awakening.” At the end of the spring semester, she will culminate the project with a public presentation of her research. — Anna Seip
BLUE LAWS TODAY Blue laws are state or local ordinances that prohibit particular secular activities on a Sunday. Many blue laws, some of which still exist today, have revolved around commerce, such as whether a store can open or sell particular items on Sundays. Some blue laws even prohibit recreational activities such as hunting. The origin of the phrase is disputed. One possible explanation is that, in colonial times, the laws were printed on blue paper. Another is that blue is the color of fidelity and, thus, represents faithfulness to important principles.
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NEW HEATING, COOLING PLANT TO SAVE $800K ANNUALLY MESSIAH INTRODUCES NATURAL GAS TO CAMPUS In the spirit of sustainable stewardship, Messiah College has been working with UGI Utilities to build a combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system, one of the largest and most complex in Pennsylvania colleges. The goal of the $7.5 million project is to lower energy costs, increase energy reliability and eliminate the use of propane. “At the end of one full year of operating, we conservatively project an $800,000 savings,” said Kathie Shafer ’85, vice president of operations. The project will reduce annual emissions equal to 1,354 passenger vehicles being taken off the road; 723,000 gallons of gasoline saved; and 15,000 barrels of oil saved.
The installation includes electrical distribution and water piping to connect to the Sollenberger Sports Center and the Eisenhower Campus Center along with the Frey Hall heating and cooling system. The Frey, Jordan and Kline halls system will include a 1-megawatt generator of 5,200 kilowatt turbines (similar to jet engines) to power the campus center. The waste heat from the turbines’ exhaust will heat water for the campus center and the three halls along with supplying electricity for Frey. The system also includes a 288-ton absorption chiller through which the waste heat will make chilled water for air conditioning. Water will be piped to the campus center, Frey, Kline, Jordon, Hostetter Chapel and Murray Library. “The CCHP system and natural gas conversion will reduce the overall campus emissions by about 25 percent,” said Brad Markley, director of facility services. — Adela Antal ’16
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CAMPUS NEWS
President Kim Phipps received a copy of the gold record ‘Love Me Like You Mean It,’ a country-pop song co-written by Josh Kerr ’14.
Messiah alum goes gold JOSH KERR ’14 WRITES DEBUT SINGLE THAT REACHES NO. 1 As a songwriter for Black River Music Publishing, which is located along Music Row in Nashville, Tenn., Josh Kerr ’14 is living the dream. He recently co-wrote the song “Love Me Like You Mean It” with rising country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini. This debut single rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Nearly 10 years after country superstar Carrie Underwood topped the same chart with her
debut single “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” Ballerini is only the second female country artist to to claim this honor. In appreciation for his Messiah education, Kerr presented President Kim Phipps with a gold album, which symbolizes sales and streaming of 500,000 copies certified by the Recording Industry Association of American. “I was surprised and delighted to receive this thoughtful gift from Josh,” said President Phipps. “It has been a privilege to witness how Josh established a clear goal and worked tirelessly to achieve it. The record will be proudly displayed at Orchard Hill [the president’s residence].” —M yriam Pedercini ’17
2016 ENGLE AWARD PRESENTED
CHARLIE, MIRIAM BYERS ’56 LAUDED FOR SERVICE
PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHIE SHAFER ’85
On. Jan. 24, the Engle Service Award was given to Charlie and Miriam Byers, both from the Class of 1956 of Messiah Junior College, for their distinguished service. The couple met as students and continued a life of service to Messiah. Charlie Byers joined the Board of Trustees in the 1980s, serving for 30 years. The couple also launched the Charles and Miriam Beyers Fund for Peace Studies, which promotes peacemaking and peace studies at Messiah College. The CCHP system and natural gas conversion will reduce the overall campus emissions by roughly 25 percent. 8 | WINTER 2016 • THE BRIDGE • MESSIAH COLLEGE
Miriam and Charlie Byers received the Engle Service Award Jan. 24.
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No. 17 Kylie Bridel ’16 turns in the midfield in a win over Rowan University in the NCAA tournament.
Women’s soccer makes history with another undefeated season FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE ENDS IN PENALTY KICK Messiah College women’s soccer capped off another historic season with an appearance in the 2015 NCAA Division III Final Four. The Falcons were ousted in a penalty kick decision by Washington University, a decision that ended their season at 22-0-3. The 22-0-3 mark was identical to their finish in 2014 and, despite falling short of their bid for the program’s sixth National Championship since 2005, the Falcons haven’t lost a game since before Thanksgiving of 2013. Since that loss, a 1-0 defeat in overtime to Ithaca in the NCAA Sectional Semifinal, the Falcons have gone 44-0-6. Fifty games, 44 wins, and six draws. No losses.
