Gettysburg College Launches Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP)
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief On Feb. 16, Gettysburg College launched a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP) by sending an email to the following employees: administrators in Dining & Catering, administrators and support staff in Musselman Library and hourly-paid administrative support personnel in roles focused on general administrative coordination, customer service and operational support. In total, the program was...
The Crossword Answers, February 2026 No. 3 Issue
This crossword originally appeared on page 23 of the No. 3 February edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. Created by Cassidy Haines, Magazine...
Portrait of a Graduate: How Mastery Learning Interacts with Higher Education
By William Oehler, Director of Photography The enduring sentiment of Gettysburg College’s education as “consequential” creates an objective for every professor and student alike; but how does this ideal exist beyond the classrooms of college, into the halls and schools that lead us to Gettysburg’s hallowed grounds? In the 1950s, Benjamin S. Bloom, alongside a group of educators, formalized the idea of Mastery-Based Learning...
3/5 Faculty Meeting: International Student Applications Down, Provost Addresses VSIP, and Faculty Policy Changes
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief President’s Report President Iuliano started the faculty meeting with a recap of his time in Washington, D.C. last week. After having written to Gettysburg’s two United States Senators and Federal Representatives last semester, he continued conversations with them about the importance of international students to the College and higher education in general. Differing from his letter, though, was...
Mayor Chad-Alan Carr Resigns
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr resigned in the afternoon of March 3. Gettysburg Borough Council President Matthew Moon, who is now serving as the interim mayor, announced the news earlier today. He stated that the Council accepted Carr’s resignation and wishes him well as he pursues a resolution to his personal legal issues. The Borough Council will vote to officially accept Carr’s...
Making Her Mark: Fifty Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Schmucker Art Gallery welcomed independent scholar Bruce Weber for a dialogue and a reception to officially open his curated exhibition titled “Making Her Mark: Fifty Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony.” In addition to Weber’s work, the display was also supported by two student researchers from the Art History department, Adrianna Ashcraft ’26 and Audrey Blazsak ’27. Introduced by the...
