‘Consistently Low Case Count’ Leads to More Opportunities for Campus Engagement
By Jane Fitzpatrick and Anna Cincotta On March 16, President Bob Iuliano sent an email to the campus community announcing a return to various campus traditions and activities due to low COVID-19 case numbers. “As of today, we have zero positive cases among all Gettysburg College students tested on campus, and we have not had multiple positive tests in a week since February 17,” said Iuliano. “I cannot overstate what a significant...
Weekly Roundup March 15- March 21
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, Mar. 15 Kenneth L. Smoke Colloquium Series Lecture Held virtually from 4:00 – 5:00 pm Assistant professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington Dorainne J. Green speaks on “Managing Emotions in the Face of Discrimination: Implications for Individual and Group Outcomes” Tuesday, Mar. 16 Stronger: An Interest-based Look at Understanding the...
Pandemic Leads to Severe Drop in Global Study Engagement
By Shane Carley, Contributing Writer Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Center for Global Education (CGE) at Gettysburg College is still hopeful for a return to normalcy in the coming months. According to numbers provided by the Office of Institutional Analysis and the Office of the Registrar Census Enrollment Reports, student involvement in study abroad programs at Gettysburg had been steadily increasing in recent years before...
Centennial Conference Releases Spring Schedule, Indicates a Return To Play
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor It is an exciting time in Gettysburg, not just because of the longer days and warmer weather, but because sports are finally back. Following the Centennial Conference’s announcement to hold athletics, the schedules for each spring sport were posted. It appears the conference was intentional with their scheduling, having each school play another in every sport on the same day. Whether this decision was...
College Announces Updated Vaccine Guidance Following CDC Announcement
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor On Tuesday, March 9 the college responded to the new guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in a campus-wide email from Interim Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Jeff Foster and Executive Director of Human Resources Jen Lucas. The announcement from the CDC states that fully vaccinated individuals may gather with other fully vaccinated individuals — or with...
