Candidates for president of Gannon University’s Student Government Association will participate in the SGA Presidential Debate 2014 presented by 90.5 WERG, Edge and The Gannon Knight, this Thursday, March 20 starting at 6:00 p.m. Candidates for president (in alphabetical order by last name) are Michael Haas, Taylor Shaffer and Cristiana Sibley. The debate is moderated and […]
From January through April are undoubtedly the worst months in Erie. The holiday seasons have come to a close and mentally we’re all over the snowy weather. Yet, here we are coming upon the commencement of March and still being plagued by cold, sleety, miserable weather. Personally, I’m sick of bundling up for another polar […]
As Carrot Top once taught us, comedy often has the potential to be very, very unfunny. From the screaming, arm-flailing antics of the Dane Cooks of the world, to the spoken-word art of former musician Henry Rollins, comedians spend their entire lives attempting to perfect a personality and role on stage that connects (or polarizes) […]
Make that two national bids in two years of existence for the Gannon competitive cheer program. The Lady Knights received superior rankings in every category during their recent camp and earned a second consecutive bid to the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Collegiate Cheer Championships scheduled for April 8-12, 2015 in Daytona Beach, Florida.Gannon captured the […]
Homecoming is a weekend of celebration and excitement, featuring a dance, football game and pep rally. But Gannon’s homecoming is especially exciting because it gives alumni the opportunity to return to campus and reconnect with old classmates. One alumna taking part in homecoming is Erin Sekerak. Sekerak graduated from Gannon in 2004 and works as […]
Moving forward is good. In sports, you want to move the ball/puck/whatever forward. In dance, you almost always face the audience. Even in things like math, you start at one point in the equation and move onward. But sometimes, it’s good to take a minute to look back. I had that very opportunity over fall […]
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical/counseling psychology at the University of South Alabama, Matt Kridel ’14 reflects on his time at Gannon and plans for the future. Looking back, how did Gannon prepare you for where you are now? Gannon prepared me for where I am now in two big ways. First, my incredible […]
Gannon’s newest alumni earned their degrees during the University’s annual Winter Commencement exercises. Gannon University President Keith Taylor, Ph.D., awarded 212 degrees during the ceremony, held in Hammermill Center. He congratulated the graduates and reminded them that the best is yet to come. “You are about to transition from a period of preparation and anticipation, […]
While I’m getting ready to kick butt at another semester, I set new goals for myself. It’s about time I start learning again. [youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te763BXCkjY”]
When I was in high school, I had to complete a senior project to graduate. That project was to be completed in a few parts, and one was a task known as job shadowing. Job shadowing, for those not familiar, is the act of following around someone in a field that you are interested in […]
