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J. Carey Thompson announced as new Vice President for Enrollment and Educational Services

Gettysburg College President Bob Iuliano announced today (January 11) that J. Carey Thompson has been appointed to serve as the College’s next Vice President for Enrollment and Educational Services (EES), effective July 1.

Stole of gratitiude presented to Musselman Library's special collections

A tradition of gratitude

Stole of gratitude presented to Musselman Library’s Special Collections: The Jack Piers Collection

“The Stoles of Gratitude are a nice way to remember the stories of the connections that happened at Gettysburg College. These connections last a lifetime.”
— Dean of Academic Advising, Anne Bucher Lane

Gratitude is not always expressed verbally. Sometimes, it comes and goes unsaid in a fleeting moment—thought, but never spoken. Gratitude can be a soft smile, a returned favor, or a thoughtful gift.

sunderman conservatory student on campus

What can you do with a music degree?

Gettysburg College inspires students to pursue their passions, without limits. Whether you want to study music and music alone, or combine your study with other academic pursuits, our Sunderman Conservatory of Music offers you this freedom.

Cathie Wood and Caroline Wood standing in front of a water fountain

The diversity of The Gettysburg Network

Cathie Wood P'15 creates entrepreneurial connections for Gettysburg College students.

Jerry Spinelli ’63 on writing a good story, learning hard lessons, and Commencement

Jerry Spinelli ’63

Newbery-prize winning author Jerry Spinelli ’63 has one goal when he writes: tell a good story.

meeting room in an office building - where many people spend large amounts of their working lives

One third of your life is spent at work

The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime. Andrew Naber ’07 conducts research to make it better.

9 facts about Gettysburg’s new virtual dissection tables

The Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced 3D interactive dissection table in the medical world today—and Gettysburg College is getting two of them.

The state-of-the-art tables will arrive on campus this summer thanks to generous gifts from Gettysburg alumni Ray Truex Jr. ’63, P’94, retired spine and brain neurosurgeon and a medical director at the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Gail Seygal ’67, a retired occupational therapy coordinator.

The 411- Daria Lo Presti Wallach ’76

Retired Managing Partner at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC •First female CEO • 41-year career in the financial services industry • Benefactors Circle member • English major • Established The William C. Foster and John P. Lo Presti Scholarship Fund • Distinguished alumna • Resides in New York

Our endowment and why it matters

Gettysburg College’s endowment is a collection of more than 700 individual funds given by donors who believe that Gettysburg College and its most cherished offerings should endure forever.
Alyssa Fox shares her story

From Gettysburg to Yale to a public health start-up

“I think that a liberal arts education prepares you so well to work at a start-up,” said Gettysburg alum Alyssa Foxx ’13. “In start-ups, there's always so much to be done, so you have to wear many different hats. The ability to think critically and to fill any role that is needed from you— that’s something that a Gettysburg College degree really prepares you for.”

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