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Griffin Week Begins

Griffin Week, the annual athletic-filled slate of competition, begins tonight, February 22 with a Battle of the Bridge hockey game versus Niagara University. Puck drop is set for 7:35 p.m. at the HARBORCENTER. The seven seniors on the men’s hockey team, Ian Edmondson, Dylan McLaughlin, Cameron Heath, Jimmy Mazza, Matt McLeod, Felix Chamberland and Alex Jaekle, will be honored in a pre-game ceremony beginning at approximately 7:25 p.m.

Both teams are fighting for playoff positioning as the regular season enters its final week of competition. Canisius competes against Niagara on Saturday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. at Niagara University.

Discounted tickets for faculty and staff are available by calling (716) 888-8499. Note: If you plan to attend the game tonight, February 22, it is strongly encouraged that you to take the subway. There is a concert at the Key Bank Center tonight at 7:00 p.m. and parking will be more expensive than usual.

The Canisius women’s basketball team will host a pair of MAAC games at the KAC this weekend. The Griffs host Siena College tonight, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. Click here to add this event to your calendar. They will host Monmouth University on Sunday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. Click here to add this event to your calendar.

Canisius and Monmouth are tied for fifth place in the MAAC, both with 7-7 records, while Siena is a 1/2 game behind at 7-8. The top five teams receive a first-round bye in the MAAC Tournament. Sunday, February 24 is senior night for the following players: Sara Hinriksdottir, Zhane Irby, Amanda Schiefen and Maria Welch. They will be honored before tip-off.

The Canisius women’s lacrosse team opens its home portion of the 2019 schedule on Monday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m. at the KAC against 5th ranked Northwestern University. There is no admission charge. Click here to add this event to your calendar.

For additional information on Griffin Week and the games listed above, please visit www.GoGriffs.com.

Submitted by: John Maddock, Athletics

Canisius Representation at National Forensics Meeting

David Sheets, PhD, director of the graduate program in data analytics and professor of physics, will present a talk at the National Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Baltimore, MD today, Friday, February 22. The talk will cover portions of the work of a joint expert working group of National Institute of Standards (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on human factors in forensic handwriting examinations. The report of this working group will be published shortly and presents national level guidelines for handling human factors in the forensic handwriting examination.

Sheets will present with other members of the working group, including Melissa Taylor (NIST), Emily Will, private document examiner in Raleigh, NC and Linton Mohammed, PhD, private document examiner in San Francisco, CA.

Sheets’ involvement with the statistics of impression evidence arose from his initial work with researchers from the State University at Buffalo on forensic analysis of human bitemark patterns. His criticisms of the weaknesses in many areas of forensic impression evidence interpretation lead to his invitation to work with the NIST/DOJ panel.

Submitted by: David Sheets, director, Graduate Program in Data Analytics

Griff Center Career Events

The Griff Center has several exciting career events coming up starting this Monday, February 25 with Rich Products.

The first career event in March is Suit Up! JC Penney, located in the Boulevard Mall, will have professional dress clothes discounted at 40 percent off. Discounts are available to students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Click here to view more upcoming events in the Griff Center.

Submitted by: Eileen Abbatoy, associate director, Griff Center

Farmworker Justice – Unjust NYS Laws

What must state lawmakers do to support the men and women who put food on our tables? Let’s work to present the issues to our local legislative offices.

Peace Action-Canisius and the Western New York Peace Center will host West Cosgrove, Western New York Coordinator for Rural Migrant and Ministry (RMM), and Ann Converso, legislative advocacy chair for the League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara on Monday, February 25 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Science Hall.

For over 20 years, RMM has coordinated the statewide Justice for Farmworkers Legislative Campaign that has sought to ensure that the voices of workers are heard at the policy-making tables that impact their lives.

Submitted by: Terrence Bisson, professor, Mathematics and Statistics