by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
The campus community is invited to attend a reception honoring the retirement of Antone (Joe) Alber, PhD, dean, Wehle School of Business; Ellen Conley, PhD, vice president for student affairs; and Jerome Neuner, PhD, associate vice president for academic affairs.
Please stop by on Wednesday, June 12 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Student Center Regis Room to wish them well, and to thank them for their leadership, service and commitment to Canisius. Please note the presentation portion of the event will begin at 1:15 p.m. in the Regis Room.
Please email me at fischer7@canisius.edu or call x2120 if you have any questions.
Submitted by: Lisa Fischer, executive associate to the vice president, academic affairs
by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
Nominate deserving candidates for honorary degrees for the 2014 commencement by July 22, 2013. For more information please click here.
Submitted by: Erica C. Sammarco, assistant to the president; secretary, Board of Trustees
by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
Faculty and staff and members of their families are invited to join Campus Ministry and The Burrito Project on Tuesday, June 25 and Tuesday, July 23.
The Buffalo Burrito Project provides fresh home-made burritos to the poor and homeless population in downtown Buffalo. The project is a ministry to some of the most vulnerable and forgotten of our society.
Burritos will be prepared in our kitchen from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The group will walk a four-mile route and will serve about 80 burritos, snacks and a drink. (Our campus ministry van follows the Street Team as we walk) from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (You may join us for the prep session and or the walking piece of our work-most do both.)
To sign-up, simply email Joe Van Volkenburg at vanvolkj@canisius.edu. Please include your name and contact information.
Submitted by: Joe Van Volkenburg, assistant to the director, campus ministry
by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2013 | Faculty, Staff
The National German Honor Society at Canisius College is proud to present a traveling exhibition at Canisius’ Science Hall Commons, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Traité de l’Élisée in 1963, or 50 years of Franco-German friendship.
The exhibition will run from Tuesday, June 11 until the Friday, June 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., daily. For further information on the Elysée Treaty please reference:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traité_de_l’Élysée
http://www.france-allemagne.fr/Traite-de-l-Elysee-22-janvier-1963,0029.html
Submitted by: Peter Böhm, PhD, associate professor, modern languages, literatures and cultures
by Public Relations | Jun 12, 2013 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Honeywell presents the check for $10,000 to Canisius College. (l-r) Debra Instone-Noonan, PhD, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Canisius; Dave Nalewajek, PhD, research fellow at Honeywell; Mariusz Kozik, PhD, chair of the Canisius College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Christine Rodrigues, senior human resources generalist at Honeywell; Jay Kelly, site leader at Honeywell; and Dianna Civello, interim vice president for institutional advancement at Canisius College.
Canisius College is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Honeywell’s Buffalo Research Laboratory. The funds will be used to offset costs associated with students’ preparation and participation in the Western New York Chapter of the International Chemistry Olympiad. Honeywell’s Buffalo lab has supported the Chemistry Olympiad for more than 20 years and has been its principal supporter at Canisius College since 2002
Canisius College is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Honeywell’s Buffalo Research Laboratory. The funds will be used to offset costs associated with students’ preparation and participation in the Western New York Chapter of the International Chemistry Olympiad. Honeywell’s Buffalo lab has supported the Chemistry Olympiad for more than 20 years and has been its principal supporter at Canisius College since 2002.
The Chemistry Olympiad is a local, national and international competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored in the U.S. by the American Chemical Society and hosted locally by Canisius College under the direction of Mariusz Kozik, PhD, chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments.
To read more about the generous grant from Honeywell, click here.
For more information on the WNY Chemistry Olympiad, click here.
Submitted by: Sarah Graham, assistant director of advancement projects for institutional advancement
