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Back to top 9/2/2010 'The Arts of Spain’ celebration honors Spanish heritage Sept. 8 ‘The Arts of Spain’ celebration begins Sept. 8 Department of Fine and Performing Arts honors Spanish heritage
The interdisciplinary program begins at 11 a.m. in Musser Auditorium in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and includes music, art, poetry and drama. Back to top 8/30/2010 E-town grads accepted into prestigious Carnegie Mellon program May graduates accepted into Personal attention from Elizabethtown College professors and an extensive internship history are key elements to his acceptance into a prestigious Carnegie Mellon University graduate program, said Craig Rixham ’10. Back to top 8/24/2010 'Behind the Walls' West Bank photo exhibit opens Sept. 10 in Zug Digital photography of Gene Ann Behrens stirs emotions Opening for “Behind the Walls” exhibit Sept. 10 Campus Directions Back to top 8/24/2010 Writers House kicks off inaugural season, Taslima Nasrin highlights events Elizabethtown College Writers House kicks off inaugural season Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Taslima Nasrin highlight of September events A panel discussion, poetry and essay readings, and a roundtable discussion are planned as a kickoff, next month, to Elizabethtown College’s Writers House inaugural season. Featured is a lecture by the College’s Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Taslima Nasrin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. The lecture, held in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, is open to the public.
Back to top 8/14/2010 Register now for 20th annual Building Strong Families Conference 20th annual Building Strong Families Conference to focus on supporting families in times of economic uncertainty
Register by Sept. 15 for discount
The Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations (MACFR)—in collaboration with Elizabethtown College’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology—will present the 20th Annual Building Strong Families Conference on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on the Elizabethtown College campus. Themed “Families in Economic Uncertainty,” the conference will provide human services professionals, educators and students with tools to help families survive and thrive in tough economic times. Interested individuals may sign up for the conference by completing the registration form available through Elizabethtown’s website. Discounts are available for early registration.
In addition to the keynote address, the conference offers a collection of timely and engaging sessions that focus on supporting families in difficult economic times. A Human Service Fair—featuring displays by representatives from local agencies and educational institutions, etc.—will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the KAV at the College’s Brossman Commons. The conference also will include a student research poster competition and the presentation of the Distinguished Service to Families Award. A complete schedule is available online through the “Building Strong Families Conference” link available on Elizabethtown College’s homepage.
Back to top 8/2/2010 Science in Motion provides professional development for local educators Science in Motion provides professional development for local educators
Teachers learn advanced science topics, techniques at Elizabethtown College during summer 2010
During the two-day session, participating high school teachers deepened their personal understanding of advanced genetics topics and acquired new teaching strategies that support student learning. Throughout the training program, the teachers used state-of-the-art equipment to investigate the concepts through hands-on laboratories and lessons.
According to Wendy Griest, Science in Motion site director and mobile educator, the positive ripple effects of the training program will be felt for many years to come, as the teachers take what they learned and apply it in their classrooms. “This fall, when the teachers return to their own classroom, these techniques can be used to provide standards-based, inquiry science to their students,” she says. “In addition, the teachers may borrow the laboratory equipment to conduct the cutting-edge experiments as part of their own lessons.”
Created in 1987, Science in Motion is an educational partnership between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and 12 select colleges and universities, which provides science resources and training for teachers and schools in the state. In fall 2008, Elizabethtown College was selected to join the elite ranks of the Science in Motion program partner colleges and to offer support to schools in Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Berks counties, areas previously not served by the program. Since its March 2009 ceremonial launch, Elizabethtown’s program has loaned scientific equipment, presented science lessons, and offered professional development sessions for teachers in its target counties. Back to top 7/29/2010 S. Dale High Education Fund grant finances infrastructure improvements S. Dale High Education Fund grant finances infrastructure improvements at Elizabethtown College’s High Library
Back to top 7/29/2010 Rood receives prestigious Cottrell College Science Award Elizabethtown College faculty member receives prestigious Cottrell College Science Award
creates student research opportunities at the College
This spring, the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) awarded $2 million in grants to support early-career scientists, like Rood. The Single-Investigator Cottrell College Science Awards provide funding for significant research in the physical sciences—astronomy, chemistry or physics—which contributes to the advancement of science and to the professional and scholarly development of faculty at liberal arts colleges and primarily undergraduate universities. In addition, RCSA mandates that undergraduate students be involved in the research in meaningful ways.
Back to top 7/29/2010 Young Center Releases Amish Population, Migration Data Elizabethtown College’s Young Center Releases Amish Population, Migration Data
Back to top 7/28/2010 McCormick Family Foundation grant broadens access to information resources The McCormick Family Foundation grant broadens student access to 21st-century information resources at Elizabethtown College
$25,000 grant continues philanthropic organization’s decade-long commitment to nurturing student learning through High Library
For more than 10 years, The McCormick Family Foundation has had a continuing connection with Elizabethtown College’s High Library. In August 1999, the Foundation created the McCormick Research Laboratory, which is the most heavily used computer laboratory at the College. Since opening, thousands of Elizabethtown students have been introduced to online research and connected to the library’s ever-expanding collection of online resources through the Research Laboratory.
Seeking to broaden the impact of the Research Laboratory, the College created a computer laptop lending program during the 2007-2008 academic year through a grant from The McCormick Family Foundation. Steadily growing in popularity, the highly successful program allows students to access the College’s wireless computer network from any location in the High Library. This flexibility is creating opportunities for student project collaboration. It also supports the diverse study styles of the College’s student body—allowing them to complete research, projects and papers in the way that is most comfortable for them.
