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GANNON RECEIVES
$30,000 GRANT FROM NEWCOMBE FOUNDATION
Award will fund
scholarship aid for mature women students
Gannon University recently
was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation.
The grant will allow the
university to continue offering Newcombe Scholarships for Mature Women
Students in the 2007-08 academic year. Gannon was one of only 25
universities and colleges to receive awards, totaling $900,000, from the
Newcombe Foundation.
Gannon was selected in part
because of the “excellent” supportive services the university provides to
returning women students, the foundation noted in a letter to Gannon
University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.
Foundation officials also
acknowledged the work of Anita L. Miller, Gannon’s director, research and
foundation relations, for her continued oversight of the Newcombe
scholarship program.
Since 1998, the Newcombe
Foundation, located in Princeton, N.J., has awarded Gannon a total of
$197,000. The current $30,000 grant represents an increase of $5,000, or
20 percent, over the foundation’s award to Gannon last year.
Scholarship recipients must
be female students age 25 and older, as mandated by the Newcombe
Foundation. In addition, the scholarships are awarded on the basis of need
and academic achievement, and recipients must have already completed half
the credits required for their degree.
Newcombe Scholarships also
are designed to aid women who, according to the foundation, “have
exhausted other sources of funding, but who are close to realizing their
academic goals and beginning their new careers.”
For more
information on the foundation, log on to http://newcombefoundation.org.
RECENT NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
News of interest on and around campus...
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Update on Strategic Plan II: 2008-2013: In February and
March, the Gannon Community had opportunities to discuss, comment on, and
submit ideas for the proposed Strategic Plan II Thrust Statement
draft. The task force discussed and reviewed the various comments and
suggestions and has incorporated many of them into the revised draft of
Strategic Plan II: 2008-2013. The revised draft lists five strategic
goals and the primary objectives for each goal. The task force is working
on finalizing the measurable outcomes, key progress indicators,
strategies, tactics and timelines, benchmarks, and task leaders for each
goal and objective. Please take a few minutes to review the revised draft
at:
http://www.gannon.edu/faculty_staff/strategic/posts/draft2008-2013.html
by August 3. Comments can be sent to the President’s Office or to any member
of the task force.
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Save the date: Monday, Aug. 6. A press conference will be held at
10 a.m. in the Old Main Boardroom. The occasion is to introduce the
newly-hired director of the Erie Technology Incubator and also
share the vision for the ETI as well as updates to the project. Gannon’s
ETI is the first technology incubator in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Volunteers needed for Hooked on Books! program: You can help
positively influence a child’s life during your lunch hour! Become a
Hooked On Books reader, and share the gift of literature with a whole new
generation. You can sign up through the following link:
http://www.hoberie.org/become-a-reader/
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Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their
assistance with media interview requests. Linda Fleming, Ph.D.,
associate professor of counseling psychology, did an interview with
Cornell Green of the Erie Times-News on the book The Dangerous
Book for Boys. Barry Brinkman, Ph.D., assistant professor of
computer and information science, did an interview with WICU-12 and with
Emily Babay of the Erie Times-News on the university’s
annual Summer Engineering Camp, held last week. Karinna Vernaza, Ph.D.,
assistant professor of mechanical engineering, also was interviewed for
coverage of the engineering camp. Stan Zagorski,
professor emeritus, biology, did an interview with WICU-12 on the annual
Regional Summer School of Excellence, hosted by Gannon.
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Congratulations to Dennis Trapani, an
’07 graduate. He was hired by the West Point U.S. Military Academy as a
multi-media coordinator and will handle play-by-play duties for Army
baseball, softball, soccer, wrestling, and volleyball over goarmysports.com. Other duties will include handling community relations
responsibilities, and creating video and graphical content for the West
Point website. As an undergrad at Gannon, enrolled in the Department of
Theatre, Communications, and Fine Arts, Dennis was heavily involved in
day-to-day operations at 90.5 WERG, including writing, producing,
directing, and co-hosting the Thursday evening
Prime Time Sports Guys
show. He starts his new job on Aug. 1.
