Students Scramble to Move Out Before Campus Closure
By Katie Oglesby, Assistant News Editor On Monday, March 16, Gettysburg College sent out a notification that classes will be delivered remotely for the rest of the semester. Students are expected to clear out their on-campus housing by Saturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. For out-of-state students, this news creates a concern about how they will retrieve their belongings from their homes, potentially across the country, if flying is too...
College Urges Students, If Able, to Come to Campus ‘As Soon As Possible’ to Retrieve Belongings
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Dean of Students Julie Ramsey emailed Gettysburg College students and parents Tuesday morning with a direct message: “If you are able to travel safely and legally, come to campus as soon as possible to pick up all or some of your belongings.” Otherwise, the college will send students a medium box of their essential belongings or continue to accept petitions to remain on campus through...
Facebook Group Formed to Help Students Find Emergency Housing
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Soon after the announcement that Gettysburg College would be moving to a remote learning model, Lauren Heyer ‘21 made a Facebook group entitled “Gettysburg College – Residential Resources!” and started inviting students and alumni to join. The page, which currently has over 100 members, requests those who are able to house a displaced Gettysburg student to post a listing of their availability...
Five Important Things to Know About Gettysburg’s Decision to Go Online
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College announced earlier Monday that it will move to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester. The college has released a series of FAQ pages segmented by audience and by topic that contain several dozen questions and answers. We’ve reviewed them all, spoken to the college, and compiled this list of five important things to know. 1. Remote instruction will begin on...
College Moves to Remote Instruction for Remainder of Semester
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Students will not return to the Gettysburg College campus for classes this semester. The college will transition to remote instruction, many employees will work from home, and the college will remain broadly shuttered as social distancing measures take on heightened urgency as the coronavirus spreads. President Bob Iuliano made the announcement Monday, six days after his initial declaration that...
FAQ: Here Are Some of the Most Important Questions the College Has Answered So Far
Compiled by Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Along with the announcement of Gettysburg College’s move to online learning, a lengthy Frequently Asked Question section has been added to the college’s website. Here are some of the key questions: Are we going to have Commencement? We understand that this is a very important question for many students, especially graduating students. We are working as fast as we can to give students some...
