College Reverses Course, Will Wait to Decide on Arming DPS
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief A proposal to situationally arm trained officers in the Gettysburg College Department of Public Safety that was initially set for a decision this spring will now remain on ice until President-Elect Robert Iuliano takes office in July. Current President Janet Morgan Riggs ’77 announced the delay at last Thursday’s faculty meeting, at which she noted that conversations to date have been...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: March 7, 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The Gettysburg College faculty had two substantive items on its agenda Thursday afternoon. It completed neither. First, the faculty was to discuss and vote on a proposal to make online hybrid courses a permanent fixture of the college curriculum. A motion to move to that vote fell just short of the required two-thirds threshold. Then, the faculty was to discuss a proposal from the Chairperson’s...
Faculty Will Weigh Permanent Addition of Online Courses at Thursday Meeting
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The Gettysburg College faculty will vote on a motion Thursday afternoon that would make online hybrid courses offered over the summers a permanent fixture in the college curriculum after three consecutive summers in which they have been offered as part of a pilot program. The motion, which comes from the Academic Policy and Program Committee (APPC), would allow each department to decide whether it...
Campus Conversation Probes Path Forward After Garthwait Photo
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief “I think the further we go, the more layers of complexity emerge, and the more we’re learning about our campus today.” This was President Janet Morgan Riggs’ preliminary takeaway from an hour-long conversation in which numerous students shared raw, impassioned statements about their experiences as members of the Gettysburg College community. In an interview directly following...
A Note from the Editor: Reflections on the Last Few Days
Among the most important lessons I learned my freshman year while participating in the Garthwait Leadership Center’s Leadership Certificate program was the importance of making regular time for reflection. As I reflect on what has transpired over the last four days, I see a situation that clearly transcends Bob Garthwait. In reading every one of the hundreds of comments posted across The Gettysburgian‘s digital platforms...
