Framework and Basis
The below opinion (S/RES/2403) was approved by the Student Senate during its weekly meeting on April 22, 2024.
The opinion was drafted by the Student Senate Opinions Committee during the week of April 15, 2024, with the knowledge that the College’s laundry services contract expires at some time in the foreseeable future. The committee determined that:
- Caldwell and Gregory, the laundry services provider, is ineffective in its response to broken or malfunctioning machines, posing an inconvenience to students.
- The fee charged for laundry machine use poses an undue financial burden on students and creates an access inequity.
- Students pay sufficient room and board fees that should already include access to laundry services
- Gettysburg College Facility Services responds more efficiently and effectively to broken machines and has the full confidence of the student body.
The Student Senate General Body approved the Opinion unanimously.
We find this Opinion to be an accurate representation of the desires of the student body and hope that it is the first in a series of conversations to better improve the student experience.
Regards,
Dominic DiLuzio ‘26
Chairman, GCSS Opinions Committee
Resolution 2403: Reducing Financial Burden from Laundry Services
Adopted by the 2024 Student Senate at its 22 April 2024 meeting.
The Students,
Understanding that Gettysburg College’s laundry services contract with Caldwell & Gregory expires in the near future,
Asserting that the utilization of third-party laundry services poses an undue financial burden on students,
Stressing that such burden disproportionately affects students of lower economic status,
Finding that Caldwell & Gregory are inefficient in responding to broken or problematic machines,
Noting with approval the efficiency of Gettysburg College Facility Services, Asserting that College ownership of its laundry machines and services would create a more equitable, efficient, and straightforward system,
Asserting that College ownership of its laundry machines and services would create a more equitable, efficient, and straightforward system,
Do Hereby Urge that:
1. Gettysburg College purchases and maintains its own laundry machines and services and,
2. Gettysburg College charges a lower rate for student utilization of laundry machines.
