Written by Kyla Carpenter ‘25 (Psychology major, Women and Gender Studies minor), Evan Kohlbus ‘26 (English – Professional Writing and Japanese major), and Natalie Meyer ‘25 (Professional Writing major, Creative Writing and Graphic Design minor).
Elizabethtown College will host its 2022-23 Student Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 19 at 6 p.m. in the Gibble Auditorium. The ceremony will honor the outstanding efforts of Blue Jay students by offering awards across various areas of campus.
All Etown students, faculty, staff, as well as family members of the honored students, are encouraged to attend the ceremony and celebrate this year’s recipients. A special dessert reception will be held following the event.
“Each year Student Life recognizes the achievements of students for volunteerism, academics and involvement on Elizabethtown’s Campus and beyond,” Senior Assistant for Student Life, Amy Berra said. “I always look forward to seeing Gibble Auditorium full of friends, family and professors supporting the award winners.”
The categories in which awards will be given are Religious Leadership and Service, Bowers Center and RecWell, Student Senate Scholarship, Housing & Residence Life, Office of Student Activities (OSA), Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB), the Center for Civic and Community Engagement (CCCE), Distinguished Mentors, and Distinguished Student Awards.
This year, students who participated in the inaugural Blue Print Program sponsored by Student Life will also be recognized. The program was created to encourage students to build connections in the community outside of the classroom, and to assist in developing leadership and other life skills.
Elizabethtown College President Betty Rider will present the Points of Distinction Award and the Distinguished Student Awards, the two highest honors a member of the senior class can receive.
Distinguished Student Awards are given to two students from each class year who have shown the effective integration of the four signature learning attributes at Elizabethtown: relationship-centered learning, international and cross-cultural perspectives, real-world learning, and purposeful life work.
Out of these winners, the Point of Distinction Scholar Award is given to the Senior student believed to have shown this integration to the highest degree. Students are nominated for these awards through faculty, staff, and/or students and then must submit an application that includes an essay focusing on a key learning experience from their time at Etown.