We will celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Old Main on Monday, April 8 at 2:15 p.m. in the hallway between Old Main and the library. Robert Greene ’66 and Michael Ryan ’64 will join President John Hurley in the formal program and share stories of their pranks in Old Main during the 1960s.
Join us and view the new commemorative wall display. We hope to see you there.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
Your Golden Griffin men’s lacrosse team will be looking for its second conference win of the season this weekend when they host Siena at the Demske Sports Complex. The Griffs (1-1 in MAAC play) and Saints (1-1) will face-off at 1 pm in a key battle for playoff positioning. Canisius will host the MAAC Championship, May 4 & 6, however only the top four teams advance. [Marist and Jacksonville are both off to 3-0 starts.]
For addiitonal information, visit gogriffs.com.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
Canisius presents award-winning writer Nick Flynn on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.
Flynn’s visit to the college is part of its spring 2013 Contemporary Writers Series. He will read from his works followed by an audience question and answer period. Seating is limited. The event, which is free and open to the public, will conclude with a reception and book-signing.
Flynn’s memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award and has been translated into 13 languages. Also published under the title Being Flynn, his memoir was adapted into a movie of the same name, which stars Robert DeNiro. Flynn served as executive producer. Derived from his experiences working in a Boston homeless shelter, the book chronicles Flynn’s complex relationship with his father, whom he met for the first time in his adult life.
Flynn wrote two additional memoirs, The Ticking is the Bomb, which weaves together the interrelated stories of his reaction to the Abu Ghraib scandal and the birth of his first child; and, most recently, The Reenactments. He is also the author of three volumes of poetry: Blind Huber, Some Ether, winner of the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award; and The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands. Currently he is professor of English at the University of Houston.
For more information, contact Mick Cochrane, professor of English, at Ext. 2662.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
James Marsh, Buffalo claims representative from Social Security, will present an overview of Social Security Benefits. He will discuss how to apply for Social Security Benefits, what impact collecting Social Security benefits prior to your full retirement age will have and much more. The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. in the Student Center Conference Room. All Faculty and Staff are invited to attend.
Submitted by: Dawn Rotterman, human resource associate
The 2012-2013 ALANA Achievement Award Committee, chaired by Dr. Patricia B. Christian, is pleased to announce the recipient for the first year of the award, graduating senior Dorian B. Dallas ’13. Dallas will be formally recognized and honored at the Honors Convocation scheduled for Friday, May 17, 2013, 2 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. Dallas will be presented with a gift and his name engraved on a plaque which is permanently displayed on a wall outside the ALANA Student Center (Frisch Tunnel).
The graduating senior demonstrates the Jesuit value of magis through his character, leadership, academic excellence and dedication to the Canisius community and to others.
Members of the 2012-2013 award committee are:
Dr. Patricia B. Christian, Chair/ALANA Achievement Award Committee /
Associate Professor/Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice
Dr. Christian M. Blum, Adjunct Professor/English Department
Rev. James Dugan, S.J., Campus Minister/Campus Ministry
Dr. Devonya N. Havis, Assistant Professor/Philosophy
Jennifer J. Herrmann, Director/Disability Support Services
Lauren T. Jackson ’14 (Vice President/Afro American Society)
Dr. Melissa A. Menasco, Assistant Professor/Sociology
Sababu C. Norris, Director/ALANA Student Center
Brian P. Smith, Director/Campus Programming and Leadership Development
Brock J. Wilkinson ’14 (President/Undergraduate Student Association)
Recording Secretary/Kathleen V. Mathews, Administrative Associate/ALANA Student Center.
Submitted by: Patricia B. Christian, PhD, chair/associate professor sociology, anthropology & criminal justice
