Elizabethtown College News 
Back to top 12/3/2008 A Really “Souper” Christmas Tree! Looking for a visual twist to the classic Christmas tree story? In the center of the Marketplace main dining room on campus is a 15-foot tree frame decorated with hundreds of cans of Campbell’s soup and hundreds of stockings stuffed with toys. Campbell Soup Company donated a portion of the cases of soup. The remainder of the soup and the stockings were purchased with funds donated by students, faculty and staff. Approximately $500 was raised for the effort. The soup will be donated to the Elizabethtown Food Bank and the stockings will go to the Water Street Rescue Mission. It took an entire team of Santa’s elves a full day and into the night to put up and decorate the tree. Be sure to take a look at the ingenious way the cans of soup were hung! The tree will remain up through December 12, the last day of final exams. Back to top 11/18/2008 Former Harsco CEO welcomed as Sara Lodge Executive-in-Residence Elizabethtown College has named retired Harsco Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Hathaway as Sara Lodge Executive-in-Residence in its Department of Business. During this appointment that begins January 2009, Hathaway will bring four decades of international business experience to Elizabethtown’s classrooms. Additionally, Hathaway’s long-time involvement with community organizations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean will offer students a living case study of the powerful impact of the College’s “Educate for Service” motto. A native of the United Kingdom, Derek Hathaway founded Dartmouth Investments Limited in 1966 and built a group of engineering businesses into a public corporation, which was acquired by Harsco Corporation in 1979. Over the next decade, Hathaway was promoted through a series of increasingly more responsible positions before being named Harsco’s chairman, president and chief executive officer in April 1994. The company prospered under his leadership, with sales exceeding $4 billion by the time he retired in April 2008. Hathaway has served on numerous boards of public corporations, charitable institutions and government advisory councils in both the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1998, he was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is presented annually to individuals of foreign heritage for extraordinary service to the United States and international community. Additionally in 2008, Her Majesty The Queen of England presented him with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, one of the highest civil service honors bestowed on a native of the British Empire. Locally, Hathaway also has been awarded honorary degrees from Elizabethtown College, The Dickinson School of Law, and Messiah College in recognition of his outstanding career and commitment to serving the community. As Sara Lodge Executive-in-Residence, Hathaway will advance Elizabethtown’s mission by joining theory and practice for students, and will underline the importance of the College’s commitment to “Educate for Service.” He will share his expertise and experience in a variety of ways, including classroom instruction, formal presentations, internal publications, and informal meetings. In addition, Hathaway will provide career guidance to our students, will advise the Department of Business and Elizabethtown College on matters of curriculum and program development, and will promote links between the College and business community. The Sara Lodge Executive-in-Residence Program was created in 1991 through the generous contribution of siblings, Dr. William H. Lodge and Sara Lodge ’41, both of whom attended Elizabethtown College. Back to top 11/18/2008 College Receives $1,000,000 Gift to Provide Student Scholarships The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation recently awarded Elizabethtown College a $1,000,000 grant to create the Stabler Scholarship Fund, significantly increasing the College’s commitment to student scholarship aid. Beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year, Stabler Scholarships will be awarded to Elizabethtown College students who exhibit “…the character, motivation and achievements of candidates who give indication of their eagerness for a college education, do not expect a free education and recognize the virtues of working for what they receive.” “This is an extraordinary gift,” said Elizabethtown College president Theodore Long. “Thanks to the Stabler Foundation, the Stabler Scholarship will help highly motivated students benefit from the education that Elizabethtown College offers - for generations to come.” According to Long, Stabler Scholarship recipients will be encouraged to repay the scholarships in the years after they graduate in order to make even more scholarships available to future Elizabethtown College students. Characterized as a “debt of conscience” by the Stabler Foundation, this is consistent with Mr. and Mrs. Stabler’s view of philanthropy. Forming the Harrisburg-based foundation in 1966, Mr. and Mrs. Stabler believed in the importance of education and were aware of the fact that many young men and women might not be able to have the benefits of higher education without financial assistance. In his will, Mr. Stabler stated, “Each alumnus of a private college or university owes a considerable debt to his or her Alma Mater… (and) should be encouraged to form the habit of making annual financial contributions to the college in accordance with his or her means.” “At Elizabethtown College, our motto is ‘Educate for Service’,” Long said. “This will remind Stabler Scholarship recipients that they can and should serve future generations of students here. No one knows better what an impact scholarship aid can have than students who have benefitted from scholarships themselves.” Back to top 11/17/2008 College to Hold Annual Christmas Candlelight Service On Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m., Elizabethtown College will welcome members of the community to its annual Christmas Candlelight Service, which will be held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. An uplifting, celebratory start to the holiday season, this service is free of charge and open to the public. The event is not ticketed, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium doors will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the service. For more information, please contact Karen Hodges at 717-361-1260. The Christmas Candlelight Service – which is coordinated by the College’s Office of Religious Life – is a longtime community favorite. This year’s service will include performances and seasonal sentiments from the College’s students, faculty and staff. To herald the Christmas holiday season, gifted performing groups – including the Women’s Chorus, Gospel Choir, Camerata and the Arioso Flute Choir – will play and sing holiday favorites. In addition, several speakers will offer heartwarming thoughts focusing on their favorite lessons and carols. All are invited to enjoy seasonal treats at a reception in the lobby following the service. Back to top 11/17/2008 Kafka Scholar Releases New Translation of “Amerika: The Missing Person" Elizabethtown College Professor Mark Harman – who garnered critical acclaim for his Three year’s after Kafka’s early death from tuberculosis in 1924, Kurt Wolff Verlag published, under the title “Amerika,” a version of “The Missing Person” that was edited by the author’s friend and literary executor, Max Brod. Over the past 30 years, an international team of Kafka scholars has worked on restoring all of Kafka’s writings by consulting the original manuscripts and notes, correcting transcription errors, and removing Brod’s editorial interventions. Harman’s translation is based on the restored text of the resulting German-language critical edition. With the same expert balance of precision and nuance that marked his award-winning translation of “The Castle,” Harman now restores Kafka’s dry humor and linguistic precision in his translation of “Der Verschollene.” “The Missing Person” tells the story of young Karl Rossmann, who is banished by his parents to America following an incident involving a housemaid. With unquenchable optimism and in the company of two comic-sinister companions, Rossmann throws himself into misadventure after misadventure, eventually heading toward Oklahoma, where a career in the theater beckons. Though we can never know how Kafka planned to end the novel, Harman’s translation allows us to appreciate, as closely as possible, what Kafka originally committed to the page. Mark Harman – a native of Dublin, Ireland – is currently chair of the Department of Modern Languages and professor of German and English at Elizabethtown College. Harman did his doctoral work at Yale University and also has taught at Dartmouth College, Oberlin College, Franklin & Marshall College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Harman’s translation of Kafka’s novel “The Castle” for the same publisher was nominated for the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club prize, selected as a best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times, and won the first Lois Roth Award of the Modern Language Association of America. The paperback edition of the translation is currently in its fifth printing. Harman’s other translations include “Robert Walser Rediscovered” (University Press of New England), which he edited and co-translated, and Hermann Hesse’s selected letters, “Soul of the Age” (Farrar, Straus), as well as shorter works by contemporary German writers ranging from Günter Grass to Martin Walser. His most recent publications include essays on Kafka’s “The Castle” in “A Companion to the Works of Franz Kafka,” Swiss writer Robert Walser in Sewanee Review, the Gaelic tradition (also in Sewanee Review), Kafka and Berlin in New England Review, and Bertolt Brecht’s “Galileo” in Sinn und Form (Berlin). Other articles and reviews about German-language authors, Irish literature and literary translation have appeared in journals such as Partisan Review, Boston Review and New Literary History, as well as newspapers such as The Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, The Irish Times (Dublin), and The Washington Post. Among his recent literary and scholarly awards were residencies at MacDowell Colony (New Hampshire), Ledig House (New York), Djerassi Foundation (California), European Translators’ Collegium (Germany) and Tyrone Guthrie Centre (Ireland); a Berlin Prize Fellowship at the American Academy, Berlin; and a grant for translation from the Office of Federal Chancellor of Austria. Upcoming regional talks and readings by Harman include: Gettysburg College on Nov. 18 (sponsored by "The Gettysburg Review"); Princeton University on Nov. 24; Franklin & Marshall College on Dec. 2; Austrian Cultural Forum at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2009; and the University of Pennsylvania on Jan. 28, 2009. South African novelist and Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee described Harman’s translation of “The Castle” in The New York Review of Books as follows: "Semantically accurate to an admirable degree, faithful to Kafka’s nuances, responsive to the tempo of his sentences and to the larger music of his paragraph construction. For the general reader or for the student, it will be the translation of preference for some time to come." Back to top 11/17/2008 Reading by Award-winning Writers at Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College will present An Evening of Poetry and Prose on Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium by two talented professors. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 361-1236.
Lenore Hart is an award-winning author of poetry, children’s literature, and young adult fiction. Her novel Becky was a main selection of the Literary Guild, and the Doubleday and Book of the Month book clubs. Previous novels include Ordinary Springs and Waterwoman, a Barnes & Noble Discover Award winner, and a BookSpan and Literary Guild selection. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews have appeared internationally. Nevermore, a novel due out in 2010, is based on the marriage of Virginia Clemm and Edgar Allan Poe. Jesse Waters is an award-winning poet, essayist, and writer of fiction. Winner in the 2001 River Styx International Poetry contest judged by Billy Collins, Jesse Waters has also been a finalist in both the Davoren Hanna International Poetry Competition and the Glimmertrain 2003 Poetry Contest. Jesse's fiction, poetry and essay work has appeared nationally and internationally in magazines such as 88: A Contemporary Review of Poetry, Adirondack Review, Cortland Review, Cimarron Review, Sycamore Review, Magma, Plainsongs and many others. Back to top 11/17/2008 Elizabethtown College Presents American Family Christmas Concert Revel in the spirit of the season as Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts present its annual American Family Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. This event – featuring performances by the Women’s Chorus; the Concert Choir; the College-Community Chorus; the student-directed ensemble, Camerata; and the Jazz Band – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. During the concert, the Women’s Chorus will perform works by Benjamin Britten and Daniel Nelson. The group is directed by adjunct faculty member Carrie Fritz. The Concert Choir and College-Community Chorus – both directed by Associate Professor of Music Matthew Fritz – also will perform. With Dr. Fritz on sabbatical, these groups will be conducted by Emery DeWitt, director of music at the Lancaster Church of the Brethren. The Concert Choir will perform a collection of significant choral works for the season, such as pieces by Manz, Bruckner, Fissinger, Rutter, Flummerfelt and Mechem. The College-Community Chorus – which includes both Elizabethtown College students and local community members – will perform an international collection of carols from Spain, France, England, Trinidad and the Appalachian region of the United States. In addition, the Jazz Band will present holiday favorites, such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Jingle Bells” and “White Christmas.” The group – comprised of College students of many majors who perform on campus and in the community – is led by Grant Moore II, director of the College’s Preparatory Division. Back to top 11/17/2008 Rock the E-Vote – A Party to Bring the Parties Together After months of dueling it out in debates and advertisements, the Democratic and Republican parties tonight must come together under a new U.S. president. Filling this rift may be a difficult task, but groups across the country are taking on the responsibility. Here at Elizabethtown, the College Democrats and College Republicans will come together and host an event to erase party lines and to celebrate every citizen’s right to vote. This event – Rock the E-Vote – will take place Tuesday, November 4 from 5 until 10 p.m. in the Event Space in Brossman Commons. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to join together to watch the election returns, while enjoying performances by Melica, For the Greater Good, Vocalign, Mad Cow and Blue Faze Step Team. Light snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Seeing this event as the first step toward focusing on the future, both student political organizations are looking to ease political tensions with tonight's gathering. “We are hosting this event together because we see the importance of moving forward as a united country,” explains junior Katy Kauffman, who is vice president of College Democrats. “We have to begin working together to make our nation stronger.” Both groups believe that, in order to accomplish this, citizens must do their part and become politically active. “We are all Americans and all want what we think is best for this beautiful country we call home,” states Kauffman. “This event celebrates people taking the most important step in making this country a better place – responsibly exercising our right to vote.” For more information, please contact Katy Kauffman at kauffmank@etown.edu. All are invited to: Back to top 11/17/2008 A Cappella for Aid Elizabethtown College’s all-female a cappella group, Melica, will hold a benefit concert November 9, 2008 entitled Girls Night Out. The purpose of the show is to raise money for victims (most of whom are women) of domestic abuse. The event is one way in which the group carries out the college’s motto of “Educate For Service.” Instead of making a profit from ticket sales, all money collected at the event will go to Domestic Services of Lancaster County (DVSLC), an agency that directly aids victims of domestic violence and their children. Girls Night Out, which will begin at 7:00pm, will consist of a cappella songs, solo performers, speakers and a local band. Each act is volunteering their talents to the event; no group is receiving money to perform. The women in Melica sponsor the concert annually in order to educate the Elizabethtown College Community about the dangers of abuse. Admission to Girls Night Out is $3 for college students and $5 for the general public. Tickets will be sold at the doors starting at 6:30pm on the night of the event. Melica will also be collecting cash and check donations for DVSLC. Girls Night Out is open to everyone and will be held in the Event Space of the Brossman Commons, located in the center of the Elizabethtown College Campus. Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County is a part of the Community Action Program of Lancaster County, a non-profit human services and community development corporation. Visit http://www.caplanc.org/ for more information.Back to top 11/17/2008 Elizabethtown College Presents Tony Award-Winner “Urinetown: The Musical” Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department will present the irreverent Tony award-winner, “Urinetown: the Musical,” for its fall 2008 production. The musical – which opens Nov. 6 – will be presented in the Tempest Theatre in Baugher Student Center. “Urinetown” director Michael Swanson – who is associate professor of theatre and coordinator of theatre and dance at the College – says the musical “tells an earnest tale of love, greed and revolution that pokes fun at politics and musical theatre.” Written by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, “Urinetown” is set in a town where the residents have to pay to use the facilities. In a future in which water has so dried up that the tired and poor must dole out their hard-earned cash for their most private functions, hero Bobby Strong rises from the huddled masses to rally a rebellion against the money-hungry Urine Good Company. The production’s songs – drawing from “West Side Story,” “Chicago” and “Les Misérables,” among others – pay witty homage to the American musical theatre tradition. Outrageously funny and painfully honest, “Urinetown” provides a fresh perspective about one of America’s greatest art forms. Performances of “Urinetown” are slated for Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 at 8 p.m. Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, tickets for the production can be purchased for $5 through Elizabethtown College’s Theatre Box Office by calling 717-361-1170 or sending a request via e-mail to boxoffice@etown.edu. The cast for “Urinetown” includes Officer Lockstock, played by Ezra Schatz of Elliotsburg, Pa.; Caldwell B. Cladwell, played by Sam Gillam of Glen Burnie, Md.; Penelope Pennywise, played by Kristina Psitos of Wallingford, Pa.; Mrs. McQueen, played by Alyssa Miller of Boyertown, Pa.; Senator Fipp, played by DJ Littell of Landisville, Pa.; Officer Barrel, played by Katlyn Howes of Taneytown, Md.; Hope Cladwell, played by Pauline Jarvie of Mendon, N.Y.; Bobby Strong, played by Travis Lucas of Wallingford, Pa.; Little Sally, played by Tammy Bateman of Woodlyn, Pa.; and Hot Blades Harry, played by Nathan Shughart of Barnesville, Pa. Also included in the cast are Old Man Strong, played by Peter Northrop of Hatfield, Pa.; Josephine Strong, played by Suzanne Harris of Furlong, Pa.; Tiny Tom, played by Michael Fleming of Ewing, N.J.; Soupy Sue, played by Lauren Fairweather of Hillsborough, N.J.; Little Becky Two-Shoes, played by Melissa Fitts of Montgomery, N.Y.; Bobby the Stockfish, played by Spencer O’Dowd of Methuen, Mass; Cladwell’s Secretary, played by Jen Schoonmaker of Chambersburg, Pa.; Mrs. Millennium, played by Linda Bateman of Folcroft, Pa.; Silly Girl Jill, played by Abbie Ricker of Carlisle, Pa.; and Dr. Billeaux, played by Elizabeth Karcha of Wilmington, Del. The chorus for “Urinetown” includes Laura Abernethy of Washington, D.C.; Becky Altland of York, Pa.; Chelsea Cornwell of East Greenville, Pa.; Jaclyn Light of Leesport, Pa.; Amanda Marfisi of Bethlehem, Pa.; and Gabe Robison of Selinsgrove, Pa. Tom Hackman, assistant professor of theatre at Elizabethtown, oversees scenic design for “Urinetown” and Barry Fritz, the College’s technical operations director, is in charge of lighting design. Costumes are designed by Shannon Bowman. The music director for the production is Rob Spence, Elizabethtown’s assistant professor of music and director of instrumental studies, and the vocal director is Magda Silva. “Urinetown” is being choreographed by Jillian Roberts of Barnesville, Pa. Beth Lewis of Lititz, Pa., is the stage manager for the production. Left: In” Urinetown: The Musical,” Hope (Pauline Jarvie) pulls Bobby’s (Travis Lucas) ear to her heart, so he can hear what it has to say. Below: : In “Urinetown: The Musical”, Bobby Strong (Travis Lucas, shown left) and protective corporate father Cladwell (Sam Gillam, shown right) come to blows over the future of Hope (Pauline Jarvie).
