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     DEPARTMENT HOMEPAGE

Penelope L. Smith, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Department Chair
Director, Liberal Studies Program

(814)871-7748

smith006@gannon.edu

LOCATION:
Rm. 3232 Palumbo Academic Center

Dr. Matthew Darling Matt Darling inspires students in English classrooms and on the volley ball court. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honored him as Coach of the Year in 2009; he led the Lady Knights to the NCAA tournament. This summer, he led the team through a series of games in Nicaragua.  Students in Dr. Darling's composition, literature and lit theory classes will have golden chances to learn about his, and the team's, adventures.

Tour Gannon’s campus with Steve Zimmerly, former English major and current  Teaching Assistant.

FROM THE DESK OF DR. PENELOPE SMITH, English Department Chair

Emphasizing four different areas (literature, writing, applied communications, and English/Secondary Education), our Department:

• Inspires students to be informed readers and seasoned writers
   
• Cultivates students' ability to write in a variety of genres for different audiences and purposes
   
• Offers internships
   
• Features student-run publications such as the Gannon Knight (the University newspaper) and Totem (a literary magazine)
   
• And for students interested in law, the Department also offers an early admission legal studies program with Duquesne University's School of Law.

Whether you are seeking a career in education, publishing, journalism, media, public relations, government, business, industry or law, as a Gannon English or Journalism Communications student you will acquire the scholarly focus, broad preparation, and intellectual awareness that form the basis of an intensive Liberal Arts education. Employers know our majors are well read, can write clearly, and have excellent analytical skills.

I am always happy to talk with students, both current and prospective, who might be interested in a major or minor offered through our Department. Please feel free to e-mail or phone me, or stop by my office.

Penelope L. Smith
Chairperson
English Department