2/5 Senate Meeting: New Student Concerns and YAF Budget Approved
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began the meeting by welcoming new faces to the Student Senate and stating that the goals for the year will be presented next week. Vice President Geoffrey Meadville ’25 welcomed the newly elected Affinity Group Leaders and reminded everyone that the Student Senate dress code is semi-business casual. Parliamentarian Michael Woods ’25 advised the senate to...
Student Senate 1/29: First Meeting of the Semester
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began the meeting by welcoming everyone back. “Welcome back everybody, to new faces and old, returning. I hope everyone had a great break!” said Lemon. He stated that the Student Senate Executive Board is working to create goals for this semester that will be shared with the entire Senate once completed. Additionally, he is working to build two committee...
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...