Back to top 7/27/2010 Elizabethtown joins colleges in founding ecological research network Elizabethtown College joins colleges in founding ecological research network
National Science Foundation grant launches effort
The Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) comprises faculty at a dozen colleges in the Northeast and Midwest who will partner in developing collaborative research projects focused on regional to continental-scale ecological issues. Through the projects, the faculty will engage their students in authentic science while teaching them basic ecology. Additionally, the EREN faculty will create a continental-scale ecology course module using research data and establish an online database of collaborative data sets collected during the project.
Assistant Professor of Biology David Bowne, who is one of 16 EREN faculty, believes this effort could be a catalyst for significant ecological research. “This network will allow faculty and students here at Elizabethtown and across the nation to work together to answer large-scale ecological questions that would be impossible for any one participant to answer alone,” Bowne says. “Elizabethtown College students will actively conduct research that advances ecological science and, in the process, gain a deeper understanding of ecological concepts, experimental design, the process of science, and the value of collaboration.”
The EREN is being led by Laurel Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan associate professor of botany-microbiology. In addition to Bowne and Anderson, the network includes faculty from Bard College, N.Y.; Carthage College, Wis.; Ferrum College, Va.; Meredith College, N.C.; Mount Holyoake College, Mass.; Mount St. Mary’s University, Md.; Sewanee: The University of the South, Tenn.; St. Olaf College, Minn.; Swarthmore College, Pa.; and Union College, N.Y. Back to top 7/9/2010 Strings Excell concert Friday, July 23, in Leffler Chapel Strings Excell elementary day camp concert Friday, July 23
Strings Excell day camp takes place this year from Monday, July 19, through Friday, July 23.
Back to top 7/6/2010 ETC music camp concerts July 12 through 17 in Leffler Chapel ETC Music Camp concerts planned for July 12 through 17 at Elizabethtown College
Back to top 7/1/2010 Elizabethtown College announces fall 2010 cultural events line-up Elizabethtown College announces
Selected highlights for fall 2010:
Most events at Elizabethtown are free and open to the public. Please join us—you’re always welcome! Back to top 6/3/2010 First-year orientation Wednesday, June 23, through Saturday, June 26 Elizabethtown College welcomes Class of 2014
Back to top 5/22/2010 Commencement recognizes more than 500 students Elizabethtown College’s 107th annual Commencement recognizes more than 500 students Speaker Michael Lomax encourages graduates to “not just make a life, but to make a difference”
During his address, Lomax remembered his own 1968 graduation from Morehouse College, just one month after public funeral services for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. were held on the campus. He noted that the juxtaposition of the two very different ceremonies, held only a few weeks apart, forced personal reflection about the legacy Lomax would leave. “I still stand on the shoulders of giants,” he said, pointing to those like King who have had an impact on his life. “Being the descendent of giants is an inspiration ... and a great challenge.” Lomax encouraged the class “not just to make a life, but to make a difference.” “What will you do to benefit the generation after yours ... and the generation before yours?” he asked of the most recent graduating class of an institution that has “Educate for Service” as its motto. “My generation has had its era,” he said. “We baby boomers have left a lot for you to do.” From his vantage point as the leader of the nation's largest and most successful minority higher education assistance organization, Lomax stated that a lasting love of learning is key to a productive life. “In the old days, education was something that was done when you were young,” he said. “Today, it is a lifelong pursuit.” Lomax has had a notable career in higher education and public service. Prior to joining UNCF, he served seven years as president of Dillard University. He also spent 30 years pursuing simultaneous full-time positions as a university professor and public servant in Atlanta, Ga. Lomax taught literature at Morehouse and Spelman colleges and the University of Georgia. In addition, he was a prominent figure in Atlanta government and politics. In recognition of Lomax’s contributions to higher education and to the lives of thousands of students, Elizabethtown presented Lomax with an honorary degree. In addition, Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees Chair David Hosler, CPCU, also was recognized with an honorary degree. Hosler—who graduated from Elizabethtown in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration—accepted the call to serve his alma mater as a member of its Board of Trustees in 1995. Since his election as chair of the Board in 2003, he has worked with the College’s administration to launch a series of initiatives that have improved the quality of the institution’s faculty, its long-term financial health, and its academic and co-curricular facilities. Hosler is chief operating officer for Murray Risk Management and Insurance and serves his community as a member of the boards of PNC Bank (Central Pennsylvania Region Advisory Board), Housing Development Corporation, Parish Resource Center, Rotary Club of Lancaster, United Way of Lancaster County and CPCU Society – Pennsylvania Dutch Chapter. In addition to recognizing current Elizabethtown students, the ceremony also offered 23 members the College’s Class of 1960 an opportunity to recall their own graduation 50 years before. The alumni processed along with this year’s class and were presented with a commemorative gold medallion celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the College. Back to top 5/18/2010 Elizabethtown College awarded $100,000 Walmart College Success Award Elizabethtown College awarded
Grant by Walmart Foundation and CIC
Today, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Walmart Foundation announced that Elizabethtown College is one of only 30 colleges nationwide to receive a 2010 Walmart College Success Award. The $100,000 award will assist the College in creating programming designed to enhance retention of first-generation students.
