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FORMER U.S. POET
LAUREATE TO SPEAK AT ENGLISH AWARDS NIGHT
Gannon University’s annual
English Awards Night again will feature a prominent guest speaker.
Former United States Poet
Laureate Ted Kooser will be the featured speaker for the event and
will read a selection of his poetry. Kooser is regarded as one of the most
distinguished voices in contemporary poetry.
In addition, during the
event the winners of the High School Poetry Contest will be announced and
students will receive their awards.
English Awards Night is
free and open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 16 in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Center. For more information,
contact Berwyn Moore, associate professor, English department, at ext.
7504.
More about Ted Kooser
Kooser served as U.S. Poet
Laureate from 2004-06. He has published 11 books of poetry and his many
awards include the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Stanley Kunitz
Prize, the James Boatwright Prize, and two National Endowment for the Arts
fellowships.
His poems have been
published in numerous journals, including The Hudson Review, The
American Poetry Review, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New
Yorker. His books of essays and literary criticism have won the
Nebraska Book Award for Nonfiction and the Gold Award for Autobiography,
among others.
Kooser’s
newspaper column, “American Life in Poetry,” is a public service project
appearing weekly in newspapers nationally. He is editor and publisher of
Windflower Press, professor of English at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, and for many years was an insurance executive. Kooser’s
poems are praised for their clarity and accessibility and for, as The
New York Times noted, “their genius for making the ordinary
sacramental.”
Editor’s
note: Yesterday’s
(Sunday, April 13) Sunday Living section of the Erie Times-News ran
a lengthy feature article on Kooser and English Awards Night.
RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
News of interest on
and around campus...
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Congratulations to Andrew Lapiska, graphic designer, Gannon
University Press. Andrew was honored at the 38th annual Erie
Advertising Club’s ADDY Awards. He was recognized with a gold award in the
“Sales Kit” category for his work on the 2007-08 Admissions Department
Fact Sheets. In addition, he was honored with a gold award and
“Student Best of Show” for his work on “Vegetative
Best Management”, a 52-page, full color piece that was
completed this past summer as part of his undergraduate degree at
Mercyhurst College. Gannon’s Annual Report of the President,
Foundations, also was selected for a gold award. The annual report is
produced by the Office of Communications.
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Nash Library display: As a remembrance of
notable people on the centennial year of their birth, the library is
featuring a display on some prominent people, born in 1908 from the world
of literature, history, journalism, art, music, entertainment, business,
science, and sports in the Lobby, located on the First Floor. Please stop
by and check out the various books, photos, DVDs, and biographical
information to commemorate some of the remarkable and memorable people who
would have turned 100 this year.
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Last week’s
Take Back the Night march and rally was covered by the Erie
Times-News and by WICU-12, WJET-24, and WSEE-35. The participants marched
for an end to sexual assault and domestic violence.
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More than 20 of Gannon’s senior occupational therapy students on
Tuesday, April 15, will host a wheelchair basketball game to raise money
for the Wounded Warrior Project, a charitable organization. The event will
be held at the Hammermill Center and will feature Edinboro University’s
wheelchair basketball team as well as Gannon students from physician
assistant, physical therapy, and nursing. Members of the wrestling team
and men’s and women’s basketball teams also will participate, as will
organizations like ROTC, Beta Beta Beta, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Alpha Phi
Delta. Tickets will be $3 at the door. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m.
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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. Remaining performances are:
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.
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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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
–
Community Mass: 11 a.m. in the Chapel.
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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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Saturday, April 19
– Day
of Caring: Students will perform community service for local
agencies and organizations, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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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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Thursday, April 24
– Take
Your Child to Work Day: A pizza and ice cream social will be
held for parents and their children in the Lower Lounge of the Student
Services Building at 12 p.m. Please RSVP to Ruth Gehly at ext. 5631.
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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
Tuesday, April 15 – University Ambassador
Luncheon; second annual “Scoring on Wheels” – senior occupational therapy
class charitable event. Wednesday, April 16 – Erie Regional Chamber
and Growth Partnership meeting; luncheon with Gannon softball and men’s
soccer teams. Thursday, April 17 – Pope Benedict XVI’s address at
Catholic University of America (on education). Friday, April 18 –
Faculty Awards Convocation; International Student Recognition Ceremony;
Catholic Charities Ball. Saturday, April 19 – Day of Caring;
National Alumni Board meeting; Student Government Association Senior
Awards Banquet. Sunday, April 20 – Spring Open House; Founder’s Day
Student Awards Convocation.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Please
remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the deaths of:
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Barbara J.
Primmerman, mother of Suzanne O’Connell, former assistant
professor in the Villa Maria School of Nursing, and mother-in-law of
Patrick O’Connell, associate professor in English and Theology.
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Richard O’Neill, Ph.D., father of Michael O’Neill, dean of
Graduate Studies and director of the Dahlkemper School of Business.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
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. Joy Johnson. Jennifer Freeland. Mary Ann Scholl.
Scott Steinbrink. Mary Sigler. Susan Calvano. Cynthia Liotta. Thomas
Upton. Richard Pysch. Deacon Stephen Washek. Kim Krichko. Samuel Harakal.
Brian Krowicki. Robert Allshouse. Stephen Bahny.
PICTURE OF
THE WEEK
Students participate in Mechanical
Engineering Day: (back to front): Jacob Hart, Austin Kanonczyk, and
Billy Fessler, sixth
graders at Our Lady’s Christian School, participate in an experiment
related to heat transfer and condensation in the Zurn Science Center on
Friday. The students were among more than 40 from the school who took part
in Mechanical Engineering Day. |
