Careers and outcomes - Department of History, Politics, and International relations | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

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Graduates from the history program are prepared to enter a variety of professions and occupations from collegiate and secondary level teaching, museums, archives, historic preservation, public history, and journalism to government service, law, business administration and management, and data analytics.

Graduates in politics and international relations have served in various capacities in both the public and the private sphere including but not limited to: law, consulting, business administration, data analytics, government relations, journalism, think tank analyst, campaign management, non-profit creation and administration, foreign service, national security, and, of course, government service.

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Where they work

A Rocha International
Americorp Habitat for Humanity NYC
Americorps VISTA
Aqua America
BAR Financial
BIC Church Offices
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
CB Richard Ellis
CURE International
Capital Region Economic Development Corporation
Carlisle Area High School
Circuit Court of Maryland
Commerce Bank
Dauphin County Schools
Department of State
Dolgeville Central School
Drew University Book Store
East Pennsboro School District
Eastern Kason Corp
Evangel Christian High School
Fastenal Company
First Baptist School
Garden Spot Middle School
General Dynamics
Harrisburg School District
Hope International
Hummelstown Sun
Inc.
International Cooperating Ministries
Kaplan Career Institute
LCI Kids Club
LLC
LLP
Lezha Academic Center
Maryland State Archives
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McDaniel College
Merck & Co.
Messiah University
Middletown High School
Milton Hershey School
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Museum Dept. of Cumberland Co. Historical Society
National Canal Museum
National Civil War Museum
Nixon Peabody LLP
Perry Ellis
Philhaven Hospital
President's Office of Management and Budget
Private Christian School
Provident State Bank
Raystown Developmental Center
Richfield Springs Central School
Royal Nissan
Salford Mennonite Church
Sandy Spring Museum
Solomon Schecter School of Manhattan
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Stewartstown U.M. Church
Stock and Leader
Swarthmore College
The Grove School
The Terrace Initiative
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Uganda Studies Program
University of Texas
Urbana Free Library
Washington County Free Library
Westminster West Middle School
World Vision
York County Historical Society

What they do

Account executive
Admissions coordinator
Archival associate
Archivist
Assistant curator
Associate Director for Vaccine Policy and Government Relations
Biographer
Budget analyst
City planner
Congressional staffer
Consultant
Copywriter
Demographer
Director of Communication and Advocacy
Director of Policy and Government Relations
District attorney
Exhibit designer
Field representative
Finance coordinator
Fundraiser
Government relations representative
Historic preservation specialist
Historical society administrator
Interpretive staff coordinator
Lawyer
Librarian
Museum technician
Operations analyst
Pastor
Program analyst
Program examiner
Project manager
Public affairs officer
Reporter
Salesperson
Social psychologist
Social research analyst
Teacher
U.S. Foreign Service officer

Graduate school

Baylor University
Bloomsburg University
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University School of Law
Frostburg State University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard Law School
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Lehigh University
London School of Economics
Loyola-Chicago
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Maxwell School of Public Policy at Syracuse University
Messiah University
NYU Steinhardt
Oxford University
Penn Sate University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Syracuse University
Taylor University
Temple University
University of Delaware
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois
University of Leicester
University of Massachusetts
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Villanova University
Winterthur Museum Program
Yale University

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Jason Miller ’09 Senior Consultant of Strategy and Operations at Deloitte
Out of college, Jason join with the group environmental group Rare. He then went on to receive his Masters degree in Business Administration; Supply Chain Management and Finance from Penn State University and is currently a senior consultant of strategy and operations at Deloitte.
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Jeff Reczek ’07 Program Examiner for the President's Office of Management and Budget
Jeff Reczek is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the Washington, DC, office where he advances the CDC’s mission by providing strategic direction to achieve public health goals, while coordinating with public health partners and supporting Members of Congress.
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Jonathan Fuller ’16 History major heads to seminary
When Christian ministries and history major Jonathan Fuller ’16 visited Messiah during his college search, the Burlington, North Carolina, native knew he’d found the right place. “If you can fall in love with Messiah on a cold February morning, you can love it anytime,” he said.
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Morgan Lee ’12 Editor, Christianity Today
When she joined the staff as the director of The Pulse when it launched in 2011, Morgan Lee '12 could only dream it would become Messiah's student-run media hub. What started as a radio station and yearbook has expanded to include a monthly magazine, website and thriving social media presence.
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Steven Waters ’74 Senior Philanthropy Director for Economic Development, World Vision
As World Vision’s senior philanthropy director for economic development, alumnus Steven embodies the “worldwide sense of belonging” Messiah College encourages its students to pursue during their undergraduate education and throughout their career.
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