Through the Walmart College Success Awards program, 30 CIC member colleges and universities, selected through a competitive application process, will receive substantial grants to help strengthen exemplary programs that support the education of first-generation students. The newly selected 30 institutions and the 20 initial College Success Award recipients, which were selected in June 2008, will work together as a network to assist first-generation college students, learn from one another, and serve as models for other colleges and universities.
Elizabethtown College traditionally has enrolled a high percentage of first-generation college students, with 50 percent of the 2009-2010 class of first-year students being the first members of their families to attend college. According to Dean of Students Marianne Calenda, the award will enhance the College’s highly successful academic support services with a new Summer Bridge Program and training and systematic intervention efforts targeted at the retention of first-generation students. “The Summer Bridge Program will introduce first-generation students to key resources and strategies necessary for student success,” said Calenda. “We hope to enroll 50 students in the one-week residential program, geared to deepen these students’ understanding of the heighted academic expectations in college and to build their confidence and connections to the college community.”
The Summer Bridge Program will be implemented through Elizabethtown’s Center for Student Success. In addition to providing the funding for the development of the program, the Walmart College Success Award also will increase the Center’s capacity through the hire of a half-time mentor and by expanding an already existing academic advising position. This new staff will supplement, not replace, the traditional faculty-student advising relationship, meeting routinely with at-risk students to discuss their academic progress and problem-solving strategies.
In 2009, the CIC received a second grant of $3 million from the Walmart Foundation to support the second cohort of award recipients. Twenty CIC member institutions with programs that show the greatest promise of increasing retention of the largest number of first-generation students were selected to receive grants of $100,000. Ten institutions that have established worthy projects with a smaller scope of impact or are more experimental in nature will receive $50,000 awards. All award winners have an undergraduate enrollment that includes at least 30 percent first-generation students among the most recent classes of first-year students.
“The 20 colleges and universities selected for the initial awards in 2008 have done a great job in rising to the challenges of retaining and graduating first-generation students,” said Walmart Foundation president Margaret McKenna. “The Walmart Foundation is proud to provide the opportunity for an additional 30 institutions to participate in the program and contribute to the growing body of knowledge on how best to support these students.”
In announcing the award winners, CIC President Richard Ekman said, “We are delighted by the recognition that this second grant from the Walmart Foundation gives to the role played by nonprofit private colleges in educating first-generation students. Much attention has been focused recently on higher education as a key to making the United States workforce stronger and the country more competitive in the 21st century world economy. As the federal government and philanthropic leaders call for increased degree completion in higher education, small and mid-sized private institutions are an underutilized resource in this effort. Private colleges also enroll comparable or higher percentages of lower-income and first-generation students to public institutions and they require far less subsidy by state governments to succeed in meeting these national goals. Most importantly, nonprofit private institutions have moved beyond a focus on access to a record of unmatched success in retaining and graduating low-income and first-generation students.”
Citing data from the American Association of Community Colleges, Ekman noted that more than six million students a year enroll for credit at the nation’s community colleges. However, only 26 percent actually transfer to a four-year college. In addition, according to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the six-year graduation rate of first-generation students at public four-year institutions is only 44 percent compared with 61 percent at private colleges and universities. “In short, if we are to achieve the ambitious national goal of increased numbers of college graduates, the lessons learned from the experiences of private colleges will need to be heeded by national policymakers and others,” Ekman stressed.
The Walmart College Success Awards program will include a conference in 2011, online networking opportunities, and a final publication on best practices from both cohorts to be disseminated at the end of the grant period in 2013.
The 20 $100,000 award winners are: Alma College, MI; Alverno College, WI; Berea College, KY; Catawba College, NC; Clark Atlanta University, GA; College of Notre Dame of Maryland; DePaul University, IL; Elizabethtown College, PA; Franklin College, IN; Guilford College, NC; Lynchburg College, VA; Mars Hill College, NC; Mercyhurst College, PA; Mills College, CA; Notre Dame de Namur University, CA; Rosemont College, PA; Stetson University, FL; Stevenson University, MD; Thomas College, ME; and University of St. Francis, IL.
The ten $50,000 award winners are: Cardinal Stritch University, WI; Chaminade University of Honolulu, HI; Defiance College, OH; Emmanuel College, MA; Eureka College, IL; Heritage University, WA; McKendree University, IL; Saint Augustine’s College, NC; Wabash College, IN; and Woodbury University, CA
The programs offered at these 30 institutions represent the wide range of approaches to working with first-generation students. Some institutions focus on the unique needs of a particular subset of first-generation students, such as Hispanic students, commuter students, transfer students from community colleges, or students pursuing a teaching career. A number of the award recipients offer transitional summer programs for incoming students that help prepare them for college-level work and life away from home. Others provide services such as mentoring, tutoring, career development, and providing scholarships and stipends to help ensure success for first-generation students.
For more information about the Walmart College Success Awards and the programs of the 30 winners, visit the CIC website. Back to top 5/17/2010 Elizabethtown College to award degrees at May 22 ceremony Elizabethtown College to award degrees at May 22 ceremony
UNCF President and Chief Executive Officer to address graduates
The ceremony will recognize those students of the College who met the requirements for graduation during the previous year. Addressing the graduates will be Michael Lomax, UNCF president and chief executive officer. Lomax and Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees Chair David Hosler will receive honorary degrees during the ceremony.
