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Molly Hoffman ’24

Molly Hoffman ’24 remembers making her first connection with Gettysburg College virtually from her home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The COVID-19 pandemic during the spring of 2020 forced Gettysburg’s popular in-person Get Acquainted Day online.

Two-time Tony Award-winning and three-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Debra Martin Chase will deliver the keynote address at Gettysburg College’s 189th Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2024 on May 18.

Today’s faculty spotlight features The David M. LeVan Endowed Chair of Ethics and Management Heather Odle-Dusseau. After arriving in 2008 as an assistant professor, she is the first person in the Management Department to be promoted through the associate level and then to full professor.

The chirps of birds, the gentle rustling of leaves, and the laughs and snippets of conversation from students seated in Adirondack chairs on the lawn outside Pennsylvania Hall greeted Sociology Prof. Alecea Standlee as she stepped onto Gettysburg College’s campus more than six years ago. This movie-like setting, she said, captivated her during her on-campus interview for a faculty position in Gettysburg’s Sociology Department, drawing her into the life of the Gettysburg community.

Ivana Lopez Espinosa ’19 stands on the steps of Penn Hall wearing a traditional dress from Veracruz, Mexico.

How does reflection lead to personal and professional growth?

How going off the tourist trail allows one to focus on growth

Emily Kreider ’25 (second from left) participated with Alexis Jones ’24, Ratul Pradhan ’25, and Jack Joiner ’25 in a 2023 Center for Public Service food, sustainability, and globalization immersion project in Kathmandu, Nepal.

With two uncles as alumni, Tim ’88 and Mike Foley ’00, Emily Kreider ’25 had heard about Gettysburg College growing up. But it wasn’t until she visited campus in 2021 that she experienced firsthand the place where people and philanthropy support a Gettysburg education for all students.

As Gettysburgians, we have an eternal promise to keep, and that is to deliver A Consequential Education to every student—one that gives them greater insight into who they are, what they want to accomplish, and how they will define and lead their own consequential life. The shape of that promise, delivered to students since our founding in 1832, has appropriately changed over time in response to changing circumstances for each generation of Gettysburg graduates.

Actress and SAG-AFTRA National Board member Towanda Underdue (right) was the keynote speaker at the Eisenhower Leadership Conference on Jan. 27.