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  • Jays provide ‘Welcome Home Kits’ to homeless

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    • February 27, 2014

    This year, Elizabethtown College social work majors are involved in the “Welcome Home Kit” program. The program is sponsored by Open Table Nashville, which, according to the organization’s official website, “is a non-profit, interfaith community that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized and provides education about issues of homelessness.” Open Table Nashville provides

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  • ‘Smith College Studies in Social Work’ publishes Dunlap’s article

    ‘Smith College Studies in Social Work’ publishes Dunlap’s article

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    • February 27, 2014

    Elizabethtown College’s Assistant Professor of Social Work Dr. Andy Dunlap recently had his article published in the Smith College Studies in Social Work. His article, “Supporting Youth in the Coming Out Process: Theory-Based Programming,” describes the importance of having supportive programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth. “I am a social worker

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  • A cappella groups top ICCA quarterfinals;

    A cappella groups top ICCA quarterfinals;

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    • February 27, 2014

    Elizabethtown College was one of 10 vocal groups that competed at Penn State University at University Park in the quarterfinals of  the ICCAs on Saturday, Feb. 15. Two Elizabethtown College groups — Melica and Vocalign — were ranked the top two of the night and will proceed to the semifinals at Rutgers University on March

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  • Depts. benefit from CASE awards

    Depts. benefit from CASE awards

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    • February 27, 2014

    The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) at Elizabethtown College was recently presented with several Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards for its creative marketing work with multiple departments on campus, including the Office of Admissions, Office of Alumni and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). The College was awarded

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  • Benowitz, DePuydt share campus’ history in recently-published book

    Benowitz, DePuydt share campus’ history in recently-published book

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    • February 26, 2014

    Jean-Paul Benowitz wrote a book called “Elizabethtown College,” filled with historical pictures of and information about the history of Elizabethtown College. The book was released on Monday, Feb. 24. Benowitz, the director of student transition programs and the assistant director of academic advising, took advantage of the collection of approximately 3,000 digitized photographs in the

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  • American Occupational Therapy Assoc. president shares expertise

    American Occupational Therapy Assoc. president shares expertise

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    • February 26, 2014

    Elizabethtown College’s occupational therapy department hosted the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) president, Virginia “Ginny” Stoffel, from Sunday, Feb. 23 to Tuesday, Feb. 25. Joanna Davis, Pi Theta Epsilon (Occupational Therapy Honors Society) president, thought it would be academically-enriching to have the AOTA president visit campus. Davis contacted and worked with Stoffel for about six

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  • SCAD Committee declares Buffet as keynote speaker

    SCAD Committee declares Buffet as keynote speaker

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    • February 26, 2014

    he Scholarship and Creative Arts Day Committee has announced this year’s keynote speaker, Peter Buffett. Buffett will present, “Life is What You Make It: Coffee and Conversation,” a multimedia and musical event that incorporates his music and life story on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The SCAD Committee

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  • Campus hosts economic symposium

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    • February 26, 2014

    On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Elizabethtown College hosted the President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Gene Barr, Senior Economic Analyst and Research and Policy Support Manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Paul Flora, Etown’s Associate Professor of Economics Sanjay Paul and Chairman of the College’s Board of  Trustees James

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  • Think tank educates Jays on sex trafficking

    Think tank educates Jays on sex trafficking

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    • February 24, 2014

    Dr. Susan Mapp, along with three Elizabethtown College students, has been working on a think tank known as Thinking about Gender, Sex and Sexuality (TAGSS) in an effort to educate children and adults in the community on domestic minor sex trafficking. Think tanks are a new initiative at the College this year. There are currently two: Children

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