Weekly Roundup March 29 – April 4
Campus photo (By Shawna Sherrell, Gettysburg College Flickr)
Compiled By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor
Monday, Mar. 29
- Registration Workshop
- Held virtually from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Get Prepared for Fall/Spring Registration
- BMB Speaker – Dr. Derek Applewhite
- Held virtually from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m
- Dr. Derek Applewhite, Associate Professor of Biology at Reed College, will discuss his research on the role of SPECC1L Drosophila homolog, Split Discs, in the regulation of non-muscle myosin II contractility.
- Pi Sigma Alpha Spring Speaker Series
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Jennie Ikuta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will lecture: “On the Uses of Acknowledgment for Racial Injustice: Disavowal and Deflection in James Baldwin’s Thought”
- Relay for Life (running club X ACS Gburg)
- From 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. throughout the week
- The mileage you walk/run that week will go towards raising money for good!
Tuesday, Mar. 30
- U.S. Foreign Policy from Eisenhower to Reagan: Who Did It Serve, and What Were the Consequences
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- The Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellows will host a virtual panel to discuss U.S. Foreign Policy from Eisenhower to Reagan.
- GLC Student Staff Interest Session
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
- Garthwait Leadership Center information sessions for students interested in applying for staff positions
Wednesday, Mar. 31
- Colloquium Lecture Series- Dickens
- Held virtually from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Danielle Dickens, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Spelman College speaks on “Being (Un)Seen: Identity Shifting as a Coping Strategy Among Black Women”
- Picture a Scientist Movie Viewing
- Held virtually from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Join Biosphere and Steminists for a virtual viewing and discussion on To Picture a Scientist., a 2020 film shown at the Tribeca Film Festival documenting true stories of Women in Science.
- TDOV: MONEY TALKS!
- Held virtually from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- K. Kenneth Davis is a proud Transgender Male who is the CEO of “THE TRANS CAPITALIST L.L.C.” This discussion will give an overview of money basics and provide you with practical tools and resources to make a difference in your financial future.
- Finding the Source
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Jonathan Jones (Penn State & Virginia Military Institute) discusses “Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and Opium Addiction”
- PEEPS and AOII Mental Health Event
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Join the PEEPS and Alpha Omicron Pi for a mental health event – a safe place for real conversations.
- GET-Together with Mindfulness Consultant
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Mallika Chopra, mom, entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and the daughter of Deepak Chopra, will share how four questions can guide your unique journey: “Who Am I?”; “What Do I Want?”; “How Can I Serve?”; and “What Am I Grateful for?”
- Alternative Perspectives: Gun Control
- Held virtually from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Join members of Young Americans for Freedom at Gettysburg College in a discussion about Gun Control and 2nd Amendment Rights.
Thursday, April 1
- Graduate School Information Session
- Held in the Science Center Room 200 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Graduate Schools Information Session hosted by the Environmental Science Department and the Public Policy Department
- engageGettysburg Training Series
- Held virtually from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- OSAGL is holding a series of trainings to help popularize all the exciting tools engageGettysburg has to offer! In this training we will be focusing on how engageGettysburg can help with personal engagement with targeted interests and engagement building tools.
- Fighting Words: The Civil War and Political Polarization
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Join Jim Downs, Ashley Luskey, Michael Birkner, and Peter Carmichael for a conversation about the ways that Americans use and misuse our Civil War past to explain the contentious nature of partisan politics in the United States.
- Fraternity 101
- Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Learn more about the fraternity recruitment process!
- Fielding Center Lecture- Space Commerce: The Burgeoning Business of Satellites
- Held virtually from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Global Engagement Trivia
- Held in the Ballroom from 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Join OSAGL, CGE, and the Global Studies House for this global-focused trivia night!
Friday, April 2
- Plant Your Own Succulent
- Held in Memorial Field Tent 7, Memorial Field 8, Memorial Field West from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Plant and take home a succulent, hosted by OSAGL
- MLH Local Hack Day: Learn With Us!
- Held virtually from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Earn stickers and swag by completing technical, design, and social challenges! No coding experience necessary!
- Virtual Bingo Night
- Held virtually from 8:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
- Play Bingo virtually, hosted by OSAGL
Saturday, April 3
- SR Recital: Lamara White, comp/voice
- View this live-streamed concert from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Late Night Laser Tag
- Held in Memorial Field 8, Memorial Field West from 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- Play laser tag late at night, hosted by OSAGL
Sunday, April 4
- Easter Gathering with CCM
- Held on Muss Beach from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Enjoy a grab and go Easter Meal on the lawn after mass on Easter Sunday.
