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  • Positive psychology creates additional possibility for excellence

    A “Discover Your Strengths” event, facilitated by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, was held on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The event focused on a StrengthsQuest inventory students took before the event, which gave them their five top strengths.  The test contains 34 different talent themes, such as achievement and empathy. The psychology behind

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  • ‘Soul Liberty’ lecture explores religious life

    ‘Soul Liberty’ lecture explores religious life

    For this year’s Lefever Lecture on ethics and culture, the director of the Religious Freedom Education Project and a senior scholar for the First Amendment Center of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Charles Haynes spoke on Wednesday, Feb. 12. His lecture, titled “Soul Liberty: The Meaning and Significance of Religious Freedom in America” covered

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  • Group meditation session offers guided

    Group meditation session offers guided

    The Take Care Tuesday Series sponsored by Elizabethtown College’s Student Wellness group continued this week with a presentation on the practice of meditation. The presentation, given by Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian Studies, focused on providing students with some basic information behind meditation, including its history and possible benefits. Following the presentation,

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  • ‘Bookstore Bob’ serves as state trooper prior to working on campus

    ‘Bookstore Bob’ serves as state trooper prior to working on campus

    Students and faculty members alike may recognize Bob Mrgich across campus, although they may not know his name. Across the Elizabethtown College community, he is affectionately referred to as “that guy from the College Store.” He may even be spotted patrolling campus with the other campus security officers. There is more to Mrgich than meets

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  • Religious studies dept. hires Newton, broadens curriculum

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    • February 12, 2014

    Elizabethtown College’s religious studies department has recently hired a new assistant professor for the upcoming fall semester. Dr. Richard Newton will teach REL 293, Islam, and offer two new courses for the department: a 300-level seminar on “The Bible and Race in the United States of America,” and a 100-level introduction to African American religion,

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  • Scholarships offer real-world application, opportunities

    Scholarships offer real-world application, opportunities

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    • February 12, 2014

    Elizabethtown College administration offers students academic, community-based and need-based scholarships. Currently, two scholarships are being accepted for review. The Elizabethtown College Entrepreneurship Scholarship and the Nuts About Granola Innovation Scholarship are both unique scholarships that allow students to demonstrate innovative thinking and creativity. These scholarships allow the recipient to apply his or her proposed projects

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  • Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary

    Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary

    While most students were settling back into new courses and a new semester at Elizabethtown College after winter break, Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, traveled to India to speak in front of an audience of 15,000 people. Long spent two weeks in India and gave two speeches at different cultural events,

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  • Board of Trustees agrees on 4.5 percent tuition increase

    Board of Trustees agrees on 4.5 percent tuition increase

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    • February 12, 2014

    President Carl Strikwerda released an announcement on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to Elizabethtown College students and their families that the 2014-2015 comprehensive fee would increase by 4.5 percent. This tallied the total tuition cost at $39,920 and standard room and board charges at $9,820. This increase was decided upon during the Board of Trustees winter meeting

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  • Jays travel to Ethiopia to volunteer with Brittany’s Hope Foundation

    Jays travel to Ethiopia to volunteer with Brittany’s Hope Foundation

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    • February 12, 2014

    A group of seven people traveled to Ethiopia over winter break from Dec. 29 to Jan. 13 to visit a school and orphanage supported by the Brittany’s Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Elizabethtown. The group was made up of students, graduates and faculty members who were joined by volunteers from the Brittany’s Hope

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