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Submitted by: Public Relations
Summer hours end Friday, August 20, 2010. Starting Monday, August 23, 2010, all college offices will resume regular working hours (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) with a one-hour lunch break. Fall classes begin Monday, August 30, 2010.
Submitted by: Deborah J. Siegrist, director, human resources
From Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, vice president for academic affairs
Welcome back to campus and the new academic year. This year promises to be an exciting and significant year for Canisius. Kicking off the start of the Celebration of Spirit, we will celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, September 2 at 1:15 p.m. This Mass has been a traditional way for Catholic schools to start the academic year since medieval times.
Continuing our tradition of inclusion, all faculty, staff and students are encouraged to participate. Freshmen, residence hall floors and student clubs have been personally invited to participate in the Mass. There will be a trumpeter’s call to order for students in the residence halls at 12:30 p.m. Faculty will gather in the Old Main Faculty Lounge to don regalia, and then process onto the Quad to arrive in front of Christ the King Chapel by 12:55 p.m. At 1 p.m., Rev. John Bucki, S.J., Katie Eldredge (president of the Undergraduate Student Association), and I will say a few words to our new students and others in attendance. Then, we will process to the Montante Cultural Center (MCC), led by a bagpiper and faculty members. Faculty and staff will line the entryway to MCC to honor and greet the students. In the event of rain, faculty will gather in the rear of MCC to process into the facility.
I personally invite you to participate in this event. It is crucial for our students to see and know that faculty and staff will join them in celebrating the start of the new academic year. It is also important for the campus community to come together and celebrate as part of our enduring campus culture.
Any faculty member in need of regalia should contact Michael Raham, manager of the Canisius Bookstore, at rahamm@canisius.edu or Ext. 2336 as soon as possible. He will arrange for regalia to be rented for you.
Classes that meet from 1 – 2:15 p.m. are to be cancelled unless in the judgment of the teacher that would create an exceptional burden for the particular class. Professors whose classes overlap or extend beyond the time period are encouraged to make it possible for students to participate in the Mass, and should use their own discretion with regard to holding the class. In any case, please advise your students in advance whether your class is a special case and needs to meet during the Mass of the Holy Spirit.
After the Mass, all are welcome to a barbecue in the Quad. The barbecue is sponsored by the Campus Programming and Leadership Development Office, the Student Programming Board, the Office of Alumni Relations, and the offices of each of our vice presidents.
I look forward to seeing you on September 2.
Submitted by: Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Office of Student Affairs invites faculty and staff to the second annual “Rise and Shine Welcome” for new students on August 30 from 7:30 – 9 a.m. in the main Quad and parking ramp. This is a way to greet new students as they walk to their first day of classes. Petey will be taking pictures with students and Tim Horton’s will provide coffee and Timbits. All are welcome! Rain location will be the Old Main vestibule areas.
Submitted by: Matt Mulville, associate dean/director, residence life
New Faculty Orientation will take place August 23-25 with several opportunities to welcome the college’s newest faculty members to campus on Monday, August 23 and Tuesday, August 24.
All are invited to attend a “Meet the Faculty” continental breakfast and coffee hour on Tuesday, August 24 at 8:30 a.m. in the Faculty Lounge in Old Main. A reception with Canisius President John J. Hurley will be held Tuesday, August 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the reception area of Montante Cultural Center.
In addition, the young families of new faculty will be hosted during a picnic at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, August 23 at 5 p.m. Anyone wishing to join the picnic should contact the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Ext. 3720 or Email at cowardp@canisius.edu to let CTE know how many family members will be attending.
Please join the CTE for these opportunities to meet new faculty and to reconnect with other colleagues in preparation to begin the new academic year. This program is made possible by the support of the Sloan Foundation.
Submitted by: Patricia Coward, PhD, director, Center for Teaching Excellence
