Pietism is a large part of our country’s religious culture and not many people know the roots behind it. Jane Donovan, a religious studies professor at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., explained the Evangelical Association’s Pietist roots on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in the Young Center at Elizabethtown College. Donovan’s focus was on Jacob Albright
READ MORESocial worker, mother, ukulele strummer and aerial fabric performer. Colorado resident Margaret Sharpe, ’96, is a woman of many hats who pursues meaning in all that she does. Sharpe graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1996 with a degree in social work. Recollecting her time at Etown, Sharpe said, “[Etown] was such a warm place. It
READ MOREOn Oct. 30 in the Hoover center, Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to engage in discussion with Jess Krueger, a senior studying occupational therapy, and Marinus Koning MD, FACS, who is the founder of ReachAnother Foundation. ReachAnother Foundation serves children who suffer from hydrocephalus, a condition by which excess fluid in the brain causes
READ MOREAlthough it is not the oldest building on campus, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center has served as a symbol of Elizabethtown College and has hosted enriching events for the community for almost a decade. From religious services to comedians, from musical performances to celebrated speakers, Leffler has certainly played a large role in the lives
READ MOREThis past Monday evening, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center’s Musser Auditorium was once again filled with music. As part of the Fine and Performing Arts Department’s Monday Concert Series, the College’s own Trio Caprice performed. The Monday Concert Series offers an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and members of the Elizabethtown community to experience professional
READ MOREHassina Sherjan, scholar-in-residence at Bowers Writers House, is owner and chief executive officer of Boumi Co., an international home accessory business. Sherjan has a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School and an honorary doctorate of law from Queen’s University in Canada. She also founded and is the chief executive officer of Aid
READ MOREMembers of Elizabethtown College’s finance concentration attended a competition at McDaniel College on Oct. 23. The team representing Etown consisted of senior Andrew Malik, junior Hannah Blecker, senior Austin Good, junior Katie Binkley, senior Jeff Boyer and senior Nate Fosbenner. They had been preparing for this competition since the beginning of October. One reason for
READ MOREThe College Store won a school spirit contest sponsored by the Russell Athletic apparel company earlier this month. The competition’s objective was to create a display that showed school pride and featured Russell Athletic Brand apparel. This was the first display contest in which the store has participated. Wendy Gibble, merchandise manager for the College
READ MOREDirector of Integrated Communications at Elizabethtown College Donna Talarico-Beerman spoke at HighEdWeb earlier this month. Her session was called “Faux Pas, Phonies and Fakes: How to Deal with Social Media Spoofs, Goofs and Snafus,” and was in the Management and Professional Development Track. Talarico-Beerman presented about making mistakes in the social media world. She noted
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