Campus Candids
Special screening of Olmsted’s Enduring Legacy hosted by President Hurley Tuesday evening in the Montante Cultural Center.
Submitted by: Public Relations
Softball Hosts Syracuse on Thursday Afternoon
Your Golden Griffin softball team returns to friendly turf Thursday afternoon when the Orange of Syracuse University visit for a twin bill. First game at the Demske Sports Complex is slated to start at 3:30 p.m. with the approximate start of game two is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
For additional information, visit gogriffs.com
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate director, Athletics
Video Institute Films Selected for Film Festival
Two films produced by the Canisius College Video Institute (VI) will be featured at the 2014 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. The screenings of East Side: A Community of Hope and Where the Crow Will Be Forever are scheduled for Monday, April 28 at 6:15 p.m. at Market Arcade Film and Arts Center in downtown Buffalo.
Where the Crow Will Be Forever explores the history of the Crow tribe, life on 
the reservation and why the Crow have chosen to stay. Student filmmakers Ashley Fike (COM ’13) and Lauren Mosier (DMA ’13) traveled with Keith Burich, PhD, professor of History, and a Canisius contingent to Montana in summer 2012, during a trip offered through the American Indian Center at Canisius College. The group celebrated at Crow Fair and learned about life on the reservation through first-hand experiences and conversations with members of the Crow tribe.
East Side: A Community of Hope, produced by Erik Taheri (DMA ’14) and Rich Lunghino (DMA ’13), examines the East Side of Buffalo – a community plagued by violence, poverty, and suffering – and the faith-based initiatives being undertaken in an effort to revitalize this once-thriving community. The inspiration for the film came from Taheri’s own lifelong devotion to helping those less fortunate who live on the East Side of Buffalo, and a summer 2012 immersion trip to the East Side led by Michael Gent, PhD, professor of management, and Devonya Havis, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy.
Both 30-minute documentaries were produced under the direction of Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor of communication studies and co-director of the Video Institute.
The award-winning Canisius College Video Institute provides students with opportunities to put their classroom lessons to work on projects that enrich their learning and benefit the greater community. Students produce social documentaries and service-oriented videos – all connected by the theme of social justice – to promote discourse on ethical, social and cultural issues relevant to the world today. The Video Institute is co-directed by Irwin and Jamie O’Neil, associate professor and director of the Digital Media Arts program.
For more information about the film festival or to purchase tickets, visit http://thebnff.com/films/
Submitted by: Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor, Communication Studies
Globalization, Latin American Politics, and Education
Professor Fernanda Astiz, PhD, director of Latin American Studies Program at Canisius College will present a lecture on Globalization, Latin American Politics and Education, Monday, April 28, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Daemen College is Wick Student Center, Alumni Lounge.
An Argentine native, Dr. Astiz has published extensively on education governance and policy, minority acculturation, and the consequences of globalization for curricular control in national education systems here and in Latin America.
Submitted by: Terrence Bisson, professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Joseph J. Naples ’41 Conversations in Christ & Culture Series
Please join us on Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Grupp for a lecture entitled “A Vatican II for Protestants. The lecture is being presented by Brian McLaren, an author, speaker, activist and leading spokesperson for the emerging church movement.
Submitted by: Rosemary Evans, administrative associate, Religious Studies
