Ukrainian Students Study at Gettysburg College through Partnership with Ukrainian Global University
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor Studying abroad for many students is a lifelong dream, but for two students at Gettysburg, it has provided them with a unique experience while giving them the skills to make a difference in the future of their country. Marko Tsymbaliuk ’26 and Sophiia Davydova ’26 are Ukrainian students who, through a program called Ukrainian Global University, came to study here at Gettysburg so that after college...
Taking a Gettysburg College Education to Capitol Hill
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor Growing up in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Giulia DiGuglielmo ’18 always had an interest in history. This developed into an interest in politics, and when she came to Get Acquainted Day, the Eisenhower Institute immediately drew her attention. DiGuglielmo said, “After that weekend, I had chosen Gettysburg because I had really loved how unique the Eisenhower Institute was, and that was not something...
Grassroots Anti-Racism Activism in Gettysburg
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor The American Anti-Racism Alliance is a grassroots collection of people from the Gettysburg College community. In September 2020, a group of Gettysburg College students and employees participated in an anti-racism activation experience titled, A Long Talk about the Uncomfortable Truth (“A Long Talk”). When participants in the program wanted to continue this anti-racist work, Kyle Williams, the...
The Center for Career Engagement’s Winter Break Trip to Orlando
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor Over winter break the Center for Career Engagement (CCE) completed a “career trek” which examined the family vacation market and completed market research in the amusement parks in Orlando, Florida. The trip was directed by Associate Director of Career Assessment and Marketing Christopher Bloom Ford and Director of External Relations Billy Ferrell. A “career trek” is an immersive experience...
Gettysburg College’s Ragged Road to a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor On Tuesday, the friends of the Musselman Library, the Department of History and the Iota of Pennsylvania chapter of Phi Beta Kappa co-sponsored a lecture featuring Professor of History Michael Birkner ’72. Birkner’s lecture was entitled “The Ragged Road to a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.” The Iota of Pennsylvania chapter is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; however, Birkner explained that the...