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As August approaches, so too does the start of fall
semester classes. And the beginning of a new academic year – now less
than a month away – also signifies another Gannon University tradition:
the annual Welcome Mass and New Student Convocation, both of which will be
held on Sunday, Aug. 19. The Mass will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the Chapel,
and the Convocation will follow at 3:30 in the Hammermill Center.
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Hitting the road this summer? For many, the summer
months allow for travel to destinations beyond the confines of Erie. Nash
Library is featuring a display on travel, both worldwide and domestic,
in its first-floor lobby area. Gannon faculty, staff, and administrators
are welcome to stop by the library and see this interesting display. If
you have an addition to add to the display, please contact Bob Dobiesz
at ext. 7395. Enjoy your travels this summer!
CAMPUS
EVENTS
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Monday-Friday, July 23-27 – Young Writers’
Workshops, session III: Know a young writer (grades
4-12) who wants to develop their writing? Gannon is offering a
series of workshops designed to help students enhance their
skills.
Classes will be held daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in room 3200 of the
Palumbo Center and will be led by Sally LeVan, Ph.D., professor
of English, and the teachers of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Writing
Project.
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Tuesday, July 24 – Open House: For graduate and adult
undergraduate students. Scheduled for 3:30-6
p.m. on the third floor of the Palumbo Center. Prospective students can
meet with faculty and representatives from Admissions, Financial Aid,
and Career Development and Employment Services. Call ext. 7474 for more
information.
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Wednesday, July 25 – Annual Nash Library Picnic: 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library’s South Gardens. Please bring a vegetable,
specialty salad, or dessert dish to share. Hosted by the GEEKs.
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July
26-28 –
Shakespeare Summer Nights: The schedule is as follows:
“The Tempest” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on July 27.
“Macbeth” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on July 26 and 28.
“Two
Gentlemen of Verona” will begin at 6 p.m. on July 26-28 and at 2 p.m. on
July 28.
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Friday, August 3 – Gannon University Summer Employee Picnic:
Fun, food, and games for the whole family. The picnic will be held from
5-9 p.m. at the Gannon Intramural Field. Please RSVP to ext. 7202 or
5632.
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Sunday, August 19 – Welcome Mass and Convocation: The
university will welcome the class of 2011 with the 20th annual Mass,
scheduled for 2:15 p.m. in the Chapel, and the Convocation, scheduled
for 3:30 p.m. in the Hammermill Center.
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Wednesday, August 22 – First day of fall semester classes.
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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
Wednesday-Tuesday, July 25-31
– National Association of College and University Business Officers Board
of Directors’ Meeting and annual conference.
Thursday,
August 2
– Regional
Campaign Event, Cleveland, Ohio.
Friday,
August 3
– Gannon
Community Picnic.
PRAYER CONCERNS
Please
remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the death of:
CURRENT BIRTHDAYS
Ray Luniewski. Fran Grabski. Aaron Sanden. Arlen
Sanden. A.J. Miceli. Lisa Bohen. Katy Pomposelli. Wendy Adamski. Melanie
Gustafson Ropski. Jill Krouse. Richard Schauer. Deborah Cyparski. Jeannie
Kloecker. Mark Jubulis. Mike Vitale. Margaret Juang. Mario Thomas. Amy
Johnson. Stephen Frezza. Kenneth Gamble. Richard Moodey. James Wortman.
Thomas Jones. Robert Brooker. Evelyn Henson. Krista Yoder. Barbara
Valenzuela. Rev. Michael Kesicki. Jim Miller. John Snyder. Samara Kabiri.
Jeffrey Dahlstrand. Thomas Parthenakis. Msg. William Clark II. Martha
Klemp. Anne Bolash. Elizabeth Gotham.
PICTURE OF
THE WEEK
Professor presented with BIG Award: Greg Andraso, Ph.D. (third
from right),
associate professor of biology, recently was presented the BIG (Believe
in Gannon) Award. The award,
given periodically by the provost’s office, recognizes Gannon faculty, staff, and
administrators who “go above and beyond” in their service to the Gannon
Community. Andraso is congratulated by (left-right) Valerie Bacik,
associate provost; Carolynn Masters, Ph.D., Dean of the College
of Sciences, Engineering, and Health Sciences; and Keith Taylor,
Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Andraso
was recognized for the quality of an annual report, on Gannon’s
pre-medical programs, that he submitted to Masters.
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