Presentation of Enrollment and Financial Data to Faculty Paints Challenging Picture of College’s Fiscal Future
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Tuition revenue is stagnating, the rate of admitted students electing to come to Gettysburg is declining, and the amount of financial aid offered to incoming students is increasing. These three headlines, in tandem, framed a complicated financial picture presented to the faculty in a special meeting held last Thursday. The meeting marked the faculty’s first holistic review of the demographic...
Penn Assistant Maurice ‘Moe’ Banks Will Lead Gettysburg Football Program
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Maurice “Moe” Banks, currently the Outside Linebackers Coach at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the 26th Head Coach of the Gettysburg College football team. He succeeds Kevin Burke, who left the program in December after two seasons during which the team posted a combined record of 2-18. Banks coached at Penn, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly division...
Stuempfle Named Chief of Staff as Iuliano Shuffles Senior Administrators’ Roles
By Gauri Mangala and Benjamin Pontz Gettysburg College President Bob Iuliano announced Friday that he has promoted two college administrators and assigned additional responsibilities to two others as part of a restructuring of several of the duties currently performed by Executive Vice President Jane North, who will retire in May. North’s work includes overseeing human resources and risk management, working with the Board of...
Students Modify Study Abroad Plans as College Monitors Coronavirus Outbreak
By Gauri Mangala and Benjamin Pontz Six Gettysburg College students who planned on studying in Shanghai, China this semester have changed their plans after a coronavirus outbreak led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to advise travelers to avoid travel to China. Some students have elected to pursue a different abroad program, while others have enrolled in classes on campus at Gettysburg for the semester. The program...
Kennedy’s Title IX Claim Dismissed, But Claims of Negligence and Failure to Act Linger in Suit Against Gettysburg College
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief A federal judge has granted Gettysburg College’s motion to dismiss a claim that the college violated Title IX in its conduct relating to an alleged sexual assault that occurred at 343 Carlisle Street in October 2016. Two other claims against the college remain pending. The alleged incident took place at the site of the former Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house, which, at the time, was leased to...
