Charles Glassick, Gettysburg’s 11th President, Sees Fruits of His Tenure Three Decades Later
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Charles Glassick had known for several years that he wanted to be a college president. In 1977, the 46-year-old Provost at the University of Richmond turned down other college presidencies as he held out hope that Gettysburg College, which was close to his hometown of Wrightsville in York County, Pennsylvania, would come through. It did. Glassick began his 12-year presidency in the fall of that...
Advice for the Iulianos
Compiled by Maddie Neiman, Managing Editor & Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Over the past few months, President Bob Iuliano and his wife, Susan, have begun the process of getting to know Gettysburg College and its community of students, faculty, support staff, and administrators. To help them with this undoubtedly daunting but exciting journey, a group of Gettysburgians have submitted brief pieces of advice for how the Iulianos...
A Note from the Editor: Carrying on a 122-Year Legacy
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief On March 9, 1897, a group of Gettysburg College students published the first issue of The Gettysburgian. The following week, on March 16, 1897, the fledgling newspaper published excerpts from a series of letters received about that opening issue. “The pluck, energy, and enterprise you manifest is worthy of the very highest commendation,” one alumnus wrote. “It is exactly what was needed,” said...
Fritze to Retire After 19 Years Heading Enrollment and Educational Services
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Vice President of Enrollment and Educational Services (EES) Barbara Fritze will retire in June after 19 years in the post. The EES division includes the Offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, Institutional Analysis, Athletics, and Communications & Marketing. In an email announcing the retirement sent Friday to college staff, President Bob Iuliano extolled Fritze’s “tremendous and...
Review: Just Four Weeks In, Orchestra and Wind Symphony Already in Mid-Semester Form
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Cesar Leal took a somewhat unorthodox path from the wings to the podium as he entered the stage weaving through the violin section at the start of Friday evening’s combined Symphony Orchestra & Wind Symphony concert. As he later told the audience, though, there may have been a reason for that. “Is it anyone’s first time here?” he asked, leading several audience members...
