The campus community is invited to join Canisius vice presidents John Hurley, Ellen Conley, Scott Chadwick and Patrick Richey as they host a campus discussion on “Preparing for the Presidential Transition” on Wednesday, February 24 from 2 – 3 p.m. in Regis South. All are welcome to attend.
Submitted by: Pat Brawn, executive associate to the vice president, student affairs
The 21st annual International Fest will be held on Friday, February 26 in the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center from 5 – 10 p.m. Tickets are on sale now in the Office of International Student Programs, located in the lower level of Frisch Hall, and will also be available in the lobby of the Student Center during the week of February 22. Ticket prices are: adults, $10 pre-sale or $12 at the door; students, $6 pre-sale or $7 at the door; and children ages 5-12, $3 pre-sale or $5 at the door.
There will only be one dinner seating this year, so tickets will be limited. Make sure you get your tickets now before they sell out. For more information, click here.
Submitted by: Sharon Sicignano, administrative associate, international student programs
The Buffalo Museum of Science has opened access to the Blasdell Collection, a group of plant specimens donated to the museum by Canisius in 1997 following the cessation of the college’s botany program.
The collection consists of more than 5,000 dried and pressed plant specimens, a large portion of which had been personally collected by the late Robert Blasdell, PhD, chair of the biology department and Canisius professor for 30 years. Blasdell was considered an international expert on ferns, particularly the genus “Cystopteris.” The collection contains specimens which were first discovered and identified by Blasdell, and many of those specimens carry his name.
In the Spring 2008 edition of Clintonia: The Magazine of the Niagara Frontier Botanical Society, it is noted that “… [Blasdell] left a legacy in his contribution to the world’s knowledge of ferns; a second legacy to two generations of college students whose lives he touched with his enthusiasm for botany; and a third to the people of WNY in the form of a unique and beautiful collection rich in the flora of Malaysia, India, Ohio, Michigan, Louisiana and Western New York.”
Curation of the collection was accomplished by a dedicated band of volunteers and museum personnel, and included sorting, mounting, repairing and identifying specimens. The Office of Archives and Special Collections has been provided a brief listing of what is contained in the collection. For more information, contact Kathleen DeLaney at Ext. 2916.
Submitted by: Kathleen DeLaney, archivist, archives and special collections
