Tim Sensenig ’15
English and German
Student body president. Honors student. Admissions ambassador. Together for Tomorrow tutor. Tim Sensenig ’15 filled multiple roles as a student at Messiah.
“It’s a huge honor to represent the students,” said Sensenig of his presidential role. “You join the president and her cabinet to provide advice and feedback. You get to ask, ‘Well, how does this affect students?’’
Post-graduate life has brought several new roles and adventures. During the summer, he interned for a U.S. senator in Harrisburg. (In true diplomatic fashion, Sensenig didn’t want to mention names, so as not to alienate any constituents.) He also returned to Messiah to complete teaching certificates in English and German. This fall, he is student teaching at Camp Hill Middle School in Camp Hill, Pa.
Working with Messiah Professor of Politics John Harles, he also is completing an application for a Fulbright Scholarship, with hopes to teach English in Germany for the 2016 academic year.
Oh, and there are plans to be a lawyer. “I want to go to law school in the next five years or so. I love education, and I love teaching,” said Sensenig, “but I’ve developed a love of policy-making and law-making. It’s interfaced well with English. Shaping people’s lives through language is a powerful thing.”
As his career begins, he looks back on his undergraduate experience fondly. From the first day of move-in at Witmer to walking across the stage at Starry Field to receive his degree, he says he felt cared for. His advice to incoming students? Take a deep breath and look for as many opportunities as possible.
“Don’t be afraid of new things,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to be uncomfortable for a little while.”