Professor Scott Boddery Announces Departure From Gettysburg College
By Vincent DiFonzo ’25, Guest Writer Editor’s Note: Scott Boddery served as faculty advisor to The Gettysburgian from 2019 to 2025 and has advised the author of this article. Scott Boddery, judicial scholar and professor of political science, will leave Gettysburg College next month after eight years with the school. He advised pre-law students, taught constitutional law courses and directed the Eisenhower Institute’s Fielding...
Students and Alumni Recognized at 2025 Spring Honors Day
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Students and alumni were recognized at the annual Spring Honors Day ceremony earlier this afternoon, ahead of tomorrow’s commencement ceremony for the class of 2025. First, Cheryl Walker Davis ’75 presented the Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards were presented to Celia Overby ’02, Robert J. Ferrara ’75, Robert P. Edwards ’79 and Gary W. Boguski ’74. Following this, Provost Jamila Bookwala...
The College Planetarium and Observatory: Gettysburg’s Gateway to the Sky
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Professor Ian Clarke began working for Gettysburg College in 1991, taking a job as an adjunct English professor for his first years at the College. He soon made a significant and unexpected career change. After taking some time off to take care of his young kids in the late 90s, he returned to Gettysburg College with a dramatically different title — astronomy lab instructor. Soon after, he took over...
Listeners & Performers: Building a Community Through Music and Art
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief When Ratul Pradhan ’25 and Jack Joiner ’25 arrived on campus as first-year students in 2021, they immediately noticed the lack of a live music scene in Gettysburg. After a semester of jamming in Joiner’s dorm room, the two came up with an ambitious idea — starting a community-oriented music club of their own. Soon after, Listeners and Performers (L&P) was born. After a late-night walk to 7/11,...
A Note from the Editor: On Embracing the Unknown
This article originally appeared on page 2 of the No. 6 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine I arrived for my first semester here on August 25, 2021. I was absolutely terrified — I’ve always been a quiet, shy person. I’ve never been that person who can easily adapt to a brand new environment. How was I going to find my place at Gettysburg? For a while, it felt like I hadn’t. No matter where I turned, however, I knew I...
