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Since 2014, Gettysburg College has hosted an annual student-led event called Burgburst. The tradition celebrates culture through food and dynamic global performances. This year, Burgburst was particularly special for the community, as Gettysburg celebrated its largest cohort of international students in the institution’s 190-year history: 186 students from nearly 50 countries.

Hear from students who participated in Burgburst 2022—those who organized the event, represented their countries in the Flag Walk, and attended the beloved tradition—about why it is important to them.

On Nov. 1, Gettysburg College received a six-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as part of its Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative, designed to help colleges and universities continue to build capacity for student inclusion and belonging, especially for those historically excluded groups in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Raycell Diaz Hernandez ’24 greets alumni and guests during the “Living Our Promise: A Gettysburg Evening at The Franklin Institute” on Nov. 10, 2022, in Philadelphia.

Through his Gettysburg College education, Anthony Choi ’23 has grasped the innerworkings of public policy and legislative processes. After taking a course in financial regulation policy and learning about bank regulations and government responses during a financial crisis, the public policy and political science double major decided to pursue an internship at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Brendan Loder ’23, a business, organizations, and management major from Westfield, New Jersey, found his place at Gettysburg on the wrestling team. Currently a team captain for the second year in a row, he spends his time committing to the sport he loves, working at the Bullet Hole, and hanging out with his friends and teammates.

Eighteen years ago, Prof. Nathalie Lebon chose to come to Gettysburg College because she liked the idea of being able to be both a teacher and a scholar. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) Department.

In her position at Gettysburg, she teaches classes around gender issues, while also pursuing her own research. Her research for the past 20 years has focused on women's movements in Brazil, which began when she was a graduate student.

As part of Gettysburg College’s Strengthening Democracy programming this fall, the Eisenhower Institute teamed up with Urban Rural Action (URA) to give students more tools to hold constructive and respectful dialogue heading into election season.

Growing up with two parents working in public education, Antoinette Chango ’24 fell in love with the idea of one day teaching high school calculus. She is chasing that dream at Gettysburg College, both by majoring in mathematics and partaking in the teacher certification program.