EVENTS
Hockey Hosts 18th Ranked Air Force
Tonight is Military Appreciation Night
Your Canisius Golden Griffins complete their season-opening six-game home stand this weekend, when the 18th ranked Air Force Falcons visit HARBORCENTER. This early season showdown between two of the top teams in Atlantic Hockey faces off at 7:35 p.m. both evenings. Tonight, Friday, October 27, is Military Appreciation Night. All active military and their family members will receive complimentary tickets by showing a valid military ID.
As a special bonus on Friday night, the MAAC Champion women’s lacrosse team will be presented with the 2017 championship rings at the first intermission. The Starpoint Middle School Band will be on hand to perform the national anthem.
To purchase tickets in advance, call 716-888-TIXX. Reminder, all Canisius faculty and staff receive discounted prices by displaying a college ID.
For additional game information, visit GoGriffs.com
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director, External Affairs
Volleyball Celebrates Senior Day on Sunday
Team faces NYC-based schools
The Canisius volleyball team concludes the home portion of its schedule this weekend with matches against New York City-based schools Manhattan and Iona. Canisius sits one game out of the final league playoff position with four games remaining. The Griffs meet 10th place Manhattan on Saturday, October 28 at the KAC before hosting Senior Day on Sunday, October 29 versus fourth-place Iona. Both matches start at 1 p.m.
For additional information, visit GoGriffs.com
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director, External Affairs
Dark Matter Day
October 31 is more than just Halloween
October 31, 2017 is Dark Matter Day (https://www.darkmatterday.com). To celebrate, the Physics Department will answer your questions on Twitter from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. that day. Just follow #CanisiusDarkMatter. You can also follow the Physics Department’s twitter feed at @CanUPhysics.
Dark matter is a mysterious substance that has mass but no electric charge and no nuclear interactions. It makes up a little more than 25 percent of the stuff in the universe and is critical to our understanding of the Big Bang, yet remains relatively unknown.
Michael Wood, PhD, chair of the Physics Department, is an experimental nuclear physicist who conducts research at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab), a Department of Energy national lab in Newport News, VA. Wood is a member of the Beam Dump eXperiment (BDX) Collaboration. The BDX collaboration is planning an experiment to create dark matter with a high-energy electron beam at JLab.
Submitted by: Michael Wood, PhD, chair, Physics
ACAC Meeting is Nov. 1
Learn about computing and technology initiatives
The Academic Computing Advisory Committee (ACAC) will hold its second meeting of the 2017 – 18 academic year on November 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the President’s Board Room in Bagen Hall. ACAC is a venue for learning about computing and technology initiatives on campus and lend your voice to the discussion. It is an opportunity to interact with members of ITS and other staff and faculty on issues of computing and technology.
The November 1 meeting will have updates from ITS, COLI and a discussion about the new makerspace, which will open in the library in the first week of November.
All are welcome.
Submitted by: Michael Wood, chair, ACAC
Athletics Merchandise Sale is Next Week
Save big on your favorite Griffs gear
The annual fall Golden Griffin merchandise sale is set for next Wednesday and Thursday (November 1 and 2) in the Koessler Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity to get your favorite Golden Griffin gear at drastically discounted rates and to start some early holiday shopping without leaving campus. Hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies all discounted from 10-50 percent off. Shop early and often and Be Bold – Wear Gold.
Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director, External Affairs
Next Serious Games Meetup is November 3
Virtual Reality is Back!
On Friday, November 3, the Serious Games Meetup returns to LY 122! This time, it’s a Virtual Reality (VR) exhibit. VR is well-known for thrill-inducing roller coaster rides and other entertaining experiences. However, it can also be a powerful tool for immersive and interactive story-telling experiences that serve educational purposes. Attendees will be able to experience VR applications including games, simulations and historical recreations. Digital Media Arts Professor P.J. Moskal, PhD, and his students have been working in VR and will show some projects at the meetup.
Serious Games serves a wide variety of purposes: educational, scientific simulation, healthcare and therapy, personnel training, emergency management, city planning and politics. The Serious Games Meetup Group explores learning theories and game design, and conducts workshops for faculty, staff and students that explore digital and analog game use and creation. And, they play some games, too.
Submitted by: Mark Gallimore, Center for Online Learning & Innovation
