3/23 Student Senate Meeting Minutes
The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way. Guest Speaker Robert Iuliano, President of Gettysburg College Congratulations to the newly elected Senate Officers. Training students on AI usage is a new focus of the college. Gettysburg is outperforming competitors in emerging areas. Gettysburg faculty passed three new majors last year, as well as a second...
Gettysburg College Professor Alison Lintal Elected Gettysburg Mayor
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, the Gettysburg Borough Council met to elect a new mayor following the resignation and arrest of the previous mayor, Chad-Alan Carr. Of the 14 applicants for the position, 12 gave five-minute presentations of their reasons for wanting the office; one withdrew earlier Monday morning, and one failed to provide a signed affidavit confirming they reside in the Borough. After hearing from the...
3/19 Faculty Meeting: AI Initiative, New BS in Psychology and Proposed Partnership with the LIU
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief President’s Report President Iuliano began the faculty meeting with an anecdote from the past week. He received a letter from Ridgewood, Connecticut, which began with “I am the luckiest man alive.” The man who sent the letter had seen the Gettysburg College Choir on their tour during Spring Break, and was blown away by their “youthful passion, energy and devotion to their craft” along with their...
Gettysburg College Launches Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP)
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief On Feb. 16, Gettysburg College launched a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) by sending an email to the following employees: administrators in Dining & Catering, administrators and support staff in Musselman Library and hourly-paid administrative support personnel in roles focused on general administrative coordination, customer service and operational support. In total, the program was...
3/5 Faculty Meeting: International Student Applications Down, Provost Addresses VSIP, and Faculty Policy Changes
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief President’s Report President Iuliano started the faculty meeting with a recap of his time in Washington, D.C. last week. After having written to Gettysburg’s two United States Senators and Federal Representatives last semester, he continued conversations with them about the importance of international students to the College and higher education in general. Differing from his letter, though, was...
