On Dec. 12, Canisius English professor Mick Cochrane visited a class of literary arts students at Perpich Arts High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spoke about the process of publishing a literary magazine and what it’s like to study creative writing at the college level. He described the new Hassett Family Creative Writing Scholarship at Canisius and encouraged students to apply. Read more about Mick’s visit to Perpich in the school’s newsletter.
Information Technology Services wishes everyone a happy holiday season! In the event you need to log in over the holidays, please note the following maintenance windows scheduled as follows:
Friday, Dec. 27, from 7-9 a.m.: Banner will be unavailable.
Wednesday, Jan. 1, from 7-11 a.m.: Banner and Self-Service Banner (Student Profile, registration, timesheets, leave balances, etc.) will be unavailable. Please note that third-party software connecting to banner and custom web applications will also be unavailable.
The ITS systems status page, located in dark blue top section of the portal, will be updated accordingly with each of these updates.
Submitted by: Michele Folsom, Director of Administrative Computing, ITS
The following browsers are the minimum browser versions that are supported by D2L:
Minimum Supported browsers:
Chrome 129
Edge 129
Safari 18
Firefox 130
Supported legacy browsers:
Chrome 94
Edge 94
Safari 15
Firefox 92
Unsupported browsers:
Chrome 67
Edge 80
Safari 12
Firefox 67
Need to update your browser? Check out the third tip on the Troubleshooting D2L wiki page. For more information, check out D2L’s Browser support page, which will be updated on Jan. 2 to reflect the above. If you do not update your browser, you may get various warnings/pop-ups, based on your browser’s classification according to D2L: Supported, Legacy, Unsupported (Warning), or Unsupported (Blocked).
Malini Suchak weighed in on ways people can pet-proof their homes for the holidays in a Dec. 17 story in U.S. News & World Report.
The professor and chair of animal behavior, ecology and conservation (ABEC) noted that while pet safety requires thoughtful preparation and creative problem-solving, it doesn’t mean people have to sacrifice holiday traditions. Instead, Suchak suggested some adaptations to help ensure everyone – human and animal – can enjoy the season safely. Read the story.
The university’s snow removal process is effective, but dealing with some snow and ice in parking lots on campus is still likely. Facilities offers these handy tips for safely stepping out of your car in slippery conditions.
Submitted by: Matthew Moje, Safety Coordinator, Facilities
