No autopsy will be performed and the death was ruled accidental. 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? Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 2:38 pm. I suggest to you all that the best course of action is to commemorate our friend, and not to uphold these outdated, pretentious, ideological agendas. Officials with the Chicago Police Department have launched an investigation into the mysterious deaths. Wahl graduated from Portersville Christian School in Butler County. Required fields are marked *, Jody Lambert Apr 27, 2012 at 7:28 am. 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. That is completely uncalled for and it makes a terrible situation worse for everyone by making those claims. Students are, out, more and more seek help every day, and we are still forced to continue the semester as if. Students at Gannon University are still mourning the death of their classmate who took his own life over the weekend. 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? After the experiences I have had since spring of 2020, I feel that Gannon as an institution has failed to make proper accommodations for mental health and furthermore financial hardship students are facing due to the pandemic. History teacher Ed Oliver said Wahl was a great athlete. Lori Helbeck Mar 15, 2021 at 12:50 am. This is a time for us to come together, and to look after one another. But in a year filled with the stresses of a pandemic and new routines, home beckons. The way we have been acting, any student could be lost at an, Human beings are social creatures. According to police, Jason . Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 7:06 pm. Now is no time to grieve alone. Please take advantage of the grief counseling that is available if you need someone to talk to, and do your very best to focus on your studies as the semester ends. We hear you. Peter carozza Mar 14, 2021 at 11:30 pm. Young adult suicide rates are increasing dramatically. Mind & Body Student reacts to mental health amidst loss of a Gannon student Anna Malesiewski, Assistant Editor March 14, 2021 Today, I am saddened, disheartened and quite frankly, I am disgusted. 109 University Square Selfish policies and greedy hands allowed this to happen and are allowing it to continue happening. ABSOLUTELY LOVE this article! Even despite the 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. Lezlee Betts Mar 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm. We do not know what was going on in his life and I think that writing this accusatory article without the familys permission and so soon after his death is not right. The counseling center was such an amazing tool that needs to be more integrated. The mental health resources we dohave on campus are amazing. 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. This piece should wake the sleeping, the heads buried in the sand, and the wide awake!! Sheldon will always be remembered for his smile, generosity and larger than life personality. How could that reason be more important than mental health of the students? As one of 2 women of color in my program I started doubting the validity of my presence in academia at all. 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. Its starts with the state and local representatives and trickles down the line. I have seen them show a tremendous amount of care and concern. Ruskin, FL 33573. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she died hours later of hypothermia. , Kathleen Mar 14, 2021 at 9:31 pm. 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 tried and theres nothing we can do. After hearing this same response from staff after multiple people are crying out, I cant help but feel defeated. 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. Gannon's Erie campus in the heart of downtown is central to businesses and organizations providing project and internship experiences. That was prior to our world being turned upside down by a global pandemic. All comments will be reviewed for language before published on the website. I agree with this article 100%. "The impact is immense and we are busy dealing with the grief. GU Needs to see this and do something about it before more of the student body turns to the worst leaving family, teammates, family, and anyone they knew heartbroken. Many are focused on how they can place themselves above another. We cannot be expected to go on as normal when people are losing their will to live. Cook ruled blunt force trauma as the cause of death. I am infuriated. 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. And if I dont by next semester, myself and other outraged students will take our hard earned money and spend it elsewhere. Weve met with the Student Government Association about peer-to-peer services that can be offered in the days and weeks ahead. It's been a long 72 hours on Gannon University's campus after a student took his own life Saturday night. Ellen Madden Mar 15, 2021 at 1:26 pm. Isolation breeds depression. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. We cant have any more students feel that they are not being heard. Yet these students are paying to go here they chose this school and are being let down by it. Not just today, everyday! Gannon University ranked 481st for Engineering in the United States and 3058th in the World with 245 publications made and 1,836 citations received. 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. Any students that read this if you are willing talk to someone in your administration or share this article with them. We need to change the mind set about mental health. Please do better for those suffering and for those who couldnt bare to suffer any longer. If you want real change made, SPEAK UP. There are not enough staff to tackle the load, but also students are limited to the amount of sessions they can even attend to speak about their issues. When you saw him play on the court, he was very intense. Maybe acknowledge this is hard of everyone and see that they are human being too. Paying for Gannon University. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Thank you so much for speaking on our behalf. 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. You kids need to take care of yourselves!!!!! University community invited to share experiences and perceptions of inclusion and belonging at Gannon, Dr. Bradley Collins 99 to Speak at Biannual Orlando Biomedical Ethics and Catholic Social Teaching Lecture Series, Gannon University Presents its Spring 2023 CHESS Speaker Series, Gannon's Erie Technology Incubator Client Next Chapters Publishes First Crowdsourced Novel. 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. Thank you for speaking about such a heavy topic. And I promise to always use my platform to bring volume to your voices, to the best of my ability. Thank you for speaking up. Its nice to not have anything due that day but that only means more is due the next day colleges have robbed students especially freshman of what it is really like being a student and a fair opportunity to learn compared to students in the past with the same standards. 