Back to top 11/7/2008 Elephant Toothpaste Garners Award for Elizabethtown’s Chem Club One E-town student group earned a national title from the American Chemical Society this year, and an elephant helped them do it. The diverse resume of the Elizabethtown College Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (ACS)—commonly referred to as the Chem Club—garnered them an Honorable Mention in an annual awards program sponsored by the national organization. During the 2007-2008 academic year, students participated in Dr. Al Hazari's chemistry magic show, which was a part of the Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts Chemistry Teachers meeting held on campus in November 2007, and they hosted the 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Conference. Five students also presented original research at last year’s ACS National Meeting in New Orleans. E-town’s Chem Club found enormous success with the experiment, so they submitted it to the Chem Demo Exchange, a program where Student Affiliate groups present their favorite chemistry demonstration that uses household materials. The activity was selected by the ACS Kids & Chemistry Division as an outstanding demo.
The Chapter will be recognized in the November/December 2008 Issue of “in Chemistry,” a magazine for Student Affiliates of ACS, and at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony of the National ACS Meeting in Salt Lake City in spring 2009. by Audra Farren ’09 Back to top 11/6/2008 Emotion presents fall showcase "Bright Lights and Dark Nights" Dec. 5, 6 Elizabethtown College Presents “Bright Lights and Dark Nights” Dance Showcase ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present a fall showcase by the College’s dance club, Emotion, on Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event is open to the public. Tickets – which may be purchased at the door the evening of the concert – cost $3 for students and $4 for the general public. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. The fall showcase – which is themed and titled “Bright Lights and Dark Nights” – will feature dances choreographed and performed by Elizabethtown College students. The event will include a wide variety of performances, from a segment showcasing the toe-tapping Broadway jazz style to powerful pieces focused around peace, love and conflict.Back to top 11/6/2008 College presents solo recitals on Nov. 10 Elizabethtown College Presents Solo Recital ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department will present a solo recital featuring several of the College’s talented student musicians and vocalists on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Zug Recital Hall. The event is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. Performing will be:
Back to top 11/6/2008 Student chamber recital to be held Nov. 24 The Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present a student chamber recital on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Zug Recital Hall. The event is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. The program will feature small ensembles of students, under the direction of department faculty, performing works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Krommer, along with contemporary composers Eugenie Rocherolle, Catherine McMichael, Pierre Lantier and Marty Paich. The concert will feature a variety of musical timbres and combinations, including:
Back to top 11/6/2008 Lecture celebrating New Deal Post Office Murals to be held Nov. 13 The Fine Arts Division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present a lecture by historian David Lembeck on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Brinser Lecture Room (room 114) of Steinman Center. The event is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212.
Back to top 11/6/2008 Free showing of "Baran" to be held as part of Peace Fellow Residency Elizabethtown College’s High Library will present the film, “Baran,” on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium of Esbenshade Hall. Following the showing, the College’s 2008 Alumni Peace Fellow, Dr. Caroline Hartzell, will lead an audience discussion of the relevance and implications of the film’s messages. This event is part of an annual Peace Fellow residency, which is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship. It is free of charge and open to the public. More information is available by calling 717-361-1222. From Academy Award-winning Iranian director Majid Majidi, “Baran” (2001) is a heart-warming story that highlights the plight of Afghanistan refugees before the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. More than 1.4 million of that country’s people fled to Iran during the Russian invasion of their homeland. This film tells the story of one young Iranian boy and an Afghan girl caught in the turmoil of that time. Dr. Caroline Hartzell is professor of political science and director of the Globalization Studies program at Gettysburg College. She teaches courses in international relations and specializes in international political economy with an emphasis on issues of development, conflict and globalization. Dr. Hartzell's research focuses on civil war settlements and the effects institutions, both domestic and international, have on social conflict. The Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship is a community of Elizabethtown alumni responsive to the enduring relevance of the College’s peace identity. Believing this aspect of the College’s legacy to be of profound significance in the contemporary world, the Fellowship seeks to affirm and promote the values of peace, non-violence, human dignity and social justice in the global community, as stated in Elizabethtown’s Mission Statement.Back to top 11/6/2008 Guest recital featuring Soprano Teresa Bomberger to be held Dec. 1 The Elizabethtown College Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present Bomberger is a winner of the Montpelier Recital Competition and the Lotte Lehman Art Song Competition. She has performed leading roles with the Hawaii Opera Theatre, the Maryland Lyric Opera, the Cornell Savoyards, the Durham Savoyards and the Maryland Shakespeare Festival. Back to top 11/3/2008 Educate for Service Awards presented Elizabethtown College presented three alumni with Educate for Service awards. The highest honor given to Elizabethtown alumni, these awards are presented annually at the President’s Dinner to those who have made exceptional contributions to the community, professional field or the College. A Service through Professional Achievement award went to David G. Behrs, Ph.D., of Terre Haute, Ind., a 1981 graduate of Elizabethtown. Behrs is the 15th president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana, the nation’s oldest Catholic liberal arts college for women. He was appointed the first lay president of the 1,700-student institution following an extensive national search. After graduating from Elizabethtown with a bachelor’s degree in history and social science, Behrs earned a master’s degree in counseling and student personnel from Shippensburg University and his doctorate in counseling and student development from American University. Spending the past 25 years of his career in higher education, Behrs came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College after serving as both the associate provost for university initiatives and vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Dominican University of California. His career has included positions at Lynchburg College, Marymount University, George Mason School of Law and The Pennsylvania State University. A Service to Humanity award was presented to Katharine A. Moser of New York City, a 2003 graduate of Elizabethtown and the youngest person to ever receive an Educate for Service award. The following is an excerpt from a March 18, 2007, story in the New York Times written by Amy Harmon: “The test, the counselor said, had come back positive. Katharine Moser inhaled sharply. She thought she was as ready as anyone could be to face her genetic destiny. She had attended a genetic counseling session and visited a psychiatrist, as required by the clinic. She had undergone the recommended neurological exam. And yet, she realized in that moment, she had never expected to hear those words. “Ms. Moser was 23. It had taken her months to convince the clinic at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University medical Center in Manhattan that she wanted, at such a young age, to find out whether she carried the gene for Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s, the incurable brain disorder that possessed her grandfather’s body and ravaged his mind for three decades, typically strikes in middle age. Ms. Moser is part of a vanguard of people at risk for Huntington’s who are choosing to learn early what their future holds.” Moser graduated from Elizabethtown with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. She works at the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center in Manhattan, where her grandfather spent 10 years in treatment before dying in 2002 from Huntington’s. Moser has found strength through advocacy. She educates about the disease, even appearing on network television and writing a children’s book about Huntington’s, and organizes fundraising events for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Whenever she gets a break at work, Moser returns to the Huntington’s unit to customize wheelchairs with padding to fit each patient’s unique physical tics and fabricate special silverware to prolong his or her ability to feed himself/herself. A Service to the College award was presented to Jay R. Buffenmyer, Ph.D., of Palmyra, Pa. A member of the Class of 1959, Buffenmyer graduated from Elizabethtown – after a two-year pause for a calling in the Brethren Volunteer Service – with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. After graduation, Buffenmyer went into the Peace Corps until 1965, serving in Tunisia and India. Upon returning to the United States, he went on to earn a master’s degree in public and international affairs and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Buffenmyer began his teaching career in 1971 with the Organization of American States, where he was assigned to the Institute of Management and Productivity in Barbados, followed by two years as chairman of the Department of Economics and Business Administration at Lebanon Valley College. He returned to Elizabethtown in 1976, where he served twice as chairman of the Department of Business. Although Buffenmyer retired as a full professor in 2003, most of the campus community believes that he is still working full-time at the College because of his continuing presence and involvement in campus life. As a professor emeritus for the past five years, Buffenmyer has taught almost 10 different courses, coordinates student internships, and advises between 30 and 40 students each semester. Buffenmyer has many notable achievements to his name, from consulting with private-sector businesses and educational organizations to an extensive list of research and publications, including work funded by the World Bank and the Ford Foundation. But his greatest success – and a source of personal pride, as well as a lasting legacy to the College – was his creation of the International Business Program at Elizabethtown in 1983. The program became a major in 1992, which is a credit to Buffenmyer who has worked in seven countries and visited more than 60 others. Back to top 10/30/2008 Percussion Ensemble to present concert Nov. 25 On Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m., the Music Division of Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department will present a concert featuring the Elizabethtown College Percussion Ensemble. This concert – which will be held in the Event Space of Brossman Commons – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. During the concert, the Elizabethtown College Percussion Ensemble – which is under the direction of adjunct faculty member, James Armstrong – will perform works by Ford, Green, Armstrong and more. The Ensemble will be joined by the Elizabethtown Congueros – a performance group specializing in the folkloric music of the Caribbean and West Africa. The Elizabethtown Congueros also is led by Armstrong. Additionally for this concert, Elizabethtown College will welcome the Millersville University Percussion Ensemble. Under the direction of Dr. Daniel Heslink, the visiting ensemble will perform separately and then join the Elizabethtown groups for a special concert finale. Back to top 10/29/2008 Elizabethtown College K9 Club Pet Photo Day Just in time for the holidays, have your pet’s photo taken with Santa! The Elizabethtown College K9 Club is sponsoring Santa Paws Pet Photo Day at McCracken’s Pet Food & Supply Store, 700 N. Market St., Elizabethtown on Saturday, November 22, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sitting fee of $5 includes one 4x6 photo and a complimentary treat for your pet. Extra prints and enlargements will be available. All animals welcome. No reservations required. All proceeds will be donated to a non-profit animal rescue organization. Email K9Club@etown.edu with questions. Back to top 10/28/2008 Ware Seminar on Global Citizenship to be held Nov. 20 On Thursday, Nov. 20 at 4:30 p.m., Elizabethtown College will welcome community members to the next event in its signature series, the Ware Seminars on Global Citizenship. The upcoming seminar will feature a panel discussion, titled “God and the State: Religion, Citizenship and the Public Square.” The event – which will be held in the Brinser Lecture Room in Steinman Hall – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling the College’s Office of Marketing and Communication at 717-361-1410. This panel discussion – which will be moderated by Dr. R. William Ayres, director of Elizabethtown’s Center for Global Citizenship and associate professor of international relations – will address questions of religion, citizenship and relations between individuals, government and faith institutions. The seminar will focus on some often-discussed questions about the roles of church and state. Where do citizenship and faith overlap, and where do they conflict? How do individuals manage these relationships in a society with multiple religious traditions? And how can they integrate their lives as public citizens and as faithful people? Panel members include the Rev. Tracy Wenger Sadd, College chaplain, director of the Office of Religious Life, and lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies; Dr. Michael Long, associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies; and Dr. Jeffery Long, associate professor of religious studies, chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and co-director of the Asian Studies minor. The Ware Seminars on Global Citizenships are part of the multi-faceted Ware Colloquium on Peacemaking and Global Citizenship, which is creating a distinctive educational experience for Elizabethtown’s students and for its neighboring communities by marrying the College’s pivotal mission areas of international education and purposeful life work with its Brethren heritage commitment to peace, non-violence and human dignity. Delivered annually under the auspices of the Center for Global Citizenship, the Ware Colloquium consists of the Ware Lecture on Peacemaking, Ware Practicum in Conflict Resolution, in addition to the Ware Seminars on Global Citizenship. The colloquium was created through the generous sponsorship of Judy S. ’68 and Paul W. Ware. Back to top 10/28/2008 "Women on Top: Fact and Fiction in Matrilineal Societies" talk Nov. 13 Elizabeth Hoover, Ph.D. candidate in anthropology, Brown University and a Mohawk woman of the Iroquois Confederacy, will speak November 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Brossman Commons Event Space at Elizabethtown College. The title of her talk is “Women on Top: Fact and Fiction in Matrilineal Societies.” The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact Dr. Robert Wheelersburg, associate professor of anthropology, at 361-1188. Ms. Hoover addresses a common misconception that in matrilineal or female-dominated societies women have all the power and men have none, the mirror image of male-dominated societies. Quite the opposite-- in a matrilineal society like the Iroquois, individuals trace their descent through their mother’s line, but there is also clear shared responsibility and delineation of power between the sexes. Everyone is given responsibilities, men and women, and when everyone follows those responsibilities there is a balance. Clan mothers choose the chiefs, and the chiefs make political decisions. If a chief makes unpopular decisions, the clan mothers issue warnings, and then "dehorn" him and replace him with a new chief. Although men have no responsibilities in their wives’ households, they have influence in bringing up their sisters' children, and serve important roles in ceremonies. Hoover also discusses how traditional rights and responsibilities of clan mothers and female heads of house, including the selection of male chiefs has been affected by the federal government's creation of IRA tribal governments, where women can now serve as chiefs themselves. Back to top 10/24/2008 Restorative justice lecture to be held Nov. 11 “CITIZEN CIRCLES FORTIFY OFFENDER REENTRY” by Dr. Debra Heath-Thornton, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Messiah College Restorative Justice seeks to repair the damage caused by criminal behavior. This paradigm of justice focuses on all community stakeholders: victims, communities and offenders. One expression of the restorative ideal in communities that focuses on offender re-entry is Citizen Circles, a model that incorporates community members and criminal justice practitioners in efforts to fortify the community reintegration process for ex-offenders. This presentation will discuss the Restorative Justice perspective and apply it to this innovative community engagement mechanism. November 11th at 6:00pm in the Brinser Lecture Room (Steinman Center, Room 114) Sponsored by the Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice Club $1 donation (half of all proceeds will be donated to The Firm Foundation of Harrisburg which sponsors convict reentry programs and Citizen Circles)Back to top 10/24/2008 First-year seminar makes a difference For some orphans around the world, the word “homecoming” has little meaning. To According to Dr. Mapp, the silent auction allowed students to see the difference they could make. “I hoped that through this project the students would realize that they have the power to make an impact in the life of a child, even if that child lives on the other side of the world,” she explains. “It also gave them experience in coordinating an event and working as a team, which will benefit them regardless of their major.” Ashley Huttenstine – a first-year chemistry and secondary education major – says that she valued the experience. “After watching videos in class about unfortunate children throughout the world, I felt a need to help,” she says. “Every little effort that I put into the auction, along with my classmates and professor, made a difference in someone's life.” The group raised approximately $700 through the effort. Back to top 10/24/2008 Symphonic band presents fall concert Nov. 23 The Elizabethtown College Symphonic Band will present its fall concert on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in the College’s Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center. The 67-member band, directed by Dr. Robert Spence, will feature works by Reineke, Reed, Grainger, Yurko, Anderson, Rachmaninoff, Whitacre and Saint-Säens. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Amy Reynolds at 717-361-1212 or reynoldsa@etown.edu. Back to top 10/24/2008 Community orchestra presents fall concert Nov. 16 The Elizabethtown College – Community Orchestra will present its fall concert on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. in the College’s Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center. The 52-member orchestra – which is directed by Dr. Robert Spence and student conductor, senior Alice Yu of Athens, Ga. – will feature works by Rossini, Copland, Tchaikowski, Meyerbeer, Vaughan Williams and Borodin. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Amy Reynolds at 717-361-1212 or reynoldsa@etown.edu. Back to top 10/24/2008 K9 club annual Halloween parade to be held Nov. 1 Dress up your furry friend for a howling good time with the K9 Club of Elizabethtown College on Saturday, November 1, from noon to 2 p.m. Meet on the steps of the Baugher Student Center by noon to participate in a parade through the campus and town. Prizes will be awarded for Best Overall, Spookiest, Cutest, Look-a-like, and Most Original costumes. Entry fee of $5, all proceeds will be donated to a local animal rescue organization. No prior sign up required. Email K9Club@etown.edu with questions. Back to top 10/24/2008 College welcomes 2008 Alumni Peace Fellow Dr. Caroline Hartzell Elizabethtown College will welcome Dr. Caroline Hartzell, the College’s 2008 Alumni Peace Fellow, for a two-day residency, titled “Crafting Peace,” in mid-November. This annual residency is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship. In addition to smaller meetings with Elizabethtown’s faculty, staff, students and alumni, Hartzell will participate in two events on Wednesday, Nov. 12 that are open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1410. At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the auditorium of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Hartzell will participate in a panel discussion on immigration and refugees issues. Joining her on the panel will be Kathleen Lucas, a representative of the Refugee and Migrants Rights Working Group of Amnesty International USA and founder of the Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights at the Community Level (which is located in York County, Pa.), and Dr. Paul Gottfried, Raffensperger Professor of Humanities in the Department of Political Science at Elizabethtown College. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Susan Mapp, assistant professor of social work at the College. This discussion is part of Elizabethtown’s Perspectives Series, which offers differing points of view on issues of global significance. This year’s theme for Perspectives is “Finding your Home: Immigrant and Refugee Experiences.” At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Bucher Meetinghouse of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Hartzell will present a lecture, titled “Ending Wars: What Can, and Should, Third Parties Do?” According to Hartzell, third-party efforts to end civil wars have seen members of the international community become increasingly involved in the countries in which they seek to foster peace. In addition to traditional peacekeeping roles such as separating warring parties and providing aid for reconstruction, external actors are now involved in supervising elections, organizing civil society, and restructuring the economies of post-conflict states, among other tasks. In her talk, Hartzell takes a critical look at third-party involvement in countries that have experienced civil war, focusing on these actors’ motivations and the consequences of their actions. Alternatives to current models of peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peacemaking also will be explored. Dr. Hartzell is associate professor of political science and director of the Globalization Studies program at Gettysburg College. She teaches courses in international relations and specializes in international political economy with an emphasis on issues of development, conflict and globalization. Dr. Hartzell's research focuses on civil war settlements and the effects institutions, both domestic and international, have on social conflict. The Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship is a community of Elizabethtown alumni responsive to the enduring relevance of the College’s peace identity. Believing this aspect of the College’s legacy to be of profound significance in the contemporary world, the Fellowship seeks to affirm and promote the values of peace, non-violence, human dignity and social justice in the global community, as stated in Elizabethtown’s Mission Statement.Back to top 10/15/2008 Readings by Award-Winning Writer, Poet to be held Nov. 18 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – On Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., Elizabethtown College will present readings by two award-winning writers, Lenore Hart and Jesse Waters, both of whom currently are teaching as visiting assistant professors in the College’s English Department. This event – which will be held in Gibble Auditorium in Esbenshade Hall – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1410. Lenore Hart – who is also a fellow of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts at Sweet Brier College – has published works in nearly every genre. Her novels include “Black River” and “Ordinary Springs and Waterwoman,” a Barnes & Noble Discover Award winner and a BookSpan and Literary Guild selection. Hart also has penned books for younger readers, such as the young adult novel, “The Treasure of Savage Island,” and illustrated children’s book, “T. Rex at Swan Lake.” During the Nov. 18 event, Hart will read from two of her novels currently in progress, “Nevermore” and “Paradise Gate,” and from her popular “Becky: The Life and Loves of Becky Thatcher,” which was a main selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday and Book of the Month book clubs. Hart earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Central Florida, a master’s degree in library administration from Florida State University, and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Old Dominion University. Joining Hart on the Elizabethtown stage, Jesse Waters will read from his poetry collection, “Human Resources.” Waters’ work has garnered significant creative recognition, including winner status in the River Styx International Poetry contest, judged by Billy Collins. In addition to being awarded runner-up for the Iowa Review Prize in fiction, he has also been named a finalist in the Davoren Hanna International Poetry Competition. He is a Vermont Studio Center grant recipient and Pushcart Prize nominee. Waters earned an advanced college preparatory diploma from Fork Union Military Academy; bachelor’s degrees in professional and creative writing, and language and literature; and a master of fine arts in poetry from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Back to top 10/10/2008 Panel discussion on the implications of the U.S. Presidential election Elizabethtown College Holds Panel Discussion on the Implications of the U.S. Presidential Election On Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., faculty members from Elizabethtown College’s Department of Political Science will host this area’s earliest public dialogue about implications of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. The panel discussion – titled “The First 100 Days of the ????? Administration” – will be held in the Bucher Meetinghouse in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. It is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by contacting the College’s Office of Marketing and Communication at (717) 361-1410. During this discussion, Elizabethtown College’s Political Science faculty will offer thoughtful analysis of the broad impacts of our national selection of this country’s 44th president. Professor and Department Chair E. Fletcher McClellan and Professor W. Wesley McDonald – experienced and active area commentators on presidential politics – will debate the future of U.S. domestic policy under the new administration and potential election fallout for the Democratic and Republican parties. Scott Hendrickson, assistant professor of public law and director of the College’s Pre-Law Program – will analyze possible impacts on upcoming Supreme Court decisions. Assistant Professor Oya Ozkanca will focus on international relations and foreign policy. Raffensperger Professor of Humanities Paul Gottfried will discuss the ideological future of this country’s highest office.Back to top 10/10/2008 School safety expert to speak Nov. 10 Elizabethtown College’s 2008 Tempest Lecture to Feature Recognized School Safety Expert On Monday, Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m., Elizabethtown College’s Education Department will While visiting the Elizabethtown College campus, Dorn also will participate in a series of small group meetings with College faculty, staff and students. Officials and teachers from the Elizabethtown Area School District have been invited to the College to meet with the expert and gain valuable knowledge about emergency preparedness and violence prevention that will benefit them in their work with students in the district. Michael Dorn – who is executive director of Safe Havens International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to school safety – is one of the most credentialed school safety experts in the nation. Selected as the world’s top school safety expert by Jane’s, he has authored or co-authored more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on school safety. During his 25-year career, Dorn has served in a variety of public safety roles, including positions in police enforcement and management, antiterrorism planning, public safety and emergency management. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Mercer University and holds a certificate in management development from the American Management Association – Harvard School of Business. Dorn also is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and Dartmouth College’s Advanced Russian Language Immersion Program. He completed intensive antiterrorism and counterterrorism training from the Israel Police, Israel Defense Forces and the Mossad through the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program at Georgia State University. The Anna Reese Tempest Distinguished Lecture Series honors the admirable legacy of Elizabethtown alumna, Anna Reese Tempest ’34. Mrs. Tempest – a longtime teacher in this country’s public school system – dedicated her life to the education of young minds. After teaching foreign languages for many years at the high-school level, she was promoted to chair of the Language Department at Grant High School in Portland, Ore. As a result of her influence, many students’ lives were improved and their view of the world broadened. The Anna Reese Tempest Distinguished Lecture Series perpetuates Mrs. Tempest’s legacy by bringing well-respected speakers to Elizabethtown’s campus to provide its students and the local community with the opportunity to hear thought-provoking ideas and to learn about practices in the field of education. Established in 2002, the lecture series was created through a generous donation from Mrs. Tempest’s family members. Through the lectures in this series, the next generation of educators is exposed to new, innovative theories and time-tested practices in the field. Back to top 10/8/2008 Collaboration connects families with resources to foster learning 10/7/08 Spurred by a three-year, $500,000 21st Century Community Learning Center (CLC) Camp Curtin Assistant Principal Renda Wright is enthusiastic about this collaboration, which she expects to positively affect her students’ achievements and heighten their aspirations. “Our parents are the front line of education in this community,” she says. “Research clearly indicates that student academic achievement rises when their parents are involved in the educational process. All of us working together can and will make a difference in these children’s lives.” Wright – who has been connected with the Harrisburg School District since 1958, when she began attending school there as an elementary student – has personally experienced the benefit of parental involvement as her mother, Clara, served as a constant source of inspiration and motivation during her school years. As a teen, Wright assisted her mother during her mother’s tenure as a Head Start volunteer in Wright’s younger brother’s class. Wright expects that this new program will create similar opportunities for parental and family engagement. Through the 21st Century CLC grant, parent, school and College collaborators have created an in-school, parent-run student and family learning center, which is linked with a supportive network of higher education, school district, community and state resources to meet the academic, social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs of urban students and families. In addition to tapping into learning opportunities available through Elizabethtown College’s academic departments, the partnership will leverage resources currently available through Harrisburg Area Community College, community agencies and groups, the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network, Keystone Keys/Stars and PA Campus Compact. The Center will provide enrichment opportunities to the school’s students and direct parents to resources, courses and workshops for themselves and their children. According to Jill Bartoli – associate professor of social work and grant coordinator – Elizabethtown College’s connection with the program is a natural extension of the College’s focus on urban service-learning, which began almost a decade ago. “This program is service-learning at its best. Our students have the opportunity to gain important skills that will benefit them in their future careers and, in some cases, become connected with a much different experience than the one in which they grew up,” explains Bartoli. “And, through their efforts and those of our faculty and administrators, we are offering enrichment opportunities for the Camp Curtin students and pointing their families toward low-cost or free resources.” Bartoli expects that many of the College’s majors – students and faculty – will enrich the program and bring their learning and experience into the Camp Curtin classrooms and the community to support the educational experience. For Nancy Valkenburg – the College’s director of service-learning and grant director – this program focuses on the family in order to create positive educational outcomes for the students. “The Student and Family Learning Center finds opportunities for building up families in this community … ways in which we can meaningfully connect parents with the learning experience,” explains Valkenburg, who notes that the collaboration is already being greeted with considerable excitement at the College and in the community. “We’ve had many organizations at Elizabethtown College volunteer ideas for supporting the community. And, the community has welcomed these opportunities with open arms.” As examples of the fruits of this collaboration, Valkenburg points to successful after-school activities, seminars and one-on-one mentoring relationships and tutoring that have already been implemented. Bartoli hopes that this program will become a model for colleges nationwide. “It’s an ambitious dream,” she says. “This program supports a community in need by putting the mortar in the cracks in this country’s educational system that routinely allows at least 50 percent of urban students to fail. Our goal is to address the educational crisis, so that every single child succeeds.” Back to top 10/8/2008 Long edits volume about Christian resistance 10/2/08 As nations worldwide are rocked by scandal, failed economic policy and international conflict, several respected and learned voices from the Christian community reflect in a new book about the collective obligation of the faith’s followers to take a vocal stand against the wrongs of today’s world. The volume, titled “Resist! Christian Dissent for the 21st Century,” was edited by Elizabethtown College faculty member Michael G. Long and published by Orbis Books. Taking their cue from the gospels and the prophetic tradition, contributors to “Resist! Christian Dissent for the 21st Century” issue a spirited call to resist systemic evils in the realm of politics, economics and culture. Beginning with reflections on Jesus and his example of prayerful resistance and followed by Young Center Director Jeff Bach’s review of the history of Christian resistance in America, this collection of essays and other compositions address such themes as the challenge of empire, racism and the spirit of xenophobia, environmental depredation, and the culture of consumerism and individualism. According to “Resist!” editor Michael G. Long, the sentiment expressed by this volume reflects the nature of Christianity. “Christianity is resistance, its character indelibly marked by opposition to political powers that undermine the biblical values of peace and liberation,” explains Long. “Resistance is the very heart of Christianity.” Analytic essays by such authors as Bill McKibben, Larry Rasmussen, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and Roberto Goizueta are balanced by prayers and pastoral reflections from Elizabethtown College Chaplain Tracy Sadd, Stanley Hauerwas and Paul Raushenbush, which call people to open their hearts, to overcome borders, and to gather together in pursuit of “the beloved community.” Michael G. Long is associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies at Elizabethtown College. His many books include “First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson,” “Billy Graham and the Beloved Community,” “Martin Luther King on Creative Living,” and “Against Us But for Us.” Back to top 10/8/2008 Dale Brown Book Award recipient to discuss New Testament Research 10/2/08 Willard M. Swartley, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Associated Willard Swartley holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is professor emeritus of New Testament at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, where he served as professor for twenty-six years and academic dean for seven years. He has edited nine New Testament volumes in the Believers Church Bible Commentary (BCBC) series and twenty other books. He has also written more than eighty articles and seven books, the most recent of which is Send Forth Your Light: A Vision for Peace, Mission, and Worship (Herald Press, 2007). Swartley is currently working on a commentary on the Gospel of John for the BCBC series. The Dale W. Brown Book Award, a national award that recognizes an outstanding book in Anabaptist and Pietist studies, was named for a retired Bethany Seminary professor who lives in Elizabethtown and served previously as a fellow at the Young Center. Nominations for the 2009 Brown Book Award are due Dec. 10. Visit the Center’s website at www.etown.edu/youngctr/ for details.Back to top 10/8/2008 Senior places second in statewide academic competition 9/30/08 Senior accounting major, Amanda Cioban of Grantville As a student member of PICPA, Cioban was notified about the writing competition. Interested in pursuing the opportunity, she approached her Accounting Information Systems professor, Dr. Susan Sadowski, about using the writing competition topic as the subject for her capstone project for the class. Dr. Sadowski agreed and Cioban quickly got to work on her winning essay, titled “XBRL: A Revolutionary Advancement in Financial Reporting,” which explains the impact of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) on the accounting profession. XBRL is a programming language designed specifically for financial reporting. Although confident in the quality of her effort, Cioban is surprised and humbled by her second-place finish. “I am very blessed to have been chosen second out of 80 applicants for the writing competition. I never imagined that my article would rank above so many other accounting students,” Cioban reflects. “I am grateful for the help and encouragement of Professor Sadowski throughout this process.” With her award, Cioban received a $1,200 check on behalf of PICPA and the Pennsylvania CPA Journal Editorial Board. She also received a multi-year scholarship from the PICPA. The scholarships are given on a competitive basis to candidates that best meet the requirements of high intellectual capacity and leadership potential. Additionally, Elizabethtown College’s accounting department received a $600 check to recognize Cioban’s achievement.Back to top 10/8/2008 Willen authors second guide to the Pennsylvania outdoors 9/30/08 Released just in time for the beautiful fall foliage, The first comprehensive hiking guide for south central Pennsylvania, “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg” offers insights for all levels of outdoor adventurer. From trails through the gentle farm country of Lancaster and York counties, to steep-sided ravines along the Susquehanna River, to rugged ridges north of Harrisburg and the rolling hills of South Mountain, this guide provides plenty of options for outings lasting a full day or just a couple of hours. Included are driving direction, GPS coordinates, and at-a-glance data on trail length, hiking time, difficulty, scenery, traffic and accessibility. Matthew Willen is an associate professor in the English Department at Elizabethtown College, where he teaches courses in writing. He spends much of his time out of the classroom exploring the back country of central Pennsylvania, typically with a pack full of camera gear in tow. When he isn’t hiking, writing or teaching, Willen can be found spending time with his two sons, Jackson and Ian, or playing music.Back to top 10/8/2008 College receives national award for endowment performance 9/29/08 Elizabethtown College was recently awarded the Small Nonprofit of the Year at the eighth annual Nonprofit Awards for Excellence presented by Foundation & Endowment Money Management. The award recognizes the College for its innovation and performance in the management of its endowment.
