by Public Relations | May 12, 2010 | Staff
In attendance for the presentation were (left to right) E. Roger Stephenson, professor of English and co-creator of the Urban Leadership Learning Community (ULLC) at Canisius; Essence Porter ’12, Taryn Spencer ’12, Bennie Williams ’11, students in the ULLC; Mark and Kathy Rosica of the S.J. Rosica Family Foundation; Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., president of Canisius; and John J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice president for college relations.
A check presentation was held yesterday (May 11) where Canisius College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., announced that the S.J. Rosica Family Foundation has committed $825,000 to A Legacy of Leadership: The Campaign for Canisius College. The gift will expand the Sebastian J. ’48 and Lenore M. Rosica Endowment, which was established by Sebastian and Lenore Rosica during their lifetimes to support the college’s Urban Leadership Learning Community Program with scholarships and other resources. The gift of the foundation brings the value of that fund to $930,000.
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by Public Relations | May 12, 2010 | Staff
The medical clinic in the Student Health Center closes for the summer Friday (May 14). The business office remains open to assist students with health requirements, health insurance and to conduct department business. Administrative associates are not trained to provide first aid, dispense medicines or medical supplies or make recommendations for medical treatment.
Students who need medical care during the summer should be directed to Public Safety or the Student Health Center website for a list of urgent care clinics and the phone number for the nurse on call service.
Contact Public Safety at Ext. 2330 or 711 for all medical emergencies on campus. The medical clinic will reopen for the fall semester on Wednesday, August 25 at 8 a.m.
Submitted by: Patricia Creahan, APRN,BC, director, student health
by Public Relations | May 12, 2010 | Staff
All are invited to attend the Final Cut Server/Podcast Producer Roadshow on Wednesday, May 19 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Lyons Hall Room 311. The seminar is presented by Bob Trikakis and Rick Bettencourt from Apple Inc.
The seminar will focus on Final Cut Server and Podcast Producer. While it is depicted as a journalism roadshow, that is only a backdrop to show both of these technologies and how you can bring your department or classroom into the latest educational digital revolution.
Final Cut Server frees up time for creative work with new features that make it exceptionally flexible and easy to use. It can manage thousands of assets, execute dozens of routine tasks, and keep everyone in sync, all while you continue to work.
Podcast Producer 2 is a complete, end-to-end solution to encode, publish, and distribute high-quality podcasts. It is ideal to:
- Train, show university lectures, presentations, and more.
- Share critical content with students and colleagues or to highlight your department.
- Automatically brand podcasts and add customized intros for any particular class.
- Develop workflows for specific tasks and/or people who use it which makes it as easy as Apple’s point and click can be.
- Create easy to use workflows.
- Distribute using iTunes U, a blog, a wiki or the university’s public website.
Podcast Producer 2 offers more options to capture, create, and publish podcasts to make it easier than ever to collaborate.
To register, click here.
Submitted by: Scott Clark, computer support specialist, ITS
