10/23/2009		Gretna Music at Elizabethtown College
10/21/2009		E-town Alumna Brings Her News Book to Campus at High Library
10/19/2009		World Renowned Economist & Nobel Laureate Stiglitz to Appear 11/11
10/18/2009		Today: Vaclav Havel's "The Memorandum"
10/16/2009		November 19 - 21 E-town Student Shorts Fest
10/16/2009		10/17 Homecoming Choral and Jazz Band Concert
10/16/2009		10/17 Art Exhibit: On and Off the Wall
10/16/2009		10/29 Dale Brown Award Winner on the Schwarzenau Brethren
10/15/2009		S. Dale High Center for Family Business Profiled in Lancaster Paper
10/11/2009		11/4 Iroquois Peace Traditions and Today’s World
10/9/2009		20th Anniversary Celebration Kick Off for High Library
10/8/2009		11/17 “Jainism: An Ancient Path of Peace and Ecological Wisdom”
10/2/2009		10/6 Afghanistan and Mexico -- Politics, Drugs and Terror Collide
10/1/2009		Congressman Pitts Addressed Health Care Bill to Students
10/1/2009		10/6 Mexico, Afghanistan and the War on Drugs

The book, published by the Brethren Press, is the story of "how this quiet woman touched the lives of thousandsby tearing down the walls of mistrust, bringing respect and humanity

to peopleon both sides of the prison bars."    

During her remarks, Snyder will share Hamilton’s amazing story and explore its impact on our views of criminal justice in America. This event, which is at 7:00 p.m. in the High Library, is free andopen to the public. Details: Louise M. Hyder-Darlington, M.S.L.S., 717- 361-1454.

 
Stiglitz, Renowned Economist & Nobel Laureate, to Speak 
 

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

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

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

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

                                          

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

Read Joseph Stiglitz’s Autobiography. 

Hear the Stiglitz Prize Lecture here. 

Hear Joseph Stiglitz on bailing out Wall Street. 

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

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

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

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

Details: Amy Reynolds, 717-361-1212.

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

Students Showcase Directorial Talent in Shorts Fest

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

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

Artists participating in the show are:

John Baker  Paper Vessels  West Chester, PA

Carol Cole   Sculpted Paper  Philadelphia, PA

Kristina Funk    Mixed Media  Middletown,DE

John Ground   Mixed Media  Holtwood,PA

Gary Greenberg   Ceramic Sculpture   Clarion, PA

Sylvia Eisenbise Lehman     Sculptural Baskets    Elizabethtown,PA

Dan Mayer    Fine Printing/Bookmaking     Phoenix, AZ

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

Robert Troxel   Ceramics   Harrisburg,PA

Andy Yoder   Sculpture    New Fane, VT

Lou Ziegler            SculpturalPhotography     Lancaster,PA

The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies presents “The Schwarzenau Brethren: Anabaptist Dissent in the Context of Pietism” with Dr. Marcus Meier. The lecture, which is based on Meier’s recent book, “The Origin of the Schwarzenau Brethren,“ will provide an overview of the beginnings of the Brethren in the context of German Radical Pietism and Anabaptism. Meier will also offer insights into the process of researching and writing the book, which received the 2009 Dale Brown Book Award.

He will discuss the methodology, source material and central themes of the book. Meier will also outline the present state of research and suggest some future research projects in the field of early Brethren history. He will also reflect on the beginnings of historical research on the Schwarzenau Brethren by focusing on Martin Grove Brumbaugh, the first noted historian among the Brethren.

The Brethren Encyclopedia cites Meier’s new work as “the most recent and thorough documentation of the beginning of the Brethren movement in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany. Especially noteworthy is Meier’s description of the way various religious movements influenced Alexander Mack, including Pietism and Anabaptism, as well as the little-known Philadelphian Movement. This important scholarly work on early Brethren history includes 2,364 endnotes citing valuable sources of information.”

