by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Oct 6, 2023 | Faculty
October is Cybersecurity month! To kick it off, Canisius would like to invite you to spend some time thinking about your online presence and how you can make it more secure.
It is a good idea to separate out your professional and personal life. On this note, Canisius strongly recommends that you do not mix your work and personal communications and online accounts. Per the Canisius Acceptable Usage Policy, we recommend that you do not use your Canisius Email (i.e., the email ending in @canisius.edu) for personal communications or as the contact email for various personal accounts unrelated to your work at the University.
Please take the time to review any of your personal online accounts and check that you are using a personal email account (such as a free Google Mail/gmail account). Use this external Email address for any accounts unrelated to Canisius University such as personal social media, financial/banking, shopping, etc. Share your personal Email address with friends and family and ask them to contact you there for non-Canisius matters. Use this personal email to also set up another form of Multi-factor Authentication for your Canisius account. You may want to set up an Authenticator App too, particularly if you are in a building that has low cell service.
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI, on behalf of ITS
by Margaret Burkard | Oct 6, 2023 | Faculty
As President Stoute mentioned in his Email on September 25, “to Find Your Way is to recognize and amplify the collective power we all have to make meaningful change in the community where we work and live.”
Canisius University is part of the fabric of this community and our ability to make a difference in Erie County remains constant. We have officially launched our United Way campaign. With our support, the United Way and its affiliates can help create better lives for our neighbors in need.
Please know that you do have the ability to designate your favorite charity as the recipient of all or part of your donation.
Each week we will conduct a prize drawing from the list of donors. We have received gifts from the staff of Academic Affairs, Athletics, the Bookstore, the Library, PA Studies, Human Resources, and Institutional Advancement for you to choose from. The united way is also giving away PRIZES each week to donors who pledge just $1 a week; the grand prize is a pair of 2024 Buffalo Bills Home Game Season Tickets!
Our first 2023 Campaign Event will be a CHILI COOKOFF on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in the Old Main Faculty Lounge.
Your $5.00 pledge will allow you to taste all chili entries and vote for the “Most Unique” and “Best All-Around” Chili recipe.
CROCK POTS OF CHILI NEEDED!
If you have a favorite chili recipe you want to share with the Canisius community, please consider entering it to win a prize and bragging rights!
To RSVP or Enter your Chili, please complete the form HERE or contact Maggie Burkard at Ext. 2120 or at burkardm@canisius.edu.
Here’s how to make your 2023 Canisius Campaign Pledge:
Go to uwbec.unitedwayepledge.org
1. Click [FORGOT USER ID OR PASSWORD?]
2. Type in your Work Email
3. Click [E-MAIL MY INFORMATION] (only make one request)
4. Check your Work Email inbox for an email from donotreply@uwbec.org
5. Click the reset password e-Pledge link in the email (will expire within 24 hours)
6. Create a new password and click [Save]
7. Click the [Continue] button
Submitted by: United Way Committee
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Oct 6, 2023 | Faculty
Over the summer, the AI and Society Initiative at Canisius had several sessions on various topics concerning AI.
Here is the kickoff session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEm2bTWllYU&list=PLbfuRZ-aoFGTzGG7i4WZTBjsQQjavkzXV
Check out the YouTube playlist for the rest of the recorded sessions. These sessions were split into two tracks: Education focused and Enterprise focused.
If you are interested in future Conversations on AI Symposium events, stay tuned to the COLI Blog and the Dome!
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI
