{"id":18810,"date":"2024-05-12T13:54:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T17:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=18810"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:38:37","slug":"etown-eras-1970s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/05\/12\/etown-eras-1970s\/","title":{"rendered":"Etown Eras – 1970s"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1970s was a time of change and advancement on Elizabethtown College\u2019s campus. The administration made a significant commitment to improving the diversity of the student body through the creation of the Commission for the Advancement of Racial Equality (CARE) in 1971, which still operates on campus as the Coalition for Anti-Racist Education.<\/a><\/p>\n

The College experienced challenges both on- and off-campus during the decade as well. Under the guidance of President Mark C. Ebersole, the fiscal constraints from the mid-1970s were largely overcome toward the end of the decade. Admission standards and faculty hiring became more selective as well as the College worked toward a higher level of academic dedication.<\/p>\n

On March 28, 1979, the nuclear plant at nearby Three Mile Island experienced a failure of a cooling system that prompted a campus-wide evacuation that students referred to as a \u201cradiation vacation.\u201d Classes resumed on April 7. In the following weeks, Dr. Donald B. Kraybill, an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the College\u2019s Research Center, joined with his students to conduct the first survey of area residents using phone polls.<\/p>\n

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A Look Through the Decade <\/strong><\/p>\n