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New SDLC houses provide diverse living environments

Here at Elizabethtown College, the motto is “Educate for Service.” Etown believes that learning is most noble when used to benefit others; the school prepares students to lead rich, purposeful lives while advancing independent thought, personal integrity and social responsibility.

One way the students of the College learn to live purposeful and meaningful lives is through the Student Directed Learning Community program.

Established in 1992, Student-Directed Learning Communities are housing opportunities within College-owned homes along the perimeter of the campus. They offer small groups of upperclassmen the opp ...
• Educators granted tenure for outstanding performances

At a recent Board of Trustees meeting, five Elizabethtown College professors were awarded tenure: Dr. Rachel Finley-Bowman, Education; Dr. Daniel Panchik, occupational therapy; Dr. Kristi Kneas, chemi ...
• Nancy Latimore shares story

Born in Pittsburgh, Elizabethtown College’s Director of Athletics Nancy Latimore was eight years old when her family moved to Huntingdon, Pa. Latimore’s father had become Director of Athletics and th ...
• On winding down in Cabo

Explaining this experience is like trying to distill a rainbow.

I can give you the details, a million if you like. The black sky riddled with tiny flowers. Parrotfish sport Mardi Gras p ...

• Hakakian brings diverse art, personality to SCAD

To Roya Hakakian, this is all very simple. We live in a world that is getting smaller and smaller with each passing day. As time grinds on, our cultures become more and more homogeneous. At the same t ...
• Dr. Jeffery Long brings wisdom, clarity to academic life

Walking into Dr. Jeff Long’s office makes it clear what his interests are. The shelves are packed full of books about religion as well as some science fiction novels, and the windowsill is adorned wit ...
• ECPaintball provides alternative source of recreation

Excitement splatters among die-hard fans for the newly formed Elizabethtown College Paintball Club (ECPC). Legitimized in March, the club has already attracted the attention of many.

Cl ...

• Williams prepares ‘history for human consumption’

“Excellence recognizes and spawns excellence,” Rachel Jones Williams, historian and graduate of Elizabethtown College (which she affectionately refers to as ‘the E’), said of her experience as a stude ...
• AmeriCorps experience

AmeriCorps is a volunteer scholarship program founded in 1993 that focuses on service. Over 70,000 people join annually, and over 500,000 have been a part of it since the program’s founding. Two Eliza ...
• Spitzer emphasizes baby steps

Senior Leighanne Spitzer’s inspiration for her presentation was her younger brother, who has autism. After watching him and his interactions, she realized her dream was to work with young children wit ...
• UNCF president Lomax to share insight with grads

This year, Dr. Michael Lomax, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), will address the 2010 graduating class at Commencement on May 22.

UNCF is th ...
• Director recreates world of Miller’s ‘The Crucible’

What do you get when you combine an experienced director and one of the great American dramatic classics? Elizabethtown College’s production of “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller.

Set in P ...