Under the Arch

NEW FEATURES, FUNCTIONALITY ADDED TO GANNON WEB SITE

The Gannon University web site has a number of new features, including:

§ Why Gannon? – Prospective students can visit gannon.edu/admiss/undergrad/whygannon.asp to learn about Gannon as well as the Erie area. This link highlights five reasons for students to consider Gannon: academic excellence, faith in action, location of campus, student centered, and our P.R.O.M.I.S.E.

§ High School Dual Enrollment Program – High school juniors and seniors can visit gannon.edu/admiss/undergrad/dualenroll.asp to learn about the advantages to taking college classes at Gannon.

§ Checklist for Sophomores – The link, gannon.edu/admiss/undergrad/office/default.asp, provides strategies for students in terms of when to start researching colleges, scheduling visits and applying, etc.

§ New email address – An email address (international@gannon.edu) has been added to allow international students to contact the Admissions Office directly with questions.

§ Transfer Website – This link (gannon.edu/admiss/undergrad/TRANSFER/default.asp) guides students through the process of transferring to Gannon. It provides information on the application process, financial aid, housing, credit evaluation, etc.

§ Office of Admissions site – The page for the Office of Admissions (gannon.edu/admiss/undergrad/office/directory.asp) has been updated. Each enrollment advisor and assistant director has an instant messaging name for students to make an instantaneous contact to get questions answered.

“These major additions further enhance the quality of our website.” said Christopher Tremblay, director of admissions.

OUR EVENTS

Sunday-Monday, June 26-27 – Summer Orientation Session II.
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.
July 11-15 and 18-22 – Regional Summer School of Excellence: Program is a valuable opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to participate in two weeks of intensive laboratory and field site study in the life sciences. There is no cost to participate, and applications are still being accepted. For more information contact Stan Zagorski at ext. 7641.
Tuesday, July 12 – The Basics of eBay Selling: Seminar offered by the Gannon SBDC will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $45 and is designed to help participants join the growing number of ebay entrepreneurs. For more information call ext. 7232.
“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

Tuesday, June 21 – Manufacturers’ Association of Northwest Pennsylvania’s 100^th Anniversary Celebration (featuring Colin Powell). Wednesday-Thursday, June 22-23 – Presidential Briefings with Boston-area alumni. Sunday, June 26 – Welcome remarks: Summer Orientation session II. Tuesday, June 28 – Orientation for new Gannon trustees. Wednesday, June 29 – United Way Board of Directors meeting. Thursday, June 30 – Guest speaker, Erie Community Foundation Scholarship Reception.

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Ed Helenski. Vince Vargo. Kathleen DeSante. Jerry Petty. Karen Arndt. Jennifer Fetter. Peter Mannarelli. Barbara Gmuer. Tammy Winkleman. Eric Rogers. Margaret Clark. Philip Scrimenti. Cleve Wright. Melissa Lesniewski. Nancy Jackson. Rob Van Rheenen. Rose Ann Garbulinski. Steven Kurlowicz. Brenda Peyman. Ryan Christy. Fong Mak. Jon Joint. Rev. George Strohmeyer. Msgr. Gerald Orbanek. Eraldo Scacchitti. Julie Rentschler. Dawna Mughal. Daniel Huber. Cynthia Duda. Kathleen Kingston. Laurie Wehman. Charles Murphy. Rev. Robert Rowley Jr. John Coleman. Cynthia Stadler. Mei-Huei Tang.

HEARD ON CAMPUS

Dave Fabian, special assistant to the president and director of public affairs and marketing communications, will be leaving Gannon at the end of July after 11 years. Fabian is a 1963 Gannon alumnus. A reception will be held in July (tentatively July 15) to publicly thank Dave and wish him and his wife, Kathleen, well before they return to northern Virginia.
Gannon University faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to participate in summer orientation events. Sessions are scheduled on the following dates: June 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.
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.