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Are you applying to gettysburg explore the campus using the virtual tour below..

Virtual tours are a great way to refresh your memory or to preview an on-site tour of Gettysburg College.

What's in it for me?

At the beginning of your college search, a virtual tour can be a beneficial tool to explore the campus before your visit. When you do visit the campus, be sure to talk to current students about their experiences. A student perspective is a helpful way to gauge your future experience when attending Gettysburg. Already took an on-campus tour? It's inevitable. All of your college tours will blend, and you might forget the appearance of Gettysburg College's library, dorms, or cafeteria. Use the virtual tour to jog your memory! With the interactive mapping tool below you can even explore the area surrounding the campus.

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Just when you thought it was impossible for anyone to produce anything new and exciting about the Battle of Gettysburg-after all, the battle has been "done" in nearly every format, ad infinitum-along comes Virtual Gettysburg. With licensed Gettysburg Battlefield guide Gary Kross narrating, Virtual Gettysburg takes you on an interactive, personally guided tour of 21 sites on the battlefield of July 1-3, 1863. Read entire review Brenda Wilt Civil War Times, Vol. XLI No. 6, December 2002

“Virtual Gettysburg” is a tremendous accomplishment. The user can select almost any spot on the battlefield and study the terrain in all directions. It is almost like being right here at the Gettysburg National Military Park. The maps and panoramic images, coupled with excellent historic photographs, a complete set of pictures of all the monuments, and Gary Kross’s excellent audio tour, make this an invaluable resource for students, scholars, Civil War buffs and future tourists. I am so impressed with what Stephen Recker has assembled that I have ordered copies of Virtual Gettysburg for all my incoming students in The Gettysburg Semester. J. Matthew Gallman Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era Director of Civil War Era Studies Gettysburg College

This is a professional production presented in a great package that includes the interactive Virtual Gettysburg program cd-rom, three audio tour CDs, with an accompanying booklet that includes all of the narrative (or close to it). The tour was written and is narrated by Gary Kross; a well respected Licensed Battlefield Guide at the park for over 20 years. I personally checked with several of my LBG friends who have nothing but awe when speaking of Mr. Kross’ knowledge and insights... Read entire review ... A Product Review by Bruce Bump Military History Online

You may put us down as firm believers in the product. Virtual Gettysburg gives an instructor the option of choosing from 21 optional tours--an instructor's dream for putting together a personalized course. In addition, Virtual Gettysburg has excellent photographs of the key officers, as well as the monuments, adding the visual element that is so critical to any study of a battle. In our leadership lessons from history workshops, we have always combined historic readings with visits to battlefield sites, and this new medium now allows us to bring the battlefield to the students when they can not make a long trip to the site. Our recent experience in Florida with Virtual Gettysburg proves that you CAN bring the battlefield alive in the classroom! Antigoni and Everett Ladd Tigrett Corp.-Leadership Lessons from History

Thank you for the prompt shipment of my Virtual Gettysburg. It's exactly what I have been looking for. How great to see the battlefield from all angles and the narrative to boot. The most frustrating thing about being a Civil War buff is the inability to visualize the battlefield while reading the accounts. You've brought the battle to life right on my computer and enabled me to go step-by-step throughout the battle at my own pace. It's a fantastic product and I have shared your site with a number of my Civil War enthusiast friends in the hopes that they will order it rather than riskbeing refused the loan of my copy. Frank Barden, via eMail

THANKS for the GREAT turnaround time on this order - I was amazed to find it in my mailbox yesterday afternoon!!! What you have accomplished is absolutely, positively staggering!! I am 110% satisfied with all aspects of this software - congratulations on a superb job!! The narrative is excellent, the photographs are magnificent - it IS truly just like being there....it certainly helps keep the park alive for me until I can get back there again! Thanks again to you and Gary and everyone else for a GREAT product!! Grant W., Humble, Texas, vie eMail

I just purchased a copy of the Virtual Gettysburg yesterday at Greystones in Gettysburg and I'll tell ya....this is the most amazing piece of software I've ever seen and well worth the money. I am the webmaster for Gettysburg Battlefield Online and a resident of Gettysburg. I would like permission to add your link to my website and tell others about it. Frank M., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, via eMail

Thanks for the newsletter. I think the product is great. When I get the Gettysburg bug I can turn on my computer. The photography is great, the narrative is great and I love it. Thanks again, P.S. I teach high school history and am planning to show part of the cd to my class via a data projector next year so that they can see it too. Carolyn I., Seymour, Connecticut, via eMail

I'm totally in awe. I've never seen anything that captures the battlefield like this. It's almost like being there. It's one of the most awesome things I've seen. Greg. J., Pasadena, California, Pasadena Star News

I can finally justify my computer. I turn it on, open the window and I'm in Gettysburg! Frank Z., Old Forge, New York, via registration card

Keep up the great work! Steven F., Kinnelon, NJ

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On this page, Civil War historian Matthew Pinsker leads a unique one-hour “teacher’s tour” of the Gettysburg National Military Park in a series of short videos that emphasize human stories and teachable insights.  These multi-media clips, produced by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History during Fall 2013, are designed especially for use in secondary and undergraduate classrooms. You can view them in one full hour video or through the series of 13 stops listed below.  They provide a brief overview of the 1863 Pennsylvania campaign as well as distinct sections on each of the three days of the pivotal battle (July 1-3, 1863). There is also a concise tour of the Soldiers National Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) and which features some powerful and largely unknown stories about Lincoln’s great speech.  Finally, please note the supporting handouts that are free to use for non-commercial, educational purposes.

