Ground Broken for New Residence Hall
Gannon University marked an historic occasion on May 20 with the groundbreaking for a new residence hall, Gannon’s first student housing construction since 1987. Watch a student-produced video of the demolition
here.
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Spring Gannon Magazine Available A review of the women's basketball team's historic season, the story of one student missionary, a tribute to the Sisters of St. Joseph—all this and more can be found in the latest issue of
Gannon Magazine, arriving in mailboxes this month. The publication has also partnered with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) to conduct a magazine readership survey. If you receive the survey link, please take a few minutes to give us your thoughts!
Hall of Fame Nominations Now Online
Nominations for the Gannon Athletics Hall of Fame are now being accepted through Gannon’s athletics Web site. The deadline for the Class of 2011 nominations is July 31. The last class of inductees increased the Gannon Athletics Hall of Fame membership to 37.
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Commencement Celebrates Graduates Gannon President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., conferred 758 degrees during Spring Commencement on May 8. Including graduates from December, Gannon University had a graduating class of 1,067 for the 2009-10 Academic Year.
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Summer Camps Offer Scholarships
From trips on Gannon's own research vessel, the
Environaut (more
here), to engineering workshops featuring Gannon students (more
here) and a football camp with NFL star Bob Sanders (more
here), opportunities for summer learning abound at Gannon. Scholarships are available for certain programs.
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Affiliation Programs Help Students
Gannon University has partnered with Howard Hanna real estate to offer the Hanna Gold Advantage discount to all members of the Gannon Community. This program will also support the Alumni Association Legacy Endowed Scholarship.
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Delta Chi, Pikes to Reunite
Members of two Gannon University fraternities will reunite this summer for fellowship and fun. A series of weekend events are planned for Delta Chi (July 9-11) and Pi Kappa Alpha (July 29-Aug. 1). Details and formal announcements for both events are forthcoming. For more information, contact
Cathy Fresch, director of Alumni Services.
Shakespeare Summer Nights ReturnsAll alumni and friends are invited to campus to attend the seventh annual Alumni Picnic and Shakespeare Summer Nights performance. This year’s performance,
The Taming of the Shrew, will be held July 24 in the Morosky Academic Center's Courtyard Cafe (150 W. 10th St.). The picnic begins at 6 p.m.
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Golf Outings Support GU AthleticsAlumni, parents and friends are invited to join the Gannon University golf and football programs as they host the first-ever
Moonlight Golf Scramble (June 26) and the second annual
Knights Football Golf Classic (July 24), respectively.
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Save the Date for GIVE Day 2010 Get ready to GIVE all you’ve got at this year’s GIVE (Gannon’s Invitation to Volunteer Everywhere) Day, scheduled for Sept. 25. A Gannon tradition, the day offers faculty, staff, students and now alumni an opportunity to get involved and give back in their communities. Save the date and stay tuned for more information!
MBA Program Celebrates 40 Years
Join Dr. David Frew, Dr. David Eichelsdorfer, business school faculty and students and alumni from all years for the 40th anniversary celebration of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. Alumni from all years are invited to attend, like Seth Morton ’73M, who recently posted his thoughts about Gannon’s MBA program on LinkedIn: “Earning an MBA from Gannon University required tremendous effort, and the skills I picked up have never left me.”
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Gannon in the News Read all about it! Gannon University is a newsmaker, in Erie and beyond. President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., was quoted in an
article in the May 3 issue of the
Washington Post. The heartwarming acts of a Gannon student were
profiled in his hometown newspaper after he returned to his high school prom for a very special reason. And two GU students,
Katie Demetriadis and
Lauren Myrick, are blogging about their experiences while studying abroad in Jordan this summer. Keep up with all the current Gannon news at
www.gannon.edu.
Living Our Faith Twelve Gannon University students started their summer break by embracing community service and volunteerism. Seven students made a service trip to Washington, D.C., and five traveled to Vanceburg, Ky. Both groups traveled during the second week in May.
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Annual Fund Supports Students
To add your name to the 2009-10 Honor Roll of Donors, your donation to the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence must be received by June 30! Your gift today will increase scholarships for financially deserving students returning to campus this fall. If you are one of the nearly 4,000 alumni who have donated already,
THANK YOU.
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Every Alum Has a Story
Walter T. Kalista Jr., DMD '66, currently an assistant professor in the prosthodontic department in the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, says he fell in love with his chosen career field after just a few days on Gannon's campus. "Gannon laid down the foundation for my education and helped me get to where I am today professionally and personally," he said.
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Photo of the Month
A crowd of more than 125 alumni and friends participated in the 23rd annual Erie Golf Outing, held May 27 at Lake Shore Country Club. A day of fun and camaraderie was enjoyed by all, and featured special guest Cleve Wright, head women’s basketball coach.
