by Public Relations | Sep 22, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
Canisius’ mascot, Petey the Golden Griffin (a Half Eagle/Half Lion lovable ball o fur), has reached the final four of BustedHalo.com’s annual Catholic Mascot Contest (Catholic Mascotology).
So far Petey has bested the Iona College Gael, the Providence Friar and the College of the Holy Cross Crusader. Petey is now in the Final Four where the results of yesterday’s matchup against Iggy, the Scranton Royal Wolf, were not yet final as of this printing. Petey had an 11 percent lead late in the day and if he advances he will face off against The St Edward’s (Austin, TX) Hilltopper or the Mount St Mary’s (Emmitsburg, MD)Mountaineer. You can check out the contest and vote in the championship round for Petey (should he advance) by clicking here.
Submitted by: Mike Hayes, director, Campus Ministry
by Public Relations | Sep 22, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
P.W. Singer, PhD, senior fellow and director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, will speak at Canisius on Wednesday, September 24 at 7 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge of the Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center. Singer’s lecture, entitled “Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know,” is free and open to the public. The event is presented by The William H. Fitzpatrick Chair of Political Science Lecture Series.
Singer is considered one the world’s leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare. He was named by President Obama to the U.S. Military’s Transformation Advisory Group. Singer is the youngest scholar named senior fellow in the Brookings’ 95-year history. CNN named him to its “New Guard” List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers, he was included in the Turner Broadcasting series “26 People to Save the World,” as well as Defense Magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers List, of the people whose ideas most influenced the world that year. Prior to his current post, Singer was the founding director of the Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World in the Saban Center at Brookings.
Click here to learn more about Singer.
Submitted by: Michael Haselswerdt, PhD, director, Fitzpatrick Political Science Lecture Series
by Public Relations | Sep 22, 2014 | Faculty, Staff
Anne Anderson, individual consultant for TIAA-CREF, will be on campus, Wednesday, October 1, in the Student Center Executive Conference Room for individual counseling sessions. She will meet with individuals to review and discuss current investments, answer questions and review their options to help meet retirement goals.
To schedule an appointment, contact the TIAA CREF Service and Scheduling Group at 1-800-732-8353.
Submitted by: Dawn Rotterman, benefits specialist, Human Resources
by Public Relations | Sep 22, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Staff, Students
DMA alumnus and founder of Buffalo Game Space Chris Langford ’09 has been very busy lately trying to develop an organization that connects artists, programmers, musicians and writers who are interested in making computer games.
After going strong for nearly two years, the organization has launched a Kickstarter campaign to move to the next phase of operations and to help push game development further in Western New York. If you are interested in supporting this initiative please visit this link and share with others.
You can also learn more about Langford and his initiative by clicking here.
Submitted by: PJ Moskal, PhD, associate professor, Communication Studies
by Public Relations | Sep 22, 2014 | Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students
Banned Book Week returns to the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library today, Monday, September 22 – Friday, September 26 with several events.
The librarians and staff will join their professional colleagues throughout the country this week to raise awareness of censorship, and to promote the freedom to read, intellectual freedom and tolerance. We invite you to explore the library, engage in discussions, think about the new, different, innovative, even controversial ideas others may share, and recognize that tolerance of each other is the aim of this week.
The American Library Association provides resources for you to discover and use this week. Simply click here to access them.
The complete list of Banned Book Week events can be found at by clicking here.
Events are free and open to all.
Submitted by: Kathleen Delaney, archivist, reference librarian
So far Petey has bested the Iona College Gael, the Providence Friar and the College of the Holy Cross Crusader. Petey is now in the Final Four where the results of yesterday’s matchup against Iggy, the Scranton Royal Wolf, were not yet final as of this printing. Petey had an 11 percent lead late in the day and if he advances he will face off against The St Edward’s (Austin, TX) Hilltopper or the Mount St Mary’s (Emmitsburg, MD)Mountaineer. You can check out the contest and vote in the championship round for Petey (should he advance) by clicking here. 
