Under the Arch     April 24, 2006     Volume VII, Number 29

 

GANNON TO HOST ENGLISH AWARDS NIGHT THURSDAY, APRIL 27

            Gannon’s 29th annual English Awards Night will include a poetry reading by award-winning poet and essayist Dr. Rafael Campo.

            In addition, the winners from the 29th Annual High School Poetry Contest will be announced at the event, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27. The event will be held in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street, and is free and open to the public.

 

More about Dr. Rafael Campo

Campo is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Medical School. He currently teaches and practices general internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where his medical practice serves mostly Latinos as well as individuals who are gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender or HIV positive.

Campo is also an accomplished poet and writer. His many awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pushcart Prize, the National Hispanic Academy of Arts and Sciences Annual Achievement Prize, and the Gold Medal Independence Book Award. He was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Paterson Prize.

One of his books of poems, The Other Man Was Me, won the 1993 National Poetry Series Award. His other books of poetry include Diva and Landscape with Human Figure.

Two of his works, What the Body Told and The Desire to Heal: A Doctor’s Education in Empathy, Identity, and Poetry, both were selected for Lambda Literary Awards. His essays include The Healing Art: A Doctor’s Black Bag of Poetry.

The Los Angeles Times, New York Times Magazine, Washington Post Book World, and the New England Journal of Medicine are among the publications that have featured his prose and poetry. He has lectured at the Lannan Foundation and the Library of Congress, among other venues.

For more information on the event, contact the Gannon English Department at 871-7504, or log on to www.gannon.edu/resource/dept/english/.

 

 

OUR FOLKS

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

  • Mary Ann Bucklin, mother of Lynn Oborski, Gannon graduate student.

  • Genevieve Wozniak, mother of Rev. Casimir Wozniak, assistant professor, theology department.

 

 

OUR EVENTS

  • Tuesday, April 25 – Community Wide Fall Risk Screening: To be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Alliance Church, 2939 Zimmerly Road. Gannon and a number of local health care providers are hosting the event. It is designed to help local residents understand the risk factors related to serious falls – and take steps to prevent them. This event is covered in the April 24 edition of the Erie Times-News.

  • Wednesday-Saturday, April 26-29 – Schuster Theatre: Featuring “Fool for Love,” by Sam Shepard. The performances at Gannon are directed by Paula Barrett, instructor, communications arts program at Gannon. All shows are scheduled for 8 p.m.

  • Thursday, April 27 – Take Your Child to Work Day: Parents and children are invited to attend a pizza lunch from 12-1 p.m. in the Lower Lounge of the Student Services Building. RSVP by Tuesday, April 25 to Ruth Gehly.

  • Thursday, April 27 – Springtopia Mass: Scheduled for 11 a.m. in Friendship Green. May be moved indoors if necessary.

  • Thursday, April 27 – English Awards Night: Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Yehl Room. Winners of the annual high school poetry contest will be announced. The featured speaker for the event is Dr. Raphael Campo, an award-winning poet and essayist.

  • Thursday, April 27 – Dashboard Confessional concert: Scheduled for 8 p.m. at Hammermill Center. For more information call the Activities Programming Board at ext. 7766.

  • Saturday, May 6 – May Commencement: To be held at 2 p.m. at Tullio Arena. Kenneth L. Woodward, an editor at Newsweek magazine, will deliver the keynote address and will be awarded an honorary doctoral degree by Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.

  • “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 24 – Villa Maria Academy junior class visit to Gannon. Wednesday, April 26 – NCAA Division II Presidents Council Meeting. Sunday, April 30 – Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast.

 

 

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Suzanne O’Connell. Carolyn Knox. Robert Callahan. Mary Prindle. Stephanie Taylor. Marguerite Millis. DeWayne Sokol. Linda Komorek. David Nordquest. Julie Snell. Theodore Brown. Patricia McMahon. Maria Garase. Sara Lichtenwalter. Trisha Wade. Beverly Thompson. Laurie Bednar. JoAnn Leute. Frank Buczek. Joy Johnson. Mary Ann Scholl. Scott Steinbrink. Mary Sigler. Susan Calvano. Cynthia Liotta. Thomas Upton. Richard Pysch. Stephen Washek. Kim Krichko. Samuel Harakal. Lauren Bevington. Nancy Jefferson. James Meko. Edward Kuhar. Robert Allshouse.

 

 

HEARD ON CAMPUS

  • It’s time for another fun event – the Mid-Knight Pancake Breakfast. This breakfast is provided, courtesy of the President’s Office, for all Gannon students to give them a break from studying for finals, and is traditionally served by faculty and staff. The date is Sunday, April 30 from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help serve, as well as fun door prizes for the students. If you would like to volunteer or have questions, contact Angela Jones at ext. 5800 or by email at jones033@gannon.edu.