Under the Arch

KATHLEEN PATTERSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF VILLA MARIA SCHOOL OF NURSING

Kathleen T. Patterson, RN, Ph.D., has been named the director of Gannon University’s Villa Maria School of Nursing.

The appointment was announced by Carolynn Masters, Ph.D., dean of the University’s Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences.

Patterson comes to Gannon from the Venango Campus of Clarion University, where she served as director of the School of Nursing and Allied Health. She also previously served as an assistant professor of nursing and as a graduate program chair at Carlow University.

Patterson has been a nurse educator for 17 years and has a demonstrated track record of administrative and leadership experience in nursing practice. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from Villanova University and a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.

In 2001, Patterson was awarded the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Her doctoral dissertation focused on predictors of violence in rural adolescents.

She has presented papers in Australia, Ireland and, most recently, was a member of a nursing leadership delegation to Cairo, Egypt. Patterson is also board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Gannon University’s Villa Maria School of Nursing has a demonstrated track record of success. Graduates of the school have a 100 percent career placement rate, and baccalaureate graduates continue to achieve greater than a 95 percent first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination).

NEWS AND NOTES

News of interest on and around campus...

This Friday, Aug. 7, is Gannon Night at the Erie SeaWolves. Gannon will host a Night at the Ballpark to watch the SeaWolves host the Connecticut Defenders at 7:05 p.m. at Jerry Uht Park. Admission is free for Gannon colleagues and their families. In addition, you will receive a small souvenir and a food voucher which entitles you to a hot dog, popcorn, and regular size soft drink. To get your tickets, RSVP to Cindy Mancini by Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Dr. Kathleen Patterson, new director of the Villa Maria School of Nursing (see above), was featured as the “Mover of the Week” in yesterday’s (Sunday, Aug. 2) Erie Inc. section of the Erie Times-News. Congratulations and welcome, Dr. Patterson.
Gannon’s Scott Miller, CPA, J.D., DBA, assistant professor, accounting; director of Graduate Programs; and associate director of Gannon University’s Dahlkemper School of Business Administration, was one of the individuals to complete Leadership Erie’s Executive Skills Development Program. Congratulations to Scott.
Berwyn Moore, associate professor, English, has been selected as a finalist for Erie County’s inaugural Poet Laureate. Performances by the finalists will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Erie Playhouse, and are open to the public. Good luck, Berwyn!
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, August 4 – Employee Bible Study: 12-1 in the Deaner Room of the Waldron Center.
Friday and Saturday, August 7-8 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: The orchestra, under the direction of Bruce Morton Wright, will hold its popular Music in the Air Outdoor Concert Series. Villa Maria Academy, 2403 W. 8^th St. Both performances will begin at 8 p.m. on the school’s patio. The first night will be Classical Night and will feature Aaron Jakubiec (oboe) as soloist. The second night will be Pops Night and will feature Bruce Johnstone (saxophone) as soloist.
Sunday, August 23 – Welcome Mass and Convocation: The University will welcome the class of 2013 at the 22^nd annual Freshman Convocation, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Hammermill Center. Convocation is an academic ceremony designed to bond members of the new class and their families with the Gannon community and to initiate a life-long relationship between the students and their alma mater. Also that day, the University will host a Welcome Mass for the students and their families at 2:15 p.m. in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel. If you are able, please consider helping to welcome our students at these events.
“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, August 5 – NCAA Committee meeting. Thursday, August 6 – Erie Community Foundation Meeting, Bayfront Convention Center. Friday, August 7 – Seawolves Gannon Picnic.

PRAYER REQUESTS

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

Jane Zimmerman, wife of Doug Zimmerman, Director of Student Living.

LIGHT THE CANDLES:

Rev. Michael Kesicki. Jim Miller. John Snyder. Pamela Whitmore. Jan Nolf Ward. Kory Stauffer. Anne Bolash. Thomas Conklin. Joshua Jacobsen. Michele Potter. Joanne Bucceri. Bridget Hammar. Richard Samoros. Catherine Marsters. Mary Beth Danowski. Joseph Martone. Melissa Peterson. Leighann Forbes. Max Alwens. Michael Dolecki. Maxine Blakeslee. Larry Kessler. Pamela Duffin. Richard Mentz. Cindy Benovic. Connie Peterson-Miller. Tony Martin. Douglas King. Gail Tatalone. Lisa Ciecierski. Michael Bova. Ltc. Ronald Swift.

A ‘LUCKEY’ GUY

Gannon University legend Joe Luckey gets a good luck kiss from Ali Schneider (left), director, Health Services Office, and Cathy Fresch, director, Alumni Services, as he prepared to be interviewed for StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of Americans. StoryCorps arrived in Erie last week to collect the stories of local residents as part of its cross-country tour. The StoryCorps MobileBooth – an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio – is parked at Perry Square for the project. Luckey was the second person in Erie to share his unique stories.