Peace Observation Organized By Students
By Jonathan Wenger, Staff Writer On Nov. 15, a Peace Observation was held at the Peace Pole/Silverstein Memorial. Faculty and students alike gathered in solidarity with the people of Israel and Gaza. The event was co-sponsored by the Interfaith Council, Religious and Spiritual Life, College Life, J Street U and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Eloisa Gordon-Mora welcomed everyone and outlined the...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Thanksgiving
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest. For...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: Nov. 16, 2023
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano began Thursday’s faculty meeting by recognizing numerous faculty members that had recently received accolades or published new work. Iuliano then detailed his experience on the November budget retreat. He shared that the College remains on track to balance the budget on a cash-basis this year. Iuliano also mentioned that the projections for structural deficits have effectively...
Guest Speaker Erle Ellis Speaks on Creating a Better Future in the Human Age
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer Geography and Environmental Science Professor Erle Ellis of the University of Maryland gave a guest lecture at Gettysburg College on Tuesday. His lecture was entitled “Making a Better Future in the Age of Humans” and was about the potential for humans to positively impact the global environment in the modern age of humanity. Ellis began his lecture by explaining that we currently live in a geological age...
Gettysburg Jazz Ensemble Performs “Autumn Leaves” at the Majestic Theater
By Ainsley Green, Staff Writer On Friday, Nov. 10, the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble performed their first concert of the academic year entitled “Autumn Leaves” with a special guest artist, saxophonist Tim Warfield. The music began at 8 p.m., and a variety of jazz standards were played and sung by the Jazz Ensemble and Camerata. Each group was made up of a variety of Sunderman Conservatory of Music students. To open the concert,...
