by Spencer Liechty | Mar 4, 2025 | Staff
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
by Spencer Liechty | Feb 25, 2025 | Staff
This Friday, Feb. 28, at 12:45 p.m. in Christ the King Chapel there will be a short prayer vigil for the health of Pope Francis. All are welcome to join as our community comes together to offer prayers of hope for the pope’s recovery, sorrow for his suffering, and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, Assistant Vice President for Mission Integration
by Spencer Liechty | Jan 23, 2025 | Staff
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
by Spencer Liechty | Nov 7, 2024 | Staff
Campus Ministry and three student organizations — Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Sustainability Committee and Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society — are organizing a sports gear collection drive. The collected gear will go to Leveling the Playing Field (LPF), which works towards equity in sports. Acquiring equipment is a major barrier to sports participation. LPF has a warehouse of donated equipment that they give to youth sports leagues to enable more kids to get in the game.
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 4-Sunday, Nov. 17
WHERE: Donation bins are located at the Koessler Athletic Center first floor lobby, inside Christ the King Chapel, and outside of Griff Thrifts, and equipment can also be dropped off inside the Office of Mission and Ministry in Old Main 101
WHAT: Used and new sports equipment (a list of accepted equipment can be found on the collection bins)
CONTACT: If you have any questions, contact Tiare Baird, GA in Campus Ministry (Old Main 101) at baird4@canisius.edu or 716-888-2420
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, Director of Campus Ministry
by Spencer Liechty | Jan 26, 2024 | Staff
Campus Ministry would like to invite faculty or staff to accompany students in a service-learning immersion experience to the U.S./Mexico Border this May.
This annual experience partners with the Kino Border Initiative and offers participants an opportunity to spend time with migrants and asylum seekers, learn from their stories, and understand the broader context of the border situation and migration.
The faculty/staff role would involve being a chaperone for the student group, driving a rental van in Arizona, and being a full participant in activities and reflections during the week. The group will fly from the Buffalo airport to Tucson, AZ on the morning of Saturday May 18, and return to Buffalo by evening on Friday May 24. The group will spend time on both the U.S. side and Mexico side of the border, so a valid passport is required for this experience. Any Spanish language skills are a benefit but not required.
Please reach out to Spencer Liechty, director of Campus Ministry, by February 20 to express interest or for any questions.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, Director of Campus Ministry
