Five Important Things to Know About Gettysburg’s Decision to Go Online
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College announced earlier Monday that it will move to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester. The college has released a series of FAQ pages segmented by audience and by topic that contain several dozen questions and answers. We’ve reviewed them all, spoken to the college, and compiled this list of five important things to know. 1. Remote instruction will begin on...
College Moves to Remote Instruction for Remainder of Semester
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Students will not return to the Gettysburg College campus for classes this semester. The college will transition to remote instruction, many employees will work from home, and the college will remain broadly shuttered as social distancing measures take on heightened urgency as the coronavirus spreads. President Bob Iuliano made the announcement Monday, six days after his initial declaration that...
College Setting Up Isolation Zones in Residence Hall Rooms on Outskirts of Campus
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief About ten students returning from college-sponsored spring break trips who would be on campus Friday received phone calls directing them to vacate their rooms in buildings that are on the outskirts of campus so the college can use those spaces as potential isolation zones. According to three students who received the calls, they were told to remove their belongings from the residence hall rooms and...
Three Days After Announcement of Spring Break Extension, Where Are We?
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Three days after the college announced it would extend spring break by a week and begin to prepare contingencies if classes cannot resume in person due to the threat of a spreading coronavirus, no decision about what will happen on March 23, when classes are scheduled to resume, has been announced. Sources familiar with internal deliberations say that no decision has yet been made. According to a...
Students Studying in Europe Told to Come Home
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief It was 3:00 a.m. in continental Europe when the Center for Global Education sent Gettysburg students studying abroad a directive: students within Europe must return home. Students outside Europe were told to “use their best judgement” (sic) about determining a path forward. Students in Europe were told they should come home “as soon as reasonably possible” and that the college...
