Essay Contest!

Essay Contest:  Greening Gannon

Open to Gannon undergraduate and graduate students

First place prize: $100

Second place prize: $50

The first- and second-place winners will be published in The Gannon Knight’s Perspective section.

 

What is one specific change an individual at Gannon or Gannon University should adopt to conserve the Earth’s resources?  Why?

 

400-500 words

A committee will award the prizes based on the following criteria:

·         Focuses on one particular change

·         Uses research from reliable sources effectively

·         Well argued (uses good reasons with substantive evidence to back up claims)

·         Uses language and level of detail appropriate to a general audience

·         Well organized

·         Well written

Due no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5^th, 2011.

 

Submit essay electronically to Ann Bomberger (bomberge001@gannon.edu), Assistant Professor of English.

Questions may be directed to Prof. Bomberger at bomberge001@gannon.edu or ext.5366.

 

Sponsored by the
Gannon Goes Green Committee, the English Department, and the Deans’ offices
as part of Gannon’s No Impact Week (October 1-9, 2011).

 

 

 

Future Educators Association (FEA) meeting

Hello everyone! I hope this semester is off to a great start. The first Future Educators Association (FEA) meeting will be on September 15th at 6:00p.m in Palumbo 2005. For those of you who don't know, FEA is a club open to all Gannon students. It focuses on preparing freshmen and sophomores to become teachers. The officers and advisers are excited about the events planned for this year.

               

 

Join us for:

• Workshops
• Service projects
• Social events (we are working on a bowling night!)

                FEA is a great way to learn about the field of education, get service hours in, and meet new people. Please try to bring your dues ($5) to the meeting. This will help us pay for the events. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. We hope to see you all on the 15th!

 

Kerry Smigielski (president) 

Email: smigiels001@gannon.edu

 

 

Resource Room Volunteers Needed

 

Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!!!

 

We are so glad to see your faces on campus once again.

 

If you are interested in volunteering to staff the Education Resource Room (2^nd floor Palumbo), please contact Dr. Forbes so that a schedule and training can be arranged.

 

Best wishes for a successful semester!

 

Dr. Forbes

 

--

Leighann S. Forbes, Ed.D.

NCATE Assessment Coordinator

Director, Middle Level and Secondary Education

Gannon University

 

Edge online magazine seeking volunteers!

Interested in working for Edge, Gannon's online magazine geared toward prospective students? Then come to our first staff meeting of the semester, Wednesday, August 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Undergraduate Admissions (Gitnik Manse, corner of 6th and Sassafras). It's an open meeting and all are welcome.

This meeting is open to any current Gannon student who is interested in volunteering for Edge as a writer, photographer, videographer, on-camera personality, etc. Meet our student editorial board, learn more about Edge and sign up to get involved or just get information -- no pressure!

This year, we're assigning content to our staff on a monthly basis, rather than weekly. At this month's meeting, we will be assigning content to publish to Edge between September 5 and October 2, 2011.

Here's complete schedule of monthly staff meetings for the fall semester (All meetings are at 4:30p.m.):
9/21/11
10/19/11
11/16/11
12/14/11

If you have questions, contact Zach Flock, assistant director of e-marketing, at flock002@gannon.edu, or Tyler Babcock, Edge's editor-in-chief, at babcock002@gannon.edu.

Submitted by: Flock, Zachary M

 

View Link: http://edge.gannon.edu

 

Immediate Job Opening

2/3 MATH TEACHER NEEDED. 

 

 

Mercyhust Prep has an immediate opening for a 2/3 Math Teacher.  Interested candidates should contact Debbie Laughlin, Principal at (814) 824-2474 TODAY for an interview.

 

Submitted by:  Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

 

Job Posting: Secondary Reading Teacher

The Iroquois School District has the anticipated need for a full time, permanent Reading Teacher beginning the 2011/2012 school year.  Requirements include PA certification, Reading Specialist (K-12). 

 

Experience teaching at the secondary level preferred.  Interested individuals should submit letter of interest (hard copy), resume, PA Standard Teaching Application, transcripts, three reference letters, Acts 34, 114 and 151 clearances to: Dr. Samuel Signorino, Superintendent, Iroquois School District, 800 Tyndall Ave., Erie, PA 16511. 

 

Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.

 

 

Submitted by: Janet Armbruster

Employment Coordinator

Career Development & Employment Services

Gannon University

 

Fall Museum Education Internship Available

Dear Students:

 

A local museum is seeking a Museum Education Intern to work 10-20 hours a week. This is an unpaid internship.

 

Responsibilities in Assisting the Museum Education Director and education staff include:

·         Creating and implementing tour activities for school and civic groups.

·         Work on specific exhibits, targeting a variety of age levels and abilities, and explore various ways of working with students, including open-ended discussion, hands-on activities in both gallery and classroom settings, and utilizing other art forms such as movement, music, and writing.

·         Planning and implementation of community-based classes.

·         Clerical and administrative tasks as the occasion demands.

 

Qualifications:

·         Must maintain a journal of daily activities, with comments and observations. 

·         Must have a background in art, art history, any education specialization, or museum studies.

 

Interested students are asked to contact Cheryl Rink or Barbara Zarnick in the Center for Experiential Education at 871-7680 or via e-mail.  An approved resume is required.

 

 

Submitted by: Barbara Zarnick

Internship/ Co-op Coordinator

The Center for Experiential Education

Gannon University