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Bust Of Father Cooke Now On Display In Library

A bust of former Canisius College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., created by Ellen O. Conley, PhD, vice president for student affairs, is now on display on the first floor of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.  Conley donated the bust to the library for public display.


Ellen O. Conley, PhD (left), vice president for student affairs, with Kathleen DeLaney (center), archivist, archives & special collections, and Joel Cohen, PhD, associate vice president, library and information services.

Made from clay, the bust took several months to complete.  Conley has been sculpting busts as a hobby for approximately three years.  She is currently working on a bust of Rev. Paul Dugan, S.J., which will be finished in the coming weeks and will be put on display somewhere in Dugan Hall.

Submitted by:  Chuck Pustelnik, director, web services

Music History Lecture Today (September 20)

ArtsCanisius presents the first music lecture of the 2011-12 season today (September 20) at 2:30 p.m. in the Regis Room.  James Davis, PhD, professor of musicology at the State University of New York, Fredonia will give a lecture, entitled “Military Bands and the Intersection of Communities During the American Civil War.”  The lecture is and is free and open to the public.  For more information click here.

Submitted by:  Ellen Barnum, assistant director, ArtsCanisius