• Series: Improving transparency for students at Etown

    Series: Improving transparency for students at Etown

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    • October 25, 2018

    Transparency is a very broad term, referring to how Etown faculty and administration are trying to be more open with big decisions made around campus. They are trying to bring students further into a decision-making role. Transparency has been a highlighted topic around campus recently with issues such as the tuition transparency announcement and the

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  • Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus

    Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus

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    • October 18, 2018

    Elizabethtown College has had one word on its mind this semester: transparency. The administration is trying to work on its policy which focuses heavily on students, parents, faculty and alumni knowing information as soon as possible. This has been evident through initiatives this year such as residential renewal and tuition transparency projects. Vice President for

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  • New Tuition Transparency model effective starting 2019-2020

    New Tuition Transparency model effective starting 2019-2020

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    • September 20, 2018

    Photo by Megan White President Carl Strikwerda broke the news Wednesday, Sept. 12 in a campuswide meeting in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center that Elizabethtown College will drop tuition 32 percent starting the 2019-2020 school year as part of its new “Tuition Transparency” program. This change marks the College’s break from the high cost, high

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  • College announces tuition transparency plan

    College announces tuition transparency plan

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    • September 13, 2018

    Wednesday, Sept. 12, the Office of the President announced Elizabethtown College’s new tuition transparency plan, set to begin during the 2019-2020 academic year. Under this new financial program, the College announced in a campuswide event plans to reduce incoming first-year students’ tuition by 32 percent, making the “sticker price” of the College drop to $32,000.

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  • Strikwerda announces hike in tuition

    Strikwerda announces hike in tuition

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    • February 23, 2012

    On Friday, Feb. 17, President Carl Strikwerda issued a notification to the students and families of Elizabethtown College, stating that the total cost of attendance for the 2012-2013 academic year will be raised to $45,600, a 4.5 percent increase from the current rate. Immediately debunking the intensity of the rise, Strikwerda also noted that institutional

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