Lawrence A. Q. Burnley, M.Div., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Multicultural Programs, Messiah College
Extending education beyond the classroom helps faculty members like Lawrence Burnley develop students’ appreciation for cultural traditions significantly different from their own, including contemporary and historical tensions and contradictions. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on May 4th, 2009
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Richard Hughes
Distinguished professor of religion and senior fellow, Ernest L. Boyer Center
Messiah College
Is America a Christian nation? Not likely, according to Richard Hughes, distinguished professor of religion and senior fellow of the Ernest L. Boyer Center at Messiah College. Listen to excerpts of Hughes’ new book, “Christian America and the Kingdom of God,“ to draw your own conclusions.
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Posted on April 3rd, 2009
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Paul Gustafson ’09
Engineering major
Chester, Vermont
“Whatever your plans are for the summer, cancel them. I’ve got the best job for you that you’ll ever have.” Those immortal words—etched indelibly in Paul Gustafson’s memory—led to a once-in-a-lifetime experience for this Messiah engineering major and honors program participant.
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Posted on March 3rd, 2009
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Dave Tanis
Director of Adventure Programs
Messiah College
Who would you consider wise enough and skilled enough to hold your teetering life in their hands? That’s what Dave Tanis, director of adventure programs at Messiah College, pondered when he decided to climb the jagged vertical rises of the Grand Teton, Wyoming’s second tallest mountain. The hike required climbers with a grand capacity for mental fortitude and backcountry bravery. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on December 5th, 2008
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Nancy Luley
Head swim coach/aquatic director
Messiah College
Messiah College is blessed to have a proven winner lead its first intercollegiate swim team, and the College has the most unexpected person to thank for it—the coach’s daughter.
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Posted on December 4th, 2008
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Nicolas Hernandez ’09
Economics major
Hometown: Bogotá, Colombia
Nicolas Hernandez ’09 is a living testament to the enduring faculty-student bonds developed at Messiah College and how those relationships can span generations.
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Posted on July 8th, 2008
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