• Elizabethtown College professor prepares to release upcoming novel

    Elizabethtown College professor prepares to release upcoming novel

    “The story of a mass shooting and an old summer love.” – Richard Fellinger With an expected publishing date of June 2021, Richard Fellinger’s latest novel “Summer of ’85” sounds promising. The story follows a middle-aged man who watches the news and sees that one of his past lovers, with whom he’d since lost touch,

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  • Alumni share advice with Etown psychology students

    Alumni share advice with Etown psychology students

    April 13, four graduates of the Elizabethtown College psychology program returned to give guidance to current psych students.  The Zoom panel was hosted by assistant professor of psychology at Etown and advisor to the College’s Psychology Club Dr. Elizabeth Dalton. The organization’s president, Madison Meiser;  treasurer, Mackenzie Graf and secretary, Jennifer Mele, acted as co–hosts,

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  • Virtual spring concert shows dedication, hard work

    Virtual spring concert shows dedication, hard work

    April 18, the Elizabethtown College Orchestra and Symphonic Band performed a combined spring concert. The live-streamed show, directed by  associate professor and director of instrumental studies Dr. Robert Spence, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the dedication of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center to Carlos R. and Georgiana E. Leffler. Carlos was a member of the

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  • Students display their art in the Juried Art Show

    Students display their art in the Juried Art Show

    April 1 through April 23, student artwork can be found on display in the Lyet Gallery, located on the second floor of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Junior Grace Fernandez had a piece of her art selected for the show. She entered the show because her professor encouraged all of the students in his class

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  • Travel as a Political Act event

    Travel as a Political Act event

    Saturday, April 10, the Elizabethtown College Democrats Club hosted a virtual recording of Rick Steves discussing some of the ideas shown in his well-known work, “Travel as a Political Act.” Steves is a well-known travel guide and has authored multiple books about traveling both Europe and the world, with his guidebook to Italy earning the

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  • Liberian Civil War survivor shares her story at Bowers House

    Liberian Civil War survivor shares her story at Bowers House

    To pass through this area, go over the hill. There, you’ll find the rebels. Don’t ask what they look like. You’ll know them when you see them. They may be wearing wedding dresses. They aren’t crossdressers. They’re showing off the fact that they’ve stolen the best of Liberia. They will make you walk through a

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  • Ambassador-in-Residence presents on crisis in Myanmar

    Ambassador-in-Residence presents on crisis in Myanmar

    The Elizabethtown College Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) held its most recent U.S. foreign policy leadership session Wednesday, March 17. CGUP grew from a generous grant by Judy and Paul Ware and has since worked to provide a focus on the importance of international affairs and how they affect everyday life. This includes

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  • Presenter implores students to consider Beyoncé as an example of leadership, feminism

    Presenter implores students to consider Beyoncé as an example of leadership, feminism

    March 11, the Elizabethtown College Office of Diversity, Inclusivity and Title IX sponsored the webinar “Leadership Lessons from Beyoncé,” presented by Amber Hurt.  Hurt is the Director of Student Engagement and Community Programs at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She is also the creator of “The Adulting Queen,” her blog and business she started in

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  • Dr. Ozkanca presents on her recent publication, discusses Turkey-West Relations

    Dr. Ozkanca presents on her recent publication, discusses Turkey-West Relations

    “I was just thinking — what better way to spend a Friday night than hearing Oya talk about Turkish politics?!” That’s how the laughing Elizabethtown College professor, Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, began her lecture at the Bowers Writers House on March 12. “Hey, here at Elizabethtown we pull out all the stops, man,” said director of

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