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Dining Services assures there will be no immediate changes to meal plans
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- November 19, 2014
The news feeds of Elizabethtown College students have been full of posts regarding rumored changes that will affect student meal plans. Students rallied together in an effort to explain their position to the dining services staff by starting a Facebook page called “Let Students Choose: Elizabethtown College Dining Services.” Online petitions and discussions about the
READ MORECollege Bound mentor program continues to impact lives of McCaskey students
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- November 13, 2014
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Elizabethtown College welcomed a group of McCaskey High School students to participate in the College Bound events on campus. The program is sponsored by Etown’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) and Pennsylvania Migrant Education. College Bound is a program in which McCaskey students are paired with mentors at Etown.
READ MORENew schedule generator available through Jayweb
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- November 13, 2014
Elizabethtown College recently debuted the “Etown Schedule Generator,” a tool that incorporates current course listings into a customizable online schedule format. The new program can be found on Jayweb under the “Quick Links” tab and features course drop-down menus organized by department. It also allows users to type in a search bar to find specific
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Education department offers new seminar focused on Philadelphia
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- November 13, 2014
Elizabethtown College’s Education Department is offering a new course for its students. ED 371: The Philadelphia Urban Seminar acts upon the second pillar of the department’s mission statement, social justice. Faculty have been exploring many ways to create unique experiences for their pre-service teachers which emphasize social justice concepts of peace, equity, inclusion and diversity.
READ MOREYoung Americans for Liberty Club showcases Civil Liberties Graveyard on Academic Quad
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- November 13, 2014
While other Elizabethtown College clubs handed out candy from tables at the Academic Quad during Halloween, Elizabethtown College’s Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) group did it from the ground. YAL President and senior Justin Greiss set up a bag of candy next to what he called a “Civil Liberties Graveyard,” which included several headstones with
READ MOREPanel discussion connects study abroad alumni and prospectives
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- November 13, 2014
In an effort to encourage students to study abroad, the Study Abroad office created a panel of six study abroad alumni to address frequently asked questions during a discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Sabina Post, study abroad director, assembled the panel, which included seniors Justin Ahmad, Caitlin Hogan, Kellie Lotkowski, Haley Diener and Brittany Pressley
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Students compete in Putnam mathematical competition
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- November 5, 2014
On the first Saturday of each December, thousands of students across the United States and Canada compete in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Dr. Bogdan Doytchinov, associate professor of mathematics at Elizabethtown College, discussed the competition and Etown students’ involvement in it. In 1927, Elizabeth Lowell Putnam created a trust fund known as the
READ MOREGrant enables advancements in Asian Studies program
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- November 5, 2014
The US Department of Education’s Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant (UISFL) was awarded a two-year grant to Elizabethtown College in the summer of 2012. The program has been extended, and now the College will continue to use funds from the grant until the summer of 2015. The grant is given to “colleges and
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Blue Light March spreads awareness of safety system, other services available through Campus Security
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- November 5, 2014
On Oct. 30, Student Wellness, Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) and Stonewall Hall sponsored a “Blue Light March.” The goal of the event was to keep students informed about campus safety and the campus lamp posts with boxes marked “Campus Security” and glowing blue lights. Beginning at the BSC terrace, participating students walked through
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