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Program removes criminal justice major
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- September 19, 2013
s of the fall 2013 semester, the department of sociology and anthropology has eliminated the criminal justice major and is offering it only as a concentration. The new concentration will allow students to have more flexibility in the study of crime. In previous years, students were able to either pursue a sociology and anthropology major
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Ware Seminar discusses importance of cyber security
- Features
- September 18, 2013
he Ware seminar on cyber security took place Tuesday, Sept. 17. The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking brought in experts Scott Borg, John Smith, and Ian Wallace to speak. Borg is the Executive Director of the U. S. Cyber Security Unit. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on cyber security and the
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Departments establish film studies minor
- News
- September 18, 2013
Elizabethtown College has added a new minor in film studies. The interdisciplinary minor will include courses from many academic departments, primarily English, communications and philosophy. Students who declare this minor will be required to take an introductory course and a capstone course, but the bulk of the 20 credits necessary to earn the minor are
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‘Experience Elizabethtown’ suspends overnight program
- News
- September 18, 2013
he Office of Admissions’ formal overnight program for prospective students has been temporarily suspended until the College can develop a new program that better supports and identifies with the values of the College. “An investigation took place over the summer, [because] a number of reported incidents came to the College’s attention at the end of
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Education dept. institues master’s program
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- September 18, 2013
Beginning fall 2014, there will be a special education master’s program added to Elizabethtown College. This will be the College’s second master’s program. “It furthers our departmental mission, allowing us to offer a wide range of degrees and experiences. That range is actually unusual for an institution of our size,” said Associate Professor of Education
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American colleges face new challenges, threats
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2013
Just when a college thinks it’s landed a $250 million gift —poof — it is taken away in a trice. In July, Homer noted, as he bit into a scone without icing, that Centre College in Kentucky had received a staggering donation from one of its alumni, a successful businessman. It was one of the
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Professors’ voiced opinions risk hindering class participation
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2013
As a student who frequented public schools for 12 years, I know that religion in the classroom can be a touchy subject. Many students will find a way to take offense from a statement made by a peer or instructor based on their own religious views. This begs the question of whether or not professors
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Peer tutoring possesses real value, effectiveness for participating Jays
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2013
Throughout the school week, students of all disciplines meet with those sworn to aid them in their understanding of class material: peer tutors. A peer tutor, however, is no miracle-worker — tutoring a fellow student comes with a broad set of challenges. Should the tutor and tutee meet these challenges together, both can benefit tremendously
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Senior literature major speaks out on bias against liberal arts
- Campus Life
- September 18, 2013
For the past three and a half years, there’s one surefire conversation that’s bound to happen the same way: at a family gathering, be it a party or holiday, surrounded by people I see once a year, one time too many, after the obligatory “it’s so nice to see you” nonsense, the question forms on
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