My daughter is a junior in high school and we were really looking at Gannon, but now Im not so sure. I also understand that faculty has worked tirelessly to make regulations, class changes and accommodate this pandemic. Half a day, really!? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. We recognize the commitment youve made to staying in community this semester, and that many are yearning for a break. And I promise to always use my platform to bring volume to your voices, to the best of my ability. Gannons Ruskin location, between Tampa and Bradenton, is the perfect combination of livable and beautiful. To take this tragedy and throw blame at Gannon without any real understanding is just wrong. You are absolutely entitled to your opinion, however it does show the youth and passion of student who has a lot to learn about life in this world. Th. Our most recent Instagram post acknowledges that our awareness as a staff of student voices has gotten. Grieving continues for Jason Wahl, the 21-year-old Gannon student who died after incurring head injuries when he fell off the second-floor balcony of the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity house. My thoughts and prayers are with you and will be with you for a long time to come. Erie, PA 16541, 105 Commercial Center Drive
We are fortunate to be on campus. This goes for all schools. Brynda was a 2011 graduate of Seneca Valley High School. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. As someone who has watched loved ones and personally struggled with mental health for years the lack of concern runs DEEP at Gannon, even academically. We believe in the possibilities that will come when you join our campaign the ones that inspire generations of students, faculty and alumni to pursue bold opportunities that transform them and those in their communities across the world. It is absolutely DISCUSSING that a student who had trusted the ROTC colonel enough to reach out to him to find and get the help he needed turned into him getting pushed down and not cared about. The answer is not just to refer to the counseling center and then saying we did all we could. Normal is shifting for everyone and careless comments like these belittle the hard work being done on campus. Using a fellow students death for you own personal agenda is disgusting. Here are a number of steps being taken to help in this moment, and in the days to come. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Gannon University is a private not-for-profit institution. Required fields are marked *, Jody Lambert Apr 27, 2012 at 7:28 am. WE PAY FOR IT?! The 21-year-old Gannon University junior was found lying in an alley the afternoon of Feb. 1, hours after she reportedly attended a party at a nearby apartment in Erie the night before. In. We are listening and adjusting. In all of the time faculty has discussed the regulations and changes they chose to make, how have breaks for students never been implemented? Gannon's Erie campus in the heart of downtown is central to businesses and organizations providing project and internship experiences. Thank you for speaking up. I commend your effort to attempt a call to action and I support spreading awareness of mental health, but in this way it is frankly insensitive. And theres scheduled exams and projects due the Monday after Easter! Roundtable: What is the most interesting thing youve seen in the sky. Im a junior at McDowell and Im extremely upset by how students mental health isnt being treated as a priority at most schools. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she died hours later of hypothermia. You are not alone. There are other ways to talk about mental health where you do not have to use the death of a student as a talking point to get a mental health day. I agree that it does not feel morally sound to continue paying tuition at a university that has shown blatant disregard for the well being of students. ERIE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) - The coroner says a 21-year-old college student who died of hypothermia last month was also legally drunk. Michelle Mar 15, 2021 at 9:01 pm. They are available to assist with grief counseling and can be reached at (814) 871-7622 or by email at counseling@gannon.edu. Its starts with the state and local representatives and trickles down the line. How can we be expected to push through asemester with no breaks while the world is crashing around us, when our worlds are crashing down within us? Additionally, Im at a loss of thinking how the sentiment conveyed in the article would be handled in most workplaces. Wahl was pronounced brain dead at 3:21 p.m. on Saturday by Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook. Gannon University will be closed and there will be no classes on Good Friday, April 2, or on Monday, April 5. We are doing the best we can under unimaginable circumstances. The one day, students and including myself were studying for an exam for the following day. My name is Anna Malesiewski, and I am the features editor for The Gannon Knight. Teacher Sheila Powers said Wahls death has hit everyone in his hometown. Gannon has also had ONE YEAR to adjust the extra mental health services needed due to COVID, because surprise surprise, suicide rates have risen and keep rising, and they didnt do a single thing. The paper here has been covering mental health issues on campus for MONTHS now and it should not take the death of a student to incite change, if any change will be brought about. Several questions remain after Abrielle Brynda's death . Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 3:56 pm. Change needs to happen that is far too powerful to think mandatory webinars will solve real change targeted at the staff lacking the makings to be a Golden Knight. I also want to add that with our school being a Catholic Institution, I am very disappointed that we do not even have Good Friday off. One died on a soccer field, and another young lady was in an automobile accident.. We are one Gannon community. Some have asked why we have remained in session and the answer is simple: We believe we need to be here and continuing with our routines with the support of the faculty and staff surrounding you. I know this was likely not your intent, but the article comes off as capitalizing on a tragedy for your own personal gain. Or the student with no insurance at all? Sister James Francis was born in Meadville, PA, on April 2, 1925, the daughter of the late James Francis and Luella (Duffy) Mulligan. 