Course Offerings and Faculty
Ad-natomy: Ten Vital Signs of an Effective Ad (Dr. David Hagenbuch)
CANCELED
The Adventure of Leading Groups (Professors David Tanis and Wendell Witter)
June 23-27, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
This course will focus on helping students grow in their ability to lead groups, utilizing adventure education and Messiah College's challenge course. Students will spend time in a small group working through various challenges both on the ground and on high challenge course elements. Throughout the time, students will not only be exposed to a variety of theories related to group dynamics and leadership, but will also gain practical resources related to goal setting, communication, problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution.
Materials Fee: $15
American Indians Today (Dr. James LaGrand)
CANCELED
Civil War: Stories, Places and Legends (Prof. Tanya Morret)
August 4-8, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Creative Writing (Dr. Helen Walker)
CANCELED
Engineering: Designing an Airplane (Dr. Donald Pratt)
CANCELED
Engineering: Racing with a Solar Car (Dr. Donald Pratt)
CANCELED
Engineering Design: Rockets (Dr. Timothy Van Dyke)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Materials Fee: $20
This is rocket science. Well, actually rocket engineering. In this course, students will learn some basic aerodynamic principles that apply to constructing model rockets, use a computer program to simulate the flight of their own model rocket designs, construct their designs, and finally see how they actually do in flight. While all this is going on, the students will be learning about the engineering design process and what it is like to work as an engineer.
Family Relationships (Prof. Paul Johns)
June 23-27, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - CANCELED
August 4-8, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Arguably no relationships can be more joy-filled or potentially painful than those within a family. This mini-course will highlight the often complex web of relationship dynamics that can arise among family members.
Field School in Archaeology (Dr. David Pettegrew)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
"A Field Day in Archaeology" will introduce students to the methods of archaeological research through classroom lecture and discussion, analysis of artifacts (at the Oakes Museum), and three days of excavation on Messiah College's campus. This course will meet M-F, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Hinduism: Gods and Gospels (Dr. Sharon Baker)
August 4-8, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
This course will include an introduction to the Hindu gods and their purpose and their symbolism, the way of salvation for the Hindu people, and the worship practices.
History of Science: Galileo (Dr. Edward Davis)
CANCELED
How to Choose and Craft a Winning History Day Project (Dr. Norman Wilson)
CANCELED
Islam: Belief and Practice (Dr. Sharon Baker)
CANCELED
Kinesiology and Functional Anatomy (Dr. Scott Kieffer)
CANCELED
Making Magic with Math (Prof. Michael Morret)
CANCELED
Making Movies: Digital Media Boot Camp! (Prof. Reid Perkins-Buzo)
June 23-27, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Telling stories using digital video cameras is easier than ever. However, in order to make your movie look more professional, it's important to learn some old-school techniques and newly-minted technologies. Digital Media Boot Camp takes you through these techniques and technologies including screenwriting, camera work, lighting, editing and special effects. In one week, you should be able to take your digital story-telling to the next level!
Musicianship and Critical Learning (Dr. William Stowman)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00-10:30 a.m.
This course is intended to develop critical listening skills for musicians and non-musicians alike by providing strategies to better understand music. Elements of music theory and music history will be included to facilitate a deeper understanding of music from technical, emotional and even spiritual perspectives.
Producing a Creative Writing Portfolio (Prof. Christine Perrin)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Come give fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction writing a try in the presence of keen intelligence, close reading, lively discourse on each other's work. Having good readers who believe you will write something of worth is one giant step (remember the game "Mother May I?") closer to that goal. This class will provide good readers, demonstrate a writer's notebook, show you how to use other poems and stories as models (bad poets borrow, good poet's steal, said Eliot) teach you to be a container for images, fulfill your deepest longing for imaginative conversation, and help you to move closer to finding a language, rhythm, character, and plot that allow the poems and stories that you have to tell to body forth. What better time than dry August to take the creative writing course you could never register for early enough or you intended to take during the busy school year. If you are already a writer but need some structure for your summer writing program, this class would also be ideal!
Renaissance and Reformation: The World Turned Upside Down! (Prof Tanya Morret)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Roller Coast Math (Prof. Michael Morret)
August 4-8, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Materials Fee: $10
Science Lab (Prof. Amber Schilling)
CANCELED
Studio Art Techniques: Ceramics (Dr. Gene VanDyke)
June 23-27, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Introduces various techniques of pinching, coiling, slab building, and casting which are used in both a utilitarian and sculptural manner. Includes instruction in glazing and firing techniques.
Materials Fee: $20
Studio Art Techniques: Painting (Dr. Gene Van Dyke)
August 4-8, 2008; 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Emphasizes studio work with study of master and modern painters. Includes instruction in drawing, color theory, painting from nature, and abstraction.
Materials Fee: $15
Theatre and Social Change (Dr. Valerie Smith)
CANCELED
We Are What We Eat: Food in Literature and Film (Dr. Heidi Lee)
August 4-8, 2008; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Food and eating are an important lens through which we can understand how individuals and communities express and define themselves, other cultures, art, religion, and romance. In this class, we will examine various literary and cinematic representations of food culture and the meanings these texts assign to the preparation, presentation, and exchange or refusal of food.
Women in the Hebrew Bible (Dr. Brian Smith)
CANCELED
Writing Autobiography (Dr. Larry Lake)
CANCELED
Writing for College (Dr. David Dzaka)
CANCELED
Lyceum Lectures
Artistic Creativity (Dr. Gene VanDyke)
Ceramics: Aesthetics and Function (Dr. Gene VanDyke)
The Film Industry and You (Prof. Reid Perkins-Buzo)
How to Read/Write a Good Poem (Prof. Christine Perrin)
Politics: The Search for Power and Public Involvement (Dr. Shirley Warshaw)
The Western Imagination (Dr. Norman Wilson)
What Does a College President Do? (Dr. Kim Phipps)
When Religion Goes Bad (Dr. Sharon Baker)
Faculty
Messiah College Faculty
Sharon L. Baker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology and Religion
Edward B. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of the History of Science
David Dzaka, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
David J. Hagenbuch, D.B.A., Assistant Professor of Marketing
Paul A. Johns, M.A., Lecturer in Human Development and Family Science
H. Scott Kieffer, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Physiology
James B. LaGrand, Ph.D., Associate Professor of American History
Larry M. Lake, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Writing
Heidi Oberholtzer Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English
J. Reid Perkins-Buzo, M.F.A., Assistant Professor of Communication
Christine Perrin, Adjunct Instructor
David K. Pettegrew, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History
Kim S. Phipps, Ph.D., President
Donald G. Pratt, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering
Brian A. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Bible
Valerie R. Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theatre
William J. Stowman, D.M.A., Professor of Music
David J. Tanis, M.A., Director of Adventure Programs
Helen L. Walker, D.A., Associate Professor of Writing
Wendell Witter, M.A., Director of Issacchar's Loft
Gene R. VanDyke, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Visual Arts
Timothy J. Van Dyke, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Engineering
Norman J. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor of History
Mechanicsburg School District Faculty
Tanya Morret
Michael Morret
Amber Schilling
Gettysburg College
Shirley Anne Warshaw, Ph.D., Professor, Political Science
