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  • Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    At Elizabethtown College, professors have many opportunities to travel and gain new experiences outside their collegiate life. During the Presidential Enrichment Lecture series Wednesday afternoon, Associate Professor of English Dr. Matthew Willen presented his experiences during his travels in the Westfjords of Iceland. Willen has been visiting Iceland on and off since his first visit

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  • Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    While studying abroad, we have found that there are many differences between American and British culture. One of the most prominent differences is how easy it is for people, especially students, to travel within the country. Traveling is obviously a big reason why studying abroad is appealing to college students. It gives them the opportunity

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  • Mark Kiselica speaks on the challenges of adolescent fathers in faculty lecture

    Dr. Mark Kiselica, an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, presented on the troubles teenage fathers face in “The Complicated Worlds of Adolescent Fathers: Implications for Clinical Practice, Public Policy and Research” on Tuesday, March 25. Kiselica began the lecture by discussing his father’s childhood as well as his own.  “I want you to understand

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  • Three poets visit Bowers for evening reading, discussion

    Three poets visit Bowers for evening reading, discussion

    Three well-known members of the literary community were welcomed to Bowers Writers House on March 20 to share their writing, along with the experience they have accumulated throughout their writing careers, with members of the Elizabethtown community. James Tolan, Nicole Callihan and Lorraine Doran were introduced with much praise for their individual accomplishments within the

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  • ‘Why Have the Amish Survived?’ discusses endurance of group

    ‘Why Have the Amish Survived?’ discusses endurance of group

    The Amish are a close-knit community that strongly values Anabaptist origins and large families. They are also known for simple living, plain dress and aversion to the mainstream society’s fast-paced living and technology. Although some view this community as “stuck in time,” they are never really frozen. “No society can be frozen. They have to

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  • Annual Mr. Etown Competition

    Annual Mr. Etown Competition

    On Friday, March 21, Elizabethtown College continued its popular Mr. Etown competition with Mr. Etown 2014: Lumberjacked. Over 900 students attended the annual Office of Student Activities event. Eight male students, each representing a residence hall on campus, began the show with a dance to “Timber,” by Pitbull feat. Ke$ha. Former Mr. Etown and Etownian

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  • Statistical Analytics System class to give students ‘leg up’

    Statistical Analytics System class to give students ‘leg up’

    The department of business will begin offering a data analytics course utilizing the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) platform this coming fall semester. SAS is a wide statistical platform that allows for analysis and pattern finding. The two-credit course, taught by Assistant Professor of Finance Emma Neuhauser, will be offered to students of every department as

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  • Government grant funds trip to New York City for Jays in Chinese language courses

    Government grant funds trip to New York City for Jays in Chinese language courses

    Elizabethtown College students enrolled in a Chinese course this semester were given the opportunity, as well as a few others, to go on an all-expense-paid trip to New York City that occurred March 15 and 16. Dr. David Kenley, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking, said, “This

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  • New course explores ideas of time travel, multiple universes

    New course explores ideas of time travel, multiple universes

    A course titled “PH 374: Time Travel and the Nature of Space and Time” will be offered in the fall semester of 2014. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. until 3:20 p.m. There will be not one, but two professors teaching the class — Professor of Philosophy Michael Silberstein and

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