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Milestones on Main Street: Question of the Day

Which former All-American basketball player from Canisius went on to make NBA history as one of only three players to record a triple-double in a playoff debut?

a. Leroy Chollet ’50
b. Johnny McCarthy ’56
c. Andrew Anderson ’67
d. Michael Smrek ’85

Submit your answer on the college’s Facebook page.

Submitted by: Marketing and Communication

Shoot and Score Winner Mike George

Mike George has worked in admissions at Canisius for 25 years. He has two degrees from the college, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1985 and a master’s degree in 1993. Mike is the latest winner in the Shoot and Score contest for this entry:

“Canisius has played an instrumental role in my life and that of my family. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Canisius and went to work in advertising. Several years later I returned to the college and took a job in the admissions office. While working here, I earned a Canisius master’s degree and met my wife, also an alum. Our wedding in Christ the King Chapel was celebrated by my freshman year residence hall advisor, Father Conroy, S.J., who later baptized our first child in the chapel. Years later, my wife began teaching as an adjunct in the Graduate School of Education & Human Services. During her 10 years of teaching in the Literacy and Childhood Education programs she was recognized by her peers with the Dean’s Exceptional Achievement Award. Canisius is indeed woven through the fabric of our lives.”

Mike won two tickets to a Sabres game. Your next Sabres game could be on us too. Click here to enter and win by including an example or story that best reflects the Canisius experience. It could be a short story about a student, professor, class, project or activity on or off campus. It could involve you or someone else. We want to hear about service projects, internships, clubs and people that go the extra mile and deserve recognition. Submissions are due each Wednesday through www.canisius.edu/studentsurge.

Students, faculty and staff can also purchase tickets at the discounted price of $25 each. Tickets are available for most home games and available in the Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development in the Student Center.

Submitted by: Marketing and Communication

Free ice cream at Griffs game Thursday night

You can select from your favorite Anderson’s flavors after the men’s basketball game on Thursday evening as your Griffs clash with St. Peter’s at 7 pm. In addition, the Canisius ROTC Golden Griffin battalion will put on an impressive display of maneuvers at halftime.

This is crunch time for the Griffs as they head into the final weekend of play in a third place tie with Rider. The Griffs could still tie for the title with a pair of wins this weekend and a pair of Niagara losses, however all attention is focused on winning Thursday night’s game.

For additional information on this exciting conference confrontation, visit gogriffs.com. Tickets are available by calling 888-2885. Faculty/staff do receive a discount.

 Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics

Video Institute Premieres Native American Film

The Canisius College Video Institute will premiere its latest documentary, “Where the Crow Will Be Forever,” on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow.

The 30-minute film explores the history of the Crow tribe, life on the reservation and why the Crow have chosen to stay. Student fimmakers Ashley Fike (COM ’13) and Lauren Mosier (DMA ’13) traveled with Keith Burich, PhD., and a Canisius contingent to Montana in Summer 2012, a trip offered through the American Indian Center at Canisius College. The group celebrated at Crow Fair and learned about life on the reservation through first-hand experience and conversations with members of the Crow tribe.

The American Indian Center at Canisius College offers a unique opportunity to learn about Native American history and culture from the First Peoples of the Americas in their own ways and their own words. The Center offers classes, field experiences, and symposia with a special interest in the Iroquois or Haudenausaunee people of New York, and all of which are open to the public. It also offers services such as presentations and workshops to local schools and organizations. Through these programs and activities, the Center seeks to bring native and non-natives together in order to promote greater understanding and overcome the distrust that has divided the two communities for centuries.

The award-winning Canisius College Video Institute provides students with opportunities to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that enrich their learning and benefit the greater community. Students produce social documentaries and service-oriented videos – all connected by the theme of social justice – to promote discourse on ethical, social and cultural issues relevant to the world today. The Video Institute is co-directed by Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor and chair of communication studies, and Jamie O’Neil, associate professor of digital media arts and director of the Digital Media Arts Program.

For additional information about the event, email irwin@canisius.edu or call (716) 888-2108.

Submitted by:  Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor/chair, communication studies