The annual C-Block bonfire ignited a whole lot of school spirit Sunday evening, ahead of the first day of classes. The action kicked off at dusk in Bart Mitchell Quad, where students amassed to take advantage of all the free food, music and giveaways.
Prior to the bonfire, Campus Ministry welcomed the university’s newest Griffs at Sunday evening’s first Mass of the academic year. The liturgy unites students in fellowship, faith formation and service.
Professor Emeritus of History Bruce Dierenfield, PhD, recently authored a 436-page book entitled Separating Church and State: How the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union Led the Nation in Religious Liberty. The book was published by the Friends of the Bill of Rights Foundation. It focuses on such topics as school prayer, deprogramming of “cult” members, government aid to religious institutions, and religious discrimination against incarcerated Native Americans and members of Hare Krishna over the half century since 1952.
President Steve K. Stoute announced on Monday the first round of proposals selected to receive support from the President’s Innovation Fund.
Canisius introduced the competitive grant program earlier this year. The initiative promises to invest $1 million over five years in support of original and inventive concepts that have the potential to advance the institution’s strategic agenda and achieve verifiable outcomes for students. Using this as their criteria, faculty and staff were encouraged to submit proposals for funding. The faculty- and staff-led proposals selected in the first round directly support the goals outlined in the university’s six-year strategic plan, Answer the Call, and demonstrate creativity and ingenuity, and foster academic excellence and innovation.
“I am thrilled to share the first proposals to receive support through the President’s Innovation Fund,” said President Stoute in announcing the winning proposals. “This fund enables us to invest in initiatives that will enhance student success, enrich the campus experience and strengthen our community. I congratulate the faculty and staff who conceived of the successful proposals for their vision and dedication to propelling our institution to Answer the Call.”
The total funding for these six projects could rise to $240,000 over three years. Canisius will review new proposals each year and invest $1 million dollars in aggregate over a five-year period to support innovative ideas that help accomplish institutional goals.
Click here to read more about the programs that are being funded.
ArtsCanisius and A Musical Feast invite you to our first concert of the fall semester. “A Musical Feast: Follow Your Bliss – Shared Sounds” will include performances by Ann Colley, storyteller, Charles Castleman, violin, Claudia Hoca, piano, Jonathan Golove, cello, Tiffany Du Mouchelle, soprano, and Stephen Solook, vibraphone. The concert begins at 4:00 p.m. in Montante Cultural Center on Saturday, September 7.
Ann Colley, professor emerita from SUNY at Buffalo will offer “Down to the Sea Again.” This presentation portrays parts of these solitary walks. The video presents these experiences through a narrative (spoken by me) and through images taken by me. Accompanying the video are passages from Benjamin Britten’s orchestral “Sea Interludes” that were composed to be performed between acts of his opera Peter Grimes (1945). Britten’s music is an appropriate accompaniment, for Britten grew up along the East Anglia Coast (in Lowestoft). He lived close to and frequently listened to the music of the North Sea.
Additional works by Franz Schubert, Kaija Saariaho, and Jullius Eastman will round out the afternoon. Peter Hall, former WNED radio host and current co-host of WBFO’s “Theater Talk” will moderate the afternoon’s extravaganza. Tickets are available at canisius.edu/artscanisius and at the door, and please note that tickets are $5 for faculty, staff, and students.
Flip (formerly known as Flipgrid) will be merging with Microsoft Teams. Flip will be turned off on October 1, 2024.
As of July 2024, the Flip website went into “view-only” mode, meaning that no new accounts can be created nor new videos uploaded. Additionally, the Flip mobile app is no longer available.
Users who wish to download their videos for their personal archives will have until September 30, 2024.
Note that no user data or videos will be carried over to Flip. When Flip is turned off on October 1, 2024, all videos and user data will be deleted within 30 days.