In addition, 23 members of Elizabethtown’s Class of 1960 will return to their alma mater to be honored with a commemorative gold medallion celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the College. Back to top 5/16/2010 Etownian Recognized by American Scholastic Press Association Etownian recognized by American Scholastic Press Association
Every year, the ASPA objectively critiques publications submitted by high schools and colleges from across the nation during its Annual Review and Contest. The contest—which is judged by a committee of publication experts—evaluates scholastic publications and assigns them a level of distinction according to a point system. The Etownian received the highest recognition, a first-place award with special merit distinction. The publication was one of only 73 from schools nationwide and one of only three from colleges or universities with similar enrollments to receive the honor. According to the ASPA, this award is given to periodicals that are “an outstanding overall example of a scholastic publication in format, content and presentation.” Of the 1,000 points possible in the contest, the Etownian scored 960. Approximately 300 schools from across the nation submitted newspaper entries this year. The Etownian, a weekly campus newspaper, is run by Elizabethtown College students. The editorial staff is advised by Assistant Professor of Communications Kirsten Johnson. Fall 2009 Editorial Staff Jamie L. Bartolino – Editor in Chief Aimée M. DiMichele – Managing Editor Aidan E. Bauernschmidt – Assistant Editor Rachel A. Marsteller – News Editor Allison M. O’Boyle – Assistant News Editor Peter S. Northrop – Features Editor Laura A. Farnish – Assistant Features Editor Joelle E. Atkinson – Campus Life Editor Ross M. Benincasa – Assistant Campus Life Editor Craig H. Meaney – Opinion Editor Samantha T. Phillips – Assistant Opinion Editor Sara E. Crimmel – Sports Editor Janna M. Richards – Assistant Sports Editor Matthew A. Wagener Huntley C. McGowan Layout Editor Assistant Layout Editor Matthew P. Butera – Photography Editor Melanie R. Giardina – Assistant Photography Editor Zachary T. Johnson – Online Editor Andrew R. Sides –Assistant Online Editor Emily M. Reigart – Copy Editor Samantha M. Alleman, Patricia A. Cangelosi, Rachel L. Jesten and Leigh N. Ontivero –Assistant Copy Editors Brittny E. McLaughlin – Business Manager Marc C. Weber – Assistant Business Manager Katie L. Bornholdt – Advertising Manager Spring 2009 Editorial Staff Aimée M. DiMichele –Editor-in-Chief Aidan E. Bauernschmidt –Managing Editor Emily M. Reigart – Assistant Editor Rachel A. Marsteller – News Editor Khouri E. McGrann – Assistant News Editor Peter S. Northrop – Features Editor Rachel L. Jesten – Assistant Features Editor Joelle E. Atkinson – Campus Life Editor Ross M. Benincasa – Assistant Campus Life Editor Craig H. Meaney – Opinion Editor Samantha T. Phillips – Assistant Opinion Editor Sara E. Crimmel – Sports Editor Janna M. Richards – Assistant Sports Editor Matthew A. Wagener – Layout Editor Huntley C. McGowan – Assistant Layout Editor Melanie R. Giardina – Photography Editor S. Alexandra Ward – Assistant Photography Editor Zachary T. Johnson – Online Editor Andrew R. Sides – Assistant Online Editor Patricia A. Cangelosi – Copy Editor Samantha M. Alleman, Katherine E. Blackman, Nancy C. Briscoe, T. Gavin Nevill and Leigh N. Ontiveros – Assistant Copy Editors Brittny E. McLaughlin – Business Manager Marc C. Weber – Assistant Business Manager Katie L. Bornholdt – Advertising Manager Jennifer R. Malik – Assistant Advertising Manager Back to top 5/16/2010 2010 Scholarship and Creative Arts Day Resounding Success 2010 Scholarship and Creative Arts Day resounding success
Now in its third year, the annual conference showcased the ideas and creativity of 384 of the College’s talented young scholars. Eager to be a bigger part of the world, these participants—with guidance from 70 faculty mentors—used their gifts to explore uncharted intellectual territory and then presented, performed or exhibited during the two-day event. Through their experiences, they have honed and refined their skills and have broadened their personal understanding of their field.
The event featured a keynote address by Roya Hakakian. Ms. Hakakian—the author of “Journey from the Land of No: A Memoir of a Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran,” her award-winning memoir about life as a Jewish teenager in post-revolutionary Iran—personally has demonstrated the power of a life dedicated to intellectual service. Back to top 5/16/2010 Gottfried to present keynote address at 150th anniversary celebration Gottfried to present keynote address at 150th anniversary
Gottfried’s address—which will be presented June 1, 2010—will stress the opportunities for national rebirth that the fall of Soviet tyranny has created for the countries of Eastern Europe. He will encourage Romania and the other re-emerging nations to chart a course that avoids the temptations of returning to old national rivalries and being drawn in by globalist and human rights ideologies of the West, which threaten to destroy their national character.
Founded in 1860, the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi has been carrying on a tradition of excellence and innovation in the fields of education and research. With more than 38,000 students and 800 academic staff, the university enjoys prestige at the international level and partners with more than 250 universities around the world. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi became the first student-centered university in Romania, once the Bologna Process was implemented. For the third year in a row, the university was ranked first in the national research based on the Shanghai criteria. Back to top 5/5/2010 The Amish way of forgiveness The Amish way of forgiveness
Scapegoating may be irrational, but it's understandable and also very common. Perhaps that's why the upcoming movie on the 2006 Nickel Mines Amish school shooting, set to air this Sunday on the Lifetime Movie Network, adopts that story line. The movie's trailer portrays an Amish mother showing up at the deceased gunman's home the day after the shooting to "confront" his devastated wife, holding her responsible for her husband's deeds.
