Some of the options in D2L Discussion’s Restriction Tab will have updated language and options moved to make it easier to manage restriction, visibility, and access to Discussion boards:
Locking Options are being updated so that you only need to set the Start and End date, with Visibility and Accessibility options underneath each
The language for Locking Options have been updated to be a bit clearer/simpler:
Availability Start Date Option
What it does
Visibile with Access Restricted before start
The Discussion topic (or forum) is visible but students will not be able to open it until the start date. Name, date, other restrictions will be visible, but the description will not be.
Visible with submission restricted before start
The topic (or forum) will be visible and accessible to students. However, they will not be able to post to it, making it read-only until the start date.
Hidden before start
The topic (or forum) is cannot be seen and is not accessible by students until the start date. Notifications will not be sent until the start date.
Availability End Date Option
What it does
Visibile with Access Restricted after end
The Discussion topic (or forum) is visible but students will not be able to open it after the end date.
Visible with submission restricted after end
The topic (or forum) will be visible and accessible to students (they will be able to see posts). However, they will not be able to post to it, making it read-only after the end date.
Hidden after end
The topic (or forum) is cannot be seen and is not accessible by students after the end date. Notifications will also stop.
Examples of option selections and how they affect the forum/topic:
The Default is Visible with access restricted before the start (Unlock) and Visible with access restricted after end (Lock):
Students cannot see anything beyond the Topic or Forum Title, dates, and other restrictions. For topics specifically, students can see topic stats and who posted last. For forums, students will not be able to see titles of topics.
Visible with submission restricted before start (Unlock) and Visible with submission restricted after end (Lock) (Recommended):
Students can see everything above, topic/forum descriptions and details, and also their posts. They will just be unable to post to or participate in topics or forums.
Hidden before start and Hidden after end:
The topic (or forum) will only be accessible to students for the dates specified. After that, students will no longer be able to see the topic or forum– it will be made invisible to them.
Visible with access restricted before the start and Visible with submission restricted after end:
Students will only be able to see the title of the Forum (and titles of the topics within) or Topic and the associated dates and other restrictions, but not the description. After the end date, they will be able to see everything about the topic (or in the forum) but will not be able to particpate in them or post to them.
This is mostly for students, but if you ever saw an “Invalid File Type Error”, a new message will now be appearing that provides more information on the issue:
“This file extension is not allowed for security reasons. Please see our Restricted File Extensions article in the D2L Community for more detailed information.”
For Dropbox Assignments, if a student goes to upload a file that you restricted, they will get a message stating “This file extension is not allowed”.
Quizzes: Clearer Wording
When: December
D2L will be updating some of the wording in the Quiz Editor to make it more clear as to what each option does:
Old Wording
New Wording
Automatic Grade
Automatically Publish Evaluation
Allow attempt to be set as graded immediately after completion
Auto-publish attempt results immediately upon completion
Auto-Export to Grades
Synchronize to Gradebook
Allow automatic export to grades
Sync to Gradebook on publish
Dropboxes: New Editor Made Default
When: December
The new Dropbox Editor, whichwe reported on in December 2020, will be on by default. This means that you will NOT be able to use the old editor and the new editor will be the only one available to you.
If you have any questions about these updates, please contact COLI via the ITS Helpdesk (helpdesk@canisius.edu or helpdesk.canisius.edu)
Photo Left (l-r) Erik Schneider (5 years), Cavina James (5 years) and Elizabeth Caffee (15 years) ; Photo Right (l-r) Howard Stanger (20 years), Lisa Sullivan (20 years), Yvonne Widenor (25 years), Kathleen Delaney (15 years)
Photo Left (l-r) Sandy Miller (5 years) and Katie Huck (10 years); Photo Right (l-r) Jeannette Delaney (5 years) and Jennifer Lavoie (10 years)
Photo Left (Seated) Linda Walleshauser (5 years) and Kevin Smith (25 years), (Standing) Kristina Laun (10 years) and Scott Clark (25 years) Photo Right (l-r) Eileen Herbert (40 years), Barbara Irwin (30 years) and Erica Sammarco (15 years)
Canisius College celebrated the 2020 and 2021 service milestones of faculty, staff and administrators on Monday during a recognition breakfast in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. The room was full with employees commemorating 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to the college. Rev. Jack Mattimore, SJ, opened the celebration with a morning prayer. President John J. Hurley then spoke briefly, offering his thanks and gratitude to the honorees for their dedication to Canisius and its students.
