First Fall Return Town Hall: What We Learned
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Gettysburg College conducted a zoom webinar town hall on Wednesday afternoon to give students and parents a better understanding of what was to be expected upon arrival to the college in the upcoming weeks ahead. Moderated by Jim Duffy, Associate Dean of College Life, the town hall consisted of Julie Ramsey, Vice President of College Life and Dean of Students, Jeff Foster, Associate Vice President of...
Gettysburg College will Open for a Residential Fall 2020 Semester
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Gettysburg College has launched a “Better Together” section of the website announcing its intention to return to campus for the Fall 2020 semester in a residential setting. Here are some key takeaways: First day of classes will be August 17. In an attempt to eliminate the need for students leaving and returning to campus for Reading Days and Thanksgiving Break, the on-campus semester will end on...
College Institutes Reduced Hours, Furloughs To Address Budgetary Gap Caused by Coronavirus
By Benjamin Pontz and Gauri Mangala Gettysburg College will furlough a “small number” of administrative employees, reduce the hours of some support staff, and reduce its contribution to employee retirement accounts to help offset financial effects of closing campus due to COVID-19. The announcement came Monday afternoon in a message to all employees. “We will be more closely aligning the pay with the actual working...
Class of 2020 Degrees to be Conferred Virtually, Commencement Postponed to October
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor It has been announced that the Class of 2020 Commencement will be held over Fall Reading Days, on Oct. 9-10 of the upcoming semester. In an email to the senior class, Commencement Coordinator Katie Barako stated that more than 80 percent of the Class of 2020 responded to a survey regarding how students would like to celebrate Commencement. “The overwhelming majority wanted the opportunity to...
Senate and Class Officer Elections are Underway
Compiled by Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The elections for Student Senators and Class Officers has begun. Below are the candidates unedited statements of purpose: Class of 2021 Senator Abigail Hauer Throughout my tenure at Gettysburg College, I have prided myself on being a member of Student Senate. I joined Senate during the beginning of my first-year spring semester to seek both amends and change from the college administration...
