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TWO GANNON
CHEMISTRY STUDENTS NAMED FINALISTS IN COMPETITION
Gannon
University student Semaj Y. Vanzant of Violet, La., recently was
honored.
Vanzant was presented the Minority
Cultures United Student Award at the fourth annual Community Leadership
Awards Dinner.
The dinner was held at
Gannon University and was sponsored by two Erie agencies,
Bayfront Nato, Inc. and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center Youth
Department.
Gannon University President Antoine M.
Garibaldi, Ph.D., gave welcoming remarks at the dinner.
Vanzant is the son of Otis and
Delecia Smith Vanzant. He is a graduate of St. Augustine High School
and, as a student there, was selected as a youth representative for the
city of New Orleans.
As a student at Gannon University,
Vanzant has served on Student Government Association (SGA) for three
years, holding the positions of freshman class representative, sophomore
class chair, and vice president of academic affairs, his current position.
He has spent two years as a member of Gannon’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Commemoration Committee and has been primarily responsible for
planning the university’s intercollegiate prayer service held on Martin
Luther King Day.
He also has served the university as a
resident assistant (RA) for Student Living, as a tour guide for the Office
of Admissions, and as a university ambassador. Garibaldi has nominated him
for the USA Today College Academic Team.
OUR FOLKS
Please remember all in your prayers as regretfully we
announce the deaths of:
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Joseph Diffenderfer, grandfather of Gannon
student Zachary Runk.
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Loren (Curly) Stearns, father of Gannon
student Vicki Vitter.
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Maranda Jones, sister of Gannon student
Lorna Pope.
OUR
EVENTS
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Thursday, February 24 –
Community Mass: Offered at 11 a.m. in the Chapel.
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Friday, February 25
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Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: This
will be the “Guess the Composer Concert” with the orchestra ensemble as
soloist.
The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary, Seat of Wisdom
Chapel.
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Wednesday, March 9
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Senior Salute: Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first
floor of Palumbo. Seniors can pick up their cap and gown for graduation
and order class rings. Call ext. 7401 for more information.
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Friday, March 11
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Service Recognition Ceremony: Come and honor your colleagues at 3
p.m. in the Yehl Room.
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“Our Events”
is intended to serve as a random sample of campus events.
For a more complete listing, refer to Eventcal.
THE
PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Monday, February 21 – Faculty and Staff
Community Meeting; Social Work Site Team Visit; Knight with Scholars
presidential luncheon. Tuesday, February 22 – Frank G. Pogue Honors
Scholarship Luncheon. Wednesday, February 23 – Hamot 2005
Leadership Breakfast; Senator Rick Santorum forum on social security
reform. Thursday, February 24 – Presidential student hour.
Friday, February 25 –
Panelist at Claremont Colleges National Research and
Policy Conference (Feb. 25-26).
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Larry Maxted. James Nunes. Kenneth Gamble.
Melissa Meitzler. Angela Joyce. Monsignor Addison Yehl. Marilyn Mitchell.
Edward Borgia. Jeffrey Boss. Charles Cornfield. Gary Mahan. Gerard Miele.
Dave Gustafson. Jeffrey Zavda. Joseph Vergona. Scott Frisina. Jane Kanter.
Sharon Santia. Jeffrey Shaw. Aleli Schneider. Lamont Johnson. Scott Mahle.
Patricia Puzar. Bill Elias. Allen Bonace. Edward Phillips. Delorah
Hulsinger. Jose Morales. Suzanne Richard. David LeVan. Cynthia Snyder.
Robert Kinnear. Joseph Burwell. Peter Zonca. Anthony DiVecchio. Mary Anne
Rivera.
HEARD ON
CAMPUS
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Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their
assistance with recent media interview requests: Aleli Schneider,
director of the Gannon Health Center, did an
interview with David Bruce of the Erie Times-News on meningitis
immunizations for students. Bill Eilola, dean of enrollment, did an
interview with Erica Erwin of the Erie Times-News on the expected
freshman class numbers for the fall 2005 semester. Lisa Quinn, assistant
professor of nursing, did an interview with Joan Benson-Cacchione of the
Erie Times-News on how working parents can best manage their young
children’s illnesses. Donald Gunter, director of campus police and
safety, did an interview with WJET-channel 24 on the trend toward colleges
and universities arming their security staffs.
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Energy-FM 90 WERG recently
was profiled in a national publication called the
College Music Journal (CMJ), a
trade magazine subscribed to by several hundred colleges and universities
with radio stations. The profile included a two-minute audio sample of
WERG on a CD entitled CMJ On-Air. The
audio was composed entirely of Gannon students and included snippets of
radio shows, the station’s election night
coverage, a newsbreak, a call-in to win free Erie Otters tickets, remote
broadcasts, segments from morning shows, and play-by-play from a
Mercyhurst College and Gannon game.
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Nash Library is holding its 2005 Oscar
Contest, open to students, faculty and staff (excluding Library
staff). Entry ballots may be picked up at the library or downloaded from
www.gannon.edu/library/default.asp. The winner will receive a
movie-related prize. Ballots must be returned via e-mail or dropped off at
the library’s
circulation desk by 12 p.m. Feb. 25. The winner will be the person who
submits the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, tie-breaker
questions will be asked until a winner has been determined.
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Graduate Research Conference: Graduate
students interested in presenting their research findings are invited to
submit an abstract for the second annual Graduate Research Conference.
The goal of the conference is to
provide a forum in which graduate students present and share their
research experience with the Gannon community. The
deadline for submission is March 21. The Conference will be held April 22
in the Waldron Center. Copies of the abstract submission guidelines and
eligibility requirements are available by calling Michelle Homan at
871-5691.
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