Dr. Meier, a fellow at the Young Center in fall 2006, is now a research fellow at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 29, in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Bucher Meetinghouse.

According to William R. Eberly, retired faculty member at Manchester College and a Brethren historian, “The book represents a continuing development in Brethren historical studies to seek original European sources of information…Marcus Meier has written about still new information on the Schwarzenau Brethren.... It is a very important book for a new era of Brethren historiography."

The Dale W. Brown Book Award honors the significant contribution of long-time Brethren scholar Dale Brown to Brethren and Pietist studies. It is designed to stimulate research in Anabaptist and Pietist scholarship, honor scholars who have made original and significant contributions, promote important books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies, and bring authors to campus to interact with students, faculty, and friends of the Young Center.

“Tree of Peace”  

Why “Burying the Hatchet” is a True American Tradition

On Wednesday, November 4th, at 11:00 a.m., Elizabethtown College hosts Jacob Swamp, former chief of the Mohawk Nation and representative to the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. Swamp will present a lecture on Iroquois traditional peace beliefs and rituals, followed by a public planting of a white pine tree on the Elizabethtown campus. The event will take place in Gibble Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

Made famous by the Hiawatha myth and the phrase “bury the hatchet,” the peace tradition allowed six constantly warring nations to form the Iroquois Confederacy based upon peaceful coexistence during the 17th century.  According to historical accounts, Native American tribes like the Iroquois buried their weapons under a white pine as a truce symbol.  Burying the hatchet also symbolized peaceful relations between Indians and Europeans. The new United States of America negotiated peace treaties using the ceremony. 

Students enrolled in Elizabethtown College’s archaeology field school recently found evidence of this practice. They located four European-made ax (hatchet) heads along with the remains of large fires and ceremonial cooking vessels. These artifacts were buried six feet deep at the Washington Boro Susquehannock Indian Village, which was connected to the Iroquois (c. 1600 – 1630).  Although native in origin, the phrase “bury the hatchet” is now an English expression for ending conflicts.  It also has modern applications; in fact, in 1990 the Mohawk Nation buried the hatchet with officials in the Canadian Province of Quebec after settling a land dispute.

Jacob Swamp founded the Tree of Peace Society in 1984 as a non-profit organization to build cross-cultural understanding between Native and non-Native peoples. Both the Mohawk Nation Council and the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee sanction the organization. 

This event, to celebrate American Indian Heritage month, is sponsored by the Office of Diversity, the Dean of Faculty and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. It is one of a series of events in November recognizing the Elizabethtown College heritage as a college founded by the Church of the Brethren, historically a church of peace and nonviolence.

Bigger than Books

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

A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Long

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

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

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

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

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

A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. 

Jainism on YouTube

Mexico, Afghanistan and the War on Drugs

How Politics, Drugs and Terror Collide

       

      

Congressman Pitts to Discuss Healthcare Plan with Students

Former Ambassador to Oman, Middle East expert John B. Craig, to moderate

The Elizabethtown College Center for Global Citizenship will address issues regarding the drug problem in the United States and Afghanistan and Mexico, the two main countries that supply illegal narcotics. The event, which is free and open to the public, is held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, the in the KAV in Brossman Commons. Moderating will be John B. Craig, former Ambassador to Oman. Craig served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism under President George W. Bush. He is currently Chairman and Managing Director of the Jadwin Consulting Group, a group offering expertise in the Middle East market.

The United States’ “War on Drugs,” a program intended to combat the import and use of illegal drugs, is an effort that demands a substantial amount of funds and other resources from the government. Law enforcement personnel are constantly dealing with problems caused by illegal drugs, and policymakers have the responsibility of dealing with matters from a

Two countries in particular are of interest to policymakers in relation to the drug problem: Afghanistan and Mexico. Afghanistan, despite the presence of U.S. military forces, continues to be a major producer of opium poppies, and Mexico is the major route that drugs follow on their way into the States.

The discussion host is Dr. William Ayres, Director of the Center for Global Citizenship at Elizabethtown College.