Gettysburg Magazine - Winter 2013

From the President

When Bruce Gordon P’13 ’16 came to me last spring with his proposal to film 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story during the fall semester, I was sure that he was being unrealistic.
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Features

Gettysburg genome
Genes we share with fungi may unlock the puzzle of cancer. Steve James ’80 and his students are searching for the key in common bread mold.

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Bringing a great education within reach
How can Gettysburg afford to be affordable? A Q&A with Director of Financial Aid Chris Gormley

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Hollywood comes to campus
A glimpse at the making of 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story

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Happy Cog
From MTV’s glitz to Harvard’s heft to the soul of footwear giant
Zappos, ’92 grad Greg Hoy’s firm is at the forefront of Web design.

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News@Gettysburg

• Gettysburg 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.
• Office hours - A visit with Kristin Stuempfle - Science Center 148E
• What makes a great... obstacle course
• Student spreads peace message in Africa
• Coach Streeter named to Sports Hall of Fame
  
• Snapshots
  • Newest academic programs
  • Missed Homecoming...
  • Eleven new faculty
  • Gettysburg PBK chapter the best
  • Smart Women
  • Grants to enhance learning
• Why I Give - Generations of generosity
  
• Stepping up - CPS alumni still connected to New Orleans
  
• Board of Trustees adds two new members
  
• Army training toughens top wrestler
  
• Big picture
• Voice of experience - Jen (Fisher) Bryant '82, Looking over an author's shoulder
  

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Conversations

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Do great work

• What students Do

  Internship at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History

• What makes Gettysburg Great

  Award - Philadelphia Futures

• Work that makes a difference

  Volunteer - Peace Corps

Class notes

You can find class notes beginning on page 31 of the pdf of the magazine or by logging in to myGettysburg.

Parting shot - Prof. Scott Hancock - How far has America really progressed in 150 years?

Parting shot - Andrew Bothwell '13 - Solitude: A Blessed Break from War's Hell