Only it didn't happen that way. True, Amish people did show up at gunman Charles Roberts' home within hours of the shooting that left five girls dead. They also visited his parents and parents-in-law, all of whom lived within a few miles of the West Nickel Mines School.
But the Amish people didn't go there to express rage or sling blame. They visited the Roberts family because of their compassion for his kin--victims of the tragedy who were also suffering immense emotional pain. One Amish neighbor consoled Charles Roberts' father with a hand on his shoulder and four simple words: "We love you, Roberts." A few days later, at Roberts' burial, parents of some of the Amish girls he had killed showed up and hugged his widow. It was, said one Amish man, "simply the right thing to do."
We haven't seen the entire Lifetime movie, which takes its title from our book, "Amish Grace." But we suspect the movie will conclude with the enraged Amish mother somehow finding within herself the wherewithal to forgive. It's the kind of ending that will make television viewers feel good, because it mirrors the way many of us think about ourselves: we'd be angry as hell at first, but over time our rage would subside.
Eventually, our reasonable and forgiving side--our good side--would win out.
Did it make any difference that the Amish reacted that way from the start? Terrie Roberts, the mother of the gunman, thinks so. In our newly released paperback edition of "Amish Grace," we include an interview with Ms. Roberts. In it, she tells us how the Amish community reached out to her and her kin in the aftermath of the tragedy. "It is hard to say how I may have reacted had they not offered forgiveness," says Ms. Roberts. "I just know that their immediate expression had a tremendous impact on my husband and me."
The Amish response was "the beginning of the healing process," Ms. Roberts continues. She describes how it compelled her and her husband to visit all the Amish families whose daughters had been shot, and to invite all the mothers and the surviving girls to her home for tea.
Ms. Roberts continues to host teas and swimming parties for the surviving girls, four of whom have resumed relatively normal lives. Her closest relationship, however, exists with Rosanna, the one survivor who doesn't swim because she's seriously disabled. To this day, Ms. Roberts visits with Rosanna for several hours every Thursday evening. Perhaps the real story of Amish grace is as touching as the Lifetime movie version of it. But as we note in our book, the story of Amish forgiveness is not about remarkable individuals finding "within themselves" the ability to forgive. It's about a community that valued forgiveness and reconciliation so highly before the shooting happened that scapegoating the Roberts family on October 2, 2006, wasn't even thinkable.
As we reflect once again on the Amish response at Nickel Mines, we couldn't agree more.
Back to top 5/5/2010 Alisha Martin ’13 receives inaugural Carper Award Alisha Martin ’13 receives inaugural Anna Carper Excellence in Library Research Award
First-year student recognized for scholarly research
The Carper Award was created to recognize excellent scholarship by First-Year Seminar students who make “valuable use” of the High Library’s print and electronic collections and other available information resources. The Anna Carper Excellence in Library Research Award is supported by an endowment funded by the Carper Family and named after Anna Carper ’41, who was the College’s librarian from 1960 to 1986.
Martin’s project was completed as a requirement of her First-Year Seminar, titled “Gotta Have It: Exploring the Science of Addiction.” The seminar—which was taught by Tom Hagan, associate professor of chemistry and assistant dean for the First-Year Program—explores the biology, chemistry, physiology, psychology and sociology associated with addictions. This seminar is one of several offered to Elizabethtown College first-year students to acclimate them to the rigors of college scholarship and provide them with an understanding of the academic resources available at Elizabethtown College.
During her First-Year Seminar, Martin—a biology major, who plans to enroll in optometry school after completing her undergraduate degree—developed much more than a better understanding of nicotine addiction. “While I understood the health impacts of smoking, I didn’t have a thorough understanding of the biomechanics of how smoking impacts the body,” she says. “Through this project, I not only learned about the addiction, but I also learned about the type of in-depth research that is expected in college and developed new techniques for research and study.”
Dedicated in September 1990, Elizabethtown College’s High Library is a vital component of Elizabethtown College’s academic work and is an invaluable resource to residents in communities around the College. The facility has a capacity to house 250,000 volumes and is equipped with conference rooms, study carrels, group study spaces and a smart classroom for research instruction and student use. Named for Elizabethtown College Class of 1963 alumnus S. Dale High, the facility was constructed, in part, through a generous gift from The High Foundation of Lancaster, Pa. Back to top 5/5/2010 Six to be inducted into Ira R. Herr Athletics Hall of Fame Six to be inducted into Ira R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame
Elizabethtown College and the Blue Jay Athletic Association are proud to announce the Class of 2010 inductees to the Ira R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is part of the annual Blue Jay Athletics Alumni Reunion, which will be held Saturday, May 15. Preceding the dinner, the newly-restored Ira R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame will be rededicated in the Jay Walk at Elizabethtown College.
Also that evening, former women’s soccer coach and NCAA faculty representative Ronald Shubert ’62 of Elizabethtown, Pa., will receive the Joseph A. Whitmore Outstanding Service to Student Athletes Award, and Steve Capoferri ’90 of Lancaster, Pa., will be awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award.
For more information, or to register for the Blue Jay Athletics Alumni Reunion, visit here.
