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9/28/2009
10/1 Award-Winning film, “My American Girls” Screening
Latino/Hispanic Month Celebration Kicks Off with Film
The award-winning film, “My American Girls,"will be screened on Thursday, October 1 in celebration of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month. The Office of Diversity presents this thought provoking film directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Aaron Matthews and featuring the Ortiz family.
“My American Girls” chronicles one Dominican family’s immigrant experiences in Brooklyn. The film—which depicts humor, honesty, vulnerability and service to others—was nationally broadcast on P.O.V. in 2001. The film won Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Latino Film Festival, was aired throughout Europe and Latin America, and is now being broadcast nationwide on PBS’s “True Lives” series.
During this special program the audience will have an opportunity to meet and talk with filmmaker Aaron Matthews and members of the Ortiz family.
The film will be shown at 7:00 p.m. in Esbenshade Hall, Gibble Auditorium
Sponsors: The Office of Diversity, The Office of International Programs, The Department of Modern Languages, The Department of Social Work
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9/25/2009
Seasonal Flu Shots Available 10/2
Elizabethtown College Student Health Flu (seasonal) shots Now Available
October 2nd from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in BSC 200 (tower room)
October 13th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm in BSC 258
Cost is $18, cash/check or college charge
Questions? Email Student Health
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9/22/2009
10/1 The Future of Pakistan and Its Effect on the U.S.
The Future of Pakistan and Its Effect on the U.S.
Middle East Expert, John B. Craig, to Moderate
On October 1, the Elizabethtown College Center for Global Citizenship will address issues regarding Pakistan and how it affects the United States’ actions in the Middle East. The event, which is free and open to the public, is at 3:30 p.m. 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 discussion host is Dr. William Ayres, Director of the Center for Global Citizenship at Elizabethtown College.
Pakistan has been an important factor in the strategic interests of the United States since the creation of state of Pakistan in 1947. Pakistan hasbeen an ally and strategic partner of the U.S. since the first Baghdad Pact was propose d in the 1950’s to group together Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan into a defense alliance to bottle up the former USSR on its southern flank.
In the 1980’s Pakistan developed nuclear weapons technology and has produced nuclear weapons as well as the missiles to deliver those weapons. In 1979, Pakistan became an important strategic ally of the United States following the invasion of Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union. Pakistan remains a vital partner for the United States in the search for stability in Afghanistan.
At the same time, Pakistan has assumed a very important role as an ally of the oil producing states of the Persian Gulf. Pakistan serves as a Muslim anchor for the interests of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations on the Asian subcontinent.
Pakistan occupies much attention of our decision makers in Washington and we need to further understand this complex country and its relations with our Gulf allies in order to be informed about this vital area of our world.
Panelists include Wendy Chamberlin, a former American Ambassador to Pakistan.
Also participating is the current President of the Middle East Institute and Mark Weston, journalist and author of "Prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia from Muhammad to the Present." Weston is a former Visiting Scholar at the King Faisal Center for Research and Isl amic Studies in Riyadh, has worked for ABC News and has written for the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is the author of "The Land and People of Pakistan" and "Giants of Japan: The Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women." A graduate of Brown University and the University of Texas Law School, he lives north of Manhattan. The discussion host is Dr. William Ayres, Director of the Center for Global Citizenship at Elizabethtown College.
The Beautiful Country of Pakistan
From Dr. William Ayres: "I think it's very important to bring people with real-world experience grappling with important global problems to our campus. This is a chance for students, faculty and staff, as well as the surrounding community, to learn about major international problems right from the horse's mouth--from the men and women in Washington who have been on the ground, dealing with these issues and carrying out US foreign policy around the world."
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9/21/2009
10/1 -- Stephen Scott on Amish Dress at the Young Center
“Amish Dress: Tradition and Transition”
An Illustrated Lecture by Stephen Scott
 Stephen Scott, Administrative and Research Associate at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, will present the illustrated lecture, “Amish Dress: Tradition and Transition,” on Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. Scott will discuss the religious garb of the Amish and its relationship to that of other Plain groups. This event is open to the public at no charge and will take place at the Young Center Meeting House at Elizabethtown College.
