by Public Relations | Aug 29, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
The Office of Multicultural Programs (OMP) has changed its name to the ALANA Student Center. ALANA equals African American, Latino/a American, Asian American, and Native American student communities at Canisius College. The 2010-2011 Friends of the Office of Multicultural Programs (OMP) Advisory Board, which included student representation, recommended the new name. LeRoi C. Johnson, Esq., a member of the Canisius Board of Trustees, chairs the intercultural advisory group.
“ALANA is a nationally used acronym and this change puts the ALANA Student Center (ASC) into the mainstream of higher educational nomenclature,” said Sababu Norris, director of the ALANA Student Center. (more…)
by Public Relations | Aug 29, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff
The Canisius Community Family Program, formerly known as the Host Family Program, is searching for Canisius faculty, staff, alumni or friends of Canisius to host a Canisius international student for the new school year. All Canisius community families of any size are encouraged to sign up and volunteer their time toward a valuable and rewarding experience. Administered by the Office of International Student Programs (ISP), the program is designed to help international students access a special network that reaches beyond the college campus and into the Buffalo community.
Canisius College international students visit the Buffalo harbor.
The students are matched with families who may share common interests with the students. The families introduce the student to the sights, sounds and tastes of Buffalo, as well as the experience of a true American family. The students do not live with their community families.
Families are asked to include the student in family gatherings or outings at least once a month. ISP will host two events each semester to support communication between the participating families and students. The first event will be September 17 so contact ISP office soon to be paired with an international student. Email Nicole Pizzutelli at deckern@canisius.edu by September 2, 2011.
Help make our students feel welcome in our Canisius community!
Submitted by: Kathleen Brucato, coordinator, international student programs, assistant director, residence life
by Public Relations | Aug 29, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Minors in justice and ethics are now available to Canisius College students. Under the direction of Tanya Loughead, PhD, associate professor of philosophy, and Philip Reed, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy, the new minors are liberal arts compliments to many majors in the humanities, business and education. The new minors will help create opportunities for students to participate in careful analysis, and to cultivate moral imagination to enrich their capacities for moral discernment.
To learn more about the new minors, click here (justice) or here (ethics).
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, PhD, associate professor, philosophy
by Public Relations | Aug 29, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Rev. John W. O’ Malley, S.J., University Professor in the Theology Department at Georgetown University, will speak at Canisius College on Monday, September 19 at 7 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. His lecture, entitled “Four Cultures of the West,” is free and open to the public. Father O’Malley, who will visit the college from September 19-21, will serve as the All-College Honors Program’s first scholar-in-residence. (more…)
by Public Relations | Aug 29, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Canisius College Athletics is on a mission to reach 1000 Twitter followers by September 5. Currently, Athletics has less than 800 followers of its Twitter account. If the goal of 1000 followers is reached, five followers will be selected to receive Golden Griffin prizes, including center section tickets to the men’s basketball home opener in early December. Help Athletics reach its goal by following the Golden Griffins at twitter.com/gogriffs.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
