Talk:Gannon University

Gumby

Gumby should be listed as a second mascot in the university infobox. He has been a prominent fixture at home basketball games held at the Hammermill Center for ages. Blueshango 02:14, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

If you are able to reference it, someone will not be able to remove on the basis of believing it to be false. Like I did.
—​​​​Dtbohrer​​​​^{talk•contribs} 01:35, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I've got a photo of Gumby at some GU basketball games that I took. I'll upload them.--Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 00:22, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

History

The history appears incorrect; contradicts the info in http://www.gannon.edu/about/history/default.asp

Fields of Study

Shouldn't Fields of Study come before Athletics, considering that athletics is secondary to education at a university? Also, I feel that the Fields of Study section requires cleanup and clarification. I was unaware that Gannon is "primarily known" for its pre-professional health sciences, etc. As a member of the Erie community for 26 years and as a current grad student and employee at Gannon, I've known Gannon primarily for its business and education programs (I study neither of these, so don't hold me on counts of bias). This is especially true of, but not limited to, the university's graduate program. So, if this can be justified, then keep it; if not, the statement needs to be removed. Furthermore, the section makes it seem that Gannon (at best) only offers pre-professional medical programs and (at worst) are its only significant programs. Gannon offers eight associate degrees, 59 bachelor's degrees, 22 master's degrees, 2 doctoral degrees, and 10 pre-professional programs. I propose that the section be renamed Academics and be written to reflect Gannon's diverse academic offerings, as opposed to its narrow presentation of pre-professional programs. Blueshango 03:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

The article lacks sourcing. Provide adequate references and you will have a strong argument for the modifications you've suggested. Keep the tone neutral and appropriate for an encyclopedia, and document your sources, and have fun. You have every right to contribute content at Wiki. We could use some help on the WikiProject Erie if you're game. Pat 05:37, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

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Campus section as list of buildings

It seems highly unusual --and not quite appropriate to an article in an encyclopedia --to have a section on the campus that is essentially a list of buildings. A description of the campus as a whole (acreage, style, number of buildings, general facilities) would make sense. A list also doesn't seem to fit with the college/university guidelines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:College_and_university_article_guidelines). Unless a rationale can be offered to justify this list, I'll replace the section with a description of the campus and facilities and delete the list. Cygnature (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:23, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

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