Stephen Scott attended Cedarville College and Wright State University and has extensively studied the life and history of conservative Anabaptist and Pietist groups. His
publications include “Plain Buggies,” “Why Do They Dress That Way?” “The Amish Wedding and Other Special Occasions of the Old Order Communities,” and “Living Without Electricity” among others.
Of his book, “Why Do They Dress That Way?” Publishers Weekly wrote “In this concise overview of ‘plain’ clothing, Scott, author of ‘Plain Buggies,’ discusses simple garments worn by the  Amish and Mennonites, and mentions in passing other plain dressers, including Hasidic Jews, some Catholic nuns and Quakers, the few remaining Shakers and some Pentecostal groups. Scott relates the origins of plain clothing in North America and notes basic styles… He also charts the changes made in plain clothing strictures.”
The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College promotes the scholarly study of Anabaptist and Pietist groups. Scholarly and interpretive investigations of the life, culture and beliefs of Anabaptists and Pietists, primarily in their North American context, are conducted by the Young Center staff, visiting scholars and students under the Center's auspices. In addition, the Center interprets the cultural and religious heritage of Anabaptist and Pietist communities to the general public and serves as a clearinghouse for information through a variety of programs, including public lectures, colloquia, seminars, exhibits and conferences.
Learn more about Anabaptists and Pietists.
Directions to Campus
For details, contact:
Hillary Daecher
Administrative Assistant
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
daecherh@etown.edu
717-361-1470
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9/15/2009
9/25 through 10/6 The International Festival
International Festival Features Music, Dance, Fashion, Dining, and Film
International Forum Features Events of Global Significance
Beginning September 25th and running through October 6th, Elizabethtown College is featuring an international festival and forum of events.
Dine with us; dance with us. Hear global experts speak on topics such as "China and the Global Economy," "Mexico and Afghanistan: The Politics of Drugs," and "Pakistan:Implications for U.S. Interests in the Region."
Enjoy music and dance from other cultures. Experience an international fashion show.
Visit @e-town for a full listing of all programs.
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9/15/2009
Historian Dr. Karim al-Barghouthi to Speak
On Thursday, September 18, 2009 there will be presentation by Fulbright Palestinian Historian, Dr. al-Barghouthi, who is visiting the United States as Franklin & Marshall's first Fulbright Visiting Specialist through the Direct Access to the Muslim World Program. Professor al-Barghouthi is Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University in the West Bank. His awards include a British Council Scholarship and a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) fellowship. His scholarship focuses on globalization, Islamic fundamentalism, and Palestinian culture, history, and politics.
The event will take place in Hoover, 212 at 11:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Elizabethtown College Department of Modern Languages and First-Year Seminar, “Political Self-Determination”
Open to the public.
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9/13/2009
10/16 to 10/18 Homecoming and Family Weekend 2009
Join us for Homecoming and Family Weekend
October 16th to 18th
Alumni, Students and Parents Welcome
Calendar of Events
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9/9/2009
9/24 Poetry Reading -- Stephen Cramer and the Art of Poetry
Odes and Elegies: A Poetry Reading by Stephen Cramer
The Craft of Poetry
On September 24th at 7:00 p.m., poet Stephen Cramer will conduct a reading of his works and discuss the craft of poetry.His work has appeared in journals
such as American Poetry Review, African American Review, Harvard
Review, Atlanta Review, Green Mountains Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review
and Southwest Review. The event is sponsored by Visiting Assistant Professor of English Jesse Waters as part of the First Year Seminar.
Cramer’s fi rst book of poems,
“Shiva’s Drum,” was selected by Grace Schulman for the National Poetry
Series and published in 2004. His second, “Tongue & Groove,” was
published by University of Illinois Press in the fall of 2007.
 "Cramer's
Tongue and Groove celebrates Manhattan's vibrancy and the passionate
self-expression of its denizens. . . . Tongue and Groove is a book of
linguistic and formal performance. . . . This performance is fluent and
exuberant."
