Division of Student Life
Elizabethtown College recognizes that learning and achievement extend beyond the classroom.
The Dean & Executive Director, together with the educators in Student Life, provide students with the opportunity to make connections with campus resources, to develop necessary skills for success, and to productively join in college life. Elizabethtown offers comprehensive co-curricular programs and services that supports our students’ growth and development and enriches their college experience.
Dean & Executive Director for Student Life, Diversity & Inclusion
Elizabethtown’s Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity, & Belonging serves as the senior student affairs administrator and the primary advocate for our students. The Dean & Executive Director, together with the Student Life staff, works with students and faculty to shape the living and learning environment and enhance the quality of life for all students.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/diversity/.
Athletics
Elizabethtown College proudly sponsors one of the top NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Enjoying an 92-year tradition of success, the College’s 24-team, 13-sport varsity program operates within the principles and rules of the NCAA and the Landmark Conference’s philosophy of amateur student-athlete participation. Our exceptional coaching staff believes in the importance of integrating our students’ academic and athletic experiences.
All Elizabethtown students receive free admission to home contests. The entire campus community joins in cheering on our Blue Jays to victory.
For more information, please visit www.etownbluejays.com.
Campus Security
The Department of Campus Security is a multi-service agency that provides safety, security, fire prevention, crime prevention, and emergency management on the Elizabethtown College campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Campus Security staff are non-sworn personnel employed through a third part provider - Allied Universal Security Services. The department works closely and cooperatively with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as all on-campus offices, regarding problems of mutual concern. Campus Security also serves a variety of other functions including responding to all medical emergencies, alarms, parking enforcement, access control, and providing information to college guests and visitors.
The Campus Security office is located at 605 South Mount Joy Street, directly across from the Office of Community Living. For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/security.
Career Services
Career Services assists students with all aspects of the career development process, from choosing a career, to selecting a major, and implementing their post-graduate plans. Students are encouraged to connect in their first year with Career Services to develop goals that will integrate their passions, skills, and values as they pursue curricular and co-curricular activities.
Signature programs include:
Career Pathway courses provide students with the opportunity to engage in 1-credit classes. Topics include exploring career options, mapping your career plan, developing professional skills, and implementing your post-graduate plans.
Job Shadowing and Informational Interviews enable students to experience “a day in the life of” a professional related to their field of interest. Students have the opportunity to reflect on their interests and gain an insider’s perspective of a possible career option.
Wings of Success Internship Program supports a student’s internship search and the development of skills such as teamwork, written communication, time and project management, problem solving, and relating to a supervisor.
P.O.S.T. (Program on Senior Transitions) helps seniors prepare for their next steps. This mini-conference style event has sessions on developing a budget, student loans, interviewing skills, resume reviews, and LinkedIn information.
Networking and Employer Connections help students reach their career goals. These connections are facilitated through career fairs, on-campus recruiting, career panels and presentations, employer site visits, mentoring, networking sessions, and the use of Handshake (our online job posting system).
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/career.
CP 150 - Career and Purposeful Pathways
Center for Student Involvement
The Center for Student Involvement is a crossroads space for the many leadership, service, civic, governing, wellness, international, religious, cultural, club/group, entertainment, and fun activities at Elizabethtown College. In the CSI space, you will find Called to Lead, Community & Civic Engagement, Chaplain’s Office, Club & Group Lockers, International Student Services, Peer Mentors, Purposeful Life Pathways, Strengths Education and Coaching, Student Activities (OSA), and Student Senate.
Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
The Office of the Spiritual and Religious Life strives to create a vital and vibrant atmosphere for spiritual growth, wellbeing, and religious exploration. Each year, the Office sponsors opportunities for connection and meaning, from worship services, retreats, small group conversations about meaning and purpose, such as book groups or Fake Fireplace; Real Conversation, as well as space to experience hospitality and restore meaningful connections, such as Soul Café. We also offer an annual spring break Civil Rights Interfaith Leadership and Service Trip. Religious Life on campus also includes many active student groups, as well as a number of ministries from various denominations and organizations, including Catholic Campus Ministry, Lighthouse (Disciplemakers), Hillel Club, and Brethren ministries. If clubs with other religious or non-religious affiliations (Humanist, Muslim) desire arise, we look to build capacity for these clubs to re-emerge. The Chaplain is available to students for spiritual mentoring and direction, pastoral care, and vocational exploration. For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/chaplain.
Called to Lead Program
The overall mission of Called to Lead is to empower students, faculty, and staff to clarify vocational calling and discover individual leadership strengths that will allow them to practice visionary servant leadership in support of the College’s motto Educate for Service. In Called to Lead, students engage in faculty and staff led discussions, take innovative academic courses, work with personal mentors, embark on servant leadership trips, learn from their peers, lead campus organizations, and share in networking dinners. Students earn points throughout the program; points signify learning. Students who complete the program earn a certificate and recognition at commencement. Explore our website to find out more: www.etown.edu/programs/calledtolead.
