This Sunday, December 3, begins the four weeks of Advent, a period of spiritual preparation and celebration of Christ’s birth.
Canisius’ faith community invites all to observe this sacred season during a series of Sunday worships at Christ the King Chapel, which will include the lighting of the Advent Wreath, the blessing of the Manger and a children’s nativity.
*Campus Ministry will also remember Daniel Vella during the Sunday, December 3, 7:00 p.m. Mass. Vella was a Canisius student who died suddenly last December.
Submitted by: Rev. Fred Betti, SJ, chaplain, Campus Ministry
As the U.S. Department of Education prepares to launch its broad overhaul of the federal financial aid system and more specifically the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Canisius University is taking a proactive approach to ensure the changes have a minimal impact on both current and prospective students. The new 2024-2025 FAFSA is set to open by December 31, 2023 and “will be a more streamlined application process,” explains James Nowak, associate director of enrollment and financial aid at Canisius University. “But there are also significant changes to the application process and how aid is calculated that may have substantial effects on students’ eligibility for financial aid.”
Nowak is raising awareness and educating students, parents, guardians and guidance counselors ahead of the important and upcoming changes to the federal aid process. To date, he has presented at more than 20 local high schools and hosted a Buffalo Public School Counselor Professional Development and Information Session.
Among the most helpful changes to the FAFSA process: a shorter form, more straightforward questions and its availability in more languages. Prospective students will also be able to list up to 20 colleges on their FAFSA (up from 10), and students and parents will now have their income verified through Direct Data Exchange with the Internal Revenue Service. Moreover, “the new FAFSA formula will make an additional 600,000-plus students from low-income backgrounds eligible for Pell Grants,” notes Nowak. The Federal Pell Grant program is the largest of its kind, designed to help low-income students. The intention behind the FAFSA simplification is to get Pell dollars into the hands of the families who need them the most.
There are other key changes, however, that may hinder the FAFSA process for students, delay delivery of their financial aid packages or eliminate them all together.
Click hereto learn more about those changes and what Canisius University is doing to minimize the impact for current and prospective students.
ITS will be preparing the campus computer labs for the spring semester. To do this efficiently, we need your input.
Please read the attached document and then complete the Google form to submit any requests for additional software. Requests must be received before January 3.
Submitted by: Tom Prince, director of user services, ITS
