Faculty Meeting News and Notes: March 21, 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief As President Janet Morgan Riggs walked down the steps of Mara Auditorium into Thursday afternoon’s faculty meeting, she said, “We’re going to vote today.” The faculty did just that, approving two motions that had been pending from previous meetings. Online Courses Will Become Permanent Feature of College Curriculum The most controversial item on the agenda was a motion from...
Leal Named Director of Gettysburg College Symphony Orchestra
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Dr. César Leal, a Colombian-born musicologist who currently serves as the Director of the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra at the University of the South in Tennessee, will be the next director of the Gettysburg College Symphony Orchestra. Leal replaces Vimbayi Kaziboni, who left last May after two years at Gettysburg to take a position at the Boston Conservatory. The role of orchestra director has been...
Annual Cost of Attending Gettysburg College Nears $70,000
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The Board of Trustees has approved an increase in the comprehensive fee to attend Gettysburg College for the 2019-20 academic year that falls just short of the $70,000 threshold. Tuition, room, and board at for the next academic year will be $69,850, a 3.5 percent increase from 2018-19’s total of $67,490. The comprehensive fee includes tuition, an unlimited meal plan, and the lowest rate for a...
Gazebo Returns to Center of Campus
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief More than 18 months after its displacement as part of construction to the College Union Building, the white gazebo that once anchored the center of Stine Lake has returned. Alumni Director Joe Lynch ’85 contacted The Gettysburgian this afternoon with the news and photo, noting that he saw it while riding his bike earlier today. Previous reporting indicated that it needed repairs after it was...
Faculty Offered $2,000 to Develop Courses for Proposed Business Major
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Two weeks ago, the Academic Policy and Program Committee (APPC) reviewed a proposal for a new business major and said it needed more interdisciplinary connections. Towards that end, the Provost’s Office has offered members of the faculty that are not part of the Management Department $2,000 to develop courses that would meet the requirements of the major, an email obtained by The Gettysburgian...
