The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series will welcome acclaimed author Damon Young ’02 to a live web event on Tuesday, October 13. Young will speak about his debut memoir What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, at 7:00 p.m., and take questions from participants. An RSVP is required to participate in the event.
To read the full article and RSVP to this event, click here.
Submitted by: College Communications
In 2019, Canisius College community members donated plastic lids to create artworks inspired by the work of Mary Ellen Croteau. In spring 2020, we completed the work during a Makerspace event and FAH273 Field Excursion: Connections between Museum and Zoo Exhibitry Practices.
Thank you to all of our donors and the following artists: Roni Laport,’21, Nicole Maley ’20, Julienne Ngombilekeuneu ’21, Hunter Wood ’22, Matt Ryley ’20, Jillian Smith ’21, ABEC Professor Sue Margulis, Celine Kawalek ’21, Ian Holway ‘21, Ashleigh Pagano ’20, Professor of Art History Yvonne Widenor, Miranda Malvaso ’21, Carrie Smith ’20, Library Director Kris Kasbohm, Sara Ruszczyk ’20 and Sage Pollack ’21.
We also recognize Mary Ellen Croteau for her inspiration and advice as the artworks are now installed in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library. Please visit them and enjoy! We have plenty of supplies to create more pieces. Stay tuned for future Makerspace events.
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, visiting assistant professor and program director, Art History Program, Fine Arts Department
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be offering several workshops this fall to continue the important work toward increasing the inclusiveness on campus. Information about the following workshops and the opportunity to register for programs is available here.
Submitted by: Fatima Rodriguez Johnson, associate dean for Diversity & Inclusion, Academic Affairs
Now more than ever, students need to have an online presence particularly for applying for jobs and meeting prospective employers. In the YouTube playlist linked here, students will receive a comprehensive 30-minute crash course in using Google Sites to make a professional-looking portfolio website that they can use in interviews and applications.
Google Sites is a relatively simple website building tool with lots of power behind it. Students can link to other websites, videos or files. Pictures and text can be added as well. Google Sites is very useful since it integrates well with Google Drive, so if students need to link to something they have in their Drive space, they can search the item they are looking for. There are also some best practices and quick tips to help make their portfolios better and more engaging for the profession they are looking to make a career in.
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, academic technologist, COLI
When teaching online, you will likely use online resources such as YouTube, Educational Websites and Tools, Online Databases and Articles. The easiest way to get your students to engage with these useful resources is to provide them with the web address.
In D2L, this can be done several different ways but require certain options be selected so that problems and issues do not arise.
The first way is to create a link in the content section (under “New> Create a Link”). The second way is to use the QuickLink option when creating a web page (under “New> Create a File”).
Either option will work. Here are some best practices and tips to keep in mind, which you can discover in this video.
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, academic technologist, COLI
