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ES November 2025 Newsletter

Kate Anderson - Saturday, November 1, 2025
 Monthly Newsletters 
Es Department newsletter November 2025
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Upcoming ES Events

Career and Research Talk w/ Prof Tasha Gownaris

  • Date/Time: November  5, 12 - 1 PM
  • Location: Science Center 158
  • Description: Join us for an informal, student-centered talk by marine scientist and ES Professor Tasha Gownaris. Tasha will talk about her research journey (including some unexpected turns), about the experience of conducting intensive fieldwork, and about the current focus of her seabird research with students. Pizza will be provided!

ES Résumé Workshop

  • Date/Time: Thursday, November  13, 12 - 1 PM
  • Location: Science Center 161
  • Description: Think you're going to be applying to jobs or internships soon? Faculty will HELP you improve your résumé and focus it for ES positions, but it's recommended to have a draft to start from. If you don’t have a draft résumé, you can also attend and get some general tips. Feel free to bring lunch as well!

Other Events

Pollinator Gardening at PTF

  • Date/Time: November 2 (TODAY), 2-4 PM
  • Location: Painted Turtle Farm Pollinator Garden
  • Description: Help plant some native Pennsylvania wildflowers and grasses before winter!
Engage Event link

Kolbe Research Fellowship Info Session: Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025, 4 PM – 5 PM

  • Information session for students considering an application to the Summer 2026 Kolbe Research Fellowship
  • Applications, prepared in collaboration with faculty mentors, are due by January 30, 2026, at noon.
  • Come to Musselman Library 18 to learn more about this funded undergraduate research opportunity and how to put together a competitive application. Faculty interested in serving as mentors are also encouraged to attend.
  • This is a repeat of the 10/20/25 info session
(click the image to access the event's link)

Painted Turtle Farm Smash N' Bash (Smashing Pumpkins)

  • Date: November 8, 2025
  • Smash: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
    • With the end of Halloween, PTF is holding their pumpkin smashing event!! It is a perfect time to let out any stress or frustration at the end of the semester. Have leftover pumpkins? Bring them over to PTF! There will be plenty of hammers, bats, and even a smashing wood stump ready for destruction. 
  • n' Bash: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
    • Enjoy live music by Listeners and Performers, a leaf printing exercise, a cozy GLC-hosted fire, and host-provided cider (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). There will also be FREE FOOD from The Mexican Food Truck, if you are one of the first 100 people there starting at 4:00. If you can not get there until later, do not worry, the truck will continue to offer discounted $10 meals until the end of the night!

GECO Sustainability Survey

  • Gettysburg Environmental Concerns Organization (GECO) is currently conducting a survey about sustainability on campus and are looking for more participants.
  • The questions generally focus on where the college is at sustainability-wise and how YOU think it can improve.
  • Access it via this link!

Opportunities and Resources

Eisenhower Program Applications Due TODAY (11/2)

  • Programs open for applications:
    • Gender and Leadership (January 2026)
    • Economic Transformation: Competing Models in a Changing World (Spring 2026)
    • Emerging Threats in National Security (Spring 2026)
    • Global Focus: Beyond the Middle Eastern Mystique (Spring 2026)
    • Inside Washington (Spring 2026)
    • Washington Summer Fellowship (Summer 2026)
  • Make sure you get your application submitted today if you're interested in one of these programs!
(Click the image to access the opportunity's link and apply)

Spring 2026 PLA Positions

  • PLA for ES196 (Environmental Science and Society) – 2 positions
    • Professor Randy Wilson – 5 hours per week
    • Lab 1 - Handshake link (must have availability Tuesdays 1-4pm)
    • Lab 2 - Handshake link (must have availability Thursdays 1-4pm)
    • Applications are due December 5, 2025.
  • PLA for ES223 (Earth System Science) – 1 position
    • Professor Principato – 4 hours per week
    • Handshake link (must have availability Wednesdays 1-4pm)
    • Applications are due November 19, 2025.
  • PLA for ES230 (Introduction to GIS) - 2 positions
    • Professor Platt – 5 hours per week
    • Lab A - Handshake link (must have availability MWF 10-11:15am)
    • Lab B - Handshake link (must have availability MWF 1:10-2:25pm)
    • Applications are due November 7, 2025.

Research Assistant Position - Apply by November 7

  • Student Research Assistant – Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation – 1 position
    • Professor Monica Ogra – 2-6 hours per week
    • See Handshake for more details at this link!

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight

The Indigenous Revolt: Recentering Stories Through Photography in Carlisle and Gettysburg - Dr. Amanda Cheromiah

  • Date/Time: Monday, November  3, 4 - 5 PM
  • Location: Mara Auditorium (Masters 110)
  • Description: Photography has long played a role in shaping narratives—both as propaganda to exploit Indigenous Peoples and Communities and as a means of resistance. We will first explore the impact of photography on Indigenous representation, focusing on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and its connections to Gettysburg, PA. We will examine how images were used to erase, assimilate, and document while also discussing how Indigenous Communities have recentered photography as a means of storytelling and healing.
This event is sponsored by Gettysburg College’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Land Acknowledgment Committee, with support from the Hanson Fund. It is open to the public.

Visual Storytelling: Framing Narratives with Authenticity and Intention - Dr. Amanda Cheromiah

  • Date/Time: Tuesday, November  11, 4 - 5:30 PM
  • Location: CUB 260
  • Description: This student workshop will focus on storytelling technique and the power of using stories for advocacy. During the workshop, student participants will learn simple photography techniques to enhance their visual storytelling and cultivate skills to frame narratives with authenticity and intention. This session is open to all Gettysburg and Hood College students.
This event is sponsored by Gettysburg College’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Land Acknowledgment Committee, with support from the Hanson Fund.