Comfortable accommodations in the heart of Gettysburg
All activities conducted during each weeklong workshop session will occur on the campus of Gettysburg College, on the battlefields that surround Gettysburg on three sides, or in local areas around Gettysburg and Adams County. Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition; the College counts Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate, and other distinguished scholars and graduates among its alumni. The college enrolls 2,600 undergraduate students on a breathtaking 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park. It is, in many ways, the perfect setting to serve as a backdrop for studying the battle of Gettysburg and its legacy.
STIPEND
All workshop participants receive a stipend from NEH in the amount of $1,300 to help offset the costs of participating in workshop activities, such as travel, program activities, lodging, and meals. Stipends will be made available to workshop participants only at the conclusion of all workshop activities. Any participant who does not participate in and contribute fully to workshop activities may have his or her stipend reduced accordingly. Please note that stipends awarded for participation are taxable as income.
HOUSING & MEALS
NEH Summer Scholars selected to come to Gettysburg to participate in this workshop will be housed on campus at Gettysburg College. Although specific accommodations will need to be assigned by the College’s conference services staff, in our past two workshops participants stayed in the Quarry Apartments, a suite-style facility located within a short walk of all on-campus workshop and within walking distance of downtown Gettysburg. The layout of these apartments encourages social interaction and will provide space for workshop participants to work collaboratively on the teaching projects they will produce during their time in Gettysburg. All three buildings in the Quarry complex--Haaland Hall, Hazlett Hall, and Corkran Hall--are ADA accessible, air conditioned, connected to campus cable, and have access to the College's wireless network. For more information on accommodations provided at Gettysburg College click here. Here is a brief description of the accommodations in Haaland Hall, one of the Quarry Suites; other accommodations are similarly situated:
Each apartment in Haaland Hall has a kitchenette (includes a full-size refrigerator, sink, microwave and cabinet space for storage) which is not equipped with dinnerware and cookware. There are three stools around the end of the kitchen counter-top for a dining area. A common kitchen with a stove and oven is located on the second floor of the building.
Each apartment has its own bathroom which includes a separate shower area, a toilet area with a sink and mirror and a third area with a larger vanity and mirror. The bathroom accommodates one person at a time, therefore each bathroom is gender-neutral.
In short: each participant will have a single room (no roommates), but will share an apartment-style “suite” with other participants. Each suite is equipped with a private bathroom (including shower) that accommodates only one person at a time.
Gettysburg College has also arranged to provide a meal plan in the College's award-winning dining facility (known as "Servo" in these parts), as well as multiple snack and water breaks throughout the day to make sure that energy levels remain high during workshop activities and site visits. The Dining Center provides vegetarian and vegan options and can accommodate individual dietary needs such as lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. Participants choosing the housing and meal plan option will have the cost of room and board deducted from their stipends and will be provided with a dining card that will grant them access to the dining hall for meals.
TRAVEL TO AND FROM GETTYSBURG
NEH Summer Scholars are responsible for securing their own transportation to Gettysburg to participate in the workshop. Shuttle service will be provided at designated times, for a fee, from the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI); participants may also choose to fly to other nearby airports, including Harrisburg International (MDT), Dulles (IAD) or National Airport (DCA), or may choose to drive if within driving distance. For more information on shuttle and charter services offered by the College’s Transportation Department, click the links below.
Parking on campus
If you are planning to drive to Gettysburg for the workshop, parking will be available on campus. There is no fee to park on campus, though you may be asked to display a placard to indicate that you are part of the NEH Landmarks workshop. Those placards will be distributed at check-in.
Check-in and Check-out
Workshop check-in is scheduled to occur between 2:00 and 5:30 on the first day of the workshop (June 22 or July 6); check out will occur in the morning on the workshop’s final day (June 28 or July 12), just before our final session. The final workshop session is scheduled to conclude at 11:00 a.m. Stipends will be distributed at final checkout. If flying from a DC-area airport you should plan to schedule outbound flights to leave no earlier than mid-afternoon, depending on shuttle times. (It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive to IAD, BWI, or DCA from Gettysburg.)
While we will not have airport shuttle schedules finalized until all requests have been made (remember to click the link above to schedule a shuttle if you need one!), in recent workshops we had shuttles departing from area airports at 12:00 and 3:00 on the first day of the workshop, and departing from campus at 1:00 and 3:00 on the workshop’s final day. If possible, you should try to arrange for flights in and out to arrive within similar windows to ensure that shuttles are available.
Total Expected Cost
Details of the total expected cost to stay on campus and participate in the meal plan will be published as soon as they are available. In the meantime, we can tell you that the total fee for the housing and meal plan options for our 2022 workshop was $526.82 per person, including tax. Please note that the cost quoted above includes accommodations in a private room (with shared common space) for six nights on campus at Gettysburg College, as well as all meals—breakfast, lunch, and dinner (including breakfast on Saturday morning before departure)—throughout the week, beginning on Monday morning. This quote does not include items like airfare or other transportation to the workshop site, shuttle service to and from local airports (if needed), or other residual expenses. Again, the purpose of the NEH stipend is to help defray costs associated with attendance but may not be enough to cover all travel-related expenses, depending on your distance from the workshop site and other factors.
Please note that stipend awards are taxable and that the price of services may change; we will do our best to keep you apprised of any changes so you can make an informed decision about whether to take advantage of the room and/or meal plans when you visit Gettysburg.
Should I stay or should I go?
You may be wondering: should I stay on campus, or should I book my own lodging off campus? Should I take the meal plan option even if I stay off campus?
Though the housing and meal plan options are not required, we strongly encourage participants to take advantage of both. In the first place, the cost of staying on campus is likely to be very competitive once other accommodations are priced; moreover, living in close proximity to your colleagues at the workshop will facilitate academic and social interaction that will enrich the experience of being in Gettysburg. Participants in our first two workshops have spoken highly of the experience of staying close to each other, not only for the camaraderie of meeting and spending so much time with other teachers from all over the country but also for unique experiences like unscheduled evening trips to the battlefield, morning coffee on a quiet campus, and other spontaneous activities. Many participants have also noted the convenience of having the fees for lodging and meals deducted from their workshop stipend, allowing them to focus completely on the workshop itself.
If you do choose to secure your own lodging in or near Gettysburg, the College’s conference services will charge a commuter fee of $72. If you choose to stay off campus you can elect to purchase a meal plan only (full cost for 2025 to be determined, but, for reference, the cost in our ‘22 workshop for the meal plan only was $161.12 for the week). While we recommend that you stay on campus and at least share meals with your fellow participants throughout the week, this is not required.
PROFESSIONAL CREDIT
The project director will provide a letter to any participant seeking professional credit for participating in the workshop. This letter will provide details on workshop activities and can be presented to help satisfy continuing education or professional development requirements in most states. Note that certification and professional development requirements and guidelines vary from state to state; if you need specific details included in a professional credit letter, specific arrangements should be made with the project director.