Ever wonder how university stories cut through the noise and into the headlines? Or how the Instagram post of Petey that you liked came together? Or even who produces this thing here, The Dome? Meet the communications professionals who tell the Canisius story and learn more about their work at the upcoming forum on public relations taking place Monday, March 31, at 1 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. This hourlong forum will feature a presentation on University Communications’ strategy and products, helpful tips on improving your own communications and collaborating with the unit, and an open question-and-answer session.
Danielle Ianni, PhD, discussed how to turn recruitment promises into real results with University Business. In a guest contributed article, the vice president for enrollment management and university communications shared how information gleaned during the recruitment process can be a strong indicator of a student’s ability to be successful. Read the article on University Business.
WBFO Radio reported on the inaugural Women’s Leadership Summit happening on Friday, March 7. Reporter Alex Simone highlighted interviews with alumnae Hon. Lenora Foote-Beavers ’92, a retired judge, and Teresa Amabile ’72, PhD, an emerita professor at Harvard University. Foote-Beavers emphasized the importance of networking in her success and expressed excitement about bringing such an opportunity to Buffalo, while Amabile shared her pride in participating in the summit and stressed the need for more women’s voices in leadership. Read or listen to the story on WBFO.
Join students, faculty and staff for our monthly Canisius Conversation series this Thursday, March 6, from 4-5 p.m. in the Library Learning Center. Our topic will continue to be recent federal executive actions. We will discuss the differences between executive orders and legislation and ask, how should change occur in the United States?
The purpose of the Canisius Conversations series is to create space for faculty, staff and students to come together and discuss important issues that affect our community in a constructive respectful way. All are encouraged to take part in this community dialogue space.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, Assistant Vice President for Mission Integration
Faculty and staff are invited to the monthly AI and Pedagogy Lunch and Learn! No RSVP necessary! The first meeting will be on Tuesday, March 25, at 1 p.m.
During these Teams meetings, we discuss the current state of AI, new or interesting AI tools, how AI can be used in our pedagogy and more! Feel free to enjoy your lunch at the same time too.
If interested or have topics to suggest related to AI and Pedagogy, please email COLI at coli@canisius.edu for the calendar invitation. Once you receive it, feel free to share it with colleagues!
COLI, in partnership with Academic Affairs, is looking for session leaders for the upcoming Summer Faculty Development Week, taking place Aug. 11-14. Topics usually are centered around pedagogy and range from novel practices to roundtable discussions on using particular tools, such as podcasting, using Panopto for videos, Hypothes.is for social annotations and more. We have also had sessions talking about best practices for internship courses and how to get started developing new programs and advanced certificates at Canisius.