It’s worth noting that this has been done before. The program went undefeated in back-to-back seasons in 2008 and 2009 with a combined record of 49-0-3, earning back-to-back National Championships. Although the past two years haven’t produced any championship hardware, the recent accomplishments by the program and the individual players are evident. The team won the MAC Commonwealth Championship for the 14th time in 16 seasons, and the Final Four appearance was their 11th since 2002. Audra Larson ’16 set the career shutout record for NCAA men’s and women’s soccer across all divisions. She finished her career
shutout total of 68 — nine more than any other player in NCAA history. Nikki Elsaesser ’16 became just the second player for Messiah to reach at least 30 goals in a single season, and she set a program record with 77 total points. She also became the 52nd player in NCAA Division III history to reach 40 goals and 40 assists in a single career. She was named NSCAA National Player of the Year. They were just two of eight seniors to finish their careers this season. They completed a fouryear mark of 88-4-7 (.924) with three conference titles, two trips to the Final Four and a National Championship in 2012. — Steve King ’06, associate athletics director
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2015 RECORD
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APPEARANCES IN THE FINAL FOUR SINCE 2002 AC M COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 16 SEASONS
OALS SCORED BY G NIKKI ELSAESSER ’16 IN THE 2015 SEASON
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fter the President’s Report issue of The Bridge published during the 2015 Christmas holidays, a final audit of the numbers brought to our attention some updates in the totals of the financial report. As a result, we decided to reprint the affected pages in their entirety with the updated numbers in this issue. We regret the error. 2015
2014
2013
88,024 (34,186) 53,838 862 3,094 2,622 6,803 997 3,692 20,693 92,601
84,673 (32,653) 52,020 1,416 2,205 1,995 6,712 798 3,907 21,865 90,918
32,994 9,013 16,181 2,396 17,023 13,530 91,137 1,464
31,634 8,793 15,704 2,047 16,845 13,023 88,046 2,872
REVENUES (IN 000S)
Student tuition and fees 90,254 Less, financial aid (36,039) Net tuition and fees 54,215 Governmental grants 982 Operational gifts and grants 2,848 Capital gifts 2,179 Endowment returns designated for operations 7,075 Investment income 643 Other 3,516 Auxiliary services 21,656 Total operating revenues 93,114
58%
Net tuition and fees
1% Investment income 1% Government grants 2% Capital gifts 3% Operational gifts and 4% grants Other
Revenues 2014-2015
EXPENSES (IN 000S)
fiscal year
Instructional Academic support Student services Public service Auxiliary services General institutional support Total operating expenses Net operating income/(loss)
8% Endowment
returns designated 23% Auxiliary for operations services
32,402 9,438 16,944 2,273 16,696 14,191 91,944 1,170
N O N O P E R AT I N G R E V E N U E S , E X P E N S E S A N D OT H E R C H A N G E S ( I N 0 0 0 S )
Endowment and life income gifts 1,501 Endowment investment returns, net of amount designated for operations (7,823) Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts (174) 18% Auxiliary Other non-operating income — services Investment return on trusts and gift annuities 16 Change in value of split interest agreements (Trusts and CGA’s) (364) Total nonoperating revenues, expenses and other changes (6,844)
35% Instructional
Total changes in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year
Expenses 2014-2015
3% Public service
fiscal year
10%
Academic support
16%
Supporting services, institutional support
18%
Student services
(5,674) 249,965 244,291
3,210
2,053
9,969 578 (38) 1,673 (1,567) 13,825
1,796 49 (207) 945 (193) 4,443
15,289 234,676 249,965
7,315 227,361 234,676
“ God has provided me with the financial resources to be in an environment where I can grow closer to him. The best part about seeking God is that he seeks you, too.” — Kelly Hopkins ’18, engineering major
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DONOR PROFILE
CHRIS ’79 & HEIDI BINGAMAN ’80 GIVING BACK, GIVING NOW Chris ’79 and Heidi Bingaman ’80 have been an integral part of Messiah College for more than 35 years. They are both alumni of Messiah and two of their four daughters, Emily ’05 and Lindsey ’08, attended here, as well. They have hosted informational events on behalf of the College and have served as institutional ambassadors in the upper Susquehanna Valley where they live. Currently, Heidi is on the Messiah Board of Trustees where she is an active member of the Committee on Advancement. Both served as former chairs of the Parent Council. In that role, they were instrumental in launching the Good Samaritan Fund, which is a resource for students who encounter unexpected financial distress during their time at Messiah. This vital fund often has been the bridge that permits students to remain at Messiah despite unanticipated financial hardship. Bingaman and Son Lumber, Inc. (BSL), – Chris’s family’s business – has long been a benefactor of Messiah College through donations of lumber for various campus projects, including the High Center for Worship and Performing Arts and the upcoming Fitness/ Wellness Center. Recently, the couple established the Bingaman and Son, Inc. Scholarship Endowment, which benefits children of BSL employees who wish to attend Messiah College. In addition, alumni of the Northumberland Christian School may also receive the scholarship if no current BSLaffiliated students are attending Messiah at the time. The Bingamans deeply value the Christian educational mission of Messiah and are grateful for the opportunity to support other families in their community who wish for their children to attend Messiah. We are so thankful to them for their continued support of our students through this scholarship fund and through their faithful generosity over many years.
2015
2014
2013
33,260 97,858 131,124 (4.12%)
33,242 103,523 136,765 10.72%
27,567 95,957 123,525 6.89%
13,210 1,687 4,736 163 591 1,360 137,692 8,992 2,787 595 3,995 134,981 310,789
14,809 1,603 5,080 156 804 767 144,544 9,890 2,855 3,901 4,169 131,272 319,850
13,012 1,929 4,024 157 796 678 131,954 9,140 2,667 3,592 134,206 302,155
6,260 1,613 146 1,109 7,341 1,499 43,372 2,410 2,748 66,498
5,517 1,682 123 1,130 7,788 1,819 46,839 2,383 2,604 69,885
6,032 1,282 119 923 7,143 1,677 45,459 2,376 2,468 67,479
196,812 14,896 32,583 244,291 310,789 (5,674)
203,213 15,219 31,533 249,965 319,850 15,289
195,503 11,568 27,605 234,676 302,155 7,315
S U M M A R Y S TAT E M E N T O F E N D OW M E N T F U N D S ( I N 0 0 0 S )
Donor endowment Board-designated endowment Total endowed funds Endowment investment return ASSETS (IN 000S)
Cash and cash equivalents Notes and accounts receivable, net Promises to give, net Interest receivable Inventories Prepaid expenses and other assets Investments Assets held in trust Loans receivable - students Deposits with trustee under debt agreements Beneficial interest in perpetual trusts Property and equipment, net Total Assets LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS (IN 000S)
Liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses Student deposits Funds held in custody for others Deferred revenue Annuities payable Funds held in trust for others Long-term debt U.S. government grants refundable Other Liabilities Total Liabilities Net assets: Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net assets Total Change in Net Assets MESSIAH COLLEGE NET ASSETS
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 0
$50
Unrestricted net assets
$100
$150
Temporarily restricted
$200
$250 Millions
Permanently restricted
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FAITH FOLLOWING JESUS, FOLLOWING YOUR HEART
BY ROBYN PASSANTE
In 2008, marketing graduate Jason Kichline ’99 was a partner at Andculture, a successful marketing and website design firm he’d launched with a friend right out of college. That’s when he got some unexpected advice—from above.
