First Year Wisdom
By gray20 | May 4, 2012
The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.
-Travis Smiley-
As the semester quickly sneaks up on us, I want to take this time to give some advise and thoughts on this year and what I have learned so far. I understand that we should be patient with those that give us unsolicited advise but here it goes.
Sports teams don’t want fans, they want you to fix their problems! When applying for job, make sure you do it for the job and not the team. I have talked with friends and alumni who took a job because of the team or organization and absolutely hate the job. Please don’t make that mistake.
Please get involved with your classmates, your coworkers, or a charity. Far to often we have individuals that don’t come out or participate in MSA functions. Weekly we have a big basketball game and often we grab sodas after classes or go to trivia. Often time’s people forget that we are networking with each other. The bonds that we forge can help us secure networking Read rest of post.
Category: Sport Administration | No Comments »Hockey Playoffs
By gray20 | May 4, 2012
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
-Gordie Howe
As the hockey playoffs start it is incredible to see Buffalo and my friends get all riled up about hockey. Being from Colorado, I didn’t really experience hockey as a youth besides the Avalanche, so I wanted to ask my good friend and classmate Shawn some hockey questions. Shawn played at Buffalo State College and coaches middle school kids. His insights are great but his passion, like other hockey fans, are so alien to me. Here are his answers to five simple questions :
Why do you like hockey so much?
The speed of the game is the number one thing that drives my love for the game and why I play. It is the hardest sport in the world to combine all the skills and physical abilities necessary to play it well. Then add courage, commitment, and teamwork and you have the greatest sport in the world. There is no room for “I” and “me” it’s “us” and “we”.
Is the NHL headed in the right direction?
Yes, they have made steps to accommodate all the issues and have been more proactive than any other league. They do not have the controversy that other leagues have and have the best players to sell the game. On concussions, they have led the way for other leagues. It is just now Read rest of post.
Category: Sport Administration | No Comments »NIRSA Conference
By gray20 | May 4, 2012
The greatest wealth is health
-Virgil-
The NIRSA Conference (National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association) is the national conference that deals with recreational, sport and wellness, on collegiate campuses around the nation. The NIRSA conference was a great learning experience for all those that attended, including myself. Kahli, Skip, and myself headed to sunny Tampa, Fl to recruit students and attend this conference. The conference consists of an expo where exercise and equipment demos were held, and undergrad/graduate student job placements for recreational positions at most major higher education institutions. The jobs were posted on bluefishjobs.org and students could sign up for interviews on sight. The conference was four days but the expose was 3 days and then we headed home.
Although I mainly deal with the professional side of sports (intercollegiate and professional), I often neglect the other aspect of the sport industry; the wellness, fitness, and recreational side. Before I came to Canisius, I was a Sports Director at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. I ran the Read rest of post.
Category: Sport Administration | No Comments »Bowl N’ Blast Success
By gray20 | May 4, 2012
Special Events Class
Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
-Special Olympics Motto-
One of the great classes that this program offers is Special Events. This class is an elective, only offered in the spring that focuses on sport event management. This is a great class that offers insights and focuses on major elements in running these events. The class’s main focus is developing, organizing, and implementing a fundraiser for a local charity. This year we chose the Special Olympics Western Region to be the beneficiary of all monies raised in this event. The program has been going on for nine years and this was the 10th anniversary of the Bowl N’ Blast. Including this year the Bowl N’ Blast has raised over $81,000 dollars to charities in the Buffalo!
This year’s event was held this past Sunday, April 19th at the Transit Lanes here in Buffalo, NY. We had a phenomenal time and were able to raise over $6,000 to give to the Special Olympics Western Region. As a class we did a great job, but this project really brought us closer together as a group. We had 12 very passionate students whom really wanted the program to succeed and it showed. This year had a few firsts for the class and the program. First, we developed our own logo and completely revamped all marketing pieces and ideas. We also were the first class in a long time to get a presenting sponsor for $1500, and amassed over $3200 in sponsorships Read rest of post.
Category: Sport Administration | No Comments »Do what you love…
By Mary Grace | May 4, 2012
Hi everyone!
Today marks the day of my last blog. I cannot believe that the semester is nearing its end and that I will be walking for graduation on May 16th. I say walking because I am taking one more class this summer and then I will officially have my MS in Community and School Health. WOW! I feel old.
I just wanted to offer some advice to those of you exploring different Master’s programs in Buffalo or in other parts of the country. Do what you love! Find a subject area that interests you and pursue higher education in that area. There is nothing worse than waking up and dreading going to a job every day. You don’t just want a paycheck; you deserve other fulfillment (that money cannot provide). Read rest of post.
Category: Community and School Health | No Comments »Does Jamie Moyer Need a Cane?