Back to top 3/1/2010 20th Annual Building Strong Families Conference - call for proposals 20th Annual Building Strong Families Conference to focus on supporting families in times of economic uncertainty Conference proposal deadline set for April 19, 2010 The Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations (MACFR) has issued a call for presentation proposals for the 20th Annual Building Strong Families Conference. The conference, themed “Families in Economic Uncertainty,” will focus on supporting families during downturns in the economy. Slated to be held at Elizabethtown College on October 19, 2010, the conference is being co-hosted by MACRF and the College’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The deadline for proposals is April 19, 2010. Topics may include maximizing family budgets, green living, dual earner households, job loss and impact on families and communities, managing debt, bankruptcy, creativity in hard economic times, pooling resources, work and family conflict, family businesses, and related matters. Proposals may include descriptions of successful programs, research findings, curriculum, panel discussions, participation exercises, or other creative formats. Joint presentations of faculty and students are being encouraged. For more information and proposal guidelines, please visit the MACFR website or contact Michele Lee Kozimor-King, MACFR president and associate professor of sociology at Elizabethtown College, at kozimor-kim@etown.edu. Back to top 2/23/2010 Kreider Fellow discusses Mennonite women in a changing world March 18 Kreider Fellow discusses Mennonite women in a changing world March 18
Umble’s discussion centers on research of the diaries of two Mennonite women, Anna E. Umble (1889-1964) and E. Elmira Zimmerman (1898-1978). The diaries give insight into the women’s lives, families, daily routines, social networks and religion. “They married, worked, raised families and served their churches and communities in times of war, financial stress, and great technological and social change. What counted for them and what they leave unspoken provides a window into how they constructed and negotiated their lives within the religious and cultural constraints of their changing times,” Umble says. Umble, a communication professor at Millersville University, received her Ph.D. from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She has several published works, including “Holding the Line: The Telephone in Old Order Mennonite and Amish Life,” and multiple chapters and articles on women’s history, telephone history and media criticism. She co-edited “Strangers at Home: Amish and Mennonite Women in History” and “The Amish and the Media.” Contact Stephen Scott at 717-361-1470. Back to top 2/23/2010 Blackboard, Pulpit and Stereoscope: The Work of G.N. Falkenstein March 31 ‘Blackboard, Pulpit and Stereoscope: The Work of G.N. Falkenstein’ March 31 at High Library
In celebration of the High Library 20th anniversary, Jeff Bach, director of the College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, gives an illustrated lecture about the many facets of G.N. Falkenstein and his career. The event, free and the open to the public, takes place at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, in High Library’s Winter Alcove, second floor. Learn—through highlights from Falkenstein’s journals and photos from his massive collection of stereoscopic slides—about the intriguing man who helped to make Elizabethtown College a reality. He taught Bible, psychology and pedagogy (education) at Elizabethtown College, and during his 1900 to 1901 term as acting principal, the New College building, now known as Alpha Hall, was built, and all college relations were moved from downtown Elizabethtown to the new building. The dedication of Alpha Hall took place in March 1901. After his term in office, Falkenstein continued to teach subjects such as history, science, psychology and Bible. He was elected to a second term as principal in 1902, but resigned in September because of health problems. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the High Library and the Office of Institutional Advancement. Contact: Louise Hyder-Darlington at 717-361-1454
Back to top 2/19/2010 Elizabethtown College hosts John Ros director of transient gallery Elizabethtown College hosts John Ros director of transient gallery
Ros, a 2000 graduate of SUNY Binghamton, is director of galleryELL, a transient gallery in Brooklyn, N.Y., that displays works of under-represented artists who use their art to reach out to the local, national and world population. His most recent works include two series of collages entirely made of recycled materials. The first series, “Industrialization,” focuses on the battle between architecture and nature. The second is influenced by, and dedicated to, Romanian-born printmaker Hedda Sterne. Contact Amy Reynolds at 717-361-1212. Back to top 2/18/2010 Irish folklorist visits Elizabethtown College on St. Patrick's Day Irish folklorist visits College on St. Patrick’s Day
Geaney performs with visuals and traditional songs, which he presents in English and Gaelic languages. This event is sponsored by the Dean of Faculty and the English Department. The event is free and open to the public. The folklorist graduated from the University College Cork in Ireland and became a teacher, and later, a principal at a high school in Dublin. Following his career in education, he focused on the Irish language and Irish traditions. Still based in Dublin, he has given speeches and presentations at colleges and universities across the globe, including appearances at five universities in Hungary. He gives presentations on a variety of subjects regarding Irish history including Irish music and song, history of Irish language, cultural history of Gaelic Ireland, and oral and folk traditions of Ireland. Contact: Mark Harman at harmanm@etown.edu. Back to top 2/9/2010 Night of classical works from around the world Feb. 22 Professor collaborates with world-renowned saxophonist
An evening of classical performances
![]() Badgerow, a pianist and teacher, is an assistant professor of music at Elizabethtown College. He is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society and has collaborated in chamber music groups including performances with Harvey Pittel, Patrick Mason and Eddie Daniels. Box has traveled the world playing the saxophone in Italy, France, Spain, England and Germany. He collaborated on the 2004 film “The Alamo” and composed the score for the 2005 Indie Film “The Devil Wears Spurs.” He runs a private studio and is working on his first classical album featuring all new compositions for the saxophone and vocal works set to the poetry of Robert Frost.
