Hundreds attend Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on campus; photo gallery
Hundreds attended the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Jan. 23 in Gettysburg College's Christ Chapel.
Educator, author, and civil rights advocate Dr. Bettye F. Baker recounted her youth in segregated Louisville, Ky., warned of resurgences in educational segregation and suppression... Learn More
32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration to be held Jan. 23
Educator, author, and civil rights advocate Dr. Bettye F. Baker will speak at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration January 23. The event will be held in Gettysburg College’s Christ Chapel at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
Baker has been a ...
Recognition ceremony honors December graduates; video, photo gallery
Gettysburg College recognized mid-year graduates at a Dec. 15 ceremony in the College Union Building Ballroom.
Families, friends, and faculty members gathered to honor the achievements of 29 graduates.
Political science Prof. Caroline Hartzell delivered remarks on behalf of the faculty...
Thanksgiving dinner by the numbers
Each year Gettysburg College's Dining Center hosts Thanksgiving dinner for more than 2,000 students. Seated with their friends, students are served a roasted turkey with all the fixings by more than 100 faculty and staff. Students carve their own turkeys and celebrate the approaching holidays with...
Dedication Day events illustrate Gettysburg College's ties to Lincoln legacy
Nearly 150 years after the Civil War's pivotal battle and the Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg College remains strongly connected to the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln.
Highlights of the College's unique living link to the 16th president include students' annual march to the site of Lincoln's...
28th Annual Fall Convocation to feature award-winning journalist
Award-winning radio journalist, producer, and educator Deepa Fernandes will be the keynote speaker at Gettysburg College's 28th Annual Fall Convocation on Nov. 10.
The lecture, which is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in the College Union Building Ballroom, will combine first-person narratives...
One Great Weekend to be held at Gettysburg Oct. 21-23
Gettysburg College alumni, parents, family members, and friends are invited to celebrate One Great Weekend, a combination of Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Put on your orange and blue and come back to campus Oct. 21-23 to participate in a variety of events and activities. A sampling of the...
Vote for the Top Ten story of 2010
From deep snow on campus to students firing back at Jon Stewart to a record number of Fulbright student scholars, 2010 was a stellar year for Gettysburg College.
Listing all of the year's news would be impossible, but we think the following are the College's Ten Best Stories of 2010.
The...
Distinguished Alumni honored by Gettysburg College
A guardian of public safety, a U.S. Navy hero, an advocate of international service learning, and a statewide Professor of the Year, are Gettysburg College's Distinguished Alumni for 2010.
The honorees were on campus May 15 to receive their awards during Spring Honors Day. College President...
Hunger activist Robert Egger calls Gettysburg graduates “Generation Now”
Hunger-combating activist Robert Egger, president and founder of D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., spoke to 631 graduates May 16 at Gettysburg College's Commencement Exercises, charging them not to accept the world as they have inherited it and to "do good and make money."
"You...
Candlelight vigil honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; photo gallery
A candlelight vigil on the steps of Gettysburg College's Musselman Library honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18.
"Dr. King's relevance did not disappear with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, his passion did not die with him on the balcony, and the significance of...
Gettysburg College students enjoy turkey with friends, chili for a cause
Each year Gettysburg College's Dining Center hosts Thanksgiving dinner for more than 2,000 students. Seated with their friends, students are served a roasted turkey with all the fixings by more than 100 faculty and staff. Students carve their own turkeys and celebrate the approaching holidays with...
Gettysburg College's newest students volunteer, get to know their new 'home'
One day after moving into residence halls, Gettysburg College's newest students were highly visible in the community Aug. 27 as they participated in the 19th annual Gettysburg Is Volunteering (GIV) Day and traditional First-Year Walk to hear a reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers'...
Civil War deaths shaped America, Harvard president says at Gettysburg College
Death was the “texture” of the Civil War experience, Harvard University President Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust said July 15 at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater.
“We are all Civil War survivors,” said Faust, author of This Republic of Suffering: Death and the...
Gettysburg College celebrates 177 years on Founders Day April 7
Gettysburg College's founder Samuel Simon Schmucker's belief in the value of an institution dedicated to "advance the cause of liberal education" resulted in the granting of the College's charter 177 years ago.
It was an extraordinary achievement. The new college joined a small league of 66...
Ceremony honors 29 December graduates; photo gallery available
Gettysburg College recognized mid-year graduates at a Dec. 18 ceremony.
A standing-room-only crowd of families, faculty, and friends packed Schmucker Hall's Paul Recital Hall to celebrate the achievement of 29 new graduates.
Political science Prof. Caroline Hartzel,...
Gettysburg College students enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with friends
What do you do with 224 turkeys, 2,000 students, and 100 faculty and staff volunteers? Serve Thanksgiving dinner.
Each year the dining center hosts Thanksgiving dinner for the students. Seated with their friends, students are served a roasted turkey with all the fixings...
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