by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Sep 12, 2025 | Staff
The Makerspace Creator Lab will offer several Faculty Lunch & Learns throughout the Fall 2025 Semester.
Lunch & Learns will be held from Noon to 1 PM in Old Main 119.
The first Lunch & Learn happens today, Tuesday, Sept. 16: Introducing the Makerspace Creator Lab.
This session will focus on the available tools and processes the Makerspace has on offer. There will be a Q&A towards the end for specific questions.
The second Lunch & Learn is will happen on Tuesday, Oct. 28: TinkerCAD for Pedagogy & Research.
During this session, we introduce TinkerCAD, a free, browser-based Computer Aided Design software. This software can be used by faculty to create or customize 3D objects for pedagogy or for research.
Submitted by Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Sep 12, 2025 | Staff
Organizers of a Teams Web Meeting can disable the Chat feature to help participants stay focused on the meeting content—such as instruction or presentations—and reduce the need for the organizer to monitor the chat during the session.
This also prevents the Microsoft Teams chat from becoming cluttered or difficult to manage.
Here is how:
- Go to the Meeting Settings
- Click on Participation
- Click on On underneath Meeting Chat
- Select Off
In addition, the above process can be used to make the Chat available only during the Meeting.
For the full step-by-step instructions, including helpful imagery, please see the Microsoft Teams: Turn Off Chat Wiki Page.
For further help with Microsoft Teams, please see the Microsoft Office Support: Teams Tutorials Wiki Page or contact the Canisius Helpdesk at helpdesk@canisius.edu.
Submitted by Tyler Kron-Piatek, Instructional Designer, COLI
by Erik Schneider | Sep 12, 2025 | Staff
Erik Schneider ’25 – Facilities Housekeeper and Canisius Alum was inducted into the Lockport High School Distinguished Alumni on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Erik was one of the eight honorees to receive this honor.
According to the Lockport High School Foundation Distinguished Alumni guidelines, an individual “must have graduated at least 10 years prior to the nomination and have made significant contributions in their career, community, or other humanitarian fields.”
In addition to Erik Schneider (2011), Lockport Distinguished Alumni Inductees included Laura Miskell Benedict (1996), Paul Breloff (1996), Betty Jo Licata (1975), Michael Norris (1994), Andy Rosenberg (1997), Gracie Scirto (1958) and Stephen Shambach (1969).
Congratulations Erik and to all the honorees!
Erik is pictured below with his parents Mary and George Schneider.
