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Welcome to Daniel Dentino, PhD

Daniel A. Dentino, PhD, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, begins his duties at Canisius tomorrow, Friday, May 31. As a strategic leader and integral member of the president’s senior leadership team, Dentino will advise college leadership on current developments in higher education as they specifically relate to student affairs. 

Welcome to Canisius Dr. Dentino!

Submitted by: College Communications

June Food Trucks!

Canisius’ annual food truck season begins in June! Click here to view the full food truck schedule for the month, which includes visits twice a week from local food trucks.

All trucks serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. If you would like to check out the trucks’ menus and plan your lunches in advance, the links are available below. Attached to each truck is an invitation that will allow you to add the event to your Outlook calendar via an RSVP link. Simply click “RSVP,” list your name and email address, and the option to add the event to your Outlook calendar will appear.

  • The Blend will come to campus on Monday, June 3 in the Bagen Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.

PLEASE NOTE: THE BLEND SERVES PROTEIN SHAKES AND GRANOLA BARS ONLY, NOT A FULL LUNCH.

  • Polish Villa will come to campus on Wednesday, June 5 in the Lyons Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • The Cheesy Chick will come to campus on Tuesday, June 11 in the Bagen Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • Center Street Smokehouse will come to campus on Wednesday, June 12 in the Lyons Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • Mineo & Sapio’s Street Eats will come to campus on Tuesday, June 18 in the Bagen Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • The Salad Bar will come to campus on Thursday, June 20 in the Lyons Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • Ms. Judi’s will come to campus on Wednesday, June 26 in the Bagen Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.
  • K Café will come to campus on Thursday, June 27 in the Lyons Hall lot. To add this event to your calendar, click here.

Please contact Mary Braun, assistant for human resources, with any questions at Ext. 2240. We hope you enjoy all of this summer’s culinary offerings!

Submitted by: Mary Braun, assistant, Human Resources

Canisius Receives $74,044 to Measure Physical Fitness in Aging and Autism Study

The Canisius College Departments of Kinesiology, Psychology, and the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) received a $72,044 federal grant from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS). The grant, from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging, is a supplement to the recently funded Canisius Aging and Autism Study. The grant provides for the addition of assessment of objective markers of physical fitness to the ongoing research on aging and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Research will be conducted by study investigators Karl F. Kozlowski, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology and the exercise physiologist directing the physical fitness portion of the project;

Jonathan D. Rodgers, PhD, assistant professor of psychology;  Jennifer Lodi-Smith, PhD, associate professor of psychology; James P. Donnelly, PhD, professor of counseling and human services; Christopher Lopata, PsyD; professor of teacher education and co-director of the IAR; and Marcus Thomeer, PhD, associate professor of teacher education and co-director of the IAR.

The community is encouraged to get involved in this important research. You do NOT need a diagnosis of ASD to participate in this study. We hope to include individuals with varying degrees of ASD characteristics from minimal to high. We also welcome participation from adults of all ages though we are particularly interested in understanding autism in individuals age 65 and older.

To participate in this study please visit canisius.edu/iar_aging or call (716) 888-2513 to request a paper copy of the survey.

Read more here.

Submitted by: College Communications

Local Theater Produces Plays by Canisius Instructor

Thomas Snodgrass, adjunct instructor for religious studies and theology, has authored a series of plays entitled “In Crazy Love: A One Act-Play Series” that will be produced in early June. This series of 10-minute plays pulls back the curtain on all kinds of relationships, while teaching a course in the absurdity of romantic love.

Performances will take place on Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m. All shows will premiere at The American Repertory Theater of Western New York located at 545 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. Click here for ticket information.

(Warning: some plays do contain minimal adult language and elements but are rated PG-13).

Submitted by: Rebecca Krawiec, professor and chair, Religious Studies and Theology

Honeywell Continues Support of Western New York Chemistry Olympiad Program


Pictured (l-r): Crystal Sequeira, senior human resources generalist, Honeywell Performance Materials & Technologies; Robert Sikorski, plant manager, Honeywell Buffalo Facility; David Nalewajek ’74, research fellow, Honeywell Discovery Group; Mariusz Kozik, PhD, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Canisius College and Sandy Miller, director of corporate & foundation Relations, Canisius College

Canisius College announced that it is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative. Representatives from Honeywell’s Buffalo Research Laboratory presented the check to Mariusz Kozik, PhD, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and coordinator of the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad, at a gathering of Honeywell and Canisius College administrators on May 20, 2019.

The funds will be used to offset costs associated with students’ 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.

Read more here.

Submitted by: College Communications