by Public Relations | Sep 23, 2015 | Faculty
Faculty and staff are invited to the academic affairs divisional meeting today in the Regis Room. The program will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m. followed by a wine and cheese reception. Margaret C. McCarthy, PhD, vice president for academic affairs, will address the state of academic affairs at Canisius and provide time for questions and answers.
In addition, McCarthy and Michael Noonan, PhD, chair of the faculty senate, will host the Fall Faculty meeting on Wednesday, October 14 in the Regis Room. This “faculty only” meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. followed by a reception. Additional details and the meeting agenda will be forthcoming.
We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these meetings during the fall semester.
Submitted by: Lisa Fischer, executive associate, academic affairs
by Public Relations | Sep 23, 2015 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Students
The Canisius College Women’s Business Center will hold a “Social Media Basics” workshop this Thursday, September 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Professional Development, 300 Corporate Parkway, Amherst.
Attendees will learn how to use social media to get the word out about their respective businesses. This hands-on workshop will give participants the skills they need to take their business social strategies to the next level.
Social media allows you the opportunity to develop relationships with your target audiences and strengthen connections through social engagement.
To register visit here. For more information, call the WBC at 888-8280.
Submitted by: Karen Burke, coordinator, women’s business center
by Public Relations | Sep 23, 2015 | Faculty
The Office of Alumni Engagement would like to invite faculty and staff to join alumni, family, parents and friends to the alumni tent party on Friday, September 25, from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
We are offering faculty and staff a discounted rate of $25 per person (excludes food trucks). The party includes live music by the Soul Providers, a buffet dinner, open bar with beer and wine, food trucks and more!
For more information or to register, contact the Alumni Office at 888-2700 or go to canisius.edu/alumni.
Submitted by: Sharon Kasperczyk, alumni engagement officer
by Public Relations | Sep 23, 2015 | Faculty
For decades, instructors have used Scantron for quizzes, exams and surveys. But recently, web-based technologies have appeared that can save instructors the time and trouble of managing Scantron assessment, while offering more options such as question randomization and instant grading.
On Friday, September 25 at 2:00 p.m., Mark Gallimore will conduct a workshop to teach faculty how to build a quiz or exam using Desire2Learn’s on-board Quizzes. The tool offers a variety of improvements over traditional, paper-based assessments.
On Friday, October 16, at 1:00 p.m., Mark will host a workshop to introduce Qualtrics, a powerful but easy to use online survey application, ideal for a variety of survey or data collection projects.
Sign up for either of these workshops here. You can reach Mark at Ext. 8353 for any questions about Qualtrics or Desire2Learn.
Submitted by: Mark Gallimore, academic technology specialist
by Public Relations | Sep 23, 2015 | Alumni, Faculty, Parents, Students
Amelie Fradette, cellist
Join us for the first Informally-Formal Chamber Recital of the 2015-16 season on Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. These recitals provide an intimate setting in which Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) musicians share their favorite chamber works through stories and music. A selection of cheese, crackers, sweets, coffee and tea are available during the concerts.
The September 29 recital features BPO musicians Amelie Fradette, cello and Loren Silvertrust, violin, along with Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus pianist Susan Schuman in a dynamic program featuring Astor Piazolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,” American composer Paul Schoenfield’s trio “Café Music,” and Dmitry Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2 in e minor, “Opus 67.”
Tickets are $15 general admission; $7 for students and can be purchased by calling the Fine Arts Office at 888-2542, online at www.canisius.edu/artscanisius-tickets, or at the door.
Submitted by: Ellen Barnum, director, ArtsCanisius
