Under the Arch     April 10, 2007     Volume VIII, Number 31

 

JERRY WEMPLE TO BE FEATURED SPEAKER AT ENGLISH AWARDS NIGHT

An award-winning poet will be the featured speaker at Gannon’s annual English Awards Night, to be held Wednesday, April 18.

The speaker, Jerry Wemple, is an associate professor of English at Bloomsburg University. He has authored two poetry collections, The Civil War in Baltimore and You Can See it from Here, which won the 2000 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award from Lotus Press.

English Awards Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street, and is free and open to the public.

Wemple will read a selection of his poetry during the event. Copies of his poetry collections will be available for sale, and he will sign them at a reception immediately following the ceremony.

In addition, the winners of the Gannon University poetry contests will be announced. There are separate categories for high school students and for Gannon University undergraduate and graduate students. The winners of the Journalism Contest and the Peter Braeger Research Writing Contest (for Gannon students) also will be announced. Cash prizes will be awarded.

All the contests are sponsored by the Gannon English department.

 

More about Jerry Wemple

Wemple also is the co-editor of Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, published in 2005 by Penn State Press. He has had poetry, creative nonfiction, and reviews published in Pittsburgh Quarterly, West Branch, Connecticut Review, and other journals.

His other awards include a fellowship in literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; a Best Creative Work Award from the Bloomsburg University Institute for Culture and Society; and Pushcart Prize nominations for poetry and creative nonfiction.

He earned an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts.

 

 

RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

News of interest on and around campus...

  • Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their help with external media interview requests. Linda Wagner, vice president for finance and administration, did an interview with Erica Erwin of the Erie Times-News on tuition rates for the 2007-08 academic year. The story ran on Monday, April 9.

  • The Gannon Community is invited to attend a group presentation of the Professional Portfolios of the advanced students in the Community Counseling Program. Students in Seminar in Counseling (GCOU 690) will present their Professional Counseling Portfolios from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 16, in room 2224 of the Palumbo Center. The students have worked hard over the last several years in their preparation as professional counselors, and this is their opportunity to demonstrate their accomplishments. It is also a great opportunity for faculty and administrators to show their support and learn more about the competencies of these professional counselors-in-training.

  • Congratulations to Dan Teliski, Gannon’s director of athletic media relations. Teliski recently was honored for his work on the media guides for the university’s intercollegiate athletic teams. The guide for women’s basketball received two top honors: No. 1 in Division II for the guide overall and for its cover. The men’s soccer guide also was rated No. 1 in Division II. In addition, his football gameday program ranked third-best and the women’s soccer media guide ranked fifth-best. The guides were printed by the Gannon Press.

  • 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 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Friday, April 20 – Faculty Awards Convocation: Will begin at 2 p.m. in the Yehl Room. Awards will be presented for Distinguished Faculty, Undergraduate Research, SGA Excellence in Teaching, Bishop Trautman Feed My Sheep, Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, and 25 Years of Service. A reception will follow the ceremony. Come and help honor your colleagues!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • “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, April 11 – United Way of Erie County Board of Directors meeting. Thursday, April 12 – Community Mass; Student Hour; annual Legislator Appreciation Dinner. Sunday, April 15 – Regional Campaign Event, Washington, D.C.

 

 

PRAYER CONCERNS

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

  • Retired Erie Bishop Michael J. Murphy. He died peacefully Tuesday, April 3, after receiving Holy Communion. He served as Co-Adjutor Bishop from 1978-82 and then as Diocesan Bishop of Erie from 1982-90. He recently celebrated 65 years of Priesthood.

  • Andrew J. Lapiska, grandfather of Andrew M. Lapiska, graphic designer, Gannon Press.

 

 

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

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. Maria Garase. Sara Lichtenwalter. Laurie Bednar. JoAnn Leute. Frank Buczek. Samuel Poulson. Joy Johnson. Mary Ann Scholl. Scott Steinbrink.

 

 

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Wiley-Horton Scholarship: Gannon student Maurice O. Clarke (third from left) is the first student recipient of the Wiley-Horton Scholarship. The scholarship is named for Howard Horton (far right), the late Benjamin Wiley, and the late Mildred Horton. It was created with an initial $10,000 gift and since has grown to about $20,000 through pledges and subsequent gifts. Also pictured are Denise Horton (far left), Howard Horton’s daughter, Dr. Garibaldi, Namon McWilliams (third from right), and Candace Battles (second from left).