OME Welcomes Maurico Novoa as New Assistant Director
By Sydney Dyer, Staff Writer Mauricio Novoa is the new assistant director at the Office of Multicultural Engagement (OME) and started at the beginning of this semester. Having graduated from Gettysburg College in 2014, Novoa has returned to campus to turn his work toward helping current students with the OME’s programming and outreach. As the assistant director of OME, Novoa oversees all the programming for first-generation students...
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...
Library Celebrates Textbook Affordability Week
By The Musselman Library, Theodore Szpakowski This February, Musselman Library is celebrating Textbook Affordability Week by thanking instructors who have made a difference by using course materials that are zero-cost, openly licensed, or both. A display in the library from February 20th to 24th highlights “superlative” instructors and gives students and other community members a chance to write cards to instructors making a...
Rachel Farbman Uses Her Experience Volunteering with Children to Work as a Program Coordinator with Bigs Brothers, Big Sisters
By Zach Brooks, Staff Writer Rachel Farbman ’25 is a health sciences and public policy double major with a minor in Italian studies, and a student with a passion for volunteerism and helping those in her community. Farbman grew up volunteering in her local community, which led her in high school to become a founding member of the board of directors for Kids to Kids, a 501(c) non-profit that “mentors special needs kids in all facets of...
Campus and Community Groups Host Dream the Future: Contribute to a Mural! in Honor of Martin Luther King JR
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer and Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor On Monday, Jan. 30, Gettysburg College hosted elementary-age students from the greater Gettysburg area to add to a community dream mural in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. in CUB Junction. The event was sponsored by The Center for Public Service, the Eisenhower Institute, the Sunderman Conservatory, and Adams County Art Council. Prior to the event, Professor...
A Group of Students Start A New Club for Book Lovers
By Abby Hallagan, Staff Writer The BookTok Book Club is a newly organized, student-run organization on campus that provides members with an opportunity to get involved in the Gettysburg community and meet new people who also share a passion for reading. The club’s president, Jenna King ’24, is a health sciences major with a minor in chemistry who is actively involved on campus. She serves as a Peer Learning Associate for chemistry,...