Antioch Review
"I
can think of almost no other young poet who can claim Stephen Cramer's
lyric authority and self-possession. His odes and elegies capture the
grit and delights of New York City in a manner that manages to capture
something of Crane's sense of the marvelous with Oppen's descriptive
acuity. This is to say he follows in the footsteps of the giants--and
he shows himself abundantly capable of filling their shoes. Tongue
& Groove is a ravishing book."
David Wojahn
"Stephen
Cramer's Tongue & Groove seeks unity through clarity. Each poem
here forms a world of its own, but the poet . . . gives us a map of
sound, where the pastoral and the urban inform each other, and the only
level and plumb line that matter is the heart." Yusef Komunyakaa
"What
I love about these poems is the parabolic nature of so many of them:
the very concrete physicality of the language that turns quickly in
some new direction, or makes a connection with a shift of pronoun or
verb tense that opens the poem out, gives it space."--Jean Gallagher
??"All of the poems in this collection are aesthetically carved. Each
an organically conceived arrangement with its own unique shape . . . a
clustering of lines in stanzas, lively but restrained swirls of
symmetries." Scott Hightower
This
past year, Cramer was the recipient of a grant from The Vermont Arts
Council. He teaches writing and literature at the University of Vermont. Watch one of his readings on YouTube.
The event will be held in Gibbel Auditorium in the Masters Center on campus.
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9/9/2009
9/25 Exhibit: Three Women, Paint, Mixed Media and Found Objects
“Inner, Outer, and Secret” Exhibit
Three Women: Paint, Mixed Media and Found Objects
The Fine Arts Division of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents this opening reception for an exhibit titled “Inner, Outer and Secret.” The show features artists Joann Doneen, Ellen Slupe ’67 and Shirley Thomas. The exhibit showcases works that express inner, outer and secret qualities arrived at through manipulation of paint, mixed media and found objects. The exhibit will run through November 6.
On Joann Doneen:
“So, who is she? Seriously, because I don't know. There isn't much background information to be found. But, I'll tell you what I do know; Joann Doneen is one of the most talented mixed media painters in Philadelphia! If you have an eye for the mesmerizing combination of strong yet wispy brushwork, then Doneen's abstract landscapes are definitely worth your time
There is a seductive quality to her work. The paintings seem to be carved from stone, and attack you in three dimensions. This piece here is called Powerful Golden Earth. It is abstract to the strictest definition. Is it a mountain? Is it a valley? Perhaps it is both. If you listen closely, you can almost hear the wind grazing the stone.”
Philadelphia Fine Arts Examiner Matt Young
Ellen Slupe on Ellen Slupe:
"It is the straight line element that is so prevalent in my art. Straight-sided shapes tumble in space or become organized into over-layered generations of colors that suggest stripes or plaids framed within a color field. In others, scribed lines in parallel rows march across the painted surfaces. They reveal hidden colors and simultaneously give the appearance
 of a veiled lacy outer wrapping to the surface.
The repetitious mark making suggests records of activities or things that keep steady rhythm or pulse that I rarely pay attention to – like heart beats, seconds of the day, cycles of the moon, life cycles, etc. all repeating over and over again. Each mark through its action influences the outcome of the work- sometimes beautiful color associations surface other times the colors are so similar that they seem to disappear.”
Artist Ellen Slupe '67
Shirley Thomas on Shirley Thomas
"I am a self-representing artist who paints every day, if possible. Painting, to me, is like eating--if you don't do it every day, you get a gnawing in your stomach. My works are original oils, original watercolours, and original mixed media or collage. Some of my works are abstract. Usually I work in my studio, but I like to work outdoors "plein air" (out on location) too. I have works in private collections in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
My belief is that art is a gift and as such has to be used. To me, it is a lifetime love. I'm sure that a lot of what I feel shows in my original work. My paintings are always changing and evolving as I get new ideas."
Artist Shirley Thomas
The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, September 25th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Lyet Gallery. Gallery Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1:oo p.m. until 5:00 p.m. For further details, contact Amy Reynolds, 717-361-1212. This event is free and open to the public.
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9/8/2009
9/21 Film "Human Footprint" Showing
Sustainability and Hope Film Series:
“Human Footprint”
In a playful, surprising and thought-provoking portrait of our time on earth, National Geographic demonstrates, in a series of remarkable visuals, what makes up an average human life today and how everything we do has impact on the world around us. The film will be introduced by Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King, associate professor of sociology.
