ReNika Dixon ’14, recipient of the Medical Alumni Scholarship, speaks to the Medical Advisory Board at its spring meeting, held in Science Hall on April 29th.
Submitted by: Sarah Graham, assistant director of advancement initiatives, Advancement
Maria Kotas - MAAC Trny MVP
Campus congratulations are in order to Coach Scott Teeter, his staff and the women’s lacrosse team for capturing its fourth straight league title Sunday afternoon. Your Griffs knocked off top-seeded Marist by the score of 11-9 in the title game to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
Canisius is the first MAAC team to win the league title four straight times.
The Griffs will meet Penn on Friday in College Park, Maryland. The winner of that game will meet the top-seeded Terps on Sunday.
For additional information on the championship, and to get start times and ticket information for Friday, please visit www.gogriffs.com.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate director, Athletics
Canisius College will host the Hispanic Music Youth Project today, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the door.
Submitted by: Susan Keller Sedia, administrative associate, Management
This spring the ALANA Student Center, in association with the Afro American Society, Counseling Center, Office of Residence Life and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (New York Lambda Chapter) sponsored an engaging student Coloring Contest for both undergraduate and graduate students. Sponsors received a total of 85 entries!
Buffalo’s African American Cultural Center in association with Outside the Box, also in Buffalo, judged the many stunning entries.
The three winning entries and 45 other entries are on temporary display in the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center lower level, near the CPLD office. Rev. Michael F. Tunney, S.J., professor of fine arts and director of mission and identity, selected the additional 42 entries on exhibition.
Visit this display and savor the stunning, creative colors. Posted also are the reasons given by Outside the Box for selecting each entry.
You can also visit the April/May 2014 Cultural Times Bulletin link on the announcement section of myCanisius to learn about the three winners and their entries.
Contest co-coordinators were Jen Kamish MS ’14, graduate assistant, ALANA Student Center (ASC) and Davona Mason MS ’14, graduate assistant, hall director, residence life. Special thanks to students Ikenna Alozie and Ekemini Umoren, both from Nigeria, for arranging and mounting the images on the tunnel wall. Thanks to student Marissa Floyd for her help as well!
Submitted by: Kathleen Mathews, administrative associate, ASC
