Gettysburg College

300 N Washington St, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1486 -  View Map

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• The Gettysburg Curriculum exposes you to the breadth and richness of a liberal arts education and builds a strong foundation for work in your major field. The core stresses integrative thinking, involving the synthesis of ideas and methods from different areas of study. When you select a major, you'll choose from 41 different majors or design an individualized major tailored to your interests.
• Gettysburg offers 31 College-affiliated study-abroad programs. Add to these our partnerships with programs run by other colleges, and you have nearly 200 study-abroad options.Gettysburg also offers opportunities for off-campus study within the U.S. in Washington, D.C., at the United Nations in New York City, and at two of the naiton's leading laboratories for marine research.
• Student life is a huge part of the Gettysburg experience, for three reasons. One, we view what happens outside the classroom as a vital extension of what happens inside. Two, the kind of student who is attracted to Gettysburg is the kind who likes to get involved. And three, the opportunities to get involved in the life of the campus are almost endless.There are 120 student clubs and organizations at Gettysburg -- in sports, the arts, music, student government, outdoor recreation, and many other areas of interest -- and students take on more than 1,000 leadership opportunities running them.
• Beautiful 200-acre campus with over 60 buildings. The College is adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, Pa. is 36 miles from Harrisburg, 55 miles from Baltimore, 80 miles from Washington, D.C., 117 miles from Philadelphia, and 212 miles from New York City. Gettysburg College sponsors a shuttle service to and from area transportation centers and area cities.
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• Ron Paul fast facts (Concord Monitor)
  posted on July 31, 2011 at 05:48:41 am
  Ronald E. Paul Born: Aug. 20, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Residence: Lake Jackson, Texas; Alexandria, Va. Education: Gettysburg College; Duke University Medical School. Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1963-65; U.S. Air National Guard, 1965-68. Elected positions: House of Representatives 1976-77, 1979-85 and 1997-present. This is Paul's third campaign for the presidency. He ran in 1988 as the ...
• Dean's list honors for Franklin County area students (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
  posted on July 13, 2011 at 04:58:51 am
  - Caleb Bowers, Chambersburg, for the spring 2001 semester at Gettysburg College. Bowers will be a sophomore in the fall. - Kathryn Zak, Waynesboro, spring 2011 semester in the College of Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences at Rider University, Lawrenceville, N.J.
• Local students graduate from Gettysburg College (The Times Herald)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:56:28 pm
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• Gettysburg College announces dean's list (The Times Herald)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:56:26 pm
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• Gazette.Net: On Campus news (Montgomery Village Gazette)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:41:06 pm
  Emily Zeller, a first-year student at Gettysburg College, has been placed on the deans' honor list for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2011 semester. To achieve the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.60 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

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