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All About Allergies

by | May 4, 2022 | Faculty

Springtime is here and for many of us this also means allergy season. The short read, above, provided by Lawley Insurance Group, explains characteristics that can increase your risk of getting allergies, how to minimize the symptoms, and how to go about getting treatment. 

Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office

 

TIAA Live Webinars for May

by | May 4, 2022 | Faculty

Get your finances in check with the help of webinars offered by TIAA for the month of May.

Take a look at the list for days, times and how to register to attend.

Click here to get started!

Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, executive associate, President’s Office

Join Slow Roll

by | May 4, 2022 | Faculty

Slow Roll is a free and inclusive Monday night community bike ride.  On Monday, May 16, the ride takes place in Hamlin Park! The 10-mile round-trip route has two stops, returning to Em Tea Cup Coffee Cafe for food, drinks, music and fellowship.

Meet at Em Tea Cup Coffee Cafe, 80 Oakgrove Ave. corner of Hughes Ave. for Slow Roll at 6:30 p.m.  Wear your Canisius gear!

Our 311 Ride will spotlight a city service Slow Roll squad uses along every route we ride, and show how everyday residents can help improve the state of our streets. “The City’s of Buffalo’s 311 Call and Resolution Center provides residents with fast, centralized access to city services.”   Learn more during the ride!

Submitted by: Mary Rockwell, Ph.D., director, The New Buffalo Institute

 

 

COLI’s End of Semester Checklist for Instructors

by | May 4, 2022 | Faculty

It’s coming up to the end of the semester again. Here are some actions you should take by the week after grades are due:

  • Enter your Final Grades through MyCanisius. Click here for a brief video tutorial.
  • If you want students to see their Final Calculated Grade, click here to see a tutorial on how to do that.
  • Export your gradebook to archive the grades for your personal record. See this tutorial here to do that.
  • Archive your entire D2L course in the Brightspace format at the end of each term for your personal record. Click this link to see how to do that.
  • If you are teaching courses in the next semester, copy course content so you do not have to rush through it and have time to work on it in between semesters. Click here to see how. Text instructions are available here.
  • If you have not already, inform the Canisius Bookstore of any books or Cengage Unlimited products you intend to use. If you are not planning on using books or Cengage Unlimited products, let the bookstore know that as well. See their page here for more contact information.

You can click here to view the COLI Checklist page, which has further resources. View the video below for a quick overview of the End of Semester Checklist:

https://youtu.be/8bIEBVDhm8M

Summer Software Requests

by | May 4, 2022 | Faculty

Please Email all requests for computer software for the summer session by Friday, May 6 to helpdesk@canisius.edu

If you have any questions or concerns please contact the ITS Help Desk via Email, phone (Ext. 8340) or visit here.

Submitted by: Scott Clark, director, User Services/ITS