Below is the full list of 2020 and 2021 Service Recognition Honorees:
2020 and 2021 Service Recognition List of Honorees
40 Years in 2020
Eileen C. Herbert – Chief Communications Officer/Director of Communications
Veronica A. Serwacki – Executive Associate to Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
40 Years in 2021
Dr. Guy H. Gessner – Associate Professor of Marketing & Information Systems
Dr. Nancy J. Rosenbloom – Professor of History
Michael E. Szymendera – Director of Infrastructure/Network Engineering
35 Years in 2020
Dr. Mick Cochrane – Chair & Professor of English
Michael G. Dolan – Professor of Kinesiology
Rev. Daniel Jamros, SJ – Professor of Religious Studies
Margaret M. Kraatz – Financial Aid Specialist and Special Projects
Dr. Ian J. Redpath – Chair & Professor of Accounting
35 Years in 2021
Patricia H. Creahan – Director of Student Health Center
Mary A. Koehneke – Associate Director of Student Records & Financial Services
Christopher J. Mejak – Lead Electrician for Facilities Management
Dr. Charles J. Pelitera – Professor of Practice of Kinesiology & Director of Health & Wellness
Brian P. Smith – Director of International Students & Study Abroad
Alan D. Weitzsacker – System Administrator III for ITS
30 Years in 2020
Dr. Edward J. Garrity – Professor of Marketing & Information Systems
Dr. Julie S. Gibert – Associate Professor of History & Associate Dean for School of Arts & Sciences
Lt. John F. Hach – Public Safety Lieutenant
Dr. Mariusz M. Kozik – Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry
Dr. R. Mark Meyer – Associate Professor of Computer Science
Dr. H. David Sheets – Professor of Physics and Director of Data Analytics
30 Years in 2021
Dr. Richard Falkenstein – Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts
Dr. Barbara J. Irwin – Professor of Communication Studies
Michele A. Rizzo – Assistant Director of Financial Services
25 Years in 2020
Kevin M. Smith – Assistant VP & Director of Student Records & Financial Services
Yvonne K. Widenor – Teaching Faculty of Fine Arts
25 Years in 2021
Scott D. Clark – Director of User Services for ITS
Vanessa M. Clay – Public Safety Dispatcher
Dr. John S. Dahlberg – Chair & Professor of Communication Studies
Walter J. DuBois – Stationary Engineer I for Facilities Management
Dr. Robert J. Grebenok – Professor of Biology
Dr. Sara R. Morris – VP for Academic Affairs
Elaine M. Mrugala – Administrative Associate for Student Life
Dr. Craig D. Rogers – Associate Professor of Economics & Finance
Marc J. Schnirel – System Administrator III for ITS
Andrew N. Smith – Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine
Dr. Melissa B. Wanzer – Professor of Communication Studies
20 Years in 2020
Dr. Michael J. Forest – Professor of Philosophy
David J. Koenig – Computer Support Specialist III for ITS
Dr. Ronald H. Kotlik – Director of Education Technology & Emerging Media Program
Dr. Shawn O’Rourke – Co-Chair & Associate Professor of Sports Administration/Grad Administrative Program Advisor
James A. Phillips – Public Safety Security Guard
Dr. Michael E. Rutter – Associate Professor of Counseling & Human Services
Kevin D. Stone – Stationary Engineer I for Facilities Management
20 Years in 2021
Dr. Barbara A. Burns – Chair & Professor of Teacher Education
Dr. Debra T. Burhans – Associate Professor of Computer Science
Frank Clark IV – Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Benjamin J. Dunkle – Professor of Digital Media Arts
Dr. Kristin E. Finn – Professor of Teacher Education
Angela Galante – Financial Aid Specialist
Dr. Marya Grande – Professor of Teacher Education
Ronald J. Haberer – Controller
Dr. Mark Hodin – Professor of English
Dr. Christopher R. Lee – Associate Professor of Religious Studies & Theology
Erik T. Michaelsen – Instructional Media Technician for the Media Center
Dr. Howard Stanger – Professor of Management and Affiliate Faculty of History
Lisa M. Sullivan – Librarian/Collection & Instructional Services
Dr. Steven H. Szczepankiewicz – Associate Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry
Dr. Nancy V. Wallace – Interim Dean for School of Education & Human Services
Dr. Amy L. Wolf – Associate Professor of English
Laura A. Zirnheld – Student Records Specialist
15 Years in 2020
Dr. Patricia A. Coward – Assessment Coordinator for the Library
Pamela M. Dart – Programmer Analyst for ITS
Dr. Jennifer A. Desiderio – Associate Professor of English
Rosemary A. Evans – Administrative Associate for School of Education & Human Services
Dr. Timothy M. Gregg – Associate Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry
Dr. Rosanne L. Hartman – Professor of Communication Studies
Dr. Dennis W. Koch – Associate Professor of Professional Studies/HHP Programs Director
