Gannon University

Latin: Universitas Gannonensis
Motto	Northwestern Pennsylvania's Premier Catholic University
Established	1925
Type	Private, Catholic university
President	Antoine M. Garibaldi
Provost	Keith Taylor
Faculty	168 full-time, 119 adjunct
Students	3,590
Undergraduates	2,184 full time 390 part-time
Postgraduates	1,016
Alumni	27,000
Location	Erie, PA, USA
Address	109 University Square, Erie, Pennsylvania 16541-0001
Telephone	1-800 GANNON-U (1-800-426-6668)
Campus	Urban
Colors	Maroon and gold
Nickname	Golden Knights
Mascot	the Knight
Affiliations	NCAA Division II; GLIAC
Website	www.gannon.edu

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Founded as Cathedral College in 1925, it is the oldest of three universities in Erie. The name of the college was changed to Gannon College, in honor of John Mark Gannon, Archbishop of Erie, in 1933. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The college was all male until the mid-1960s when the first women began taking classes at the school while attending Gannon's all-female counterpart, Villa Maria College. Under the leadership of President Joseph Scottino, the college was granted university status in 1979. Villa Maria College is a two-year college located in Cheektowaga, New York. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

As Gannon University, the school has continued to grow. In 1989, Gannon officially merged with Villa Maria College. Villa was absorbed into the University and the nursing school retained the name "Villa Maria School of Nursing". 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Affiliated with the Diocese of Erie, Gannon University has an alumni base numbering around 27,000. Current enrollment is approximately 3,500.

Athletics

Gannon is a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II. Gannon offers 18 NCAA Division II scholarship-granting varsity sports, that includes nine men's and women's teams. The men participate in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, water polo, and wrestling. The women participate in basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, and water polo. Image File history File links Gannon_Univ_ath. ... The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (or GLIAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ...

Fields of Study

Gannon University is primarily known for its large number of pre-professional health science, health science fields, and engineering program. Some of the pre-professional fields offered at Gannon are Pre-chiropractic, pre-dental, pre-medical, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-podiatry, and pre-veterinary. Gannon offers a masters program in Occupational Therapy as well as one as a Physician Assisstant. The graduate engineering school also offers master programs for a number of engineers. The lone doctoral degree that Gannon University offers is in their Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program.

Notable alumni

• Steve Grilli, former Major League Baseball player.
• Michael Rizzo, TV host & Blogger
• Tom Ridge, Former secartary of Homeland Security and Gevernor of Pennsylvania.

Michael Rizzo is the host of Rizzo Sports Weekly on Family Life TV (Adelphia Channel 23 - Armstrong County PA), he also covers local sporting events for WTYM 1380am radio. ... Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is a U.S. political figure who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995 – 2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001–2003), and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security...

External link

• Gannon University's official webpage