Canisius College’s Celebration of Service Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, April 30, 2010, at 3 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The college would like to honor those faculty and staff members who will be retiring. If you are planning on retiring from Canisius in 2010, either before or after the April ceremony, please contact Human Resources at Ext. 2247.
Submitted by: Deb Siegrist, director, human resources
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| Bob Goldsberry looks to provide Siena with a Valentine’s Day special |
Delta Sonic and Hart Hotels are presenting the Canisius vs. Siena men’s basketball game at the Koessler Athletic Center on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14. Game time is a sweet 2 p.m.
Siena currently sits on top of the MAAC standings with an undefeated record. The Saints come to Buffalo with the nation’s longest winning streak, and a victory by the Griffs would propel Canisius into the national spotlight.
Discounted ticket vouchers are available at area Delta Sonic locations and the dirtiest car in the parking lot will receive a great prize. There will also be discounted car wash coupons distributed, and the first 20 “Canisius couples” will receive a rose and be eligible for a one-night stay at the Holiday Inn-Downtown and a $50 dinner gift certificate.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
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| Tonya Loughead, PhD | Girish Shambu, PhD |
The College of Arts & Sciences colloquium will be held on Wednesday February 17 at 3:30 p.m. in Regis Room South. “Bresson and de Beauvoir: Existentialism, Work, Transcendence (A Short Seminar on Film and Philosophy)” is the topic of a presentation by Tonya Loughead, PhD, assistant professor, philosophy, and Girish Shambu, PhD, associate professor, management. All are welcome to attend.
Abstract: Hegel distinguishes ‘nature’ from ‘humanity’ by the ability to be oriented toward the future, to progress, and to gain in wisdom. De Beauvoir borrows his analysis and frames it with regards to the difference between men and women in contemporary society, claiming that women are expected to be closer to ‘nature’ in being oriented toward the present, with ‘no direct influence upon the future nor upon the world.’ Work, it turns out, is one of the main means by which humans are future-oriented, and, in Hegel’s terminology, transcending beings. Robert Bresson’s 1956 film, A Man Escaped, tells the story of Fontaine, a member of the French resistance in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp. Rather than the passive existence we might expect of a prisoner – an existence simply oriented toward the present – Fontaine devotes every waking moment to thoughts, plans and actions of escape, which become his life’s work. Bresson renders Fontaine’s daily activities in painstaking detail, according the labors of work a respect and attention rarely seen in cinema. For Bresson, this future-oriented work, however difficult, dangerous or seemingly futile, is essential for humans to live as transcending beings.
Submitted by: Leonid Khinkis, PhD, interim dean, College of Arts & Sciences
The Department of Philosophy presents a lecture by Jorge M. Rodriguez-Martinez, PhD titled “The Latin American Tradition of Human Rights” on Monday, February 22 at 7 p.m. in Lyons Hall Room 118. This event is free and open to the public.
Rodriguez-Martinez was born in Guatemala and attended colleges in the USA and Canada. He completed his PhD in Philosophy at York University having written his dissertation on “The Ethical Dimensions of Human Rights.” Rodriguez-Martinez is currently a professor in the Graduate School of Law at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. He has previously worked for the Center for Applied Ethics at York in Toronto, and has been a professor of philosophy at both the University of San Carlos and the Catholic Missionary Fraternity of Mary in Guatemala. From 1997-1999, he was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Laspau Scholarship. Over the years, he has worked with and done translations for Enrique Dussel, world-famous for his work in the Philosophy of Liberation. Rodriguez-Martinez has three books at press concerning various issues of human rights and philosophy.
This lecture is sponsored by The Canisius College Department of Philosophy, The Philosophy Club, and Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy Honor Society). Questions may be directed to Tanya Loughead, PhD, at Ext. 2329 or tanya.loughead@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, PhD, assistant professor, philosophy
The graduate programs area of the Wehle School of Business is offering a four-week GMAT Prep Course to help prepare students for the exam with practice on real GMAT questions and proven tips/strategies. The next course starts March 5, 2010 and will be held in Old Main 223. Click here or stop by the graduate business programs office, Bagen Hall Room 201, for more information.
Submitted by Stephanie Cattarin, assistant director, graduate business programs
