by browkaa | Mar 4, 2020 | Faculty
In the month of March, the Center for Online Learning & Innovation (COLI) will offer a number of opportunities for faculty and staff to learn new things for teaching, research and administrative work. More opportunities are added each week!
UPDATE! After March 6th, all workshops are called simply “Preparedness Workshops.” At those, we will discuss a variety of basics for preparing your classes to move online in case our campus classrooms are no longer available. Since anything we cover is useful for augmenting face-to-face courses generally, these workshops are a special opportunity to learn new digital teaching skills!
See the list of workshops, meetups and other events on our events calendar. Be sure to check back as additional activities are added!
Submitted by: Mark Gallimore, Center for Online Learning & Innovation
by browkaa | Mar 4, 2020 | Faculty
The Canisius Physical and Health Education/Teacher Education (P/HETE) program hosted students from Stanley Makowski Buffalo Public School (BPS) No. 99 on Tuesday, March 3 at the Koessler Athletic Center. Teacher candidates from Dr. Clancy Seymour’s Assessment in PE (PED 371/PEG 571) course collaborated with Tony Lafornara ᾽88 and Ashley Caputa MS ’07, MS’10, to assess fourth grade student fitness levels using several different methods. With more than 100 students in attendance, the experience was enjoyable for fourth graders and allowed P/HETE majors to conduct research while cultivating local BPS partnerships. In addition, teacher candidates are provided the opportunity to analyze pre- and post-test data and administer fitness assessments in an authentic environment.
Submitted by: Clancy Seymour, EdD, assistant professor/director of Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
by browkaa | Mar 4, 2020 | Faculty
Canisius College was one of the first private institutions to receive funding from the New York State Education Department to support the creation of the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). HEOP is designed to support students who have the potential to be successful in college but due to academic and economic circumstances, would not be able to pursue a college education. The HEOP program became a model for access programs across the country and significantly increased the numbers of Black and Latinx students attending colleges and universities.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the college’s participation in the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program, Canisius will host a reception on Wednesday, April 15. The event is sponsored by the Division of Academic Affairs, Canisius Opportunity Programs for Education, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the HEOP Student Organization.
The celebration will recognize the first graduating class of 1973, which consisted of six students: George Benson, Amanda Cordero, Dorothy Cordelius, Michael Norwood, George Robinson and Dwight Tate.
In addition, Canisius will honor HEOP graduates: George Robinson ’73, Carolyn Billingslea ‘75, the Honorable Kevin Carter ‘86, Paula Prince ’91 and Aimiamia Amadasu-McCray ’03.
To date, there are more than 44,000 HEOP graduates across New York State including 400 graduates from Canisius College.
Submitted by: Fatima Rodriguez Johnson, associate dean, Diversity & Inclusion, Academic Affairs
by browkaa | Mar 4, 2020 | Faculty
The best college basketball rivalry in Western New York takes place this Friday March 6, in the Koessler Center when Canisius hosts Niagara at 7:00 p.m. Petey will celebrate his birthday prior to the game in the Griffins Den with free foam fingers given to Canisius students. For discounted faculty/staff tickets call 888-2885.
Canisius will honor seniors Malik Johnson, Dantai St. Louis and Corey Brown prior to the game. Senior cheerleaders will be introduced later in the evening. Additional information on the game can be found at www.GoGriffs.com.
Click here to add the game to your calendar.
Submitted by: John Maddock, Athletics
by browkaa | Mar 4, 2020 | Faculty
In preparation for Giving Day 2020, scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, the Canisius Fund Team is communicating with program directors and/or the respective contact for the programs, institutes, teams, etc. that have opted in to fundraise on Giving Day. With the 24-hour fundraising campaign less than two months away, it’s now time to begin submitting content for your respective campaign pages.
This information has been communicated via email to those who have opted in to fundraise, and is also below:
- Copy and images for campaign pages due! Please email Suli Calianno (lyons@canisius.edu) with any copy and images that you would like to appear on your campaign page no later than Thursday, March 19. To reference your page from last year, visit https://www.canisiusgivingday.com/leaderboards (you can access your campaign page by clicking on your respective program from the Giving Day 2019 Leaderboards).
- Submit your list request! If you will need the Canisius Fund Office to provide an email list of graduates from your program, please notify Suli Calianno (lyons@canisius.edu) no later than Monday, March 23. List requests submitted after the deadline may not be honored.
The Canisius Fund Team is here to support those fundraising on Giving Day so please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. You can contact the Canisius Fund Office at x2712.
In addition, you are encouraged to join us for one (or both) of our remaining Giving Day Training Sessions to learn how to leverage this special campaign to fundraise for your area. Email Suli Calianno (lyons@canisius.edu) to register!
| DATE |
TIME |
LOCATION |
| Thursday, March 12 |
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. |
LY203 Conference Room |
| Monday, March 30 |
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
LY203 Conference Room |
Submitted by: Matt Gorczyca, assistant director, Canisius Fund