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I am a sophomore at Gannon and I had to take this current semester off in order to focus on my health and well being. She grew up in Shreveport and then Dallas. We cannot keep going on as we have been. As a recent Gannon alumna this piece speaks to me on many levels. Your email address will not be published. place and students are given the chance to relax and recuperate. They need to come up with a better plan for anyone suffering. This piece should wake the sleeping, the heads buried in the sand, and the wide awake!! Please hold on to Jesus and he will bring you through this loss. A delightful young man and leader of Gannon soccer from the day he entered the locker room. Where does our money go?!!!! Shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, Erie police said Wahl, a junior engineering major from Harmony, Pa., in Butler County, was jumping up and down near the railing when he lost his balance and fell 17 feet. To those who suffer please remember other can not see what you dont want them to see. GANNON UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ITS EIGHTH PRESIDENT AS WALTER IWANENKO, JR., PH.D. As a fellow college student, I can understand your perspective and am aware of this mental health crisis. Gannon University surprised me by not canceling class tomorrow out of respect and consideration for their students that are suffering. The university has listened to the numbers and not the screams. Now is no time to grieve alone. Again, I really hope you read these comments and seriously consider what you are putting out into the world and how it will reflect upon you, Especially if you are considering a career in journalism, this article could very easily be portrayed as tone deaf, pretentious, and inconsiderate, even if this was not your original intent. Even despite t, he amount of financial aid I was given, I find it difficult on a moral level to pay any amount of money to live on a campus where mental health is either blatantly disregarded or pretended to be cared about under the guise of shallow words and messages. I suggest to you all to commemorate our beloved brother, and to not use him as a pawn to suggest that it is Gannons fault because there was no break. Gannon University Majors 65 Majors With Completions 618 Undergraduate Degrees Anonymous Mar 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm. ", The Gannon University men's soccer team described Bingham's as a "delightful young man," calling him the "leader of Gannon soccer.". Mom Mar 16, 2021 at 8:59 am. We cant have any more students feel that they are not being heard. I am hopeful that name calling such as labeling someone weak or crazy for needing help will stop. who preceded him in death; beloved father to Mark N. Templeton (Kathleen Dull) of Oak Park, Illinois and . Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. No way. And if I dont by next semester, myself and other outraged students will take our hard earned money and spend it elsewhere. For those of you who are upset by the article for the sake of the family, you have every right to be. View jobs Gannon University Careers and Employment Work happiness Scores based on about 43 responses to Indeed's survey on work happiness About work happiness 62 Work Happiness Score Average We cannot keep carrying on as normal.The fact of the matteris, this is NOT normal. We cannot be expected to go on as normal when people are losing their will to live. She grew up in Shreveport and then Dallas. A prayer service for Brynda was held Sunday on campus. It is detrimental. Thank you for saying what were all thinking. A more formal memorial gathering is also being planned for campus that will most likely be offered next week. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. How can we do this? Unite and find your voice !! Mental and emotional well-being is plummeting. Leah Mar 16, 2021 at 11:32 pm, This was well said! I have watched the Counseling Center staff members. Thank you for writing this article, although you have communicated this numerous times now. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Investigators in Erie are continuing to look into the death of a Gannon University student over the weekend. Look for a special edition of the Maroon Minute tomorrow morning about how to engage in this moment of silence. Required fields are marked *, Anonymous Mar 17, 2021 at 4:01 pm. Please do better for those suffering and for those who couldnt bare to suffer any longer. This absolutely breaks my heart GU STEP IT UP, Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 8:27 pm. The 2023 tuition & fees of Gannon University (Gannon) is $36,706 for prospective students and the 2023 graduate school tuition & fees is $21,410. A sudden and tragic death in our community is impossible to understand, and our grieving has only begun. We have been listening and searching for the best path forward. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A University of Pennsylvania doctor who found a treatment for his own deadly disease is now on a mission to help more people living with rare diseases. I know first hand how a degree in health science can be stressful and can lead to depression and anxiety. Gannon University Application Deadlines Gannon accepts applications on a rolling basis both for graduate and undergraduate programs and hence there are no fixed deadlines. Thank you for speaking for those who feel nothing but silence. Cook isn't releasing Brynda's blood-alcohol level, but says it was above 0.08 percent, the limit at which drivers are considered legally intoxicated in Pennsylvania. But to blame Gannon for this is completely baseless. But we need more resources. I sit here writing this as I shake with anger and a broken heart over the rapidly declining mental health of the student body here at Gannon. 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