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Jays compete in annual mock trial tournament, face 16 colleges
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- February 27, 2013
Elizabethtown College students participated in a Regional Mock Trial tournament Feb. 16 and 17. The mock trial took place in the County Courthouse in historic downtown Lancaster. The tournament consisted of 24 teams from 17 different colleges and universities. Teams consisted of six to 10 students; Elizabethtown College sent two teams. The schools in attendance
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Hate-crimes spark ‘Stop the Hate’ campaign
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- February 27, 2013
Starting Feb. 27, a “Stop the Hate” campaign began in order to bring awareness for the importance of diversity in the community. The campaign was held in light of recent hate crimes on campus. The first event was held in Schlosser Residence hall lobby and included a “Wall of Hate,” which allowed students to post
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Open forum held to address bias-related incidents, tuition rise
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- February 27, 2013
Student Senate held a Town Hall meeting last Thursday, Feb. 21 to discuss the bias-related incidents on campus as well as the tuition raise for the next school year. “By a show of hands, have you ever experienced an act of hate toward you or someone else, either here or off-campus?” Hands shot up around
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Harman translates publication from German to English
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- February 20, 2013
“Letters to a Young Poet,” a book written by Rainer Maria Rilke, was translated from German by Dr. Mark Harman, professor of English and modern language. The translation took him about two years with his teaching and other obligations. Harman noted that one of his most productive times working on the project was at the
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Mapp publishes in social work journal
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- February 20, 2013
Elizabethtown College’s Dr. Susan Mapp, associate professor and chair of the social work department, was recently published in the Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE). Her essay is titled “Effect of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs on Students’ Cultural Adaptability.” The Journal of Social Work Education is a professional journal that has around 4,000 subscribers. The
READ MORESTUDENT SENATE: Safe Ride committee members present research findings, discuss scholarship nominations
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- February 20, 2013
Last week’s Senate meeting brought about a variety of important points regarding the Safe Ride program being considered for implementation. Safe Ride committee chair and senior senator Shannon Bono presented the committee’s findings regarding the program as a whole and its feasibility on Etown’s campus. The committee found that at this time, the best strategy
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Admin. makes changes to student handbook
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- February 20, 2013
In late December, Elizabethtown College students were informed of the addition of a new sanction to the student handbook. E-Chug, or the Electronic Check-up To Go for Marijuana program, also known as E-Toke, is a 15-minute, online program that allows students to learn more about how their use of marijuana compares to a broader population
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Shorner-Johnson develops, presents research software
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- February 20, 2013
Using tools implemented at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kevin Shorner-Johnson of the music department presented “Development and Implementation of a Tool to Guide Undergraduate Qualitative Research” at the Mid-Atlantic Educause Conference in Baltimore, Md. His presentation focused on an online software program that he developed and how he used the program to create success in undergraduate
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Club Red offers CPR, AED certification classes
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- February 20, 2013
This month, Club Red at Elizabethtown College offered two adult CPR and AED certification classes on Monday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 17. The classes cost $40 per person and allowed students to be certified in adult CPR and AED use for two years. Senior Sarah Creme, the president of Club Red at Etown, taught
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