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Recommend an Applicant
About
Volunteers recommend applicants to become future Gettysburgians.
Description
This volunteer opportunity grants you the ability to recommend applicants to Gettysburg College. You will spend time chatting with the applicant and write a letter of recommendation. The more you recommend stronger students, the stronger the degree from Gettysburg College gets.
Contact
For more information or to volunteer, email Mary Smith at mlsmith@gettysburg.edu or call Mary at 717-337-6100.
The Key Alumni Resource Effort (KARE)
About
This volunteer opportunity connects prospective Gettysburg College students with well-informed alumni in or near their hometowns.
Description
The Key Alumni Resource Effort (KARE) connects prospective Gettysburg College students with well-informed alumni in or near their hometowns. As an alumni volunteer, your contributions to the alumni recruiting effort would supplement the admissions program at Gettysburg College, primarily by attending college fairs and promoting Gettysburg’s name in your community. Your enthusiastic and positive reflections of Gettysburg College will help students to better understand the College atmosphere. Your insight, as a Gettysburg graduate, is valuable to those considering Gettysburg College as their first step towards higher education.
Contact
For more information or to volunteer, email Mary Smith at mlsmith@gettysburg.edu or call Mary at 717-337-6100.
In-Person College Fairs
About
(International alumni only) The college fair program gives you the opportunity to interact with prospective students.
Description
Volunteer by attending a local college fair program representing Gettysburg College. This is one of the most important tasks you can do for Gettysburg as an alumni especially for those who live far away. College fairs are an excellent way for us to have contact with many prospective students and to maintain/enhance our visibility within a particular community/country. The impact of the program is for students and families to hear about Gettysburg experience from someone who lived it. The volunteers get to build their network and relive Gettysburg life with students.
Contact
For more information or to volunteer, email Danielle Wolfberg at dwolfber@gettysburg.edu or call Danielle at 717-337-6100.
Virtual Panel Presenter
About
(International alumni only) This volunteer opportunity provides several virtual presentations with a Gettysburg College admissions representative.
Description
Gettysburg College has been offering numerous virtual presentations to prospective international families on varying topics from studying the liberal arts to employment after graduation. Our international alumni can speak from experience about how their education at Gettysburg helped prepare them for a lifetime of success. This is an opportunity for you to share information about the College and how it prepared you for your current career. The volunteers get to build their network and reengage and relive Gettysburg life with students. They also appreciate giving back to the college. Students and families get to hear about the Gettysburg experience from someone who lived it.
Contact
For more information or to volunteer contact:
For more information or to volunteer, email Danielle Wolfberg at dwolfber@gettysburg.edu or call Danielle at 717-337-6100.
Story Sharing
About
(International alumni only) This program lets you share your experience at Gettysburg College and how it assisted you in getting ready for a successful lifetime.
Description
Our prospective families want to hear what our international alumni are doing! You are welcome to describe your experience at Gettysburg College and how it helped you prepare for a lifetime of success. This will help us share your personal story through social media or email campaigns as well as on our website. The volunteers get to build their network and reengage and relive Gettysburg life with students.
Contact
For more information or to volunteer, email Daniell Wolfberg at dwolfberg@gettysburg.edu or call Danielle at 717-337-6100.