Making a ‘Pipe Dream’ Reality: The Two Instructional Technologists Who Helped Gettysburg Start a Remote College in Two Weeks
By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor For years, the Gettysburg College faculty has been reluctant to embrace online education. Proposals to adopt online courses with other liberal arts colleges have led to testy exchanges at faculty meetings, and a plan to make hybrid summer courses part of the college curriculum was controversial, with some faculty members arguing that instruction that does not happen in person is at odds with the liberal...
Great Work from Home: Day 16
Welcome to the sixteenth edition of our “Great Work from Home” daily bulletin, an initiative of The Gettysburgian during this season of social distancing. Each morning, we will present a curated playlist, a favorite Gettysburg campus photo, and hometown spotlight, each submitted by a different Gettysburgian. This is a way to start our days together. We’ll present these features on Instagram, on our website, and, if...
Senior Reflection: The Time Given Us
By Jared Barna “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” The car was packed; the family was all loaded up and ready to go. We had woken up early that morning to get a jump start in an attempt to bypass the inevitable Harrisburg traffic. As...
As Adrenaline Wears Off, Campus Community Searches for Meaning amid Monotony
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Since Gettysburg College began remote instruction three weeks ago, everything has changed. From the obvious to the surreptitious, students, faculty, and staff report that they feel the weight of fulfilling their lofty goals while coping with a global pandemic in ways both concrete and ineffable, and many note that they are struggling. With only three more weeks of remote learning to go, it has been a...
Great Work from Home: Day 15
Welcome to the fifteenth edition of our “Great Work from Home” daily bulletin, an initiative of The Gettysburgian during this season of social distancing. Each morning, we will present a curated playlist, a favorite Gettysburg campus photo, and hometown spotlight, each submitted by a different Gettysburgian. We are also issuing a new challenge this week: make your best attempt at baking Servo cookies from home, and share...
Former Army Assistant Tapped as Football Team’s New Offensive Coordinator
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor New Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Marcus Edwards faces a significant challenge to resolve some of the Bullets’ scoring struggles: over the past three seasons, the Bullets Football Team has averaged 16.2 points per game while their opponents have averaged 38.3 Edwards comes to Gettysburg by way of West Point, having coached wide receivers at Army and before that at Stony Brook, which...