By gray20 | May 4, 2012
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
-Ralph Marston-
Jamie Moyer recently became the oldest pitcher in Major League Baseball to earn a win. He accomplished this feat at the ripe old age of 49 years and 150 days. Moyer gave up six hits, and no earned runs in a 5-3 win against the San Diego Padres on April 17th. Moyer eclipsed Jack Quinn, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, as the oldest pitcher to earn a win. As an avid fan of the Colorado Rockies, I was impressed by Moyer’s tenacity and his determination. As I began to read deeper into this story, I was amazed at the statistics and accomplishments that Jamie Moyer has amassed in his baseball career. Here are some of the most interesting facts through Jamie Moyers career:
- Moyer is now tied with Jim Palmer all time with 237 wins.
- Jamie Moyers rookie season was 1986(two years after I was born) and eight years before the inaugural Colorado Rockies game at Mile high (I was there!!!!!).
- Jamie Moyer has pitched in all 30 modern stadiums, and pitched in 13 stadiums that no longer exist.
- Has pitched for 8 teams-Cubs, Rangers, Cardinals, Orioles, Red Sox’s, Mariners, Phillies, and my Colorado Rockies!
- He is currently one out of 29 baseball players in history that have appeared in a Major League games in four decades.
- Jamie Moyer is the only pitcher in ML history to throw a shutout in four decades (1908’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, and 2010’s)
- Moyer is currently older than eight active managers and 16 general managers!
What are the keys to Jamie Moyers success? First, I believe that Jamie Moyer understands his abilities. He doesn’t throw 90mph or even 80mph, but he does understand how to move the ball around and keep hitters off balance. Second, he throws to contact. Jamie Moyer is always Read rest of post.
Category: Sport Administration | No Comments »I can’t believe this is the end…
By Sara | May 4, 2012
I started off my blogging career here at Canisius through my “interview” self-reflection piece about my trip to Saudi Arabia. I started this program around the same time, the summer following my graduation from the University at Buffalo in 2010. The vast differences between Canisius and UB are unbelievable. I have made connections with professors, colleagues and classmates in the past two years that I can genuinely and honestly say will last through a lifetime. Canisius offers an amazing counseling program, which has turned me into a future professional school counselor.
This evening marks the end of two of three classes of the semester. One wise professor reminded us that we are counselors, no matter how many times we are referred to as educators practicing counseling. I am a professional counselor with an amazing degree from an exceptional school in Buffalo, NY. I have (almost) completed my 600-hour internship that seemed impossible three Read rest of post.
Category: Counseling and Human Services | No Comments »My Last Day at Waterfront
By Allyson | May 2, 2012
Yesterday was my last day at Waterfront Elementary, Buffalo Public School #95. I haven’t been able to see my fifth grade students for the past month due to the amount of New York State testing on the days I normally visit the school. I had built up a lot of anticipation over the last month, and couldn’t wait to see my students again!
As soon as I walked into the classroom, students came running up to hug me! They said they were so excited to see me and that they missed me a ton. They even asked how my sister’s wedding was, remembering that I went to Florida at the beginning of the month. Their love made me feel so special, I almost cried in front of them all!
Since my lesson was helping the students prepare for the NYS Math exam, I couldn’t wait to hear how it went. All of the students I asked said that the exams went well! What a relief! Now, although we don’t know their scores yet, I was still really happy to know that they feel positively about them. I bet they’re all very glad the exams are over now.
The students worked so hard for so long, the co-teachers in the classroom planned a field trip to go to the Buffalo State College Planetarium! You could tell the kids were excited for the chance to leave the school for a while and get out into the community. When we got into the Read rest of post.
Category: Special Education | No Comments »Making the Most of a Master’s Degree
By Karen Lemischak | April 30, 2012
Speaking a little more colloquially than usual, it should be known that I love grad school. This may sound strange because sometimes loving things that can challenge you is not our first inclination. The Masters in Communication and Leadership has definitely made me work hard. Now that I am almost done, I am being asked what the advantages and disadvantages of going to graduate school straight from undergraduate school are. Here are the first couple that come to mind:
It was easy for me to recall my knowledge from my undergraduate curriculum to apply it to this degree. The theory explored in the Comlead program builds off of those that I learned in my first four years of college. They are explored in a much more intensive manner, but having Read rest of post.
Category: Communication and Leadership | No Comments »Education is for the kids.
By Sara | April 27, 2012
It has been an interesting and overly emotional week or so. It is finally hitting my classmates, professors and myself. After 2 years, 4 semesters, 48 credit hours (but who’s counting?), the graduating class of professional school counselors, class of 2012, commences on May 16th. Although we still have another week of classes, 3 more for myself, the emotions are coming out and the realization is sinking in. Next will be an exciting yet emotional week but look how far we’ve come.
In class the other night, we spoke about the children in our schools, as we always do, one-upping each other with our crazy stories of the prior week. When it came down to it, many of my classmates and my professor began saying, “education is for the kids”. It couldn’t have been said any simpler or carry more truth. We as educators aren’t in it for the money (…obviously), ourselves, the name or for any other reasons other than for the children. Education isn’t about the parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, taxpayers, outsiders nor the community. Education is for the kids. I am proud to say that even though I am a full time as well as unpaid Read rest of post.
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