{"id":12769,"date":"2022-08-23T17:40:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=12769"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:42:07","slug":"elizabethtown-college-opens-2022-23-academic-year-with-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/elizabethtown-college-opens-2022-23-academic-year-with-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Opens 2022-23 Academic Year with Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College officially kicked off the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year by holding <\/span>Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 23 in the Dell.<\/span><\/a> The event served as a welcome to first-year students and celebrated faculty, student, and staff achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n

View photos from the ceremony.<\/a><\/p>\n

Members of the College leadership, including President Betty Rider, addressed the Class of 2026, Etown\u2019s largest since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCollege is a time in your life when you are able to discover new things about yourself, learn new things about others, and create new experiences,” President Rider said during her Convocation Address. You may make mistakes along the way. That\u2019s OK–we all do. If you stumble, we\u2019ll help you get back up and on track. It is often in our response\u00a0to a challenge that we grow stronger and more connected to ourselves and one another. It is just another way you will gain a sense of belonging at Etown.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During the ceremony, Etown\u2019s talented Class of 2026 was recognized and celebrated as a group. Some highlights of the class include: \"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

– An average GPA of 3.74 for the class.
\n<\/span>– 476 new students representing 14 states and six countries, which include Brazil, Japan, Mali, and China.
\n<\/span>– A total of 80 underrepresented students – a 15 percent increase from the previous class
\n<\/span>– Eight incoming Stamps Scholars (The Stamps Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards exceptional students who exemplify leadership, perseverance, scholarship, service, overcoming obstacles, and innovation.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Also recognized at Convocation were newly tenured and promoted faculty effective in the 2022-23 academic year, along with faculty merit award recipients, as well as winners of the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence, the Ranck Prize for Research Excellence and the Polanowski Prize for Advising and Mentorship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n