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ERIE NATIVE SCULLY TO GIVE CHAUTAUQUA AT GANNON LECTURE

Erie native Steve Scully of C-SPAN will be at Gannon University on Wednesday, Feb. 27, as the speaker for the annual Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture.

Scully’s lecture, “Campaign 2008: How did we get to this point, and what’s going to happen next?” is free and open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 104 of the Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh Street. Scully will discuss the recent Democratic and Republican primaries and assess the race heading to the November election.

The Chautauqua at Gannon series annually has featured prominent lecturers addressing various topics related to politics and public and international affairs. Scully’s lecture will be the 35^th in the Chautauqua at Gannon series; Scully also served as the Chautauqua at Gannon speaker in 2004.

Sponsors of the program are Gannon University, the Chautauqua Institution, and the Gannon University Activities Programming Board. For more information, call 814-871-7231.

More about Steve Scully

Steve Scully is C-SPAN’s Senior Executive Producer and Political Editor. Since 1990, Scully has been responsible for the planning and editing of all campaign programming, including presidential and congressional elections for the public affairs cable network. In addition, he manages a team of field producers who are responsible for the coverage of law and the courts, history, and international programming.

Scully also serves as a regular host of the Washington Journal, a daily, live, three-hour public affairs program. And, in 2003, he assumed the Amos P. Hostetter Chair at the University of Denver, teaching a course on media, politics, and public policy issues via cable fiber line between Washington, D.C., and Denver. It is the only course of its kind in the country, linking students 1,700 miles from Washington to newsmakers in the nation’s capital.

Before coming to C-SPAN, Scully covered politics and local government as a reporter with WSEE-channel 35 in Erie. He also worked as a reporter and anchor at WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y.

Scully previously taught politics at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., leading courses on basic news writing skills and on media ownership. In 1988-89, he was an instructor at Nazareth College in Rochester, where his class focused on comparative study of the media and campaign strategies in shaping the media message.

He earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and a bachelor’s degree in communication and political science from

American University in Washington, D.C.

Scully sits on a number of national civic boards, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the White House Correspondents’ Association. In the December, 2003 edition of Cable Fax Magazine, he was listed as one of cable’s 100 “Heavy Hitters.” In January, 2004, New York’s Newsday listed Scully as one of the media’s most influential movers and shakers in political programming. His work in the 1992 presidential campaign resulted in the cable industry’s highest honor, the Golden Ace Award.

Scully is an Erie native and is the 14^th child in a family of 16 that also has five sets of twins. He and his wife, Kathryn, live in Virginia and have three children.

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The workshop titled, “Advising Minority Students,” has been changed to Tuesday, March 18 from 1-2:30 p.m. in CETL. Please join us as Bonnie Booker, director of Multicultural Affairs, will be co-presenting on this topic. If interested, please RSVP to Lori Jasinski in the Academic Advising Center at ext. 5569 or jasinski001@gannon.edu.
Daffodil Days are here again: The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days are coming March 24-30. Our goal is to break last year’s sales of $1,485. Daffodils will be delivered to campus on Wednesday, March 2.

CAMPUS EVENTS

Wednesday, February 27 – Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture: With Steve Scully of C-SPAN. The subject of the lecture is “Road to the White House 2008” and will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Zurn 104. See lead item above for more information.
Thursday, February 28 – Community Mass: 11 a.m. in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
Tuesday, March 11 – GUSSA Women’s History Month Tea: The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Founder’s Room of Nash Library. A light lunch will be served. March is National Women’s History Month. Men on campus and students are welcome to attend; please RSVP to Katie Bailey at ext. 5457.
Wednesday, March 12 – Senior Salute: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first floor of Palumbo. The event allows Gannon seniors to finalize all of their graduation details in one place. Seniors can pick up caps and gowns, order graduation announcements and class rings, and meet with staff from Registrar’s, Bookstore, Financial Aid, Alumni Relations, Career and Counseling Services, Graduate Admissions, Continuing Education, Campus Ministry, and more. Participating seniors will be eligible for valuable prizes that will be displayed in the bookstore window. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Friday, March 14 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: Conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright. This concert will feature soloist Eric Mann (guitar) and will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
“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

Wednesday, February 27 – Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership meeting; Three-College Implementation Task Force meeting; Chautauqua at Gannon dinner and lecture with Steve Scully, senior executive producer and political editor at C-SPAN. Thursday, February 28 – Manufacturers’ Association of Northwest Pennsylvania Roundtable Discussion with college presidents; Community Mass; student hour. Friday, February 29 – Guest speaker, Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education, 38^th annual Awards Banquet.

PRAYER CONCERNS

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

Martin “Jerry” Dugan, father-in-law of Sharon Dugan, Military Science personnel technician, and grandfather of Ashley Faipler, a sophomore theatre major.
Donald Macerata, husband of Edna Macerata, cashier, Beyer Dining Hall.

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Jeffrey Boss. Clement Fuhrman. Lindsay Pakulski. Charles Cornfield. Gary Mahan. Gerry Miele. David Gustafson. Trisha Yates. Timothy Coppock. Sejadin Arvoski. Joseph Vergona. Scott Frisina. Jane Kanter. Maj. Michael Wright. Sharon Santia. Jeffrey Shaw. Ali Schneider. John Campbell. Patricia Puzar. Bill Elias. Geoffrey Grundy. Allen Bonace. Edward Phillips. Karen Larwin. Kevin Cooney. Suzanne Richard. Homer Smith. David LeVan. Cynthia Snyder. Karen Bruce. Joseph Burwell. Frank Garland. Gregory Hardner. Kimberly Lanphere. Wes Whiteside. Peter Zonca. Mary Anne Rivera. Dan Giannelli. Emily Kleps. Ted Marnen.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

National Catholic Colleges Week: Most Rev. Bishop Donald Trautman on Thursday joined the Gannon Community for an Evening of Recollection as part of the university’s celebration of National Catholic Colleges Week. During his welcome in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, the Bishop told the participating faculty and staff that “The Lord knows our personal sufferings. Jesus too experienced weariness, discouragement, and disillusionment. But he persisted and persevered.” The celebration also included adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a guest speaker, Dr. Michael Galligan-Stierle of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, and Archbishop Gannon Day.