Gettysburgian editors Ben Pontz and Gauri Mangala discuss the news and other items of interest on the Gettysburg College campus and interview campus newsmakers on the new On Target podcast produced in association with WZBT.
Analysis: For Iuliano, a Year of Laying Groundwork Upended by a Global Pandemic
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief The morning of July 1, 2019, Bob Iuliano sat at his kitchen table and wrote an email to the Gettysburg College community. It was his first day as the college’s president, and, as he noted in the message, the 156th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. A […]
College Institutes Reduced Hours, Furloughs To Address Budgetary Gap Caused by Coronavirus
By Benjamin Pontz and Gauri Mangala Gettysburg College will furlough a “small number” of administrative employees, reduce the hours of some support staff, and reduce its contribution to employee retirement accounts to help offset financial effects of closing campus due to COVID-19. The announcement came Monday afternoon in a message to all employees. “We will […]
College to Receive $1.66 Million from Federal Government via CARES Act
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College will receive $1,656,033 from the federal government through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump late last month. Of that money, at least $828,017 must be directed to provide emergency financial aid grants to help cover expenses stemming from […]
3D Printing Making a Difference During COVID-19
By Samantha Anastasiou, Contributing Writer Under usual circumstances, Gettysburg College’s newly expanded Innovation and Creativity Lab (ICL) allows students to actively partake in creative exploration with technological equipment, including a 3D printer. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, ICL Director Josh Wagner has dedicated his 3D printing capabilities within the lab to crafting face shields […]
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 […]
