The Multi-Faceted Approach for Textbook Affordability at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor Last semester, Director of Scholarly Communications Janelle Wertzberger and Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist shared the results from the Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted in the fall of 2022. The research was titled “Spend, Stress, and Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey 2022.” Their research provided...
U.S. Army War College Panel Discussion Returns to Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor On Wednesday, the Public Policy Department hosted representatives from the Army War College for a panel discussion as a part of their Eisenhower Series College Program. The panel spoke from 2:10 to 3:25 p.m. in CUB 260. The featured panelists included Brigade General Ajai Dabas of the Indian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Will Phillips of the U.S. Army and Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Taylor of the...
Investigating the Total Compensations of Gettysburg College Administration Members
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief & Ella Prieto, Managing & News Editor The faculty meeting on Nov. 16 heavily dealt with a review of Gettysburg College’s financial compensation for faculty. This review found that the average salaries for assistant professors, associate professors and professors are below the College’s peer institutions, and the administration stated that faculty compensation is not where they want it to...
Student Senate 12/4: Final Meeting Includes Presentation of the Ralph Cavaliere Award
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor The final Student Senate meeting of the semester included the presentation of the Ralph Cavaliere Award to professor of psychology Erin Clark. President Andrew Lemon ’24 made remarks before giving the award to Clark. “Her dedication to her students goes above and beyond a typical college experience, from her stewardship with students in the classroom to her commitment to students’ success in...
Student Senate 11/27: Ski Club Budget Narrowly Passes
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began the meeting by giving an update from Residential Life. “College Life is working to build leadership positions in the Center for Public Service, Center for Student Success, Inclusion & Belonging, and Title IX. You all should have received an email earlier from Danielle Phillips which highlights all of this,” shared Lemon. He then wished...