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. It cannot feel like it is students versus the university we all attend. tally unwell students. Cook said it will take two or three more weeks to determine specifics about substances in Wahls body. We do our clinical rotations in a lot of different hospitals., Amina Dhaher, Student, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences. In my mind it begs the question, is this all worth it? The two individuals were members of the soccer team . Honestly, this smacks of entitlement and it makes one wonder if you are the one who wants to pretend like nothing is happening and go on like normal. He said Gannon made an effort to improve Harborview railings, by raising them. I appreciate the diverse selection of coursework and find that while challenging, it is also rewarding., Mary Kutschke, Student, College of Engineering and Business, The faculty at Gannon are truly dedicated to each and every one of their students and seeing them succeed., Matt Whaley, Student, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, The program here really prepares you before you go to the clinical setting. Survey responses will also assist in providing further direction to the steering committee and to university leadership for setting goals and allocating resources for Gannons JEDI and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office initiatives. To allow people to BREATHE! 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. Pj Mar 14, 2021 at 10:07 pm, Do your stuff Gannon students take a stand togetherlove and God will help you thru..take care of each other, DALE SNYDER Mar 14, 2021 at 9:52 pm, Well written! Effective immediately, we are changing the spring academic calendar to provide a four-day holiday at Easter. We cannot lose more classmates, peers, teammates, family members or friends. 8148123558, Eldon Buckner Mar 14, 2021 at 9:47 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. I will not stand by silently on this matter any longer. As a student of Penn State I would like to say that the mental health days are more for show than practicality as students end up spending most of the day doing work anyways and they only scheduled them on Tuesdays and Thursdays when there are less classes. Its allowing students to feel that they can take a breath for one day. While I can appreciate this ideas in the article, the fact this was written so quickly doesnt seem legitimate from a timing aspect. My name is Anna Malesiewski, and I am the features editor for The Gannon Knight. Kevin Kwabina. In reality, the workplace will say a lot of good things, offer services, then go about business. Gannon University holds membership in: American Association of Colleges of Nursing One Dupont Circle, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 463-6930, FAX (202) 785-8320, www.aacn.nche.edu American . Do you honestly think that faculty, staff, and administration are sitting in their offices plotting ways to keep you down? Caonabo Camilo Mar 14, 2021 at 9:38 pm. Just a thought. We are timing the service in support of and in coordination with our students family. Your email address will not be published. Excellently written. Lori LeVan Mar 14, 2021 at 8:48 pm, This article is well written and I hope it opens the eyes of the administration of the University my daughter is a 5th year OT student and I know hanging out with her friends got her through a lot of stressful moments throughout her time at Gannon I know this pandemic caused a lot of problems but enough is enough students are being stripped from all their freedoms They cant even have a normal graduation Resources can be made available but if someone is too embarrassed or scared to reach out what good are the resources? This absolutely breaks my heart GU STEP IT UP, Anonymous Mar 16, 2021 at 8:27 pm. ), First published on March 6, 2014 / 10:06 AM. Gannon said the university will hold a prayer service on campus at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Beautifully written ! And we need to be there for each other. Maybe the university will consider making changes when it hits them where it counts. 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. ERIE, Pa. A 21-year-old Gannon University student from Butler County died over the weekend after she was found in an alleyway in Erie. The university provides a hands-on learning experience to its students. Gannon University is currently at its largest enrollment in history with over 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students. I am hopeful that name calling such as labeling someone weak or crazy for needing help will stop. Gannon University Application Deadlines Gannon accepts applications on a rolling basis both for graduate and undergraduate programs and hence there are no fixed deadlines. Gannon is a community founded on honor, courage and achievement. Thank you for saying what were all thinking. 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. 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. I have watched my peers regress into depression because social opportunities are taken away from them. A prayer service for Brynda was held Sunday on campus. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Brynda was a 2011 graduate of Seneca Valley High School. The lack of preparation for the increase in mental health disorders is on the university. However, this issue is much larger and is rooted much deeper than a poor administration that you painted the picture of. Sadly, the current conditions placed on the students, staff and faculty are imposed on us all and have been for too long, with students feeling the worst of it. 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). Intrigued, he went back in to see whose car it was and found Murray doing an evening rehab session. Anonymous Mar 15, 2021 at 7:12 pm. While half of our faces are covered with masks, I can see eyes that are defeated. We are a community made of individuals. Leah Mar 16, 2021 at 11:32 pm, This was well said! 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. Mental health is often a silent struggle. What a joke. Larger schools such as the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State have designated mental health days, where no classes take. 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. As a recent Gannon alumna this piece speaks to me on many levels. Mental and emotional well-, being is plummeting. who preceded him in death; beloved father to Mark N. Templeton (Kathleen Dull) of Oak Park, Illinois and . January 8: Residence halls open at 8am. The problem goes way deeper than Gannon. Loved every moment we had together. Receive your degree in targeted, high-demand fields from wherever you are. More details to follow. Anonymous Mar 15, 2021 at 3:22 pm. This issue extends way beyond asking for Mental Health off days. 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. Its all possible at Gannon. Was called weak and crazy for trying to get the help he needed. However, the university does need to step in and address these serious issues. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. As I walk through campus, I can see it. I have seen them show a tremendous amount of care and concern. What type of campus do we truly live on for someone so young to seek death as a form of peace? What about encouraging and practicing a balanced lifestyle? To those who suffer please remember other can not see what you dont want them to see. Lives are at stake. Mary Patricia Gannon was a School of Music advisory board member. Why cant a smaller school like Gannon implement the same thing, at the very least? Are more counselors the answer? According to police, Jason Wahl, of Harmony, fell from a second-story balcony at the Alpha Phi Delta fraternity house on Friday night. They are available to assist with grief counseling and can be reached at (814) 871-7622 or by email at counseling@gannon.edu. Put the pressure on and demand change. Required fields are marked *, Anonymous Mar 17, 2021 at 4:01 pm. 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