2/5 Faculty Meeting: Student Research Pilot Program and Pre-Tenure Leave Policy
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief The Feb. 5 Faculty Meeting began with a moment of silence for the passing of Gabor Boritt, the founder of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. President’s Report President Bob Iuliano acknowledged that the Board of Trustees is visiting this weekend and thus will be participating in a session on the First Year Seminar Program and meetings with faculty and administrator co-leaders of...
1/22 Faculty Meeting: Amendment to RTT and Presentation by the Center for Student Success
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano missed the meeting due to business in Boston. Provost Jamilia Bookwala presided over the meeting in his absence. Provost’s Report Bookwala shared that 75 faculty members attended the two Faculty Divisional Meetings, and 40 faculty members attended the January Faculty Institute, both over Winter Break. The Divisional Meetings focused on faculty-led study abroad programs and...
Gettysburg Railway: Providing Trips to the Past with Economic Gains for the Future
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief A story every Gettysburgian knows by heart: On Nov. 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln arrived in Gettysburg, PA, via train, before delivering his famous Gettysburg Address the following day. One of the many historical highlights of Gettysburg College is that the train station Lincoln arrived at is situated close to campus, next to the also historic Majestic Theater. However, another train station is...
Professor Michael Birkner ’72 Retires After 38 Years at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief After 38 years of teaching at Gettysburg College (47 years overall), Professor of History and College Marshal Michael Birkner ’72 taught his final class, History 300: Historical Methods, last week. He officially retires in May, using a sabbatical for the remainder of the academic year. Birkner has a long history with Gettysburg College, entering as a student in 1968, studying history and serving...
“Illuminare” Winter Choral Concert Takes Place in Christ Chapel
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief On Friday, the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College presented “Illuminare” (Latin for “to light up”), a Winter Choral Concert in Christ Chapel. Songs were performed by the four chambers: College Choir, Concert Choir, Audeamus and Camerata. Director of Choral Activities Robert Natter conducted. Student Christian Keller ’27 also performed “La Réjousissance” from “Music for the Royal...