Dr. Jonathan D. Lawrence – Associate Professor of Religious Studies & Theology
Dr. Christopher J. Lopata – Professor of Psychology & Co-Director for Institute for Autism Research
Dr. Tanya M. Loughead – Professor of Philosophy
Brian S. McIntyre – Public Safety Officer
Donna L. Ortolani – Student Affairs Administrative Specialist for Public Safety
Mark J. Piatkowski – Associate Director of Student Life
Deborah W. Prohn – Registrar & Assistant Director of Student Records & Financial Services
Dr. Ronald M. Rivas – Professor of Management
Erica C. Sammarco – Associate Vice President
Kimberly J. Walkow – Executive Associate to the Dean of Wehle School of Business
Richard V. Warcholak – Stationary Engineer I for Facilities Management
15 Years in 2021
Elizabeth P. Caffee – Director of Academic Talent Search
Kathleen M. DeLaney – Reference Librarian & Archivist
Dr. Lorreine DiCamillo – Associate Dean for School of Education & Human Services
Jennifer J. Herrmann – Associate Dean for Student Success for the Griff Center
Dr. Byung-Jay Kahng – Professor of Mathematics & Statistics
Kristine E. Kasbohm – Director of the Library
Sandra M. McKenna – Academic Program Coordinator for Physician Assistant Program
Nancy I. Mercado – Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Dr. Timothy J. Servoss – Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Phillip M. Sheridan – Chair & Professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry
10 Years in 2020
Sierra M. Bonerb – Associate Director of Support Services for the Griff Center
Russell P. Calianno – Programmer Analyst I for ITS
Allen W. Callwood – Public Safety Officer
Carlton Coker, Jr. – Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Dr. Katie S. Costanzo – Associate Professor of Biology
Philip J. Davis, Sr. – Counselor for Academic Talent Search
Dr. Paola C. Fajardo-Heyward – Interim Chair & Associate Professor of Political Science
Dr. Charles A. Goodsell – Chair & Associate Professor of Psychology
Matthew K. Kochan – Librarian and Head of Public Services for the Library
Kristina L. Laun – Administrate Associate for ITS
Dr. Lisa M. Morey – Co-Chair & Associate Professor of Biology
10 Years in 2021
Dr. Denise M. Akin – Clinical Instructor of Psychology
Dr. Allyson D. Backstrom – Director of George E. Schreiner, M.D. ’43 Pre-Medical Center
Angela M. Butler – Advancement Coordinator for Institutional Advancement
Dr. Stephen A. Chanderbhan – Associate Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Mark K. Gallimore – Director of Center for Online Learning & Innovation
Margaret E. Garfoot – Director of Applied Nutrition Program & Office of Professional Studies
Dr. Jean A. Gregorek – Associate Professor of English
Kimberly A. Griffin – Head Coach of Women’s Softball
Katherine M. Huck – Director of Advancement Services
Dr. Karl F. Kozlowski – Professor of Kinesiology
Jennifer M. Lavoie – Assistant Director of Admissions Processing
Dr. Jennifer Lodi-Smith – Associate VP of Academic Affairs & Associate Professor of Psychology
Joshua M. Martin – Admissions Processing Associate
Dermot P. McGrane – Head Coach of Men’s Soccer
Janet M. McNally – Associate Professor of English & Creative Writing
Jeffrey M. Proehl – Librarian/Head of Technology Services for the Library
Dr. Richard D. Reitsma – Chair & Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Lisa A. Rowley – Staff Nurse for the Student Health Center
David A. Shakarjian – Senior Programmer Analyst/DBA for ITS
Eileen Tally – Student Accounts Supervisor for Student Records & Financial Services
5 Years in 2020
Luis R. Ayala – Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Amy K. Beiter – Curriculum & Student Support Project Associate for Academic Affairs
Dr. Julie Anna M. Golebiewski – Associate Professor of Economics & Finance
Dr. Daniel P. Haeusser – Associate Professor of Biology
Patricia A. Herkey – Creative Director of Marketing & Communication
Joshua E. Kruk – Digital Marketing Director for Marketing & Communication
Kelly L. Schultz – Associate Controller
Timothy J. Seil – Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities
Carolyn M. Thompson – Coordinator & Supervisor for Office of Field Experience
Linda M. Walleshauser – Associate VP for Human Resources & Compliance
5 Years in 2021
Jarrett L. Abelson – Director of Athletic Communications
Dr. Nathan L. Arbuckle – Associate Professor of Psychology
Suli M. Calianno – Canisius Fund Coordinator
Jeannette N. Delaney – Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Laura J. Ginter – Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Chris E. Hawkins – Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball
Laurie A. Hennessy – Administrative Operations Coordinator for Athletics
Cavina T. James – Associate Director of HEOP for C.O.P.E.
