Canisius College received a $10,000 grant from Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative. Representatives from Honeywell’s Buffalo Research Laboratory presented a check to Mariusz Kozik, PhD, chair of chemistry and biochemistry and coordinator of the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad, at a gathering of Honeywell and Canisius College administrators in Science Hall on Tuesday, June 6.

Pictured from l-r: Robert Stewart ’11, PhD, research chemist, Honeywell; Marci Gregson, senior manager of human resources, Honeywell; Mariusz Kozik, PhD, professor and chair, chemistry, Canisius; David Nalewajek ’74, PhD, research fellow, Honeywell; Robert Sikorski, Buffalo plant manager, Honeywell; and Sandy Miller, director of corporate and foundation relations, Canisius

The funds will be used to offset student costs associated with preparation and participation in the Western New York Chapter of the International Chemistry Olympiad. The Chemistry Olympiad is a local, national and international competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored nationally by the American Chemical Society and hosted locally by Canisius College.

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A group of 10 Canisius students are participating in a three-week international teaching internship in Oviedo, Spain, at Colegio San Ignacio (CSI).  Living with families from CSI, the students are working as English language teachers and are immersed in Spanish culture while in the beautiful old world city of Oviedo.

The group organized the ‘first edition’ of American Day at CSI. Spanish students spent a day surrounded by American culture, traditions, stories and activities. The school was dripping with American decor. They danced and sang karaoke to tunes such as to “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springstein and “Surfin’ USA” by the Beach Boys.

The grand finale of the internship is a three-day English immersion camp held at a spectacular Jesuit compound in the coastal town of Celorio. This year, 75 fourth-grade students will attend. Canisius students facilitate all aspects of the camp, stressing English language acquisition.

Submitted by: Nicki M. Calabrese, PhD, associate professor, Education Department

Peter Galie, PhD, professor emeritus of political science, discussed the basics of the New York State 2017 Constitutional Convention on WCNY, “The Capitol Pressroom.”

Listen to the full interview here.

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