Elizabethtown College

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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown seal.png
MottoEducate for Service
Type Private college
Established1899;125 years ago (1899)
Religious affiliation
 Church of the Brethren [1]
Endowment $81.6 million (2020) [2]
President Elizabeth “Betty” A. Rider
Academic staff
123 full-time
Undergraduates 1,671 [3]
Postgraduates 64
Location
Elizabethtown
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States

40°09′00″N76°35′31″W / 40.15°N 76.5919444°W / 40.15; -76.5919444
CampusResidential Area
200 acres (0.81 km2) including Lake Placida
Colors    Royal Blue & Gray
Nickname Blue Jays
Website www.etown.edu

Elizabethtown College (informally Etown) is a private college in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Contents

History

Founding and early years

Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren in response to an initiative by Jacob G. Francis. Francis advocated for Elizabethtown because of the proximity to the railways. First classes for the new college were held on November 13, 1900, in the Heisey Building in downtown Elizabethtown. During its first two decades, the college operated as an academy, offering a limited curriculum centering on four-year teaching degrees and high school type classes.[ citation needed ]

1920–1950

In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the college, and authorized its first baccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences. Later, in 1928, the college was approved by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for pre-law education. In 1948, Elizabethtown College became accredited by the Middle States Association. [4]

Presidents

The college's presidents were referred to as principals prior to 1902.

Academics

The college maintains 19 academic departments, offering 53 majors and 90+ minors and concentrations, with a core curriculum emphasizing the arts, humanities and sciences.[ citation needed ]

Continuing education

Over 50 years, the college's adult program evolved into what is known today as the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS). The school offers accelerated, undergraduate degree programs.[ citation needed ] Graduate programs include Master of Business Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, and Master of Music Education. [5] [ better source needed ]

Honors program

Established in 1999, the Elizabethtown College Honors Program is a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The Honors Program was founded with an endowment gift from The Hershey Company and is supported in part through this endowment.[ citation needed ]

Student life

The Office of Student Activities (OSA) serves as a co-curricular educator and facilitator in creating environments that call for participation and involvement in the campus community. Through the programming of student traditions, such as T.G.I.S. and Student Involvement Fairs, students are engaged in social experiences. [6]

Elizabethtown offers student-run media that include a newspaper—The Etownian; [7] a literary magazine—Fine Print; [8] a television station—ECTV-40; a radio station—WWEC 88.3 FM; and a yearbook—the Conestogan.[ citation needed ]

Etownian website logo (2012) Etownian Website Logo (2012).png
Etownian website logo (2012)

Elizabethtown is affiliated with the Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) program which allows students to study abroad for an academic semester.

Athletics

Elizabethtown College is a member of NCAA Division III in the Landmark Conference. Although Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899, it was not until 1928 that the first officially sanctioned intercollegiate athletic contest was held. [9] In April 2013, the college accepted the invitation to join the Landmark Conference effective July 1, 2014. [ citation needed ]

Men's Teams

  • NAIA co-champion 1959
  • NAIA runner-up 1960
  • NCAA Division III champions 1989
  • Hosted 2015 NCAA Division III Championship

Women's Teams

  • NCAA Division III National Runner-Up: 1982-83, 1983-84
  • NCAA Division III National Champion: 1981-82, 1988-89
  • First Division III women's basketball team to 1,000 wins
  • Hosted 1997 NCAA Division III Championship

Former sports teams

Individual National Champions

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and staff

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