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Diversity & Inclusion at PA Liberal ArtsHigher- ElizabethtownHigher  Skip to main content Skip to navigation for this zone of our website Skip to utility navigation for things like wield and social media finance   AdmissionsWieldFirst-Year Students Transfer Students International Students Homeschooled Students Adult Students InformationWell-nighAdmissions Home Visit Campus Tuition & Cost Financial Aid & Scholarships Meet Your Counselor The Elizabethtown Experience Proven Outcomes The Right Fit Excellence Diversity at E-town Take Action:   Make Your Deposit   Visit E-town  Wieldto E-town   Outcomes   Academics Signature Learning Experiences. 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Check My Application Status Four-Year Graduation Guarantee Outcomes Tuition and Costs Financial Aid  Financial Aid and Scholarships Tuition Transparency Find Where You Fit Excellence Diversity First Year Experience Transfer Students Homeschooled & Cyber-Schooled Students International Students Meet Your Counselor What does Diversity squint like at Elizabethtown College? Diversity at ElizabethtownHigheris an ongoing development. Student leaders, faculty, staff, and administrators work very closely to determine where diversity efforts can be strengthened. We work very closely with our athletics departments to ensure that students are unscratched and supported. Student-Led Efforts Many diversity efforts on campus are supported, led, and/or founded by students. Currently, there are virtually 7 student groups that focus specifically on diversity and multi-culturalism. Student Groups: Noir - our diversity student union. Noir meets regularly to discuss campus & global current events in relation to diversity, withal with planning social events for students interested in diversity & inclusion. Better Together - a group for students of various religious and non-religious backgrounds to discuss current issues and to well-wisher for global peace. Allies - our gay-straight alliance. Allies meets weekly to discuss topics surrounding gender & sexual orientation, withal with planning several social events every year.  Hillel - a group for Jewish students to meet weekly for dinner and conversation. Students are zippy on campus & in the local community, hosting an yearly Seder, organizing Holocaust Memorial Day events & arranging programs for Jewish residents of the Masonic Village. Momentum Society - a group to educate & teach our first-generation students. The society provides spare support to students vastitude the increasingly formal wonk recommending program. No Boundaries Club International Leaders Team - a team of 8 students who work through the Office of International Students and Scholars to promote internationalization & support international students on campus. 6 Year Graduation Rate of Domestic Diverse Students   State Average: 56%   E-town: 78% Leadership and Inclusion Conference Registration - October 13.   If you see this don't fill out this input box. *First Name: *Last Name: *High School Name: *Graduation Year: *Email Address: *Cell Phone: Food Allergies: Submit   Cancel Diversity Team The Diversity Team is comprised of a group of ElizabethtownHigherstudents who have an interest in a multi-cultural and diverse campus at Elizabethtown College. These students come from a variety of ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds and replay “diversity” in every sense of the definition. They share a worldwide goal that is resulting with one of Elizabethtown College’s signature nature that recognizes the value of international and cross-cultural perspectives - they seek to enrich the campus polity with a diverse student body. What does the team do? The Diversity Team, as a component of the Office of Admissions, has the primary focus to squire in the recruitment efforts of underrepresented prospective students from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The Diversity Team will provide an opportunity to serve as a resource for information and to share their own unique experiences as students of verisimilitude on the campus of Elizabethtown College. Diversit-E Newsletter - written by students for students Inclusive Excellence Plan We have a well-spoken plan in place for implementing new policies and practices for diversity and inclusion. Please take some time to view our Inclusive Excellence Plan to determine if Elizabethtown is the right fit for you. Scholarship Support As part of our diversity efforts, enrollment of diverse and multicultural students is a priority. As such, we have scholarships and financial aid endowments specifically for diverse and special interest students such as the Mosaic Scholarship, and International Student Endowments specifically for students living in areas of conflict. Through our efforts, we have increased the number of diverse and multicultural students on campus. Fourteen percent of theMatriculationof 2019 are domestic ALANA (Asian, Latino, African, and Native American) students. Mosaic The Mosaic Award is offered to students who bring to Elizabethtown an important perspective on the many aspects of diversity, as demonstrated by their experiences and activities.  The hope and expectation is that Mosaic Award winners will protract to contribute to the fostering of Inclusive Excellence at Elizabethtown College. Learn increasingly well-nigh the Mosaic Scholarship. Services on Campus Once on campus, we make it a transferral to our students, expressly our multicultural and diversity students, to helping to make sure that they graduate in six years or less. Counseling Services provides services specifically for supporting diverse students. Our Momentum program provides support to First Year students from diversity, multicultural, and first-generation higher families.UnscratchedZone aims to protect student interest in the classroom as well. Currently, there are over forty sense and staffUnscratchedZone certified. We likewise have a dedicated, full-time staff member on campus to coordinate diversity workshops and develop strategic initiatives on campus. Our Director of Diversity and Inclusion is single-minded to making Elizabethtown a unscratched and welcoming environment for all of our students. Inclusive Housing Options Gender Inclusive Housing provides an incredible opportunity for gender nonconforming students. Complete gender inclusive housing is misogynist in the Apartments and Quads for upper-class students, and a portion of Founders Residence Hall offers gender inclusive housing for under matriculation students. Momentum Program Our Momentum Program is part of First Year Orientation and is aimed at making the transition for first-generation higher students as smooth as possible. Students are increasingly likely to graduate in four years if they receive mentorship and transition help in their first year. At Elizabethtown, we make a transferral to helping all of our students to retread to higher as hands as possible. Other Resources Counseling Services Diversity Office Office of International Students and Scholars LGBTQ Resources Women and Gender Studies Ready To Join Our Flock?  Campus visits are the weightier way to determine if ElizabethtownHigheris the right “fit” for you. 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