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SCHUSTER ART GALLERY
TO HOST STAIRWAYS EXHIBIT
The Schuster Art Gallery will be exhibiting 60 works of art from 28 unique
artists later this month.
The exhibit, Visions of Hope, will be on display at Schuster
Gallery from Feb. 23 through March 19. A special opening reception will be
held Sunday, Feb. 22, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Visions of Hope will feature various mediums of art from both
children and adults living with mental illness. Stairways Behavioral
Health, which offers mental health services to children and adults in
northwestern Pennsylvania, will co-host the exhibit.
Schuster Gallery is located on the third floor of Nash Library, 619
Sassafras Street, and is open during regular library hours. Call 871-7557
for updates or information.
Focusing on the Positive
The Visions of Hope exhibit is designed to highlight the artistic
achievements of persons with mental illness. Each work of art was reviewed
by a panel, including artists Lee Steadman, David Seitzinger, Michael
Tkach, Doug Vicary, and Cecile Armor as well as Anita Snider, director of
the Schuster Program for the Arts at Gannon.
The Creativity-Mental
Illness Link
The mental
health sufferings of historic artists, composers, poets, and authors such
as Vincent van Gogh, Robert Schumann, George Gordon, Lord Byron and
Virginia Woolf have been well publicized. Although those individuals were
acclaimed for their talent, they also had been institutionalized for
mental illness or had attempted or committed suicide.
According to
a study by Arnold M. Ludwig, a psychiatrist at the University of Kentucky
Medical Center in Lexington, there is a correlation between creativity and
mental turmoil. Ludwig derived his argument from a 10-year study in which
he gathered extensive biographical information on more than 1,000 deceased
men and women who had gained prominence in the arts, the sciences, public
office, the military, business, or social activism.
According to
his research:
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Psychological disturbances affected one-half to two-thirds
of eminent artists, composers, nonfiction writers, actors, directors,
musical performers, social scientists, architects, and athletes.
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About one-half to three-fourths of poets, fiction and
nonfiction writers, painters, and composers encountered periods of serious
depression, at least twice the rate observed in persons in other fields.
OUR EVENTS
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Thursday, February 5
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Community Mass with lunch: 11 a.m. in the Chapel.
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Friday, February 6
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Student Talent Show: 6:30 p.m. in Club LaRiccia. Ext. 7766 for info.
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Monday,
February 9
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Freshman grades due: In Registrar's Office.
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Wednesday, February 11
– APB
Distinguished Speaker Series: Featuring Preacher Moss on
“End of Racism.” With his insight on racial relations and interaction,
Moss has become one of the more humorous social commentators on the
college circuit. Offered at 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of Zurn.
Sponsored by the Activities Programming Board.
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Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 12-15,
and
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 19-21: Schuster Theatre: “Henry V,”
by William Shakespeare; directed by Paula Barrett. All Monday-Saturday
performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. For info call
ext. 7494.
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Through February 13
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Schuster Gallery: Faculty/Student Art Show. Will include
varied art forms such as digital photography, ceramic art, watercolors
and graphic design, among other art forms.
Schuster Gallery is located on the third floor of Nash Library.
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Tuesday, Feb. 17
– Brown
Bag Luncheon: With Suzanne L. Richard on “Archaeological
Excavations at Khirbet Iskander, Jordan.”
Offered at 12 p.m. in the library Founder's Room.
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"Our Events" is intended to serve as a sample of campus events.
For a more complete listing, refer to Eventcal.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Judy Alex. M.J. Kirkpatrick. Della Gentile. Ruth Shoemaker.
Constance Rieger. Alan Shatto. Cynthia Priester. Bonnie Booker. Ed Saloum.
Kay Wolfgang. Mathew Bocian. Nick Viglione. Peter Morgan. Nancy Varner.
Jean-Marc Baier. Charles Bennett. Dan Teliski. Kim Cavanagh. Bobbie
Gelnett. Hamid Torab. Bruce Morton Wright. Robert Waidley. Andrew Teets.
Claudia Mokwa. George Sucha. Robin Seneta. Pamela Anderson. David Kozak.
Georgia Chludzinski. Sister Joyce Lowrey. Robert Teliski. John Jageman.
Mary Bensur. Merrianne Gaber.
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Feb. 3 –
United Way
of Erie County Board Meeting.
Thursday, Feb. 5 –
Community
Mass; Student office hour. Friday, Feb. 6 –
Erie
Downtown Improvement District Luncheon. Monday, Feb. 9 –
Coca-Cola
Foundation Meeting, Atlanta, Ga.
DID YOU
KNOW?
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Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their help
with recent media interview requests. Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi
did an interview for an article to be published in Howard University's
Alumni Magazine. The article will focus on minority students 50 years
after the landmark Brown V. Topeka (Kan.) Board of Education case. Also,
Dr. David Kozak, professor, political science, recently appeared as a
live, in-studio guest on a 10 a.m. newscast of WICU-Channel 12. Kozak
also recently did a live interview on the morning show on AM-1400. In both
instances, he discussed the recent New Hampshire primary results as
the Democratic Party works toward selecting a nominee for the November
election.
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The deadline to submit Faculty Development Grant
applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13. Completed proposals should be
mailed to the committee chairperson, Dr. Mehmet Cultu, at box
3418. Faculty can request application forms by calling Cultu at ext.
7624; the forms also can be downloaded from
http://walleye.gannon.edu/depts/faculty
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The
Second Annual
Energy-FM 90 WERG/ZBT/Red
Cross Blood Drive will be held from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on February 11 in Club LaRiccia. Gannon faculty, staff, and
administrators are asked to consider donating blood and can make an
appointment in advance by calling the Energy-FM 90 WERG offices at ext.
5841. For more information, visit
www.wergfm.com.
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Wendy Cavuoto,
a doctoral degree candidate in counseling psychology, will defend her
dissertation on Friday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. in Palumbo 2247A. Her
dissertation is titled,
“Being My Own Boss:
Comparing the Experiences of Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health
Treatment.”
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The
next Brown Bag Luncheon will be held Tuesday, Feb. 17, at
12 p.m. in the Nash Library Founder’s Room. Dr. Suzanne L. Richard,
associate professor, Liberal Studies, will be discussing,
“Archaeological Excavations at Khirbet Iskander, Jordan.” Students,
faculty, staff and administration are welcome to attend; light
refreshments will be served. For info call ext. 7666.
- The University Ambassador Program is fortunate to
have 47 of Gannon's best students participating as members. Faculty and staff are
encouraged to request student ambassadors for
their events as appropriate. This semester a new Event Registration Form is being used;
it can be obtained
from Nancy Kujawinski by stopping by the SOLD Office or calling ext.
7657. More information also can be obtained by contacting Kate
Carnell at ext. 5833.
- Gannon faculty, staff, administrators, and students who want to be
more involved in the Erie community can do so by volunteering for the
Erie Hotline. The Hotline serves as a telephone information and
referral service. The Hotline is in need of additional volunteers. Last year, volunteers helped more than 30,000 callers. Calls to
the Hotline are varied, including young adults looking for guidance and
a friendly ear as well as senior citizens looking for help finding
public assistance programs. For more information, call
453-5656.
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