by Public Relations | Sep 25, 2013 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Canisius College Composer-in-Residence Persis Parshall Vehar presents a lecture entitled “Choosing Words” on Thursday, September 26 at 2:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
Vehar will discuss the inspirational role of the written word for both instrumental and vocal music. Included in the discussion are the writings of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Charles Bukowski and local poet Ann Goldsmith. The lecture will feature musical examples including works recently performed at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Contact the music office at x2536 for more information.
Submitted by: Ellen Barnum, ArtsCanisius co-director
by Public Relations | Sep 25, 2013 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
The Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development invites you to our New Year, New You presentation: Smart Social Networking. Smart Social Networking highlights making positive decisions to secure a solid online reputation for students while still in college. This interactive program provides tips and methods to represent yourself and your campus in a professional manner online giving a better chance for students to get the internship or job they desire.
Join us on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center for this presentation by Gail Hand. As a corporate speaker, author and sales guru, Gail started her stand-up career in 1989 in San Francisco and has since toured over 1000 Companies, Universities & Associations in the U.S. and Canada. With her Power of Laughter programs including leadership, working with generations, employee engagement, stress management, and diversity trainings, Gail has been a positive movement with companies, universities, and associations in North America.
For questions or more information please contact CPLD at x2190.
Submitted by: Beth Crvelin, assistant director, CPLD
by Public Relations | Sep 25, 2013 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Your first place Golden Griffin volleyball team returns to the Koessler Athletic Center this weekend for a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference matches. Canisius will host Marist at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon before battling Siena at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
No admission charge.
For additional information, visit gogriffs.com
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director – external affairs, Athletics
by Public Relations | Sep 25, 2013 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
The American Indian Center at Canisius College will host a welcome back social for Western New York’s Native American college students on Saturday, September 28, from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
The “Haudenosaunee Social” will feature food and entertainment. The event is free and open to the public. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass.
For more information, contact Cheryl John at the Native American Western Consortium at 716-673-3170.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communication
by Public Relations | Sep 25, 2013 | Staff
A Middle States accreditation working group needs your help!
You are invited to a public forum on Tuesday, October 8 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and to a second forum the following day, Wednesday, October 9, 9:15-10:30. Both will take place in Regis North. Please join us for a discussion of Canisius College’s engagement with general education, or what our Middle States accreditor calls “Standard 12.”
The working group which will demonstrate that the College meets this Standard is preparing to answer four “Research Questions.” These Questions (listed below) guide our efforts to demonstrate that Canisius meets this standard. We seek information from all corners of the College. What documents or other evidence do you know of that can help us demonstrate how Canisius meets this Standard? At this forum we (the working group for this Standard) will listen to you! We need to learn about what evidence exists that can demonstrate all the ways in which the College meets this general education standard.
What Research Questions do we need to answer?
- What evidence exists that the institution’s graduates meet expected, acceptable levels of competency in oral and written communication, scientific and quantitative reasoning, technological capability, information literacy, and critical analysis and reasoning?
- How effectively are general education requirements and academic program requirements linked and interrelated? How effectively is general education linked to the College’s mission?
- How well does the current process for proposing, approving, delivering and reviewing core courses function? How well do we assess our general education outcomes?
- How well are core curriculum requirements communicated to the public and to members of the College community?
Submitted by: Nancy Rourke, PhD, religious studies and theology