The college has just $55 million under management, yet its asset allocation and performance rival much larger endowments. It has a substantial 70% allocation to alternatives, up from zero percent eight years ago. It is increasing exposure to international and emerging markets across several asset classes and seeking dislocated credit opportunities. The college outsourced investments in July 2005 to Elizabethtown alumnus and advisory trustee James B. Hoover, principal and founder of Dauphin Capital Partners. He has been able to gain access to unique strategies through his network of relationships with managers. Early last year, Hoover predicted that the subprime mortgage market would suffer and invested in John Paulson’s Paulson Credit Opportunities Fund, which returned 210% in the past fiscal year. Elizabethtown later invested in a specialty credit strategy with Oaktree Capital Management and a couple of other partnerships to take advantage of turmoil in the credit markets. The endowment returned 17% in calendar year 2007. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, Elizabethtown was up 19.9% versus a 15.9% average for comparable colleges, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the endowment was up 4.3% versus a majority of endowments having a negative return for the year. Elizabethtown has 50% in hedge funds, 15% in private equity, 5% in real assets and 30% in long-only equity. Back to top 10/8/2008 Devroop presents concert 9/25/08 On Monday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., the Music Division of Elizabethtown College’s Karendra Devroop is a saxophone and piano player from South Africa and a graduate from the University of North Texas. He has performed extensively throughout his homeland and the United States and has several live and studio recordings to his credit. He recently performed as a side stage act for Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Va. His jazz quartet has performed at several national and international jazz festivals, including the Indian Ocean Jazz Festival, the Virginia Arts Festival and the Hilton Jazz Festival. Devroop’s most recent recordings include him on lead alto saxophone with the Carrol Bailey Big Band and the Marcus Wolfe Jazz Ensemble live at the Winspear Performance Hall. In addition to being a saxophone player, Devroop has composed and produced music for musicals, outdoor plays and television commercials. Back to top 10/8/2008 President Long selected for National Leadership Coalition 9/25/08 Elizabethtown College President Theodore E. Long has been named as one of 45 With the generous support of the S. Engelhard Center, the Charles Engelhard Foundation, the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation, and the Lumina Foundation, the Bringing Theory to Practice Project, an independent project in partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, sought applications and plans from interested institutions of all types offering baccalaureate degrees. From those applications, it has selected and will offer grant support to forty-five colleges and universities as they form a Leadership Coalition. The initial activity of the Coalition will be a President’s Symposium, to be held in Washington, DC, November 10-11, 2008. The objective in forming the Coalition is to encourage and support those institutions which are committed to providing successful models of how a campus culture focused on actively engaging students in learning, and evaluating their success in doing so, can address the full dimensions of the intellectual, emotional, and civic flourishing of students. According to Sally Engelhard Pingree, Project founder and primary funder, “creating campus cultures that help students achieve all of the core outcomes of liberal education can become the defining condition for institutional excellence and appeal, and the best means of re-centering higher education’s focus on the whole student”. For Dr. Ted Long, “This is an exciting opportunity for Elizabethtown to advance the signature elements of our strategic vision, and I very much look forward to the new energy and ideas the project will bring to our college community. Our selection recognizes the significance of the program initiatives the college has undertaken in recent years, and I look forward to sharing those with my colleagues as we work to enhance liberal education nationwide.” The 45 presidents (leading diverse types and locations of institutions) attending the two-day Symposium will form the nucleus of the Leadership Coalition. In addition to receiving grant support, the participating institutions agree to: • Hold relevant internal conversations regarding the institution’s commitment to a call for a “campus culture for learning,” what that will mean for their campus, and what strategies they may employ. • Establish a leadership/planning team that would initiate plans to fit their own institutional culture. The plans they develop will be presented at a national workshop session in 2009. • Put into practice their plans beginning in calendar year ’09. A retrieval and dissemination conference will occur 2010. The campus projects will constitute the examples that will become the central features of a nationally distributed publication, promulgating the institutions as models of successful, effective and affordable “Strategies for Change in Creating and Sustaining Campus Cultures for Learning.” The institutions listed below have been selected to participate in the Leadership Coalition and to receive support for their work in creating campus cultures that support learning and a commitment to the full development – intellectual, emotional, and civic – of their students.
Allegheny College Bates College Bennington College Bryn Mawr College Butler University California State University-Chico Clark University Colorado College Concordia College-Moorhead Dickinson College Drury University Elizabethtown College Elon University European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin Franklin and Marshall College Franklin College Georgetown University Georgia Gwinnett College Hampshire College Hendrix College Heritage University Lebanon Valley College Long Island University Marlboro College McDaniel College Montclair State University New England College Pitzer College Ripon College Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute of Chicago St. Edward's University State University of New York at Geneseo State University of New York-Purchase College The Evergreen State College The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey University of Maine at Farmington University of North Florida University of Southern Maine Ursinus College Wagner College Wartburg College Washington & Jefferson College Washington and Lee University Westminster College Wheelock CollegeBack to top 10/8/2008 Internationally acclaimed human rights activist Enrique Morones to speak 9/24/08 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m., Elizabethtown College will In March 1998, Enrique Morones became the first person to apply for and be granted dual nationality in Mexico and the United States. The ceremony highlighted his long-time involvement in issues affecting the relationship of the two countries, including immigration. In 1986, Morones founded Border Angels, a volunteer group dedicated to saving migrant lives by placing food and water—and blankets in the winter—in border areas. Additionally, he served as the first director and founder of Mexico’s Border Commission. Recognized as one of the 100 most influential Latinos in the United States by Hispanic Business magazine, Morones is a Frontline Human Rights international honoree for his lifelong dedication to human rights. Elizabethtown College’s Perspectives series offers differing points of view on issues of global significance. This year's theme is “Finding your Home: Immigrant and Refugee Experiences.”Back to top 10/8/2008 "Handprint Identity Project" exhibition 9/23/08 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – A unique traveling exhibition capturing the essence of human identity will open at Elizabethtown College on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. The diverse collection, titled “The Handprint Identity Project: An Exchange Between Artist and Poets,” includes work resulting from a collaboration of 20 respected poets and artist from throughout the United States. Conceived and directed by Elizabethtown College Professor Milt Friedly, the exhibition will be available for viewing by the public through Dec. 15, 2008, in the Hess Gallery of Zug Memorial Hall and Lyet Gallery of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center at the College. Both galleries are open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. from Monday through Friday and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The exhibition is free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. According to Friedly, the “Handprint Identity Project” found part of its genesis in the turmoil of the With exhibition co-directors, literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller, of Howard University, and poet Leslie McGrath, of Stonington, Conn., Friedly recruited 10 poets and 10 visual artists, who would work from the common theme for a period of one year, first individually and later in a cross-genre collaboration. The project received support through a grant from Elizabethtown College’s Collaborative Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program. The program provides financial support for interdisciplinary scholarship and seeks to promote interdepartmental interaction, as well as faculty and student research. It is administered by the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and was created through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In the first phase of the project, each participant worked independently, interpreting the theme within their genre. The artists created works that speak to the concept of identity, as both an individual experience and as part of the universal experience. According the Friedly, the project addresses timeless questions typically assigned to the arts. “Given shared experience and broad diversities, can artist and poets create works that elucidate both common and individual identity? Can new works be created that are truthful to the artists’ experience, yet contain resonant meaning for all human beings?” reflects Friedly. “These are old questions … lasting ones … that have been posed throughout the ages. These times of economic globalization, war, and the diminishment of environmental resources compel us again to examine the tension and balance between the individual and the broader human community.” In the second phase, artists and poets were paired. After exchanging some of the work created in the first phase, the collaborators reflected on and responded to, in their own genre, the work created by their partners. “We explore questions like how do collaborative artistic exchanges between artists and poets come into being? Are certain artistic genres more or less amenable to the expression of what it means to be at once deeply human and a unique individual?” he explains. The Handprint Identity Project exhibition includes the work of artists and poets representing a broad diversity of ethnicities, native homelands, and religions. In addition to Miller and McGrath, poets include: Shirley Ainoo of Gathersburg, Md.; Scott Cairns of the University of Missouri; Jennifer Foerster of San Francisco, Calif.; Sandra Kohler of Boston, Mass.; David Mura of Minneapolis, Minn.; Julia Spicher Kasdorf of The Pennsylvania State University; Carmine Sarracino of Elizabethtown College; and Ravi Shankar of Central Connecticut State University. In addition to Friedly, the visual artists include: Stacey Carter of San Francisco, Calif.; Bivas Chaudhuri of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Carol Cole of Philadelphia, Pa.; Donald Forsythe of Messiah College; Carol Galligan of Lancaster, Pa.; Fred Metz in Seattle, Wash.; David Reif of the University of Wyoming (retired); Kebedech Tekleab of Savannah College of Art and Design; and Leslie Kaufman of Philadelphia, Pa. The project also involved two Elizabethtown graduates, artist Thomas Yukovic ’08 and poet Piece Hibbs ’07. The art exhibition is curated by Friedly and Yurkovic. The poetry collection was curated by Miller and Hibbs. Available for purchase at the exhibition will be a full-color, glossy catalogue and a collection of poetry inspired by this project. The proceeds of the sale of these two pieces are earmarked for the creation of an Elizabethtown College scholarship fund for students studying art or literature. Truly a coffee table piece, the exhibition catalogue will include high-quality photographs of the art collection, excerpts of the poetry, and reflections from the artists and poets about their participation in the Handprint Identity Project. It will include a forward by Thomas Zummer, regular visiting professor in the Transmedia programme/post-graduate at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas/Universite Leuven in Brussels and visiting professor at the Transart Institute in Linz, Austria. PulseDirect, Inc. – an Elizabethtown-based direct marketing agency – donated its services in the design of the piece. The catalogue will be sold for $15. The poetry collection, titled “The Handprint Identity Project: Selected Poems,” was edited by Leslie McGrath. PulseDirect, Inc. also donated its services in the design and layout of the piece, and Continental Press of Elizabethtown donated the printing. It will be sold for $10.
Back to top 10/8/2008 Marassa Duo to present concert 9/18/08 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – On Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m., the Music Division of The Marassa Duo – which combines the talents of James Armstrong, a performer specializing in Afro-Cuban and West African folkloric music and adjunct faculty member at Elizabethtown College, and Nicholas Papador, a performer specializing in marimba as well as contemporary and orchestral concert music – brings together a wide variety of percussion styles and musical genres into a concise and unified whole. The group’s original programming provides a unique chamber setting that includes elements of traditional concert music, world music, mallet percussion, contemporary classical and jazz. The result is ground-breaking and exciting chamber music that opens new musical worlds to its audiences.
Back to top 10/8/2008 Accelerated adult degree program expands to York County 9/18/08 Elizabethtown College is pleased to announce that a new location will be opening in York County in January 2009, just in time for students to start school for the spring semester of classes. Space has been secured and classrooms and offices will be designed in a new, state-of-the-art facility right off the Queen Street exit of Route 83. Partnering with Kinsley Properties, the College plans to provide York county adult learners a technologically advanced, comfortable and stimulating environment for learning. Elizabethtown College is dedicated to providing the most adult-friendly and convenient academic programs in the region. The Center's Adult Degree Programs are designed for busy working professionals seeking to earn a college degree while maintaining career and personal lives. The Center currently operates campuses in Harrisburg and Lancaster, as well as providing extensive online course offerings. Elizabethtown’s Adult Degree Programs are open to those age 23+ with professional work experience. The academic majors that will be available at this new site are Business Administration, Accounting, Corporate Communications and Criminal Justice. To obtain further information about the opening of this new center of learning, please contact Barbara Randazzo, randazzob@etown.edu, (717) 361-3750 or Erica Schieler, schielere@etown.edu, (717) 519-9337. Back to top 10/8/2008 “Smart” Polymer Detects Glucose and Lactate 9/18/08 With diagnoses of diabetes mellitus on the rise, the rapid and sensitive measurement of blood glucose levels continues to be an area of medically-significant scientific research. Also of interest to those in the field of sports medicine is measurement of a compound called L-lactate, which provides an indication of a muscle’s readiness for peak athletic performance. In the analytical chemistry research laboratory at Elizabethtown College, student researchers and their faculty mentor are working to develop “smart” polymers that respond to varying amounts of each of these compounds of interest by either swelling or contracting. As the polymer swells or contracts in response to glucose or lactate, there is a concomitant change in color of a luminescent marker that has been embedded in the polymer. These “glow in the dark” sensors are expected to exhibit excellent sensitivity and a rapid response, even when used for real time monitoring in vivo. Current contributors to the research project under the mentorship of Dr. Kristi Kneas are sophomore Matthew Myers (Pennsburg, PA) and senior Christopher Strulson (Yardley, PA), both of whom are majors in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Matt and Chris have plans to attend graduate school in chemistry and view their research experience at E-town not only as a springboard to graduate school and their future careers, but also as a means by which they already are able to contribute to research that is medically relevant.Back to top 10/8/2008 Sarracino co-authors analysis of the rise of America’s porn culture 9/18/08 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown College Professor of English Carmine Sarracino and co-author Kevin Scott offer an eye-opening analysis of pornography’s journey from back alleys and dark rooms into the mainstream of American society in their new book, titled “The Porning of America: The Rise of Porn Culture, What it Means, and Where We Go from Here.” The book – which is slated for release Sept. 29 – is published by Beacon Press. In tracing porn’s transformation from the Civil War, to the golden age of comic books In this astonishingly comprehensive book, Sarracino and Scott profile “porn exemplars”—those who have been pivotal to the mainstreaming of porn, including Russ Meyer, Snoop Dogg, Jenna Jameson and Paris Hilton. Additionally, they document how mainstream advertising uses porn culture to sell commercial goods now to an even younger, “tween” audience. Most importantly, Sarracino and Scott pose thoughtful questions about the implications of this transformation, such as: How has porn shaped the way we view our own body and the bodies of others? How has porn influenced our relationships and how do current sexual behaviors, such as the “hook up,” mimic porn? How does porn shape our identity, as individuals and as a nation? Carmine Sarracino, Ph.D., is a professor of English at Elizabethtown College, where he teaches creative writing and American Literature. He has twice been a Fulbright Scholar, and has published three books of poetry, as well as many scholarly articles. He lives with his wife and two children in Hershey, Pa.Back to top 10/8/2008 Journalist to speak 9/2/08 William Glauber has covered four wars and eight Olympics and reported stories in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He spent the first half of his career as a sports reporter before switching to news. Concentrating on Northern Ireland’s peace process, British politics, and the crisis of the Balkans, he was the London correspondent for The Baltimore Sun from 1995 to 2002. Mr. Glauber reported on the initial U.S. air strikes against Afghanistan as an embedded reporter with the U.S. military and reported widely on European cultural and social issues. Joining The Chicago Tribune in 2002, he covered local, national, and international news—including the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq—and wrote editorials. In 2006, he joined the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, where he covers aging and demographics. Mr. Glauber will be one of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows at Elizabethtown College this academic year. The journalist will give two lectures and participate in a panel discussion, all open to the public free of charge. On Monday, September 15, at 7 p.m. in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Glauber will give a lecture, “The Past, Present, and Future of Journalism.” The second lecture, “How to Cover the War and Live to Tell About It,” will be presented on Wednesday, September 17 at 11 a.m. in the Young Center. The panel discussion, “Media and War,” will be held in the Brinser Lecture Room of the Steinman Center on Thursday, September 18 at 3:30 p.m.Back to top 10/8/2008 Gillis co-authors strategic employee communications resource 9/17/08
