Meg Keller-Cogan joined WKBW-TV Channel 7 for a live interview on Nov. 20 to discuss the potential impact of President-elect Trump’s proposal to dismantle the Department of Education.
The director of Canisius’ graduate program in educational leadership and supervision spoke about the possible challenges of maintaining consistent educational quality across state lines and risks to educational equity and accountability in the absence of a federal framework.
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The Sociology Department has brought the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Exhibit to the Canisius Library. The exhibit highlights the origins, key members, and accomplishments of the Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier, Buffalo’s first gay rights organization. Following the exhibit’s opening, students attended a lecture by Adrienne Hill, co-founder of the LGBTQ History Project. The exhibit will remain on display for the community until the library closes on Friday.
Submitted by: Secil Ertorer, Chair, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Environmental Studies
As a reminder, Turnitin will be phased out after the fall 2024 semester and replaced by Copyleaks, which is now available in D2L for faculty to use. To get started, go to Add Existing Activities in a D2L Module, then choose either of the two new Copyleaks Tools.
The Assignment Tool allows faculty to create Copyleaks Assignment Dropboxes where students can upload their written assignments. Faculty can set the Copyleaks Assignment Tool to scan the student’s work as soon as they submit or after the due date. The Copyleaks Teacher Scan Tool also allows faculty to upload individual documents for scanning. We recommend creating a new course module for this tool and hiding it from students, or at least hiding the tool itself.
Interested in learning more about Copyleaks? Check out the available tutorials on the Copyleaks Wiki page. As the tool is still new to Canisius, more tutorials will be coming in the future. Questions about Copyleaks? Please contact helpdesk@canisius.edu.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is saddened to share the news that Professor Emeritus Frank J. Dinan passed away on Oct. 14 at the age of 90.
Frank received his doctorate in organic chemistry from the University at Buffalo in 1965 and started his career as a faculty member at Canisius in the same year. Frank taught organic chemistry in the department for 45 years. He also taught courses in the All-College Honors Program. Frank was an outstanding professor and scientist, and an inspiration to generations of students. He was always kind, encouraging and caring, and possessed a deep and wonderful humanistic view of life. Frank was a pioneer in the development and implementation of collaborative teaching methods, earning the Koessler Distinguished Faculty Award in part for these efforts. Always quick with a joke, he had at least five on any subject and could put a smile on anyone’s face. Frank’s multiple “letters to the editor” published by the Buffalo News spanned a range of topics mostly related to how proposed changes could result in the betterment of society and the human condition. Frank loved teaching and life, and it showed. He was also a most avid reader, delving into such topics as the origins of the English language and quantum physics. A lifelong Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees fan, Frank could quote stats and team history with the best of them. Although we mourn his passing, the lessons he taught us will always be remembered.
The 2025 Winter Faculty Development Promotional Page is live! Read more about scheduled sessions and workshops, including presenters and times, by visiting the page here.
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