Dean Pete Curry honored for dedication to economically disadvantaged students
An award for helping low-income, first-generation-to-college students gain access to higher education was presented to Gettysburg College Dean of Intercultural Advancement Pete Curry. Twenty-six...
View ArticleTeagle Foundation grant expands first-year seminars for incoming students
Gettysburg College’s intensive program for first-year students, including residence hall-based seminars and close collaboration with faculty, will be enhanced by a grant from the Teagle Foundation....
View ArticleFor the Class of 2016, experiences abound on campus and beyond during...
Gettysburg College's newest students in the Class of 2016 will have many opportunities to get to know the College, community and one another through myriad experiences and activities during...
View ArticleSchmucker Art Gallery at Gettysburg College presents fall exhibitions
During the fall semester, Schmucker Art Gallery at Gettysburg College will present two exhibitions, including a student-curated exhibition that is part of the College’s commemoration of the 150th...
View ArticleExcitement abounds for newest academic programs at Gettysburg College
Three new academic programs are up-and-running at Gettysburg College. They include a minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, a bachelor of science in mathematical economics, and a bachelor of...
View ArticleGettysburg College Honorary Life Trustee Edwin T. Johnson ’51 passes away
Gettysburg College Honorary Life Trustee Edwin T. Johnson ’51 passed away Aug. 23, 2012 at his home in Newtown, Pa., following a 22-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 82. A service is planned at...
View ArticleEisenhower Institute hosts White House Fellows at Gettysburg College
For the fourth straight year, Gettysburg College’s Eisenhower Institute hosted a retreat on campus for newest class of White House Fellows, exceptionally qualified young professionals who will work for...
View ArticleSmithsonian internship helps Emily Cranfill '15 pursue her passion for history
Since Emily Cranfill ’15 was in eighth grade, her goal has been to work at the Smithsonian. Halfway through her first year at Gettysburg College, Cranfill found out she would have the chance to live...
View ArticleGettysburg College’s Sunderman Conservatory offers students a medley of...
Gettysburg College’s Sunderman Conservatory offers students a medley of opportunities to harmonize their musical studies with other aspects of the liberal arts curriculum. “I thought I would only be a...
View ArticleVote now in fourth annual Photo of the Day contest
An online poll is now under way to determine the winners of Gettysburg College's fourth annual Photo of the Day contest. Anyone is welcome to vote, but only one vote from each email address will count....
View ArticleFrom tragedy to hope: new scholarship fund honors grad lost on 9/11
A new scholarship fund helps transform tragedy into hope and reflects a family’s deep ties to Gettysburg College. The Timothy D. Betterly ’81 Memorial Scholarship Fund honors an alumnus who was lost on...
View ArticlePhoto exhibit, local voices, lectures to examine migration issues
A year-long series of lectures and events on the theme of migration will begin Sept. 12 at Gettysburg College. The series will combine the voices of the local migrant community, the power of visual...
View ArticleNew organization on campus offers financial advice to students
After a year-long application process, Katie Burke ’13 and her founding team are ready to put Gettysburg College among the ranks of Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and 14 other prestigious colleges and...
View ArticleGettysburg College’s Center for Public Service named to national honor roll
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the U.S. Department of Education named Gettysburg College's Center for Public Service (CPS) to the President's Higher Education Community...
View ArticleGettysburg commemorates Emancipation Proclamation signing Sept. 20-23
Gettysburg College will join community partners in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation with events throughout Gettysburg Sept. 20-22. A highlight will be...
View ArticleProf. Scott Hancock authors Emancipation Proclamation piece in New York Times
Gettysburg College Prof. Scott Hancock authored a piece on the Emancipation Proclamation that appeared in Sept. 16's New York Times Sunday Review, a week before the 150th anniversary of the issuance of...
View ArticleBio in the Bahamas
Sandy beaches, crystal waters, snorkeling. It sounds like a vacation until you add in seventy-plus hours of field experience, nightly lab discussions, research group projects, and then writing and...
View ArticleCreative team of 1,000 to 1 movie to talk about the process Sept. 24 in Kline...
Go behind the scenes with the creative team of 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story as they talk about the process of taking a true-life story to the silver screen on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in Gettysburg...
View ArticleGettysburg Phi Beta Kappa chapter named best among liberal arts colleges
At the 43rd triennial Phi Beta Kappa council in August, Gettysburg College’s chapter was named best liberal arts college chapter in the country based on its performance during the years 2009-2012. This...
View ArticleGettysburg College alum endows applied physics professorship
A $1.5 million gift from The Ronald J. Smith & Diane W. Smith Charitable Fund will create an endowed professorship in the Gettysburg College Department of Physics. The announcement was a surprise...
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