Matthew R. Kwiatkowski – Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Garrett L. Layton – Director of Digital Media and Athletic Communication
Sandra A. Miller – Senior Director of Corporate, Foundation & Government Relations
Erik J. Schneider – Working Foreman & Housekeeper for Facilities Management
Courtney T. Sullivan – Leadership Giving Officer for the Canisius Fund
Dr. Sarah L. Tulin – Assistant Professor of Biology
Reggie Witherspoon – Head Coach of Men’s Basketball
Lauren L. Young – Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
In order to increase security, Canisius will be requiring all adjunct faculty to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) for their accounts. MFA adds a simple to use layer of protection to your login process that will greatly enhance the security of your accounts. This requirement takes effect January 18th, 2022. Failure to set up MFA by this date may result in being locked out of your account. The setup is easy to complete and available in the Canisius portal now, under “My Applications”, “Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Config”. After enrolling in MFA, your password will expire every 365 days instead of every 180 days.
Users are strongly encouraged to set up more than one method of authentication. Please do not set up the challenge questions only.
Advanced users can also use a digital authenticator app such as Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, LastPass Authenticator and others. This is NOT required but is available as an alternative authentication method. Instructions are available here: https://youtu.be/8FgVuQdjz5M
Support: The Canisius Help Desk is available for any questions or problems you may encounter. For assistance, stop by the Help Desk in Horan O’Donnell Room 016, call 888-8340 or Email helpdesk@canisius.edu
Additional information:
What is Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and why is it going to be required?
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is defined as a security mechanism that requires an individual to provide two or more credentials in order to authenticate their identity. In IT, these credentials take the form of passwords, hardware tokens, numerical codes, biometrics, time, and location. Canisius will be using challenge questions and numerical codes that can be sent to alternate email addresses and texted to cell phones. An encrypted external authenticator application may also be used.
One example that we all encounter is when you log into your online banking portal and you’re given a code on your cell phone to be able to log into the online accounts. Everyone should understand the need to protect our financial and student data from those who wish to do bad things with it. We see daily headlines in the news about companies that have had data breaches. It’s just a fact of life now in the 21st century and our digital age. There are bad actors everywhere on the internet and users often are “tricked” into revealing their credentials. MFA helps to protect the college from these situations and keeps these intruders out of our systems.
By requiring our community to use MFA, our accounts and the data we access about students, college financials and other confidential information will be more secure and less likely to be obtained by others.
Curtis Cluster, a financial consultant for TIAA, is scheduling appointments for November 12 and December 10 for those who want to discuss their TIAA accounts. Meetings will be held either by phone or virtually. Register for sessions atwww.TIAA.org/schedulenow or by calling 800-732-8353.
A lot of PowerPoint users wish to use formatting features to make their slides more instructive or at least visually interesting but balk at the time it takes to do that work on each slide.
Understanding two basic formatting tool-sets in PowerPoint, the Slide Master and Themes, will help you become more efficient in creating characteristic slides for your teaching or presentations. With these, you can rapidly format entire slidedecks.
After you create a set of common formatting (and perhaps boilerplate content), you can then create a PowerPoint template so you can pre-install those elements into any slidedeck you subsequently create.