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And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:26
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rop your nets and follow me’ was the word from the Lord that hit me,” said Kichline, who was getting more involved in his church and less enchanted by longer work weeks with no clear vision for the future. “When I heard that,” he said, “as a Web developer, it meant, ‘Stop doing Web development and start doing mobile development.’ But the other interpretation was, if I’m getting tangled up in the business, then I’m not going to be free to follow Jesus where he wants me to go.” As Christians, following Jesus is always the goal. But making the leap to do so can seem daunting when we don’t know how and where we’ll land. Thankfully, God does know — and plenty of Messiah graduates have
found that out firsthand. Kichline took God at his word, sitting down with his Andculture partners. He told them he wanted to keep working there but would give up his stake in the company. “They were pretty understanding, shocked a little bit,” he said, which mirrored his own feelings. He didn’t know what God had planned, just that this felt right. “When God calls, he doesn’t really give you the entire picture. It’s more ‘put yourself in a position to follow me — I’ve got something coming.’” That “something” was a challenge to get organized. During a meeting at church, the worship leader had told Kichline, who is a musician, to make paper copies of music and file them in binders. “I blurted out, ‘We need to make an app for that,’” said Kichline. “She looked at me and said, ‘You can’t do that.’”
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That’s when Kichline created OnSong, an application that helps worship leaders and other musicians organize and streamline their music filing system. Today, OnSong gets more than 100 downloads a day. It also spurred The OnSong Project, through which part of the proceeds from the app sales are used to buy musical instruments and sound equipment for churches in need. “It’s a ministry that’s funded by a business,” explained Kichline. That worship leader who told him to get organized? She’s now OnSong’s marketing director. His wife Jaime (McCarty) ’99 also has supported his venture, personally and professionally, managing their employees and the financial side of the operation.
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That kind of spousal support is what it took for Stephanie (Fenton) Perry ’99 to realize her dream. The graphic designer was working in Messiah’s Office of Marketing and Communications five years ago when she started daydreaming about opening her own café. After two years of talking to her husband Ammon ’09 about it, he finally spoke up. “My husband looked at me one day and said ‘Do you really want to do this? Because we can do this,’” Perry said, giggling at the memory. “I’m not a huge risk taker, so this was a ginormous risk for me.” But she instinctively felt her heart leap and ultimately she followed it. “I quit a steady job, a steady income, gave up my health insurance,” she said, “and I just jumped.” The couple, who had virtually no
After listening to some unexpected advice, Jason Kichline ’99 gave up stake in his company and created something new: the mobile application Onsong, which organizes music for worship leaders.
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See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19
WHAT’S A LEAP OF FAITH VS. RECKLESSNESS? Running a restaurant requires daily prep work— slicing veggies, baking bread, washing dishes, ordering mass quantities of coffee. For Yellow Bird Café owners Stephanie (Fenton) ’99 and Ammon Perry ’09, however, the real groundwork began two years before they opened their location in midtown Harrisburg. The couple came up with a business plan, a timeline and marketing strategies. They scouted out locations. Visited cafes, bakeries and coffee shops. They read reviews. Researched kitchen equipment. Met with their accountant. Completed a food safety course. Tested recipes on family, friends and co-workers. Hosted parties. Created a Facebook page and promoted the café six months before it opened. “We prayed a lot about it,”
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said Stephanie Perry, “And Ammon practiced baking bread like nobody’s business. The Perrys prepped before they leapt—and that’s key. Funny enough, those who take calculated risks share many traits with those who take foolish ones. Both groups tend to be curious, open to new experiences and have lots of social connections. They also question how systems operate—“Isn’t there a better way?”—and are willing to take a stand. “The big difference,” said Chuck Jantzi, professor of psychology at Messiah College, “is that people who are wise in their risk-taking are high on conscientiousness, which means they are more deliberate, less impulsive. They usually have a large plan before they do things. And they usually care
deeply about the outcome.” For the Perrys, working near their home was strategic. “One of the things we realized in our research of the area was that the café would fill a missing niche,” said Perry. “We spent time getting involved in the community we lived in, making connections, meeting influential people and forming friendships. It was a vital part of the café start-up going smoothly.” While a leap of faith can look crazy to the outside world, for those who have done their background work, it’s not as foolish as it might appear. “Successful people have grit,” said Jantzi. “They have back-up plans, and they prepare for failure. Whereas, people who are foolish, they just rush in.” — Anna Seip
COURTESY OF PHIL WILMOT ’12
Phil Wilmot ’12 lives in Uganda and started the nonprofit Solidarity Uganda, which empowers communities to work toward social change.
professional culinary experience, researched spaces, came up with a menu, rented a building in midtown Harrisburg and renovated what is now Yellow Bird Café. Though Ammon is an avid baker and both liked to entertain, running their own restaurant had a steep learning curve. Perry says when you take a leap of faith you have to be open to the way it unfolds — and be prepared to bobble the landing a little bit. “I never had classes that told me how to order things, and I remember getting my first order. After I got all the lettuce in the fridge, it was just a wall of green. It was awful,” she laughed. “I probably go through 16 heads of lettuce a week, and that first time I had ordered 48 heads just of red leaf lettuce, plus spinach, arugula and romaine.” The Perrys opened Yellow Bird in February 2013 to overwhelming success, with lines out
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FAITH OUT IN MY DAILY LIFE. THIS IS WHO I AM.” — Stephanie Perry ’99
the door its first three days. Perry says what she didn’t realize then but understands now is that her gifts for hospitality have turned the business venture into a ministry — which she believes is exactly what God had in mind. “God opened doors and shut doors,” she said. “I can see it all now. It was like this maze that took us to where we are. I like acting faith out in my daily life. This is who I am. This is how I want to embrace you, get to know you and be your friend.”
Connecting with people authentically is what Phil Wilmot ’12, who majored in peace and conflict studies and cross-cultural ministries, has sought continually. As a student, he took time off from his studies at Messiah to live among the homeless in Harrisburg. Later, he
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and his wife Suzan moved from Pennsylvania to her home village in Uganda to put down roots and build up others there. “While I’m confident the decision to permanently move to East Africa was the right one, it hasn’t been without its challenges,” said Wilmot, who has been arrested and regularly threatened by Uganda’s government. He also has spent time demanding for the release of kidnapped and tortured friends, rushed to scrape together funds to hire lawyers and implemented activities to further the cause of his nonprofit, Solidarity Uganda, which empowers communities through education to work toward social change. “When I consider what I’ve lost most,” he said, “it’s people. My transatlantic relationships are pretty starved at this point.” Though he misses friends and family back 18 | WINTER 2016 • THE BRIDGE • MESSIAH COLLEGE
COURTESY OF DAWNIQUE SHURY ’12
After interning at the United Nations, Dawnique Shury ’12 now contributes to the educational development for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn Initiative and serves as a youth ambassador in New York City.
