NEWS
Online humanities courses maximize convenience
Elizabethtown College has received a grant to develop two new online upper-level humanities courses from the Council of Independent Colleges. Dr. David Kenley, associate professor of history, and Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, will both teach a course during the spring 2015 semester. Kenley will be instructing “Contemporary China,” which will
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Liberian ambassador discusses rebuilding, state of his home country
Yesterday evening, Liberian Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh visited the Elizabethtown College campus to speak about his home country, Liberia. Sulunteh has been an ambassador to Liberia since May 2012. He attempted to run for Vice President in 2005 and plans to run for President in the future. He previously served as a professor of economics at
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Career Services holds first Pre-Law Night event
Last Tuesday, Elizabethtown College’s Office of Career Services held its first Pre-Law Night event in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Elizabethtown College’s Pre-Law Club and Pre-Law Advising also sponsored the event. The event primarily focused on providing pre-law students with information about law school applications and options. The event also provided an opportunity for current
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CAMPUS LIFE
Facilities expands on solar power initiative
The article “Solar panels could save nearly $1 million per year” highlighted the College’s historical conservation efforts and our goal of consuming only what we need to support the activities of the college. The staff writer did a good job consolidating this complex subject into an article. Let me take this opportunity to provide a little
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Curriculum changes, electives cut
Fine arts electives are being cut in many high schools across the country. Classes in the fine arts are no longer mandatory in high school curricula and some students are not taking them because they aren’t required anymore. This could be an issue for enrollment for some high schools. Students who are interested in fine
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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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