Campus Candids
Canisius For Kids on campus this week. The subjects covered during camp range in topic, from math to science and history to language arts.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communications
Canisius Names Bill Collins New VP for Institutional Advancement
Canisius President John J. Hurley has appointed William M. Collins, the former principal and co-founder of Travers Collins, to the position of vice president for institutional advancement at the college. Collins will oversee all advancement functions at Canisius, which include fundraising, alumni engagement, marketing, public relations, creative services and website services. As vice president for institutional advancement, Collins also serves as Canisius’ chief development and external relations officer.
“Bill Collins is a consummate professional who brings to Canisius a wealth of experience in public relations, marketing and not-for-profit leadership in our community,” said Canisius President John J. Hurley. “I am thrilled to add him to our team at Canisius and I know he will be an exceptional leader for our institutional advancement team.”
Collins was most recently a principal of Travers Collins, an agency which he co-founded with Bob Travers in 1995. Prior to its sale to The Martin Group last month, the agency was one of Western New York’s leading marketing-communications agencies.
“I am honored and delighted to join Canisius College, which I consider to be one of the bedrock institutions in Buffalo,” Collins said. “I am looking forward to working with President Hurley, the trustees, faculty and staff at the college to advance the mission of Canisius, which can only result in great things for our community.”
Collins will assume the position on August 19.
Click here to learn more about his experience in public relations, marketing and not-for-profit leadership.
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Student Employment Availability for 2014-15
The current plan to improve college efficiency has resulted in a consolidation and restructuring of many offices on campus. Those changes will require each office to restate its needs for federal Work Study and Griffin Employment students for the coming year.
In April, each department received a request for Work Study which asked for the number of students you need, as well as the names of students you preferred to hire (returning or new). IT IS IMPORTANT that you send an e-mail to Michele Rizzo in the Financial Aid Office by August 1 restating this information. (rizzo@canisius.edu)
Please include the following:
1. The name of the department and supervisor of the student employees.
2. The location of the office and a contact phone number for student inquiries.
3. A brief job description and preferred skills needed for the job.
Open positions will be posted on line in late August.
Submitted by: Michele Rizzo, assistant director, Financial Aid
Campus Candids
Campus Ministry’s annual summer picnic was a great success thanks to the support of everyone across campus. Special thanks go out to Rev. Michael F. Tunney, S.J., who presided over a Mass celebrating Sue Fischer’s 15 years of ministry at Canisius. (Sue recently retired as associate campus minister.); and Amy Betros HON ‘09, co-director of St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, who donated hot dog and hamburger buns for the picnic. Of course, thanks to God for making it all possible.
Submitted by: Joe Van Volkenburg, assistant to the director, Campus Ministry
Canisius Mourns Loss of Rev. Robert A. Haus, S.J.
Canisius College is saddened to report the passing of Rev. Robert A. Haus, S.J., a member of the Canisius College Jesuit Community and professor emeritus of mathematics. Father Haus died on July 12. He was 90.
“For 54 years, Father Haus was a wise and enduring presence on the Canisius campus,” said John J. Hurley, Canisius president. “His humble and holy example captured the Jesuit essence of this place and he was an inspiration to his students and colleagues. I will miss him greatly.”
A philosophy major at Boston College, Father Haus was pursuing a second master’s degree in mathematics at Notre Dame when, in 1959, the Provincial for the Society of Jesus gave him his Buffalo assignment. Father Haus spent the next four decades in the classroom at Canisius. He became well-known for his exceptional ability to explain complex math problems with ease.
During Father Haus’ tenure, he also served as dean of the college’s evening division, and faculty advisor to student government, the student affairs council, the Azuwur yearbook committee, the DiGamma Honor Society, and moderator to the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes.
Father Haus retired from teaching in 2004 but assumed several new roles at Canisius and within the Jesuit community. He served as assistant to the secretary of the Board of Trustees, treasurer of the college’s Jesuit residence and he maintained the Jesuit vacation home on the Canadian shore. Father Haus also continued to serve as a Jesuit counselor in Bosch Hall, his home since 1968 when the residence hall first opened. During those years, Father Haus became a trusted friend and advisor to countless Canisius resident students.
Father Haus was born May 8, 1924 in Bronx, New York. He entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY in 1942. He earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in philosophy from Boston College; a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame; and a licentiate of sacred theology degree from Woodstock College.
Father Haus recently moved from Canisius College to Murray-Weigel Hall, the New York Province’s infirmary and retirement residences, where he passed away. Father Haus was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy (Haus) Bangert, and his niece, Patricia Ann Bangert. He is survived by his nephew, Douglas A. Bangert Jr. and niece, Betty Spradlin.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held today, Wednesday, July 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Murray-Weigel Hall Chapel (515 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY). Canisius College will hold a memorial service in September. (More information will follow at a later date.)
Notes of condolences may be sent to Father Haus’ nephew, Douglas A. Bangert, at 1145 Beach View Drive, St. Simon’s Island, GA, 31522.
Submitted by: Marketing and Communications