Badgerow and Box will perform works by William Grant Still, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Paule Maurice, Denis Joly and Robert Muczynski. Contact: Amy Reynolds at 717-361-1212. Back to top 2/5/2010 Flutefest features all members of flute family March 1 Elizabethtown College concert features flute family
Back to top 2/4/2010 "1001 Black Inventions" on stage Feb. 22 to celebrate Black History Month Washington, D.C., theater group celebrates Black History Month at Elizabethtown College
High Library and the Office of Diversity sponsor “1001 Black Inventions” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, in Musser Auditorium, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Elizabethtown College. The play, performed by Washington, D.C.-based Pin Points Theatre, features the lives of brilliant men and women, and then takes you into the Twilight Zone, where a typical American family attempts to survive in a world without inventions created by Africans and African Americans. Audiences laugh themselves into the realization that Black ingenuity is an integral part of their everyday lives. The performance, which is open to the public, celebrates Black History Month.Pin Points Theatre is a community theater company that travels internationally, creating its plays and workshops in impoverished D.C. communities then presenting them to schools, businesses, government agencies and theaters throughout the nation’s capitol, the United States, and Asia (Guam, Korea, Japan, and Singapore), Canada and Germany. Contact: Rachel Hadrick at 717-361-1983 or Louise Hyder-Darlington at 717-361-1454. Back to top 2/4/2010 "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" Feb. 12- 21 at Elizabethtown College "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress"
Five Tennessee bridesmaids share hilarity, heartbreak—and one dress The Department of Fine and Performing Arts of Elizabethtown College Theatre presents Alan Ball’s “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” Feb. 12 through 21 at the College’s Tempest Theatre. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12; Saturday, Feb. 13; Thursday, Feb. 18; Friday, Feb. 19; and Saturday, Feb. 20; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21. Tickets are $6.Five Tennessee bridesmaids rebel, hiding from the wedding reception; trading teasing and revelations, and sharing hilarity and heartbreak. This irreverent look at friendship and the power of similar dressing comes to us from the Emmy- and Oscar-winning creator of True Blood, Six Feet Under and American Beauty. The cast includes Tammy Bateman ’10, Clara DeAngelo ’12, Jackie Light ’12, Meghann Timney ’11, Angela Wright ’12—and the lone male Kyle Kovatch ’13. Dr. Michael Swanson directs with the assistance of Tom Hackman, assistant professor of Theatre, as scenic and lighting designer; Jen Kilander, costume designer; Beth Lewis ’11, sound designer; Peter Starr Northrop ’11, assistant director; and Jess Roberts ’11, stage manager. For tickets, call the Theatre Box office at 717-361-1170 or send an e-mail request. Vist visit the Theatre and Dance Division of Fine and Performing Arts’ website. Contact Dr. Michael Swanson at 717-361-1160. Please note: The play includes adult language and adult situations. Directions to Campus Campus Map Back to top 2/3/2010 Department of Fine and Performing Arts 2010 theatre schedule Elizabethtown College's Department of Fine and Performing Arts announces the 2010 theatre season
Dates to Remember "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball 8 p.m. Feb. 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 2 p.m. Feb. 21 Tennessee bridesmaids rebel, hide from the wedding reception; trade teasing and revelations, and sharing hilarity and heartbreak. This irreverent look at friendship and the power of similar dressing comes to us from the Emmy- and Oscar-winning creator of True Blood, Six Feet Under and American Beauty. "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller 8 p.m. April 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23 2 p.m. April 25 One of the classic American dramas, this Tony-winner is famous for its exploration of the power of accusation and gossip in the witch-hunts of 1692 Salem, while allowing Miller to state loudly his opposition to the paranoia and demagoguery of the 1950s red scare. In this time of tea parties and Fox News, Miller’s dramatic warning rings truer than ever. Tickets are $6 and can be reserved by calling 717-361-1170 or e-mailing boxoffice@etown.edu. Back to top 2/3/2010 Film Showing ‘Central Station’ -- a tale of love and forgiveness "Central Station" -- a tale of love and forgiveness
Golden Globe award-winning film Feb. 16 The Friends of the High Library and the Office of International Programs at Elizabethtown College present “Central Station,” an emotional and enduring tale of love and forgiveness, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in the College’s Brinser Lecture Room, Steinman Center.The film portrays the powerful bond a young boy creates with a lonely retired schoolteacher after witnessing his mother’s accidental death. Directed by Walter Salles, “Central Station” follows the two in their search to find the boy’s father while restoring hope, and learning valuable life lessons along the way. “Central Station” (aka Central do Brasil) won the Los Angeles Film Critics and Golden Globe award for best foreign language film and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999. This event, which is free and open to the public, is the fourth in the High Library Film series, titled “Bringing the World to E-town.” Directions to Campus Back to top 2/2/2010 New Exhibit "Reflections of the Martyrs Mirror" Now Open "Reflections of the Martyrs Mirror" exhibit open through June
Back to top 2/2/2010 An Evening of the Arts of Spain Feb. 8 Music, art, poetry, dance and drama from the late 19th century at Elizabethtown College
Debra Ronning and Justin Badgerow, on piano; Sarah Daughtrey, mezzo-soprano; David Cullen and Gary Galván, on guitar; Johanna Hartman, on violin; and Ellen Eager, on cello; as well as student readers and dancers bring to Elizabethtown the music, art, poetry, dance and drama from late 19th and early 20th centuries—the time of the flowering of Spanish Nationalism. The event is free and open to the public. Back to top 2/1/2010 Elizabethtown College Professor Paul Gottfried lectures on new book America's leading paleoconservative intellectual discusses memoir March 30
Professor Paul Gottfried shares insights in lecture and book signing America's leading paleoconservative intellectual Paul Gottfried will share insights gathered over a lifetime of encounters with fascinating figures--including U.S. President Richard Nixon, Paul Piccone, Christopher Lasch, Patrick Buchanan and Herbert Marcus--during a lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, at Elizabethtown College's High Library. Following the event, Gottfried, who is Raffensperger Professor of Humanities at the College, will sign copies of his critically well-received memoir, "Encounters: My Life with Nixon, Marcuse, and Other Friends and Teachers," during a reception. This event is open to the public.In "Encounters," Gottfried puts past political battles aside in order to recount his varied associations and friendships with a number of fascinating political figures. This memoir emphasizes the Forrest Gump-like quality of Gottfried's often accidental relationships with celebrities and stimulating personalities, the benefits of which were not social or professional but personal. The author insists his life would be of little general interest were it not for the fortuitous encounters that have raised it out of the ordinary. "Encounters" was published by ISI Books. Additional information is available by contacting Michael Long at 717-361-1240. Back to top 12/8/2009 Karendra Devroop's CD debut jazz concert benefits disadvantaged youth Karendra Devroop brings jazz to campus Dec. 10 to benefit a ravaged world
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Naomi Gerstel—who is the Eastern Sociological Society’s Robin L. Williams Jr. Lecturer—will present the conference’s keynote address, “Rethinking Families: Economic Conditions, Kinship and Marriage.” Gerstel is an award-winning and pioneering scholar and public sociologist whose research and writings have helped define the emerging subfields of work-family and the sociology of carework. The author or editor of four books, Gerstel most recently co-edited “Public Sociology: Michael Burawoy and His Critics”
Twenty-one high school biology and chemistry teachers explored advanced science topics and learned cutting-edge scientific techniques and teaching strategies at a two-day Science in Motion professional development training program at Elizabethtown College in June 2010. The training program—which was made possible as a result of a collaboration between the College and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—is part of a rich offering of Science in Motion program resources that have been supporting science education in schools in five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Elizabethtown College’s High Library will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its opening with a safety makeover thanks to a $44,000 grant from the S. Dale High Education Fund of the
Jeff Rood, assistant professor of chemistry at Elizabethtown College, was one of only 57 science faculty from colleges and universities throughout the nation to be recognized on the most recent list of
An updated study by Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies finds that the North American Amish community is growing and migrating into areas far afield from their historic settlements in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. The findings can be found at the Statistics tab on the Young Center’s
With a July 2010 gift to Elizabethtown College, the McCormick Family Foundation is broadening student access to 21st-century information resources available through Elizabethtown College’s High Library. The $25,000 grant continues a long-term relationship between the Foundation and the College that is enhancing student learning, supporting the College’s healthy and growing research program, and creating organic opportunities for student collaboration.


Faculty participants in the Elizabethtown College Music Camp (ETC) will perform a free concert from 8 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 12; Tuesday, July 13; and Wednesday, July 14, in Leffler Chapel. Students perform 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 15, and Friday, July 16. A final ensemble performance takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17. Admission to the concerts is free.

On May 22, Elizabethtown College recognized the accomplishments of 513 students during its 107th annual Commencement. The ceremony—which took place in The Dell, the lawn in front of the College’s historic Alpha Hall—was highlighted by remarks from Michael Lomax (shown left), president and chief executive officer of
More than 500 candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees will be recognized during Elizabethtown College’s 107th annual Commencement. The ceremony—slated to be held in The Dell, which is the lawn in front of the Alpha Administration Building at the College—will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at approximately 1 p.m.
The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) recognized Elizabethtown College’s student-run newspaper, the Etownian, with its highest honor.
Elizabethtown College’s April 2010 Scholarship and Creative Arts Day was a resounding success.
The following opinion-editorial by
Alisha Martin ’13, of Port Trevorton, Pa., was awarded the inaugural Anna Carper Excellence in Library Research Award at a recent celebration of the 20th anniversary of Elizabethtown College’s High Library. Martin’s research project, titled “Nicotine,” presented the current scientific understanding of the biomechanics of nicotine addiction’s effect on the body. In addition to a certificate, Martin received a $500 cash award.
George Ness Falkenstein (1859-1949) taught science in Illinois, served a 



7:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, in Zug Recital Hall are Arioso Flute Choir and a variety of small flute ensembles and soloists.
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Angela Wright ’12—and the lone male Kyle Kovatch ’13. Dr. Michael Swanson directs with the assistance of Tom Hackman, assistant professor of Theatre, as scenic and lighting designer; Jen Kilander, costume designer; Beth Lewis ’11, sound designer; Peter Starr Northrop ’11, assistant director; and Jess Roberts ’11, stage manager.
The Friends of the
America's leading paleoconservative intellectual Paul Gottfried will share insights gathered over a lifetime of encounters with fascinating figures--including U.S. President Richard Nixon, Paul Piccone, Christopher Lasch, Patrick Buchanan and Herbert Marcus--during a lecture at 















