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Students, make the most of your summer by registering for an online course! Explore a topic that interests you, taught by our distinguished faculty. Learn more about the courses being offered and how to register on our website.

The most effective and resilient leaders are mindful and compassionate. Recently, the Garthwait Leadership Center partnered with Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute to develop these invaluable skills in 35 students and young alumni. Read about these Gettysburgians' experiences in this six-week program.

I knew that the more people that I spoke to, the easier it would be for me to figure out what I want to do as a careerThe Gettysburg network is so connected and I had heard that our alumni are very genuine in their offers to speak with students. I could really start developing some relationships. Learn how a J-Term networking meetup led to a summer internship at Dell Technologies for Ally Schnell ’23.

The Garthwait Leadership Center (GLC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Hear from three alumni about how the GLC has shaped their personal leadership goals. We’re at 71 donors - help us get to 100 donors by May 8. www.gettysburg.edu/glcsupport

Enjoy 25 seconds of calm today with serene views of our campus.

Bill Heyman ’74 P'13 was among a distinguished group of honorees, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, Eugene Robinson, and Judy Woodruff H’09, that earned the prestigious Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication. Read more about Heyman’s reflection on the award and how his fulfilling experiences at Gettysburg influenced both his personal and professional life.

Happy 189th birthday to Gettysburg College!

The Garthwait Leadership Center (GLC) creates intellectual and experiential opportunities for students and alumni to develop leadership skills. Through these experiences, students and alumni identify and reflect on their passions, and learn how to apply leadership skills to make a positive impact. Hear the stories of three Gettysburg graduates and how the GLC has helped shape their personal and professional journeys. Learn more: https://www.gettysburgglc.org.

Gettysburg College encourages all of its students to expand their minds, be actively engaged inside and outside of the classroom, and critically explore their interests. Annette Aguilera-Gonzalez ’18, who majored in economics and minored in business and now works at investment banking company JPMorgan Chase & Co., has experienced this lasting value of an explorative education first-hand. It helped her unearth her passions and prepared her for the world of business.

This past Friday, Profs. Ben Luley & Kirby Farrah led a test dig with anthropology students for the Jack Hopkins House Archaeological Project. Jack Hopkins was a free black man and the former janitor at Gettysburg College who lived on campus between 1860 1868. Today, there is no visible reminder of the existence of the house, although historical records clearly indicate where the home once stood. Photos by May Lonergan ’21.

Ring in the New Year with this classic and beloved Servo recipe: Chicken Bruschetta! http://gburg.us/3aJ5Thf

Students: This winter break, take advantage of our inaugural Virtual January Term (J-Term) with free, hands-on programming! Register for programs designed to build your Gettysburg Network, hone your college and career skills, teach you to lead with purpose and principles, and become an advocate for change. Each program is designed to build upon classroom learning with crucial college, career, and life skillspreparing Gettysburgians for the world that awaits.

Lovers of myths, legends, and ‘lore, don’t miss The Poplore Podcast, created by Prof. Chris Fee’s class: ENG 318: Saga, Myth and Orality. In each brief episode, students explore the culture of storytelling and American oral traditions across the nation, from Philly’s Eastern State Penitentiary and Pittsburgh’s Ghost Bomber, to New Jersey’s infamous Clinton Road and Staten Island’s Cropsey.

Like most Americans, honorary degree recipient Dr. Moncef Slaoui was watching the increasing spread of COVID19 this past spring with concern; however, Slaoui’s expertiseunlike the rest of usmade him uniquely qualified to help solve the problem. Slaoui, an immunologist and the former head of vaccine development for GlaxoSmithKline, came out of retirement in order to give back as chief science adviser of Operation Warp Speed. I believe our only real way out of this is through vaccination, and in a humble way, I think I have something to contribute, he said. It’s important to give back to society.... It’s important to have a vision and ideals... Give generously of yourself. If you do that, you will accomplish great things. Learn more about how Slaoui is leading the nation’s vaccine efforts.

On November 14, the CUB ballroom was bright with lights, Bollywood music, and decorations as students across campus came together to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light. At the illuminating event, students sampled traditional Nepali cuisine, painted clay lamps (diyas), and adorned each other with Henna. It felt nice to see so many people take part in something that wasn’t their culture, said Sangya Lohani ’23, an international student from Nepal. Students were o...pen to trying everything. Brad Lancaster, director of International Student Services said of the Diwali celebration and others like it, Intercultural and global events like this allow international students to share their culture in a way that other people can experience and understand. Often, lifelong friends are built around these events. Learn more about Diwali and how Gettysburg celebrates the diverse global traditions of international students on our campus. See more

In our last Conversations Beneath the Cupola podcast episode of 2020, Joe Lynch ’85 accompanies President Bob Iuliano through a year in reviewreflecting on the pivotal moments of 2020 and the effects they’ve had on the world and the College. Pivoting from reflection to foresight later in the episode, Iuliano shares his vision for the year to come.

Congratulations to Professor Abou B. Bamba, who has joined the American Historical Review Board of Editors! Bamba, who teaches in both the Africana Studies and History departments at Gettysburg College, has focused his work on imperial and colonial history in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the histories of decolonization, development and modernization. Of the honor of joining the Board, Bamba said: My hope in doing this is to open a space where underrepresented scholars can engage and be engaged in the production of historical knowledge as it appears in the pages of the AHR. Learn more about Bamba’s scholarship and new appointment.

Wishing everyone in the Gettysburg College community a happy holiday season.

Be true to yourself. That’s the message that author Jerry Spinelli ’63 has for the world in his young adult novel Stargirl, which was recently turned into a Disney+ movie. Spinelli’s commitment to self-authenticity is one he has shown throughout his life and career as an author of more than 30 published bookshis love letters to the world. Learn more about his journey.