by Public Relations | Mar 31, 2011 | Staff
The Canisius College Chapter of Amnesty International will host a benefit concert on April 1 to support “The Enough Project,” the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity. The concert will be held at 6 pm in the Montante Cultural Center.
Jarrod Gorbel of the Honorary Title will perform, as well as Buffalo’s own Inlite. The program will also feature a refugee speaker.
Tickets are $5.00 presale for Canisius Students, or $7 at the door; and $10 for the general public. Tickets will be on sale today and Friday in front of the main dining hall from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Submitted by: Sarah Signorino, associate campus minister, campus ministry
by Public Relations | Mar 30, 2011 | Faculty, Staff
The Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 14, 2011. To read highlights from the meeting, click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF).
Submitted by: Erica C. Sammarco, assistant to the president, secretary for the Board of Trustees
by Public Relations | Mar 30, 2011 | Staff
More than 450 graduate and undergraduate students, as well as almost 50 off-campus guests from some of Canisius’ partnership schools, are scheduled to participate in Ignatian Scholarship Day Friday, April 15. Posters, papers, multimedia presentations, musical performances, and artistic displays are now being completed and readied. The Canisius Chorale, under the direction of Frank Scinta, will end the day with a concert at 7 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
To see a complete set of all the titles and abstracts of the works being presented, go to the Ignatian Scholarship Day (ISD) website here.
The link for 2011 presentations contains a searchable database to find the location and time of each presentation. Check the website in the coming weeks for further listings of the schedule of activities.
Faculty members are reminded to bring their classes to take advantage of the many opportunities to view the tremendous work done this year by Canisius students. Please make plans now to join in the many, varied activities of the day.
Submitted by: Rose Marie Castner, special events coordinator, academic affairs
by Public Relations | Mar 30, 2011 | Faculty, Staff
The 13th Annual Shoes for the Shelter 5K, presented by Independent Health, will be held April 10 at Forest Lawn Cemetery. All members of the Canisius community are invited to participate in either the one mile fun walk at 11:40 a.m. or the 5K race/walk at Noon.
Save money by registering in advance at www.gogriffs.com. Advance, online registration ends April 7. Pre and post-race entertainment will be provided by The Keepers.
In addition, everyone is encouraged to do some spring cleaning around the house this week and drop off any old or unwanted sneakers or shoes in one of the conveniently located Shoes for the Shelter drop boxes located around campus. Boxes can be found in the Koessler Athletic Center (KAC), Student Center Dining Hall, lower level of the Student Center (Outside the C-Block office), Old Main Cafe, Health Science Center, Delavan Townhouses, Lyons Hall and Frisch Laundry Room. Approximately 13,000 pairs of shoes have been collected since 2001. When dropping off, please make sure pairs of shoes are attached so they do not get separated.
For additional information, call Ext. 2977 or visit www.gogriffs.com.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
by Public Relations | Mar 30, 2011 | Faculty, Staff
TIAA-CREF financial seminars will be conducted on Thursday (March 31) in Lyons Hall, Room 118 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Chris Trombetta, TIAA-CREF managing consultant, will discuss early and mid-career investment strategy at the 10 a.m. seminar. He will discuss retirement options for participants either preparing for or thinking of retirement in the next five years at the 2 p.m. seminar. All seminar materials will be available in the Department of Human Resources for those unable to attend.
Submitted by: Dawn Rotterman, associate, human resources
