Summer's Sorrows
Students face difficulties finding jobs and internships
Rachel Bowker
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: News
While the condition of the economy has made it more difficult to find jobs in some areas, it has not made it impossible, says Dwayne Keiffer, Assistant Director in the Career Center. "You can't believe everything you read in the newspaper."
Keiffer says that Pennsylvania is not nearly as bad as other areas such as California and Michigan.
Professor of Business and Administration, Terry Earhart, explains that the main problem with the economy started in the home market, which affected the banks, which in turn are unable to give loans to businesses. He says that while the government has been giving money to large businesses to improve the situation, the businesses are not using the money the way Earhart feels they should.
Earhart explains that because of this, companies are laying off employees and hiring less. He admits that no one really knows how bad the problem is, but adds that the U.S. is already making improvements and recovering.
The condition of the economy does not appear to have affected the fund raising efforts of Messiah College Missions Teams. Chris Irvin, Mission Teams coordinator, is in charge of planning the logistics and fund raising for Messiah College's summer mission trips. This year there will be trips to Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Zambia, with about 25 participants total.
Irvin explained that while they were unsure what the affect of the economy would have on fund raising, they anticipated a decrease in financial support. However, Irving reports that the fund raising has been "just as good, if not better than past years."
The most successful method of fund raising has been through individual support letters, according to Irving. He speculates that the reason people are still giving money may be due in part to the fact that people who give to missions will do so regardless of the economy.
He reports that perhaps the only notable change seen this year is a slight decrease in the number of applicants who applied to go on summer missions trips last fall. However, the sizes of the teams are just as big.
Keiffer says that Pennsylvania is not nearly as bad as other areas such as California and Michigan.
Professor of Business and Administration, Terry Earhart, explains that the main problem with the economy started in the home market, which affected the banks, which in turn are unable to give loans to businesses. He says that while the government has been giving money to large businesses to improve the situation, the businesses are not using the money the way Earhart feels they should.
Earhart explains that because of this, companies are laying off employees and hiring less. He admits that no one really knows how bad the problem is, but adds that the U.S. is already making improvements and recovering.
The condition of the economy does not appear to have affected the fund raising efforts of Messiah College Missions Teams. Chris Irvin, Mission Teams coordinator, is in charge of planning the logistics and fund raising for Messiah College's summer mission trips. This year there will be trips to Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Zambia, with about 25 participants total.
Irvin explained that while they were unsure what the affect of the economy would have on fund raising, they anticipated a decrease in financial support. However, Irving reports that the fund raising has been "just as good, if not better than past years."
The most successful method of fund raising has been through individual support letters, according to Irving. He speculates that the reason people are still giving money may be due in part to the fact that people who give to missions will do so regardless of the economy.
He reports that perhaps the only notable change seen this year is a slight decrease in the number of applicants who applied to go on summer missions trips last fall. However, the sizes of the teams are just as big.
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