NEWS

  • Community mourns passing of political science professor

    On Tuesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College community mourned the loss of Dr. W. Wesley McDonald, professor of political science at the College. McDonald has been at the College since 1980 after earning his undergraduate degree in political science from Towson State University and his graduate degree from Bowling Green State University. He later earned his

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  • Professor publishes book on beard cuttings

    Professor publishes book on beard cuttings

    Dr. Donald Kraybill, distinguished college professor and senior fellow at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, recently published a book about Amish beard cutting attacks and hate crimes convictions called “Renegade Amish.” The book focuses on a few different aspects of the case. In the fall of 2011, five beard cutting attacks

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  • Center introduces conflict management certification

    Center introduces conflict management certification

    The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking at Elizabethtown College introduced a certification program to instruct students, staff members and faculty in conflict management and transformation. Peacemaker-in-Residence Jonathan Rudy designed the Conflict Transformation Certificate program to overview the foundations of conflict transformation with an emphasis on practicing communication and mediation skills. Rudy stated that the

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CAMPUS LIFE

  • Professor discusses unexpected benefits of strategic planning

    Strategic Planning (SP) at Elizabethtown College continues at a furious pace. If you are not a member of one of the five committees involved in SP, you probably have little idea about the work being carried out by these committees (and especially by the co-chairs). Take the Campus Community committee. The group meets once every

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  • Put Your Records On: The Paper Kites

    Put Your Records On: The Paper Kites

    Artist: The Paper Kites Genre: Folk/Indie My thought: Everything I’ve ever wanted to say, but lacked the musical ability to put into song form. When I first listened to The Paper Kites, my mind launched into free-association. Some thoughts that immediately came to mind were adventure, chance and fate. All good things remembered and those

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  • Marketplace policies, wasting too much food?

    Marketplace policies, wasting too much food?

    The Marketplace. A place to hang out with your friends and to grab a bite to eat everyday in the Brossman Commons. However, have you ever tried to take food to go? Dining Services has rules about students taking food from the cafeteria, and they are a bit severe. When asked, a few students said

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