Gettysburg draws students from all over the country and all over the world for a myriad of reasons: everything from a rigorous academic curriculum and exceptional research facilities, to incredible study abroad programs, to performing with the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, to playing for the Bullets in one of the nation's top NCAA Division III athletic conferences.
Check out our students' Uniquely Gettysburg Experiences.
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Waiting on the World to Change: -Lyndsey Piecyk '09, Music major |
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A Night at the Opera: "The summer of my freshman year, I sang the role of Nancy in the opera Albert Herring with the American Opera Studio in Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. We also performed a musical showcase at Esterhazy Palace and we sang a sacred choral concert at Saint Stephen's Basilica and Melk Abbey."
- Elizabeth Patterson '10, French and Music Performance double major
International Medicine: "While in Argentina, I volunteered with Fundación Pilotos Solidarios, a non-governmental organization (NGO), where I assisted a team of doctors, social workers, and students deliver medical care to people 150-200 km away from the nearest city. I'll admit that it's one thing to study Chagas from articles and books, but it's different to learn about the people afflicted with the disease and learn their stories. I also learned how difficult it can be design treatment approaches in isolated areas."
- Dave Neagley '09, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major, Spanish minor
Celebrating the Arts: "I developed a proposal to work at the First Annual Gettysburg Festival, celebrating American cultural arts. Among numerous projects for the festival, I worked with the Director of Visual Art, Julie Keyes, in installing artwork around the college and in town, and I assisted in photographic documentation of the festival. This was a great opportunity for me to work in a part of the art world and it was more rewarding than I ever imagined. I met some amazing artists and am still in contact with them today."
-Ashley Zimmerman '09, Studio Art and Globalization Studies double major
Learning on the Battlefield: "One of the reasons I came to Gettysburg was to pursue a minor in Civil War Era-Studies. Last fall, I took a course with Professor Norman called 'Gettysburg in History and Memory.' Several of our class sessions were held on the battlefield and we even went on tours with licensed guides. I can't think of any other college that can provide that type of hands-on learning about the Civil War."
- Andy Deen '10, Music Performance major, Civil War Era Studies minor
Gender in Politics: "This fall I worked with Professor Iannello and a fellow student Colleen Weldon researching the apparent gender bias in the media during Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Our research culminated in presenting our paper at the Northeastern Political Science Association Conference in Boston, MA. It was a great experience and we are currently pursuing publication of our work."
-Lindsay Souza '09, Political Science and Women's Studies double major
Global Economy: "I am an Economics major so I chose to focus on the Economic decline of my country, Zimbabwe, and looked at some of the policies that were put in place by the government there that led to the decline of the economy. I managed to visit the country and talk to a couple of economists there and I wrote a paper on my experience."
-Chidochashe Munangagwa '11, Economics major, French minor
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Green Chemistry: "With the help of Dr. Donald Jameson and Dr. Timothy Funk, I was able to work in the lab this past summer to design labs that reflected theChemistry department's goals for sustainability. I also got to understand what it takes from a scientific perspective to develop green labs, and this will be useful to me as I look at law school to study issues of science and policy." - Marc Fialkoff '10, Political Science major,Chemistry minor |
Human Rights through Cinema: "I attended 'The Innovation in the Service of Human Dignity Human Development: a Human Development Conference' at the University of Notre Dame this past November. I presented original research in the form of a short documentary film I made in Cochabamba Bolivia during my semester abroad. The film is entitled Esperza entre los muertos (Hope among the dead) and is about the children at the local cemetery who have found solidarity among each other and a local NGO to gain the respect of the people they serve who visit loved ones at the cemetery."
-Jackie Powell '09, Environmental Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, and Globalization Studies triple major
Spotlight on Homelessness in Nepal: "As I walked down the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, my hometown, for the first time in three years after returning from the United States, I was heartbroken to see that the number of homeless people had clearly increased at least threefold. I was saddened even more to find that most of them were children. I listened to the people's stories and snapped their photos, and my images earned me two honorable mentions in 2008's Lucie Awards competition, which included some 22,000 entries from 124 countries. Now I'm selling my photography to fund an education for these children."
-Anukul Gurung '09, Studio Art major
Workout for the Mind and Body: "I play Field Hockey and Lacrosse for Gettysburg and over the past two and a half years I know I have dramatically improved athletically, strengthened my relationships with my peers, and developed a heightened sense of the importance of my education. Gettysburg College has taught me how to live a balanced life, while fulfilling my love of athletics, academics and maintaining a social life. If I had to dream up a school to fit me perfectly, this would be the place."
-Lexie Hearn '10, Political Science and International Affairs dual major
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Inside the Oval Office: "This last fall, I had the unique and privileged opportunity to serve as a White House Intern for President George W. Bush. Working alongside the Office of the Staff Secretary, we found ourselves in the center of what is the whirlwind of the Executive Office as we handled the everyday workflow of the White House. Quite literally, I often found myself running in and out of the West Wing to meet a deadline. It was a truly fascinating experience." - Christopher Liegel '09, |
Benthic Ecology in Maine: "As a freshman, I knew I wanted to do marine science research. I go to work with Dr. John Commito (who everyone calls "Doc") on an individual research project on the blue mussel in Maine for 2 weeks one summer. The research has resulted in two years of Benthic Ecology Meeting conferences (the first of which I presented at) and my co-authoring on two publications."
-Natasha Gownaris '09, Biology and Environmental Studies double major
Living History: "After spending a week at Gettysburg College's summer Civil War Institute as a high-school junior, I knew that Gettysburg was the place for me. Gettysburg is such an eminently special place in which to study the Civil War; perhaps in no other place could one immerse him or herself in the nineteenth century so completely. Gettysburg offers unparalleled opportunities for undergraduates to explore the Civil War era, from a wide variety of interdisciplinary courses with leading scholars like Allen Guelzo to events like the Fortenbaugh Lecture. Gettysburg also boasts a stellar faculty in History; small class sizes, advanced level seminars, and an emphasis on research in primary sources well train future historians.
-Brian Jordan '09, History major, Civil War Era Studies minor
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