by Public Relations | Apr 16, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
If softball is your sport, this is the week to step outside and enjoy some warm weather at the Demske Sports Complex. Your Golden Griffin softball team will host four doubleheaders in a six day span. All of the games will be held on campus.
The schedule of games is as follows:
Thursday – 3 p.m. vs. Niagara (HR Derby in between game/Battle of the Bridge contest)
Saturday – 2 p.m. vs. Manhattan (MAAC)
Sunday – 12 p.m. vs. St. Peter’s
The Griffs are 17-14 overall and 2-2 in league play. Manhattan will come into Buffalo leading the conference with a 6-2 mark, while Niagara is 1-3 and St. Peter’s is 1-5.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
by Public Relations | Apr 16, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
Your Canisius baseball team completes a short two-game homestand on Wednesday when they host University at Buffalo at 3 p.m. in a single game. The Griffs are 22-10 after knocking off Gannon, 9-3, on Sunday afternoon. UB is 18-14.
The Griffs are led by Jimmy Luppens, who is batting .384 with four homers and 27 runs batted in.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
by Public Relations | Apr 16, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
It’s time to dust off that old home run swing this Thursday afternoon as your Golden Griffin softball team hosts a Home Run Derby in an effort to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
The event is open to everyone, including Canisius faculty and staff. Each batter will receive three swings for $5.00.
The derby will take place in between games of the Griffs softball doubleheader against Niagara. The twin bill starts at 3 p.m. with the expected time of the Derby to begin between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.
For more information, visit gogriffs.com.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, athletics
by Public Relations | Apr 16, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
The Canisius College Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures will welcome writers David Caleb Acevedo and Charlie Vázquez to discuss Puerto Rican and Nuyorican literature on Monday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Regis Room North. The event, which is co-sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi, is free and open to the public.
Acevedo just released his memoir, Diario de una puta humilde (Erizo Editorial). He is currently at work on a novel, el Oneronauta, and at work on the anthology Los colmillos de la muerte: antología puertorriqueña de cuento gótico, espíritus nocturnos, vampiros urbanos y otros vicios de sangre, which he will co edit with Puerto Rican writer Ana María Fuster Lavín.
Acevedo also works as a literary translator. He translated the novels of Karen Sevilla, Yolanda Arroyo-Pizarro, Ángel Antonio Ruiz Laboy, Emilio del Carril, Moisés Agosto-Rosario, Ana María Fuster Lavín and Charlie Vázquez.
Vázquez is a Bronx-born writer of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. His first novel, Buzz and Israel, will be republished in 2013, and his second, Contraband, was published in 2010 by Rebel Satori Press. Vázquez also co-wrote From Macho to Mariposa (Lethe, 2011) with Charles Rice-González.
Vásquez has presented at El Museo del Barrio, Columbia University, Fordham University, New York University, the New School, Pace University, Hunter College, the CUNY Graduate Center, and others.
For more information, contact Richard Reitsma, PhD, at Ext. 2408 or via email at reitsmar@canisius.edu.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
by Public Relations | Apr 16, 2013 | Parents, Staff
Katelyn Egan is a sophomore from Rochester and the winner of two tickets to the Sabres’ final home game thanks to this entry in the Shoot and Score contest: “When I tell other people how small Canisius is, I don’t think they really know what I mean. Canisius is a small school, but it’s a close knit school and I think that’s what I like most about it. The fact that I can travel throughout campus and run into a friend of mine or a professor makes my experience at Canisius all the more personable. I may have come to college with a few of my close friends back from home; however, I value all the new friendships that I have made over these past two years.
“Canisius provides an atmosphere for students to experience new things and break out of their comfort zone with an array of clubs, organizations, events, and the opportunity to get involved around campus. I’ve always been told that college is some of the best years of your life. They’re right. I can honestly say that I can see some of these people that I have surrounded myself with as the some of the same faces in the crowd at my wedding and accompanying me on my future endeavors.
“When applying to Canisius, I loved the sound of small class sizes. Each and every one of my teachers is eager to get to know each of their students; thus, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout Canisius. I’m pursuing a career in education and it is so evident the professors here care about their students’ future success just based on their time and energy they invest in preparing them. And that’s not just true about the Education department. I believe my peers would also agree that their professors are dedicated to preparing them for their future careers as well as ensuring that they enjoy their time at Canisius. All and all, I am glad I chose the school I did.”
Katelyn, who’s majoring in Childhood and Special Education, won two tickets to the Sabres game versus the New York Islanders on April 26. Your last Sabres game of the regular season could be on us too. You can enter and win by submitting 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 can be made through Friday, April 19, at canisius.edu/studentsurge.
Students, faculty and staff can also purchase tickets at the discounted price of $25 each. Tickets for the final home game only are available in the Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development in the Student Center.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
If softball is your sport, this is the week to step outside and enjoy some warm weather at the Demske Sports Complex. Your Golden Griffin softball team will host four doubleheaders in a six day span. All of the games will be held on campus.
