The Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) has received seven awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for Elizabethtown College. CASE is an annual competition that gives private and public universities a chance to express marketing and communications initiatives. OMC won three gold, two silver, one bronze and one honorable mention
READ MOREThe department of communications is the first on Elizabethtown College’s campus to send text messages to their students about upcoming events and important dates. The project initiated last spring as an idea amongst the department staff. Dr. Kristen Johnson, department chair and associate professor of communications, said the department was looking for another viable option
READ MOREWelcome back Blue Jays! Senate has been hard at work since we’ve been back to continue to be the voice of the students and advocate for student rights. This week we were extremely productive in our meeting as we continued to work on some long term projects and research we began last semester. Our Lighting
READ MOREElizabethtown College officials have formally announced the completion of the recent renovations to Lake Placida. The renovations were a part of the College’s efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle, according to the official statement. Numerous set-backs, such as poor weather, extended the lake’s time under construction. Despite its postponed date of completion, the work on
READ MOREThe payroll office recently decided to go green by putting all student deposit statements online instead of sending a paper copy in the mail. Cheryl Way, student employment coordinator, said, “Having these statements online, students will be able to have all their records of every payroll statement they have ever made and gives the students
READ MOREThe Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE), a Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), recently awarded a $50,000 grant to Elizabethtown College. The grant will help build programs within the campus community related to reflective learning and purposeful life work that pertains to the different disciplines and departments the College has to offer. “We live
READ MOREThe “Songs for Angels” concert glowed upon the Leffler Chapel stage on Sunday, Jan. 27. The concert was held to benefit those affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre of Dec. 14, 2012. The amount of money raised, after considering the proceeds of concert paraphernalia and bake sale goods in addition to donations, was over
READ MOREThe 2012 Ware Seminar, Conflict in Syria, was held on Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the Susquehanna Room at Elizabethtown College. The Judy S. ‘68 and Paul W. Ware Colloquium on Peacemaking and Global Citizenship sponsored the event. Each year, the Judy and Paul Ware Colloquium provide a seminar that focuses on international issues of timely
READ MOREAs many students, faculty members and staff members are focusing on the completion of the fall 2012 semester, others are concentrating on the upcoming spring 2013 semester and new projects scheduled to begin then. Print Release Stations will be one of the new initiatives scheduled to begin in January. They are intended to improve the
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