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GANNON OFFERING WIDE RANGE OF SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS AND TEENS

Gannon University will be a busy place this summer with a variety of camps offered for children and teens.

The Gannon women’s basketball program, led by coach Cleve Wright, will host five girls’ camps this summer. Dates are as follows:

June 15-18 and July 27-30: Fundamentals Camps (grades 3-8).
June 19-21 and July 17-19: Team Camps (high school junior varsity and varsity teams).
July 13-16: Shooting Camp (grades 6-12).

The Fundamentals Camps are $100 per person; the Team Camps are $300 per team; and the Shooting Camp is $75 per person.

For more information, or to register, contact Cleve Wright, women’s basketball coach, Gannon University, at 814-871-7419.

The Gannon men’s basketball program, led by coach John Reilly, will host two boys’ camps this summer. The dates are:

June 13-14: Team Camp (high school junior varsity and varsity teams).
August 3-7: Fundamentals Camp (grades 3-8).

Cost is $125 per person for the Fundamentals Camp, and $350 per team for the team camp. For more information, or to register, contact the Gannon University men’s basketball offices at 814-871-7212.

The Gannon volleyball program, led by coach Matt Darling, will host two girls’ camps this summer. Dates are as follows:

July 6-9: All-Skills Camp.
July 10-11: Beginner’s Camp (ages 5-12).

The camps will focus on teaching the skills of the game to players at all levels of ability. The cost for the All-Skills Camp is $125 for day camp and $300 for overnight camp (includes all meals and three nights in the residence halls.) The cost for the Beginner’s Camp is $50. For more information, or to register, contact Matthew Darling, women’s volleyball coach, Gannon University, at 814-871-7245.

Gannon University will host three sessions of its Young Writers’ Camp: June 23-27, July 7-11, and July 21-25.

During these hands-on and collaborative workshops, students will learn to more fully develop their writing process and develop writing projects to produce “working manuscripts” of publishable writing.

For more information, or to register, contact Sally LeVan, professor, Gannon University English Department, at 814-871-7506.

Gannon University from July 13-17 will host a High School Journalism Workshop for students in grades 10-12. The workshop will emphasize news and feature writing. The coordinator, Frank Garland, has more than 25 years of experience as a daily news and feature reporter. Workshop topics will include journalistic writing and Associated Press style, writing leads, interviewing techniques, objectivity vs. editorializing, news judgment, beat reporting, features, and ethics and the press. For more information, or to register, contact Frank Garland, instructor, Gannon University English Department, at 814-871-5808.

Gannon University from July 12-17 will host an Engineering Camp for high school students. Participants will learn about career paths in engineering, acquire hands-on building experience, see technology in action, use state-of-the-art engineering and computer tools, and create innovative technical projects. The camp will take place primarily on the Gannon campus, but also will include educational and recreational excursions to off-campus sites. Cost is $495. For more information, or to register, contact Ann Banko, Gannon University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, at 814-871-7620.

Gannon University’s Regional Summer School of Excellence program will be held July 6-10 and July 13-17. The program is designed for high school sophomores and juniors who excel in the sciences and are interested in a unique and hands-on summer learning opportunity. It is free and open to students in Erie, Warren, and Crawford counties. The program offers two weeks of intensive study in the life sciences as students are able to work both in Gannon’s laboratory facilities and aboard the University’s research vessel, the Environaut, on Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. For more information, or to request an application, contact Stan Zagorski, program director and faculty consultant, Gannon University biology department, at 814-871-7641, or the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit at 814-734-5610.

Gannon University will host its “Shakexperience” Camp July 13-18. The camp will allow participants to experience Shakespeare first-hand through “college-style” classes and workshops in acting, text, design/tech, and movement/stage combat. Participants also will be performing an original adaptation of Cymbeline. Students will be housed in Gannon dormitories and will have access to University food service and facilities. The camp is led by Gannon faculty members and qualified instructors. Both seasoned performers and beginners are welcome. Cost is $99. For more information, contact Fr. Shawn Clerkin, assistant professor, Gannon University Theatre, Communications, and Fine Arts Department, at 814-871-7493.

RECENT GANNON NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

News of interest on and around campus...

The 2009 Gannon University Relay for Life was held earlier this month. Some 260 students, faculty, and staff members participated. A total of 23 teams took part with 27 survivors joining in the walk. Donations also were received for 106 luminaria bags. The target goal is $25,000, and as of last week, $21,601.64 has been received. Gannon faculty-staff still can help achieve the goal, as donations are still being accepted and can be sent to Ward McCracken, dean of Student Development. The Relay Club wishes to thank everyone who helped make the event an overwhelming success!
Arch update: Now that the academic year has concluded, Under the Arch will be published every other Monday. Please continue to check the my.gannon portal throughout the summer for Under the Arch as well as other important University information.
In addition to the Springtopia Happening video that was posted on the Gannon University home page, http://www.gannon.edu/, the page now includes additional videos, as shown in the Community Meeting: one on the Transformation of Gannon, and another titled Year End Review. There is also a video clip of Suzanne Malveaux’s inspirational Commencement Address, given on May 9.
Know of a youngster or young adult who likes sports, the theatre, the life/health sciences, engineering, or writing? Then Gannon University is the place for them this summer. The University will host a number of camps throughout the summer, including basketball and volleyball as well as several non-sport camps. See above for a detailed listing of the camps.
Nash Library announces new hours for the summer: now through Sunday, Aug. 2: Mondays – Thursdays: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays: closed. Monday, Aug. 3 through Tuesday, Aug. 25: Mondays – Fridays: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays: closed.
Twitter, anyone? Gannon has expanded its online presence and is now on Twitter! You can sign up as a follower at http://twitter.com/GannonUniv. Also, you can send “tweet” ideas to Karla Wludyga at wludyga001@gannon.edu. Happy tweeting!

EVENTS ON CAMPUS

Tuesday, June 2 – Employee Bible Study: 12-1 in the Deaner Room of the Waldron Center.
Friday, June 5 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, 130 East 4^th St. The concert will be a tribute to Leroy Anderson.
“Our Events” is intended to serve as a random sample of campus events. For a more complete listing, refer to Eventcal.

PRAYER REQUESTS

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

John Kelly, brother of Phil Kelly, professor of English; brother-in-law of Judy; and uncle of Paul and Karen Kelly, alumni.

LIGHT THE CANDLES:

Linda Wagner. Laura Schaaf. Eric Bowman. Ward McCracken. Cathy Fresch. Jerry Fisher. Jon Nagle. Andrew Lapiska. Daniel Adamus. Thomas Klobchar. Roy Voshall. Colin Pillay. Josh Eberle. Patricia Maughn. Mary Pirrello. Nancy Kulhanek. Lori Lindley. Tom Hassett. Sr. Kathleen Dietz. Frank Bogacki. Sreela Sasi. Susie Collier. Randy Dovichow. Mary Shade. David Sabol. Ramakrishna Velagala. Jack Tatum. Carolyn Ross. Lynn Lewis. Barb Alward. Mohamed Aniz. Stephen Landis. Matt Andrews. Charmaine Henderson.

BRUSHING UP ON SERVICE

Melissa L. Peterson (above), assistant professor, nursing department, was one of the Gannon University faculty who participated in last week’s 2009 Summer Service-Learning Institute, sponsored by the Office of Service-Learning. The goal of the week-long program was to help faculty more thoroughly and effectively incorporate service into their academic coursework and classroom teaching. As part of the Institute, the participants, including Peterson, painted over graffiti in downtown Erie so as to help the City of Erie’s Graffiti Task Force, of which Maria L. Garase, assistant professor, criminal justice program, is a member.