• College receives largest gift commitment in its history

    College receives largest gift commitment in its history

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    • November 16, 2018

    Thursday, Oct. 25, Elizabethtown College received the largest gift commitment in its history from an anonymous alumni couple. This $8.5 million gift, which includes a combination of cash, pledges and bequests, will support the College in similar ways to the “Be More Inspired” capital campaign. With this gift, the College will work to improve its

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  • Etown explores esports team, colleges experience growing interest

    Etown explores esports team, colleges experience growing interest

    Esports are multiple player video games in which people, often professional gamers, compete against one another. Teams enter formal competitions, usually involving spectators. Some popular games played include League of Legends, Counter-Strike and StarCraft. Esports are becoming more popular within video game culture. There are gaming tournaments held worldwide. Elizabethtown College is also exploring this

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

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    • November 1, 2018

    Student Senate addressed mostly internal issues in its meeting Thursday, Oct. 25. As always, the meeting started off with student comments and announcements, but there were very few this time. The meeting then moved to administrative reports, starting with Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. Limas provided an update on the presidential search

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

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    • October 25, 2018

    The Oct. 18 Student Senate meeting began with a special order about Resident Assistant and Community Fellow applications. Area Coordinator for Brinser Residence Hall, Featherton Apartments, Hackman Apartments and the Schreiber Quadrangle Dominick DiLorento spoke about the differences in positions. Community Fellow is a new position this year, developed from student feedback about upperclassmen living.

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  • Etown responds to funding cuts at local college

    Etown responds to funding cuts at local college

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    • October 25, 2018

    Lebanon Valley College’s Board of Trustees announced its plans to cut academic funding by $1.6 million. Humanities majors are expected to be targeted by these cuts, which may result in the elimination of low-enrollment majors such as French, German, philosophy and religion. There are only 12 students currently enrolled in all majors considered for elimination

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  • Expectation vs. Reality: First-years discuss college life and its challenges

    Expectation vs. Reality: First-years discuss college life and its challenges

    The first year of college life poses many challenges, even with the promise of more personal freedom and room to grow as a person. There are a lot of problems to consider, such as living with a roommate in a tiny dorm room, adjusting to college classes and a heavy workload and trying to stick

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  • Series: Regional private institutions struggling to enroll students

    Series: Regional private institutions struggling to enroll students

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    • October 11, 2018

    With the Tuition Transparency initiative that was announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, Elizabethtown College launched a new marketing campaign: “You Minded.” According to Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College” national report, 69 percent of families in 2017 did not consider a college because of the cost of attendance. With Etown’s old model of tuition, the

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  • College receives grant for improving structures

    College receives grant for improving structures

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    • October 11, 2018

    Recently, Elizabethtown College received a grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. This grant is given by the state of Pennsylvania. It is dedicated to improving the region’s structures and is necessary to improve or maintain employment and revenue. The grant was approved by Governor Tom Wolf and his administration. The grant was also supported

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  • Etown makes new partnership to help students attend college

    Etown makes new partnership to help students attend college

    Photo by Cheyenne Lawyer Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 12 p.m., various Elizabethtown College administrators and members of the Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, along with former Flyers goalie Bernie Parent, came together in the Susquehanna room in Myer Residence Hall to recognize the recent partnership announced between the College and the “Goals and Assists” organization. This

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