The Garthwait Leadership Center offers a menu of opportunities and services to develop your leadership skills. Start your leadership journey at Gettysburg College here.
Featured programs
Ascent Experiences — Ascent Outdoor Pre-Orientation Program
Ascent is for incoming students interested in learning skills and connecting with peers in a novel and dynamic environment. Experiences are led by trained student facilitators, and students often end the experience feeling capable, connected and more prepared to begin their time at Gettysburg.
Leadership Certificate — Lead ethically and effectively
A one-year program that provides first-year and second-year students the opportunity to tap into their leadership potential. Explore how your talents, skills, values, and interests inform your leadership journey at Gettysburg and beyond.
Group Facilitation Fellowship — Learn to facilitate groups
The Group Facilitation Fellowship is an experience open to 18 first or second year students selected through an application and interview process. You will develop group leadership, individual leadership and outdoor leadership facilitation skills.
Outdoor Trips — Participate in a unique experience
Outdoor trips can provide a rich context for cultivating leadership. Our trips stimulate self-awareness, communication, decision-making, and reflection. We offer day to week-long experiences backpacking, hiking, kayaking and rock climbing.
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