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. Psalms 37: 23-24
home, Wilmot says the decision to go was an easy one. “I think a commitment to something greater than one’s self is required to sustain one’s faith. This manifests itself — or fails to manifest itself — in the decisions we make, many of which likely require risk or sacrifice,” Wilmot said. “Those who maintain their worldviews and uphold the status quo without the sense of urgency in stretching their worlds beyond that actually believe in nothing at all, so yes, ‘leaps of faith’ — or maybe more accurately, ‘ventures into doubt’ — are probably required for us to grow.” NOT AFRAID TO JUMP
Growth also can come when following your heart means staying still, silent and patient, says Dawnique Shury ’12.
“A leap of faith doesn’t have to be a leap. It can also be about being OK being where you didn’t think you wanted to be,” said Shury, whose faith and patience were stretched when she came to Messiah from her home country of Guyana. Embracing a culture, a people and a lifestyle so different from her own was difficult at times, but the young idealist grew stronger in her faith and in her passion. In her short career since graduating in youth ministries from Messiah, Shury has worked alongside Guyanese diplomats, interned at the United Nations and served as a global youth ambassador in Washington D.C. She now lives in New York City contributing to education development for Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn initiative, the goal of which is to educate the 62 million girls around the world who are not in school.
“I’m not afraid to jump,” Shury said of her many moves. “I’m not afraid of hearing ‘no’ either. Even though I’m initially like, ‘Oh, I hope it comes true,’ I can make it work. If it’s meant to be, it will be. If it’s not, I’ll move on to Plan B, because Plan B is going to be so much better.” Whether it’s toward a lifelong dream or a venture into doubt, a leap of faith is one that is compelled by compassion, powered by prayer and led by God. “God wants us to stretch ourselves and reach out to others,” said Kichline. “I think what it comes down to is a whole lot of compassion usually makes you move. When you start realizing the love Jesus has for you in the world, you start feeling that compassion and it compels you. You have to do something. I think God sees that and puts the stepping stones under your feet.” B MESSIAH COLLEGE • THE BRIDGE • WINTER 2016 | 19
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PIECES of our PAST BY ERIN BRAY ’10 PHOTOS BY DONOVAN ROBERTS WITMER ’99
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handmade wheelchair. A jar of broken glass. Currency from the Grantham National Bank. Those are just a few of the items found in the 70-year-old Archives of Messiah College. More than 100 years have passed since founder S.R. Smith first opened the doors to the Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training home. Since then, the College has gone through several name changes and has grown exponentially. So how then do we keep track of the pieces of Messiah’s past? And what helps us tell the story of our beloved institution?
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any of the answers come from the Archives of Messiah College. Located in the ground floor of Murray Library and Learning Commons, the Archives holds the official records of the College’s governing boards, administrative and educational departments, and student organizations. It’s also a repository of photos, records, periodicals and artifacts that give us intriguing insight into Messiah’s history. From penmanship profiles to cheerleading uniforms and everything between, the archives is a key to the College’s past. HISTORY OF THE ARCHIVES
In 1942, Clara Hoffman, the College’s first librarian, and her sister Mary began to collect objects for a small museum. Their small collection spurred the formal establishment of the Archives of Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives in 1946 when Mary Hoffman was named its first curator. Today, the two combined archives seek to collect and preserve many types of materials that reflect the College’s history and heritage. These dual resources, which are accessible to students, maintain a cultural memory of the relationship between the denomination and college. Director of the Archives Glen Pierce ’70 oversees the archives and all of its pieces. When an item arrives, he examines it, determines if it is a good fit and, if so, collects and catalogs information about it. Only then does an item become an official part of the College archives. Most of the time the items are in good shape, but, if needed, the item will be restored as close to its original state as possible. With each new object cataloged into the records, viewers get a fresh insight into the rich past of Messiah College—whether it’s from the days of Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home, Messiah Bible School or Messiah College. The following pages show some of the countless artifacts that make up Messiah’s archives.
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Before Messiah College joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), it was a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). This soccer ball is from a men’s NCCAA Championship won in 1978.
Did you know Messiah used to have cheerleaders? This sweater was worn by Donna (Niesley) Bert during her time at Messiah from 1965-1967. The cheerleaders pictured on page 21 used to cheer for basketball games. 6. BROKEN GLASS
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College founder S.R. Smith started a noodle and macaroni manufacturing plant in Harrisburg, Pa., that eventually moved to Grantham. Because of new opportunities in Grantham, the Messiah Bible College also moved from Harrisburg to its current site. The noodle factory began when Smith’s wife supplemented the family’s income by making noodles and delivering them to neighbors. She did this without her husband’s knowledge until he came home one day and found her asleep beside a batch of noodles. He left his own pursuits and joined his wife in the kitchen. The enterprise quickly became a success and moved from her kitchen to a small factory on Cameron Street. After moving to Grantham, the Smith Company continued to expand. After Smith’s death in 1916, however, business matters were in a state of disarray, and the factory closed its doors in 1922. 4 . THE CLARION
A copy of the first ever Clarion Yearbook, printed in 1924
These glass shards come from a dramatic climax in a dedication sermon preached by J.R. Zook on Jan. 6, 1912. During the dedication of Old Main, the College’s first building, Zook proclaimed against the entrance of certain evils into the school. As Zook proclaimed each evil (ranging from materialism to “murderous and gambling ball games,” among others), he held up a slip of paper and put each into a glass tumbler. After Zook received a resounding “yes” from the audience when he asked if they should “denounce and repel” such evils, he threw the tumbler to the floor and crushed it with his foot as a symbolic gesture. 7. P E N N Q UA R T E T PAT C H
Here is a patch from 1938 that members of Messiah College’s Penn Quartet would wear. That year, the men’s singing group was comprised of Hartman Landis, Earl Musser, Clair Hoffman and David Hoover. Accompanying the patch is a photo of the group. 8 . S . R . S M I T H D R AW I N G S
President S.R. Smith became known for his talented penmanship and was asked to give public demonstrations, to write names of families in Bibles and to make greeting cards. Here are some examples of his work, including name cards. In his journal
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(initialed SRS on p. 20), he kept lists of some of the people he did Christmas cards for. 9. TIME CAPSULE
At the Centennial Celebration Homecoming in 2009, students gathered artifacts for this time capsule. The capsule is scheduled to be opened at Homecoming 2034.