The film will be shown at 7:00 p.m. in the Steinman Center, Brinser Lecture Room. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Faculty and is open to the public free of charge.
In this special film, hosted by Elizabeth Vargas, National Geographic chronicles the extraordinary impact that each of our lives has on the world around us. The unique, thought-provoking film is a portrait of our time on earth -- the things that comprise an average human life and how everything we do has impact on our world. The film shows all the people you will ever know, how much waste you will produce, the amount of fuel you’ll consume and how much you really have to fit into the 2,475,526,000 seconds you have on earth. Understand how much an effect each of us has on the planet and its destiny--especially in a time of mass consumption and fossil-fuel hungry machines. This clever look at just how much a single life affects the planet is presented through the creative visuals and stunning photography that are the hallmarks of National Geographic productions.
From Barnes and Noble…”The filmmakers at National Geographic offer a unique exploration of the effect that mankind has on his environment with this documentary that asks exactly how much waste a single person will generate, as well as how much fuel a single person will use over the course of their entire lifetime. Groundbreaking computer graphics and detailed studies combine to highlight the long-term impact that our lives have on the world we inhabit. Everyone knows that our time on Earth is limited, and in this documentary, environmentally conscious viewers are offered a playful yet thought provoking look at our unique role in the grand scheme of things.”
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9/8/2009
An All Faculty Recital
Music from Across the Ages
An All-Faculty Recital
The Music Division of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents this Monday Series concert featuring Elizabethtown College faculty. An annual event in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, faculty from the Music Division will present a recital featuring music from across the ages. Well-known composers such as George Frideric Handel and George Gershwin will be featured along side lesser known figures such as Francis Kleynjans and Frank Bridge.
The College is well known for the richness of its music program and there are currently 75 students majoring in music. The program will include Phyllis Drackley (soprano), Dr. Justin Badgerow (piano), Dr. Sarah Daughtrey (mezzo-soprano), Dr. Karendra Devroop (saxphone), Dr. Paula Nelson (flute), Jill Marchine (oboe), Faith Shiffer (clarinet) Cheryl Staherski (horn), Gail Ober (bassoon), Cheryl Gingerish (harpsichord), and Dr. Gary Galván (guitar).
The concert will be held in the Zug Recital Hall on Monday, September 21 at 7:30 pm and is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the Department at 717-361-1212.
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9/8/2009
10/5 African Folk Music with Cullen and Samite
An Evening of African Folk Music with David Cullen and Samite
 
On October 5, a rare performance of two award-winning musicians take the stage at Elizabethtown College at the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Elizabethtown College Artist in Residence, David Cullen, has performed in a dazzling wide range of styles including Classical, Jazz, and World Music and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Recording.
He has performed with Will Ackerman, Samite, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, The Jaco Big Band and with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. David Cullen is featured on the Windham Hill Guitar Sampler and other Windham Hill Compilation CDs. He has released 2 books, "Jazz, Classical and Beyond" and "Grateful Guitar. His performance DVD, "Jazz, Clasical and Beyond," features multi-camera angles and lessons. David has performed throughout North America for Classical Guitar Societies, Jazz Festivals and Performing Arts Series. He has released nine CDs for the acoustic guitar label, Solid Air Records. David Cullen's recordings have been featured on NPR stations across the country.
The performance features the uplifting voice, flute and kalimba playing of Samite, of Uganda, along with the world music guitar rhythms of Grammy Award- Winning Guitarist David Cullen. David Cullen is currently Artist in Residence at Elizabethtown College. Samite and David Cullen have performed throughout the United States. Samite has performed with Paul Simon , Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Wynton Marsalis.