Strengths Education
At Elizabethtown College, we believe that every single person has unique natural talents. Our goal is to help each person discover their strengths and unlock their potential. We begin by utilizing the Clifton Strengths inventory, backed by 50 years of research and developed by Gallup. Students have the opportunity to complete this online inventory, which returns their top 5 themes of talent, and engage in educational opportunities to learn how to utilize their strengths to succeed.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/strengthsfinder.
Center for Student Success
The Center for Student Success provides comprehensive academic support services to Elizabethtown College students. The Center is comprised of distinct, yet integrated, service areas, including Academic Advising, Disability Services, Learning Zone, and Writing Wing. Additionally, the Center’s Director chairs the Campus Wellness Network.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/student-success.
Academic Advising
Academic Advising guides students in the development of meaningful educational plans that are compatible with their life goals. This program supports and complements the faculty advising system on campus, and is available to all students at Elizabethtown College.
First-year students are assigned a faculty advisor, who also is their First-Year Seminar instructor. In their second semester, first-year students may declare a major and, if they do, will be assigned a faculty advisor from the school of their chosen major. Exploring students remain with their first-year advisor for another semester, and thereafter will be assigned to one of our professional advisors from Academic Advising until they declare a major. Additionally, our students benefit from support and guidance from trained peer mentors, peer academic advisors, resident assistants, and other Student Life professionals.
We strive to support students who are experiencing difficulty when that academic advice is the most productive – early and while there is still an opportunity to resolve concerns with a successful outcome. This office coordinates the use of Starfish Alert. This academic progress system provides a tool for intervention, referral and support. Additionally, Academic Advising provides support to all students at the College who are placed on academic probation.
The Director of Academic Advising or designee may conduct academic progress checks by contacting faculty to determine a student’s current academic standing, attendance, participation, and observable behavior in courses for the purpose of follow-up, support, or intervention.
The Director of Academic Advising or designee may notify faculty and staff when a student is unable to attend classes due to brief illness, hospitalization, death of a loved one, or other personal circumstances. The notification is to facilitate communication only and does not supersede individual course attendance policies. The student will be responsible for contacting faculty to discuss missed work. The student or family member may call (717) 361-1415 for more information. For more information regarding a Leave of Absence or withdrawal from the College, see Academic Policies .
Disability Services
Elizabethtown College is committed to providing equal access to all of its courses, programs and services for qualified students with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
The Office of Disability Services requires documentation from the treating health care provider about a student’s condition in order to establish the presence of a disability, gain an understanding of how the disability affects the student’s ability to function in a college setting, and make informed decisions about reasonable accommodations and adjustments. All requests for academic adjustments and accommodations are reviewed by the Director of Disability Services.
For further clarification about policies for students with disabilities or for information about the College’s disability policy grievance procedures, please contact Lynne Davies, Director of Disability Services, at (717) 361-1227.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/disability.
Learning Zone
The Learning Zone encourages all enrolled students to take advantage of peer tutoring and resources for college success. Professional staff members provide academic coaching to students and assistance with time management, test-taking preparation, and study strategies. Faculty-recommended students provide peer tutoring in writing and specific academic courses.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/learning.
The Writing Wing
The Writing Wing can help all students improve their writing with the help of student tutors who are trained and updated on their skills by a faculty member who teaches writing at Elizabethtown, and who is a professional writer. Writing Wing tutors are friendly, and it’s easy for students connect with them for an hour-long session. Many tutors are education or English majors, but there are also some from other majors. We emphasize a chain of events frequently called the writing process. It’s not simply a proofreading service; instead, it’s a learning service aimed at helping students become better writers. The Writing Wing also conducts workshops about all aspects of writing for faculty and students and can act as a resource about writing for anyone in the campus community.
To learn more about The Writing Wing, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/writing-wing, or to stop by and see us in the Baugher Student Center, second floor, in Learning Services.
International Students
Elizabethtown College welcomes students each year from more than 25 countries who choose to study at Elizabethtown either as exchange students for a semester or year, or who pursue full degree programs.The following individuals assist international students on campus:
- Lori Bomboy, PSDO: Assists students with SEVIS (F-1 Visas, CPT, OPT, STEM OPT and transfers); provides guidance about US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Department of Homeland Security updates
- Amy Benowitz and John Champoli, DSO: For incoming Elizabethtown College Students
- Megan Bell: Leads IS Orientation, Teaches ISS 101, Supports IS students on campus
- Stephanie Rankin: Academic advisor for non-degree IS
- Jenn Crowder, Director of Community Living: Assists with housing assignments and summer storage
ISS 101 - Seminar for International Student Success
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/international-students.
Campus Wellness Network
Elizabethtown College’s Campus Wellness Network is an effective student support system that seeks to proactively identify and aid at-risk students. Composed of faculty and staff, the Campus Wellness Network bridges academic and co-curricular aspects of college life at Elizabethtown to take a more holistic approach to student success.
Any member of the campus community may refer to the Campus Wellness Network a student who he/she believes is experiencing difficulty in or out of the classroom. Once identified, the Network will formulate an appropriate course of intervention that will suggest choices and options that the at-risk student may not have recognized. Through interventions, students receive the support they need and learn valuable skills that benefit them not only during their college career, but also throughout their lives.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/counseling/campus-wellness-network.
