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  • Semester begins with faculty and staff departures

    Semester begins with faculty and staff departures

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    • February 6, 2020

    Over the past month, Elizabethtown College has seen the departures of several long-time staff and faculty members. Professor of sociology and anthropology Dr. Robert Wheelersburg announced his retirement from Etown. Chaplain and Director of Religious Life Dr. Rev. Tracy Sadd also departed from the College as of Jan. 15 but declined an interview. She worked

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  • End-of-semester evaluations move to online platform

    End-of-semester evaluations move to online platform

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    • November 16, 2018

    Elizabethtown College will conduct course evaluations in a new way for the fall 2018 semester. Instead of the old paper evaluations, faculty will administer course evaluations between Nov. 19 and Dec. 7 using an online platform through the company CampusLabs. CampusLabs offers the platform that provides the same IDEA course evaluations seen in the past.

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: How does Etown handle disabilities on campus?

    The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: How does Etown handle disabilities on campus?

    As Elizabethtown College embarks on their new campaign to reach out to prospective students, the college as a whole faces internal review. If the college is to expect a new population of students soon, it will, like other colleges, have to review its services and adapt to the next generation of scholars. One of the

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  • Professor explains difference between alternative, complementary medicine

    Professor explains difference between alternative, complementary medicine

    The word “medicine” has changed in meaning over the course of history, but the central guiding principle behind the entire medical field is to actively promote the health and wellness of the body. At Elizabethtown College, the science departments and core requirements foster respect for the scientific method and the practice of medicine. Underlying this,

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  • Dynamic professor receives award for dedication to mentoring

    Dynamic professor receives award for dedication to mentoring

    Whether it was in elementary, middle or high school, we have all been influenced by a teacher or mentor at least once in our lifetime. Every year, Elizabethtown College recognizes an influential professor who is devoted to teaching and mentoring with the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence. Professor of physics and engineering Dr. Kurt DeGoede

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  • Professor unravels importance of ribonucleic acids research

    Professor unravels importance of ribonucleic acids research

    Monday, Oct. 1 from 6 to 7 p.m., the Bowers Writers House and associate professor of chemistry Dr. James MacKay extended an invitation to all interested to attend a lecture about his work during his time on sabbatical. His presentation, titled “From the Classroom to the Laboratory and Back: A Glimpse into the Importance of

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  • Professor leads discussion of Franz Kafka’s letter to his father

    Professor leads discussion of Franz Kafka’s letter to his father

    Photo: Maddie Kauffman Thursday, Sept. 27, professor of English and German Dr. Mark Harman orchestrated a presentation in Elizabethtown College’s High Library McCormick classroom to discuss and analyze a letter that German-speaking Bohemian Jewish author Franz Kafka wrote to his father. Harman has extensive experience with Kafka, having translated a number of his works into

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  • Professor explores neurological perspective of music therapy

    Professor explores neurological perspective of music therapy

    Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., the Bowers Writers House invited students to explore the question “Can music really change the brain?” The discussion was led by professor of music Dr. Gene A. Behrens, whose career as a music therapist spans four decades in a variety of settings. Currently presiding over a variety of different

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  • Professor explains influence of WWI on Peace Churches

    Professor explains influence of WWI on Peace Churches

    Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m. in Hoover 110, the large room was completely filled with students, faculty and members of the community all anticipating the start of the lecture titled, “World War I and Lancaster Peace Churches.” High Library Director Sarah Penniman got the event started by introducing the guest speaker, professor of history

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