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COVID-19 Reopening Plan
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- September 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that has affected every part of the lives of the Elizabethtown community. To return to a “new normal,” the College is reopening for the Fall 2020 semester with a plan and safeguarding protocols in place to protect students, professors, faculty and visitors from COVID-19. Before the College reopened,
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Welcome Back
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- September 17, 2020
Welcome, Blue Jays, to the 2020-21 school year! I am very excited to be working again with The Etownian, and though we have a few updates to our procedures, we will still be reporting news from campus, the community and nation-wide, especially leading up to the presidential election. This semester, The Etownian will be operating
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Student Senate
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- September 17, 2020
Student Senate started meeting for the semester Thursday, Aug. 27 over Zoom. The first meeting began with administrative reports where each administrator detailed the changes in their department for the semester. This included that the Marketplace is closed everyday from three to four p.m. for sanitation, all buildings are locked at all times, Counseling Services
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Today’s Technology: Paperless Money: Will the Pandemic Start a New Technological Revolution?
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- September 17, 2020
When COVID-19 hit, we were living in a time of rapid technological expansion. Software companies were competing internationally to release inventions that will make life easier. The supermarket in my town had just launched an app to make home deliveries possible, an Uber driver was always available one click away and my assignments were all
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2020 virtual and on-campus Etown commencement updates
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- April 30, 2020
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Elizabethtown College has decided to host both a virtual commencement celebration as well as a later, on-campus celebration for the Class of 2020. The virtual commencement ceremony will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, and will be viewable at the College’s website, www,etown.edu. “I think it’s nice that the school
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Residence Life Works with Students Staying on Campus
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- March 26, 2020
Photo courtesy of Elizabethtown College Flickr Since Elizabethtown College has moved online, most students have moved back home. However, some students in extenuating circumstances were approved to stay on campus until they move off campus. Initially, when the College was expecting to return April 6, these numbers included students who had internships and fieldwork placements,
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The U.S. Response to the COVID-19
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- March 26, 2020
Photo courtesy of Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. Many people are living in fear, confusion or perhaps outright panic. The United States is no exception. As of Wednesday, March 18, all 50 states had the virus. Each day the number of cases rises, and the recommended procedures to prevent the
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Today’s Technology
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- March 26, 2020
Photo courtesy of Unsplash While people nationwide are being instructed to stay at home, schools at all levels are trying to keep learning going by moving to online classes. Here is a list of some of the most popular tools being used to facilitate online teaching. Discord: Built and marketed to gamers as a free
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Online Tutoring Offered by Learning Zone
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- March 26, 2020
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Thursday, March 12, Elizabethtown College announced its decision to transition to a remote learning experience in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, but as classes are online, students continue to require services offered in the Learning Zone. Assistant Director of the Learning Zone Tammie Longsderff and Writing Wing Fellow Richard Fellinger are
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