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College’s Lecture Series continues with Sekou Kaalund
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- February 23, 2023
On Feb. 16, Elizabethtown College welcomed Sekou Kaalund, the head of branch banking at U.S. Bank, as part of the College’s 2022-2023 Lecture Series program. Kaalund presented Leading for Sustainable Community Impact, where Kaalund shared his story, gave advice and discussed the best way to maximize growth and talent. Kaalund’s visit to Etown marks the
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Career Development Center hosts Creative Careers week
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- February 23, 2023
Elizabethtown College’s Career Development Center (CDC) held their first Creative Careers week over Feb. 14, 15 and 16. The sessions covered opportunities in art, graphic design, writing and web-based writing and design. Creative Careers week was designed to expose students to alums and employers in creative-based fields. Some majors have less defined paths than others,
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“In the Kitchen with Gene” event celebrates cultural food during BHM
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- February 23, 2023
Area coordinator Eugene Thomas loves to share his baking and cooking skills with people, often offering to bake for his resident assistant staff to show his appreciation. On Feb. 14, Thomas was able to not only share his cooked food but also the methods and techniques that go behind the scenes in an event that
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“In Light of Color” opens in Lyet Gallery
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- February 16, 2023
On Feb. 9, the art exhibit “In Light of Color” opened in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center’s Lyet Gallery. The collection brings together ten artists who use the element of color differently in their work. “I wanted to showcase artists that use color in a unique way and to represent various styles of contemporary painting,”
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High Library launches James Baldwin exhibit to celebrate Black history
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- February 16, 2023
On the first day of Black History Month, Elizabethtown College’s High Library launched the “James Baldwin, In Conversation with America” exhibit to highlight one of the most influential African American figures. The exhibit is located in the library’s IDEA lab and is scheduled to run until May 12, 2023. The exhibit’s goal is to highlight
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Sports Symposium educates students on careers in sports
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- February 16, 2023
On Feb. 7, 8 and 9, Elizabethtown College held their inaugural “Career in Sports Symposium,” which allowed students who are interested in having a career in sports here from those who are already in the industry. The Symposium had speakers from multiple areas in the sports industry, such as health and wellness, communications and marketing,
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New Playwrights Fest presents student plays
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- February 9, 2023
From Feb. 3-5, Sock & Buskin and the Tempest Theatre presented “New Playwrights Fest,” a collection of one act plays. The plays that were presented were all written, directed and acted out by Elizabethtown College students. Usually happening every semester after the playwriting course in the theatre department, this is the first time that the
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Fine Print magazine accepts creative submissions
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- February 9, 2023
Elizabethtown College’s annual literary magazine Fine Print acts as a showcase for student and faculty work in art, writing and poetry. Fine Print is currently looking for submissions. Based on their own experiences with seeing their work published, the editors encourage others to take the plunge and submit their work. Fine Print compiles pieces of
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Etown kicks off Black History Month with Pan-American flag raising
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- February 9, 2023
On Feb. 1, Elizabethtown College celebrated the start of Black History Month with a number of events that symbolize Black pride and excellence, such as hand printing with the Pan-American flag colors and raising the flag in the BSC Concourse. The posters with the hand prints were hung up in the BSC prior to the
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