Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 9
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest....
Painted Turtle Farm: The Symbiotic Hub Between Gettysburg College and the Local Community
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer It is well worth it to trek beyond Quarry Pond and past the observatory to find one of Gettysburg College’s little treasures: the Painted Turtle Farm (PTF). PTF is a quintessential example of how the College connects itself to the local community. Abby Dreyden ’24 is one of three current PTF Program Coordinators, alongside Jackson Boyle ’25 and Yashima Adhikari ’26. Dreyden offered The Gettysburgian...
Sustainability and Servo
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer As the primary dining location at Gettysburg College, Servo bears the daunting task of providing the campus with three meals a day while offering a variety of options. In addition to this, it is tasked with constant catering requests. Despite the immense scale of the job Servo must undertake each day, they manage to do so while running an environmentally sustainable operation. Gettysburg College Dining...
Musselman Library to Host Event Celebrating Student Journals
By Theodore Szpakowski, Contributing Writer On Oct. 24, Musselman Library will host a Student Journal Showcase in the Apse from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This event is an opportunity for students to learn about participating in student-run journals and for everyone to meet and celebrate student editors. At Gettysburg College, there are six peer-reviewed undergraduate journals run by students and hosted in the Cupola. The Mercury focuses on...
Meet Brad: Head of the ISS and Honorary “Gettysburg Dad”
By Eric Lippe, Magazine Editor When Brad Lancaster began working for Gettysburg College ten years ago, there were 48 international students. Today, there are 248. Lancaster, though he tends to go by Brad, began working for the college in 2013 as the inaugural Director of International Student Services (ISS). According to Lancaster, his intention was to make the ISS a “home away from home for international students.” The motivation to...
The Age of Generative AI at Gettysburg College
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor Brandauer serves as Director of the Johnson Center for Creative Teaching and Learning (JCCTL). This center provides faculty members with a multitude of resources to encourage student engagement and participation. The JCCTL also provides grants and workshops for faculty members, with many of the workshops now centering around AI. “We have a mission to help people become more effective teachers,”...