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This telescope was owned by S.R. Smith, the first president of Messiah College. He donated it, along with test tubes and a microscope, to the institution during his time here. Those supplies enabled the College to begin to offer science as a course of study. The telescope is currently on loan to the Oakes Museum of Natural History. 1 1 . S O L A R T E A M H AT
This cap is just one of the many artifacts given to the archives from Messiah’s Genesis Solar Race Car team. In 1995, Messiah’s engineering department sponsored an entry in Sunrayce, a national intercollegiate race of solar-powered cars. The College was one of 65 teams that registered for the race, making it (at the time) the largest and most competitive solar car race ever. The team went on to also race in the ’97, ’99 and ’01 races. The ’97 solar car shell is housed in the basement of Frey Hall.
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First-year students used to receive hats during orientation, such as this beanie from 1968.
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President S.R. Smith and some of his associates founded a one-teller bank in Grantham in 1910 to handle the business generated by his noodle factory. The Grantham National Bank had its own currency printed by the government in Washington, D.C. The money would arrive in large sheets that the cashier would cut out into individual bills before use. 15. CHINESE SCROLL
Opening the door to international students always has been a top priority of Messiah College. Some records point back to Messiah having international students as early as 1944, when this Christmas greeting was sent to the College and signed by FuTung Liu and Hwi-Lan Swen, the first Chinese students to attend Messiah College.
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Here is a blueprint of the Messiah College grounds and buildings from May 1938.
ASK THE ARCHIVIST Director of the Archives Glen Pierce ’70 has overseen the day-to-day operations of both the Archives of Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives since 2007. With the help of 3-4 students and community volunteers, he is responsible for securing new acquisitions, cataloging and preserving materials, and conducting research related to Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Church. Prior to working at Messiah, Pierce worked with Brethren in Christ Missions, the Brethren in Christ Publishing House and the Theological College of Zimbabwe. We sat down with Glen to learn about life as an archivist. WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY LIKE? Pierce: Each day is a mix of checking and re-
sponding to emails, fulfilling various research requests, finding background information, assigning work to work-study students and volunteers, and cataloging new items into the archives. There is always something to do, and if I get bored with one thing, there are seven other things waiting for me to complete! WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB? Pierce: I am helping to preserve the
various aspects of church and college history for the use of current and future researchers. I try my best to help preserve, interpret and make available what has been happening with the Brethren in Christ Church and Messiah College throughout the years.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIFACT? Pierce: One of my favorites is a table that was
at the front of the Bethel, Kansas, church. In 1894, the Brethren in Christ held their General Conference at Bethel. On the last day Rhoda Lee, a recent convert to the church, was allowed to read a paper urging the
church to get involved in foreign missions. At first there was no response to her impassioned plea. But later that day, a man walked to the front of the church and put a $5 bill on this table. As a result, a foreign mission fund was established and three years later, a group of five missionaries were sent to southern Africa, thus beginning the denomination’s first overseas missions venture. Now the BIC church overseas has more members than the North America church. We also have the diaries of Frances Davidson, one of those first five missionaries. They start when she was in college and continue throughout her missionary service in Africa, including her founding of Macha Mission in Zambia – site of the Malaria Institute at Macha, founded by Messiah alumnus Dr. Phil Thuma ’70. The oldest items in the archives are two Bibles that are more than 450 years old. Published in Switzerland by Christoph Froschauer, they were known as Anabaptist Bibles and were often confiscated. They are fairly rare, and we have two copies.
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This homemade wheelchair was used to transport Messiah teacher and librarian Clara Hoffman (for whom Hoffman Hall is named) around campus. Clara’s sister Mary was also an influential in the College’s early years, serving as first College archivist. B
If you have something you think would help preserve the history of Messiah, contact Glen Pierce, director of the archives, at gpierce@ messiah.edu or 717-766-2511 ext. 6048. Have memories of the artifacts mentioned in this story? There is always more to the story, and we would love to hear about it. Send your comments and recollections to Editor Anna Seip at aseip@messiah.edu or comment on The Bridge Facebook page. MESSIAH COLLEGE • THE BRIDGE • WINTER 2016 | 25
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The Campaign for Wellness has reached $5.6 million of its $6 million goal for significant facility expansion in fitness, wellness and athletics.
Campaign for Wellness close to $6M goal Launched last year, the Camp aign for Wellness focuses on facility expansion in fitness, wellness and athletics, the cornerstone of which is a new fitness/wellness center. Projects include the 29,750-square-foot fitness/ wellness center with weight lifting, cardio training and group fitness space; centralized locker rooms; a renovation to the Fredricksen Natatorium; expansion to Brubaker Auditorium;
renovation to Hitchcock Arena; expansion to the weight room; and a new faculty office suite for the Department of Health and Human Performance. • As of the winter Board of Trustees meetings, more than $5.6 million has been raised toward our goal of $6 million. “We are deeply grateful for the generous responses of our key constituencies,” said President Kim Phipps, “including all board members as well as alumni, parents, and friends.” • We are currently working with alumni of the men’s and women’s basketball teams to raise $250,000 for the new state-of-the-art scoreboard in
the renovated Hitchcock Arena, which will become the home court for indoor athletics. • We also are working to raise endowment dollars that will help with the long-term maintenance and upkeep of the fitness/wellness center. Campaign Co-Chairs Rick Jordan and Kelly Phipps note that the most important feature of this campaign is that these new resources undergird the overall educational experience at Messiah College. Messiah approaches higher education from a holistic perspective. We are all created in the image of God, and Messiah seeks to nurture all aspects of student development.
