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A group of students, alumni, faculty and staff joined the Jesuit community in Loyola Hall on Thursday, November 15 for Mass and an evening discussion on the film “Romero” to commemorate the recent canonization of St. Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Submitted by: College Communications

The Dome Takes a Brief Hiatus

Happy Thanksgiving from the Office of College Communications!

Due to the holiday closing, The Dome will not publish on Friday, November 23 or Monday, November 26.  Any and all submissions received in the interim will appear in the Wednesday, November 28 edition of The Dome.

Thank you.

Submitted by: College Communications

Endowed Donor Reception

The Endowed Donor Reception was held on Tuesday, November 13 in Science Hall. More than 38 students and 87 donors were present to hear music by the CrescenDONT’s and inspirational speeches by donors and students. Canisius saw an increase in endowed gifts from the previous year by 64 percent, awarded an excess of $3.5 million in endowed scholarships and $1.3 million in endowed programs during the 2017-18 academic year.

Submitted by: Ginny Dadaian, director, Stewardship and Events  

Final United Way Basket Winner Announced

Congratulations to our final United Way basket winner, Maureen Hidy, payroll manager.

The Canisius United Way Campaign has been extended and will run through today, November 21. The donation button can be accessed on the MyCanisius portal page. Your pledge does not carry over from last year, so please take the following steps to make your pledge:

 

  1. https://uwbec.unitedwayepledge.org
    2. Click [Forgot User ID or Password?]
    3. Enter Work Email
    4. Enter Verification Code
    5. Click [Email My Information]
    6. Check your Work Email inbox for an email from donotreply@uwbec.org
    7. Click the reset password e-Pledge link in the email (will expire within 24 hours)
    8. Create a new password and click [Save]
    9. Click the [Continue] button

If you have any questions about the process of making your e-pledge, please contact one of the following members of the United Way Committee: Linda Walleshauser, associate vice president, Human Resources & Compliance (Ext. 2244); Mary Braun, human resources assistant (Ext. 2240); Maggie Burkard, academic affairs support manager (Ext. 2120); Emily McGorry, executive assistant, Academic Affairs (Ext. 2121); and Sharon Federico, assistant to the vice presidents, Student Affairs and Business & Finance (Ext. 2130.)

Submitted by: Mary Braun, assistant, Human Resources

Thesis Defense Week

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The All-College Honors Program announces its Honors Thesis Defense Week, which runs next Tuesday, November 27 – Friday, November 30. Topics include hazing, climate change, eSports and the opioid epidemic in Buffalo. The defenses are free and open to the public, and primarily take place in Science Hall 1017. See the attached document for more information.

Submitted by: Bruce Dierenfield, professor, History; director, All-College Honors Program