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  • Disability Services expands current media solutions

    Disability Services expands current media solutions

    • News
    • November 16, 2018

    Elizabethtown College’s Center for Student Success, partnered with the College’s Disabilities Services, has added SensusAccess to its list of accessibility resources for current students. SensusAccess provides students, faculty, alumni and staff with alternative media solutions. SensusAccess allows campus community members to automatically convert documents into a range of other media sources including audio books, e-books

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  • Alumna lives “Educate for Service” at local Habitat for Humanity

    Alumna lives “Educate for Service” at local Habitat for Humanity

    Any Elizabethtown College student, alumni or staff member can recite the school’s motto, “Educate for Service,” by heart, but alumna Allyson Wells, ’12, put those words into action and is currently the Community Outreach Manager at Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity. Wells began her service journey at a young age through the organization Girl Scouts

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Are current disaster relief efforts in the U.S. enough?

    The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Are current disaster relief efforts in the U.S. enough?

    The eye of the storm rests on the United States as the last effects of the latest hurricane, Hurricane Michael, move east into the Atlantic Ocean. However, this storm and its earlier companion, Hurricane Florence, have spread a lot of damage throughout Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, and the clean-up process must begin. The

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  • Alumna remembers “Educate for Service” throughout her service career

    Alumna remembers “Educate for Service” throughout her service career

    Elizabethtown College graduates have a long tradition of service and meaningful work. Our alumni serve as leaders, volunteers and models for current Etown students. One such alumna who carries on Etown’s tradition of service is Tamara “Tami” Zavislan ’83. Zavislan currently serves as Director of Development of the Homeless Persons Representation Project (HPRP) in Baltimore,

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  • Into the Streets celebrates 25 years of community service, engagement

    Into the Streets celebrates 25 years of community service, engagement

    Elizabethtown College is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Into the Streets. Into the Streets is a day where faculty, students and staff participate in service projects that benefit the local community. The event is not just held by Etown but takes place at colleges nationwide. “The day of service began in 1994, when 77 representatives

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  • Alumna finds identity through local, international nonprofit work

    Alumna finds identity through local, international nonprofit work

    One great fear of the young adult is becoming stuck in a job that is unenjoyable or unrewarding. Luckily, many are able to avoid this pitfall of adulthood by pursuing work in causes they believe in, especially in service-related fields. Allison Rohland ’14 is the creative coordinator for the Horizon Initiative and has been able

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  • Alum lives life of service, follows his passions to New Mexico

    Alum lives life of service, follows his passions to New Mexico

    No matter how far Blue Jays fly after they graduate, many still remember their roots and live Elizabethtown College’s motto, “Educate for Service.” Bill Smith ’91 is one of those alumni and now serves in Santa Fe, New Mexico as the president and CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation. The Santa Fe Community Foundation

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  • Counselor leaves the nest, takes ‘Educate for Service’ worldwide

    Counselor leaves the nest, takes ‘Educate for Service’ worldwide

    It has been said that poor mental health is like a cinder block tied to one’s ankle, dragging victims into the earth’s deepest oceans of oblivion. Worldwide, universities are trying to find a cure for the raging epidemic that seems most prevalent within individuals in their teens to late twenties. Results indicate that campus health

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  • Students help local winter shelter provide services to homeless

    Students help local winter shelter provide services to homeless

    What does homelessness look like in Lancaster County? It depends on the location. In more urban areas like Lancaster City and Harrisburg, some homeless people can be seen living on the streets. In more rural areas like Elizabethtown and surrounding communities, homelessness is less visible. “The nature of homelessness is different than the classic image

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