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Dursun-Ozkanca publishes new books
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- October 21, 2013
ecently publishing two books is just another accomplishment in what is an already substantial career for Elizabethtown College’s Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science. Dursun-Ozkanca’s first book was published in July 2013 through Routledge. This book is an edited volume, which was co-edited with Dr. Stefan Wolff of the University of Birmingham, UK.
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Former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser presents poetic works
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- October 21, 2013
On Thursday, Oct. 10, former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser read samplings of his poetry in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and held a craft talk in Bowers Writers House. Kooser is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and served two terms as the United States Poet Laureate consultant in Poetry from 2004
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Messiah professor discusses debate of Bible vs. biology
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- October 3, 2013
r. Ted Davis spoke Thursday, Sept. 26 in Brinser Lecture Room about the controversy over evolution. Davis is a professor of the history of science and religion at Messiah College. During his presentation, Davis remained neutral on the issue, presenting the facts behind the debate and the views of the people involved throughout the debate’s
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Peacemaker-in-Residence Jon Rudy gives insight on conflict, peace in life
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- October 3, 2013
Staying strong to its Brethren roots, Elizabethtown College places much emphasis on ideals of peace and nonviolence through classes and people on campus. For Dr. Jonathan “Jon” Rudy, he is the epitome of this tradition. A relatively new addition to the peace and conflict studies department as well as Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking,
READ MOREBomberger presents on prolific composer Edward MacDowell
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- October 3, 2013
r. E. Douglas Bomberger, a professor of music and department chair at Elizabethtown College, first encountered Edward MacDowell’s music as a high school piano student. MacDowell’s music stuck with him throughout his later schooling and into his career. Since then, Bomberger has focused much of academic his research on MacDowell’s life and musical career. He
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High Library showcases anthropology students’ summer fieldwork
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- October 3, 2013
Animal bones, cracked pieces of pottery and beaded jewelry are currently on display in the High Library alcove. Elizabethtown College students have been digging in Washington Boro, Pa. since 2006 looking for artifacts of the Susquehannock Indian tribe, who resided nearby from about 1600-1630. Students’ discoveries can provide insight to a unique group of people
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Students share Vietnam summer service experience
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- October 3, 2013
This past May term, a group of students took Elizabethtown College’s “Educate for Service” motto and applied it to their lives by attending a trip to Vietnam. The trip explored both North and South Vietnam within a 19 day time frame, featuring four in-country flights, two overnight train rides and a lot of commuting via
READ MOREGrubb Student Award promotes peacemaking
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- October 3, 2013
Imagine traveling to Northern Ireland to research a way to end the violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics, or spending a summer in Southern Sudan to build a preschool. If these seem like humanitarian efforts for a seasoned social work graduate to tackle, you’d be wrong. They are projects any Elizabethtown College undergraduate can start
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Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places
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- October 3, 2013
hen someone raves about study abroad, students may believe the excitement stems from a destination not being “like home.” There are enormous differences from being at Etown while studying abroad, it’s also good to know that there are places on entirely different continents that feel reminiscent of home. One of my favorite places to get
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