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Mar 10, 16 •
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by As a recent graduate, I can attest that the Graduation Celebration with Alumni is a valuable experience for seniors, graduate students and alumni. Gannon alumni are eager to help students reach their career ambitions. I attended this event last year as a...
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Feb 24, 16 •
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by I was recently inducted into the Gannon Hall of Fame, Class of 2016 for football. I was a student at Gannon from 1989-1995. Being inducted into the Hall of Fame is a truly humbling experience and a great honor. From the start of the day arriving at noon...
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Jan 28, 16 •
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by Gannon University’s Chris Pike made his presence known over the past four years as a defensive back for the Knights’ football team. Now the Oswego, N.Y., product is gaining recognition in another position – this time off the field. Pike was recently...
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Jan 27, 16 •
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by The lights of the city before me are still twinkling as the sun casts an orange glow around the horizon. I look down upon the waking city as I commute down the hill to the bilingual school where I teach. As I stroll down the hill, I greet those out for...
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Dec 9, 15 •
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by If there is anything that more accurately captures the spirit of Dickens’ most famous first sentence from A Tale of Two Cities you know, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” for my days as a student, it was finals week....
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Nov 18, 15 •
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by “This is really stupid,” I thought, sitting in the greenroom of the Schuster Theatre. “What a colossal waste of time.” A VHS recording of “Waiting for Godot” played on the big screen TV in the Rev. Shawn Clerkin’s...
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Oct 28, 15 •
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by All too often we measure our lives by the what’s next instead of the what is – and more importantly, the what could be. After high school, for me, the “what’s next” boiled down to get a job, enlist in the military or go to college. I...
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Sep 16, 15 •
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by Aside from the place I was born and raised (Brookfield, Ohio), only two places on this Earth have ever felt like “home” to me — Gannon University and Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation (CCCHR). It is hard to believe...
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Mar 25, 15 •
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by “Take what the defense gives you.” This phrase is something I learned while attending Gannon University. I originally heard these words during my first week of water polo conditioning as a freshman. Coach Sherman would repeat this phrase often. At...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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by Seniors, this one is for you. There really is a secret to getting your dream job and solidifying your post-Gannon career. One word: networking. This one word carries such a powerful punch it has created high-achieving opportunities for thousands of...