• Poet speaks at Leffler Chapel, speaks at Bowers Writers House

    Poet speaks at Leffler Chapel, speaks at Bowers Writers House

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    • September 18, 2014

    Richard Blanco, a poet whose writing caught the attention of The White House, presented “Cuban Blanco, American Richard: Made in Cuba, Assembled in Spain, Imported to the USA” in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Blanco also conducted several workshops this week and discussed his work, from the inaugural poem to those

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  • Young Americans for Liberty take field trip to Trop

    Young Americans for Liberty take field trip to Trop

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    • September 18, 2014

    In honor of Constitution Week, the Young Americans for Liberty group at Etown visited the Trop Gun Shop shooting range on Tuesday, Sept. 16. After a safety briefing and gun familiarization class, 16 students had the chance to freely shoot in six lanes that were donated by the gun shop. Both gun supporters and those

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  • Students attend summer LGBTQ activism camp

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    • September 18, 2014

    Introduced in 2002, Campus Pride started as an online group called Campus PrideNet, which provided services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and ally students and faculty on college campuses. The founders eventually expanded their project into Campus Pride as it is today. Its outreach now includes a leadership camp that three Elizabethtown

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  • Sophomore program begins with dinner event

    Sophomore program begins with dinner event

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    • September 18, 2014

    The new Sophomore Experience program debuted Thursday evening with a dinner for the current sophomore class, along with at least one faculty member per table, in the KAV. Associate Professor of History and Assistant Dean for General Education and Assessment Dr. Brian Newsome introduced the Sophomore Experience as a series of events throughout the year

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  • Student Wellness raises awareness of mental health concerns

    This week at Elizabethtown College, Student Wellness organized a mental health awareness week, titled MIND Your Health, which offered  a number of different events designed to help bring awareness to the importance of mental health. Mental health is important to keeping students happy and productive, but unlike other aspects of well-being, students may often forget

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  • North explains workplace culture, responsibilities of business leaders

    North explains workplace culture, responsibilities of business leaders

    Roger North, president and founder of the North Group Consultants, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 12 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series. His seminar, titled “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch,” focused on the importance of culture in the workplace. The North Group is a leadership consulting firm which strives to

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