‘Targeted Act of Intimidation’ Prompts Campus Safety Alert
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Bill Lafferty said that a “targeted act of intimidation” led to Saturday evening’s campus safety alert, which was disseminated to the campus community via email shortly after 5:00 p.m. Lafferty, the Assistant Vice President of College Life and Executive Director of Public Safety, added that the warning came within the purview of the Clery Act, a 1990 law requiring colleges to give...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: November 21, 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The faculty heard a proposal for a new minor in data science and struggled through technology issues while voting on changes to the Faculty Handbook proposed by the Faculty Grievance Committee during its Thursday afternoon meeting. Proposal for Data Science Minor The Academic Policy and Program Committee (APPC) opened the meeting by presenting a motion for a new minor in data science. Speaking on...
Servo Truck Will Make Semester’s First Appearance During Finals Week
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief A conspicuous absence from the Huber Parking Lot (and occasionally outside the library as well as other locations) this semester has been the Servo Truck, which serves snacks and other food items late at night into the early morning. Director of Dining Services Gary Brautigam said that the production team has been “shorthanded” this semester, but the Servo Truck’s first appearance...
Sunderman Spotlight: Brooke Maskin
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief A recent 45-minute conversation that took place in the first-floor lobby of Schmucker Hall well past 10:00 p.m. was, nonetheless, interspersed with greetings from no fewer than eight members of the Sunderman Conservatory community. Connecting with so many people — students and faculty mentors alike — has been among the most valuable parts of Brooke Maskin’s time at Gettysburg...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: November 7, 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Bob Iuliano gave the clearest public indication yet of his early priorities as President of Gettysburg College at Thursday afternoon’s faculty meeting, outlining seven areas in which he hopes to make strides ahead of a more formal strategic planning process that he plans to begin next fall. 1) Continue to get to know the Gettysburg College community Since the beginning of the fall semester,...
