Elizabethtown College hosts TRUE LIFE: The Communications Experience workshop

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (03/30/2011)(readMedia)-- Elizabethtown College's Department of Communications will host a student media workshop titled, "TRUE LIFE: The Communications Experience," from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 29. The event, designed to educate high school students on the importance of media and communications in current times, will be held in the College's Steinman Hall. Those interested in attending should register via email at commexperience@etown.edu by Thursday, April 21.

Through activities centered on the industry of communications, visiting students will gain insight into the role of the media in society and those who work in it. The program "is a really great opportunity for high school students to come and see a college setting," noted Dr. Kelly L. Poniatowski, an associate professor of Communications at Elizabethtown College. She also added that high school students will "experience what college students do, and [will be able to] get their hands on some equipment that they don't have in high school, because not every high school has a journalism or broadcast course."

This year, along with professors and students, representatives from TPN Marketing, WGAL-TV8 and Lancaster Newspapers Inc. will be present to facilitate learning and lead discussions throughout the various workshops. With the rise in technology and the distance of some alumni, a discussion of a possible Skype address has presented itself as an option for a unique show of networking.

Over the next few weeks , the college will reach out to local high schools to gain interest in attendance for the event. Please consult your local high school counselor for further details or contact the College at commexperience@etown.edu.

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Elizabethtown College, in southeastern Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than four dozen liberal arts, fine and performing arts, science and engineering, business, communications and education degrees. Through personal attention, creative inspiration and academic challenge, Elizabethtown College students are encouraged to expand their intellectual curiosity and are given the opportunity to become a bigger part of the world through experiential learning-research, internships and study abroad. Elizabethtown College's overall commitment to Educate for Service is fulfilled as students are taught intellectually, socially, aesthetically and ethically for lives of service and leadership.

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