Weekly Roundup Feb. 8 – Feb. 13
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Wednesday, Feb. 10 Research 101 – Zotero Held virtually from 4:00 to 4:30 P.M. Workshop for Zotero, a free citation management software built for college level research Visiting Artist Lecture Series Held virtually from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. Artist and Curator James Williams II Beyond the Civil War and Lincoln Held virtually from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Office of Multicultural...
Nine Students Test Positive For COVID-19, Six Sent Home For Violating Arrival Quarantine Protocols
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief In an email sent out this evening, the Gettysburg College community learned that nine students tested positive for the coronavirus in the initial round of testing during the three day move-in period for the spring semester. According to the COVID-19 dashboard a total of 1,415 on-campus tests were administered, pushing the positivity rate to approximately 0.6 percent among the residential cohort. ...
The Mercury Extends Deadline for Art and Writing Submissions
By Natalie Orga, Contributing Writer The Mercury, the student art and literary magazine of Gettysburg College, encourages students to submit original works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or visual art by January 31. The Mercury was founded in 1893, making it one of the oldest publications on campus. It is also a student-run publication; each year, all of the editor and staff positions are elected anonymously by students. Once the...
J. Carey Thompson Announced as Incoming VP for Enrollment and Educational Services
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief and Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor On Monday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano announced that J. Carey Thompson would serve as the next Vice President for Enrollment and Educational Services beginning July 1. Thompson, formerly Vice President for Enrollment and Communications and Dean of Admission at Rhodes College, replaces Barbara Fritze, who assumed the position in 2001 and announced her...
What We Learned From the Fall: Unpacking Gettysburg College’s COVID-19 Response
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief On June 22, President Iuliano announced that Gettysburg College would reopen for an in-person fall semester after closing in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time students were made aware of this plan to return to the residential model, intensive preparation was already well underway. The move-in process began in mid-August, and it seemed as though every aspect and inch of the college...
