We hear you. Gannon is a community founded on honor, courage and achievement. ERIE, Pa. Officials said a 21-year-old Gannon University student from Butler County has died from injuries he suffered when he fell from a fraternity house balcony. I suggest to you all who believe that protests are the best way to respond to this tragedy to take a long cold look into the mirror and ask yourself who you are, why you are doing the things you do, and what ideas are convoluting your senses. And no, posts on Instagram, emails or messages via the LiveSafe app are not enough. is, this is NOT normal. And if I dont by next semester, myself and other outraged students will take our hard earned money and spend it elsewhere. Lori Helbeck Mar 15, 2021 at 12:50 am. We cannot keep carrying on as normal.The fact of the matteris, this is NOT normal. After attending Woodrow Wilson High School, she continued . 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. Beautifully written ! Maybe say thank you to these people instead of accusing them of pretending to care. I dont believe the majority of the Gannon student body is entitled.. 3,695 Results. Thank you for your strength and bravery! While I agree that the circumstances of this semester are exceedingly difficult, the student body is not alone in facing these challenges. Anonymous Mar 17, 2021 at 3:03 pm. 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. Maybe pause to think about the things they are also giving up to work more and longer so there can be extra sessions of classes to support COVID capacity, staying late to brain storm how to safely feed everyone, how to open the recreation center so people can have an outlet, what kinds of programs can we create to allow people to connect but still caring for the immuno-compromised members of our community? She grew up in Shreveport and then Dallas. "Wonderful alumni who never missed a game, awesome soccer player and student-athlete. In 2020, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Gannon University were Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences (94 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (57 degrees), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (44 degrees). He was initially kept alive on life support so that his organs could be donated. Those whowork at the Counseling Center care so deeply for our student body. It is one that needs to be discussed. Maybe students can take a course on mindfulness and joint therapy sessions. 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. Sometimes, it feels that the university would care more if I threw a party than if I relayed that my mental health was suffering. Gannons distance programs provide flexible and current educational opportunities to expand your career options. WATCH LIVE: Erie News Now at 11. Was this a thought that came up in the hundreds of discussions faculty has had but ruled out for some reason? Anonymous Mar 15, 2021 at 12:19 pm. Lexi Barton Mar 14, 2021 at 8:55 pm. Required fields are marked *, Jody Lambert Apr 27, 2012 at 7:28 am. Nathan Bly Mar 15, 2021 at 12:40 pm. The way we have been acting, any student could be lost at any moment. It is unfortunate that it takes a life lost to have this discussion. Ashleigh Suscheck Mar 14, 2021 at 9:34 pm, Its time for students to start transferring to universities that care about their students well being. Eric Pope, associate director of Student Organizations and Leadership Development, said neither the university nor the Inter-Fraternity Council will take any action against the fraternity as Wahl and the others who were there that night were all 21 or older and the gathering wasnt deemed an official fraternity function. You cant look at peoples eyes and make the claim that Gannon somehow is causing misery and pain. Erie College Student Dies After Being Found In Alley, Join The Conversation On The KDKA Facebook Page. ", The Gannon University men's soccer team described Bingham's as a "delightful young man," calling him the "leader of Gannon soccer.". https://gannonknight.com/4421/news/university-mourns-students-death/#comment-1322. We do our clinical rotations in a lot of different hospitals., Amina Dhaher, Student, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences. I was surprised at how fast Im watching the people around me burn out and simply not care about their classes anymore just because they do not have the energy to do so. Larger schools such as the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State have designated mental health days, where no classes takeplace and students are given the chance to relax and recuperate. WE matter. Anonymous Mar 15, 2021 at 4:06 pm. I have watched my peers regress into depression because social opportunities are taken away from them. Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, released a statement Wednesday regarding the death of their faculty member, Caroline DiPlacido, after the shark incident in the Bahamas, according to ABC News. It is detrimental. I am hopeful that name calling such as labeling someone weak or crazy for needing help will stop. Young adult suicide rates are increasing dramatically. A four-year Catholic university founded in 1925. I truly think your message has a strong foundation and you should continue to fight for these values, however please be more mindful. A sudden and tragic death in our community is impossible to understand, and our grieving has only begun. In a global pandemic, I would be surprised if someone would say their mental health has not declined. Because lets be honest, they dont care about their students. Application processing takes a minimum of 2-3 weeks. Normal is shifting for everyone and careless comments like these belittle the hard work being done on campus. While I agree with a portion of this article, I also believe that it is the responsibility of the student body to treat one another with respect. Please enter valid email address to continue. Contact details for Gannon are given below. None of this is worth the cost of mentally unwell students. If you need help, we are providing grief counseling and other services. This problem is much larger than Gannon. But we need help. We have heard from many of you, and the pain is real. We need to change the mind set about mental health. In reality, the workplace will say a lot of good things, offer services, then go about business. Thank you for speaking for those who feel nothing but silence. We are a community made of individuals. To clarify my contempt, this article suggests that if Gannon did have a spring break, then our beloved student would still be alive. Ill believe it when I see it. I have watched my peers regress into depression because social opportunities are taken away from them. As students of Gannon University, we must step up and accept a portion of the responsibility for the way we have treated others either through our direct or indirect actions. The 2023 tuition & fees of Gannon University (Gannon) is $36,706 for prospective students and the 2023 graduate school tuition & fees is $21,410. "What an impact this girl had on everyone [and] now she is gone forever. Gannons Ruskin location, between Tampa and Bradenton, is the perfect combination of livable and beautiful. If we as a university carry on as we have been, I will be disheartened and disgusted. He said in the aftermath the first concern is to grieve, but he said its important to discuss safety. I tried reaching out to my advisor letting him know perhaps I should lighten my load, he reassured me that I was fine and that I could handle it. I failed 2 classes that year for the first time in my life. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. 