First-Class Faculty
At Gettysburg College, your professors know you, challenge you, and work alongside you.
Our faculty are teachers, scholars, artists, researchers, and mentors. Through class discussions, research, and advising, you build relationships that will shape your education and your future.
That partnership is central to A Consequential Education. You are not just learning from faculty. You are contributing to the great work you do together.
Learn alongside Gettysburg College faculty
Gettysburg professors make it easier to ask questions, test ideas, and explore what interests you.
Gettysburg has about 200 full-time faculty, and 97% hold a doctorate or other terminal degree. With a 9-to-1 student-faculty ratio, classes averaged 17 students during the 2025-2026 academic year
Our personal approach to education helps create an environment where professors get to know you by name and your goals.
Work together on research
Learning with faculty can extend far beyond class.
By graduation, 60% of the Class of 2026 partnered with faculty on research.[MB5.1][MM5.2] You might study a question in a lab, examine historical sources, conduct fieldwork, or develop a creative project with a faculty mentor.
These experiences give you the chance to put your knowledge into practice. You also build skills in research, communication, teamwork, and problem solving.
Explore student-faculty research at Gettysburg College.
Explore new ways to learn
Gettysburg faculty bring their own scholarship and creative work into your education.
A First-Year Seminar might lead you into an unexpected subject. A summer research project might take you into the field. In The Rogers Center for Innovation and Creativity, you might explore tools such as virtual reality and 3D printing.
The Johnson Center for Creative Teaching and Learning also helps faculty develop new approaches to teaching as artificial intelligence changes the way we learn and work today.
The result is an education built around questions, discovery, and active learning.
Find mentors who believe in you
Your relationship with a professor can launch your own Gettysburg Network.
Faculty advise students, guide research, connect classroom learning to new opportunities, and help students consider what comes next. They approach students as partners in the learning process and encourage them to Do Great Work.
That support helps you gain a clearer sense of what matters to you—and what you can do with what you learn in your career and throughout your life.
Meet Gettysburg College faculty
Our professors contribute to their fields as scholars, researchers, writers, artists, and scientists. Explore their work and discover the people you may learn alongside at Gettysburg.
Faculty news
Faculty Spotlight: Spanish Chair Christopher C. Oechler
Spanish Chair Christopher C. Oechler has taught at Gettysburg College since 2016.
Oechler received his M.A. in Spanish literature and cultures from New York University in Madrid and his Ph.D. in Golden Age Spanish literature from The Pennsylvania State University.
Gettysburg College receives $107,000 grant supporting Advancing Science program
Since its founding more than 32 years ago, Gettysburg College’s Advancing Science program has enabled scores of Pennsylvania elementary and secondary school students to explore the wonders of science through hands-on learning.
As the 2026-2027 school year begins, young learners will once again be able to engage in observation, experimentation, and research through this unique College program thanks to an approximately $107,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Digging into teamwork: Gettysburg alumni, students broaden anthropology education in France
This past summer, Anthropology Prof. Benjamin Luley, anthropology and English double major Ava Hochard ’27, anthropology and history double major Payton Merwin ’28, Heather Fusco ’24, and William Thompson ’20 worked on an archaeological dig in Lattes, France, as part of an immersive summer research program. The dig site, once a coastal settlement conquered by the ancient Romans, allowed the students to conduct hands-on research on this port area along the waterline.
Gettysburg announces faculty promotions as 2026-2027 academic year begins
Gettysburg College is celebrating the professional accomplishments of several faculty members this year. Among those honored are one professor who achieved tenure and promotion, five who were named full professors, and three who were promoted to senior lecturer.
Gettysburg College faculty are some of the most dedicated professionals you can find teaching at a liberal arts college. This year, we celebrate several promotions within our community.
Zee Dawson ’29 explores creativity, communication through Special Collections internship
Through a hands-on summer internship in Special Collections and College Archives, Zee Dawson ’29 engaged with historical perspectives and preservation, while expanding creativity and communication skills.
Zee Dawson ’29 carefully lifts the lid on a gray archival storage box. With anticipation, Dawson peers inside for a first glimpse of its contents. They gently lift out a copy of the music score to Victor Herbert’s “Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life” from the 1910 operetta “Naughty Marietta,” preserved inside a protective sleeve for decades to come.
Summer Pedagogy Institute explores the value of student-faculty learning, teaching partnerships
Connecting faculty and staff across the Gettysburg College campus, the annual Summer Pedagogy Institute encourages the exploration of innovative approaches to teaching and learning. A keynote presentation and interactive workshops focused on the value of engaging students as pedagogical partners and co-creators in the curriculum.
Six Gettysburg faculty earn honors for mentorship, teaching excellence
With passion and purpose, Gettysburg College professors remain committed to supporting students through mentorship and excellence in and out of the classroom.
Inspiring and empowering students to Do Great Work are hallmarks of Gettysburg College’s first-class faculty. During the Spring 2026 semester, six faculty members were recognized for mentorship and teaching excellence.
Learn more about these recipients.
Faculty Spotlight: Environmental Studies Chair Andy Wilson
Environmental Studies Chair Andy Wilson has taught at Gettysburg College since 2011.
Wilson received his bachelor’s degree from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom and his Ph.D. in ecology from The Pennsylvania State University.
Marina Lomeli ’28 cultivates adaptability through neuroscience research at Gettysburg
At Gettysburg College, skill building happens with hands-on research. Psychology and biology double major Marina Lomeli ’28 has found Gettysburg’s Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG) summer research experience invaluable in helping her develop adaptability and opening her mind to future careers in psychology or health care.
Faculty Spotlight: Psychology Prof. Allison Yurasek
Today’s faculty spotlight features Psychology Prof. Allison Yurasek. She has taught at Gettysburg College since 2023.
Yurasek received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marietta College. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Memphis and completed her clinical internship and a NIDA T-32 post-doctoral fellowship from Brown University in 2014 and 2016, respectively.
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