The overlapping triangles in the Messiah College Campaign for Wellness logo represent the connection of the mind, body and spirit and how these elements nurture and empower one another toward wellness. The dark blue triangle represents a strong body; the green triangle, a sound mind; and the light blue triangle, a vibrant spirit. The triangle shape also points to our triune God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 26 | WINTER 2016 • THE BRIDGE • MESSIAH COLLEGE
The proposed new facilities are not simply “enhancements” — they are critical to the mission of Messiah College to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith, in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society. We welcome participation in the campaign by all alumni and friends of Messiah College. Our plan is to break ground this spring. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT MESSIAH.EDU/CFW.
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Former director of The Pulse works as Chicago reporter When she joined the staff as the director of The Pulse when it launched in 2011, Morgan Lee ’12 could only dream it would become Messiah’s student-run media hub. What started as a radio station and yearbook has expanded to include a monthly magazine, website and thriving social media presence. “I’m excited when I see photos of student events,” said Lee, who follows The Pulse on Facebook. “One of the best gifts I think The Pulse has given is bringing photographers to student events. It reinforces a sense of shared excitement and community.” After graduation, Lee was accepted into a nine-month leadership program, the Coro Fellows Program of Public Affairs, in New York City. In the city, she completed six internships, working everywhere from offices
in commercial real estate to the teacher’s union. Eventually, Lee joined an online news company based in the city. During her first reporting stint, Lee had coffee with Katelyn Beaty, a fellow Christian college alum who worked as the print managing editor of Christianity Today magazine. Several months after their meeting, Beaty invited Lee to apply for a residency with the Chicago publication. Now an editor for the magazine, Lee writes articles about global issues for print and Web. “As a reporter, I’m glad that I have a background in politics,” she said. “It’s good to have a global understanding, since that’s one-third to one-half of the things I write about.” Lee says her experience at Messiah pushed her to learn more about social justice and
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MESSIAH ALUMNA PROMOTED TO PREVENTION DIRECTOR OF NSVRC
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JEN GROVE ’97 ADVOCATES FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS ON NATIONAL LEVEL With a passion for prevention, Jen Grove ’97 has worked in the anti-violence field her entire career. Recently promoted to the position of prevention director at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) in Enola, Pa., she first learned about victim advocacy and prevention as at Messiah. “Professors invited local service providers as speakers for our classes, which was a great way for us as students to see
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MORGAN LEE ’12 WRITES FOR CHRISTIANITY TODAY
An editor for Christianity Today, Morgan Lee ’12 got her start at The Pulse.
gave her a broader awareness of human rights. “It also made my faith more resilient,” she said. “Growing up in a conservative household, I had a particular idea of what Christianity and faith
was like. My time at Messiah made me more open to questioning things.”
what career possibilities were out there,” said Grove. “One was from a domestic violence and sexual assault counseling center. What she shared about that work sparked my interest. Being a student at Messiah opened my eyes to a whole new world.” A family studies graduate, she worked as an advocate and preventionist at local rape crisis programs before joining the NSVRC as the online resource coordinator and, later, the prevention outeach coordinator. “I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to spend so many years working directly with victims and survivors,” said Grove, “because it’s given me a solid foundation and an understanding of the issue that enables me to do this important work now at the
national level.” In her new role, she conducts prevention trainings around the U.S. and partners with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. She also serves on national public health and prevention panels as an expert on the subject of sexual violence prevention. After almost 20 years of advocating for victims, Grove continues the tough but necessary work that first sparked her interest as a student. —Rose Talbot ’16
— Rose Talbot ’16 TO READ LEE’S ARTICLES, VISIT CHRISTIANITYTODAY.COM.
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Emmy-winning alum sees life from behind the camera
PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIG J. WOZNIAK ’85
CRAIG J. WOZNIAK ’85 ENJOYS 30-YEAR CAREER
Craig J. Wozniak ’85 works as a freelance camera operator for major networks.
Recording a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden one night. Operating a studio camera for the Major League Baseball network the next. Covering the Thanksgiving parade in New York City for CBS. For freelance camera operator Craig Wozniak ’85, a typical work week is, well, anything but typical. “Every day is a little different, which keeps it interesting,” said the radio, television and film production major. “It’s both a technical and creative process to capture the images that tell the story.”
Throughout his career, Wozniak has documented everything from national political conventions to police patrols to press events for major motion pictures. In 2000, he added professional sports to his portfolio, working for Fox Sports, CBS and Comcast. He won two technical team Sports Emmys for electronic camera operation for the show “MLB Tonight” in 2011 and 2013. “I can often be found at NBA, NHL and MLS events in the New York City area, as well as HBO boxing and college sports,” he explained, “usually working
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Wozniak received two Emmy for his camera work with the show ‘MLB Tonight’ in 2011 and 2013.
a hand-held, shoulder-mounted camera.” Although he was hired as an audio-visual technician only months after graduation, Wozniak gained valuable hands-on experience through his involvement with radio and television production through Messiah. “Those experiences set the foundation for what would eventually become a 30-year career working in a field that is both challenging and rewarding on a daily basis,” he said. — Rose Talbot ’16
“IT’S BOTH A TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE PROCESS TO CAPTURE THE IMAGES THAT TELL THE STORY.” — Craig J. Wozniak ’85
“Just a few days ago we realized that we hadn’t been to the grocery store in months,” said psychology grad Julie Henninger ’10. How is that possible? Is she a busy mom who relies on fastfood drive-thrus? A wealthy socialite who has all meals delivered to her home? An astronaut on the International Space Station? None of the above. She’s a farmer. She and her husband Matthew Lowe run Good Keeper Farm, a year-round, community supported agriculture (CSA) operation that provides vegetables, meat, dairy, fruit, breads, tortillas, eggs and a growing variety of staples like cooking oil to all of its members every week. “We like to say that we are the first members,” said Henninger. “We love living on, almost exclusively, the same food our customers enjoy.” Henninger grew up loving food and gardening, volunteering at the World Hunger Relief Farm in Waco, Texas, after graduation. Once she returned home to the Carlisle, Pa., area, she worked for three years as the farm manager of Earth Spring Farm, a local non-certified organic vegetable farm. When she met and married Lowe—who had worked for an urban farm company in San Francisco, the couple turned their hobby into a career. “Friends, family and strangers all find common needs and desires at the dinner table,” said Henninger. “We want to grow good, fresh and nutrient-dense foods and to increase the quality
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JULIE HENNINGER ’10 FINDS SUSTAINABLE ROUTE TO DINNER
Julie Henninger ’10 and husband Matthew Lowe run Good Keeper Farm, a yearround CSA in Gardners, Pa. and vitality of the humans who consume it.” The two-person operation began its first growing season last year. While they produce their own vegetables, eggs, poultry, pork and dairy, they supplement their CSA offerings by including bread from Talking Breads in Carlisle, tortillas from MidSt8 Taco at the West Shore Farmers Market, grassfed beef from a Newville farm and fruit from Oyler’s Organic Orchard in Biglerville and Three Springs Fruit Farm in Wenksville. “As time goes on,” said Henninger, “and our fruit trees grow and we work more land, we will produce a greater share of our [CSA] offerings, but we do a lot already and enjoy teaming with other producers.” It’s a productive, active lifestyle that requires constant attention.
