Mandatory Campus-Wide Quarantine After College Reaches High Alert Level
By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor and Nicole DeJacimo, Content Producer Gettysburg College is now at a high alert level and will enact a campus-wide quarantine starting at 10 PM tonight after 25 of 348 tests received this week came back positive, according to an email from Dean Ramsey. These protocols will be in place at least through the end of this week. “It appears that most—but not all—of these positive cases relate to...
College Announces New Dining Options and Move-In Procedures
By Nicole DeJacimo, Content Manager New details about dining, move-in, testing, and orientation COVID-19 Education were sent out earlier today in an email from Associate Dean of College Life, Keira S. Kant ’95, and Director of Residential & First-Year Programs, Danielle Phillips. Dining As the pandemic continues to progress, Dining Services will be prepared to make changes throughout the semester to provide its...
College Removes Printers From Library and Closes Computer Labs
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor and Nicole DeJacimo, Content Manager All printers from Musselman Library have been removed and all computers have been closed off to minimize high-touch areas and reduce the density of public spaces on campus ahead of students returning to residential life in the fall, according to Robin Wagner, Dean of Musselman Library and Thomas Franza, Director of Infrastructure and Technology. This week, Wagner told...
College Provides More Details Regarding COVID-19 Protocols for the Fall Semester
By Nicole DeJacimo, Content Manager Early this week, President Bob Iuliano and Dean Julie Ramsey outlined new COVID-19 protocols in preparation for the return to residence this upcoming semester and emphasized caring for one another during the ongoing global pandemic. Behavioral Expectations and Testing In accordance with CDC guidelines and Governor Tom Wolf’s state mandates, all students and staff must wear a mask when they are...
College Announces Changes to Residential Policies for Fall 2020
By Nicole DeJacimo, Katie Oglesby, and Jane Fitzpatrick Administrators have provided the Gettysburg College community with more information surrounding the residential return in fall 2020. Details about class schedules, new updates to the academic calendar, and the state of fall athletics were all highlighted in a campus-wide email sent out on Tuesday evening. Residence and Move-In Vice President for College Life and Dean of...