Samite was born and raised in Uganda. Delivering vocals in his mother tongue, Luganda, he mesmerized audiences with original compositions played on kalimba (finger-piano), marimba (wooden xylophone), litungu (seven-stringed Kenyan instrument) and various flutes. Samite now makes his home in Ithaca, New York. Samite's sixth and newest CD, Tunula Eno, is a work of commitment, devotion and an overwhelming sense of humanity. He is also the founder of the non-profit Musicians for World Harmony, serving to enable musicians around the world to share their music to promote peace, understanding and harmony among peoples, One of Samite's goals is to open peoples' minds and hearts to the common threads of human concerns, conveying optimism through stories and song. "I am convinced that we are all moved by the same desires, needs and emotions, regardless of the language in which those feelings are expressed."
The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, and is sponsored by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. For details contact: Amy Reynolds @ 717-361-1212. This event is free and open to the public.
Hear David Cullen on YouTube
Hear Samite on YouTube
See Samite on Facebook
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9/8/2009
TONIGHT: The Journey of Robert Rhodes with the Hutterite Community
Author Rhodes Shares the Story of His Six-Year Stay
in a Hutterite Colony
Tonight, September 17th, Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist Studies will host a reading and discussion on life in a Hutterite colony by Robert Rhodes. Rhodes’s presentation, based on his recent book, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Young Center.
“Nightwatch: An Inquiry into Solitude: Alone on the Prairie with the Hutterites” describes the spiritual journey Rhodes took from the South, where he grew up near Memphis, Tennessee, to the communal farming enclaves of the Hutterian Brethren. The book details not only this journey but also Hutterite history and the impact of modern society and technology on Hutterian communalism. The event is open to the public free of charge.
Publishers Weekly reviewed the book, saying, “With a lyric sensibility and journalist's eye, Rhodes documents the six years that he and his family spent in a Hutterite colony in Minnesota, a place that some of his friends called a "religious Alcatraz." A chronicle of his existential journey from privileged son of the South and agnostic writer to member of a communal religious sect that opposes war, this is no titillating exposé or angry account from a disillusioned exile… his unaffected spirituality, historical acumen and prairie-studded prose make a lovely and moving read.”
The Hutterian Brethren (Hutterites) are a religious group born from the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Hutterites and Mennonites (and thus the Amish) share common roots -- both are Anabaptists and both trace their beginnings to the same period of time and to the same occurrences, in the 16th century.
Rhodes is a former daily newspaper journalist who worked for 11 years at the Northwest Arkansas Times in Fayetteville before joining Starland Hutterite Colony in Gibbon, Minnesota, with his family in 1995. After leaving the colony in 2002, he was associate editor of Mennonite Weekly Review and an editor at Good Books. The author of numerous essays and a published poet, Rhodes holds an M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas.
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9/8/2009
Promotions and Tenure Announced
Faculty Promotion and Tenure Awards
Dr. H. Elizabeth Coyle
Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Education
Dr. Elizabeth Coyle has been tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Education. Dr. Coyle joined the Education Department faculty in 2004. She currently teaches Early Adolescent/Adolescent Cognition, Learning Environments and Social Interaction in Inclusive Settings, and Senior Seminar for Secondary Education. Her research interests include school violence prevention, classroom management issues, and women’s learning. She has shared her scholarly work in several publications and presented papers at a number of international, national, and regional conferences. Prior to Elizabethtown College, Dr. Coyle taught graduate classes in School Violence Prevention, Learning Theory, and Childhood/Adolescent Mental Health Disorders at Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State York. Dr. Coyle received her master’s degree from Mansfield Univeristy and her doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Tamara L. Gillis
Promoted to Professor of Communications
Dr. Tamara Gillis, newly promoted to Professor of Communications, advises the student IABC chapter (IABC/Elizabethtown). She teaches public relations, organizational communication, journalism, and communication research courses. Her research interests include change management communication as an organizational cultural artifact, public art as communication. Her most recent work includes The Handbook of Organizational Communication and its companion instructor¹s manual, published by Jossey-Bass in 2006, The Human Element published by IABC Knowledge Centre in 2008 and Essentials of Employee Communication in 2008. She has also published an article titled “Employee Communication Is No Small Wonder.” Gillis received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Shippensburg University and her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King ’93
Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Sociology
Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Sociology. Kozimor-King holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from The Pennsylvania State University and a B.A. in Sociology and English from Elizabethtown College. Kozimor-King is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Early Career Work and Family Scholar (2008-2009 cohort). Her research interests include the effect of control and self-efficacy on work-family outcomes. She examines public perceptions of work-family roles of women and the impact of career interruption on occupational attainment and career mobility. Her current research is on the impact of family structure on retirement expectations of women. Her research has appeared in the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare and Research in the Sociology of Work. Kozimor-King has led numerous workshops on balancing work and family.