Community Living
Community Living encompasses a variety of engagement opportunities with students. Whether it is through our on-campus Residence Life program, participating in a club or organization through Student Activities, or learning more about personal and social responsibility through our Student Rights and Responsibilities, we are here to serve students.
Residence Life
We know the Elizabethtown College experience is best when students live in on-campus housing for their undergraduate journey. Therefore, Elizabethtown College is a residential college, which means students live on campus throughout their time as undergraduates. The residential facilities at ETown are vibrant and inclusive communities where students live out their strengths, build meaningful relationships, explore big concepts like purpose and service, and prepare for post-college life. Incoming students complete a four-year Housing Agreement prior to arriving on campus for move-in day. Residential housing options on campus include traditional residence halls, townhouses, apartments, and campus-owned houses. Students can choose to participate in a variety of themed housing opportunities. Our commuting students can engage with the Commuter Engagement Program
For more information, visit www.etown.edu/offices/community-living/ or email reslife@etown.edu.
Office of Student Activities
The Office of Student Activities (OSA) is the student-run central programming organization on campus. OSA is responsible for planning and executing a wide variety of events, both entertaining and educational, for the entire campus. They also manage the social lounge, campus traditions, and off-campus trips.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/osa or email osa@etown.edu.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) holds the primary function of resolving alleged violations of the Student Code of Conduct. SRR upholds practices of a facilitative and fair nature, respecting individual rights while balancing these with community integrity, honesty, civility, and safety. SRR team takes pride in their daily interactions with students, especially in their goal of educating students about the College’s policies and procedures as well as the College’s goals of living healthy, balanced, and ethically rich lives.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/student-rights or email reslife@etown.edu
Counseling Services and Student Health
The office of Counseling Services and Student Health provides services and programs to foster the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being and development of Elizabethtown College students in order to facilitate students’ personal, social, and academic success. We use a team and holistic approach to help students in a diversity-affirming environment.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/wellness.
Student Health
Student Health medical care is provided in collaboration with Penn State Health Medical Group Elizabethtown, at 1 Continental Drive in Elizabethtown (on the edge of campus, just off College Avenue near the Alumni House). Students can meet with our College Health Liaison for no additional charge, or use their health insurance (a variety of types are accepted) to meet with one of the other health care providers.
Eileen Wagener RN, College Health Liaison, phone = 717-489-1021
Penn State Health Medical Group Elizabethtown, phone = 717-361-0666
For medical concerns after hours, please call Campus Security at 717-361-1264 (to access the Nurse Triage line for non-urgent concerns) or 717-361-1111 (for a medical crisis).
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/health.
Counseling Services
Counseling Services provides a broad range of counseling and mental health support services that facilitate our students’ personal, social, and academic development. Our licensed mental health professionals provide short-term individual counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation to currently enrolled students for no additional charge. Counseling services are provided in a confidential and diversity-affirming environment to help students address a variety of mental health, situational, and developmental concerns. Our office is located in the Baugher Student Center, Suite 216. Appointments can be made in person or by calling 717-361-1405. Urgent walk-in services are also available. To access our after-hours crisis services, please call the 24/7 Campus Security number of 717-361-1111.
For more information, please visit www.etown.edu/offices/counseling.
Campus Recreation and Well-Being Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being
The Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being serves as a dynamic campus hub for health and well-being as well as supports the college’s expanding athletics program. It provides purposeful programming and a state-of-the-art facility that inspires, educates and empowers students and the campus community to cultivate healthy and active lifestyles. Features of the space include a cardio, strength and fitness area, group fitness rooms, multipurpose rooms, athletic training area, six athletic locker rooms, indoor track, three multi-use courts, healthy food options, demonstration kitchen, relaxation room, lounges with fire places, an outdoor fire pit, and outdoor courts. Within the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being is the Office of Campus Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell). RecWell provides many of the extracurricular events and programming on campus, focusing on the holistic health of our campus community.
For more information, please visit https://www.etown.edu/bowers-center/.
Intramurals
A variety of intramural sports are offered each semester that are free for students, faculty and staff to participate in. Consisting of structured game play between other teams on campus, intramurals are a great way for the campus community to engage in physical activity and meet new people.
For more information, please visit https://www.etown.edu/bowers-center/intramurals.aspx
Group Fitness
The Group Fitness program provides students, faculty and staff with an opportunity to participate in a variety of group exercise offerings that encourage and support a healthy lifestyle in a fun environment. Classes are run by certified student instructors as well as employees and outside instructors. We offer a diverse listing of classes each semester to accommodate a range of skills, interests and groups.
For more information, please visit https://www.etown.edu/bowers-center/group-fitness/index.aspx
Health Promotion
Health Promotion strives to promote a healthier campus community through prevention programs and educational activities. Our Student Wellness Advocates focus on the eight dimensions of wellness to assist students in achieving individual well-being by making health choices based on their developing values. Health Promotion also offers The WELL, a resource room located in the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being that provides free over-the-counter medications and wellness resources to students.
For more information please visit https://www.etown.edu/bowers-center/health-promotion/index.aspx
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