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NSSE recognizes first-year experience
The results are in, ladies and gentlemen, and it’s good news: Elizabethtown is ahead of the game. The College’s first-year program was recently evaluated and is considered very strong, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). NSSE, affectionately pronounced “Nessie,” is in the business of evaluating colleges and helping them to identify their
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Gibble Auditorium receives grant for new improvements
The Science, Mathematics and Engineering Center (SMEC) project at Elizabethtown College is responsible for the renovations to the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering. “When you walk in the building, everything is nice and new,” Joseph Metro, Director of Facilities Management, said. “But when you walk into Gibble, it looks like the old building,
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Trees represent more long-lasting significance than thought
A 400-year-old white oak tree fell during Hurricane Irene at Messiah College. Due to its age, this 90-foot-tall tree was an icon for the College. Currently, the ecology and sustainability class at Messiah is working diligently, trying to find resourceful ways for the lumber to be used. Messiah’s grounds manager Jared Rudy said, “A sawmill
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