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Interdisciplinary graphic Design Minor added to curriculum
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- October 30, 2013
Elizabethtown College has added a new minor to its curriculum: graphic design. This 20-credit minor will be offered to students starting next semester. The graphic design minor is interdisciplinary with courses in fine arts, communications and creative writing. The minor is available to students majoring in any field. “The new interdisciplinary minor in graphic design
READ MOREAlumnus creates Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence Endowment Fund
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- October 30, 2013
Elizabethtown College has implemented a new award for excellence in teaching that will be awarded for the first time during this academic year. The Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence Endowment Fund was created by class of 1972 alumnus Dr. Thomas Conner to recognize a teacher for his or her teaching and commitment to their field
READ MOREAlumni return to Thompson pool for first annual alumni meet
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- October 24, 2013
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Blue Jays men and women’s swim teams hosted their first alumni swim meet. The meet included 18 alumni—five of whom recently graduated this past May. Senior Megan Leppo and 2011 Etown graduate and Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Caitlin Koller started planning the meet this past summer. The graduating years
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Career services organizes first campus-wide Graduate, Professional School Day
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- October 24, 2013
On Oct. 23, Elizabethtown College held a Graduate and Professional School Day. The day gave students the opportunity to meet with representatives from many graduate schools in the mid-Atlantic states. This event included a presentation by author Donald Asher called “Getting Into Highly Competitive Graduate Schools.” Asher is one of the nation’s leading authorities on
READ MORECaluda earns award for music therapy research
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- October 24, 2013
Elizabethtown College alumna Monica Caluda received the Music Therapy Perspectives 2013 Undergraduate Research Award for her honors in the discipline research project: “Thematic Guide of Songs for Adolescents with Antepartum Depression.” Caluda graduated from Etown in 2013 and is currently working as an intern at Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. Caluda, as well as
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Jays hold first annual Blue Jay 5k to benefit Athletics Dept.
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- October 24, 2013
he first annual Blue Jay 5k Fun Run was held on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 2-4 p.m. at Elizabethtown College during homecoming weekend. The run was organized to raise funds for the track and field, cross country and women’s soccer teams at the College. Chuck Wells, an alumnus from the Class of 1990 and pioneer
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Campus mourns passing of Rachel Jones Williams
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- October 24, 2013
Late last week, Rachel L. Jones Williams, a 2006 graduate of Elizabethtown College and member of the Alumni Council, passed away at the age of 44 having faced serious health issues for several years. A Harrisburg native, Williams attended Etown at the age of 34 as a traditional student. Williams studied history and women and
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Lorenzen presents on equality, service learning
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- October 21, 2013
n July 2013, Charla Lorenzen, associate professor of Spanish at Elizabethtown College, traveled to the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Conference (AATSP) in San Antonio, Texas. At the Association, Lorenzen gave her presentation “Advocating for Equality: a Funds of Knowledge Approach to Service Learning.” The theme of the conference was “Building Bridges
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Modern Languages, Global Understanding sponsor Fiesta en la Plaza trip
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- October 21, 2013
odern Languages and the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking sponsored a trip to Fiesta en la Plaza, an event that took place on Thursday, Oct. 10, in Harrisburg, Pa. as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The theme of the Fiesta was, “Serving and Leading our Nation with Pride and Honor.” This was the
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