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GANNON NAMES TAYLOR NEW PROVOST AND VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Gannon University has named Dr. Keith Taylor as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Taylor, Ph.D., P.T., will begin his duties at Gannon on July 1. He will succeed Dr. Philip H. Kelly, who served in the position on an interim basis during the 2004-05 academic year. Kelly, a professor of English, will resume teaching in the fall semester.

Taylor’s appointment was announced by Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. A university-wide selection committee participated in the search process and recommended the finalists to Garibaldi, who selected Taylor.

“Dr. Taylor has served as a professor and administrator for the last 16 years and has been very active in his academic discipline. Even more, his understanding of Gannon’s mission and its Catholic traditions will resonate well with students, faculty, staff and alumni,” Garibaldi said.

Said Taylor, “Gannon University appealed to me because of its core values and tradition as a student-centered, comprehensive university that has very successfully combined liberal learning with professional education. In addition, the curriculum is supported by a dedicated group of faculty and administrators who have a unified vision for the university as well as an incredible commitment to working together.

“I was excited by the creativity and ideas I saw when I was on campus,” he added. “The university’s strategic planning and other processes have created an environment in which student learning can flourish.”

Taylor is a faculty member and successful administrator at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y. Since 2000, he has served as dean of Daemen’s health and human services division and as a professor of physical therapy. In addition, he has served as assistant to the vice president for academic affairs for instructional technology and liberal learning.

He previously held a number of positions in Daemen’s department of physical therapy, including chairman and associate professor (1997-2001); coordinator of the graduate physical therapy program’s orthopedic track (1991-96) and associate professor (1996-97), assistant professor (1991-96), and instructor (1988-91) for the graduate and undergraduate programs in physical therapy.

He served on a number of committees at Daemen, including institutional assessment, Middle States Association Self-Study, strategic enrollment management, institutional technology, new library planning and development, distance education policy, health care studies curriculum development, service learning, strategic planning, and educational policies.

Taylor earned a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, a master’s degree in exercise science (orthopedic concentration), and a doctoral degree in anatomy and cell biology, all from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo.

Taylor is a licensed physical therapist in New York and is an executive board member for the Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center. He also is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Conference of Academic Deans of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

He has authored or co-authored a number of publications and has given nearly 40 professional lectures and scholarly presentations. He has also been active at Daemen in securing grants, including one for $412,800 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

OUR FOLKS

Please remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the death of:

Rev. Gerard Krebs.

OUR EVENTS

Friday, June 10 – Gannon University's Erie Chamber Orchestra: The concert will be a tribute to the music of John Williams. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Patrick Church, 130 East Fourth Street.
Sunday-Monday, June 19-20 – Summer Orientation Session I.
Wednesday, June 29 – Minority College Bound Academy: Students from East, Strong Vincent and Central High Schools will spend a day at Gannon and attend presentations on college life, career exploration, successful college study skills, and the college admissions and application processes. For more information contact Admissions at 7240.
Friday, August 5 – GU Family Picnic: From 5-9 p.m. at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion field. The University will close at 4 p.m.
“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, June 6 – Guest speaker, East High School Commencement. Tuesday, June 14 – Cathedral Preparatory School Advisory Board meeting. Thursday, June 16 – Council of Independent Colleges and Universities Board of Directors meeting (June 16-17). Friday, June 17 – Wolves Club Scholarship Banquet. Sunday, June 19 – Welcoming remarks: Gannon University Summer Orientation, session I.

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Frank Bogacki. Suzanne Loss. Sreela Sasi. Randy Dovichow. Mary Shade. Carolyn Ross. Lynn Lewis. Patricia Howard. Michael Neeland. Sister Lucille DeStefano. Matthew Andrews. Barbara Flanders. Ken Kennett. Karen Lumia. Steve Ropski. Julie Groenendaal. Mark Jordano. Bridget Rager. Richard Wisniewski. Tom Ostrowski. Donald MacKellar. Laura Frost. Francis Pelczar. Dolores Sarafinski. Amy Doolan. Charles Meacci. Lisa Quinn. Gregory Andraso. Justin Tech. Nancy Holcomb. Michael Beiter. Gregory Nelson. Pam Reynolds. Eileen Jolls. David Tobin. Julie Srnka. Michele Mason.

HEARD ON CAMPUS

Gannon University faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to participate in summer orientation events. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates: June 19-20 and 26-27, and July 10-11 and 17-18. You and a spouse/guest are invited to attend the Sunday evening Parent Socials on June 19 and 26 and July 10 and 17 in the Yehl Room from 9-10:30 p.m. A picnic supper will be served in the Waldron Center at 5:15 p.m. on those Sundays. Members of your immediate family are invited to attend with you, compliments of New Student Services. If you are interested in attending, call ext. 7597 by the preceding Thursday to make a reservation and request tickets. A ticket will be required for each person attending the picnic supper.
Katie and Judd Bailey wish to thank the Gannon Community for their thoughts and prayers for their family, especially for their infant son, Gabriel. Gabriel, born in April, has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Please continue to keep the Baileys and their family in your prayers.
Timothy James Crandall, a sophomore at McDowell Intermediate High School, was selected as one of Rotary District 7280's Outbound Exchange Students for the 2005-06 school year and will begin his exchange year in Yung Ho City (Taipei), Taiwan. Tim is completing his second year of Mandarin Chinese at MIHS and has completed Introduction to Chinese I at Gannon. Tim, son of John and Elaine Crandall, is active at MIHS as well as in the Erie community. At MIHS, Tim is a member of the Chinese National Honor Society, International Thespian Society, Key Club and Pep Club. Congratulations and best wishes Tim!
Business Casual and Gannon Casual Dress Guidelines are now in effect and will continue through August. Colleagues are welcome to follow Business Casual or Casual Dress Guidelines on a daily basis with divisional and departmental approval. For more information, log on to http://www.gannon.edu/depts/hr/Policy/Index.ihtml.