President John J. Hurley announced that Patrick P. Lee HON ’99 has committed a $2 million unrestricted gift to A Legacy of Leadership: The Campaign for Canisius College. The largest fundraising initiative in the college’s history, A Legacy of Leadership seeks to raise $90 million. The campaign total now stands at $88.2 million and is expected to close on May 31. Read the full article.
Submitted by: Public Relations
In case you missed it, watch our very own Kevin Hardwick, associate professor of political science, on the “Daily Show,” which aired last night. Hardwick was recruited to do a sketch for the show when producers read a comment he made during an interview with Robert McCarthy, political reporter for The Buffalo News – the one about the New York Republican primary amounting to a big nothing after Mitt Romney all but wrapped up the nomination.
Read the full story here. The “Daily Show” with Hardwick will re-run Wednesday (April 25) at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Submitted by: Public Relations
The college community is invited to attend the Spring 2012 Celebration of Service ceremony on Friday, April 27at 3:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
The college takes pride in the commitment of its faculty, administration and staff, and will recognize those individuals who have reached 20, 25, 30, or 35 or more years of service at the annual Celebration of Service ceremony. Canisius is the excellent institution it is today because these colleagues have given of their time and talents over the years. This event is a way to celebrate their success and achievements, and to honor them as well as those who will be retiring from the college this year. View the 2012 list of honorees.
Submitted by: Deborah J. Winslow-Schaber, director, human resources
M. Fernanda Astiz, PhD, (Adolescence Education, SEHS), Jonathan D. Lawrence, PhD, (Religious Studies & Theology, CAS) and Jennifer Lodi-Smith, PhD (Psychology, CAS) are recipients of the inaugural Mission & Identity Course Development Grants for summer 2012. Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., director of the Mission & Identity office, oversaw the process that concluded Monday, April 23 with the awards.
Astiz’s course proposal is entitled, “The Jesuit Mission in Latin America: Yesterday and Today;” Lawrence’s course proposal is entitled, “Travel, Spirituality, and Justice;” and Lodi-Smith’s course proposal is entitled, “Psychology of Religion.”
All three course proposals will benefit our students across academic departments and programs. They will also benefit the professional development of the three professors, their departments’ offerings, and the college’s core curriculum. Tunney commended the professors and their course proposals for their responses to our college’s deepening appreciation of our Catholic and Jesuit ideals in the classroom, as well as in the service-learning opportunities they will offer our students.
Submitted by: Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., director, mission & identity
