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Swinging Bridge - December 2023, Ethan Reisler Dec 2023

Swinging Bridge - December 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • Playlist
    • Sabrina's Sweater Weather Soundtracks
  • Sink Or Swim
    • Managing Stress
  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students, For Students
  • Meet The Managers
  • The Special Olympics
    • Messiah's Original Service Day
  • Service Animals
    • An Expansion To The Student Body
  • Man VS. Machine
    • The Writing Center's Place Amongst AI
  • Student Art Submissions
  • Movie Reviews
  • Satire


Swinging Bridge - November 2023, Ethan Reisler Nov 2023

Swinging Bridge - November 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • Playlist
    • Sabrina's Sweater Wheather Soundtracks
  • November Calender
    • Student Event's On Cmapus
  • Dr. Ye
    • Pioneering Chinese Language And Culture At Messiah
  • Off Campus Hangout Destinations
    • Students Favorite Places To Visit Off Campus
  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students, For Students
  • Expiration Dates
  • Spreading Love Near And Far
  • Featured Club
    • Spikeball


Swinging Bridge - October 2023, Ethan Reisler Oct 2023

Swinging Bridge - October 2023, Ethan Reisler

Student Newspapers & Magazines

Issue contents include:

  • The Swinging Bridge Devotional
    • Written By Students By Students
  • Playlist
    • Indie Introductions
  • Merging Physical And Mental Healthcare
    • How The Engle Centers
    • Addition Aims To Benifit All
  • The Falcon Dictionary
    • For First Year Students
  • Poolside Faith
    • Joshua Clarke's Christ Centered Swim Team
  • Movie Reveiws
  • Photospread
  • Satire


Explorations In Belonging Through Children’S Books About Migration, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D. Feb 2023

Explorations In Belonging Through Children’S Books About Migration, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

Faculty Educator Scholarship

This session will actively engage with the theme of migration, supporting participants in learning about the 12 types of human migration using selected picture books and engagement activities for fun engagement with specific concepts of migration. Audience members will rotate to stations.

Sponsored by: Melinda Burchard (education)

Boyer 432

Activity stations include:

Station 1: David Hazen. Types of migration.

Station 2: Sarah Myers and Lauren Trumbore. Original lands of Indigenous People.

Station 3: Emily Nell with Sami Fisher. Native American languages.

Station 4: Lijuan Ye and Will Reeder. Exploring Chinese Traditions.

Station 5: Aly Poole and Catie Brubaker. Finding Beauty …


A Mother’S Prayer Through The Five Words Of A Son With Autism, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D. Jan 2023

A Mother’S Prayer Through The Five Words Of A Son With Autism, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

Faculty Educator Scholarship

Recently, my friend has been figuring out that her child has autism, processing what that means for education, for church, and for family life. She grapples with lost expectations, daily challenges, confusion, and isolation. My parenting journey is not her own, but I relate to her pain and her hopes. I wrote this first for her and now share this piece in love specifically for parents of children with disabilities. Through a very specific lens of parenting a child with a disability, using the five words of my son with severe autism, I reflect upon the deep meaning of the …