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Gettysburg College’s Alumni Mentorship Program connects students with engaged alumni to support career development, experiential learning, and long-term student success. Through intentional, relationship-driven mentorship, students gain professional insight, confidence, and clearer pathways from college to career.

An extraordinary gift from the estates of Bruce Baky ’65 and Sherrin Hilburt Baky-Nessler ’65, P’01 will strengthen faculty excellence, advance innovation across academic programs, and expand opportunities for Gettysburg students.

Gettysburg College has named lyricist and librettist Kate Anderson ’09 as the Commencement speaker for the Class of 2026, recognizing her collaborative, interdisciplinary career in musical theatre, film, and television.

Gettysburg College has selected Kate Anderson ’09—an acclaimed songwriter for stage, film, and television—as the Commencement speaker for the Class of 2026.

Kendall DeShong ’28, a political science and public policy major at Gettysburg College, is turning her lifelong passion for dance into a community initiative that supports children’s cognitive and behavioral development.

The January Faculty Institute enabled Gettysburg College faculty, administrators, and academic staff to collaborate and apply new insights on AI technology to their teaching, curriculum, and support for student learning

In May 2025, I graduated cum laude from Gettysburg College with honors in my major, art history, and in one of my minors, public history. I was fortunate to quadruple minor in philosophy, peace and justice studies, public history, and studio art. 

Looking back now, I see how much I accomplished. As a sophomore, I completed the Garthwait Leadership Certificate, which helped me develop my leadership skills. These skills allowed me to take charge and embrace all other opportunities that came my way.

Through the Blavatt Lecture, Gettysburg College engages leading voices to examine foundational democratic ideals in a modern context, with David M. Rubenstein’s lecture reinforcing the College’s commitment to informed citizenship and civil discourse.

David M. Rubenstein, renowned investor, philanthropist, historian and civic leader, will serve as the featured speaker for the 24th annual Blavatt Lecture, hosted by the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in Masters Hall’s Mara Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Health Sciences Prof. Victoria Wolf joined Gettysburg College as a visiting assistant professor in 2022. She is now in her second year as assistant professor of health sciences.

Through the expertise, creativity, and leadership of its faculty, students, staff, and alumni, Gettysburg College continues to shape national conversations, deepen learning beyond the classroom, and extend its influence across communities, industries, and disciplines.

Gettysburg College is where dreamers become doers. For Alyssa Kaewwilai ’20, Gettysburg became the launch pad for an ever evolving career at the frontiers of aerospace.

An environmental studies major with a concentration in GIS (geographical information systems), Kaewwilai recently joined Jeff Bezos’s private space company, Blue Origin, as a data scientist supporting the New Glenn rocket program. At the end of 2025, Blue Origin successfully launched New Glenn 2 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars to study solar wind behavior and radiation.