NEWS
Power of One Day fundraising event raises thousands of dollars
On March 18, Elizabethtown College set a new record for the amount of money donated to the school in a single day. During the 24-hour giving period, entitled the Power of One Day 24-Hour Giving Challenge, $177,163.56 was collected from 849 donors. Alumni, staff and faculty members, students, their families and friends of the College
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SCPS welcomes new Executive-in-Residence Nevin Cooley
Nevin D. Cooley was recently appointed the new Executive-in-Residence of Elizabethtown College’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Cooley is the former Chief Executive Officer for High Industries Inc. and High Real Estate Group, LLC. Cooley started at the High Companies in 1986. During his time there, he held the positions of Vice President
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Psychology professor explores sensation, perception in study
Elizabethtown College professor of psychology Dr. Catherine Lemley is conducting research on synesthesia, a neurological condition. “Synesthesia occurs when the stimulation of one sensory modality reliably causes an involuntary and simultaneous perception in another modality,” Lemley said. “For instance, I know a synesthete that always tastes strawberries when she hears the word ‘bend.’” “Synesthesia is
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CAMPUS LIFE
Women in the workforce: impact of physical appearance
What if you found out that your slaving away for a 4.0 was in vain? What if I told you that, instead of investing in your education, you should be shelling out for a nose job and some liposuction instead? While I would never actually tell you to swap your books for a brow lift,
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Mr. Etown shares sports pet peeves, bids farewell
It is that special time of year for sports fans everywhere. Baseball is just starting, playoff hockey and basketball is getting underway and the Summer Olympics are right around the corner. For this reason, I would like to take this chance to rant to you about some of the issues I have with sports (what
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Cooperative Grumbling: An Editorial on How to Play Nice
As we push forward to become a truer liberal arts institution, promoting “Learning Everywhere” in every piece of Strategic Planning literature we print, the College needs to do a better job of engulfing its faculty in this very same principle, ensuring academic cooperation from all departments toward a singular goal of a premier student education.
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