by Public Relations | Sep 26, 2011 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Students from the entrepreneurship program, along with the Office of Campus Ministry, will hold a food drive from Monday, September 26 until Monday, October 3. Collection bins for non-perishable food items will be set-up in the Old Main Faculty Lounge, the Student Center Commuter Lounge and in the Campus Ministry Office Old Main 207.
St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy is a Roman Catholic Mission on the east side of Buffalo and works with the poor and provides meal programs, shelter, and education with their own home school. They serve over 400 meals each day.
Submitted by: Joe Van Volkenburg, assistant to the director, campus ministry
by Public Relations | Sep 26, 2011 | Faculty, Staff
The Canisius College Mentor Resource Lab is looking for faculty and staff volunteers to become mentors in community centers within the city of Buffalo, working with kids to explore scientific phenomena by experimentation. No prior training or materials are necessary and the MRL will provide everything.
To volunteer, stop by Horan O’Donnell Room 015 (the Mentor Research Lab) to speak with the lab manager, Sara Rund. Or, Email mjsciencefhl@gmail.com or runds@canisius.edu to learn more. The Mentor Research Lab is open Monday and Wednesday from 1 – 3 p.m. and Friday from Noon – 3 p.m.. The MRL Liaison faculty board includes Robert Selkowitz, PhD, assistant professor, physics; Jill Zarazinski, PhD, assistant professor, education; and Ann Wright, PhD, professor, biology.
The Mentor Resource Lab (MRL) provides training and support for students engaged as mentors in informal science education settings, with a focus on Science Firsthand programs. Science Firsthand: Partners in Discovery, provides service learning opportunities by training mentors in inquiry-science and engaging them in after-school programs at community-based organizations. Science First Hand coordinators are Bill Rogers and Melissa Gomez.
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by Public Relations | Sep 26, 2011 | Faculty, Staff
Free movie passes are available for a screening of Footloose, a remake of the 1984 classic starring Kevin Bacon, on Tuesday (September 27) at 7:30 p.m. at the Regal Elmwood Center. To print free passes, go to www.gofobo.com/rsvp and use the RSVP code is WOMEKTGU.
Submitted by: Kathy Kelly, administrative associate, human resources
