A pair of Canisius University students is attracting national media attention for turning a heartbreaking NFL playoff loss into a story of hope. Nicholas Howard ’27 and Ryan Patota ’27 saw an opportunity to change the narrative when social media turned hostile against Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, when he wasn’t able to catch the game-tying two-point conversion in the Bills-Ravens divisional playoff game. Howard and Patota launched a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for Andrews’ charity, Breakthrough T1D. The campaign began with a modest $5K goal but has since raised nearly $100,000 from football fans across the country.
Business First, WBEN-AM Radio 930 and Western New York Catholic all reported on Canisius’ high marks in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings for Best Online Master’s Programs. The university secured the No. 66 position nationally for Best Online Master’s in Business Programs. The School of Education and Human Services climbed three places to earn the No. 85 ranking for Best Online Master’s in Education Programs. Read more on Canisius News Center.
The Buffalo News and WGRZ-TV Channel 2both shared the news that Canisius appointed Bridget Niland, JD, PhD, as the new vice president for academic affairs. Niland joined the university earlier this month. She brings with her extensive academic experience, an inspiring vision and deep ties to the community. Read more on Canisius News Center.
Calling all faculty and staff! Help Canisius University win the 13th annual Go Move Challenge by recording your minutes of intentional physical activity that gets the heart pumping to determine which Jesuit institution is the most active. Awards go to the university that tracks the most minutes, the university that averages the highest number of minutes per participant, and the university with the highest average number of minutes per region. Join us in our efforts for focus on our physical health and wellness!
Click the “LOG IN / REGISTER” button on the top menu bar.
In the “REGISTER” box, enter your university email address and other required information, including your university.
In the “Division/College” box, click on your division/college (ie School of Law, School of Ed, Student Life, Academic Affairs Office…) from the drop-down. If you don’t see your Division/College, choose “Other” and enter the name of yours.
Click the “SUBMIT” button when finished.
You will receive a confirmation email with your user email and password.
Click the “LOG IN / REGISTER” button on the top menu bar.
In the “LOG IN” box, enter your email address and password.
In the “LOG MY WORKOUT” box, select the intensity of your workout and description and enter the number of minutes, and select a single date or date range for logging multiple days.
Click the “LOG IT” button when finished.
Users can delete minutes that were entered in error.
Challenge rules and tips:
The challenge runs from Feb. 1-29. Minutes will not be accepted after the challenge ends.
Get inspired and motivated by creating a team of up to 6 (including yourself) to compete against other teams at your university to see which one averages the most minutes!
Use the Go Move Challenge social media sites to share photos, and tag photos #GoMoveChallenge.
Open the mobile-friendly challenge website from your phone’s browser to enter minutes on the go!
As part of our annual Go Move Challenge this year, the Human Resources Department will host its third annual Faculty/Staff Campus Polar Walk! More details to come regarding this event.
Please contact the Office of Human Resources with any questions!
Submitted by: Lynn Incardona, HR Associate, Human Resources
We are grateful to the students, faculty, staff and greater Canisius University community for donating sports gear during the Leveling the Playing Field collection drive. Together, we contributed to expanding access and equity within youth sports and recreation programs in under-resourced communities in Western New York.
A special thanks to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the Sustainability Committee and Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit honor society) who collaborated on this drive, as well as Christ the King Faith Community for bringing equipment to mass, as well as to athletics’ external affairs team for engaging the Griff Fan community to participate in this drive.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, Assistant Vice President for Mission Integration
