Faculty Meeting News and Notes: February 20, 2020
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The faculty held its second meeting of the semester Thursday afternoon and heard a handful of presentations before returning to a trio of proposed amendments to the Faculty Handbook. Provost’s Report Provost Chris Zappe opened the meeting with a presentation that offered faculty members ways they could work to strengthen the college’s financial footing and “help the college thrive...
‘His Legacy Will Live On’: John Jaeger, College Benefactor and Honorary Life Trustee, Dies at 76
By Nicole DeJacimo and Benjamin Pontz John F. Jaeger ’65, one of the most significant benefactors in Gettysburg College’s history, died Sunday morning at the age of 76. Jaeger is one of just 11 Honorary Life Trustees and, according to a display in the College Union Building, he and his wife Karen are among only four donors whose lifetime giving to Gettysburg College exceeded $5 million. His most visible legacy on the...
Review: Wind Symphony Puts ‘Video Games on Stage’ in Whimsical Affair
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Not being a video game aficionado myself, I anticipated that my attendance at Sunday afternoon’s Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony concert would mostly be a chance to support some friends in the group, but that I would not be particularly interested in the music. I was wrong. It was a hoot. The Wind Symphony programs a family / pops concert each February in an effort to bring out a wider...
Proceeds from Gettysburgives Challenge Drop More Than 60 Percent from 2019
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Within an hour of the annual Gettysburgives Challenge’s end, the college had sent an email to the Gettysburg College community that declared, “We did it again!” But the 36-hour fundraising challenge fell 62 percent short of its total donation receipts from 2019 and was behind its totals from the preceding two years as well. For the past six years in February, college development...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: February 6, 2020
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The faculty held its first official business meeting of the semester Thursday afternoon and spent the bulk of it discussing a trio of proposed changes to the Faculty Handbook about tenure and promotion criteria and procedures. The Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC), which oversees the tenure and promotion process, presented the package of amendments. The proposals followed a report in 2016 from an ad...