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A Teacher’s Tour of the Battle of Gettysburg [full tour] from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo .

Supporting Handouts — Gettysburg Maps  //  Gettysburg Day 1  //  Amos Humiston  //  Gettysburg Day 2  //  Bureau of Military Information  //  Gettysburg Day 3  //  Understanding Lincoln’s Map  //  Gettysburg Address Revisions  //  Sam Wilkeson

Stop 1: Introduction and Campaign Overview –Video = 8:33 min. Pinsker discusses the last Blue-Gray reunion in 1938 and provides essential background to understanding Lee’s 1863 raid into Pennsylvania.  Location:   Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Oak Hill.

Stop 2: Day One –Video = 4:37 min.  Pinsker discusses fighting near McPherson’s Woods on July 1, Union cavalry commander John Bufurd’s shrewd use of terrain on the west side of town, and the fast-changing structure of the Union command during the Gettysburg Campaign.   Location: McPherson’s Woods

Stop 3:  Bayard Wilkeson  –Video = 2:51 min.  Pinsker introduces the story of a young Union officer named Bayard Wilkeson who was mortally wounded on July 1.   Location: Barlow’s Knoll

Stop 4:  Amos Humiston — Video = 3:98 min.  Pinsker relates the story of sergeant from New York who died on the first day’s battle holding a photograph of his children and no other form of identification.   Location:   Stratton Street, Gettysburg

Stop 5:  Lee at Gettysburg  –Video = 3:38 min.  Pinsker analyzes Lee’s objectives as he arrives on the battlefield at the end of the first day of fighting.   Location:   Virginia Monument, Seminary Ridge

Stop 6:  Longstreet’s Assault, Day Two  –Video = 5:07.  Pinsker describes the argument between Lee and Longstreet over how to proceed with the fighting on July 2.   Location:   Longstreet’s Statue, Seminary Ridge

Stop 7: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain at Little Round Top  –Video = 5:33 min.  Pinsker recounts the celebrated heroism of various officers and soldiers at the end of the Union lines on July 2, 1863.   Location:   Little Round Top

Stop 8: Fighting on Day Two  –Video = 3:02 min.  Pinsker offers details about the Taylor brothers who fought with the First Minnesota.   Location:   Cemetery Ridge

Stop 9:  Bureau of Military Information (BMI)  –Video = 3:50 min.  Pinsker highlights the little-known contributions of Union spies, led by Col. George H. Sharpe, during the Gettysburg Campaign and especially at the end of the second day’s fighting.   Location:   Meade’s Headquarters

Stop 10:  Pickett’s Charge   –Video = 4:43 min.  Pinsker recounts the story of Pickett’s Charge and the terrible human cost of the fighting on July 3.    Location:   Confederate “High Water Mark”

Stop 11: Confederate Retreat  –Video = 3:46 min.  Pinsker describes the aftermath of Pickett’s Charge and the retreat back to Virginia that Lee organized between July 4 and July 14, 1863.   Location:   Seminary Ridge

Stop 12:   The Gettysburg Address  –Video = 10:58 min.  Pinsker narrates the story of how Lincoln pulled together the text for the address which he delivered in Gettysburg on November 19, 1863.   Location:   Soldiers’ National Cemetery

Stop 13:  Reflections  –Video = 2:39.  Pinsker reflects on whether or not we should teach Gettysburg as the “turning point” of the war.   Location:   Gettysburg Battlefield

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‘We are barrier busters’: How Gettysburg’s Center for Student Success supports every student

At the Center for Student Success (CSS) at Gettysburg College , students can find collaboration, compassion, and the confidence to succeed throughout their educational journey. Created in January 2022, the CSS supports students throughout their journey at Gettysburg, from the summer before their arrival on campus for Orientation through Commencement . Working closely with faculty and campus partners, the center’s staff focuses on helping students achieve academic and personal success.

“We are barrier busters,” said Dean of the Center for Student Success Keira Kant ’95 . “We work closely with students who have found roadblocks in their academic progress and provide resources and guidance so that students can move beyond the roadblock and ultimately persist, thrive, and graduate.”

Explore six ways the CSS serves students as they explore a breadth and depth of knowledge and cultivate enduring skills through their Gettysburg education.

Onboarding new students with transition programs

Gettysburg College looks forward to welcoming first-year and transfer students to campus each year. Many high schoolers await the beginning of their college journey, and the transition from high school to college also brings plenty of new experiences for them.

