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SCHOOL OF NURSING TO
HOST ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR AT HORAN APARTMENTS
Gannon University’s Villa
Maria School of Nursing is hoping that treasure maps help put local
residents on the path to greater health and wellness.
The School of Nursing on
Thursday, April 12 will host its annual community/health fair at
the John E. Horan Community Center, 730 Tacoma Road. The fair, titled
“Prevention Adventure,” will run from 4-7 p.m. It is free and open to the
public; attendees need not live in the Horan Garden Apartments.
Some 150 people are
expected to attend. Gannon University nursing students and faculty members
will volunteer their time in coordinating the event.
Activities for the whole
family will be offered, including a scavenger hunt and a jungle jump. In
addition, attendees will be given a “treasure map” that will guide them
through a series of booths and activities related to preventative health
measures. For example, the booths will focus on hand washing; exercise and
nutrition; tattoo/body art safety; fire safety; immunizations for people
of all ages; and proper dental health and hygiene, including regular
brushing, flossing, and dental visits.
Organizers also will serve
healthy snacks that represent the areas of the food pyramid: grains,
fruits, vegetables, dairy, and protein.
One lucky attendee will win
a prize donated by Scott Enterprises: an overnight stay at one of the
company’s hotels and passes to Splash Lagoon. The prize will be raffled
off for individuals who complete an evaluation of the health fair.
The fair is
sponsored by Gannon’s Villa Maria School of Nursing and the Nursing Center
at the John E. Horan Garden Apartments.
RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
News of interest on and around campus...
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Media coverage:
Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their help with external media
interview requests. Merri Beth Knappenberger, assistant professor,
education, did an interview with Scott Waldman of the Erie Times-News
on a recent National Institutes of Health report. The report suggested
that children placed in day care were more likely, when they reach sixth
grade, to be argumentative and disobedient. The article ran on Thursday,
March 29. -
Gannon’s Schuster Art Gallery
is showing an exhibit with the paintings of Ed Charney, professor of art at Wittenberg
University (Ohio). The exhibit will run through April 13. The gallery is
on the third floor of Nash Library. -
The Gannon University Support Staff Association
(GUSSA) will raffle off six “Baskets” with proceeds going to GUSSA’s
participation in Relay for Life. Tickets are $.50 each, or 3 for $1. The
drawing will be held April 20. The baskets are available for viewing in various offices until the drawing
(listed with contact person): April 2: Student
Services Building, Linda Loader. April 10: Zurn Science Center, Kathy
DeSante. April 16: Palumbo Center, Maxine Blakeslee and Joanne Bucceri. -
Need to add to your book collection? Nash
Library will have a book sale Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24-25, from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. All items will be half price the second day.
Proceeds will benefit the library’s book budget.
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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Thursday, April 12 – Prevention Adventure: The Villa Maria
School of Nursing and the Nursing Center at the Horan Garden Apartments
will sponsor their annual community/health fair. The event will run from
4-7 p.m. at the John E. Horan Community Center, 730 Tacoma Road, and
will feature activities for the whole family, including a Jungle Jump
and a scavenger hunt. Great prizes and snacks too. For more information
call ext. 5520 or 7347.
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Friday, April 13 – Graduate Research Conference: The
conference will be held from 2-5 p.m. on the second floor of the Waldron
Center. The event will showcase the work of current graduate students as
they make both platform and poster presentations.
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Friday, April 13 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra:
The concert will feature as soloist Elizabeth Etter on the harpsichord.
The performance will be offered at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary, Seat of Wisdom
Chapel.
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Wednesday, April 18 – English Awards Night: Award-winning
poet Jerry Wemple will be the featured speaker. Wemple is an associate
professor of English at Bloomsburg University. The event will be held at
7:30 p.m. in the Yehl Room. The winners of the Gannon University poetry
contests will be announced, as will the winners of the Journalism
Contest and the Peter Braeger Research Writing Contest (for Gannon
students).
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Thursday, April 19 – Alumni Lunch-N-Learn: The lecture
will be given by Parris Baker, assistant professor, social work
program. Baker will discuss
“African American Fathers: an
Afro-centric Approach.” The event will run from 12-1 p.m. in the Old
Main Boardroom. A box lunch will be provided. Contact Michele Potter in
Alumni Services at ext. 7473 to make a reservation.
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Thursday, April 19 – Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture:
Featuring
prominent author, analyst, and pundit Larry J. Sabato, the
Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia.
Sabato is
founder and director of U.Va.’s Center for Politics
and has been called
“probably
the most quoted college professor in the land” and “America’s favorite
political scientist.”
The
lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in room 104 of the Zurn Science Center.
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Sunday, April 22 – Spring Open House: The day’s activities
will begin with an optional mass at 11 a.m. in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom
Chapel. Registration will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the lobby
of the Waldron Center.
From
12:30-1 p.m., Dr. Garibaldi will offer welcoming remarks in the
Hammermill Center. Numerous presentations, tours, and meetings
are scheduled.
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Sunday, April 22 – Founder’s Day Student Awards Convocation:
To be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Masonic Square
Building, 32 West Eighth Street (across from Palumbo). Admission by
ticket only; call ext. 5618 for tickets.
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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.
THE
PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE
Monday, April 2 –
Strategic
Plan II Task Force meeting; meeting with students from alternative spring
break service trip to New Orleans.
Tuesday, April 3 –
Erie
Regional Chamber meeting.
Thursday,
April 5
–
Downtown
Improvement District committee meeting.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Please
remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the deaths of:
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Karen Duska, sister of Sharon Thompson, assistant professor,
nursing.
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Fred Lichtenwalter, father of Dr. Sara Lichtenwalter,
assistant professor, social work.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Sister James F. Mulligan. Renee
Huefner. Janice Larrey. Anita Miller. Gang Zheng. Robert Stallbaum Jr.
Lyndia Lee. Jennifer Patsy. Michelle Wiley. John Reilly. Brenda Wilson.
Derick Jackson. Stephen Wagner. Linda Ace. Joy Armbruster. Linda Kobler.
Jamila Crockett. Michael Wellington. Tim Downs. Rick Diz. Jeannette Lee.
Suzanne O’Connell.
Carolyn Knox. Mary Prindle. Marguerite Millis. Ron Kerman, DeWayne Sokol.
Linda Lundy. David Nordquest. Ryan Leonard.
PICTURE OF
THE WEEK
The future’s so bright, they gotta wear shades:
University
Advancement hosted a special thank you for departments with 100 percent
participation among their employees in The Power To Transform
comprehensive campaign. The employees of four departments recently were
invited to a special pizza luncheon: Mission and Ministry, Campus
Services, Communication Arts, and New Student Services. Among those
sporting sunglasses were Tim Downs, Ph.D., Dean of the College of
Humanities, Business, and Education; and Joy Armbruster, Office
Manager, Campus Services.
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