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Canisius in the News

Associate Professor of Economics Julie Anna Golebiewski, PhD, weighed in with The Buffalo News for a December 15 story about the latest jobs data released by the State Labor Department. According to Golebiewski, local businesses appear to be hiring fewer people and perhaps waiting out the uncertainty of economic conditions.

Click here to read the story.

Submitted by: College Communications

COLI’s End of Semester Checklist

It’s 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

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

Deck the Halls Holiday Contest

Just a reminder that you have until 12:00 noon today, Friday, December 16 to submit your department’s decorated door to Stephanie Masood, at masoods@canisius.edu, for a chance to win a breakfast party for your team.

The Human Resources Department is hosting a holiday door decorating contest and every department is encouraged to participate.  Have fun, be unique and show your Christmas creativity.  (Bonus points are earned when the department door picture is accompanied by a photo of the team decked out in their favorite holiday sweaters!)

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

Canisius in the News

President Steve Stoute was among several local college and university leaders interviewed for a Buffalo News story about how higher education institutions are finding ways to recover from the enrollment hit, as a result of Covid-19. President Stoute spoke about the ways in which Canisius needs to think differently about who today’s students are. Click here to read the story.

Submitted by: College Communications