For Coleen Beddick , first-year class advisor, helping students transition to Gettysburg as smoothly as possible is her focus throughout the year—not just during the summer months. She and members of the CSS team devote many hours collaborating with departments across campus to provide resources for parents of new students and coordinate Orientation activities and programs that await students when they arrive in August.

“We are setting up students to be successful and grow in ways they cannot even imagine during their four years at Gettysburg,” she said, “from the ‘GETTing College Ready Zoom series hosted over the summer with our colleagues in Residential Education and assisting with the selection of their first semester of classes to seeing the smiling faces on Move-In Day and during the First-Year Walk . It is exciting to be part of a transformational moment in students’ lives.”

Providing support for reaching academic goals

An essential part of Gettysburg’s promise to deliver A Consequential Education to every student is supporting students through the arc of their experience here through the Gettysburg Approach .

Gettysburg’s talented faculty and staff are here to help our students make the most of their Gettysburg education. In collaboration with students’ faculty advisors, the CSS assists students in planning and implementing their academic goals.

“We advise them in seeking creative curricular approaches that build on their academic strengths and find meaningful ways of solving any academic or personal challenges they encounter,” said Associate Dean for Student Success Hannah Sollenberger . “The ultimate goal is the successful completion of the academic program at Gettysburg and a promising future after college.”

Offering student accessibility and accommodations

Theresa Hoover , assistant dean of student accessibility for the CSS, works with students with disabilities to ensure they receive reasonable accommodations for academics, dining, and housing. Students who connect with Hoover may have had accommodations before they entered Gettysburg or may have developed accommodations needs during their time at Gettysburg. Additionally, she may work with students with temporary needs resulting from medical situations such as injuries or other circumstances. Hoover collaborates one-on-one with students to discuss their concerns and together determine reasonable accommodations to meet their needs.

“The work I do helps students eliminate barriers and provides equal access to learning and college life. Many students visit my office multiple times for assistance throughout their time at Gettysburg,” Hoover explained. “Working collaboratively with the other deans in the CSS, we connect students with the resources they may need to be successful. In addition to accommodations, we may connect a student with an academic coach. This person helps students with study strategies, goal setting, and organization of academic tasks. Students using this service develop skills that help them achieve success in their studies while participating in other areas of life at Gettysburg College.”

“We are setting up students to be successful and grow in ways they cannot even imagine during their four years at Gettysburg.” – Coleen Beddick, First-Year Class Advisor

Helping students maintain their academic standing

The CSS works closely with the College’s Academic Standing Committee to review students’ academic standing each semester. This close collaboration between the committee and the CSS allows the CSS team to assist students experiencing academic challenges in their studies at Gettysburg.

For Renica Minott , assistant dean of the CSS, providing students with an Academic Improvement Plan can help them develop behaviors and create strategies to strengthen their academic performance.

“To help guide my discussion with students about their academic performance, I use a strength-based approach when reviewing the responses to a series of questions listed in the Academic Improvement Plan,” she explained. “The goal is having students not focus on being perfect but striving for continuous improvement.”

Sharing helpful student resources

The CSS strives to assist students facing concerns in and out of the classroom as early as possible. Using Navigate360, a student success technology platform, faculty and staff can submit Early Assists to inform the CSS team about students who would benefit from support. This feature allows faculty and staff to identify students who may be struggling with attendance or class participation, experiencing personal or financial challenges, or needing overall support.

“Submitting a concern early through Navigate360 allows the CSS staff to respond and offer resources to the student and circle back to the faculty or staff person who submitted the concern,” Kant said. “Advisors and other key stakeholders have a centralized, comprehensive view of their students’ journey to provide more coordinated, customized support.”

A student-facing app also provides students “equitable awareness of and access to important campus resources, empowering students to let us know if they need help by simply pressing a button on their phones,” she explained.

Fostering a support system amid evolution

Kant reflects on the services she and her colleagues provide to the Gettysburg student community. She acknowledges the work of Tamra Martin and Melanie Stonesifer , senior administrative assistants, who are integral to ensuring the daily operations and activities of the CSS are smooth and seamless for students. 

Kant likens this work to tending a garden: “Plants and flowers need water, sunshine, shade, darkness, fertilizer, and a little TLC to grow from a seedling to a mature plant,” she explained. “Sometimes, when a seed is planted, it has to work hard to get through the soil and persist through tough winters, dry summers, and flooding. It may need to be pruned or transplanted to a more suitable location to thrive.

“Students can be like plants and flowers—in need of a support system in the midst of their evolution from first-years to seniors,” she continued. “Those support systems look different for different students. Some may only need a little water or to be told where the water is. Others may need more specific guidance in addressing the challenges to which they are presented.” 

With support from the CSS, Gettysburg students can confidently navigate their college journey and thrive as they grow in the greatness associated with Gettysburg in all that they do here and after graduation.

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By Michael Vyskocil Photos by Jason Minick and Kailey White ’21 Video by Abbey Frisco Posted: 04/11/24

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