Faculty Meeting News and Notes: April 2, 2020
The TL;DR The financial effects of the coronavirus have caused an unplanned $7 million dent in the college’s budget. All full- and part-time benefits-eligible employees will be paid through Apr. 30. Beyond that, the college can make no commitments. There is now a strong presumption against new and replacement hiring. A planned pay increase for staff has been suspended. 48 percent of the Class of 2020 responded within an hour to...
April Fools: boB Spotted Using iGrad to Manage the College’s Finances
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief When a team focused on student retention rolled out a new financial literacy platform called iGrad last month, they thought it would be useful for students in need of a loan, an interest rate calculator, or help finding scholarships. As part of the Charting Your Course (CYC) extended orientation program, first-year students were asked to create a profile and take a Financial Wellness Checkup....
April Fools: First Year as President Went Exactly According to Plan, Iuliano Says
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief “Had you asked me when I took office last July whether I would have the opportunity to deal with a squirrel cutting power to the entire campus, proclaim ‘Bob Day,’ cut the budget before students even arrive due to under-enrollment, set up an online college, bring students home from abroad, and cancel Commencement all in one year, I’d have said you’re crazy! But thanks to...
Watch: Iuliano Answers Questions on Gettysburg’s Coronavirus Response
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief I sat down with Bob Iuliano, President of Gettysburg College, earlier today via Zoom and Facebook Live to discuss the college’s response to the coronavirus. Here are some key takeaways from the conversation. 1. He is working from home. Almost all Gettysburg College employees are working from home at this point, and President Bob Iuliano is among them. He joined me via Zoom from the study at the...
As College Guidance Shifted, Students Were Caught in the Middle
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief An email from President Bob Iuliano to the campus community Friday afternoon opened by quoting the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus’s aphorism about life’s only constant being change. The consistency of that change manifested itself in the college’s posture towards public health warnings throughout the week about the novel coronavirus as one day’s admonition to return to...
