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MR. & MS. GU TO BE
CROWNED AT FUNDRAISER TONIGHT
A Gannon University sorority
will host a charitable fundraiser tonight, Monday, April 23.
The annual Mr. & Ms. GU
Contest, sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta, will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Monday in Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row.
Five male students and six female students will vie for the titles of Mr.
and Ms. GU.
The students, who represent
the university’s office of Student Living as well as a number of campus
Greek organizations, will compete in a formal wear competition, a talent
competition, and a question and answer session.
Proceeds from the
pageant-style contest will be donated to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation,
the sorority’s international, philanthropic organization benefiting
juvenile diabetes.
Tickets cost $3 in advance,
or $5 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the university’s Waldron
Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street, or by calling 814-871-7119.
Last year’s event raised
more than $2,000 in the fight against juvenile diabetes. The theme of
Monday’s event is The King and Queen of the Nile.
RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
News of interest on and around campus...
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Gannon
receives state grant:
Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell recently pledged more than $6.4
million in funds to support the commonwealth’s Keystone Innovation Zones.
The funds are intended to help attract more of the world’s best academic
faculty to Pennsylvania’s colleges, universities, and medical
institutions. The funds include two initiatives under the Keystone
Innovation Zone program: the Keystone Innovation Starter Kit and Keystone
Innovation Grant programs. Gannon University, as one of the Keystone
Innovation Starter Kit recipients, was selected for nearly $120,000 in
funds. Specifically, the funds will
benefit the university’s forthcoming Erie Technology Incubator, as well as
the Gannon Computer and Information Science (CIS) Department. Chaired by
Stephen T. Frezza, Ph.D., the department offers high-quality
undergraduate majors in computer science, management information systems,
and software engineering, as well as a microcomputer applications
certificate. A well-regarded graduate degree in computer and information
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Offer your congratulations to the following faculty and staff, who were
honored at Friday’s
Awards Convocation. The honorees were: Anthony J. Miceli,
Distinguished Faculty Award; John Coleman, Bishop Trautman Feed My
Sheep Award; Elisa Konieczko, Undergraduate Research Award;
Robin Powers and Holly Jodon, Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Awards; Frank Bogacki, Robert Brooker, Mary Carol
Gensheimer, Michael Messina, Penelope Smith, and
Bruce Morton Wright, 25 Years of Service Awards; Sister Lucille
DeStefano, SSJ, and Thomas Parthenakis, Retirement
Recognition; and John M. Vohlidka, SGA Excellence in Teaching Award. -
April is Jazz Appreciation Month. To commemorate this eclectic
style of music, Nash Library is featuring a display in its lobby. Please
stop by and check out the various books, music CDs, vintage
album covers, and information the library has in honor of this
American-rooted and influential musical genre that has contributed so
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As the end of the semester
approaches, so too does the traditional Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast,
offered by the President’s Office. The event will be held Sunday, April 29
from 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the cafeteria. Volunteers are welcome for the
two shifts: 9-10:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Fun door prizes for the
students also are needed. If you can help or would like to donate a prize,
contact Angela Jones in the President’s Office at ext. 5800.
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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Tuesday-Wednesday, April 24-25 – Book Sale: Nash Library
will have a book sale 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.
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Thursday, April 26 – Take Your Child to Work Day: Gannon
will observe this national event. Parents and children can attend
a pizza luncheon from 12-1 p.m. RSVP to Ruth Gehly at ext. 5631.
Colleagues who bring children should have department approval.
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Thursday, April 26 – Mass on the Grass: The Mass will be
offered at 11 a.m. on Friendship Green. In the event of bad weather, it will be
held in the Yehl Room.
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Sunday, April 29 – Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast: Offered
by the President’s Office for students. It will run from 9:30 p.m. to 12
a.m. in the cafeteria. Volunteers and fun door prizes are for the
students are needed. Call ext. 5800 for more information.
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Saturday, May 5 – Spring Commencement: The ceremony will
begin at 2 p.m. at Tullio Arena. The keynote speaker will be Rev. David
O’Connell, president of Catholic University. The graduating class
includes 873 graduates.
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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 23 –
Pennsylvania
Department of Education site team visit. Tuesday,
April 24
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Springtopia
basketball competition; Downtown Improvement District general membership
meeting. Wednesday-Thursday, April 25-26
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NCAA
Division II Presidents Council meeting. Friday, April 27
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McDowell
High School leadership class visit to Gannon; Relay for Life kick-off.
Sunday, April 29
–
Mid-Knight
Pancake Breakfast.
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Laurie Bednar. JoAnn Leute. Frank Buczek. Samuel Poulson.
Joy Johnson. Mary Ann Scholl. Scott Steinbrink. Mary Sigler. Susan Calvano.
Cynthia Liotta. Thomas Upton. Richard Pysch. Deacon Stephen Washek. Kim
Krichko. Samuel Harakal. Nancy Jefferson. Brian Krowicki. Mary Lee Lynch.
Robert Allshouse. Stephen Bahny. John E. Gomolchak. Faye Fromknecht.
Bradley Rzyczycki. Amy Buechel. Kevin Connaroe. Mary Richmond. Daniel
Halter. Patricia Oligeri. Randi Johnson. Kimberly Blount. Michael Panza.
Kenneth Berlin. Sister Michelle Healy. Rick Iacobucci. Michael Bucholtz.
Sam Hazen. Sharon Krahe. Michael Bane. James LaScola.
PICTURE OF
THE WEEK
English Awards Night: Jerry Wemple (left),
an
associate professor of English at Bloomsburg University, was
the featured speaker at last week’s
annual English Awards Night. Wemple read a selection of his poetry
during the event, at which the winners of the Gannon
University poetry contests, Journalism Contest, and Peter Braeger
Research Writing Contest were announced. Wemple, an award-winning poet, is pictured with
Berwyn Moore, associate professor of English.
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