11/6/2009		11/10 Sustainability & Hope Film “China – From Red to Green,”
11/6/2009		12/13 American Family Christmas Concert
11/3/2009		11/16 Film Screening of "Home" by the High Library
11/2/2009		11/12 Author Nolt Explores Global Influence of the Mennonites
10/19/2009		World Renowned Economist & Nobel Laureate Stiglitz to Appear 11/11
10/18/2009		10/29 Vaclav Havel's "The Memorandum"
10/16/2009		November 19 - 21 E-town Student Shorts Fest
10/16/2009		10/17 Art Exhibit: On and Off the Wall
10/9/2009		20th Anniversary Celebration Kick Off for High Library
10/8/2009		11/17 “Jainism: An Ancient Path of Peace and Ecological Wisdom”
9/1/2009		H1N1 Virus and Flu Information
7/15/2009		Elizabethtown College Travels to Vietnam Orphanage

The Elizabethtown College  “Sustainability and Hope Series” features films and panel discussions addressing global warming and other potential environmental catastrophes. The films raise critical questions, “What led to our environmental crisis?” “How will it affect me?” and “What can I do to reverse these seemingly inevitable outcomes?”  The series of events will be held in the Steinman Center, Brinser Lecture Room. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Faculty, all events are free and open to the public.

The final film of the Sustainability and Hope Film Series, “China – From Red to Green,” will be shown at 7:00 p.m. on November 10th. Can China handle its own enormous environmental challenges? The film charts China’s rise as the future world leader in sustainable technology and design and explores design solutions, theoretical and practical, including Steven Holl’s Linked Hybrid Project. Also featured is William McDonough, Time magazine’s “Hero of the Planet,” McDonough elaborates on his innovative plans to make China an entirely sustainable country and how architecture can be both profitable and environmentally intelligent. The film will be introduced by David Ferruzza, associate professor of engineering emeritus.

Home” is an award-winning independent film, which was filmed entirely on location in Lancaster and York Counties, and Goat’s Island, Maine. Lancaster native, Mary Haverstick is the film’s writer and director. Judy Ware, alumna and member of the College’s Board of Trustees and husband Paul Ware were co-producers of the film.  Haverstick and the film’s composer Michele Mercure will both attend the screening and join in the discussion following the film.

Watch the trailer for "Home."

“Globalizing a Separate People: World Christianity and North American Mennonites”

On Thursday, November 12, the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College presents the 2009 Snowden Lecture, “Globalizing a Separate People: World Christianity and North American Mennonites.” Dr. Steven Nolt, professor of history at Goshen College, will explore how Mennonites and historians of Christianity have begun to think in global terms. He will discuss how North American Christians have impacted other parts of the world via traditional mission work and how the wider world and wider Christian community has shaped North American Christianity.

Steven M. Nolt has written nine books, focusing on Amish and Mennonite history and culture. He also co-authored the book, "Amish Grace," which explores Amish forgiveness in the wake of the school shooting. Nolt is currently working with Donald B. Kraybill of Elizabethtown College and Karen Johnson-Weiner of SUNY Potsdam on a collaborative research project entitled "Amish Diversity and Identity: Transformations in 20th Century America," funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Nolt received his bachelor degree from Goshen College and his master’s and doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame. His most recent books include “Mennonites, Amish and the American Civil War,” “Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities,” and “Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy.” 

The generous gift of Lucille Heisey Snowden in memory of C. Armon Snowden has endowed the Snowden Fellowship and the Snowden Lecture at the Young Center each fall.The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Young Center's Bucher Meetinghouse on campus. For details, call Stephen Scott, 717-361-1470.

 
Stiglitz, Renowned Economist & Nobel Laureate, to Speak 
 

“Ethics and the Global Economic Crisis”... Putting the Economy Back in Balance

As the Dow passes 10,000 and voices on the economy debate whether a recovery is imminent, renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz comes to Elizabethtown College to look back at the global economic crisis and to the future at its recovery. Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, will be the featured speaker at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, November 11. Dr. Stiglitz was one of the winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (the Nobel Prize in Economics) in 2001. Stiglitz will discuss the turbulence of the global economy, the economic collapse, and the ethical and management failures behind the current financial crisis. Looking at deeply rooted practices and policies, he draws forth the lessons we must learn from these times of economic trial in order to put the world economy back in balance. Did the stimulus package really help? What went wrong? How long will it take our economy to correct itself?

