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  • Department of Modern Languages welcomes new French professor

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    • October 15, 2014

    Dr. Vanessa Borilot, Assistant Professor of French, is a native of the Guadeloupe Islands and has recently joined the Elizabethtown College staff. Those French-speaking islands are located in the Caribbean and are known for their rich literary history, which has resulted in many authors, poets and professors like Borilot. She specializes in French and Francophone,

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  • International dance encourages cross-cultural experiences

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    • October 15, 2014

    People from all over the world have their own unique ways of dancing. The International Student Services Team at Elizabethtown College wanted a way to bring all these culturally-different dancing styles together so that Etown students can experience them first-hand. Kristi Anne Syrdahl, director of international student services, has been working on this idea for

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  • New winter sports club welcomes skiing, snowboarding enthusiasts

    New winter sports club welcomes skiing, snowboarding enthusiasts

    This semester, Elizabethtown College students will have a new club to join, called Etown Shreds. Rachel Lacek, a senior mechanical engineering major, recently founded the skiing and snowboarding club on campus. Lacek transferred to Elizabethtown from Wilkes University, where she cultivated her love of snowboarding with her friends in the engineering program. When she transferred

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  • JayFirm public relations club holds informational meeting

    JayFirm public relations club holds informational meeting

    On Tuesday, September 23, there was an informational meeting regarding JayFirm, a new public relations firm for students that is based in the Communications Department. The goal of the club is to allow students to experience the work fields of event planning and public relations. It also gave students who attended input towards the project.

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  • Newman Club participates in regional pro-life events, fundraisers

    Newman Club participates in regional pro-life events, fundraisers

    October is Respect Life Month, during which many pro-life organizations hold events and fundraisers. Three Newman Club officers and one additional student attended the annual Celebrate Life Banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill. This dinner, which featured Bishop Ronald Gainer as this year’s keynote speaker, raises funds in

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  • Study Abroad Office implements peer mentoring program for interested students

    Study Abroad Office implements peer mentoring program for interested students

    The Study Abroad Office (SAO) has started a new program that will provide students interested in studying abroad with peer mentors who can help them prepare for the trip. According to Sabina Post, director of study abroad, the SAO started this program in response to student feedback. “A lot of people indicated that they wanted

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  • 2014 Lefever Fellow speaks to community

    2014 Lefever Fellow speaks to community

    Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Lee Goodman, the College’s 2014 Lefever Fellow, presented “Campaign Finance Regulation and the First Amendment” to students and faculty members at a dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 24 in the Susquehanna Room. While much of the Virginian attorney’s discussion focused on how the FEC monitors election campaign finances and contributions in

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  • Campus Security releases annual safety report, crime statistics from past three academic years

    Campus Security releases annual safety report, crime statistics from past three academic years

    Campus Security released the 2014 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which was printed yesterday. This report compiles the crime statistics of the last three school years — 2011, 2012 and 2013 — on campus. The report is printed each year in accordance with the Jean Clery Act as one of three transparency measures expected

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  • Professor interested in social developmental psychology joins department

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    • September 25, 2014

    The Elizabethtown College psychology department is making efforts to expand into the local community after it welcomed a new faculty member. Dr. Joseph Mahoney, professor in psychology, began his time at the College just a few weeks ago but already has big plans for the department. He hopes that his move here will help the

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