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. Brought tears to my eyes. I dont want to write another article calling for this same exact thing. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Investigators in Erie are continuing to look into the death of a Gannon University student over the weekend. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. It makes me sick that instead of checking up on students mental health and well-being, some are more interested in checking up on social gatherings. Sheldon van Deventer, a co-owner of Erie Sports Park league, and Declan Bingham - an ex-Gannon University soccer player and son of Deventer's business partner - were found dead Saturday morning in a Chicago hotel room. our voices are heard. Many times in this article you mentioned yourself, and even how you do not have to pay for college, when the article should have been focused on mourning the loss of a beloved life. If we as a university carry on as we have been, I will be disheartened and disgusted. In my mind it begs the question, is this all worth it? "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I confirm the loss yesterday of my partner and my son due to a tragic accident," Troy wrote. And no, posts on Instagram, emails or messages via the LiveSafe app are not enough. Wow, this is really concerning and awful. Receive your degree in targeted, high-demand fields from wherever you are. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Rather than leave us hanging out to dry like other schools, they have found a way to let us back on campus where we can at least try to feel normal. If you have a group interested in particular support, please do not hesitate to ask. Yet these students are paying to go here they chose this school and are being let down by it. After attending Woodrow Wilson High School, she . Is even one day a month worth the cost of mentally unwell students? Our most recent Instagram post acknowledges that our awareness as a staff of student voices has gottenhundreds more likes than our other posts usually get (at the time this post was written). But we need help. Brynda was a 2011 graduate of Seneca Valley High School. Beyer 304 and a room in the Recreation and Wellness Center have been set aside. He ruled the death an accident. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Patricia Gannon, advisory board and emeritus board member in the DePaul University School of Music, on Saturday, Feb. 18. If you know of someone who he needs help or just a listening ear reach out to them and to us. However, this issue is much larger and is rooted much deeper than a poor administration that you painted the picture of. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Get more details about the location of Gannon University. As I pondered this question today, my answer is no, it is not worth 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. The people, who you accuse of actively patrolling and seeking out ways to punish students who are just trying to live normal lives under impossible circumstances have been working tirelessly to keep you on campus. If you would have known him, cared for him, and his grieving family and friends, you would not have even the slightest inclination to begin writing such an atrocious piece. We cannot keep going on as we have been. THIS IS INCLUDED IN OUR TUITION. And then claim that Gannon doesnt care? It cannot feel like it is students versus the university we all attend. Dr. David Fajgenbaum . We have been listening and searching for the best path forward. A delightful young man and leader of Gannon soccer from the day he entered the locker room. Gannon recently told a story about seeing a "nice" car in the parking lot at 9 p.m. one night. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Roundtable: What is the most interesting thing youve seen in the sky. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT let Gannon fool any of you. With that comes COVID numbers, but with that also comes mental health. Thank you for this well written article. The way we have been acting, any student could be lost at an, Human beings are social creatures. Ruskin, FL 33573. Its undergraduate tuition and fees is a little bit higher than the average amount of similar schools' tuition of $30,224 - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and . You kids need to take care of yourselves!!!!! There will be a moment of silence tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 16. This absolutely breaks my heart GU STEP IT UP, Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 8:27 pm. We cant afford another life. It feels that the regulations and changes faculty have made have been mainly concerned with keeping COVID numbers low. Cook said no autopsy is scheduled. Mental and emotional well-, being is plummeting. Here, we begin this journey of healing together and it is where we can offer the most intentional and powerful support. The bracelets have J.W. Everyone feels the loss, Powers said. This loss of life sickens me because I know without the support of my friends it could have been me, I had seriously contemplated it. Multiple articles have been written for The Gannon Knight about the raging mental health pandemic that exists amid college students today. Mary Patricia Gannon was a School of Music advisory board member. It sends their students the message that everything is still okay. I also understand that faculty has worked tirelessly to make regulations, class changes and accommodate this pandemic. I am all for advocating for mental health, but you can do so in a less entitled and accusatory manner. The Health & Counseling Center at Gannon has been and is still currently extremely underprepared to handle student mental health concerns, not that Im trying to throw anyone under the bus. Family and loved ones should be of primary concern. The utterly, inconceivably atrocious attempt for the students writing for the Gannon Knight to use a tragedy of such magnitude to bolster such an underlying and pretentious goal, is pragmatically and ethically one of the most disgusting and nihilistic works of human knowledge that I have seen accumulate from Gannons student body. But yup I was just fine. Why cant a smaller school like Gannon implement the same thing, at the very least? Now is no time to grieve alone. Instudents eyes. They mourned the loss of graduation and in person celebrations this past spring, they have walked along side you from the admissions process, through major changes, roommate conflicts, internship placements, and look forward to celebrating your wins just as much sometimes, though it may be hard believe, more than you! How can you use his death to say that we need more breaks or to let us party in a pandemic when you have no idea how he was thinking or feeling? 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. Where does our money go?!!!! The only terrible inaction would be the staff member who supposedly ignored the student. Ruskin, FL 33573. According to police, Jason . Wahl graduated from Portersville Christian School in Butler County. In fact, it should have been reevaluated before this. We cannot lose more classmates, peers, teammates, family members or friends. This push for a new normal is harming us all. However, international students are recommended to apply by following dates for smooth visa issuance. Believe in the Possibilities. We as a student body across the country and across the world need to have our voices heard not only by the faculty but ll of our respective universities but on a national and international level. ERIE, Pa. 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