The lecture is the 2009 Rev. Dr. Frank S. Carper Lecture on Ethics, Business and Society and the 2009 John F. Chubb Lecture on Business, Public Policy and World Affairs. Both Carper and Chubb were alumni of Elizabethtown College, where business is one the most popular majors on campus. The event takes place in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the 7:00 p.m. event. Tickets can be reserved by calling the ticket hotline, 717-361-4757.

Recognized as a leading economist and economic educator, Stiglitz has written textbooks such as “Globalization and Its Discontents,” which has been translated into 35 languages. His books include “The Roaring Nineties, Towards a New Paradigm in Monetary Economics” and “Making Globalization Work.” His most recent book, “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict,” with Linda Bilmes of Harvard University, was published in March 2008. His next book, titled “Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy,” will be published in January 2010. 

                                          

Stiglitz was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. He then became Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank from 1997-2000. He is a graduate of Amherst College and received his Ph.D. from MIT. In 2008, he was appointed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to chair a Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Economic Progress. In 2009 he was appointed by the President of the United Nations General Assembly as chair of the Commission of Experts on Reform of the International Financial and Monetary System, which also released its report in September 2009. He is currently University Professor at the Columbia Business School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Department of Economics) and the School of International and Public Affairs.

Read Joseph Stiglitz’s Autobiography. 

Hear the Stiglitz Prize Lecture here. 

Hear Joseph Stiglitz on bailing out Wall Street. 

The Carper Lecture honors the legacy and contributions of Elizabethtown College alumnus and former trustee, the Rev. Dr. Frank S. Carper. In 1980, his family and friends created The Carper Lecture on Ethics, Business and Society to further the dialogue about ethics and business at Elizabethtown College.

The Chubb Lecture honors the exemplary legacy of Elizabethtown College alumnus and former trustee, John F. Chubb. After serving his country in the Marine Corp, Mr. Chubb completed his accounting degree at Elizabethtown College. Mr. Chubb ultimately became president of the accounting firm Chubb and Associates. The Chubb Lecture on Business, Public Policy and World Affairs was established with the generous support of members of the Chubb family.

The Theatre and Dance Division of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents “The Memorandum,” by Václav Havel and translated by Paul Wilson. This Obie Award dark comedy, by the political prisoner and revolutionary who became president of the Czech Republic, mocks an absurd but familiar bureaucratic workplace run amok with impossible rules, secret codes, spies in the walls, and back-stabbing co-workers. It’s “The Office” or “Dilbert” played by Monty Python in “1984” in Havel’s expressionistic farce. Prior to the opening, tickets for the production can be purchased for $6 through the Theatre Box Office by calling 717-361-1170 or sending a request via e-mail to boxoffice@etown.edu.

The comedy is being performed FRiday, November 6th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 8th at 2 p.m. Baugher Student Center, Tempest Theatre .

Details: Amy Reynolds, 717-361-1212.

Tickets: Theatre Box Office, 717-361-1170 or boxoffice@etown.edu

Students Showcase Directorial Talent in Shorts Fest

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Elizabethtown College presents the opening reception to the exhibit On and Off the Wall from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Hess Gallery in the Zug Memorial Hall.

The exhibit, which pulls together a diverse group of artists working with a variety of materials to create unique three-dimensional works of art, will continue from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 11. The exhibit will be open to the public.

Artists participating in the show are:

John Baker  Paper Vessels  West Chester, PA

Carol Cole   Sculpted Paper  Philadelphia, PA

Kristina Funk    Mixed Media  Middletown,DE

John Ground   Mixed Media  Holtwood,PA

Gary Greenberg   Ceramic Sculpture   Clarion, PA

Sylvia Eisenbise Lehman     Sculptural Baskets    Elizabethtown,PA

Dan Mayer    Fine Printing/Bookmaking     Phoenix, AZ

Through the Fire Studios (Ben Ahlgrim and Jeremy Friedly)  Glass Art  Lancaster,PA

Robert Troxel   Ceramics   Harrisburg,PA

Andy Yoder   Sculpture    New Fane, VT

Lou Ziegler            SculpturalPhotography     Lancaster,PA

Bigger than Books

Provost and Senior Vice-President Susan Traverso helped kick off the 20^th anniversary of the High Library last Thursday by sponsoring a faculty reception in the new Reading Commons of the library. The highlight of the reception was a talk by guest lecturer Maria Mogford, Albright College, on “Updike and Pennsylvania,” moderated by English Professor John Rohrkemper. The spotlight was on Updike because a new friend of the College, Leland Wilson, recently donated a gift of first and signed editions of Updike’s works to the High Library. Throughout the year-long celebration, “Bigger than Books: 20 years of Expanding Information Horizons at High Library,” the librarians hope to promote all of the collections and services that have been developed over the decades, from books to scores to DVDs as well as library instruction sessions to spaces conducive to scholarly conversation and debate.