Pooling their half century of experience in the field, Elizabethtown College communications professor Tamara Gillis and Watson Wyatt Worldwide consultant John Finney crafted a guide to effective internal communications, titled “Essentials of Employee Communication: Building Relationship that Create Business Success.” The resource – which recently was published by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) – offers a step-by-step, proven process for executing and supervising internal communications efforts. According to the authors, “Essentials of Employee Communication” provides communication professionals with an invaluable resource for engaging and empowering employees, “the most precious capital of an organization – large or small.” “Employee communication, like all processes in business today, is a moving target, an ever-changing process affected by technology and organizational culture,” said Gillis and Finney in their acknowledgements. “In this manual, we attempt to keep pace with current issues and provide case studies to support best practices.” Designed as a start-to-finish solution for professionals, the guide is structured on the three steps vital to any communication program – planning, implementation and evaluation. It draws on analysis, research and the experience of consultants and in-house communication leaders to deliver a fully integrated perspective. Readers will learn from best-practice case studies that address both current technology and the evolving organization structure. Contributing to the project were Jackie Stuedemann and Angela Barrus. Additionally, Ann Johnson and Beth Zemaitis provided early advice, support and contributions. Tamara Gillis, Ed.D., ABC, is an associate professor of communications at Elizabethtown College, where she teaches organizational communication, communication research, public relations and journalism. She is editor of “The Handbook of Organizational Communication” and its companion instructor’s manual, which was published by Jossey-Bass in 2006. Additionally, Gillis authored “The Human Element,” which was published by IABC Knowledge Centre in 2008. Her research interests include change management communication as an organizational cultural artifact and public art as communication. John Finney has more than 20 years of business communication experience with 12 years in Canadian health care, working in employee and crisis communication, media relations, and issues management. Now a consultant for Watson Wyatt worldwide, Finney specializes in employee sensing, strategic planning and change communication. He was chair of IABC from 1997 until 1998, and currently serves as the IABC representative on the Global Alliance of Public Relations and Communication Management. Back to top 10/8/2008 Grammy award-winning guitarist and vocal soloist present concert 9/16/08 On Monday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., the Music Division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present the next concert in its signature Monday Series. The event – titled “An Evening of Jazz for Voice and Guitar” – will feature the talents of Grammy Award-winning guitarist David Cullen and professional vocalist Kelly Meashey. The performance, which is open to the public and free of charge, will be held in the recital hall of Zug Memorial Hall on Elizabethtown’s campus. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. Revered by Billboard magazine for his “ferocious fingerstyle,” David Cull  professional vocalist. As she has developed her own jazz performance abilities over the years, Meashey has explored the healing properties of voice, particularly with non-verbal clients with various disabilities. Currently, she owns her own private practice that helps music therapists, musicians and others overcome personal issues through voice and creative arts therapy methods. Meashey also teaches jazz, classical voice and stress reduction for performers at Community College of Philadelphia and advanced vocal psychotherapy skills at Immaculata University. Meashey earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music therapy from Temple University. She has been trained in vocal psychotherapy and Guided Imagery and Music.Back to top 10/8/2008 Grad Pens Upcoming Episode of House 9/16/08 In September of 1994, only a few months after earning his B.A. degree in Communications at Elizabethtown College, Dustin Paddock got into his hatchback and drove solo across the United States to Los Angeles. His goal was to land a job in television. While at Elizabethtown, Dustin was inspired by Professor Michael Sevareid, the son of renowned CBS correspondent Eric Sevareid. Television was in the Sevareid family genes and Michael had worked in Hollywood as an actor and writer, including crafting scripts for the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. While in professor Sevareid’s screenwriting class, Dustin put together a team of students to create the first scripted series for ECTV, the college’s TV station that is seen on the local cable system. Of that early experience Dustin says, “It wasn’t very good, but it taught me a lot.” When he arrived in L.A. Dustin knew just one person, a guy he had met only once. But there’s a bond among Elizabethtown alumni and Brian Carroll, a 1981 grad, invited Dustin to crash on his couch for the next few weeks. Brian worked at Dick Clark Productions and helped Dustin get an interview. Dustin got the job, working as a production assistant (or as Dustin says, “A gofer”) for $50 a day. Dustin worked from job to job over the years, including a stint at The Drew Carey Show during its first season. He worked his way up to being a writers’ assistant and then a script coordinator. “It’s a good job to work with writers, learn the craft, and be ready should an opportunity arrive,” Dustin said. That opportunity came five years ago, when Dustin landed a job at a series that was about to premiere on the Fox network, House. The head writer, Emmy winner David Shore, mentored Dustin and his writing partner, Carol Green. Last year Shore gave Dustin and Carol a chance to pitch a story for the show. They suggested three ideas and Shore liked one of them, giving Dustin and Carol the go ahead to craft a script. That script has now come to life as an episode of House titled “Adverse Events.” It will be broadcast on Fox on Tuesday, September 30 at 8 p.m. And what does Dustin think about his adventures at Elizabethtown College and Hollywood that led to this achievement? Dustin answers by quoting the Roman philosopher Seneca, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”Back to top 10/8/2008 Award-winning Artist Linda Mylin Ross Exhibits 9/3/08 Beginning Friday, Sept. 5, the Fine Art Division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present an exhibit, titled “Chiaroscuro,” by the award-winning artist, Linda Mylin Ross. Featuring 16 of the artist’s recent works, the exhibit will run from Friday, Sept. 5 through Oct. 3, 2008. It will be displayed in the Hess Gallery in the College’s Zug Memorial Hall and will be open to the public and free of charge. The exhibit opening is slated for Friday, Sept. 5 from 5 until 7 p.m. At the event, Ross will discuss her work and the exhibit during a gallery talk, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. “Chiaroscuro” – which means light/dark in Italian and in the Renaissance techniques in which lighter forms emerged from darker areas creating volume and, often drama – will include several charcoal drawings. “They observe, stalk and cavort in the shadowy periphery of our domestic consciousness,” says Ross of the pieces. “In this series of drawings, charcoal is used to create the world of texture, pattern, light and dark our wild-at-heart felines inhabit.” Ross was a long-time art, art education and art history professor at Penn State Harrisburg. In 2008, she left teaching to shift her professional focus entirely toward her own art. Over the past 30 years, she has participated in almost 80 local, regional and national exhibits, during which she has been recognized with numerous awards for her work. The Hess Gallery is open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. from Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. Back to top 10/8/2008 Acclaimed Poet Sharon Olds to present poetry reading 9/8/08 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – On Monday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., the Elizabethtown College Poetry Series will present a reading by the award-winning poet, Sharon Olds. The reading – which is open to the public and free of charge – will be held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Sharon Olds is the author of eight volumes of poetry. Her poetry, says Michael Ondaatje, is “pure fire in the hands,” and David Leavitt in the Voice Literary Supplement describes her work as “remarkable for its candor, its eroticism, and its power to move.” With sensuality, humor, sprung rhythm, and stunning imagery, she expresses truths about domestic and political violence, sexuality, family relationships, love, and the body. Often compared to “confessional” poets, she has been much praised for the courage, emotional power, and extraordinary physicality of her work. A reviewer for The New York Times hailed her poetry for its vision, “Like Whitman, Ms. Olds sings the body in celebration of a power stronger than political oppression.” Born in San Francisco, Olds studied at Stanford University and Columbia University. Her numerous honors include a National Endowment for the Arts grant; a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship; the San Francisco Poetry Center Award for her first collection, “Satan Says” (1980); and the Lamont Poetry Selection and the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for “The Dead and the Living” (1983). Her other books of poetry are “Strike Sparks: Selected Poems 1980-2002” (2004); “Blood, Tin, Straw” (1999), “The Wellspring” (1995), “The Father” (1992), and “The Gold Cell” (1987). Her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times. Named New York State Poet Laureate (1998 – 2000), Olds teaches graduate poetry workshops at New York University as well as the writing workshop she helped found at a 900-bed state hospital for the severely disabled. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science. Olds’ next collection, “One Secret Thing,” will be published in fall 2009. Olds is the latest in a series of distinguished national and local poets who have visited Elizabethtown College at the request of the College’s Poetry Program. In recent years, the poets have included Donald Hall, Ted Kooser, Galway Kinnell, Mary Oliver, Daniel Hoffman and Julia Kasdorf. The program is led by Elizabethtown College Professor of English Carmine Sarracino.Back to top 10/8/2008 Internationally Acclaimed Baritone Anthony Brown to present concert 9/8/08 On Monday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m., the Music Division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host internationally acclaimed baritone and peace activist, Anthony Brown, who will perform songs of composers throughout America’s rich musical history. The performance – which will be held in the recital hall in Zug Memorial Hall – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212. Hailed as the new Paul Robeson, internationally acclaimed baritone Anthony Brown is a promoter of peace and goodwill around the world. Music critics have referred to him as “a warm and noble baritone.” While comfortable with a standard classical repertoire, Brown specializes in music of the American experience that promotes the process of healing and reconciliation. As an ambassador of peace and goodwill, he has traveled to countries such as Bosnia, Northern Ireland, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Uganda and Ethiopia to encourage peace and hope. His message – both spoken and delivered in song – brings people together across the divides of race, culture, ethnicity and religion to find common ground. Currently artist in residence at Hesston College in Kansas, Brown was honored in Uganda in 2006, where he laid the cornerstone for the Anthony Brown Baritone Comprehensive School in the war-torn area of Pader. Most recently, he established the nonprofit organization, Peacing it Together Foundation, to advance his peace work. During his concert at Elizabethtown, Brown will offer stirring renditions of American folk songs, including “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “He’s Got the Whole World in his Hand,” as well as a collection of spirituals from composers H.T. Burleigh, Hall Johnson, and Edward Boatner, among others.Back to top 10/8/2008 Lecturer from Notre Dame’s Celebrated Hesburgh Lecture Series visits 9/8/08 The Rev. Gaffney is associate professor of anthropology and a fellow of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. He specializes in social and cultural anthropology, with a strong interest in religion, politics, systems of authority, social movements, language and culture, symbolic representation, ideology, violence, conflict resolution, human rights and ritual expressions. Gaffney has extensive field experience in the Middle East, notably the Arab world, as well as in the Great Lakes region of Africa. His current research concentrates on religion, violence and reconciliations in the context of strained ethnic relations and the breakdown of political and economic order in central Africa. During his lecture, Gaffney will discuss how the collapse of the Soviet Union set in motion a shift in global relations that continues to apply radical pressure for change on the political order of the Middle East. Older structures of authority – especially in traditional Muslim societies, which long defined regional national and religious identity – continue to face dramatic challenges as waves of reform, rethinking and resistance gain strength among a new generation that seeks to find its proper place in a post-9/11 world. The United States recently has adopted a role of unprecedented influence in the Middle East, especially as a direct military force, claiming to promote values such as freedom, democracy and social equality. This lecture examines the often-overlooked layers of contradiction, conflict and misrepresentation that frequently arise when the well-intentioned aspirations and the immense power of the United States intrude variously into the struggles among contending groups in today’s Middle East. Since 1986, the Hesburgh Lecture Series has brought a taste of Notre Dame’s academic excellence to alumni and friends, perpetuating the example of President Emeritus Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., as a life-long learner. From seven lectures in the first year, this program has expanded to 159 lecture topics presented by 69 faculty members on issues related to church, communications, contemporary social issues, ethics, family, government, science, social concerns, spirituality, and others.Back to top 10/8/2008 College Celebrates Constitution Day with Focus on U.S. Presidency 9/15/08 In this presidential election year, Elizabethtown College will mark Constitution Day with a faculty panel discussion about the U.S. presidency and the Constitution. The event – which is open to the public and free of charge – will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in Steinman Center’s Brinser Lecture Room. The panel will be moderated by Scott A. Hendrickson, assistant professor of public law and director of Elizabethtown College’s Pre-Law Program. In addition to Hendrickson, the panel will feature three long-time Elizabethtown College professors, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science E. Fletcher McClellan, Professor of Political Science W. Wesley McDonald, and Professor of History Thomas R. Winpenny. Together, these experts will offer an insightful and timely look at the impact of this country’s most important document on its most important political office. The event will conclude with a question-and-answer session. Constitution Day is an American federal holiday recognizing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It is observed on Sept. 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787.Back to top 9/9/2008 Join Us For Homecoming And Family Weekend, Oct. 17-19!
Back to top 9/4/2008 Young Center presents a lecture on Brethren service and Sino-Japanese War The Young Center at Elizabethtown College will host a free public lecture by Joe Wampler, Ph.D. on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Wampler’s lecture is titled, “Behind the Lines: Brethren Service and the Sino-Japanese War.” Wampler will lecture on the work of Howard Sollenberger, the 21–year-old son of a Brethren missionary to China. Sollenberger responded to an urgent call for a relief worker to assist after the lines of the Japanese invading forces overtook the area of China where Brethren were working. Many farmers were burned out of their homes and in need of emergency aid. Sollenberger spent two years among these refugees and Chinese guerilla fighters in the mountains of northern China. Wampler will base his lecture on the extensive diary that Sollenberger kept at the time. The lecture will also feature many of Sollenberger’s photographic images. Wampler grew up in China, the son of Brethren missionaries. He received a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Chicago, taught at the University of California Santa Cruz, and worked at observatories around the world before retiring in 1997. Wampler and his brother Gene share an interest in gathering stories of Chinese and Americans who were affected by Brethren work in China. The lecture will coincide with the opening of an exhibit at the Young Center, “No Greater Love: Brethren Mission and Service Work in China 1908-1951.” This exhibit commemorates the centennial of the beginning of Brethren mission work in China in 1908. A collaborative effort between Young Center Director Jeff Bach and Gene and Joe Wampler, No Greater Love combines text and photos to tell the story of Brethren mission and service work in Shanxi province in northern China from 1908 to 1951. The exhibit runs through May 20. For additional information about the lecture or exhibit, call 361-1468. Back to top 9/4/2008 Amish expert named Snowden Fellow, presents a lecture Erik Wesner has been appointed as the fall 2008 Snowden Fellow at Elizabethtown College. Wesner, who has been conducting research with Young Center Senior Fellow Donald Kraybill through much of August, will continue his work at the College until Sept. 30. A dual citizen of the United States and Poland, Mr. Wesner is an active researcher of the Amish. He currently is writing two books – one regarding Amish in the business world, which is slated for publication by Jossey-Bass in spring 2010, and another general overview of the Amish, which is scheduled for publication in Poland in 2009. His blog, titled “Amish America,” offers insights and observations about Amish and other Plain Sects in the United States. Wesner has earned bachelor degrees in economics and English literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In Poland, he teaches English for Inter-Lang and Text Language School and Lincoln School of Foreign Languages. He joins a long list of distinguished Young Center fellows and doctoral fellows, who have joined Elizabethtown College for a short time to pursue research related to the faith, history and culture of Anabaptist and/or Pietist movements. Wesner will present a lecture, titled “Is Success a Four-letter Word? The Amish Approach to Business Achievement,” on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Bucher Meetinghouse. The public is invited free of charge. Back to top 9/4/2008 Wohl receives NIH grant to study infant skin disease Dr. Debra Wohl, assistant professor of biology at Elizabethtown College, in collaboration with William Curry, M.D. of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was awarded a $197,000 grant by the National Institute of Health. Their study, titled “Do Intravenous Antibiotics Administered during Delivery Affect the Development of Infantile Atopic Dermatitis,” is designed to determine whether young children have an increased risk of developing atopic dermatitis when their mothers receive antibiotics during delivery. Atopic dermatitis, commonly referred to as eczema, is increasingly becoming a major health concern. Although not well defined, atopic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory skin disease. Studies of the skin disease have yielded a wealth of information, yet an underlying cause for the rise of atopic dermatitis remains unknown. Drs. Wohl and Curry propose that the administration of intravenous antibiotics given to the mother during a vaginal delivery, which consequently disrupts microbial colonization of the gut in newborns, is a contributing factor to the apparent rise of atopic dermatitis. The use of antibiotics has increased at the same time that the incidence of allergic disease has also increased. Exposure to antibiotics, even for a short time during delivery, disrupts the gut flora, which can influence the development of the immune system. The current practice of using antibiotics during the birthing period may be a contributing factor for the rise in prevalence of atopic dermatitis. The overall aim of this study is to determine if the administration of antibiotics during a vaginal delivery increases the likelihood a child under the age of 2 develops atopic dermatitis. By collecting and analyzing data on health care practices, specifically the administration of intrapartum antibiotics and the health of the child during his/her first two years of life, physicians will be equipped to reevaluate the short and long term benefits and risks associated with administering intravenous antibiotics during the birthing period. This study will also be used to generate additional questions about the role early exposure of antibiotics plays on the development of the immune system of newborns, while also providing research opportunities and training for students interested in the biomedical field. Dr. Wohl earned her B.S. degree at the University of Michigan and her masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Georgia. She has taught at Elizabethtown since 2004. Back to top 9/4/2008 Alumnus named NFL security director Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller '95 has been named director of strategic security for the National Football League, effective August 8. In his newly-created position, Miller will oversee all aspects of pregame security screening, including team signal screening and fan behavior. He has been serving as state police commissioner since his appointment by Gov. Ed. Rendell in 2003. In 2006, Miller led the investigation of the Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, Pa., where a gunman killed five girls in a schoolhouse before taking his own life. He was praised for balancing the public's need for information and the Amish community's desire for privacy. A Harrisburg native, Miller holds a master’s degree in public administration from Penn State University and an associate’s degree from the University of South Florida. As a continuing education student, he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Elizabethtown College in 1995. A former adjunct criminal justice professor, Miller received this year’s College’s Educate for Service award, the highest recognition given to an alumni. Back to top 6/25/2008 Alumnus named president of Gordon-Conwell Seminary Dennis Hollinger, a 1971 graduate of Elizabethtown College who is currently president and professor of Christian ethics at Evangelical Theological  Seminary (ETS) in Myerstown, Pa., has been named the sixth president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass., effective August 1.Prior to assuming his current position at ETS in 2004, Hollinger served for seven years as vice provost, college pastor and professor of Christian ethics at Messiah College. He also served as associate professor of church and society and preaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Ind., from 1987-91; and as assistant and associate professor of church and society at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, N.Y., from 1980-87. In addition, he served as a visiting professor at seminaries in the United States and in Ukraine, Russia and India. Read more here. Back to top 5/27/2008 Fisher, Clark earn All-America honors