Building the infrastructure of the farm requires growing and testing crops while also learning from mistakes. Henninger also works at Apple Valley Creamery, a family operation in East Berlin, to supplement their income while her husband works at the farm full time. The couple’s plan is for Good Keeper to provide their whole livelihood eventually. “It has been exhausting, but we feel very fortunate to have been able to spread this work out over the whole season,” Henninger said, “which we believe is at the heart of sustainability. Right now, it is just Matt and I. We would like to hire someone local next year in hopes to take a vacation sometime.” —Anna Seip FOR MORE PHOTOS OF GOOD KEEPER FARM , VISIT MESSIAH.EDU/HENNINGER
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1970s Glen Halvorsen ’72 retired as the chaplain at Covenant Village in Cromwell, Conn., after 20 years of service in 2015.
1980s Carol Troxell ’82 works as the CFO of Rescor Companies in Boston, Mass. Mel L. Horton ’85 works as the assistant dean of assessment and school/ community partnerships at Central Connecticut State University. Heather Helms ’87, a family studies graduate,
received the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring from the National Council on Family Relations.
1990s Lucinda L. Graybill ’90 works as a supply organist/ music director assistant at St. Bartholomew’s United Church (ELCA) in Hanover, Pa. Scott Galen ’93 works as a principal for Ephrata Area School District in Pennsylvania. Jason ’98 and Sarah (Loyer) Baxter ’98 announce the birth of Ryan Jacob, April 17, 2015.
Joshua Davis ’02 and Jennifer Wolfe married Aug. 18, 2012. Joshua works as operations manager at Amazon.
Rachel (Alvarez) ’99 and Leonard Hoover announce the birth of Cordelia Elizabeth, Feb. 6, 2012. Rachel works as a reading support teacher in Conestoga Valley School District in Pennsylvania.
Rachel (Mackin) ’02 and Joel Kamm married Nov. 21, 2015.
2000s Jenny (Piccolo) ’01 and Matthew Corsey announce the birth of Katherine Jolene, May 30, 2015. Georgia (Reed) Stone ’01 is a member of the Penn Delco School Board in Brookhaven, Pa.
Heather Ross ’03 works as a library manager at Pima County Public Library in Tucson, Ariz. Matthew Thomas ’04 is a is a lecturer in comparative education and sociology of education at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
Kristin (Minnick) ’06 and Chris Denton ’06 announce the birth of Brynn Audrey, Oct. 20, 2015. Jessica (Giacomelli) ’06 and Peter Wurst married Nov. 25, 2014. Leslie (Smith) ’07 and Derek Ricker ’07 announce the birth of Kinsley Ann, Sept. 5, 2015. Maris (Miller) ’08 and Philip Hufnal married June 27, 2015. Lisa Hess ’09 and Gregory Shutter married May 30, 2015.
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Michelle (Bomboy) ’09 and Brian Knight announce the birth of Mary Alice, May 12, 2012. Michelle works as an assistant director of foundations at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C. Amber (Miller) ’11 and Charles Rowdon ’09 announce the birth of Samantha Renee, Sept. 20, 2015.
2010s Caitlin Babcock ’10 and Matthew Gordon married April 25, 2015. Elisabeth Sharber ’09 and Andrew Exner ’10 married
July 10, 2015. In Maryland, Elisabeth is a teacher at Crossland High School while Andrew works as an assistant director of foundation relations at Capitol Technology University. Jennifer Yavor ’10 and Chad Goodling ’10 married Sept. 20, 2014. Trisha (Allison) ’10 and Brian Paulhamus ’11 announce the birth of Madison Joy, July 4, 2015. Rebekah Seymour ’10 and Brett Laird married Aug. 22, 2014. Rebekah is a personal care aide at Soaring Heights School in State College, Pa.
Jennifer Souter ’10 works as a pastor at Oakdale Church in Olney, Md. Calvin D. Tucker Jr. ’10 won a songwriter award at Uplifting Minds National Talent Competition. He is the producer and headlining artist of the TRU-Motivation National Music Tour. Matthew Jeschke ’11 and his wife Beth announce the birth of Molly Elizabeth, Aug. 8, 2015. Matthew works as a director of operations at Redux Properties in Reston, Va.
Rebekah (Crossman) ’11 and Jesse Strangfeld ’11 announce the birth of Gabriel Seth, Nov. 9, 2015.
Katie (Blosenski) ’12 and Christopher Vasaturo ’12 announce the birth of Oliver Quinn, Nov. 5, 2014.
Jenny (Kelly) ’12 and Andrew Grunauer announce the birth of Tobias Dietrich, Sept. 28, 2015.
Bethany Berge ’13 and Clifton Kern married June 20, 2015.
Gabrielle (Nagy) ’12 and Daniel Miller married June 27, 2015. Becky Mobley ’13 and Andrew Riccardo ’12 married Nov. 7, 2015. Becky is a crisis advocate at YWCA of Greater Harrisburg and Andrew is a scheduler at NASCO.
Caitlin Landis ’13 and Matthew Lobach married Aug. 8, 2015. She is pursuing a master’s in social work at Temple University. Liesl Nafziger ’13 and Jeremy Knauer married Aug. 29, 2015. Jocelyn Carpenter ’15 and Justin Lashley married June 6, 2015.
