The Campus Community Receives News of College Employee’s Passing
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief This afternoon, President Bob Iuliano sent an email to the campus community detailing the untimely passing of Assistant Director of International Student Services Sara Gifford. The College became aware of the news earlier this morning. “She died as a result of an automobile accident on Friday, December 22,” Iuliano wrote. “The news has come as a shock to our entire community, including her fellow...
The Multi-Faceted Approach for Textbook Affordability at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor Last semester, Director of Scholarly Communications Janelle Wertzberger and Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist shared the results from the Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted in the fall of 2022. The research was titled “Spend, Stress, and Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey 2022.” Their research provided...
The IT Department: A Resource for Student Technology Needs
By Sophie Lange, Assistant News Editor Gettysburg College’s IT Department, housed in the West Building, provides a wide variety of services to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff. G-Tech is likely the most well-known and utilized of these College services with over 1,500 tickets in their system from the Fall 2023 semester alone. Run by Computer Support Specialist and Student Coordinator for Infrastructure and...
The History and Current Reality of the Fourth Hour Requirement
By Eric Lippe, Magazine Editor Gettysburg College students and faculty reflect on the college’s fourth hour requirement in light of the upcoming accredit Gettysburg College’s fourth hour requirement has been a point of contention among students and faculty alike since its implementation in the 2012-2013 academic year. In anticipation of the first Middle States review since its realization, members of the campus community reflect on...
The Dedication of Academic Administrative Assistants
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Each department at Gettysburg College has an academic administrative assistant who performs secretarial, clerical, supervisory and administrative services for the faculty members and students in their department. Some of the work that academic administrative assistants complete includes greeting incoming students, faculty and visitors to the department, submitting payment requests for vendors,...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Nov. 27 – Dec. 3, 2023
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Nov. 27 No Crimes Reported Tuesday, Nov. 28 No Crimes Reported Wednesday, Nov. 29 Retail Theft: CUB Bullet Hole; Closed (Referred to SRR) Thursday, Nov. 30 Vandalism: 240 Carlisle Street (Sigma Chi); Closed (Organization Referred to OSAGL) Friday, Dec. 1 Underage Drinking, Possession of Alcohol: Patrick Hall; Closed (Referred to SRR) Clery Act Liquor Law Violation Referrals: 1 Underage...
