Gettysburg College

Schedule

Homecoming Schedule of Events

Schedule is subject to change. Please check back regularly for new information.

Events with asterisks (*) require registration.

Friday, October 3

Time	Event
Library 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Special Collections 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Exhibits in Musselman Library and Special Collections & College Archives Musselman Library Enjoy a variety of exhibits on display. Special Collections and College Archives Exhibits Special Collections Reading Room (4th floor) Three exhibits on display in the Special Collections: Women’s Travel, “Over a Continent or Through Life” Curated by Camryn Counsil, Class of 2025 We are fascinated by travel: its excitement, its rewards, and even its risks. Experiencing the world can reaffirm beliefs, but it can also challenge them. Travel literature is a conversation about an evolving world. Historically, these stories have been written by men. Women’s accounts in this exhibit provide alternative perspectives on these global interactions. Women travel for pleasure, work, or living abroad. All the while, they engage with cultures, people, and politics different from their own. Ultimately, these women writers describe both their journeys across continents and through life. Gettysburgiana: Books by College Authors 1995-today Curated by Carolyn Sautter, Director of Special Collections and College Archives This exhibit highlights works written by faculty, staff, alumni, and students published from 1995 to the present. From Taiwanese cinema to Battlefield commemorations, these titles showcase a wide variety of recent academic research and creative writing. Included are books illustrated with photographs and artifacts from Special Collections. One or two are based on manuscript collections in our care. Bowling! Get Off Your Seat and On Your Feet Curated by Amy Lucadamo, Class of 2000, College Archivist A display showing 97 years of bowling on campus. Contact: Amy Lucadamo (alucadam@gettysburg.edu) Carolyn Sautter (csautter@gettysburg.edu) For a list of all exhibits, please visit the library’s Exhibits webpage.
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	Eisenhower Institute Open House and Memorabilia Give-Away Eisenhower Institute, 157 N. Washington Street Find the ideal memory of your Eisenhower Institute days- there are photos, event boxes, posters, and MORE! Perfect for displaying in your office, showing clients and customers your EI credentials, and reliving EI experiences... C'mon by and take a look!
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	Schmucker Art Gallery Exhibitions Schmucker Art Gallery More information about the Gallery.
1:00–8:00 p.m.	Registration & Welcome Center Lobby, College Union Building
4:00–5:00 p.m.	Math Department Alumni Talk Room 204, Glatfelter Hall
5:00–8:00 p.m.	Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Homecoming Reception Science Center Patio (Rain location: Science Center Lobby) Get-together for Chemistry faculty, students and alumni as well as BMB students and alumni. Pot luck dinner provided by faculty.
6:00–8:00 p.m.	Garthwait Leadership (GLC) 15th Anniversary Reception Atrium Dining
5:30 p.m.	Hall of Athletic Honor Banquet (By invitation) Bream Wright Hauser Athletic Complex - Field House
6:00–8:00 p.m.	*Class of 2015 and 2020 Mixer The Upper Crust, 19 York Street
7:30 p.m.	Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground The Majestic Theater “A perfectly cast John Rubinstein, brings our 34th president back to life in a drama filled with timely political lessons from a leader who strove to put country over party.” - Los Angeles Times Tony Award winner John Rubinstein (Pippin, Children of a Lesser God) stars as President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, a new American play by Richard Hellesen and directed by Peter Ellenstein. Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is a candid and fascinating fictional eavesdropping on President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Gettysburg, Pennsylvania farm. Experience this new critically acclaimed work in the town that Eisenhower called home, and in the theater that he regularly attended! As part of the Majestic Theater's centennial season, we honor our history and close association with one of the most consequential figures of the 20th century. Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is adapted from a vast array of General Eisenhower's memoirs, speeches, and letters, and is set just a mile away in Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm. These performances are made possible in part by the Majestic Theater Centennial Endowment Fund.

