Under the Arch     April 18, 2005     Volume VI, Number 31

 

CHAUTAUQUA AT GANNON TO FEATURE RENOWNED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

        A renowned presidential scholar on April 20 will be the featured speaker for the 32nd annual Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture.

            Fred I. Greenstein, Ph.D., an author and Princeton University professor, will bring his unique insights to Gannon for a lecture titled, “Presidential Leadership: Past, Present, and Future.” Greenstein will discuss recent trends affecting the nation’s highest office, its most recent occupants, and the future of the American presidency.

The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh Street. It is free and open to the public.

 Greenstein, 74, is professor emeritus of politics at Princeton and serves as director of the Program in Leadership Studies at the university’s Woodrow Wilson School. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and past president of the International Society for Political Psychology.

            Greenstein is perhaps best known for his contributions to the systematic study of political psychology and for its application to presidential decision making and leadership.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Antioch College in 1953 and a doctoral degree from Yale University in 1960. As a graduate student at Yale, Greenstein studied under leading scholars of political psychology, including Robert E. Lane, Harold Dwight Lasswell, and Nathan Leites. Greenstein’s early work in the field led him to write several books, including Children and Politics and Personality and Politics: Problems of Evidence, Inference, and Conceptualization.

From 1961-62, he did post-doctoral study at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, and, after an initial teaching appointment at Yale from 1959-62, he taught at Wesleyan University from 1962-73. Greenstein began teaching at Princeton in 1973 and also has held several visiting professorships.

His other books include The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Clinton, which includes an afterword on George W. Bush, as well as How Presidents Test Reality and The Hidden-Hand Presidency: Eisenhower as Leader. In his analysis of Eisenhower, Greenstein focused on Ike’s “personal properties,” his leadership strategies, and his organizational style.

            Greenstein will sign copies of the books after the presentation.

Past speakers in the Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture series include Steve Scully, David Broder, Candy Crowley, Charlie Cook, and Col. Jack Jacobs.

The lecture is sponsored by Gannon University and the Chautauqua Institution. For more information, call ext. 7231.

 

 

OUR EVENTS

  • Wednesday, April 20 – Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture: To be given by renowned presidential scholar Fred I. Greenstein, Ph.D., of Princeton University. Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of Zurn. See above for more information on the speaker.

  • Thursday, April 21 – English Awards Night: The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Yehl Room. Award-winning poet, novelist, author, and essayist Nancy Willard will be the featured speaker. The winners of the 2004-05 High School and University Writing Contests will be announced during the ceremony. Call ext. 7504 for more information.

  • Thursday, April 21 – Mayoral debate: Gannon will host a debate of candidates for the office of mayor of the City of Erie. Candidates scheduled to appear include Rick Filippi, Barry Grossman, Linda Bebko-Jones, Tim Pearson, Joe Sinnott, and Mary Taylor. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. in Zurn 104 and will be broadcast live by WICU and WERG. Members of the Gannon community can attend with a Gannon ID. For those who wish to attend English Awards Night, the debate will be re-broadcast by WICU-channel 12 on Sunday, April 24.

  • Tuesday-Wednesday, April 26-27 – Nash Library Book Sale: 12-5 p.m. both days. On the first day, hardcover books, videos, and audiobooks will be $2.50, paperbacks $1, pocket paperbacks 50 cents. On the second day everything will be half price. All proceeds benefit the Library’s book budget.

  • Thursday, April 28 – Take Your Child to Work Day: A pizza lunch and ice cream social for participating Gannon parents and their children will be held in the Lower Lounge of the Student Services Building. Call ext. 5631 for more information.

  • Through May 9 – Gannon Schuster Gallery: This, the final exhibit of the academic year, will feature the printmaking designs of veteran local artist Kate Bender. Bender, who teaches at several area colleges, began to study printmaking while she pursued a master of fine arts degree. As an artist, she has modernized and personalized what is widely considered an “archaic” form of art. Her work is varied and represents the different stages of her life. Schuster Gallery is located on the third floor of Nash Library.

  • Saturday, May 7 – Spring Commencement: Scheduled for 2 p.m. at Tullio Arena. The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, CSC, Ph.D., president of the University of Notre Dame, will give the keynote address.

  • “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, April 18 – Guest speaker, St. James School; Senior Ambassador Reception. Tuesday, April 19 – Annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner. Wednesday, April 20 – Strategic Planning Task Force Meeting; Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture. Thursday, April 21 – Summer Institute for the Gifted national advisory board meeting (April 21-22). Sunday, April 24 – Honors Banquet.

 

 

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Amy Weller. Stephanie Taylor. Marguerite Millis. DeWayne Sokol. Linda Komorek. David Nordquest. Eszter Muranyi. Maria Garase. Beverly Thompson. Griz Zimmermann. Laurie Bednar. Joann Leute. Frank Buczek. Mary Ann Scholl. Scott Steinbrink. Mary Sigler. Susan Calvano. Cynthia Liotta. Thomas Upton. Richard Pysch. Stephen Washek. Kim Krichko. Samuel Harakal. Jim Meko. Robert Allshouse.

 

 

HEARD ON CAMPUS

  • The Erie Freeze, Erie’s new professional indoor football team, has hired Travis Phelps to do play-by-play for its games this spring.  Phelps, a junior communication arts major at Gannon, has done play-by-play for many broadcasts of Gannon sporting events on WERG Energy-FM 90, Jet Radio 1400, and 1330 The Fan. Congratulations to Travis.

  • Energy-FM 90 WERG, along with WICU-TV 12, will carry the upcoming mayoral debate to be held at Gannon on Thursday, April 21. WERG plans to start providing coverage at 4 p.m. with live continuous audio of the debate along with 12News in Zurn 104 at 7 p.m. that evening.

  • WERG is also hosting a “Knight at the Ballpark” with the Seawolves on Monday, April 25. Students, faculty, and staff can purchase $1 tickets at the front desk of the Waldron Center. The Seawolves take on the Altoona Curve at Jerry Uht Park.

  • Attention parents: Take Your Child to Work Day will be held Thursday, April 28, and not April 21, as was previously announced. See the portal for more information.

  • A number of changes have been announced to Gannon’s physician assistant program. The changes are effective with the class for the fall 2006 semester. Admission criteria will include the following: 3.2 cumulative GPA, 1050 SAT on math and critical reading, or 23 ACT, top 50 percent class rank, algebra I and II with at least a B, and biology/chemistry with labs with at least a B. For more information long onto http://www.gannon.edu/programs/grad/pachanges.asp.

  • Pass along congratulations to those who were honored at the recent Faculty Awards Convocation. Terry Giles, Ph.D., professor of biology, Distinguished Faculty Award. Thomas S. Ostrowski, Ph.D., professor of political science, Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award. Betty Jo Chitester, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, and Rev. Edward Krause, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology, 25 Years’ of Service Awards. Gregory M. Andraso, Ph.D., assistant professor biology and director of pre-medical and related programs, Undergraduate Faculty Research Award. Mary Anne Rivera, assistant professor of theology, Bishop Trautman “Feed my Sheep” Award.

  • Graduate Research Conference: The second annual conference is designed to provide a forum in which graduate students present and share their research with the Gannon community. The Conference will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday, April 22, on the second floor of the Waldron Center. For more information call ext. 5691.