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Carlos Ojedas Jr. Presents “Finding Your Voice” Webinar
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- September 30, 2020
On Sept. 28, 2020 Elizabethtown College’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a presentation given by Carlos Ojeda Jr. He was born in New Jersey, but in his childhood moved to Reading, Pa. During his presentation of his story, he explained over the webinar via Zoom he was placed in a bilingual classroom without being
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Elizabethtown College’s Celebration of the 19th Amendment
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- September 30, 2020
On Tuesday, Sept.22, the High Library led a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with a panel discussion held over Zoom titled “Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.: Reflections on the 100 Year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.” This panel included political science professors Dr. Fletcher McClellan and Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, Philadelphia Republican
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Precautions in the Marketplace
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- September 30, 2020
Due to COVID-19, Dining Services has adjusted the dining options available to the Elizabethtown College community. To follow the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Pennsylvania Department of Health and public health officials, the Marketplace has experienced a variety of changes. The Marketplace’s seating is now limited to approximately 120 guests to
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Etown Unveils 6 Schools
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- September 30, 2020
Elizabethtown College is switching to a new academic structure in which departments and programs are grouped together underneath different “Schools.” Rather than have 19 departments, the College will now have six Schools. The six schools are Public Service; Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Engineering, Math and Computer Science; Human and Health Professionals; Business; and Continuing and
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What Happens Next? RBG’s Death and the Supreme Court Vacancy
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- September 30, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday, Sept. 18 from complications due to metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was 87 years old. Nominated by former President Bill Clinton, she served as a justice on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death. She was the first Jewish judge to serve as well as
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Today’s Technology
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- September 30, 2020
In early August, President Donald Trump gave ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, 90 days to either sell the app to a US tech firm or risk losing 100 million users from the US. Trump cited threats to national security as he accused ByteDance of supplying user data to the Chinese government. Since then, the deal has
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Student Senate
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- September 30, 2020
Student Senate met Thursday, Sept. 24 over Zoom for their weekly meeting. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began administrative reports by addressing that Counseling Services and Director of Title IX/Compliance Programs and Intercultural Affairs Nichole Gonzalez are both good resources for students, especially with the recent updates to the Breonna Taylor case.
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Final Blue Jays arrive back on campus
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- September 24, 2020
On Aug. 5, Elizabethtown College opted to have students return to campus for the fall semester in a sequenced approach, instead of how students returned in previous years due to COVID-19. On Aug. 17, students involved in Momentum or working as Kinesis, resident assistants or peer mentors returned, followed by first-year Honors students Aug. 18.
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College introduces mandatory diversity and inclusion training
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- September 24, 2020
On Monday, Sept. 21, seniors and graduate students at Elizabethtown College had their mandatory diversity and inclusion training. The 90-minute webinar session was conducted by diversity and inclusion educator Don Trahan. First-year students already experienced their training session during first-year orientation earlier this semester. “Having this type of education and making it mandatory shows that
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