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Chapel program remains hallmark of Messiah life SMALL GROUPS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR FAITH OUTSIDE BRUBAKER
and chaplains. The chapel format changes address the needs of students from many diverse backgrounds, providing a choice in worship. “This way, we are hoping students are more intentional about attending chapels,” said Evie Telfer, student ministries pastor. “We don’t want it to be just about swiping their cards to satisfy a requirement.” Throughout the years chapel has remained consistent in its mission to provide students with exposure to different sectors of the church and theologies and what’s happening around the world in order to engage with challenging thoughts and ideas. “I hope students leave chapel with an idea that provokes thought, a seed that gets planted, and causes them to think more or have a conversation and pray,” said Telfer. —Adela Antal ’16 TO VIEW A VIDEO ABOUT CHAPEL AT MESSIAH COLLEGE, PLEASE VISIT MESSIAH.EDU/CHAPELVIDEO.
Chapel was held outdoors by the Yellow Breeches in this undated file photo.
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During the 2015 fall semester, the college ministries team revamped the chapel program. Now, students must attend 14 chapels each semester. “Here’s what chapel’s all about: It’s an opportunity for the community to come together to exalt Lord Jesus, the one who’s made us, who’s redeemed us,” said College Pastor Don Opitz. The new chapel program is structured around three opportunities to attend each week. Tuesday morning chapel involves a large group worship in Brubaker Auditorium. Tuesday evening chapel, held in Hostetter Chapel, can include a lecture, worship service or discussion on issues through a lens of faith. Thursday morning chapel, held at various campus locations, offers concurrent worship options. Students can join a six-week series, which centers on a book or Bible study. Or, they can attend the Kairos and Salt & Light chapel services led by student leaders
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Attending chapel services always has been a mainstay— and a requirement—of the Messiah College experience. Chapel provides a time for the student body to gather for worship and reflection while also illuminating new thoughts and ideas. For years, students were required to attend 24 chapels each semester. These included common chapels held in Brubaker Auditorium Tuesday and Thursday mornings and alternate chapels, which were usually held in the evenings by various student-led clubs.
Under the new chapel structure launched last fall, students have three opportunities each week to worship and grow in their faith.
“ I hope students leave chapel with an idea that provokes thought, a seed that gets planted, and causes them to think more or have a conversation and pray.” — Evie Telfer, student ministries pastor
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March-May 2016
March 17, 7 p.m.
2016 Schrag Lectures “The Curious History of the Christian Worldview: Theological Origins of the Culture Wars” Parmer Cinema, Boyer Hall Featuring Molly Worthen, assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The lecture is open to the public. No ticket is required. March 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Preview day for Business, Education and Social Science Eisenhower Campus Center Our accepted students and their guests are invited to spend a day at Messiah College. At a preview day, attendees can expect to meet faculty in their area of study, connect with current and prospective students, and learn more about campus life. March 18, 8 p.m.
Azaguno: African Drum and Dance Ensemble Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, Parmer Hall This ensemble performs traditional African-American, Caribbean and Latin-American music and dance while also creating contemporary intercultural works in new theatrical contexts. Messiah students will perform with the ensemble. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the ticket office at 717-691-6036 or messiah. edu/tickets. APRIL April 1 , 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Multi-School Accepted Student Preview Day Eisenhower Campus Center Our accepted students and their guests are invited to spend a day at Messiah College. At a preview day,
attendees can expect to meet faculty, connect with current and prospective students, and learn more about campus life. April 7-9, 8 p.m.; April 10, 3 p.m.
The Tender Land Climenhaga Building, Miller Theater Originally conceived as an opera for television in the early 1950s, this production tells the story of the Moss family, who lives in a small Midwestern town, and the graduation of their oldest daughter, Laurie. For tickets, contact the ticket office at 717-691-6036 or email tickets@ messiah.edu. For more details, visit messiah.edu/theatretickets. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for students. April 9, 8 a.m.
Admissions Open House Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, Parmer Hall High school students and their families are invited to spend a day at Messiah College. The noon meal will be provided free to registered guests. Other highlights include campus tours and information sessions on admissions policies, financial aid, academic programs and campus life. April 14
Special Olympics and Service Day Classes will be canceled to give students, faculty, staff and alumni an opportunity to serve together as an expression of our common commitment to service at Messiah College. Special Olympics will be held on campus while other service events will be held across the region. For more information, visit messiah. edu/serviceday. April 22, 8 a.m.
Admissions Open House Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts,
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From left: Last year, Dylan Thomas ’15 and Ebenezer Degu ’15 created Impact Venture Challenge (IVC), a ‘Shark Tank’-style entrepreneurship business competition. IVC will return April 28, awarding $10,000 to the winning teams. Parmer Hall High school students and their families are invited to spend a day at Messiah College. The noon meal will be provided free to registered guests. Other highlights include campus tours and information sessions on admissions policies, financial aid, academic programs and campus life. April 28, 5 to 9 p.m.
Impact Venture Challenge Finale Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts, Parmer Hall Messiah College will host its second Impact Venture Challenge, a business plan competition modeled after “Shark Tank.” The competition, which awards the winning team with $10,000 in seed money, combines profitability with concern for the common good.
chemistry, mathematics and nursing. For more information, contact Lori Zimmerman at 717-796-5360 or visit messiah.edu/sehsymposium for a schedule of events. MAY May 9 - September 4
Student Work 2015-2016: Annual Juried Exhibition Aughinbaugh Gallery, Climenhaga Building Stop in to see the amazing artwork of Messiah’s students. May 13, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Baccaulaureate Brubaker Auditorium, Eisenhower Campus Center The ceremony is for graduating seniors and guests. Tickets are required. Doors open at 6 p.m. A reception will be held in Hitchcock Arena from 8:45 to 10 p.m.
April 29
13th Annual School of Science, Engineering and Health Symposium Frey, Jordan and Kline halls This daylong event features honor and senior project presentations as well as a variety of student poster sessions. The symposium showcases the important work being done in such diverse areas as computer science, biology, engineering,
May 14, 10 a.m. to noon
2016 Commencement Starry Athletic Complex, Shoemaker Field The Commencement ceremony is for all graduating seniors, master’s program graduates and their guests. For a complete listing of Commencement events that day, go to messiah.edu/commencement.
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