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‘Bully’ film examines harassment in schools
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- September 26, 2013
he High Library, in collaboration with Elizabethtown College’s Departments of Women and Gender Studies and Education, presented the movie “Bully” to students in Gibble Auditorium on Tuesday night. The movie, which was produced in 2009 by Lee Hirsch, examines the bullying of several K-12 students whose lives were either severely damaged or tragically ended in
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New York Times best-selling author speaks at Bowers
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- September 26, 2013
e careful what you tell people on the phone. That person might become a writer and tell your story to other people.” Before he wrote and published a New York Times Bestseller, Jason Mott was a customer service operator for Verizon Wireless in Philadelphia, Pa. A few days after his first novel, “The Returned,” was
READ MOREGalvez presents photography as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month
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- September 26, 2013
hile people may search for their destiny in many places, most of their search is in vain. Destiny is not discovered by actively pursuing it; it is something stumbled upon when least expected. Just ask photographer Jose Galvez, who discovered his destiny one evening while on the floor, covered in dirt, shining shoes. Elizabethtown College
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DC trip provides learning through Explore the Core program
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- September 26, 2013
he Explore the Nation’s Core field trip to Washington D.C. is a part of Elizabethtown College’s Explore the Core program. “The Explore the Core program is designed to help students understand the different areas of understanding for core, the different courses offered to meet those areas of understanding and the different academic departments or disciplines
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Campus participates in annual Instagram Challenge
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- September 26, 2013
nstagram, an online photo-sharing social network, is becoming popular among colleges and universities. On Sept. 1, Elizabethtown College challenged students, faculty, alumni and the local community to the third Etown photo-a-day challenge. Participation in the photo challenge has been growing every year the challenge has been offered. As of Sept. 20, more than 71 people
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Athletics department develops responsive website
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- September 26, 2013
Elizabethtown College’s Athletics Department developed a new mobile website in an effort to make it easier for users to navigate and view scoring records of Blue Jay athletic teams. The Athletics Department incorporated the responsive design to enhance their users’ experience. More than a billion people access the Internet from their mobile devices and tablets.
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Cheetam joins Student Wellness
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- September 26, 2013
Having work experience at both large public institutions as well as smaller private colleges, the new Student Wellness Director Amanda Cheetam realized right away that Elizabethtown College was a magnificent fit for her to pursue her interests and change people’s lives along the way. As holder of this position, she brings with her many original
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Huffington Post recognizes students’ second annual Sukkot celebration
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- September 26, 2013
Elizabethtown College students were recognized by Huffington Post in an article on Friday, Sept. 20 for the sukkah they constructed on the BSC patio in celebration of the Jewish holiday — Sukkot. Etown’s sukkah stood on the BSC patio Sept. 18 through Sept. 25. Sukkot, sometimes called the “Feast of Tabernacles,” is a holiday celebrated
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Curriculum requires real-world learning
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- September 26, 2013
Real-World Learning (RWL) is a new curriculum requirement for incoming first-year students, including the class of 2017. This academic requirement must be completed before the students graduate from Elizabethtown College. Dr. Brian Newsome, associate professor of history, served on the Real World Learning committee this past summer as the assistant dean for general education and
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