by browkaa | Feb 17, 2021 | Faculty
Want to go the extra mile on Canisius Giving Day? Consider a challenge for your program area. A good blue print to follow is from Jeff McConnell, PhD, chair of the Computer Science Department.
This year, in honor of his 38th year at Canisius, McConnell will donate $10 for every person who gives at least $38 to the Computer Science Program. In 2019, he matched gifts made to the program, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500. In 2018, he challenged that if 50 donors made a gift of $25 or more to the Computer Science Department, he would donate an additional $500.
Challenges are hugely successful in making alumni and supporters feel like their gifts are going the extra mile. A challenge for your support area could be an additional boost!
Remember that the programs with the most donors will receive a cash prize. The program with the most donors will receive $1,000. Second place will receive $750 and third place will receive $500.
Have questions about a challenge? Email the Canisius Fund at canfund@canisius.edu or call us at Ext. 2712 and we will be happy to assist you!
Submitted by: Matt Gorczyca, assistant director, Canisius Fund
by browkaa | Feb 17, 2021 | Faculty
Students can now submit applications for the 2021-22 Canisius Earning Excellence Program (CEEP) awards through Monday, March 1.
CEEP facilitates student collaboration with faculty mentors or senior administrators through highly rewarding educational experiences. These intellectually demanding collaborations create exciting opportunities for applied learning and enhance faculty scholarship. Students gain readiness for a professional career or advanced graduate study when working closely with faculty on scholarly projects.
A 3.3 or higher GPA is required for all applicants. Last year, funding for CEEP transitioned to a scholarship model due to the impact of Covid-19. This funding method will continue for 2021-22 projects. Students will receive stipend payments deposited into their accounts with student records at the end of the semester. This allows students to receive federal work-study (if eligible) in addition to their CEEP project.
More information and current online applications are available on the Academic Affairs page on the myCanisius portal. Applications opened on Friday, February 12. Students will also receive an Email notification with details regarding the application process.
Please note, current CEEP award recipients interested in continuing their project next year will need to fill out new applications for the 2021-22 award. Renewal is not automatic.
If you have any questions regarding the award and application process, contact Emily McGorry (mcgorrye@canisius.edu) or Jenn Lodi-Smith (lodismij@canisius.edu).
Submitted by: Emily McGorry, executive assistant, Academic Affairs
by browkaa | Feb 17, 2021 | Faculty
This Friday, February 19 is the last day to order a beautiful bouquet to support Hospice Buffalo.
The Student Records & Financial Services Center has teamed up with the organization to take orders for its 35th annual Hospice Spring Bouquet Sale.
This year, purchase a gorgeous mixed bouquet for $10 or a tribute bouquet for $30. For every tribute bouquet purchased, a $10 bouquet will be sent to brighten the day of a current Hospice patient.
Additionally, to celebrate the 35th year of the bouquet sale, Hospice is giving away 35 prizes for 35 years. Each tribute bouquet will come with a scratch-off card for the opportunity to be a lucky winner! All proceeds from the Spring Bouquet Sale benefit Hospice Buffalo’s patients and their families.
Orders with payment are due no later than this Friday, February 19. Cash and checks are accepted. Checks can be made out to Hospice Buffalo. You can also Venmo Allaina Faulise at @Allaina-Rosemarie.
Flowers will be delivered on Monday March 1, and you will be contacted when they arrive for pick up.
To place your order, please contact Allaina Faulise at faulisea@canisius.edu or Margaret Kraatz at kraatzm@canisius.edu.
Help us bring a dose of springtime and happiness to the people impacted by serious illness and loss.
Submitted by: Margaret M. Kraatz, financial aid specialist, Student Records & Financial Services
by Lauryn Saldana | Feb 17, 2021 | Faculty
Kristine Kasbohm, director of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis, SJ Library, is serving as president of the WNY Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) Board of Trustees this year.
WNYLRC is a non-profit, state-funded council that facilitates resource sharing among all types of libraries in Western New York. There are councils for each region of the state.
Learn more about WNYLRC here.
Submitted by: College Communications
by browkaa | Feb 17, 2021 | Faculty
On February 28, 2020 mixed-media artist Elizabeth Leader presented her new book, Discarded Ancestors, during the college’s Spring Archives Speaker Series event.
The book never would have happened without her curiosity and determination to finding out who had originally owned a photo album she discovered curbside on an East-side Buffalo street. It also would not have happened without the encouragement and research assistance of Canisius Librarian Lisa Sullivan.
Leader’s initial search included the creation of a haunting series of collages based on the neighborhood where she found the album. Out of those photos, she created art that brought new stories to life. It wasn’t until a chance meeting with a Sullivan, whose love of research, including genealogy, that the book came to life and a family was rediscovered.
The February 2021 edition of Buffalo Spree features Discarded Ancestors. It highlights Lisa Sullivan’s effort to help tell a personal story of Buffalo’s rich immigrant history, including the workplaces and urban landscapes filled with treasured legacies and secrets living among rubble. Click here to read about it.
Submitted by: Kathleen M. DeLaney, archivist & special collections librarian, Archives & Special Collections
