Elizabethtown College's engineers take on apple chucking

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (04/12/2014)(readMedia)-- This year's apple chucking contest is one small part of Elizabethtown College's annual Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD). This annual two-day event allows students to showcase their research, talents and work. Through art shows and music recitals to panels, presentations and apple chucking, SCAD holds opportunities for everyone.

WHO:

Elizabethtown College's first-year engineering students
WHAT:

Apple chucking contest using student-built trebuchets
WHEN: Monday April 14, 2014 at 02:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Elizabethtown (Pa.) College
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NOTES:

Test launch: 2 and 4 p.m. Monday, April 14

Actual launch: 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 15

This is a small glimpse of Elizabethtown's Colleges Scholarship and Creative Arts Day. It is one of hundreds of examples of the hard work that students accomplish in every department on campus. This event is great for photo and video visuals.

For more information, contact:

Kristen Faulkner

631-338-8519

faulknerk@etown.edu