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GANNON TO HOST
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FAIR
Gannon will host its annual Graduate and Professional School
Fair tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 5.
The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Yehl Ballroom of the
Waldron Campus Center.
Officials from more than 50 schools are
expected to attend, including Gannon, Case Western Reserve
University (School of Nursing), Duquesne University (Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences), University of Notre Dame (Law School), Nova
Southeastern University (Oceanographic Center), Ohio College of Podiatric
Medicine, Penn State University, State University of New York at Buffalo,
Syracuse University (College of Human Services and Health Professions),
Temple University (School of Podiatric Medicine), University of
Pittsburgh, and University of Rochester (Margaret Warner Graduate School
of Education and Human Development).
In total, more than 100
academic disciplines, including business, engineering, health sciences,
and social sciences, will be represented.
For more information, call
the
Office of Career Development and Employment Services at 814-871-7680 or
814-871-7735.
OUR EVENTS
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Tuesday, October 5
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Graduate and Professional School Fair: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Yehl
Room. More than 50 schools, including Gannon, and 100 academic programs
will be represented. Call ext. 7680 or 7735 for more information.
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Wednesday, October 6
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Visit by Jesus Nebot: Nebot an award-winning Latino filmmaker,
producer, and actor. One of Nebot’s films, “No Turning Back,” will be
shown at 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of the Zurn Science Center. On Oct. 6, he
also will lead a workshop, “Key Principles to Harmonious Living in a
Multicultural Society.” The workshop will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. in
the Yehl Room. Call ext. 7659 for more information.
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Wednesday, October 6
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Farewell reception: for Donna Dalton, Ph.D. provost and vice
president for academic affairs. Dalton has accepted a position at Lyndon
State College (Vt.). The reception will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. in the
Old Main Boardroom.
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Monday, October 11
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Liberal Studies Forum: Scheduled from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Zurn 104.
Please join this discussion of the latest version of the proposed
Liberal Studies learning outcomes. All faculty, staff, and
administrators are welcome.
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Friday,
October 22 –
Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: The concert will
feature as soloist Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone. Performance at 7:30 p.m. at
the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
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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.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Linda DiJoseph. Ronald
Prescott. Casey Vogt. Kevin Feyas. John Wroblewski. Jim Treiber. Kenneth
Black. Earl Brieger. Terry Giles. Ann Zielinski. Bob Cline. Carolyn
Galleher. Joanne Carlburg. Kathy Lieb. Deborah Nellis. Ram Sundaram. Mary
Vagula. Connie Stahon. Albert Richey. Judith Mochoskay. Curtis Waite.
Susan Carnes. Matthew Wolford. Cindy Mancini. Mary Bruck. Julie
Fitzpatrick.
THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE
Monday, October 4 – Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) Regional
Membership Meeting at Westminster College. Tuesday,
October 5 – Gannon University Graduate and Professional School
Fair. Wednesday, October 6 –
Villa Maria Academy senior class visit; farewell reception for Dr. Donna
Dalton, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Thursday,
October 7 –
Activities Programming Board Distinguished Speaker: Robert D. Novak; Erie
prospective student reception. Friday-Saturday, October 8-9 –
Visitations with Atlanta-area alumni.
HEARD ON
CAMPUS
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Novak lecture off: Thursday night’s
lecture featuring Robert Novak of CNN has been cancelled. Novak
fell and broke his hip late last week, and consequently will not be able
to make his scheduled visit to Gannon. The agency that represents Novak
is working with the Gannon Activities Programming Board to bring in an
alternate speaker for Thursday night. More information as it becomes available.
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Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their
assistance with media interviews. David Kozak, Ph.D., professor
of political science, did an interview with the Erie Times-News
on the importance of the first of three debates between President George
W. Bush and Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts. Kim (Jablonski)
Spence, assistant director of admissions, did an interview with channel 12-WICU on the Office of
Admissions’
move from the Palumbo Center to Gitnik Manse, located across West Sixth
Street from Nash Library.
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Gannon will host
its annual Fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 7. A full day of
events and activities is being planned for prospective students and
their families. The day will begin with biology, chemistry, English,
engineering and foreign language Scholarship Contests at 10 a.m. An
optional mass will be held in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel at 11 a.m.
Registration will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the lobby of
the Waldron Campus Center and will be followed by a welcome presentation
from Dr. Garibaldi at 12:30 p.m. From 1 to 3 p.m., students and their
families will have the opportunity to meet with faculty, administrators,
and athletic coaches. They can also tour the campus or take trolley
tours of downtown Erie.
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