Elizabethtown IB Program

It’s always a joy to travel with our students! This past week, six of our IB students accompanied Dr. Sanjay Paul to Konstanz, Germany and Genève, Switzerland as a part of a collaborative study for Dr. Paul’s International Organizations Seminar class. They partnered with students from Konstanz University to conduct research, host workshops, and cultivate intercultural discussion. Together they visited International Organizations including the WTO, WHO, UN, and the US, Swiss, and German Missions. Thank you to all of our hosts for your hospitality!

Happy summer! We hope you all enjoy your well-deserved rest and continue developing your global mindsets during this break! We can’t wait to see you again next fall!

Students in Dr. Varamini’s Introduction to International Business Class finished off the school year strong with their country and industry analysis presentations. Each student or pair of students selected a country and industry that interested them before spending several weeks researching and conducting an economic analysis. They then composed a research paper and presented their studies to their peers. Great job all!

Congratulations to IB senior Laura Cardona for being awarded the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese at Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan! The CLS program has an acceptance rate of less than 10% and is one of the most prestigious and competitive scholarships and language programs for U.S. citizens. We’re so proud of you, Laura!
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We are so proud of our students who participated in Elizabethtown College's School of Business “Pitch Perfect” event- a one-minute business pitch competition where students of all majors presented a business idea to pitch to investors, aiming to help reduce food waste in America.

Belle Brodbeck ’25, won first place for her pitch based on designing a product life cycle for cities. She proposed for food to be collected and transformed into fertilizer, to then be sold to grow more quality food products. Saki Takatsu ‘26 won second place for her incredible pitch and Billy Valdez ‘25 won second place with his wonderful ideas. All three are a part of our International Business Program!!

We appreciate and want to thank them for sponsoring the event! Congratulations to all!

Six of our International Business majors had the opportunity to present research at Scholarship and Creative Arts Day with their research for International Organizations Seminar, a class led by Dr. Sanjay Paul. Saki Takatsu ‘26 and Kyo Ogiwara ‘24 presented on human rights and democracy, Belle Brodbeck ‘25 and Grace Ceschan ‘25 detailed the Russian-Ukrainian War, Alexandra Swendrowski ‘26 explored possible solutions to tackle climate change, and Blake Stolarik ‘26 presented research on the trajectory of globalization. Best of luck to all students presenting!

Two of our senior IB students, Colin Cummings and Laura Cardona, scored in the 97th percentile of the Major Field Test in Business this semester! The MFT is given every semester to thousands of business students in hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the country. Scoring in the top 3% nationwide is amazing! Congratulations Laura and Colin!
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We want to extend a big thank you to Jean-Claude Cheminand-Serré, head of the MBA department at ESG, for taking the time to speak to our International Business Seminar students!
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Thank you, Julie Mroziak, VP at Dentsply Sirona in York, for taking the time to speak to our International Business Seminar students!
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Happy Nowruz from Elizabethtown College IB! Dr. Varamini celebrated with our students by bringing blueberry cupcakes to class!
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On March 21, 2023, join us for Power of One Day, a powerful philanthropic day when alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, and families from around the world unite with the shared goal of giving today to transform tomorrow! Your gift to the IB program at Etown will help support Study Abroad programs, the attendance of professional conferences, the offering of additional scholarships to incoming high school students, and so much more!

Learn more and give at https://www.etowncollegeonline.com/s/250/mobile/mobile.aspx?sid=250&gid=1&pgid=1849&cid=3493&ecid=3493

The IB seniors are gearing up to work with students all over the world on an X Culture project. But before they officially start working with their teams, they share some Canadian maple cream cookies and chocolates from Prague, courtesy of spring break travelers!