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Board of Trustees Highlights

The Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 8, 2010.  To see highlights from the meeting, click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF).

Submitted by:  John J. Hurley, executive vice president, vice president for college relations

Dr. I. Joan Lorch Award Winners, Luncheon Announced

The Women’s Studies Department is pleased to announce the I. Joan Lorch Award winners for 2010.  Recipients of this award, given to those who advance women’s issues, are:

Faculty: Rebecca Krawiec, PhD, associate professor, religious studies
Administrator: Barbara Boehnke, PhD, associate director, collection services / librarian IV
Staff: Christine Blum, administrative associate, COPE
Student: Emma Fabian ‘10

Please join us in celebrating their achievements at the Women’s Studies Luncheon on March 25 from Noon – 2 p.m. in Grupp Fireside Lounge.  The guest speaker will be Brigid Doherty, director of the WNY Women’s Fund.  The cost for the luncheon is $10.  Speaker and program are free and open to the Canisius community. For budget transfers and to RSVP by March 19, please contact Susan Keller Sedia at kellers@canisius.edu.

Submitted by:  Johanna Fisher, adjunct professor, English/women’s studies

Griffs Host Bonnies Tuesday

Senior Marissa Brown

The Golden Griffin women’s lacrosse team is back on friendly turf tomorrow (March 16) when St. Bonaventure visits the Demske turf for a 4 p.m. game.  The Griffs are 2-0 at home this year, and have won their last five home games and seven of their past eight.  No admission charge.

Submitted by:  John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics

2010-2011 CEEP Application Deadline March 18

The deadline to submit applications for the Canisius Earning Excellence Program (CEEP) is Thursday, March 18, 2010.  Faculty and staff who employ students from the CEEP program are asked to remind their students to fill out applications for May 2010-2011 employment.  Renewal of the award is not automatic.

Any office on campus can employ a CEEP student with an appropriate project.  A 3.15 or higher GPA is required and all undergraduate students in all majors may apply to work in academic departments, administrative offices or off-campus.

More information and current applications are available here.  Note that separate forms are used for non-science and science CEEP awards, and make sure the correct recommendation form is completed.  The rate for CEEP is $8 per hour, minus taxes, for a maximum of 300 hours.

Please direct any questions to the Office of Academic Affairs at Ext. 2121.

Submitted by:  Kathy Peter, executive associate, academic affairs