Dr. Susan C. Mapp
Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Social Work
Susan Mapp, Ph.D., has been tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Social Work. Mapp received her Ph.D. from the University of Houston and her MSSW from the University of Texas at Austin. Her areas of scholarship are international social work, child welfare and program evaluation. She has written two books for Oxford University Press: “Human Rights and Social Justice in a Global Perspective: An Introduction to International Social Work” (2008) and “Global Child Welfare and Well-being (forthcoming).” She has been appointed as Chair of the Social Work Department this year.
Dr. Timothy J. McDevitt
Tenured as Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. Timothy McDevitt has been tenured as Associate Professor of Mathematics. He received his bachelor’s degree from James Madison University, a master’s degree and his doctorate from the University of Virginia. McDevitt is an applied mathematician specializing in applied mechanics. He teaches courses in single and multivariable calculus, statistics, linear algebra, differential equations, numerical analysis, operations research, and an honors first-year seminar on cryptology. McDevitt is a self-proclaimed fan of Mathematica, a computational software program used in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing.
Dr. Petru Sandu
Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Dr. Michael A. Scanlin
Tenured and promoted to Professor of Geosciences and Engineering
Dr. Michael A. Scanlin was awarded tenure and promoted to Professor of Geosciences and Engineering. He received an M.S. in Geophysics, and Ph.D. in Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University. Scanlin is a licensed professional geologist in Pennsylvania. He was formerly a senior executive at R.E. Wright Environmental Inc., UGI Corporation, and Chevron USA where his primary responsibilities were in the areas of resource exploration and environmental project management. His current academic research interests include delineation of the subsurface structure and tectonic mechanisms of the Appalachian fold-thrust belt using seismic imagery and the utilization of near-surface geophysical methods for environmental site characterization. He teaches earth system science and engineering geophysics. His personal teaching philosophy emphasizes an understanding of the context and relevance of scientific inquiry and development of critical observational and thinking skills.
Dr. Michael D. Silberstein
Promoted to Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Debra L. Wohl
Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Biology
Debra L. Wohl, Ph.D. was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of biology at Elizabethtown College. Her research focuses on microbial interactions, particularly on the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem function. Specifically, Dr. Wohl is researching: (1) the relationship between hospital delivery practices and early childhood health, and (2) the spatial distribution of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment. At Elizabethtown College, Dr. Wohl teaches introductory biology courses, Microbiology, and Pathogenic Microbiology. She earned a Ph.D. in Ecology and a M.S. in Entomology from the University of Georgia and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan.
Administration and Staff
Ms. Erica Barley
Promoted to Accounting Manager
Erica Barley, CMA recently completed her fifth year at Elizabethtown College. She holds a bachelor of science in professional accountancy from the Pennsylvania State University and earned her managerial accountant certification in 2009. She thoroughly enjoys the working environment of higher education with its great diversity of people and situations.
Ben Goodhart
Promoted to Director of Business Operations
Ben Goodhart has worked in the field of Higher Education for more than ten years. He graduated from Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2004. Ben joined Elizabethtown College in 2004 as the Bursar. He enjoys the unique “out of the classroom” teaching opportunities that arise through working with students as they transition through college.
C. Monica Cisneros
Promoted to Staff Accountant
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9/4/2009
Friedly Sculpture Accepted to National Juried Exhibition
Art Professor's Piece Featured in "Salvage: Reclaiming Recycling" Show
Professor of Art, Milt Friedly, will be part of a unique exhibition centered on the theme of sustainability and the environment. His sculpture, “Plumbing Woes” was accepted for “Salvage: Reclaiming Recycling” a national juried exhibition at Franklin and Marshall College.
