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Canisius Community Development Opportunities

New Policy on Academic Integrity

Academic Affairs and the Center for Online Learning and Innovation are organizing a series of great on-campus development events during the week of August 16 – 19, of interest to all Canisius College employees.  These sessions include such topics as practical web development skills, self-care, and efforts to create a more inclusive campus that promotes diversity and a supportive community for all students, faculty and staff.  Here’s some examples:  

Wednesday, August 17

Self-Care and Wellness 

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Dr. Jonathan Lawrence, associate professor, Religious Studies and Theology 

This session will introduce some of the health and wellness resources the college and our insurance providers offer, and will include a short walk in Forest Lawn Cemetery across the street (weather permitting; please wear comfortable shoes) 

WordPress for Research 

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

Benjamin Dunkle, associate professor, Digital Media Arts 

WordPress is the most popular website management tool in the world. It’s also free and open-source. 

In this session, you’ll learn how to use it as a tool for publishing a variety of content types. No experience with WordPress is required. 

QPR Suicide Prevention Training 

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Eileen Niland, LMHC, director, Counseling Center 

Charita Price, LMHC, counselor, Counseling Center 

QPR, the “CPR” for suicide prevention, stands for Question the person about suicide, Persuade the person to get help and Refer the person to help. QPR is designed to increase your ability to recognize suicidal thoughts and behaviors and to refer a student who is at risk to campus and community resources.  In this session, counselors from the Canisius Counseling Center will offer QPR methods and resources for faculty and staff.   

For now, pencil these into your calendar.  Stay tuned to The Dome for updates and a sign-up sheet, since more sessions are in planning right now!   

Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI

Food Trucks Today and Tomorrow

Food Trucks will be here today and tomorrow during lunchtime, starting as early as 11:00 a.m. The links to the trucks’ menus are available below along with the times and locations they will be available.

Wednesday, July 13 – The Great Aussie Bite  – Bagen Hall Lot – 11:00 a.m. –  2:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 14 – LuGia’s Ice Cream on Wheels– Lyons Lot  – a.m. –  2:00 p.m. 

If you have any questions, please contact Bethany Voorhees at Ext. 2100 or Lynn Incardona at Ext. 2246.

 

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

5th Annual Faculty Staff Appreciation Luncheon

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to present the fifth annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Lunch. As our community reconnects and prepares for the start of the fall semester, we also look forward to celebrating the arrival of President Steve Stoute to Canisius College! The luncheon will take place in the Economou Dining Hall on Wednesday, August 17 from Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of last year, look forward to the new academic year ahead, and take some time to enjoy each other’s company.

Please RSVP here or to Bethany Voorhees at voorheeb@canisius.edu by Thursday, August 11.

We hope you can make it!

 

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

Canisius Community Development Opportunities

New Policy on Academic Integrity

Academic Affairs and the Center for Online Learning and Innovation are organizing a series of great on-campus development events in the week of August 16th – 19th, of interest to all Canisius College employees.  These sessions include such topics as practical web development skills, self-care, and efforts to create a more inclusive campus that promotes diversity and a supportive community for all students, faculty and staff.  Here’s some examples:  

Self-Care and Wellness 

9:00AM – 10:15 A.M. 

Dr. Jonathan Lawrence, Associate Professor, Religious Studies and Theology 

This session will introduce some of the health and wellness resources the college and our insurance providers offer, and will include a short walk in Forest Lawn Cemetery across the street (weather-permitting – please wear comfortable shoes) 

WordPress for Research 

1:00PM – 2:15 P.M. 

Benjamin Dunkle, Associate Professor of Digital Media Arts 

WordPress is the most popular website management tool in the world. It’s also free and open-source. 

In this session, you’ll learn how to use it as a tool for publishing a variety of content types. No experience with WordPress is required. 

QPR Suicide Prevention Training 

2:30 – 3:45 P.M. 

Eileen Niland, LMHC, Director, Counseling Center 

Charita Price, LMHC, Counselor, Counseling Center 

QPR, the “CPR” for suicide prevention, stands for Question the person about suicide, Persuade the person to get help and Refer the person to help. QPR is designed to increase your ability to recognize suicidal thoughts and behaviors and to refer a student who is at risk to campus and community resources.  In this session, counselors from the Canisius Counseling Center will offer QPR methods and resources for faculty and staff.   

For now, pencil these into your calendar.  Stay tuned to the Dome for updates and a sign-up sheet, since more sessions are in planning right now!   

Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, academic technologist, COLI

Institute for Autism Research Receives $925k Grant

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Autism Research Program announced that it awarded researchers at the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) a three-year grant totaling approximately $925K.  The grant will be used to test a unique school social intervention for autistic children.

Addressing the complex social challenges of autistic children (without intellectual disability [ID]) is difficult and social skills interventions are sometimes used in an effort to improve their social performance and outcomes. Despite the clear need, few receive systematic and effective social intervention. Studies of social interventions delivered in clinical settings for this population have suggested some positive effects but the benefits rarely translate to school settings. Efforts to develop and implement school social interventions have been hindered by barriers in the school environment such as lack of resources, staffing and training, and limited time during the school day. As such, there is a need for feasible and effective social interventions that can be delivered by non-professional (paraprofessional) school staff in school settings, including as part of after-school programs.

Click here to learn more about the Institute for Autism Research and how it will use the grant to advance and assess intervention effects.

Submitted by: College Communications