Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to be sending you my first campus update as the president of Messiah University! Thank you to everyone who shared, liked and reposted our university launch video, website and other communications among your professional and personal networks. It was a wonderful opportunity to share Messiah’s story and our institutional brand…

June 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues: Tomorrow is the day we become Messiah University! In addition to readying your own office, department or program for university status—I invite you to engage with and share the news of our official university launch on July 1 at messiah.edu/university and on Messiah’s social media platforms. Of course, even as…

Dear Colleagues: While there has been abundant campus communication in the past several weeks, this is my first President’s Campus Update since we announced our adjusted spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My last update, which I sent on March 11, occurred prior to our undergraduate spring break and at the end of our…

Dear Colleagues: As we approach the half-way mark of our spring term, I realize what a full and challenging semester it has already been! We’ve been fulfilling our usual roles of educating, planning, administering, serving, mentoring, recruiting and creating—while many of us are also devoting significant hours to the campus audit/prioritization process, the development of…

Dear Colleagues: In the past two weeks, Messiah has welcomed many visitors, including: prospective students and their families at open houses; community members for various lectures and performances; our board of trustees for their annual fall meeting; and more than 2,000 visitors for the College’s inaugural combined Homecoming and Family Weekend (with the weather at…

Dear Colleagues: I hope that you and your loved ones are enjoying these beautiful, warm summer months, and are taking some much-deserved respite where you can from the demands of your daily routines. Summer is a fleeting season on a college campus, and we will soon be welcoming students to begin a new academic year!…

Dear Colleagues: Earlier this month, the College’s board of trustees gathered on campus for their annual spring meeting. The board continued important conversations regarding undergraduate enrollment challenges and budget realities. In the midst of these difficult discussions, they remain encouraged by the outstanding accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. At the board’s opening…

Dear Colleagues: I recently had the privilege of meeting with the College’s board of trustees at their annual winter meeting. Our trustees are faithful, committed members of the Messiah community who care deeply about our students and our institutional mission. They were encouraged as we shared with them the good work that you are accomplishing…

Dear Colleagues: Christmas is a wonderful time of year at Messiah! Last week, Kelly and I hosted trustees, alumni, parents and other community friends as we celebrated the joy of the season at Messiah College Christmas. Students and faculty from the School of the Arts are engaged in numerous holiday concert performances. There is much…

Dear Colleagues: As we end our first official week of autumn, I’d like to thank you for making the fall semester launch such a positive experience for students and their families. In recent weeks we have enjoyed the fellowship of Community Day, Fall Educator’s Retreat, New Educator Orientation, Welcome Week, Family Weekend—all while preparing for…