by Monika McFoy | Feb 4, 2025 | Staff
Our MLK Celebration speaker this will is Dr. Shaun Nelms. The event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Regis Room of the Student Center.
Nelms is vice president for community partnerships and special advisor to the president at the University of Rochester, where he fosters collaborations aligned with the University’s strategic plan. During his tenure as superintendent, Nelms transformed East Upper and Lower Schools, raising the graduation rate from 29% to 85%. His innovative leadership model earned him the inaugural William and Sheila Konar directorship at the Center for Urban Education Success (CUES), where he advances national education reform.
As CEO of Nelms Consulting Group, Nelms advises on leadership systems and development. Known for reshaping educational practices and institutions, his work continues to drive leadership and organizational transformation across various sectors.
Submitted by: Monika McFoy, Interim Associate Dean of Students, ALANA Center
by Tanya Loughead | Feb 4, 2025 | Staff
Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 I. Joan Lorch Award for Women & Gender Studies. This award honors “a person who has made a significant contribution to women and who exemplifies the pursuit of liberation and justice regarding sex, gender, and sexuality.”
2024 Lorch Award winners (from left to right): Adrienne Hill and Ana Grujić, Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project (community award); Bex Nagel ’25 (student award); Kim Griffin ’11, head coach of Women’s Softball (colleague award)
The three categories for the Lorch award are:
- Student award, honoring any current undergraduate or graduate student at Canisius University.
- Canisius colleague award, honoring any current Canisius University full- or part-time employee across faculty, staff and administration.
- Community member award, honoring any member of the wider community who is not a current student or employee of Canisius University.
The celebration to honor the three awardees will take place in March, Women’s History Month.
The deadline for nominations is Feb. 17. All nominations should include your name, your nominee’s name and contact information, and a 100-200 word description as to why the nominee is a deserving recipient of the Lorch award.
Submit your nomination
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Women & Gender Studies
by Michael Kochczynski | Feb 4, 2025 | Staff
This coming Saturday features two great events.
First up, Women’s Basketball, winners in three of their last five contests, hosts National Girls and Women in Sports Day. A free, pregame youth sports clinic runs from noon-1 p.m., followed by Women’s Basketball vs. MAAC newcomers the Merrimack Warriors. The team will sign autographs on complimentary team posters after the game.
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Then, Hockey plays the U.S. Air Force Academy at 4 p.m. at the LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
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Thank you for supporting Canisius University Athletics! See you at the games.
Submitted by: Mike Kochczynski, Assistant Athletic Director – Department of Athletics
by Phillip Sheridan | Feb 4, 2025 | Staff
Chemistry ACS major Alex Szczepankiewicz ’26 has been awarded an Undergraduate Student Research Grant from the Rochester Academy of Science for his proposal “Haloperoxidase Biomimicry: Toward the Generation of Electrophilic Species Utilizing Xerogel-Based Transition Metal Catalysts.” This grant will help support Alex’s continuing research in the laboratory of Prof. Corey Damon in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Alex will be investigating the catalytic performance of a variety of xerogel-based transition-metal catalysts toward the generation of hypohalous acids. The production of hypohalous acids is of particular interest in the marine antifouling industry, which protects ships and boats from the settlement organisms that can impair performance and compromise their structural integrity.
Submitted by: Phil Sheridan, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