The exhibit will run Sept. 3-Oct. 29, 2009 in the Rothman Gallery and the Sally Mather Gibson Curriculum Gallery of the Phillips Art Museum. An artists reception and awards presentation will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 PM in the Rothman Gallery. For more information, contact The Phillips Museum at 717.291.4006
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9/3/2009
Wheelersburg Announces New Contract for Lab
Public Archaeology Lab at Elizabethtown College
Receives New Contract
The Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL) in the Sociology/Anthropology department has received a $7,000 contract to conduct a Phase 1 archaeological survey of the prop osed Millerstown (Perry County) community park. According to founding director of the Elizabethtown College PAL, Robert Wheelersburg, the laboratory has received ten archaeology contracts worth over seventy thousand dollars since 1998. These were provided through a Presidential Fund for Distinction. In addition to providing paid work and experience for students, PAL surveys have resulted in the identification of five prehistoric or historic period archaeology sites now registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Historic Preservation.
Dr. Wheelersburg is Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Elizabethtown College Professor of International Studies. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Brown University. His most recent finds, which garnered local press, include the discovery  of four buried European iron trade axes that may have been used as part of a peace ritual by the Susquehannock Indians. They were unearthed in the Washington Boro Susquehannock Indian Village, a locale visited by Captain John Smith in 1608.
At left, Jenna Zimmerman ’09 was one of 23 Elizabethtown students who worked with College Professor of International Studies Robert Wheelersburg at the Washington Boro site, thanks in part to Collaborative Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program grant.
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9/2/2009
YouTube Video of A Capella Group Vocalign Now Live
Campus A Capella Group, Vocalign,
Hits YouTube
During the spring semester, the co-ed a capella group on campus, Vocalign, showcased its talent in a performance titled “Make a Memory.” After posting it on video site sensation, YouTube, the group’s performance of “Wait” is getting rave reviews and lots of views.
The song was co-written by one of the group’s members, Derek Shanely, while collaborating with local band Shame. With almost 12,000 views, the video hit the top 100 most popular music videos for August 2nd. Vocalign will continue to perform on campus and make their performances available on YouTube. As a co-ed band, Vocalign brings a new sound to the campus and more opportunity for students to showcase their talent and singing abilities.
The group also appeared at the Giant Center earlier this year.
To watch Vocalign perform, visit YouTube and search Vocalign Wait
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9/1/2009
H1N1 Virus and Flu Information
Important Information on the H1N1
for all Students, Faculty and Staff
The Emergency Management Group of Elizabethtown College has aggregated all the vital information you need on the H1N1 Virus to prepare yourself for the fall. In collaboration with members of the Department of Higher Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, we have included the most up-to-date information for you.
Please visit the website regularly for more updates. If you have any questions, please call or email Sandy Spayd, our Director of Student Wellness and Campus Health Sandy Spayd: spayda@etown.edu (717-361-1123).
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9/1/2009
Work on New Academic Quad Begins -- Groundbreaking Ceremony
Generosity and Philanthropy Triumph
Despite Gloomy Economy
In difficult economic times, with philanthropy down nationwide, one Pennsylvania man continues to give from his heart. Elizabethtown College has announced that Frank M. Masters Jr., has donated more than $330,000 to fund renovations on the campus, for the academic quadrangle once called “the Midway.” The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 3rd with President Long, Masters and Elizabethtown Mayor Bob Brain.
Masters, a resident of Harrisburg, has dedicated a lifetime to the support of education, with a particular interest in the sciences. In 2006, Frank Masters Jr. gave a significant gift – the largest cash gift in Elizabethtown College’s history – to enable completion of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering; in 2008, he donated a gift to the College, resulting in the naming of the Masters Center. A noted area philanthropist, Masters has provided support and counsel to many cultural, educational and environmental causes.
Once completed, the new Quad will tie together the main academic buildings, including the Masters Center, and create a central hub for the faculty and students. The project is scheduled for completion in late fall 2009.
Groundbreaking Ceremony September 3, 2009
Elizabethtown Mayor Bob Brain, Jeremy Coble, Brad Clubb, Provost Susan Traverso, Board Member Terry Koons, President Ted Long, Frank Masters, Jr., Betty Gault, Jim Wenger, and Dave Madary.
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