GETTYSBURG, Pa. –  Gettysburg College's award-winning director of athletic communication recently moved from the athletic department, where he faithfully served for the last 15 years, to the College's office of communications & marketing, assuming the assistant director of content strategy.

"I've had a great run here and will miss being around our student-athletes, coaches, and teams every day, while doing my best to illuminate their accomplishments," says Jewart. "But as a husband and father of two quickly growing kids [ages 9 and 10], it's time to share more of my time with my family."

Jewart, who started coaching his son's Little League team this spring for the first time, leaves behind a legacy of excellence, dedication, passion, and knowledge that will be exceedingly difficult to replace. He was responsible for publicity of the College's 24 athletic teams, and the individuals on those teams.

That entails – to name a few duties – writing stories, game-day administration, providing service to the media, keeping statistics, maintaining records, supervising student workers, coordinating livestreaming, taking and cataloguing photography, and close communication with the Centennial Conference office. Most of the work must be done across multiple platforms, from print to video to social media. It's an all-consuming job, and one that Jewart has done with skill and consummate professionalism since his arrival in 2007.

"He's meticulous, he's thorough, and I can't get over the great job he's done," says Bob Kenworthy, who served in Jewart's role for 40 years (1959-1999) and is nationally acclaimed, with awards named in his honor. "I can't get over all he's done. I got accolades, but he surpassed anything I ever did. He's carried the ball so far forward, and hit it out of the park."

Despite serving behind the scenes in his role, Jewart has had a front-row seat – and played a huge role in leveraging exposure for – some of the biggest moments in Bullets' sports history. He was there for all three NCAA Div. III titles in women's lacrosse (2011, 2017, 2018); 40 Centennial Conference titles and 73 NCAA Championship appearances (teams and individuals); publicized 100 All-Americas; and helped 19 Bullets earn Academic All-America honors.

"There are countless descriptors for Corey Jewart, because he did so many important things for us and was responsible for so much. The list is endless!!" says Carol Cantele, the Bullets' Hall-of-Fame women's lacrosse coach. "But above all else, Corey was a professional at his craft, a dedicated mentor to his student workers, and an invaluable member of the Athletic Department.     

Jewart's skill as a writer has garnered him 12 awards from the College Sports Information Directors Association, and he gives equal time and focus to each of Gettysburg's teams. "His pride in his work and his genuine interest in promoting all 24 sports at Gettysburg was unmatched." Greg Brown, Head Swim Coach.

A 2004 graduate of Allegheny College, where he majored in history, Jewart possesses an uncanny ability to pull out pertinent details from the thousands of data points swirling through his head at any given second, which has served him well in the sports communications world.

"Corey has a memory bank that will outlive us all," says former women's lacrosse standout Kelsey Markiewicz '14, who also served as a student-worker in the sports communications office. "As a boss, he empowered me to make decisions by demonstrating a level of trust with just enough direction to allow for a strong sense of personal accomplishment. His management style sticks with me to this day, more than 10 years later. He also taught me how to find joy in whatever it is you're doing, no matter how small or large a task at hand."

During the pandemic, when faced with a year's worth of no athletic competition, his creativity and ability to take initiative really shined through. Despite no games or accomplishments to report on, Jewart still found ways to engage the Bullets Sports Nation and highlight athletic achievement at Gettysburg, along with off-sports topics pertaining to athletes. Examples include putting a "Weekly Spotlight" on a different sport/team through a good chunk of the pandemic; hosting Facebook Live discussions with current and former athletes, coaches, and administrators; and showcasing what G-burg athletes were doing to get through it all.  

"Having the opportunity to shine a light on what our athletes were doing outside of the courts, fields, and mats and telling those stories was one of the things that enhanced my interest in working in the C&M office," says Jewart.

The Hall of Athletic Honor is another "little piece" of the job that takes significant time, effort and energy, and which has benefitted greatly from Jewart's contributions to the entire process. From logging nominations and diligently researching the accomplishments of nominees to making the evening exceedingly special to inductees via high-quality videos and elegantly written induction scripts, he has elevated the HOAH processes and Banquet to new heights.  

His 15-year tenure was also rife with technological advances in the field, all of which Jewart mastered and implemented to the benefit of the entire athletic department and all its teams' fans.

"He led the department in the digital age with the growth of video content on the website, the onset of social media, and the establishment of the Centennial Conference Digital network to stream home contests," says Mike Mattia, Executive Director of Athletics since 2018. "Corey's impact on our student-athletes went well beyond the coverage and promotion of our teams; he also developed many positive relationships with those individuals, and that helped elevate his work, and added to the experience of our students. It will be hard to replace what he's meant to Gettysburg Athletics."

The nice thing for Gettysburg College is that now instead of focusing on about one quarter of the student body, Jewart can turn his attention to all 2,500 students to illuminate their stories, accomplishments, and disparate paths, while showcasing the value of a liberal arts education.  "I look at this move as a way to get out of one corner of campus and really work to publicize all of the amazing things our students are doing every day at this college. I want to be part of telling those stories," says Jewart.

Though the work of sports communications professionals often goes unsung, there are plenty of coaches, former student-athletes, and colleagues who sing Jewart's praises.
 
"Corey is a standout person and someone I am so lucky to have been able to work for at Gettysburg. I never thought when I sent a very formal email to him my freshman year saying I was interested in working for him that I would not only get a rockin' colleague, but a big fan and mentor as well. Thanks for all you have done for Gettysburg athletics Corey! You will be so very missed on that side of the Burg. You're the best." Steph Colson '19, two-time NCAA Champion lacrosse player and NCAA Player of the Year.

"Corey is one of the top communications people that I've had the privilege of working with during my time at the Centennial Conference. A consummate pro, he is a talented writer, broadcaster and champion for Gettysburg College, its athletics program and its students who participate in athletics. Fortunately for the College, he will remain in the communications office and will continue to do great work." Steve Ulrich, former Centennial Conference Commissioner
 
"It was important to Corey to get things right and to tell an accurate story.  He is an amazing human - a person of character, integrity and commitment, which is visible through his work and with his interactions with the student-athletes and coaches." – Carol Cantele '83, women's lacrosse coach
 
"What impresses me most about Corey is simply the amount of knowledge that he can hold in his brain! He can pull out names, years, facts, statistics or history on just about any topic. And if he doesn't know the answer right away, he will go research it to make sure that he has the answer for the future!" – Leah Bernier, volleyball coach
 
"Corey excelled in the field of athletic communication.  He set the bar high and kept moving it upward; he was Gettysburg Great! through and through.  He was incredibly dedicated to highlighting every student-athlete's accomplishments, and promoted the successes of every team.  He was creative as he leveraged technology for live web streams, social media and graphics, and crafted detailed feature stories and game stories that allowed the reader to feel the action and emotion of the event.  Corey's impact on Gettysburg Athletics and CoSIDA will long be felt, and Gettysburg is lucky to have him continue promoting everything Orange & Blue in his new role in Communications & Marketing.  Corey is a terrific colleague but an even better friend."  – Susan Fumagalli Mahoney, senior associate director of athletics