International Affairs Association set to host international affairs week
The International Affairs Association will host an international affairs week beginning Monday, March 22. The week will feature four events, ranging from a panel discussion on developing nations to a public lecture from Gillian Sorensen, senior advisor to the UN foundation. A member of the College's... Learn More
Africana Studies Conference Feb. 26-27 at Gettysburg College
Public health policies that affect people in sub-Saharan Africa and African Diaspora will be the topic of the annual Central Pennsylvania Consortium Africana Studies Conference Feb. 26-27 at Gettysburg College.
This year's conference, "Public Health, Human Prosperity, and Justice: Public...
Faculty and student research the effect of 2009 Pennsylvania budget impasse on local agencies
Gettysburg College Sociology Professor Michael Gibbons and students blended research methods with public policy to help community service organizations in South Central Pennsylvania.
As many states did last year, Pennsylvania lawmakers struggled to pass a budget in a strained economy - arguing...
Mentoring program gives students behind-the-scenes view of Washington, D.C.
Sixteen Gettysburg College students took part in Inside Politics, a semester-long mentoring and research experience on campus and in Washington, D.C.
This fall's Inside Politics expert-in-residence was journalist, speechwriter, and presidential historian Kasey S. Pipes. Each semester, Gettysburg...
Gettysburg College grad earns high-profile post in Congress
At age 27, Jamie Fleet was named to a significant post in Washington, D.C.
Just how significant?
Enough that the 2002 Gettysburg College graduate was seated on the platform for Barack Obama's Inauguration and was present for both George W. Bush's final State of the Union address...
Students take part in Model United Nations; blog available
Ten Gettysburg College students traveled to Philadelphia to take part in the 43rd annual University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations conference from Nov. 12 to 15.
The Gettysburg students, members of the campus Learn More
Obama's progress to be topic of lecture Oct. 15
The Obama Administration and its progress to date will be the topic of the 12th Annual Blavatt Lecture Oct. 15 at Gettysburg College.
The 7:30 p.m. lecture, "Obama: A Progress Report," will take place in the College Union Building Ballroom. Howard Fineman, Newsweek magazine's senior Washington...
Health care panel discussions Oct. 2-3 at Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College will host several talks and panel discussion on the topic of health care and reform Oct. 2-3. All of the events will take place in the College Union Building Room 260 and are open to the public at no charge.
A panel discussion by Gettysburg College Professors Lisa Portmess...
Student and professor conduct research in Africa
How do AIDS and poverty interact?
Gettysburg College senior Atlang Mompe and economics Prof. Eileen Stillwaggon sought answers in Botswana. Theirs was one of many Learn More
Students network with policy professionals in Washington, DC
Gettysburg College students networked with policy professionals during an intensive three-day career-building event in Washington, D.C.
Twenty-one students met with federal officials and other Washington professionals who are Gettysburg alumni, parents of current students or alumni, or ...
Why is Cheney so vocal? Gettysburg College prof offers answer
The San Francisco Chronicle turned to a Gettysburg College professor for analysis of former Vice-president Dick Cheney’s very public defense of the Bush administration’s national security record.
June 3’s Chronicle included a piece by political science Prof...
First 100 days of Obama administration to be talk topic April 15; cancelled
This lecture has been cancelled.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The first 100 days of the Obama administration will be the topic of the 12th Annual Blavatt Lecture April 15 at Gettysburg College.
The 7:30 p.m. lecture, "The Obama Administration: The First 100 Days," will take place in Masters...
Presidential power to be talk topic March 30
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A lecture on presidential power will take place March 30 at Gettysburg College.
The 7 p.m. lecture, "Presidential power in war and emergencies: How much is too much?," by James Todd will take place in Pennsylvania Hall's third-floor Lyceum. The event is free and open to the...
Gettysburg students travel to The Hague for Model United Nations; blog available
Six Gettysburg College students traveled to the The Hague in the Netherlands to take part in this year's Model United Nations conference.
During the March 20 to 27 trip, the students will take part in a simulation of the practices, actions and debates of the real United Nations. Delegates...
From Nicaragua to Baltimore, spring break trips focus on service learning
Groups of Gettysburg College students will devote their spring break to experiencing the realities of middle-school education in urban Baltimore, honing their leadership skills in Arizona's rugged Dragoon Mountains, and learning firsthand about life in Leon, Nicaragua.
As their journeys...
Obama should visit China soon, former ambassador tells Gettysburg students
"China and the United States are facing common hurdles best overcome by working together," a former ambassador told students at Gettysburg College.
"If President Obama wishes to see how infrastructure investment can stimulate the economy, China can show him -- and I'd...
Students experience Obama inauguration firsthand; photos available
More than 40 Gettysburg College students traveled to Washington, D.C., to join millions of people at the Inauguration, witnessing history as Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States Jan. 20.
Comprising students from Prof. Shirley Anne Warshaw's political science courses...
Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College Fall 2008 Speaker Series wrap-up
The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College's Fall 2008 Speaker Series featured politicians and pundits who analyzed the presidential election, women and politics and the future of transportation, and interacted with students on campus.
Speakers included Hardball host...
New state teacher certification mandates pose risks, says Interim President Riggs '77
An op-ed written by Gettysburg College Interim President Janet Morgan Riggs '77 appeared in Harrisburg's Patriot News on Dec. 14. The piece addressed concerns over new Pennsylvania teacher certification mandates.
Since, several references ...
HIV/AIDS Awareness Week planned at Gettysburg College
"FACEing the Domestic Epidemic" is the theme of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week at Gettysburg College.
The week's goal "is to put a physical face to the epidemic faced in the U.S.," said one of the student organizers, David W. Neagley, Class of 2009, who is an Eisenhower ...
Environmental justice and sustainability to be Convocation topic Nov. 13
Connections between sustainability and environmental justice will be the topic of Gettysburg College's 25th annual Fall Convocation on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Julian Agyeman, chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, will speak at 11:30...
Economy unaffected by election result, Gettysburg College prof says
In an opinion piece by Gettysburg College Economics Prof. Mark Hopkins, he argues from an economic point of view that it may not matter which candidate won last week's presidential election.
No one can question the broad historical significance of Barack Obama's presidential victory...
Gov. Rendell to rally for Obama Oct. 30 at Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell and the granddaughter of a former president will stop at Gettysburg College on Thursday, Oct. 30, during a statewide bus tour to rally support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The "Road to Change" tour will begin its ...
Women and politics to be topic talk Oct. 29
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Former Congresswoman, journalist and current chair of Women's Campaign International Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinksy will visit Gettysburg College on Oct. 29.
Margolies-Mezvinksy, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, will talk about women and politics at 7 p.m. in College...
Friends, sisters, political adversaries? Two Gettysburg College students share how
There's one evening of their college careers Beth Leamy and Madeline Shepherd will definitely not be spending together.
On Nov. 4, the two women - who are close friends and sorority sisters at Gettysburg College - know better than to be in the same room.
"It's going...
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