Public Policy & Environmental Studies Departments Host Chief Plaintiff Rikki Held
By Ella Prieto, Managing/News Editor On Monday, the Public Policy & Environmental Studies Departments hosted Rikki Held via Zoom in Mara Auditorium. Held is the Chief Plaintiff in Held v. Montana, the first successful U.S. Youth Climate lawsuit to support the right to a clean environment. Held, whose twin brother attended Gettysburg College, resides on a ranch in Montana that has dealt with the effects of climate change...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: August 31, 2023
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Thursday’s faculty meeting began with President Bob Iuliano thanking the staff for their help with the Class of 2027’s Orientation. He specifically thanked Associate Professor of Economics Rimvydas Baltaduonis for his speech at convocation and Assistant Professor of Political Science Lindsay Reid for her speech at the first-year walk. Iuliano then highlighted faculty members that had recently made...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 2
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....
The Class of 2027 Performs the First-Year Walk
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, the Class of 2027 conducted their first-year walk. The route was adjusted from last year’s, and the students walked from the college campus down Baltimore Street and through the Gettysburg National Cemetery to reach a grassy portion of the battlefield. Before leaving the Chapel, students heard from Vice President for College Life Anne Ehrlich and President Bob Iuliano. Both highlighted...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 1
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....
