The Black Catholic Messenger reported on President Stoute’s participation in “The Five Presidents Forum” hosted by Loyola University New Orleans on Feb. 17. The forum brought together distinguished leaders at a pivotal time when Catholic institutions are increasingly entrusting their educational apostolates to lay leadership. Read the story on Black Catholic Messenger. Watch the full panel discussion.
Shawn O’Rourke, dean of the Wehle Business School, weighed in with Business First for a Feb. 19 story about how local colleges and universities are seeing steady enrollment in MBA programs. O’Rourke explained the degree program is becoming increasingly “applicable to a lot of different industries.” Read a copy of the story.
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Over the President’s Day holiday break, a dedicated group of student leaders, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff members came together for a full-day professional development session hosted by Student Life. This training, facilitated by experts from the Erie County Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity, focused on mental health first aid (MHFA). Participants received a National MHFA Certification from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. This certification is valid for three years and signifies that the individual has been trained to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges in others. A special thank you to the Office of Health Equity for their partnership in making this important training possible.
What is Mental Health First Aid?
MHFA is an evidence-based training that helps adults provide immediate and practical support to individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge or crisis. The program aims to reduce fear and hesitation when discussing mental health by improving understanding and offering a clear action plan.
Brad Wales of the East Side Parkways Coalition will be visiting ANZ401 Integral Ecology: Caring for our Common Home on Monday, Feb. 24, at 1:30 p.m. in Health Science 219. The East Side Parkways Coalition is one of several community groups who successfully sued to force the completion of an environmental impact statement before any construction can begin on the proposed Kensington project. Don’t know anything about it? Come and learn! This is literally in Canisius’ backyard and impacts our community and our neighbors on the East Side.
Submitted by: Sue Margulis, Professor, ABEC, ANZ, BIO
