by Public Relations | Aug 8, 2012 | Faculty, Staff
I am pleased to appoint Luanne Firestone as the interim director of Campus Ministry, replacing the Rev. John P. Bucki, S.J. As an associate campus minister at Canisius for the past seven years, Luanne has been instrumental in planning and implementing our international service trips to Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, India and Poland; advising the Christian Life Communities; and promoting and coordinating post-graduate volunteer service opportunities. Lu is a graduate of Georgetown University and holds a master of arts degree in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. Her knowledge and facility in connecting with individuals across the Canisius community, as well as her commitment to faith and service are ideally suited for this assignment. I am grateful to Lu for accepting this interim post and I look forward to working with her.
I am also pleased to announce that Rev. James L. Dugan, S.J., will return to Canisius after 13 years and assume the position of associate campus minister. Father Dugan grew up in Buffalo and attended Canisius College. After graduating in 1964, he entered the New York Province of the Jesuits and was ordained a priest in 1973. Father Dugan spent nearly 20 years in Rome, Italy as a librarian at the Pontifical Oriental Institute and the Pontifical Biblical Institute. He arrived back in Buffalo in 1994, where he served as an administrator and clinician in the Canisius Counseling Center and as an adjunct professor of philosophy. Most recently, Father Dugan has been the associate pastor at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City. We are delighted that he is returning to Canisius in this role.
In the months ahead, Canisius will conduct a search for a permanent director of Campus Ministry. Please join me in congratulating Lu and Father Dugan!
Submitted by: President John J. Hurley
by Public Relations | Aug 8, 2012 | Faculty, Staff
The planning for the Middle States accreditation visit in 2014-15 is underway in most areas of the college, but a significant amount of work remains to be done to enable the College to demonstrate in its self-study that we fully meet or exceed all fourteen standards and the numerous Fundamental Elements that comprise the standards established by the commission. Middle States expects, and I concur, that assessment in its many forms will become the way of doing business for the college. This means that continuous improvement, ongoing assessment of all units of campus, assessment of student learning, and the integration of these assessments with planning and budgeting must evolve to become a continuous and seamless responsibility for all.
To better focus the college’s attention on the accreditation standards, I am announcing the formal creation of a permanent Accreditation Oversight Committee (AOC) to oversee and coordinate the assessment and communication processes for all aspects of accreditation standards. The committee charge is as follows:
1. Communicate with and educate all units of campus on what needs to be done to meet relevant accreditation standards for each unit or activity.
2. Oversee the development and implementation of assessment data, and provide advisement on rubrics and other methodologies to define and gather data for both the institutional context (standards 1 to 6) and student learning assessment (standards 8 to 14).
3. Develop an information warehouse to store and access assessment reports and data.
4. In relation to accreditation standards, review current assessment and planning strengths and weaknesses for all units of the college, to include advisement and feedback on status reports, coordination, and integration with other units of the College.
5. Provide a calendar and timeline for the completion of development, gathering, and implementation of assessment data and assessment processes. This includes deadlines for status reports to permit feedback for improvement from the AOC.
6. Develop a consistent reporting process for units of the college to the AOC and administration in relation to accreditation standards.
7. Utilize the College Level Assessment Coordinators (CLAC) committee to ensure that knowledge about student learning assessment is distributed to all relevant units of the college.
8. Ensure that the assessment plans of the college’s units are consistent with and complement the overall Strategic Plan of the college.
9. Provide interim reporting over the next academic year on where we stand and recommendations on how to proceed in 2013-14, the final year leading up to the writing of the self-study and Middle States visitation team in 2014-15.
10. Make recommendations for changes in the composition of the AOC as needed to achieve accreditation goals.
After consultation with Richard Wall, PhD, we have asked Guy Gessner, PhD, professor of marketing, to chair the AOC. Gessner and the AOC will report to Wall and will also provide regular status reports on the progress of the accreditation work to the college’s Senior Operating Team.
I am also appointing the following individuals to the AOC. I am grateful for their service to the college on this critically important matter.
Mollie Bollaro, director of Undergraduate Admissions
Dianna Civello, associate vice president, Institutional Advancement
Patricia Coward, PhD, director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Lawrence Deni, director of Network Services
Richard Escobales, PhD, professor of Mathematics and chair of the Faculty Senate
Blair Foster, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, and Dean of Records
Ronald Haberer, associate controller
Debra Instone-Noonan, PhD, associate dean of Arts and Sciences.
Larry Jones, PhD, professor of history, director of the Core Curriculum
Gary Lew, senior facilities operations manager
Matthew Mulville, director of Resident Life
Jerome Neuner, PhD, associate vice president, Academic Affairs
Nancy Wellenzohn, EdD, associate dean, School of Education and Human Services
I hope that the accreditation process is a time of discovery and growth for Canisius College. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with the AOC in the months ahead.
Submitted by: President John J. Hurley
by Public Relations | Aug 8, 2012 | Faculty, Staff
Please note the updated changes to the Koessler Athletic Center Pool hours, starting for the Fall 2012 semester.
For noontime swim:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Evening swims:
Monday – Friday: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Weekend hours:
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Submitted by: Julie Wysocki, equipment manager, Koessler Athletic Center
by Public Relations | Aug 8, 2012 | Faculty
Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the Canisius Community! New Faculty Orientation will be held Monday, August 20 – Wednesday, August 22. All faculty are invited, and there are two events that may be of interest:
- Zoo Picnic at the Buffalo Zoo on August 20 – Register Online
- “Meet the Faculty Coffee Hour” on August 21 at 8:30 a.m. in the Old Main Faculty Lounge
Submitted by: Pat Coward, PhD, director, Center for Teaching Excellence
by Public Relations | Aug 8, 2012 | Faculty, Staff
A group of Canisius employees are attending the performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Delaware Park on Thursday, August 16. All Canisius faculty, staff and family members are invited for a night of theatre and fun. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m., and is held on Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park (next to Hoyt Lake behind the Rose Garden, off Lincoln Parkway near the Albright-Knox Art Gallery). There is no cost to attend this performance.
Please consider joining your work friends for a fun night out before the chaos of the fall semester sets in. We will meet on the hill at 6:45p.m. Visit the website to get directions and for additional information. Chairs, blankets, food and beverages are all acceptable. Please contact Lisa Fischer at fischer7@canisius.edu or Ext. 2120 if you have any questions..
Submitted by: Lisa Fischer, executive associate to the vice president, academic affairs
