During the break, the campus voicemail system was upgraded. Messages were backed up before the upgrade and restored after the upgrade. You may have old messages that will reappear as new messages. Please review your voicemail accounts to verify new and old messages are accounted for. Problems or questions can be directed to the ITS Helpdesk at extension 8340.
Submitted by: Frank Kirstein, director computer infrastructure, ITS
As you may know, our Middle States team visit is scheduled for March 22-25. This is an important event that normally occurs every 10 years. Institutional accreditation is required for participation in most state and federally-supported programs, including grants and all student financial aid programs. Accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is focused on the whole institution rather than a single program or unit.
Faculty members are invited and encouraged to attend the open faculty meeting on Tuesday, March 24 in Regis South at 3:30 p.m. All members of the campus community are invited to hear the closing team report on Wednesday, March 25 at 10:00 a.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
Submitted by: Lisa Fischer, executive associate, Academic Affairs
Your Canisius baseball team returns home from a long road trip to host the University at Buffalo on Tuesday, March 24. First pitch at the Demske Sports Complex is slated for 3:00 p.m.
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Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director, external affairs
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Canisius College Video Institute will host a screening, “Filmmakers on the Front Line: Living the Mission through Video Institute Alumni,” on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Hall Commons.
The 30-minute screening will feature several short films by Matt Rath, COM/DMA ’09, video producer for Samaritan’s Purse International Relief: Conflict in South Sudan, Forgiving Isis and Human Trafficking. A discussion, question and answer session, and reception will follow the screening. The event is free and to the public.
Rath, a 27 year-old Christian filmmaker who loves photography, storytelling and social justice, has traveled to more than 20 countries including Iraq, South Sudan, Rwanda and Niger for his work with Samaritan’s Purse, an international humanitarian organization founded by Franklin Graham. He has witnessed the wounds of war, poverty and disease but has also laughed with someone everywhere that he has been. Rath is living the mission of the Canisius College Video Institute every day through his work with Samaritan’s Purse. For more information, click here.
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 and cultural issues relevant to the world today. The Video Institute is co-directed by Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor of communication studies, and Jamie O’Neil, associate professor of digital media arts.
“Filmmakers on the Front Line: Living the Mission through Video Institute Alumni,” is co-sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry, the Canisius Jesuit Community, the Communication Studies Department, the Digital Media Arts Program, the Journalism Program, The Office of Mission and Identity, and USA JUSTICE. For more information, Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, at Ext. 2108 or irwin@canisius.edu.
Submitted by Marketing & Communication
You won’t want to miss the latest edition of Canisius Magazine, which hits mailboxes this week.
This issue’s cover story, “Memories of a Movement,” commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and the historic march in Selma. In it, Canisius alumni, who participated in the march, reflect on their personal experiences from that time. Their stories exemplify how the search for justice can often change an individual as much – if not more – than the broader change he seeks to achieve.
If you haven’t received your copy of Canisius Magazine in the mail yet, be sure to check out the online version, which includes even more, unabridged memories, which we weren’t able to fit in the print edition.
Submitted by Marketing & Communication
