J. Carey Thompson Announced as Incoming VP for Enrollment and Educational Services
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief and Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor On Monday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano announced that J. Carey Thompson would serve as the next Vice President for Enrollment and Educational Services beginning July 1. Thompson, formerly Vice President for Enrollment and Communications and Dean of Admission at Rhodes College, replaces Barbara Fritze, who assumed the position in 2001 and announced her...
Remembering Energetic Educator and Scholar Biology Professor Emeritus John Winkelmann
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor Gettysburg College lost a prolific and energetic educator, Biology Professor Emeritus John Winkelmann, who died on Oct. 13, 2020. Winkelmann retired from Gettysburg in 2013 after a tenure of fifty years. His wife, Helen, still serves as a lab instructor for the Biology Department. Winkelmann will be remembered by faculty, staff, and students in the Gettysburg community as a kind, dedicated teacher...
A Note from the Magazine Editor: A Time for Reflection
Dear Reader, As the end of the fall semester approaches, many of us are reckoning with the recent events of this unprecedented semester, and now is finally a time to step back and assess. This is exactly what I have been doing myself, and what we have prepared for you in this edition of The Gettysburgian Magazine. Right now, I am thinking about a number of facts presented to us this semester: More than half of Gettysburg...
College Announces Updated COVID Guidelines Ahead of Spring Semester: More Testing, a Move to Single Bedrooms, and ‘Increased Enforcement’
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor, and Nicole DeJacimo, Content Producer Dean of Students Julie Ramsey sent out a campus-wide email Tuesday afternoon ahead of the spring 2021 semester detailing the COVID-19 testing plan, housing process, and the updated Rules and Violation Rubric. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are slated to return to campus for the start classes on Feb. 1, and the latest communication outlines changes to the...
Dean Julie Ramsey Expected to Step Down from Position at the End of December
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor On Tuesday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano announced in an email to the college community that Dean of Students and Vice President of College Life Julie Ramsey would be retiring after 40 years at Gettysburg College. Ramsey will officially step down from her roles on December 31 and retire fully either at the conclusion of the strategic planning process, with which she is involved or at the end of...
