Gettysburg Magazine - Spring 2013

From the President

As Gettysburg College joins the nation this year in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, it's clear that not only our location binds us to these historic events. We are also bound by service.
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Features

War & memory

Not merely witness to history but transformed by it, a campus in the crosshairs of battle became a meeting place for the final reunion.

Toward a global view

Language, religion, geography, politics, culture — to understand the Middle East is to recognize its diversity.

To love, defend, and honor

From the Gettysburg Hello to the Stoles of Gratitude, traditions shape how Gettysburgians think — and feel — about themselves and their alma mater.

Wandering as a career transition strategy

A career development expert says liberal arts grads are well prepared for a little healthy wandering at all of life’s stages.

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News@Gettysburg

• Wonders of Gettysburg
• Office hours – A visit with John Commito – Science Center 154C
• Voice of Experience – Peter Williamson ’79 –  Open space
• Grad earns science honor for biomaterials research
• Lincoln Prize book says slavery central to war

• Snapshots
  • More movie nights
  • Grammy nominee visits G’burg
  • MAC 100
    Marshall Named to MAC All-Century Team
    Six Grapplers Named to MAC All-Century Team
  • Gettysburg great!
    Three-Peat! Swimming Teams Sweep CC Titles
    Thomson Wins Bronze at NCAAs
  • NEA poetry grant
  • Moocs, flips, and blends
  • Bouncing Around
• Why we give  – Cathy (Arnold) ’90 and Mike ’88 Mayone
• Board of Trustees adds seven members
• Big picture  – Sunderman Conservatory of Music

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Conversations

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Do Great Work

• What students Do
  Diversity Peer Educators
• What makes Gettysburg Great
  G’burg in the top five schools for service
• Work that makes a difference
  Prof. Emeritus Edwin D. Freed ’43 pens book on Lincoln

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 – Kelly Woods Lynch ’82  – Taking action in Sandy’s wake