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  • Chemistry majors attend conference

    Chemistry majors attend conference

    The Elizabethtown College’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry left its footprint in Texas this week. The department sent 11 students to the 247th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition in Dallas, Texas, between March 15 and 18. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. James MacKay went with nine seniors and two juniors to the

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  • Campu sign’s missing letters undergo restoration

    Campu sign’s missing letters undergo restoration

    Earlier this year, between Jan. 19 and Jan. 20, letters were stolen from the Elizabethtown College sign at the corner of Mount Joy Street and College Avenue. The disappearance of the letters led to campus-wide interest in the sign and the works of the Campus Security office. The letters that were stolen included B, E,

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  • Hiroshima student experiences American education system

    Hiroshima student experiences American education system

    iroki Hashimoto, a student from Hiroshima University in Japan, is completing his three-week student teaching requirements at Elizabethtown College. Dr. Nobuaki Takahashi, assistant professor of Japanese, will be supervising Hashimoto as he progresses through his requirements. Using Takahashi as a translator, Hashimoto said, “The student-teacher relationship is much closer, especially here at Etown. I attend

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  • Bach, Kanagy to teach new Amish,

    Bach, Kanagy to teach new Amish,

    new course on Amish and Anabaptist groups is being offered to students during the May term. The new class is called “Amish and Anabaptist Groups in Context” and is being team-taught by Professor of Sociology Dr. Conrad Kanagy and the Director of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies Dr. Jeff Bach. The class

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  • Families Engaging in Science, Technology event reaches youth

    Families Engaging in Science, Technology event reaches youth

    The Families Engaging in Science and Technology (FEST) event was held on March 14 in Nicarry Hall. The event was hosted by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Student Chapter and the Education Department at Elizabethtown College. This free event enabled elementary and middle school students and their families to explore engineering through hands-on challenges

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  • Gilles Vonsattel performs ‘Monsters of the Steinway’ in Leffler

    Gilles Vonsattel performs ‘Monsters of the Steinway’ in Leffler

    Music filled Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Saturday, March 15. Pianist Gilles Vonsattel performed as part of Gretna’s “Monsters of the Steinway” Series in the Chapel that evening. Prior to the performance, Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair and Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Bomberger hosted a classical conversation with the artist on Saturday

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