Faculty Meeting News and Notes: August 20, 2020
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief Takeaways: 208 students have opted to study remotely. There will be a second round of baseline testing for students studying residentially. The college is facing “significant financial issues” that “have been augmented by COVID-19.” Thursday’s faculty meeting began with a celebratory and grateful tone as President Iuliano thanked the faculty for their efforts throughout the fall planning process....
Testing a ‘Critical Variable’ in College’s Decision for Students to Return
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief After sitting down with President Bob Iuliano and Dean Julie Ramsey, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students, it became clear that the smooth return of students to Gettysburg’s campus—and the College administration’s decision to return to the residential model for the fall semester—relies, in large part, on securing sufficient testing supplies for the student body. Testing that, according...
A Letter from the New Editor: On Uncertainty
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief To be a journalist, I thought, was to be sure. To know things, and to be certain about them. But I’ve always been the kid with questions and uncertainty. My writing always leads to more questions than I had before. Learning more, in my life, has always meant more to unpack. More to understand. Honestly, I’ve always liked that. I also thought that this meant I wasn’t cut out for newspapers. The...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: April 30, 2020
By Anna Cincotta, editor-at-large President Iuliano’s tone in the last faculty meeting of this academic year reflected the uncertainty facing every college community during the COVID-19 pandemic—concerns about enrollment, as well as the operational and financial realities of the current global health crisis, have resulted in new challenges for residential colleges like Gettysburg. “There’s nothing about our situation that exempts us...
Dear Dogtor Zach: Finding Motivation
By Gettysburg College Counseling Services Dogtor Zach & Co., When I first got home and started doing remote learning, I was pretty okay. It took me a while to get into a routine, but I managed. However, now I am having trouble staying motivated to do my work. I am worried about my grades but even that doesn’t give me motivation. Can you help? –A struggling sophomore Motivation can be a hard thing to come by,...
