Gettysburg College

Some friendships start with a random roommate assignment. Others start in class, at the gym, or over a shared meal. At Gettysburg, they all have a way of becoming something bigger. 🧡💙

In honor of National Best Friends Day, we’re celebrating the friendships that make this community feel like home.

Congratulations to all of the newly commissioned Second Lieutenants, and a special shoutout to Gettysburg's own Christopher Fleres '26 on this incredible achievement!

You may have seen the work of Brin Freund ’06, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic, featured last year on ABC's “Good Morning America." Freund and the Mayo Clinic were spotlighted for a new FDA-approved brain implant called NeuroOne that’s used to improve the lives of patients with epilepsy who don’t respond to medication.

Before Freund was at the forefront of cutting-edge neurological treatments, he was a student at Gettysburg College, studying biology. He credits the transformative mentorship of Biology Prof. Emerita Kay Etheridge, which supported him during his undergraduate education at Gettysburg.

“I had the best mentor in Dr. Etheridge, for whom I was also a teaching assistant during my senior year. She taught me so much academically, but she also imparted a love of teaching and the skills needed to be a great mentor to others,” he said.

🔗 Read more about Freund in this Lives of Consequence spotlight from GETTYSBURG College Magazine:

Lives of Consequence: Neurologist Brin Freund ’06 focuses on treating epilepsy through cutting-edge technology A highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Happy National Donut Day! Since we cannot have food in our Reading Room, how about this 20th-century doughnut-shaped lacquer wood box designed to hold a Chao Zhu (Court or Mandarin necklace), an essential element of the Qing dynasty Court clothing uniform. This piece is decorated with a dragon and flowers and part of Dr. Frank Kramer's Asian Art Collection.

https://gettdigital.gettysburg.edu/Documents/Detail/circular-lacquer-jewelry-box/118138

Van-Anh Tran ’27, a student Leadership Educator with the Garthwait Leadership Center (GLC), achieved publication success. She co-authored a book chapter on international students’ experiences in leadership positions. Tran drew on research for an anthropology fieldwork methods class at Gettysburg College and an experiential learning opportunity through the Garthwait Leadership Center.

🔗 Read more:

Van-Anh Tran ’27 co-authors book chapter on international student leadership A highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

The Majestic’s summer movie lineup kicks off tonight! Don’t miss Samson and Delilah at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Hall. 🎬👇

We’re one week away from the start of Summer Classics on Wednesday, June 3, at 7:30 PM with Samson and Delilah! Following its release, director Cecil B. DeMille stated, “Here—for me—is the climax of thirty-seven years of motion picture making, the dream of a lifetime come true.” You don’t want to miss out on being in the Majestic’s Main Hall as we kick off the 2026 series!

Daily Movies
👠 Your last chances to see The Devil Wears Prada 2 at the Majestic are 5/27 at 7 PM or 5/28 at 4 PM and 7 PM.
🎥 Screening until June 4 is Steal This Story, Please! Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. The documentary’s title captures this fact precisely - Goodman doesn’t want an exclusive scoop; she just wants the corporate media to start covering the stories that go untold.
🌊 Pressure (Opening May 29): In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice: do they launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether? Leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element—the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer, Stagg, is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history.

June 6 | 10 AM to 5 PM
Join Gettysburg’s World War II American Experience Museum on Saturday, June 6, for a special D-Day Symposium exploring the history, planning, and legacy of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. This event will feature presentations and programming focused on one of the most pivotal moments of the Second World War. Visit www.visitww2.org for more information.

Reunion Weekend had campus feeling wonderfully familiar again. Alumni returned with old stories, new chapters, and plenty of proof that Gettysburg friendships age very well!