Executive Vice President Jane North to Retire After 32 Years with College
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College Executive Vice President Jane North will retire in May after 32 years with the college, President Bob Iuliano announced Tuesday. North, who oversees human resources and risk management in addition to working with the Board of Trustees and managing special projects, has served as Executive Vice President since 2005. North is the second member of the President’s Council (senior...
Phi Delta Theta Apologizes for Playing ‘Purge’ Siren During Power Outage
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Nearly two months after an overnight power outage during which members of Phi Delta Theta blasted the siren and announcement from The Purge, the fraternity has now issued an apology as part of a sanction imposed by the Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) Judicial Board. The apology, which states that members of the fraternity did not intend “to cause any unnecessary disturbance to the...
‘Looking for a Coach with the Right Vision to Turn the Program Around’: College Launches Search for New Football Coach
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College has launched a search for a successor as Head Football Coach to Kevin Burke ’90, whose departure from the team was announced last week. While the college termed the personnel move a “parting [of] ways,” Burke alluded on Twitter that he had been unaware of his impending departure, implying that the day had not gone as planned. “Some days you wake up and the...
College Debuts New Eisenhower Scholarship for Class of 2024
By Phoebe Doscher and Benjamin Pontz Gettysburg College has introduced a new merit scholarship geared towards incoming students with records of civic engagement. The Eisenhower Scholarship, named for the 34th President of the United States and namesake of the college’s public policy institute, represents the highest merit-based offering to incoming students at $40,000 per year. Approximately ten members of the Class of 2024, for which...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: December 5, 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College has a new minor in data science. After a motion to delay the vote was defeated, the faculty voted Thursday afternoon by a 3:1 margin to approve the new minor, which students could begin to declare as soon as the spring semester. Discussion on the proposal centered around potential hidden costs associated with new course sections that it may require and whether the Provost’s...
