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Gettysburg College’s new communication studies major and minor enable students to develop enduring skills they’ll need to thrive in their careers and graduate studies.

Why major or minor in communication studies at Gettysburg College?

Faculty and staff of Gettysburg College’s East Asian Studies Department: Prof. Yoko Nishimura, Prof. Junjie Luo, Academic Administrative Assistant Kathy Ambrose, and Prof. Jing Li.

East Asian Studies Prof. Yoko Nishimura has taught at Gettysburg College for seven years and was recently granted tenure.

Reflecting Gettysburg College’s enduring sense of unity and compassion, the Sadie Mauro Scholarship honors a young woman whose dream of becoming a Bullet continues to inspire others across generations.

At Gettysburg College, community runs deeper than shared experiences—it’s a network of care, compassion, and connection that extends far beyond campus boundaries. When members of the Gettysburg family face hardship, that sense of unity shines brightest.

Parents and families gather to watch the First-Year Walk for the Class of 2027. Front row, left to right: Lauren Magel P’27 (Jack ’27) and younger son Ryan, Anabela Agudelo P’27 (Mia ’27), and Ashley Zapata P’27 (Libby ’27). Back row: Elliot Agudelo P’27, Stefan Magel P’27, and Alan Zapata P’27.

Through the lens of college move-in and a storied first-year tradition, Ashley Zapata P’27 shares her impressions of Gettysburg College’s resources and support for parents and families as she and her husband, Alan P’27, embraced their daughter Libby's new journey at Gettysburg.

Gettysburg College’s annual Fortenbaugh Lecture will feature a roundtable discussion with David Blight, Drew Gilpin Faust, and Stephanie McCurry—three of the field’s most influential scholars—moderated by Profs. Jim Downs and Scott Hancock. Read the full story here.

Gettysburg College’s annual Fortenbaugh Lecture will feature a roundtable discussion with David Blight, Drew Gilpin Faust, and Stephanie McCurry—three of the field’s most influential scholars—moderated by Profs. Jim Downs and Scott Hancock.

As scholars and teachers, our faculty engage students in professional projects that take them beyond the Gettysburg campus and into the field to perform experiential research.

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) recently awarded Gettysburg College Biology Prof. Alex Trillo a $233,022 Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) grant, which will fund Trillo’s research and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, beginning next summer.

Alumni from across generations returned to Gettysburg College for the 2025 Homecoming and BOLD Weekend, reconnecting with classmates, faculty, staff, and students through a vibrant lineup of celebrations, ceremonies, and campus events.

Each fall, Gettysburg College’s Homecoming and BOLD Weekend serves as a powerful reminder of the enduring connections that bind our community together.

At Gettysburg College, scholarly research in the sciences enables faculty members like Chemistry Prof. Kate Buettner to engage students in experiential learning.

Gettysburg College Chemistry Prof. Kate Buettner recently received a $6,500 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society. The grant supports Buettner’s research this fall at UCLA in collaboration with Dr. Hannah Shafaat, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA’s College of Physical Sciences.

Through coursework, mentorship, and participation in the College’s Guided Pathways program, Katie LaPlaunt ’28 discovered a passion for research that would soon take her far beyond the classroom—and across international borders.

For Katie LaPlaunt ’28, a political science major and softball pitcher from Warminster, Pennsylvania, her first semester at Gettysburg College set in motion a series of experiences that have shaped her academic journey and opened new doors for her future.