Elizabethtown College

FMC Corporation board elects Patrick Day as vice president

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Monday, December 18, 2023

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced that its board of directors has elected Patrick (Pat) Day as vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), effective January 1, 2024.

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  • FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced that its board of directors has elected Patrick (Pat) Day as vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), effective January 1, 2024.
  • He will join the company's senior management Operating Committee and will continue to report to Andrew Sandifer, executive vice president and CFO.
  • Day joined FMC in 2013 as director, Finance Transformation, a role in which he served as a leader of the company's One Finance program.
  • Prior to FMC, he spent six years each with Deloitte Consulting and United Technologies Corporation in a variety of Finance and Finance Transformation roles.

TRADITIONS BANK WELCOMES JILL E. GILBERT TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

YORK, Pa., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditions Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink: TRBK), holding company for Traditions Bank, has announced that Jill E. Gilbert joined the bank's Board of Directors at today's board meeting, reflecting the organization's continued progress toward its strategic vision for profitable and responsible growth and expansion.

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  • YORK, Pa., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditions Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink: TRBK), holding company for Traditions Bank, has announced that Jill E. Gilbert joined the bank's Board of Directors at today's board meeting, reflecting the organization's continued progress toward its strategic vision for profitable and responsible growth and expansion.
  • "Jill Gilbert was an early ally, offering valuable insight as Traditions Bank expanded into Lancaster County," shared Chair of the Board and CEO Eugene Draganosky.
  • Traditions Bank President Thomas Sposito added, "As a charter member of our Lancaster Advisory Board, we witnessed Jill's ability to build relationships.
  • The culture, values, and management style at Traditions Bank align with my own, and I'm excited to join this growing organization."

Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt to Serve as Elizabethtown College's 2023 Commencement Speaker

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College announced recently that Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt will serve as this year's Commencement speaker for the 120th exercises on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. President Gurt will address the nearly 550 students in the Class of 2023 during the ceremony which will be held in the Dell located on the College's campus.

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  • ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College announced recently that Milton Hershey School President Pete Gurt will serve as this year's Commencement speaker for the 120th exercises on Saturday, May 13 at 10 a.m. President Gurt will address the nearly 550 students in the Class of 2023 during the ceremony which will be held in the Dell located on the College's campus.
  • Founded in 1909 by Milton and Catherine Hershey, Milton Hershey School nurtures and educates children in pre-K through 12th grade in social and financial need to lead fulfilling and productive lives.
  • Gurt became the 10th president of Milton Hershey School in 2014, previously working in various academic administrator and leadership roles at the school including senior vice president and chief operating officer.
  • President Gurt resides in Hershey with his wife, Jane Gurt, a 1983 alumna of Elizabethtown College.

Elizabethtown College Joins Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)

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Friday, January 27, 2023

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College recently became the newest member to join the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a national partnership of engineering programs focused on developing and promoting innovation in engineering education for the good of society.

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  • The college's School of Engineering, Math & Computer Science is KEEN's newest partner
    ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College recently became the newest member to join the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a national partnership of engineering programs focused on developing and promoting innovation in engineering education for the good of society.
  • KEEN is a selective network of approximately 50 partner institutions across the United States with a shared vision of equipping engineering students with not only technical skills but also an "entrepreneurial mindset."
  • Elizabethtown joins Pennsylvania colleges including Bucknell, Lehigh, Villanova, and Drexel Universities in the network.
  • "Elizabethtown College's School of Engineering, Math & Computer Science empowers its students to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset as they envision their goals," Elizabethtown College Dean of Engineering, Math & Computer Science Sara Atwood said.

CIC Health Elevates Rachel Wilson to Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, January 13, 2023

CIC Health, a public health company, today announced that its Board has elevated Rachel Wilson to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

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  • CIC Health, a public health company, today announced that its Board has elevated Rachel Wilson to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
  • “Rachel joined CIC Health’s leadership team during a pivotal time in the pandemic, before we even had approved vaccines.
  • Rowe continues to serve as the CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), the innovation campus operator which spun out CIC Health.
  • Prior to her role at CIC Health, Wilson served as the Chief Operating Officer at Atrius Health where she provided overall strategic direction and operational oversight for clinical service lines.

Elizabethtown College Launches Annual Make A Deposit, Make A Difference Campaign

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College launched the Make A Deposit, Make A Difference campaign for the fourth consecutive year.

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  • ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elizabethtown College launched the Make A Deposit, Make A Difference campaign for the fourth consecutive year.
  • In the annual campaign, the College matches all deposits made by first-year students who will enroll as members of the Class of 2027 between Jan. 11 and March 18.
  • Elizabethtown College launched the Make a Deposit, Make a Difference campaign in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Elizabethtown College will hold three Accepted Student Day events in 2023 where students will learn more about the College and connect with faculty, staff, and students.

Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L, Releases New Big Book of Interoception Games

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L , a Pennsylvania-based Occupational Therapist and author, is excited to announce the release of her new interoception book and instructional resource, The Big Book of Interoception Games .

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  • LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L , a Pennsylvania-based Occupational Therapist and author, is excited to announce the release of her new interoception book and instructional resource, The Big Book of Interoception Games .
  • The Big Book of Interoception Games is a compilation of 53 fun and playful activities for learners of all ages.
  • The interoception book can be a positive practice strategy to accompany any of Kelly Mahler's interoception books and resources ; however, it is also a productive standalone resource.
  • Kelly is an international speaker and frequently presents on topics related to the 11 interoception books and resources she has authored.

Elizabethtown College Names Betty Rider 16th President

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees announced Betty Rider as the College's 16th President, effective immediately. Rider, who has been serving as Transitional President since January, has successfully led the College over the past 10 months. Her term will last through June 30, 2025, with the ability to extend.

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  • Rider, a longtime administrator and academic of the institution, has been Transitional President since January
    ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees announced Betty Rider as the College's 16th President, effective immediately.
  • Rider, who has been serving as Transitional President since January, has successfully led the College over the past 10 months.
  • "We are pleased to have appointed and named President Betty Rider, Ph.D. to lead Elizabethtown College.
  • "I am honored to lead Elizabethtown College as its 16th president and thank the Board of Trustees for their vote of confidence and support," Elizabethtown College President Betty Rider said.

Elizabethtown College Ranks Among Best Colleges in 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Lists

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Friday, September 16, 2022

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Elizabethtown College has been ranked in several notable categories in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges lists including being named22nd (third in Pennsylvania) out of 175 institutionsinthe Regional Universities (North) list.

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  • ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Elizabethtown College has been ranked in several notable categories in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges lists including being named22nd (third in Pennsylvania) out of 175 institutionsinthe Regional Universities (North) list.
  • (In 2021-22, Elizabethtown College was ranked #117 on theNational Private Liberal Arts Colleges list).
  • "This year's U.S. News & World Report rankings reinforce the exceptional academic programs, vibrant student life experience, and innovative research and real-world experiences we offer all students at Elizabethtown College," Elizabethtown College President Betty Rider said.
  • In its 38th year, the U.S. News & World Report rankings evaluate more than 1,450 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.

Elizabethtown College Awarded $1.2 Million Grant for Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, located in Vermont.

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  • ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, located in Vermont.
  • "With the help of this grant, we hope to reimagine engineering education around our shared commitments to equity and sustainability.
  • We will expand the participation of historically underrepresented students in engineering, including students of color, women and rural students.
  • The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability (GCES) will be an innovation campus that re-designs and re-centers engineering education around sustainability and core equity practices that empower students from underrepresented groups.