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.
“I Did Not Realize How Doomsday It Was Until I Came Home”: Study Abroad Students Recount Their Homecoming Experiences
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Stuck on a three-day trek through the Himalayas, Abby Hauer ‘21 was on a bus, stopped on the side of the road due to a landslide, as she organized plans to return home from her study abroad program in Nepal. Hauer’s mother had called her before the trip asking for […]
College Rolls Out Expanded S/U Grading Option for Spring 2020 Semester
By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor Provost Chris Zappe officially announced a temporary policy change on Wednesday evening that would allow students to convert their courses to S/U grading for the spring 2020 semester. The modification, effective immediately, allows all students, including those in affiliated study abroad programs, to elect for any of their courses to […]
Watch: Iuliano Answers Questions on Gettysburg’s Coronavirus Response
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief I sat down with Bob Iuliano, President of Gettysburg College, earlier today via Zoom and Facebook Live to discuss the college’s response to the coronavirus. Here are some key takeaways from the conversation. 1. He is working from home. Almost all Gettysburg College employees are working from home at this point, […]
Teacher Certification Programs Adapt Field Experiences as Coronavirus Closes Schools
By Carter Hanson, Staff Writer With the novel coronavirus outbreak and subsequent university and school closures, the music education program and education department have had to dramatically alter their teacher preparation programs, suspending all field experiences and observations through the end of the semester. Despite the shift online, all graduating music education majors and education […]
Plan to Offer Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading Option Gains Steam
By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor A proposal is circulating in Pennsylvania Hall to institute a temporary grading policy change that permits students to decide after seeing their grade in May whether they would prefer instead to have it recorded on the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory scale, which does not affect a student’s grade point average. The proposal, which […]
