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Poet and novelist Javier Ávila kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month
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- September 29, 2017
Internationally famous poet and novelist Dr. Javier Ávila spoke at Elizabethtown College at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. Ávila is also a professor at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His show, titled “The Trouble With My Name” discussed his experience being a Latino living in Pennsylvania. The event was sponsored by Alyce and Mort
READ MOREProfessor reads novel to audience in High Library
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- September 29, 2017
Write about what you know and let your imagination go with it,” Writing Fellow in the Writing Wing Richard Fellinger said during his reading in the High Library Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Fellinger followed this advice in “Made to Break Your Heart,” his debut novel about fatherhood, marriage and Little League baseball. Fellinger
READ MOREBook discussion on mental health
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- September 29, 2017
Sept. 25 at 7 p.m., students and faculty joined author Tim Kreider for a discussion about his book “Refuse to Drown.” The event was titled “A Son’s Crime, A Father’s Unthinkable Choice and a Journey to Wholeness.” Kreider kicked off Mental Health Week by giving a PowerPoint presentation about his own struggles with depression, which
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How Etown students can fill the Skills Gap by showcasing own skills
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- September 22, 2017
Director of Career Development Jane Nini identifies a variety of skills gaps. One of the aspects of the skills gap focuses on the fact that college students are not career-ready and, in turn, have trouble getting jobs. On a national scale, Elizabethtown College has a better career development program than other institutions. There are many
READ MOREPlastic eating fungus discovered: Nature’s solution to our mistakes
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- September 22, 2017
Plastics. They are found in most everyday objects. Whether it be our phones, the water bottles that we drink from or the plates that we eat off in the Marketplace, it is a substance that we have taken advantage of and have widely used throughout the past 100 years. Though it has provided us with
READ MORESeries examines Creativity and Critical thinking in students, effect on academics
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- September 22, 2017
Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Susquehanna Room of Myer Residence Hall, members of the community attended the first President’s Enrichment Series Lecture of the year, which will be followed by two more this semester. This lecture, entitled “Cultivating Creative and Critical Thinking,” was given by Dr. Jean Pretz, professor of psychology and chair of the
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Daudihaus research on Amish elderly community
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- September 22, 2017
Dr. Claire Marie Mensack, a public health doctor, gave a lecture at Elizabethtown College at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. Her research goal was to discover how the Amish took care of their elderly and how a Dawdihaus worked. Mensack explained that a Dawdihaus is a separate or attached building to a main house. She
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College Alumnus located in Thailand enjoys traveling and trying unique food
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- September 22, 2017
Where are Elizabethtown College alumni now? They are all over the world. Corey Thomas, ‘07, has lived in Africa and currently resides with his wife Amanda Lalley in Bangkok, the capital and largest urban center of Thailand. After graduating from Etown with a double major in political science and history, Thomas worked for the Peace
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Turkish journalist visits Bowers, group discusses political corruption
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- September 22, 2017
Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Writers House held a discussion on the changing political climate of Turkey Friday, Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. The speakers for the event included associate professor of political science Dr. Oya Dursun-Özkanca, Turkish newspaper executive Abdülhamit Bilici and president of the World Affairs Council Joyce Davis. Dursun-Özkanca is interested in the study
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