Eisenhower Institute

About the Eisenhower Institute

The Eisenhower Institute empowers young leaders to tackle society’s most challenging public policy issues in real-time. Our experts lead students into communities across the United States and abroad to explore the impact of public policy decisions, talk to people who are affected, create innovative solutions, and urge decision makers to take action. Gettysburg College students gain a wealth of practical knowledge through hands-on experiences in public policy within our high school programs, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs—at no additional cost.

Through public policy programs that develop teamwork and problem-solving skills and unique experiential learning opportunities, the Eisenhower Institute prepares students to become leaders of change in the world of tomorrow.

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Our Experts

Susan Eisenhower
Expert-in-Residence Eisenhower Institute

John Austin
Senior Fellow, Eisenhower Institute

Patturaja Selvaraj
Harold G. Evans Professor of Eisenhower Leadership Studies

Scott Boddery
Director, Fielding Center for Presidential Leadership Study

Howard Ernst
Non-Resident Expert, Environmental Leadership

Linda Pappas Funsch
Non-Resident Expert, Global Focus: Middle East

Christopher Rick
Faculty Expert, Building America: Transportation and Health

Skye Lawrence
Non-Resident Expert, Building America: Economic Transformation Through STEM Innovation

Ryan Woodward
Non-Resident Expert, Inside Washington

Raphael L’Hoest
Non-Resident Expert, Regions Matter

Tony McComiskey
Non-Resident Expert, Inside Washington

Henning Wrage ,
Faculty Expert, German Media and Culture

James Day
Faculty Expert, Inside Civil Rights

Annie Morgan
Non-Resident Expert, Emerging Threats in National Security

Kevin Nealer
Non-Resident Expert, Global Focus: Competing With China

Emily Samose
Non-Resident Expert, Building America: Revitalizing Education

Christopher Fee
Faculty Expert, Building America: Affordable Housing

Why Public Policy?

Public policy affects everything we do: our work, health, safety—even the air we breathe. In a democratic society, citizens have the right to examine the laws, policies, practices, and decisions that affect them and to be involved in how policy is made. Through the Eisenhower Institute, you gain insight into how you can shape the world through public policy research. This is where our work at the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College begins.

Learn how the Eisenhower Institute complements Gettysburg’s liberal arts and sciences education.

Dual Offices

The Eisenhower Institute operates as a dual office—with one office in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and one office in Washington, D.C. Our Gettysburg office is located in the historic building where President Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower once lived amid the backdrop of World War I. By contrast, our Washington office is located only a block away from the White House and less than 3 miles from Capitol Hill, giving students access to a world of networking and internship opportunities in the District and beyond.

Explore the Eisenhower Institute

Gettysburg College offers all Eisenhower Institute programs to students representing all majors and class years at no additional cost. Through study trips, workshops, events, fellowships, seminars, and projects, you can gain the tools needed to make a difference in your community and the world while enhancing your Gettysburg College experience.

Students interested in the array of public policy programs offered through the Eisenhower Institute are encouraged to apply.

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