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Messiah University announces public capital campaign
Messiah University is nearing completion of a $75 million campaign that helped drive the former college to university status last year.
The Mechanicsburg-based private Christian university announced on Thursday that it has entered the public phase of its current capital campaign and is looking for a remaining $5 million to finish the initiative by next year.
Money from the campaign has been used on a number of projects at the school including supporting the Messiah Fund and scholarship aid, scholarship and program endowments, new facilities and estate planning gifts, according to a press release from Messiah.
The remaining $5 million will focus on scholarship aid, scholarship endowment and a proposed hospitality and concession project, said Jon Stuckey, associate vice president for development at Messiah.
The announcement of the campaign comes just a year after Messiah announced that it would be changing its name from Messiah College to Messiah University.
“We view this campaign as a catalyst from Messiah College to Messiah University—which has become more of a comprehensive institution of higher education,” said Stuckey, “President Kim Phipps has outlined a vision where Messiah no longer offers only traditional undergraduate degrees, but also graduate programs (including doctoral programs), programs for adult learners, degree completion, certifications and continuing education.”
The campaign is slated to be completed in December of next year and has already reached several milestones including the construction of a new finance lab, dining commons, fitness center, gymnasium and more.
“What makes Messiah University unique is a rich blend of Christian faith and academic rigor—qualities that have remained steadfast during the institution’s history,” said Stuckey. “This campaign extends that tradition, transforming Messiah of the past to Messiah of the future, while keeping Christ preeminent and remaining rooted in Christian faith.”
