Gannon University
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Latin: Universitas Gannonensis
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| 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 |
Gannon University (Gannon) is a private, Catholic university located in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
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".
Affiliated with the Diocese of Erie, Gannon University has an alumni base numbering around 27,000. Current enrollment is approximately 3,500.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. Gannon University offers doctoral degrees for Physical Therapy (DPT) and Counseling Psychology (PhD).
[edit] Notable alumni
- Steve Grilli, former Major League Baseball player.
- Jim Connolly, NFL commentator
- Fred Vickey, notable Erie teacher
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