Saturday, October 4

Time	Event
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Registration & Welcome Center Lobby, College Union Building
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Alpha Phi Omega Alumni Event APO Chapter Room (basement of the chapel) APO alumni and guests are invited to meet active brothers and see improvements recently made to the chapter room!
Library 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Special Collections 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	Exhibits in Musselman Library and Special Collections & College Archives Musselman Library Enjoy a variety of exhibits on display. Special Collections and College Archives Exhibits Special Collections Reading Room (4th floor) Three exhibits on display in the Special Collections: Women’s Travel, “Over a Continent or Through Life” Curated by Camryn Counsil, Class of 2025 We are fascinated by travel: its excitement, its rewards, and even its risks. Experiencing the world can reaffirm beliefs, but it can also challenge them. Travel literature is a conversation about an evolving world. Historically, these stories have been written by men. Women’s accounts in this exhibit provide alternative perspectives on these global interactions. Women travel for pleasure, work, or living abroad. All the while, they engage with cultures, people, and politics different from their own. Ultimately, these women writers describe both their journeys across continents and through life. Gettysburgiana: Books by College Authors 1995-today Curated by Carolyn Sautter, Director of Special Collections and College Archives This exhibit highlights works written by faculty, staff, alumni, and students published from 1995 to the present. From Taiwanese cinema to Battlefield commemorations, these titles showcase a wide variety of recent academic research and creative writing. Included are books illustrated with photographs and artifacts from Special Collections. One or two are based on manuscript collections in our care. Bowling! Get Off Your Seat and On Your Feet Curated by Amy Lucadamo, Class of 2000, College Archivist A display showing 97 years of bowling on campus. Contact: Amy Lucadamo (alucadam@gettysburg.edu) Carolyn Sautter (csautter@gettysburg.edu) For a list of all exhibits, please visit the library’s Exhibits webpage.
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	Schmucker Art Gallery Exhibitions Schmucker Art Gallery More information about the Gallery.
10:30 a.m.	Reunion Class Photos North Steps of Pennsylvania Hall Class of 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Class of 2015 at 10:45 a.m.
11:00–11:30 a.m.	*Class of 2020 Senior Toast Jaeger Center Lawn and Pool Patio (Rain Location: The Grille on Lincoln, Dining Facilities)
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.	Class of 1961 Lunch and Social Glatfelter Lodge
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.	*Homecoming Tailgate Lunch Jaeger Center Lawn and Pool Patio (Rain Location: The Grille on Lincoln, Dining Facilities) All classes welcome! Reserved seating for Class of 2015 and 2020.
1:00 p.m.	Football Shirk Field, Musselman Stadium
2:00–3:00 p.m.	Center for Public Service Open House 249 N. Washington Street After more than 30 years in Plank, the Center for Public Service has moved! Come visit us to see our new house and catch up with CPS alums. All are welcome.
3:00 p.m.	Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground The Majestic Theater “A perfectly cast John Rubinstein, brings our 34th president back to life in a drama filled with timely political lessons from a leader who strove to put country over party.” - Los Angeles Times Tony Award winner John Rubinstein (Pippin, Children of a Lesser God) stars as President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, a new American play by Richard Hellesen and directed by Peter Ellenstein. Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is a candid and fascinating fictional eavesdropping on President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Gettysburg, Pennsylvania farm. Experience this new critically acclaimed work in the town that Eisenhower called home, and in the theater that he regularly attended! As part of the Majestic Theater's centennial season, we honor our history and close association with one of the most consequential figures of the 20th century. Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground is adapted from a vast array of General Eisenhower's memoirs, speeches, and letters, and is set just a mile away in Eisenhower's Gettysburg farm. These performances are made possible in part by the Majestic Theater Centennial Endowment Fund.
4:00–6:00 p.m.	*Beer Garden Social hosted by BOLD (Burgians of the Last Decade) Plank Beer Garden Enjoy fall food and drinks. Open to all. Host Provider Event.
7:00–9:00 p.m.	*Myra T. Herron Dinner Atrium Dining Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Engagement and Gettysburg Alumni of Color Council (GACC). Join us for great food and good friends.
8:00 p.m.	Class of 2015 Meet-up in Town Location TBD
10:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m.	All-Campus Party The Attic, West Building (Host Provider)

Sunday, October 5

Time	Event

10:00 a.m.	Fellowship Breakfast Christ Chapel
11:00 a.m.	Homecoming Chapel Service Christ Chapel
12:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.	Musselman Library Open Musselman Library