On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Elizabethtown College welcomed a group of McCaskey High School students to participate in the College Bound events on campus. The program is sponsored by Etown’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) and Pennsylvania Migrant Education. College Bound is a program in which McCaskey students are paired with mentors at Etown.
READ MOREElizabethtown College recently debuted the “Etown Schedule Generator,” a tool that incorporates current course listings into a customizable online schedule format. The new program can be found on Jayweb under the “Quick Links” tab and features course drop-down menus organized by department. It also allows users to type in a search bar to find specific
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s Education Department is offering a new course for its students. ED 371: The Philadelphia Urban Seminar acts upon the second pillar of the department’s mission statement, social justice. Faculty have been exploring many ways to create unique experiences for their pre-service teachers which emphasize social justice concepts of peace, equity, inclusion and diversity.
READ MORESocial networking sites have been around for many years and their various functions allow users to meet new people, rekindle old friendships and even find a job. In our generation with the strong influence of the internet, social media sites that are meant for personal use often go beyond their intended purpose. With the
READ MOREFrantically pacing the corner of 6th Avenue and West 12th, I spoke on the phone with my mother, making a desperate proposition before my 2:00 p.m. class. A chilly February breeze bit at my face and blew wisps of hair into tiny knots with each step I took back and forth. “It’s your choice,” she
READ MOREFinding an on campus job can be a difficult task, unless you’re looking for employment with Dining Services, whom are always hiring. A new policy the College has enacted will fix this issue of there not being enough jobs for students by limiting the number of jobs each student can have. The maximum number of
READ MOREA cohesive unit. Men’s basketball Head Coach Bob Schlosser said that he has the same two goals every season. He plans to make his team a cohesive unit and to have the team work harder than their opponent. Schlosser holds a meeting at the beginning of every season and has the players create personal and
READ MOREField and equipment renovations are something that many Elizabethtown College athletes and coaches would enjoy seeing in the near future. There have been numerous discussions about a five-year strategic plan, installing a new press box in the soccer stadium and some chatter about an additional turf field. Over the past few months, an athletics strategic
READ MOREThis past Saturday, Oct. 22, the Elizabethtown College women’s cross country team dominated the competition during the annual Battle for the Buggy Invitational. Although alumna Megan VanDenHengel won the race for the second year in a row, first-year Amelia Tearnan was quick to finish the 4K for Etown, crossing the line at 17:24.34. A total
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