Social Studies Alum Night

On March 28th, five alumni of the Messiah College social studies program who are currently teaching in area public schools returned to the college to share their experiences with our six current social studies student teachers.  David Gilbert (Carlisle High School), Wayne Kantz (Manheim Township High School), Kim Pearce (Susquehanock High School), Seth Ran (Carlisle High School), and Brian Womer (East Pennsboro High School) graciously agreed to come to Prof. Fea’s HIS 407: Social Studies Curriculum and Design Course to encourage our student teachers and offer invaluable advice about how to transition from Messiah College to the high school classroom.

Photo: Seth Ran (Carlisle High School)

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Four History Majors Honored as Boyer Scholars

On Tuesday March 28, 2006, four Messiah history majors–Phil Bess, Justin Bollinger, Corinne Major, and Kelsey Spencer–were honored at a banquet for 2005-2006 Boyer Scholars. The Boyer Scholar distinction is one of the highest forms of recognition that Messiah College awards its students. The Boyer Scholars are a group of outstanding seniors at Messiah College, selected based on their academic achievements, leadership, and service. For more information on these four Boyer scholars and the Boyer Scholar program see: http://www.messiah.edu/boyer_center/program/scholars.html  Congratulations!

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Messiah College Hosts History Day – 2005

Once again, the Messiah College History Department and the Messiah College Center for Public Humanities hosted the annual South Central Pennsylvania History Day.  On April 1st, hundreds of area middle school and senior high students were on campus to present their projects and compete for a spot in the state history day later this spring at Penn State and a possible birth in the National History Day finals.  Faculty and students from Messiah, Shippensburg University, and the surrounding history community served as judges. (Photo from Carlisle Sentinel)

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Dr. David Pettegrew Joins Messiah History Department

The history department is pleased to announce that Dr. David Pettegrew will be joining us in the Fall to teach courses in premodern European history.  David recently completed his Ph.D in Ancient History at Ohio State University and is currently working in Greece at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.  David will offer courses in Latin, Ancient Greece and Rome, Late Antiquity, and Medieval Europe.  He will also offer students opportunities to participate in some of his archaeological research in Greece.   Dr. Pettegrew’s research focuses on Corinth in late antiquity.  His dissertation, “Corinth on the Isthmus: Studies of the End of an Ancient Landscape,” explores how this famous commercial city, situated at a major crossroads of the ancient Mediterranean, continued to function as an important cosmopolis between the third and sixth centuries AD at the very time that the world was undergoing significant cultural transformation. His study examines how the city’s eastern isthmian territory remained a vital medium connecting the urban center to a wider Mediterranean landscape.   We welcome Dr. Pettegrew to Messiah College as the newest member of the History Department!!

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