Elizabethtown College STEM and Health Programs Growing Amidst Pandemic
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Elizabethtown College s new programs, specifically related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Health fields are quickly growing among new students as the worldwide pandemic has increased student-interest. The College s applications for its new incoming class are up 24-percent compared to the national average of the Common Application which is down at roughly four-percent. Our new programs are directly related to high-demand and relevant professions that align well with the programs highly sought after by students, Elizabethtown College Vice of Enrollment Management President John F. Champoli said. Along with our 120+ tradition of thinking critically, analyzing deeply, and communicating effectively, students at Elizabethtown College develop the rich foundational skills they wi
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The sixth grader has been attending online class from his home outside Austin, Texas, since August, and having difficulties adjusting. When his grades dropped, he started having intense bouts of anxiety, working himself up until he cried so hard he could barely catch his breath. He wailed that he hated himself and wished he could do better in school.
When the letter arrived from Round Rock School District in November, saying that legal charges punishable by fines or court action could be brought against his mother for his absences, Hayden spiraled into a dayslong episode, says his mother Holly Barentine. He started crying even before they finished reading the letter, disclosing fears about worst-case scenarios that he would fail his classes. When he went to stay the night at his dad’s house, the cryin
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