As a reminder, the university is closed today, Wednesday, June 19, in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday. Canisius will reopen on Thursday, June 20.
The university will also be closed on Thursday, July 4, in recognition of the July 4th holiday. In addition, President Steve Stoute has designated Friday, July 5, as a President’s Holiday so that faculty and staff may enjoy additional time with families and friends.
Please contact the Office of Human Resources with any questions. We wish you a safe and happy summer!
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, SPHR-SHRM-CP, Associate Vice President for Human Resources & Compliance
Canisius University and Northeast College of Health Sciences are pleased to announce a new educational partnership. The collaboration guarantees that Canisius students, who meet specific program requirements while earning bachelor’s degrees in sports and exercise healthcare or health and wellness, can seamlessly transition into Northeast’s Doctor of Chiropractic Program.
The accelerated 4+3 option enables students to earn their bachelor’s degree from Canisius and doctorate degree from Northeast a full year earlier than it would take to earn each degree separately, saving students time and money. In addition, Canisius students are eligible for merit scholarships from Northeast based on their academic standings.
“With job growth in allied healthcare professions projected to grow faster than average in the next 10 years, Canisius is excited to partner with Northeast College to offer students a clear and accessible pathway to graduate study in chiropractic care,” says Karl Kozlowski, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Canisius.
Click here to read more about the articulation agreement.
Two award-winning writers will be visiting Canisius this October under the auspices on the Contemporary Writers Series.
On Tuesday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m., in the Montante Cultural Center, Clair Wills will give the 20th Annual Hassett Reading. She is the King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge. Her books include Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain, winner of the Irish Times International Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and That Neutral Island: A Cultural History of Ireland During the Second World War, winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman History Prize. Wills’ most recent book is Missing Persons, or, My Grandmother’s Secrets. She is a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, and other publications.
On Tuesday, October 29, at 7:00 p.m., in the Grupp Fireside Lounge, Kao Kalia Yang will read and discuss her work. She was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and came to America at the age of six. She earned a BA from Carleton College and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia. Yang is the author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, a finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award and the Asian American Literary Award and winner of a Minnesota Book Award; The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, and a Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and most recently, Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother’s Life. She has been awarded fellowships by the McKnight, Paul and Daisy Soros, and Guggenheim Foundations.
You can learn more about both authors and events and find instructions how to livestream on the writers series homepage: www.canisius.edu/writers
Get ready to treat yourself because an ice cream truck is rolling onto our campus next week! Whether you’re craving a cool, delicious post-lunch treat or looking for a sweet way to hang out with colleagues, this is the perfect opportunity to indulge.
LuGia’s on Wheels will be located in the Bagen Hall parking lot on Thursday, June 27, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Additionally, as dates and times are subject to change and additional food trucks added, please keep an eye on The Dome for food truck updates throughout the summer.
We hope that you’re enjoying the excellent food options this summer! If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Lapinski at Ext. 2132.
Canisius University Professor Barbara Irwin, PhD, is the co-author of the newly-released book Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series. “Reading Rainbow” remains one of the most successful PBS children’s series in television history. It helped generations of children cultivate a love for books and earned numerous national and international awards for doing so, including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award.
Creating Reading Rainbow chronicles the Buffalo origins of the groundbreaking television series, and how a local public television station (WNED-TV) spearheaded an educational movement that sparked a passion for reading in millions of children. The book explores the many intriguing and homespun stories that, when woven together, reveal how “Reading Rainbow” came to be; what led to the series being named “Reading Rainbow;” and its connection to another popular PBS children’s series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
Click here to read more about the book and its co-authors.