A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Long

Dr. Jeffery Long, Professor of Religious Studies at Elizabethtown College, will present a lecture on his new book, “Jainism: An Introduction ,” on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 PM. The event, which will be held in the Hoover Center for Business, Room 212, is open to the public.

Jainism is a mysterious and little understood religion of India, best known for its monks, who wear face-masks to protect insects and micro-organisms from being inhaled. Jainist monks also sweep the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed and killed by their progress: a practice of nonviolence so radical and all-consuming, it defies easy comprehension.

Is there anything the Western world can learn from this radical religion? Is there anything we can learn from its practitioners, the Jains, who had a profound influence on the life and thought of Mahatma Gandhi? Long has been studying this intriguing community for the last decade.

Jeffery D. Long is Associate Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism. Meet the author and learn about this ancient and engaging path of peace and ecological wisdom.

Of his new book it was written, "This highly readable book provides an excellent introduction to an ancient and complex tradition that predates the birth of the Buddha. The author skillfully explores Jain doctrines regarding the nature of the soul and the observance of nonviolence, placing Jainism within the context of Hinduism and Buddhism. He also highlights the influence that Jainism had upon the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. The book corrects misperceptions that have characterized Jain ethics as extreme, and discusses how Jainism is being practiced globally, including in the US heartland."--Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. Long is also the author of "Hinduism: A Vision for the Future."

A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.

Important Information on the H1N1
for all Students, Faculty and Staff

The Emergency Management Group of Elizabethtown College has aggregated all the vital information you need on the H1N1 Virus to prepare yourself for the fall. In collaboration with members of the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, we have included the most up-to-date information for you.

Please visit the website regularly for more updates. If you have any questions, please call or email Sandy Spayd, our Director of Student Wellness and Campus Health Sandy Spayd: spayda@etown.edu (717-361-1123).

Elizabethtown College Serves Orphan Children in Vietnam through Brittany’s Hope Foundation

Dr. Peggy McFarland, professor of Social Work, and Mai Lynn Abel, Class of ’09, from Brittany’s Hope Foundation, led a service learning trip to Vietnam May 18 to June 3, 2009. Brittany’s Hope Foundation is located in Elizabethtown and facilitates international adoptions of special needs children and provides humanitarian services to children in Vietnam and other countries.

Twelve students from Elizabethtown College, four students from Delaware Technical College, and six adults participated in this volunteer opportunity. The purpose of the trip was to learn about the culture and history of Vietnam and to serve children who live in the orphanages. The group spent time at six different orphanages, street centers, and vocation centers in Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, DaNang, and Hoi An.


Students provided childcare, planned parties and games, built cribs, painted playground equipment, and planted trees. The group worked with the handicapped Vietnamese young adults at the Red Cross Vocation Center in DaNang to start a garden to replace a garbage pit. The group was known at the center as “the first farmers from America.” The Occupational Therapy students worked with staff in the orphanages to demonstrate re-positioning techniques. The OT department donated equipment to several facilities for their continued use. Through the generous donations from members of the Elizabethtown College and community, the group was able to raise over $8000 for 25 cribs, equipment, and work supplies.

While in Vietnam the group had the opportunity to see the Cu Chi tunnels, used during the Vietnam War, and visit the American War museum where students were given the opportunity to learn about the history of the event.

                                           
Dr. McFarland believes that this type of experience helps to increase global understanding and “plants the seed’ for future humanitarian or career opportunities for the students. In their reflection papers written upon their return, many students describe this trip as a life changing event.

OT student Kristen Hall writes in her paper “…spending 18 days in Vietnam has changed my life for the better and has opened my eyes to a whole new world. These children had nothing, and were still able to see the positive aspects of life. I now re-think the small complaints in life and think back to the children so content with life. Vietnam was a magnificent, life changing trip and it has given me a fresh, stronger desire to serve others.”