Back to top 5/7/2008 College launches citizen journalism site Elizabethtown College has launched a citizen journalism site where anyone – campus community members as well as residents  of local communities – may add content.“We-town (www.we-town.com) is a site where anyone can add content, whether it be text, pictures, podcasts and more,” said Kirsten Johnson, assistant professor of communications. “It was launched for the community-at-large, meaning both students and community members can access it and contribute material. In essence, anyone can be a journalist.” The project is a collaborative effort by the Departments of Communications, Computer Science, and Information and Technology Services (ITS). It was designed by faculty members and students in the Department of Communications, with technical assistance provided by ITS. We-town was made possible through a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program (CISP) grant administered by the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Created through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, CISP offers financial support for interdisciplinary scholarship projects undertaken jointly by teams of faculty, students and professional staff. “The site does not generate revenue, and is indeed purely a tool to facilitate community storytelling,” added Johnson, who may be contacted with questions at johnsonka@etown.edu. Back to top 5/1/2008 College participates in survey on personal, social responsibility A national climate survey administered at 23 college campuses, including Elizabethtown College, indicates that  college students and faculty want more focus on personal and social responsibility.The survey, titled The Personal and Social Responsibility Institutional Inventory (PSRII), examines perceptions of how well campus environments encourage five dimensions of personal and social responsibility: striving for excellence; cultivating personal and academic integrity; contributing to a larger community; taking seriously the perspectives of others; and developing competence in ethical and moral reasoning. The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently released initial findings from PSRII as part of its initiative, Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility. Data was collected across all the campuses that comprise the Core Commitments Leadership Consortium, which includes Pennsylvania’s Elizabethtown and Allegheny colleges. “What people are saying at Elizabethtown mirrors what’s being said at the 22 other institutions in the Consortium,” said Dean of Student Marianne Calenda, who also serves as co-chair of the College’s Core Commitments Project. “Our students, faculty and staff agree issues of social and personal responsibility are important aspects of the college learning experience. But the survey results also suggest we could do more to meet students’ expectations in these areas.” Institutions in the Leadership Consortium will use their own individual findings to spur campus dialogue and action. The data and dialogues about them will inform the development of programs and practices that expand, deepen and assess the education for personal and social responsibility they are providing to their undergraduate students. Elizabethtown entered into the Core Commitments Project because of its alignment with the College’s strategic vision, which expresses a commitment to provide an education with a focus an international and cross-cultural perspective, and on preparing students for purposeful lives and meaningful work. “We are, therefore, particularly interested in students’ perceptions on how our learning community supports discussions about controversial issues and multiple points of view, and how we as a community encourage integrity, respect and honesty,” Calenda said. “Programmatically, we will look very intentionally at our first-year experience,” Calenda said. “We’ve also undertaken a project to create a developmental model for global education.” Back to top 4/29/2008 Masters Mineral Gallery dedicated on May 1 Elizabethtown College dedicated its recently completed mineral gallery during a May 1 ceremony at the Masters  Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering. The Masters Mineral Gallery, as well as the building in which it resides, is named for its lead benefactor and main collection contributor, Frank M. Masters Jr. of Harrisburg. The Gallery is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Photos and additional information is available here. Masters and partner Elizabeth Gault appreciate the beauty in nature and together wanted to share their love of minerals by donating his personal collection for all to see. The collection consists of numerous specimens from around the world, from quarries in Pennsylvania to the Andamooka Ranges of South Australia. The displays are grouped to accent Masters’ personal favorites within the collection such as fluorite, quartz and fluorescent minerals. Also exhibited are a variety of diverse minerals provided by alumnus Douglas T. Thudium, a 1976 Elizabethtown graduate from Harleysville, Pa. The Masters Mineral Gallery collection was cataloged and arranged for display by John S. White, assisted by Joe and Jeanne Dague. The former curator of minerals at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, White is author of two books on mineralogy and is the founder of the journal Mineralogical Record. The specimens were mounted by David A. Graham, whose most recent efforts include the Los Tesoros Mexicanos del Smithsonian and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: America Responds exhibitions in Washington, D.C. Back to top 4/21/2008 Woodrow Wilson Foundation president to deliver commencement address Art Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, will address Elizabethtown College’s Class of 2008 at this year’s  Commencement. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., May 17, in The Dell. Rain location is Thompson Gymnasium. Additional information on the day's events is available at the Commencement website. Graduates will number 517, with 27 students earning a master’s degree in occupational therapy. In addition, 31 members of the College’s Class of 1958 will mark the 50th anniversary of their graduation as they receive medallions during the ceremony. Levine will receive an honorary Doctor of Education. He is the sixth president of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Before his appointment at the Foundation, he was president and professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Levine also previously served as chair of the higher education program, chair of the Institute for Educational Management and senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Levine is the author of dozens of articles and reviews. His most recent book is “When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today’s College Student” (with Jeanette S. Cureton). Among other volumes are “Beating the Odds: How the Poor Get to College” (with Jana Nidiffer), “Higher Learning in America,” “Shaping Higher Education’s Future” and “When Dreams and Heroes Died: A Portrait of Today’s College Students.” Much of Levine’s research and writing in recent years has focused on increasing access to higher education and improving equity in schools. His opinion editorials appear in such publications as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Levine has received numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Carnegie Fellowship, as well as the American Council on Education’s “Book of the Year” award (for “Reform of Undergraduate Education”), the Educational Press Association’s “Annual Award” for writing (three times) and 17 honorary degrees. In 1998 Change magazine listed him as “One of the Most Outstanding Leaders in the Academic Community.” He currently sits on the boards of Blackboard, Inc.; DePaul University; and All Kinds of Minds and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Back to top 4/17/2008 Team to compete at EPA National Sustainability Expo A team of Elizabethtown College physics and engineering students will travel to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  National Sustainable Design Expo on April 20 to compete for $75,000 in funding to continue a project on alternative energy systems. The team, led by Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Troy McBride and Director of Engineering Programs Jean Fullerton along with Center for Global Citizenship Director Bill Ayres, has already received a $10,000 P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) Award from the EPA. The P3 Program is a national competition that enables college students to research, develop and design scientific, technical and policy solutions to sustainability challenges. At the Expo, the Elizabethtown team will compete for Phase II funding. The long-term goal of Elizabethtown’s project — a multidisciplinary initiative called “Standalone Green-power for International Village Settings” — is to design and provide community-center buildings in rural areas with no or poor electrification. The power systems for the buildings would require little maintenance, have long lifetimes (more than 30 years) and be powered entirely by a renewable energy source. The buildings could act as schools, libraries, kitchens, clinics and/or workplaces, and the power could be used to draw water from wells or store food in refrigerators, heat food, or run medical devices or other electronic equipment. During the first phase of Elizabethtown’s three-phase project, the team of physics and engineering faculty and students constructed a “solar cabin” on campus to serve as a platform for student projects, as a research facility to test and demonstrate alternative energy storage systems, and as a prototype for installing community-center buildings. The second phase of the project — designing and implementing long-lifetime, low-maintenance energy storage systems — is ongoing through two concurrent projects: the development of a primary energy storage system that uses compressed air and of a secondary system that generates hydrogen, which can be used as a gasoline replacement. The hydrogen system would be used to harness excess solar power generation only when the primary system is full. This hydrogen system is the focus of the EPA P3 project and will be demonstrated by the Elizabethtown College team at the April expo. They will display the system as well as demonstrate converted equipment (lawnmower, four-cycle weed trimmer) and an outdoor grill operating off the generated hydrogen. This summer, members of the Elizabethtown College team will begin the construction of a prototype community-center building in a rural Zulu village in South Africa during the first stages of phase three of the project. If their research efforts prove successful and cost effective, they will seek to coordinate development and funding for such standalone green power systems in additional international villages. Back to top 4/15/2008 Student group holds Relay for Life April 18, 19 A student organization at Elizabethtown College is making huge strides in the fight against cancer. Last year, the newly formed  chapter of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) raised more than $30,000 over a three-month period for the American Cancer Society through the College’s first Relay For Life.This year, the organization has taken a more extensive approach to supporting the Society’s mission. On Oct. 1, 2007, CAC announced the start of their yearlong campaign, “It’s More Than One Disease.” The goal of the campaign is to raise $45,000 by April 18, 2008, the start of their second Relay For Life. A number of fundraising events and activities took place throughout the school year. Beth Ann Patti, CAC president and junior allied health and physical therapy major notes, “Within the first few months, we had partnered with Web-based YSCards.com for a unique fundraiser, raised more than $2,000 from a t-shirt sale, and distributed more than 600 pink ribbons to the College community in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” They went on to volunteer at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Hershey and recruit Linda Espenshade, feature writer for the Intelligencer Journal, to speak at their Survivor Reception. For a grand finale, CAC will make their donation to the American Cancer Society at their second annual Relay For Life on April 18 and 19. The Disney-themed event includes games, activities, themed walks, music and prizes all night long. Community members are welcome to attend. Information on the event is available at www.events.cancer.org/rflpaetowncollege. Back to top 4/15/2008 Elizabethtown celebrates scholarship, creative arts Elizabethtown College’s first Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) on April 22 featured presentations by students and a keynote address -- "Start on  Earth Day: Do More with Less" -- by Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor. SCAD is a day of no classes set aside to celebrate and promote the scholarship and art that is occurring on campus. It is intended to unite the Elizabethtown campus and community by supporting students across the disciplines. More than 200 students submitted abstracts for oral presentations, posters or performances. The entire day’s schedule of activities -- as well as profiles of student presenters -- is available at the website for the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (www.etown.edu/CETL). Back to top 4/12/2008 Music therapy prof travels to Bethlehem to work with children Elizabethtown College Associate Professor Gene Ann Behrens is passionate about her work as a music therapy clinician, and  she’s eager to help those who need it ... wherever they might be.That passion kept Behrens motivated as she worked through many details to prepare for a trip to Bethlehem, where she's using music therapy to work with the children who have been traumatized by the ongoing conflict. Behrens is spending two months working at The International Center of Bethlehem, an ecumenically oriented institution developed through the Lutheran Church that serves the entire Palestinian community. She’s working at the Center’s Dar Al-Kalima Health and Wellness Center, meeting with small groups of children and their parents to see how they are coping with the trauma of war, and developing music therapy protocol for working with the children. Behrens is collaborating with Assistant Professor of Social Work Susan Mapp (pictured left) on the project. “We represent two academic programs at the College and each bring an important perspective to the many unique needs of the Palestinian children traumatized by war,” Behrens said. “Music therapy can create the safe, nonverbal-verbal environment within which information can be collected. And given the importance of family and community in resolving children’s trauma, a social worker will provide the necessary multi-systematic perspective in designing the collection of information and data from the community.” While there’s a growing body of recent research on the influence of trauma caused by war, most of it has recently focused on the assessment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder anxiety and depression, according to Behrens. “There’s little written about how to work with these children and how to assist them through culturally sensitive methods,” she said. “That’s the main goal of our project and the main focus of my work in Bethlehem.” When she returns to Elizabethtown, Behrens will bring with her lots of information and data collected during her trip. She will work this summer with Mapp as well as two students who are also key to the project – junior music therapy major Lore Herzer of Center Valley, Pa., and senior social work major Kerri Socha of Londonberry, N.H.-- to analyze that data. This summer work, as well as Behrens trip, is being underwritten by a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program (CISP) grant administered by the College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The CISP grant will also pay for Mapp to present findings at an international conference, while a faculty grant from Elizabethtown will assist Behrens in presenting at an international congress. The two also plan to present at national conferences, co-present with the students at local conferences, and publish articles in professional journals. “This project isn’t just about what’s going on in the Palestinian community and determining whether or not music therapy can help,” Behrens said. “It’s also about disseminating the information we gather so that others can learn from our research.” Learn more about Behrens' trip by reading her blog. Back to top 4/8/2008 Sculptor, visiting artist to discuss his work April 9 Sculptor and visiting artist Andy Yoder will discuss his work at 7 p.m., April 9, at Elizabethtown College. The event, to be  held in the Brinser Lecture Room of Steinman Center for Communications and Art, is open to the public free of charge.Yoder will lecture and critique, as well as produce his own work during his four-day visit at the College. He is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. His work has been featured in one-person exhibitions at Winkleman Gallery in New York City; the Queens Museum of Art at Bulova Corporate Center in Queens, New York; the Sculpture Center in New York City; Art Resources Transfer in New York City; and Schauraum in Eggenfelden, Germany. Group shows include exhibitions at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, the Reykjavik Art Museum in Iceland, Emory University, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Among his permanent commissions are works for Progressive Corporation; the Peter B. Lewis Aquatic Center in Cleveland, Ohio; Continental Airlines; ESPN; and the Columbus Museum of Art. Yoder’s sculpture invites viewers to re-examine familiar objects that often trigger nostalgic memories – like the pair of 87-inch wing tips he created from licorice for an exhibit at Brooklyn’s Plus Ultra gallery. “As a child I remember exploring my father’s closet and thinking of his size 11 wing tips as foreign objects,” explained Yoder, who combined this memory with the crock of licorice his grandmother used to keep. Back to top 4/8/2008 Ephrata Cloister Chorus to perform April 13 The Ephrata Cloister Chorus will present hymns composed by Conrad Beissel and music from other German and American religious  and communal groups at 4 p.m., April 13, in Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event is open to the public free of charge. An offering will be taken to cover the costs of the concert.The concert will commemorate both the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Ephrata Community and the 300th anniversary of the Brethren, from whom Beissel separated to form the Community. The Chorus, under the direction of Daryl Hollinger, is a group of about 30 men and women who volunteer their time singing music from the Ephrata Cloister community, as well as music from early American religious and communal groups, early American hymns and Afro-American spirituals. Back to top 4/3/2008 Young Center gala to include Durnbaugh Lectures, hymnody concert On April 4 and 5, Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies will celebrate its 20th anniversary,  as well as the successful completion of a fundraising effort that earned the College a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Challenge Grant.Several free, public events have been planned during the gala, including the Center’s annual Durnbaugh Lectures, which will this year be delivered by Rebecca Slough of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). She is academic dean, associate professor of worship and the arts, and director of the Spiritual Formation Program at AMBS. Before joining the faculty there, she taught at Bethany Theological Seminary, served as pastor of First Mennonite Church of San Francisco and was the managing editor of “Hymnal: A Worship Book.” Slough will present two lectures on the topic of faith and piety in Anabaptist and Pietist hymn traditions as expressed in “Hymnal: A Worship Book.” The first, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., April 4, will explore the images of Jesus found in “Hymnal.” The second talk, which will begin at 10:30 a.m., April 5, will focus on the character of the church found in “Hymnal” and the recent supplements completed by the Church of the Brethren and the Mennonite Church. Both talks, which will include singing, will be held in the Bucher Meetinghouse of the Young Center. The gala will also include a concert of hymnody of the Amish and Mennonite, Brethren, and Lutheran traditions, scheduled for 7 p.m., April 5, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The concert will feature members of the Elizabethtown College Concert Choir, members of the College-Community Chorus and invited musicians from the local community singing hymns central in the development of these faith traditions’ use of congregational singing throughout their respective histories. The ensemble will be directed by Matthew P. Fritz, associate professor of music and director of choral activities at the College. The concert is held in conjunction with a hymnody exhibit that opens on March 26 at the Young Center. The exhibit interprets some of the significant changes over time in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Lutheran hymn traditions, and illustrates how each tradition borrowed hymns from other traditions. Back to top 3/31/2008 Student's essay featured on NPR's 'This I Believe' Stephanie Patterson of Elkins Park, a first-year actuarial science major at Elizabethtown College, recently recorded an  essay for the National Public Radio (NPR) program “This I Believe.”Patterson and classmates in adjunct faculty member Deborah Linder’s “Writing and Language” course submitted an essay for consideration to WITF-FM, the Harrisburg NPR affiliate. During Spring Break, she learned her essay was selected and traveled to record her piece, which focused on cell phone courtesy. “I decided to write the essay on cell phone courtesy because it was the topic that I felt the strongest about,” Patterson said. “I have had many experiences where cell phone courtesy was ignored, so I just wanted to express my anger and frustration on the topic.” In her essay, Patterson noted the irony of today’s cell phone usage, saying that “we as a society are growing further and further apart by the technology that is supposed to be bringing us together.” The entire essay is being podcasted through WITF-FM’s website at http://www.witf.org/podcasts/This_I_Believe.xml. Created in the 1950s by journalist Edward R. Murrow, “This I Believe” featured Americans from all walks of life sharing their views and opinions about topics as diverse as the importance of self-worth and the value of patience. Patterson was told by representatives from the station that she is the first college student chosen to record an essay since WITF-FM reincarnated the program in April 2005. Back to top 3/26/2008 Theatre program to present 'Diary of Anne Frank' Elizabethtown College’s theatre program will present “The Diary of Anne Frank,” in its recent adaptation by Wendy Kesselman,  at 8 p.m. on April 10 – 12 and 17-19 in Tempest Theatre. Tickets cost $5 and are available by calling 717-361-1170.In addition, two faculty members will discuss the historical context and continued relevance of the play at 7 p.m., April 10, in Tempest Theatre. Presenters for that event, which is open to the public free of charge, are Director of the Center for Global Citizenship and Associate Professor of International Relations Bill Ayres and Visiting Professor of Hebrew Bible Erika Fitz. Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett in 1955 and the recipient of that year’s Pulitzer Prize for drama, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is based on the internationally acclaimed journal of a Jewish family’s experience in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. Kesselman’s adaptation was created for the Tony-nominated 1997 Broadway revival with Natalie Portman as Anne. This version restructures the play’s opening scene, gives the characters better definition, includes more of the Jewish aspects of their lives, and, most importantly, includes material from the definitive version of the diary, published after Anne’s father Otto died, which includes Anne’s writings about her dawning sexuality, her parents’ strained marriage and her own conflicts with her mother. About the photo: Emily Knitter, a first-year elementary education major from Selinsgrove, will portray Anne Frank; and Mike Gephart, a senior theatre major from York, will portray Peter Van Daan. In addition to “The Diary of Anne Frank,” the College will sponsor several other free, public events that focus on the Holocaust. Associate Professor of History David Brown will present “The U.S. Response to the Holocaust” at 11 a.m., April 16, in Room 212 of the Hoover Center for Business. His presentation will explore the reasons why the United States was slow to react to the destruction of European Jewry; its efforts to integrate a de-Nazified West Germany into the Cold War crusade against communism; and its responses to other instances of global genocide. A hobby-horse of the politicians, the Holocaust has drawn considerable interest from the American left, center and right. How they have used this tragic historical event to draw attention to their particular causes will also be discussed. Back to top 3/21/2008 PA State Police Commissioner Miller '95 to speak Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller '95, who received national and international attention for his handling of the 2006  Amish school tragedy in Nickel Mines, will return to his alma mater to discuss the criminal justice perspective of the event.Col. Miller will speak at 7 p.m., April 1, in Elizabethtown College’s Gibble Auditorium. His talk, a fundraiser for the Sociology and Criminal Justice Club, is open to the public. Tickets cost $1 and will be sold beginning at 6:15 p.m. that evening. Half of the proceeds will go to the Club and the other half to the Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County. Miller holds an associate’s degree from the University of South Florida. As a continuing education student, he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Elizabethtown College in 1995, and then earned a master’s degree in public administration from the Pennsylvania State University. A former adjunct professor of criminal justice at Elizabethtown, Miller this year received the College’s Educate for Service award, the highest honor given to alumni. Back to top 3/18/2008 Poet Laureate Ted Kooser to read from works Two-time American Poet Laureate Ted Kooser will read from his works at 8 p.m., March 31, in Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel  and Performance Center. His talk, sponsored by the Elizabethtown College Poetry Series, is open to the public free of charge. Free tickets required for the event are available by calling 717-361-4757.A professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kooser is the author of 11 full-length collections of poetry, including “Delights and Shadows,” “Weather Central,” and his newest book, “The Poetry Home Repair Manual.” He has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in poetry, the Pushcart Prize, the Stanley Kunitz Prize, The James Boatwright III Prize for Poetry and a Merit Award from the Nebraska Arts Council. He is the winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for “Delights and Shadows.” Back to top 3/17/2008 F.W. de Klerk to offer Ware Lecture on Peacemaking F.W. de Klerk, former president of South Africa, will present Elizabethtown College’s 2008 Ware Lecture on Peacemaking at  7:30 p.m., April 8, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event is open to the public free of charge. Tickets are required and are available by calling 717-361-4757.As his most memorable contribution to peace, de Klerk supported the end of South Africa’s system of racial segregation and released political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela. Through skillful negotiation, he helped orchestrate the legislative dismantling of apartheid and the drafting of a new national constitution. De Klerk’s efforts were recognized with the Prix du Courage Internationale (The Prize for Political Courage), the Prince of Asturias Prize in Spain, and the UNESCO Houphouet-Boigny Prize. In 1993, he and Nelson Mandela were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize and the Philadelphia Peace Prize. De Klerk currently serves as the chairman of the F.W. de Klerk Foundation. He also is honorary chairman of the Prague Society for International Cooperation in the Czech Republic and a member of the Assembly of the Parliament of Cultures in Istanbul, and he plays a substantial role in Forum 2000, a think-tank initiated by former Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Havel and Nobel laureate Eli Wiesel. In addition, de Klerk serves on the advisory boards of the Peres Centre for Peace in Israel and the Global Panel in Germany. The Ware Lecture on Peacemaking is sponsored by Elizabethtown College alumna and Trustee Judy S. Ware ’68 and husband Paul, residents of Lancaster. Back to top 3/11/2008 Women's History Month speaker to discuss militarization of American culture Clark University professor Cynthia Enloe will be the featured Women’s History Month speaker at Elizabethtown College. Her  presentation, “Women, the Iraq War, and the Militarization of American Culture,” will begin at 7:30 p.m., March 13, in the Event Space of Brossman Commons. The event is open to the public free of charge.Enloe’s numerous books include “The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in the New Age of Empire,” “The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War,” and “Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics.” Copies of her 2007 book “Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link” will be available for purchase at the College Store. Her presentation is sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies program with support from the Leffler Fund, the Center for Global Citizenship, the Department of Political Science, and Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honorary Society. Back to top 3/3/2008 Hess Gallery to host exhibit by award-winning children’s book illustrator Illustrations by Chris Raschka, recipient of the 2006 Caldecott Medal for the best children’s picture book, will be exhibited in  Elizabethtown College’s Hess Gallery from March 10 – April 18. An opening reception has been scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., April 1, in Hess Gallery. Raschka will also discuss his work and sign books at 7 p.m. that evening in High Library.In addition, Raschka will offer a talk at 11 a.m., April 2, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. All events are open to the public free of charge. Hours for Hess Gallery, which is located in Zug Hall, are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. With thoughts of becoming a zoologist, Raschka attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota and graduated with a degree in biology. Just prior to beginning his first day of medical school, however, he decided to pursue a career in art. He has since produced a range of outstanding books that led Publishers Weekly to call him “one of the most original illustrators at work today.” Raschka has more than 40 children’s books to his credit, including his Caldecott Medal-winner “The Hello, Goodbye Window.” He has also done illustration for “A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems,” a critically acclaimed anthology that was both a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book and a Publisher Weekly Best Book of the Year. More recently, he again paired up with “A Poke in the I” partner Paul B. Janeszko to create “A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms,” which teaches readers the excitement and challenge that can be found in playing by the rules of poetry. Raschka illustrated Dylan Thomas’s timeless prose poem “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” helping to produce a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book. And he was a force behind “I Pledge Allegiance,” a picture book cowritten by children's author Bill Martin Jr. and fellow literacy expert Michael Sampson. He also wrote and illustrated, with artist Vladimir Radunsky, the picture book “Table Manners.” Raschka’s newest title, “The Grasshopper’s Song,” written by Nikki Giovanni, will be out in May. Back to top 2/29/2008 Profs create opera about Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Two Elizabethtown College professors have created an opera about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Argentine women who became  human rights activists in the late 1970s to protest the disappearance of their children and grandchildren under the country’s military dictatorship.“Las Madres de la Plaza” was written by Associate Professor of English John Rohrkemper, and the musical score was composed by Professor of Music James Haines '80. The cast, chorus and artistic staff are local professionals, faculty members and Elizabethtown College students. “Las Madres” will be presented at 8 p.m., March 14 and 15, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Tickets cost $5 and are available by calling 717-361-1170. “The Disappeared” will also be the focus of a March 12 presentation at Elizabethtown College by Laurel Reuter, founder and director of the North Dakota Museum of Art. She will present a virtual tour of her exhibit, which showcases Latin American art dealing with the various dirty wars through Latin America in the 1970s-1980s. A New York Times reviewer called “The Disappeared” the best New York exhibit of 2007 when it appeared at the Museo de Barrio in Manhattan as part of a six-year tour of museums in the Americas. The event, which will begin at 11 a.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, is open to the public free of charge. Back to top 2/28/2008 Downs, Fisher earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships Seniors Kelly Downs of Airville (volleyball) and Erin Fisher of McEwensville (women's cross country) are among 58 recipients of NCAA  Postgraduate Scholarships for fall sports student-athletes. Both Downs and Fisher will receive one-time, non-renewable educational grants of $7,500 through the program, which was founded in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate education by rewarding the NCAA's most accomplished student-athletes. Elizabethtown College was one of six schools with multiple recipients, joining Stanford University (4), the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (3), North Carolina State University (3), Nebraska Wesleyan University (2) and Oklahoma State University (2). Read more ... Back to top 2/19/2008 College again named to President's Community Service Honor Roll Elizabethtown College is again among the 528 colleges or universities named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll  for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees were selected based on factors including scope and innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses. Elizabethtown College’s community service programs are coordinated by the Office of Service-Learning and Civic Programs, which is part of the Center for Global Citizenship. The Office works with individuals or small groups to organize ongoing service-learning opportunities at sites including schools, childcare centers, children’s home, women and children’s shelters, senior centers and museums, as well as at a drug rehabilitation center and local recreation commission. One-time, large group activities are also coordinated, including events such as Into the Streets (day of service for more than 600 campus community members), Thanksgiving Food Drive, Angel Tree (for more than 100 local children), Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and the winter break trip to Mississippi for Hurricane Katrina relief. In addition, faculty members are also supported in integrating service-learning into their academic courses and in finding placements in which students can be engaged meaningfully in deeper understanding of social, political and economic issues. "At Elizabethtown College, ‘Educate for Service’ isn't a marketing slogan,” said William Ayres, director of Elizabethtown’s Center for Global Citizenship and associate professor of international relations. “It's an expression of who we are, an identity shared by students, faculty and staff alike. Being named to the Honor Roll is recognition that we are who we say we are, and that we are serious about educating our students to serve their communities." Back to top 2/15/2008 Long edits book on Billy Graham An Elizabethtown College religious studies professor has edited a collection of essays that discuss evangelist Billy Graham’s  impact on mainline Christianity and on American civil religion.Michael Long’s “The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America’s Great Evangelist” assesses Graham’s career from a variety of perspectives, with contributions by John Cobb, Harvey Cox, Gary Dorrien, Karen Lebaczq, Thomas Long, Mark Lewis Taylor and J. Philip Wogaman. Their essays probe into areas such as Graham’s political influence, specifically his relationships with Richard Nixon and other American presidents, his views on the role of women, his beliefs about sexual ethics and poverty, the accuracy of the assertions posed in Graham’s sermons and the lasting impact of his ministry. “If there is anything clear about Billy Graham,” writes Long in the book’s introduction,” it is that there are reasons galore for recognizing the immense value of his ministry and, at the same time, for refusing to grant him iconic status. Like all of us, Billy Graham is both saint and sinner, and if we are to treat him fairly and understand his legacy fully, we will refuse to lionize or demonize him.” Long is an associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies at Elizabethtown College and the author of several books on religion and politics in mid-century America, including “Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State,” “Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” “Creative Living: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Good Life” and “First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson.” Back to top 2/11/2008 'Images of Separation' exhibit at High Library To celebrate February as African American Heritage Month, Elizabethtown College will host a traveling exhibit from Ferris State  University’s Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia. “THEM: Images of Separation,” showcases items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups. The negative imagery -- found on postcards, license plates, games, souvenirs and costumes -- promoted stereotyping against such groups as Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Jews and poor whites, as well as those who are "other" in terms of body type or sexual orientation.“THEM:” Images of Separation” will be displayed in High Library from Feb. 19 – 26. An opening reception, which will begin at 6 p.m., Feb. 19, will feature a performance by the Elizabethtown College student group Fully Devoted Gospel Choir and a panel discussion at 7 p.m. The exhibit and reception are open to the public free of charge. Hours for High Library, in general, are Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. – 1 a.m. For more information or to verify High Library hours or schedule a tour, call the Office of Diversity at 717-361-1198. “THEM” follows up the success of an earlier traveling exhibition titled "Hateful Things," which was also comprised of artifacts from the Jim Crow Museum. Through 35 separate framed pieces (some with multiple items, such as postcards), the exhibition tackles some of the most contentious, cultural hot-button issues: anti-Arab sentiment, Holocaust denial, "don't ask, don't tell" and immigration. “THEM” also includes items demeaning to African-Americans, but that is only a part of the larger picture. "I'm hoping 'THEM' shows discrimination and stereotyping is not just a black/white issue -- it's more pervasive than that," said David Pilgrim, professor of social science at Ferris State University. Back to top 2/7/2008 College joins national collegiate recycling competition Elizabethtown College is going head-to-head with nearly 400 other colleges and universities across the country in  RecycleMania 2008, a competition to see which school can motivate its campus community to recycle more and reduce overall waste.Over a 10-week period that began on Jan. 27, participating campuses are competing in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita or have the highest recycling rate. Results, measured in pounds, will be reported weekly on RecycleMania’s website, www.recyclemaniacs.org. Elizabethtown’s Facilities Management and Residence Life departments are working together to bring RecycleMania to campus. “A colleague and I heard about the competition at a conference last year,” said Residence Director Laura Barry. “The College already does a lot with recycling; we just wanted to increase the awareness and have some fun while doing it.” To kick off the event, residence halls last week held a Green Party, where students learned about their carbon footprints, tasted organic food and played games relating to recycling. They were asked to bring their own mess kits to the party, so as not to create more waste, according to Barry. Elizabethtown is also competing in the Keystone Cup, a recently initiated competition among the 36 Pennsylvania colleges and universities participating in RecycleMania. The Cup, a side competition based on RecycleMania data, is organized by the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania’s College and University Committee. About the photo: Elizabethtown College resident assistants (from left) Alyssa Thompson, a senior from Millerstown; Jen Knapp, a sophomore from Downingtown; Noelle Withelder, a junior from Morton; and Stephen Juliano, a sophomore from Port Jefferson, N.Y. help out at the Founders Hall Green Party. Back to top 1/31/2008 Nobel Peace Prize-winning glaciologist to discuss climate change A Pennsylvania State University glaciologist who was a member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the  2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, will discuss climate change at Elizabethtown College.Richard Alley will present “Greenland’s Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change and Our Future” at 11 a.m., Feb. 13, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Alley’s talk, part of the part of the College’s Mellon International Faculty Seminar Symposium, is open to the public free of charge. Alley is Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences and associate of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University. He teaches, and conducts research on the climatic records, flow behavior and sedimentary deposits of large ice sheets to aid in prediction of future changes in climate and sea level. His experience includes three field seasons in Antarctica, eight in Greenland and three in Alaska. Alley’s popular book, “The Two-Mile Time Machine,” was chosen science book of the year by Phi Beta Kappa in 2001. In it, he tells the fascinating history of global climate changes as revealed by reading the annual rings of ice from cores drilled in Greenland. In the 1990s, he and his colleagues made headlines with the discovery that the last ice age came to an abrupt end over a period of only three years. Alley’s book offers the first popular account of the wildly fluctuating climate that characterized most of prehistory -- long deep freezes alternating briefly with mild conditions -- and explains that humans have experienced an unusually temperate climate. Back to top 1/28/2008 Campus group works on hurricane recovery in Mississippi For the second year, Elizabethtown College’s Center for Global Citizenship sent campus community members to D’Iberville, Mississippi, over  winter break to contribute to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Work performed included painting, installing floors and windows, insulating, cleaning up yards and cutting down trees, and providing assistance in the camp that lodged volunteers.The 43-member group logged 1935 hours and accumulated $34,830 in service hours that the city’s citizens will not have to repay the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Director of Service Learning and Civic Programs Nancy Valkenburg '71, who led the group, received certificates of appreciation from the mayor of the city and from the D’Iberville Volunteers Foundation. The trip was again coordinated by Lend a Hand (www.lendahandmissions.com), a Camp Hill-based organization that provides reliable transportation, labor, housing and meals for volunteers who want to help. Back to top 1/28/2008 Young Center earns NEH challenge grant Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies has surpassed a $2-million fundraising goal to receive a National  Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) challenge grant of $500,000. The NEH challenge grant - one of only 17 grants awarded nationwide in 2004 - was designed to strengthen the Young Center’s program and scholarship and solidify its standing as the nation’s only research institute for Anabaptist and Pietist groups. As the NEH grant required a 4:1 match, the Young Center needed to raise $2 million by Jan. 31, 2008. The Center recently surpassed that goal by more than $100,000. The resulting $2.5-million endowment will create a faculty chair in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, enhance the Young Center’s Visiting Fellows Program, support research and teaching, and expand its collection of books and archival materials. “The NEH challenge grant recognized the Young Center for its outstanding scholarship and programming on Anabaptist and Pietist groups,” said College President Theodore Long. “By meeting that challenge, friends of the Young Center have expressed strong confidence in its work and have underwritten its expanding excellence. We are deeply grateful to have been honored with their support.” Donors who contributed to the success of the fundraising effort will be recognized at a gala in April, which will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Young Center. The event will include a concert of hymnody of the Amish and Mennonite, Brethren, and Lutheran traditions, scheduled for 7 p.m., April 5, in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The concert, which is open to the public free of charge, will feature members of the Elizabethtown College Concert Choir, members of the College-Community Chorus and invited musicians from the local community singing hymns central in the development of these faith traditions’ use of congregational singing throughout their respective histories. The ensemble will be directed by Matthew P. Fritz, associate professor of music and director of choral activities at the College. The concert is held in conjunction with a hymnody exhibit that will open on March 26 at the Young Center. The exhibit, which is open to the public free of charge, interprets some of the significant changes over time in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Lutheran hymn traditions, and illustrates how each tradition borrowed hymns from other traditions. Back to top 1/23/2008 Long's book on Jackie Robinson receives national attention Michael Long’s “First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson,” (www.firstclasscitizenship.com) a collection of previously unpublished letters from the 1950s  through the 1970s, continues to receive national media attention. Long was recently interviewed by National Public Radio and the Arts and Entertainment Television Network for biography.com. C-SPAN interviewed him after his Jan. 30 lecture at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The program will air on C-SPAN2, Book TV on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 9 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 10, at 6 and 9 p.m.; and Monday, Feb. 11 at midnight. Long is an associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflict studies and is the author of several books on religion and politics in mid-century America, including “Against Us, but for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State” and “Billy Graham and the Beloved Community: America’s Evangelist and the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.” “First Class Citizenship” was funded in part through a grant from The Foundation for Enhancing Communities in Harrisburg. Back to top 1/21/2008 Ernest Hemingway's grandson to speak on famous literary family The grandson of Ernest Hemingway will present “Papa’s Grandson: Times and Turbulence in a Famous Literary Family”  at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 6, in Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.The talk by respected author and translator John Hemingway is the 2008 John F. Chubb Lecture on Business, Public Policy and World Affairs. It is open to the public free of charge and will be followed by a book signing. Tickets are required and are available by calling 717-361-1410. In his recent book “Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir,” Hemingway paints a compelling and heartbreaking story about the relationship between his famous grandfather and father, Gregory. Despite his attempts to live up to Ernest’s macho reputation, Gregory -- a cross-dresser and eventually a transsexual -- was obsessed with androgyny and his female half. John Hemingway’s book reveals how Ernest and Gregory, who both suffered from bipolar illness and were both fascinated by androgyny, were “two sides of the same coin.” This lecture honors the exemplary legacy of Elizabethtown College alumnus and former trustee John F. Chubb ’61. It was established with the generous support of the Chubb family, Elizabethtown alumni, his friends and members of the business community. Back to top 1/21/2008 Lyet Gallery show to feature ceramic work of three artists Three ceramic artists will exhibit their works at Elizabethtown College’s Lyet Gallery from Feb. 22 through March 20. “Collaboration Through  Fire: Kenton Baker, Beverly Fisher and Willi Singleton” will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22. The artists will also offer a talk at 11 a.m., March 19, in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The exhibit, opening reception and talk are open to the public free of charge.Hours for Lyet Gallery, which is located in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. A resident of Strasburg, Kenton Baker is a woodfiring artist – one who fires pottery or sculpture exclusively using wood kilns – and a wood kiln designer. He is currently a woodfiring instructor at Chester Springs Studio in Chester Springs, Pa., and at The Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, N.J. His  recent exhibitions include “History in the Making – 2007” at the Genese Center for Art in Rochester, N.Y.; the National Cup Exhibition at Isadore Gallery in Lancaster; and the International Woodfire Conference in Flagstaff, Ariz.Beverly Fisher of East Earl is an adjunct professor at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, and at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. She is also a kiln designer. Her works have been featured recently at National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts exhibits at the Ellis School and the Spinning Plate Gallery, both located in Pittsburgh, as well as at “Down to Earth Pottery” at the Art Space Gallery in West Chester, Pa., and “Strictly Functional Clay National” in Lancaster, Pa. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree from Millersville University and a master’s of fine arts from Tyler School of Art.  Willi Singleton was introduced to high-temperature woodfiring during an apprenticeship in Tamba, Japan, in 1982. Following that experience, he traveled extensively within Japan to further study woodfired ceramics and eventually spent two years in Mashiko learning to throw on the Japanese kickwheel and participating in kiln-building projects. He is currently an independent potter at Pine Creek Pottery in Kempton, Pa., where he builds woodfired kilns, produces woodfired stoneware and offers lectures and workshops. His work has recently been exhibited at the Margaretenhoehe Ceramic Workshop in Essen, Germany, and at Higuchi Bunko Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. He has also offered recent talks at Halle University in Germany and at the “Down to Earth” show in West Chester, Pa. Back to top 1/14/2008 Downs, Fisher named MASCAC Scholar-Athletes Elizabethtown College volleyball standout Kelly Downs '08 and women's cross country All-American Erin Fisher '08  have been recognized by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) as Scholar-Athletes for the 2007 fall sports season, the conference office announced Friday.Both Downs and Fisher were recognized as conference Player of the Year as they led their respective squads to conference titles and qualification in the NCAA Division III championships. Read more. Back to top 1/10/2008 Former NATO commander to speak Former NATO commander Jack Sheehan will discuss changing international relations in the North Atlantic at 11 a.m., Jan. 30, in  Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. His talk, part of the College’s Mellon International Faculty Seminar Symposium, is open to the public free of charge.During his presentation, Sheehan will focus on changes brought about by the fall of the Soviet Union and recent resurgence of Russia. He is senior vice president and partner at Bechtel Corporation, an international engineering, construction and project management company, where he serves as manager of global operations for the Petroleum and Chemical Global Business Unit. Prior to his current assignment in Houston, he was responsible for Bechtel projects in Europe, Russia, Asia and the Middle East. Sheehan joined Bechtel after 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of general. From 1994 to 1997, he served as special advisor for Central Asia for two U.S. secretaries of defense and was a member of the Defense Policy Board of the Department of Defense. Sheehan served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. At SACLANT, he was also responsible for the development and support of the Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion and NATO’s Partnership for Peace training program for all former Commonwealth of Independent States. Prior to these positions, he served as the director for operations for Colin Powell. He also served in the Gulf during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Sheehan’s U.S. combat decorations include a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with Combat V and two Purple Hearts. He was also awarded national decorations from France, Netherlands, Norway and other European Union countries. He earned an undergraduate degree from Boston College and a graduate degree from Georgetown University. Back to top 1/7/2008 Masters Center lab named in honor of Alden Trust Elizabethtown College has named a cell biology laboratory in its new Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering in honor of  The George I. Alden Trust, which recently awarded the college a $175,000 grant.The George I. Alden Trust Cell Biology Laboratory is home to the research and courses of the College’s Biotechnology Program. The laboratory, which is located in the Lyet Wing for Biological Science, features state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of microbiology, and molecular and cellular biological research. Students actively conduct independent research and team-oriented projects, as well as work hand-in-hand with faculty on collaborative projects. Professor of Biology and Director of the Biotechnology Program Jane Cavender, for instance, funds faculty-student research focused on tumor progression through grants from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute. Designed to be a research facility, the Laboratory is equipped with four laminar flow hoods for mammalian and insect tissue culture. It also hosts two thermocycle machines that are used for the amplification of DNA or the detection of RNA and numerous electrophoresis apparati for DNA or protein separation, genetic engineering and viral transduction. A powerful Nikon UV/Vis microscope is equipped with a digital camera system to allow students to capture and publish high quality images of their research. This equipment, coupled with the extensive coursework, enables students to develop critical thinking and analytical skills that go far beyond the classroom learning. Headquartered in Worcester, Mass., the George I. Alden Trust was established in 1912 for the general purpose of “the maintenance of some charitable or philanthropic enterprises” with particular expressed interest in “the promotion of education in schools, colleges, or other educational institutions,” as well as a particular interest in several named Worcester educational organizations. About the photo: Goldwater Scholarship recipient Angela Mitchell, a senior biotechnology major from Corning, N.Y., works with Professor of Biology Jane Cavender on research focused on tumor progression in the George I. Alden Trust Cell Biology Lab. Back to top 1/3/2008 MLK Jr. Day 2008: Understanding Katrina The Elizabethtown College community will celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 21 with a series of events focused on the theme “Understanding Katrina.”  Groups of students, faculty and staff will spend the morning at community service projects at sites throughout the Lancaster and Harrisburg area. In addition, several events have been planned that are open to the public free of charge. Interdisciplinary faculty panels on Hurricane Katrina will begin at 2:15 p.m. in Leffler Chapel, following by a reflection panel from Gulf relief volunteers titled “Rebuilding the Gulf, Rebuilding Hope.” A candlelight re-enactment march will follow at 6:30 p.m., traveling from the entrance to the Student Center to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, where a Gospel Extravaganza – featuring groups from Baltimore, Harrisburg, York, Lancaster and the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren – will begin at 7 p.m. Back to top 1/3/2008 Exhibit to feature prof's photos of PA Photographs taken by Elizabethtown College professor and author Matt Willen will be on display in Hess Gallery from Jan. 18 – Feb. 28. The exhibit  will feature shots taken by Willen while he was writing and researching “60 Hikes in 60 Miles: Harrisburg,” a hiking guide to the lower Susquehanna River basin.Hours for Hess Gallery, which is located in Zug Hall, are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. A resident of Hershey, Willen is an associate professor of English at Elizabethtown, where he teaches professional writing course and directs the Freshman Writing Program. He has lived in Pennsylvania for the past 15 years, during which he has explored many of the state’s hiking trails and kayaked many of its rivers. He is also author of “The Best in Tent Camping: Pennsylvania: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos.” “The photographs included in this exhibition were all composed over the past couple of years while working on ‘6 Hikes in 60 Miles,’” Willen said. “For the most part they attempt to present some of the drama of the region as I observed it in the course of doing my work. “I have always enjoyed working in the field because doing so allows me to develop an intimate understanding of the place where I live, something that is inherently tied to my soundness of mind. The act of photographing the landscape of the region, its elements, forms, and qualities of light, has been central to developing that understanding.” |
edition of modern classic Franz Kafka’s masterpiece “Das Schloss” (“The Castle”) – has crafted an elegant new translation of the author’s first novel, “Der Verschollene” (“The Missing Person”). Published by Random House’s Schocken Books, “Amerika: The Missing Person” is now available online and will be released at book stores across the nation on Nov. 18.
Chapter President Alaina DeToma (shown in the center to right, wearing the orange Into the Streets T-shirt) says she knows that the Honorable Mention and the club’s success are due to busy members and hard work. “I think it speaks well for the Elizabethtown Chemistry Department and the College for supporting the chapter,” she says. “Hopefully, the success of last year's efforts will inspire the club members to make this year even better!”
soprano Teresa Bomberger in a guest recital on Monday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Zug Recital Hall. The event is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212.
make a difference for them, students in the “Global Child Welfare and Well-Being” First-Year Seminar took time out of Elizabethtown’s 2008 Homecoming celebration to raise money for Brittany’s Hope, a local nonprofit organization that strives to create homecomings for special needs children around the world by working with adoption agencies to find these children their “forever families.” The students – along with their instructor, Assistant Professor of Social Work Susan Mapp – held a silent auction of donated art, much of which was contributed by Elizabethtown students and their families, and faculty and staff. 
present school safety expert Michael Dorn as this year’s featured speaker of the Anna Reese Tempest Distinguished Educator Lecture Series. Dorn’s presentation, “School Safety Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” will focus on school safety and emergency preparedness on K-12 and college campuses. This event – which will be held in Gibble Auditorium in Esbenshade Hall – is open to the public and free of charge. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. More information is available by calling 717-361-1410.
grant, Elizabethtown College and the Camp Curtin School of Harrisburg, Pa., are partnering to create a vibrant Student and Family Learning Center, which connects urban families with resources to nurture learning for children and their parents. The Center – which is run by parents and community leaders – builds on the combined inspiration, perspiration and determination of College, community, school district and other volunteers to draw the entire community into the educational experience. This collaboration – which begins its first full year this fall – is expected to become a model for similar college-city-school urban collaborations nationwide.
Mennonite Biblical Seminary, will present highlights of his findings from Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics on Thursday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bucher Meetinghouse of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. In his talk, titled “The Gospel of Peace: Biblical Witness and Challenge,” Dr. Swartley will sample from the range of topics addressed in his book, and will correlate this New Testament research with topics for preaching and teaching in churches. He will also briefly address the current relevance of these findings to the peacemaking challenges we face today. Dr. Swartley’s presentation is free and open to the public. Copies of his book, for which he earned the 2008 Dale W. Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, will be available for sale and signing.
recently took second place in the 2008 Student Writing Competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). The competition is designed to encourage students to research and write about subjects that affect the business environment. It was open to accounting and business majors attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities, as well as Pennsylvania residents who attend college out-of-state. 
Elizabethtown College faculty member Matthew Willen – who is an expert on the Commonwealth’s scenic natural resources and author of “The Best in Tent Camping: Pennsylvania”– has penned his second guide to Pennsylvania’s great outdoors. The book, which is titled “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg,” was published by Menasha Ridge Press. It is available at book stores, outdoor specialty shops, on the Web at 
Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present a Monday Series concert featuring Karendra Devroop. Accompanied by some of the area’s prominent jazz musicians, Devroop will perform traditional and modern jazz works, in addition to some of his original compositions, on alto saxophone and piano. The concert – which will be held in the Recital Hall in Zug Memorial Hall – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212.
university and college presidents who have formed a national Leadership Coalition, committing their campuses to becoming models for what liberal education can offer—and most effectively deliver. The institutions in the Coalition will be supported in their plans and work over the next two years as they demonstrate how making a priority of creating and sustaining a campus culture for learning elevates expectations, involves greater faculty and student interaction, broadens reward structures, and results in greater attainment of the academic, well-being, and civic development of students.
welcome internationally recognized human rights advocate, Enrique Morones, as part of its fall 2008 Perspectives series. Morones’ lecture – titled “America’s Raging Immigration Debate” – will reflect on his experience as an advocate on behalf of migrant workers and as a recognized voice in the continuing U.S. immigration policy debate. The lecture will be presented in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. It is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling (717) 361-1410.
Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present a concert by the Marassa Duo. The performance – which will be held in the Event Space of Brossman Commons – is open to the public and free of charge. More information is available by calling 717-361-1212.
in the 1940s and 1950s, to the adult film industry’s golden decade of the 1970s and up to today, Sarracino and Scott illustrate that what began in the clandestine corners of American life has now emerged as an unapologetic multibillion-dollar industry. The authors contend that porn has been absorbed by every defining aspect of our culture: language, entertainment, fashion, advertising, sexual behavior, and even politics. As a result, Americans no longer have to purchase pornography to get porn because we increasingly live it on a daily basis.
en has performed in a dazzling range of styles, including jazz, classical and world music. During his career, he has collaborated with a collection of acclaimed artists, including Will Ackerman, Samite of Uganda, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, The Jaco Big Band and the Philly Pops Orchestra. Cullen was recognized with a Grammy Award for the best pop instrumental recording and was selected as the featured soloist at the New York Guitar Festival. A graduate of the Hartt School of Music, he has released 10 CDs for the acoustic guitar label Solid Air Records and two books, titled “Jazz, Classical and Beyond” and “Grateful Guitar.” In addition to being artist-in-residence at Elizabethtown College, Cullen also teaches at Kutztown and West Chester universities.
Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
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