Come and celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Old Main today at 2:15 p.m. in the hallway between Old Main and the Bouwhuis Library, and view the new commemorative wall display.
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.
We hope to see you there.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
The Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 11, 2013. To read highlights from the meeting, click here.
Submitted by: Erica C. Sammarco, assistant to the president; secretary, Board of Trustees
The 47th Annual Canisius College Regents Scholarship Ball will be held Saturday, May 4th at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s activities feature an open bar, a raffle for a variety of incredible prizes and dancing to Party of Nine, WNY’s premier live-music group.
This event is the primary fundraiser for the Board of Regents Scholarship Fund that distributes over $70,000 annually in scholarships to deserving students.
The Regents Ball also provides an opportunity to pay tribute to individuals who have been outstanding contributors to the WNY community. This year’s the Board of Regents is pleased to announce that Robert Gioia will be honored with the 2013 Distinguished Citizen Achievement Award.
Robert Gioia is widely recognized and admired in Western New York as one of the area’s most prominent business executives. He currently serves as president of The John R. Oishei Foundation, a position he assumed in January 2007. As the largest foundation in Western New York, the Oishei Foundation distributes funds to organizations providing services in arts and culture, education, health and health research, human services, and community development.
Faculty and staff tickets are currently on sale for $80. Your reservation may be completed by registering online by Friday, April 19th: https://griffpay.canisius.edu/C20497_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=18
For further information, please contact Beth Crvelin at (716) 888-8228 or at crvelinb@canisius.edu.
Submitted by Beth Crvelin, assistant director, advancement events & stewardship
As part of the college’s health insurance plan, members may contact a health coach at Independent Health to assist them in meeting personal health goals. Health coaches are certified health professionals and can provide support and knowledge for management of chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, depression, etc. A health coach will also provide information on nutrition, exercise tips, weight loss tips, smoking cessation, etc. Health coaches will help you set short and long term goals, create action plans and keep track of your progress. There is no cost for this service.
If you are interested in speaking with a health coach, please contact Don St. Cyr at (716) 635-3679. Information is private and confidential.
Submitted by: Dawn Rotterman, human resource associate
Canisius College Andrew L. Bouwhuis, S.J., Library will host a public reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 2 p.m. The free event is open to the public.
At the invitation of Archivist Jim Baggett of the Birmingham (AL) Public Library, the Canisius library will join participants worldwide to mark the 50th Anniversary of the day that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began writing his powerful letter. His correspondence, first published in the New York Times Magazine, was in response to a critical statement by eight white Alabama clergymen to civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham.
Dr. King wrote his letter, also known as “The Negro is Your Brother,” while jailed after his arrest in a non-violent protest organized by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The library program will begin with a reading of the clergymen statement followed by King’s letter. Participants will be asked to read aloud a few paragraphs from Dr. King’s letter. A conversation about the documents will follow the reading. The library encourages administrators, faculty, staff and students to attend and participate, especially those who are studying the letter in classes. Among those scheduled to read are Canisius individuals who participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and those whose lives and careers were influenced by Dr. King and his legacy.
This event is a small but meaningful outward sign of the library’s continued commitment to cura personalis and an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s message of social justice, civil and human rights. For more information about the year-long 1963 Year of Birmingham commemoration click http://www.bplonline.org/programs/1963/default.aspx
Limited copies of “Letter From Birmingham Jail” and “Letter from the Eight White Clergymen” will be available to share during the reading at the library on the day of the reading. “Letter From Birmingham Jail” is available in Martin Luther King Jr.’s book, Why We Can’t Wait.
Submitted by: Kathleen DeLaney, archivist/reference librarian
