Friday Forums Spring 2025
Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
January 31, 2025 (CUB 260)
Jim Udden
Adding a Communications Major at Gettysburg College
In recent years there have been a high number of students accepted at Gettysburg College expressing interest in Communications who ended up elsewhere. Most choose an institution that does offer a communications major of some sort. This presentation will involve the data compiled about the demand for a communications major, and an overview of what we are now proposing as another major in Communications to go with the already existing Cinema & Media Studies major.
February 14, 2025 (CUB 260)
Hakim Williams
Lessons from the Fulbright Experience: Applying, Living Abroad, and Readjustment
In this talk, former Fulbrighters will share about their experiences and research, as well as offering tips on applying, navigating living abroad, and readjusting upon their return. The Office of College Grants will also offer some tips.
February 28, 2025 (CUB 260)
Chris Rick
Community-Engaged Learning at Gettysburg: How Rewarding It Can Be for Students (and Faculty!)!
Folks often identify themselves as someone who does or doesn't do community-engaged learning, but it doesn't have to be binary. In this Friday Forum, we highlight faculty that use community-engaged learning in their courses -- from all-in approaches to lighter touches. We provide practical guidance for curious faculty and identify campus resources to implement CEL pedagogy in their courses.
March 28, 2025 (Penn Hall Lyceum)
Katy Mattson
Here, There and Everywhere
Where do students get career advice? Faculty, staff, parents, peers, Career Engagement? As we know – all of the above! The Center for Career Engagement, together with campus partners, continually seeks ways to ensure every student gets the assistance they need and to best leverage campus-wide and alumni expertise in assisting them along the way. By continuing campus-wide discussions around career advising we can better reach those who might not know where to start as well as tap into the wide variety of career-specific resources. As students seek advice from those with whom they feel most comfortable, we would love to hear from you about how you’re engaging around career, discuss current Career Engagement initiatives, share challenges and successes, review possible classroom outreach, and provide an overview of some of our current best practices. Join the Center for Career Engagement and this year’s Career Faculty Liaisons as we discuss the first few years of the Liaison program, continued campus outreach and programming, and have the opportunity to learn more about your career advising experiences and expertise.
April 11, 2025 (Recital Hall)
Jocelyn Swigger
Unsilencing Agnes Tyrrell (1846-1883)
Agnes Tyrrell was a virtuoso pianist and prolific composer in late 19th century Moravia. Professor of Music Jocelyn Swigger is on a mission to make Agnes famous by her bicentennial in 2046. Come hear about the current state of Agnes’s music, including updates on performances and publications. Note: this Friday Forum will be in the Recital Hall.
April 25, 2025 (CUB 260)
RC Miessler
To Waken Fond [FILE NOT FOUND]: Digital Preservation, College History, and the Next "Dark Age"
At the start of the 20th century, archivists faced the challenge of managing an overwhelming influx of paper records brought on by the rise of the modern bureaucratic state and the devastation of war. Now, a century later, the shift to digital information has made accessing and sharing records easier, but it has also complicated their preservation. File formats become obsolete, hard drives fail, and websites disappear; without active efforts to preserve today’s digital records, we risk leaving future historians with a “digital dark age.” This talk highlights the need for digital preservation to ensure that institutional history remains accessible for future generations. Digital Initiatives Librarian R.C. Miessler will discuss the challenges of digital preservation, share current trends and best practices in the field, and offer attendees practical ways to support this crucial work and prevent the potential loss of college history.