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Six Voices Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. panel asks faculty members, students to present quotes in social context, share personal stories
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- January 22, 2015
On Monday, Elizabethtown College began its annual MLK Week which honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no classes are scheduled in order to allow all students, faculty and staff to participate in service projects. The rest of the week is filled with arts
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Martin Luther King Jr. week celebrates diversity with gospel extravaganza, interfaith prayer service, candlelight march
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- January 22, 2015
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) week at Elizabethtown College finds different ways to celebrate diversity on campus. Etown first began celebrating the week in 2005. The program has grown from a one-day celebration to a week-long one that allows students to celebrate on-campus diversity as well as global diversity. The College even cancels classes on
READ MOREM&M Mars lecturer details business culture, leadership skills
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- November 19, 2014
On Friday, Nov. 14, Scott Rogers spoke as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series. Rogers is the President of the Glatfelter Agency, a full service insurance agency for personal, business and commercial clients. His lecture centered around his life, how he progressed through the independent insurance agency and aspects of leadership. Rogers attributes
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Fritz explores the character of Phyllis in English madrigals
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- November 19, 2014
Dr. Matthew Fritz, associate professor of music, gave a presentation titled “Secular Music of the Renaissance” at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, Nov. 13, which explored the character of Phyllis in English madrigals. Fritz’s presentation focused on the English madrigal, which is choral music that is in some circumstances performed with accompaniment. Madrigals were a highly
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Spence explains music selection, educational, entertaining pieces
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- November 19, 2014
On Sunday, Nov. 16 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, the Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted a performance by the Elizabethtown College Community Orchestra. The orchestra is made up of 78 musicians, who are both students at the College taking orchestra as a class and members of the community. This aspect of the
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Grimm encourages students to pursue writing, publishing
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- November 19, 2014
Adjunct Faculty Member of the English Department Tyler Grimm’s students might be surprised to learn that Grimm did not know he wanted to be a writer until his junior year of college. Grimm revealed this and much more at his presentation, “The Working Novelist,” on Friday, Oct. 31 in the main lobby of Myer Residence
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Thanksgiving dinner, tree lighting events are festive tradition
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- November 19, 2014
Elizabethtown College prides itself on building and maintaining a community feel between students, faculty and staff. In order to uphold this standard, the College has adapted several traditions unique to Etown. These traditions are long-standing and are used to bring the community together several times during a school term. Of these traditions, the most well-known
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Yorty explains difficulties facing women entering a STEM career
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- November 19, 2014
“I’m in the minority,” Associate Professor of Molecular Biology Dr. Jodi Yorty said as she began to discuss her vocational calling to a field where women are not always expected. As part of the Call To Lead Program, Yorty shared her personal story of being a women in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
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Robert Johansen lectures on six guidelines for global peacebuilding
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- November 19, 2014
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Dr. Robert Johansen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Peace Studies at Notre Dame University and founding faculty member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, one of the world’s leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, presented his lecture on
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