GANNON UNIVERSITY

GANNON UNIVERSITY

Established in 1925, Gannon University is a non-profit university located in the urban setting of the city of Erie. The university offers higher education through more than 100 academic programs from bachelor's, master's to doctoral degrees. In 2007, Gannon University launched an impressive $25 million building project to transform the campus. The Erie Technology Incubator (ETI) was built to encourage business development and create knowledge-based jobs for the Northwestern Pennsylvania region. And the Zurn Science Centre received new classrooms and research facilities, while a new academic building was opened in 2008 as well.

Gannon has been engaging in many industries since its inception in 1925. Of recent importance is a number of linkages with and funding from industry and government that rely on Gannon’s expertise:

• Gannon was one of 55 universities in the USA that received funding from NASA to monitor and assess the solar eclipse.
• Gannon received a 373,000,000 USD in-kind grant from the Siemens Corporation to implement Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to engage on a global scale with other companies. 
• Gannon University's Scholars of Excellence in Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) scholarship program has received a $999,885 USD grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.
• Gannon University's Department of Environmental Science and Engineering recently received two grants from the Pennsylvania Sea Grant program to support research in the Lake Erie watershed. 
• Gannon University was awarded a renewal of a $1.1 million Student Support Services (SSS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Through the use of professional advisors, peer tutors and peer mentors SSS participants will receive services such as individual tutoring, study skills workshops, guidance with course selection, financial literacy and career advising.

Gannon University's notable alumni include John Stehr - an American television journalist who currently anchors at NBC, Kevin Benson - a television meteorologist for WPXI in Pennsylvania, John Brabender - a prominent Republican political consultant, and many others who are currently President, Vice President at global corporations such as IBM, Siemens, H.J. Heinz Company, Komatsu America, Parker Hannifin Corp, and Verizon Communications.