• Admissions reinstates Overnight Visit program

    Admissions reinstates Overnight Visit program

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    • January 29, 2014

    Last semester, Elizabethtown College temporarily suspended the overnight program so that a new program could be developed. They hoped to put a program together that better supported and identified with the College’s values. The goal of the overnight program is to provide prospective students with a real-life college experience. The program gives prospective students the

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  • Facilities addresses sewage problems in dormitories, academic buildings

    Facilities addresses sewage problems in dormitories, academic buildings

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    • January 29, 2014

    his past weekend, there have been a number of toilet backups and raw sewage overflows in Founders Residence Hall. The cause of this problem seems to be linked to feminine hygiene products being flushed in the drain lines. “The only steps that can be taken and would make all the difference is an awareness by

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  • History dept. adds medieval magic course to examine magic, supernatural

    History dept. adds medieval magic course to examine magic, supernatural

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    • January 29, 2014

    he history department introduced a new course for the spring semester of 2014 called “Medieval Magic Then and Now,” taught by Dr. Máire Johnson, a visiting assistant professor at Elizabethtown College. The content included in the “Medieval Magic Then and Now” course will “explore the ways in which the medieval world understood the concepts of

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  • High Library offers new resources

    High Library offers new resources

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    • January 29, 2014

    he High Library is offering additional services and resources for students and faculty  members in the 2014 spring semester. These supplements include new laptops, a new scanner on level one, focus groups, Mid-Term Minis and a Quiet Zone. Lunchtime Mid-Term Minis will be held outside of the Marketplace Feb. 3 until Feb. 7, from 11

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  • College-Community Orchestra performs in Leffler Chapel

    College-Community Orchestra performs in Leffler Chapel

    At Elizabethtown College, community is a large part of campus life and culture. The Elizabethtown College-Community Orchestra (ECCO) performed in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center Sunday afternoon. The concert featured both student members of the orchestra and members of the Elizabethtown community. Dr. J. Robert Spence, associate professor of music in the fine and performing

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  • Called to Lead: How do you handle conflict?

    The Called to Lead program sponsored a lecture entitled “Called to Lead: How Do You Handle Conflict?” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. The session was open to all students, not only participants in Called to Lead. The meeting focused on conflict as a necessity of life and the different strategies people use to

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  • Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    During my stay in England, I have been able to visit some of the most beautiful and interesting places in the United Kingdom. I’ve been able to visit Stonehenge, and The Roman Baths, and I’ve spent numerous days in the city of London. At the end of the day, though, I always make my way

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  • Target Media presents at M&M Mars Lecture

    On Friday, Nov. 15, as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series, two members of the media analysis company Target Media spoke to Elizabethtown College students and faculty. Target Media is a company whose integrated media approach provides help for companies looking to achieve marketing success. The two speakers were John Bowser, president and

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  • Dr. Milligan speaks on teaching, acceptance

    Dr. Milligan speaks on teaching, acceptance

    Dr. Amy Milligan, visiting associate professor of women and gender studies here at Elizabethtown College, is also a Blue Jay who has returned to the nest. Milligan graduated from Etown in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and German. After graduation, she spent a year in Marburg, Germany with a Fulbright scholarship. After

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