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MARCH AND RALLY WILL
SEEK END TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Gannon’s Center for Social
Concerns is asking the community to join with the university in marching
to end sexual assault and domestic violence.
The Center for Social
Concerns will sponsor the annual Take Back the Night march and rally on
Monday, April 7. The events are free and open to the public.
Those wishing to participate
should gather at the Perry Square gazebo at 7 p.m. Erie Mayor Joseph
Sinnott briefly will address the marchers before they begin walking on
their route.
After Sinnott’s remarks, the
group will walk from Perry Square to Gannon’s Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel,
512 Peach St. From the chapel, the group will proceed to the university’s
Carneval Athletic Pavilion, 130 West Fourth St., and then to the Gannon
University Health Center, 203 West Sixth St.
From the Health Center,
marchers will proceed to the Erie County Courthouse before finishing at
the Yehl Room in Gannon’s Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh St.
As part of the event, a
number of speakers will give brief remarks. Scheduled speakers include
Christine Kunzel, assistant district attorney, Erie County District
Attorney’s Office; Robyn Young, volunteer/training coordinator with
SafeNet Domestic Violence Safety Network; Amy Blackman, community
educator, Crime Victim Center of Erie County; Arlene Montevecchio,
director of the Gannon University Center for Social Concerns; and Jody
Giacomelli, counselor, Gannon University Counseling Center.
Once participants conclude
the march at the Yehl Room, the Center for Social Concerns will host a
speak out to allow participants to share personal experiences or those
suffered by others as a way to help the healing process. In addition,
local agencies like the Crime Victim Center and SafeNet will have
information available in the Yehl Room, and participants will be able to
meet with their staff.
Refreshments
will be served.
RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
News of interest on
and around campus...
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Gannon’s
Schuster Theatre will present “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickelby.” Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens by David Edgar; music
and lyrics by Stephen Oliver. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best
Play, this extraordinary event has thrilled and delighted audiences since
it first was staged 25 years ago. The performance is the story of a young
gentleman, his mother, and sister who fall on hard times after the death
of his father. The audience is taken on a roller coaster ride that
eventually comes to a celebration of mankind’s capacity for kindness and
reconciliation. The play is performed in two segments. Show times are:
April 10: part I, 7:30 p.m. April 11: part II, 7:30 p.m. April 12: part I,
1 p.m.; part II, 7:30 p.m. April 17: part I, 7:30 p.m. April 18: part II,
7:30 p.m. April 19: part I, 1 p.m.; part II, 7:30 p.m. For more
information call the box office at ext. 7494.
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Nominations are being accepted for the
Maroon and Gold Awards. If you know a deserving faculty, staff, or
administrative member who demonstrates exceptional effort in supporting
our students, please consider nominating them. The nomination form and
an explanation of the awards can be found at http://my.gannon.edu/special/rent_forms/default.html.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 11. For more information,
contact Jerry Miele at ext. 7597 or e-mail
miele001@gannon.edu.
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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Monday, April 7
– Take
Back the Night: Those interested in participating in the march
should gather at 7 p.m.
in Perry Square. A reception will follow in the Yehl Room. See
above for more information.
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Thursday, April 10
–
Community Mass: 11 a.m. in the Chapel.
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Thursday, April 10 – Community Health Fair: The fair, “What’s
the Buzz? Bee Your Best!” will run from 4-7 p.m. at the John E. Horan
Community Center, 730 Tacoma Road. The fair will focus on areas like
fire safety, bicycle safety, and healthy recipes and nutrition.
Attendees also will be able to partake in family-oriented fun
activities, and children can play in a Dino Jump. The event will be
hosted by the Gannon University Nursing Center.
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Friday,
April 11 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra:
Conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright. The concert will feature
soloist Laura Nelson (alp horn) and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel.
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Saturday, April 12 – Free Financial Aid Workshop: The
workshop will cover the entire financial aid process as well as a
step-by-step review of the questions on the FAFSA (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid). Other topics include definitions of terms parents
and students should know and the aid programs available. The
workshop will begin at 10 a.m. in Palumbo room 1200.
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Wednesday, April 16
–
English Awards Night: The winners of the High School Poetry Contest
will be announced and awards will be given. In addition, Ted Kooser
will
be the featured speaker for the event and will read a selection of his
poetry. Kooser is one of the most distinguished voices in contemporary
poetry, having served as the United States Poet Laureate from 2004-06.
The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Yehl Room. Call ext. 7504 for
more information.
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Thursday, April 17
– Fall
Risk Screening Event: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Alliance Church,
2939 Zimmerly Road. Free and open to the public. Our doctor
of physical therapy students will help older adults prevent potentially
dangerous falls by gaining a better understanding of their personal risk
factors. For more information, call ext. 5641.
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Friday, April 18
–
Faculty Awards Convocation: The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. in the
Yehl Room, with a reception to follow.
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Sunday, April 20
–
Spring Open House and Founder’s Day Convocation:
Registration for Open House will begin at 11 a.m. in the lobby of
Waldron. The Convocation will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the second floor
ballroom of the Masonic Temple, 32 W. Eighth St.
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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-Tuesday, April 7-8 – Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities Board of Directors’ Meeting and
Annual meeting. Wednesday, April 9 – Erie Downtown Improvement
District Board meeting; Erie’s Promise Forum. Thursday, April 10 –
Community Mass; United Way of Erie County annual meeting and Campaign
Report; Schuster Day – Erie Community Foundation; Student Hour; 22nd
Annual Legislator Appreciation Dinner. Sunday, April 13 –
California Regional Alumni Reception.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Please
remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the deaths of:
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Louise
Strub, mother of William Strub, athletics facilities assistant.
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Leonard
and Mary Grove, parents of Anita Grove Holland, student in
the doctor of physical therapy program.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
John Reilly. Brenda Wilson. Michelle Klemm. Derick Jackson. Jacki Kubiak. Stephen Wagner. Linda Ace. Joy
Armbruster. Linda Kobler. Mike Wellington. Kathryn Claridge. Tim Downs.
Rick Diz. Jeannette Lee. Carolyn Knox. Mary Prindle. Marguerite Millis.
Ron Kerman. Maria Garris. DeWayne Sokol. Linda Lundy. David Nordquest.
Julie Snell. Ryan Leonard. Nate Cocolin. Patricia McMahon. Maria Garase.
Sara Lichtenwalter. Joseph Nordstrom. Laurie Bednar. JoAnn Leute. Samuel
Poulson. Pamela Lenz.
PICTURE OF
THE WEEK
The Power of Pink:
Last week, the Yehl
Room hosted the first Breastival in the Erie area. Organizers
hoped to raise awareness of the importance of practicing good breast
health habits. Shown here are (left to right): Ashley von Borstel,
a Gannon nursing student; Nicole Urban, a nursing student; Maria
Candelaria,
associate/resident campus minister; Cat Oakley, assistant director
of the Waldron Center; Ali Schneider, RN, director of the Gannon
Student Health Center and one of the event’s
organizers; and Kathy Borkowski, a nursing student. The
event was made possible by a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Community Partnership Grant and the support of National City Bank, Gannon,
and Hamot for Women. The Erie Times-News covered the event, which
drew nearly 250 people, on
the front page of its City & Region section. |
