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Honeywell Continues Its Commitment to Canisius

Pictured (l-r): Lisa Yeoh, Honeywell, Robert Stewart ’11, PhD, Honeywell, Kristina Marohn, Canisius and Mariusz Kozik, PhD, Canisius

Canisius College is the recipient of a grant from Honeywell to support the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad. On May 18, 2023, representatives from Honeywell presented Dr. Mariusz Kozik, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and coordinator of the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad, with a check for $10,000 to support student preparation and participation in the Olympiad.

The Chemistry Olympiad is a local, national and international competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored nationally by the American Chemical Society and hosted locally by Canisius College. Honeywell has supported the Chemistry Olympiad for 25 years and has donated more than $250,000 in support of this initiative.

Submitted by: Sandy Miller, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Canisius Hosts Remembrance Weekend Events

Zeneta Everhart

Canisius hosted several events as part of the city’s “5/14 Remembrance Weekend: Reflection, Healing & Hope,” formed by Mayor Byron Brown to honor and memorialize the lives lost, and support and pray for all those impacted by the racially-motivated shooting at the Tops Friendly Markets store on the East Side of Buffalo.

On Saturday, May 13, “Turning Trauma into Triumph” was held on the Canisius campus. The event, coordinated by Zeneta Everhart ’11, included conference sessions, a reading by Poet Jillian Hanesworth, a musical performance by Drea D’Nur, African drummers and more.

 

 

Jillian Hanesworth

Zeneta Everhart and Mayor Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by: Sandra Miller, Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Lee Foundation Awards Grant to Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

The Patrick P. Lee Foundation, headed by its namesake Patrick P. Lee HON ’99, awarded Canisius College $150,000 to provide scholarships to graduate students pursuing degrees in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

The Lee Foundation is committed to addressing the local mental health workforce shortage and selected Canisius College because of its preeminent reputation of producing well-trained professionals fill the ranks of area local mental health departments of hospitals, human service agencies, and medical clinics in Western New York. Student recipients have to commit to working in one of the eight counties of WNY, upon graduation.

Click here to read more about the grant.

Submitted by: Sandy Miller, senior director, Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations

Honeywell Supports Chemistry Olympiad

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Pictured (l-r): Michelle Mattice, Emily Tankersley, Dr. Mariusz Kozik and Dr. Robert Stewart ’11, PhD

Canisius College is the recipient of a grant from Honeywell to support the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad. On May 16, 2022, representatives from Honeywell presented Dr. Mariusz Kozik, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and coordinator of the Western New York Chemistry Olympiad, with a check for $10,000 to support student preparation and participation in the Olympiad.

The Chemistry Olympiad is a local, national and international competition designed to stimulate and promote achievement in high school chemistry. It is sponsored nationally by the American Chemical Society and hosted locally by Canisius College. Honeywell has supported the Chemistry Olympiad for 25 years and has donated nearly $250,000 in support of this initiative.

Submitted by: Sandy Miller, Sr. Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations

Help Us #DoublePell

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Please support Canisius students and students across America by letting Congress know that it is time to double Pell by participating in our e-advocacy campaign!

Doubling the Pell Grant is the single most important thing Congress can do to address college access and affordability. Forty years ago, Pell Grants covered about three quarters of the cost of college. Today, the maximum grant covers less than 30 percent. With low-income students struggling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the urgency of this much needed action is apparent. Doubling the maximum Pell Grant will help more students earn a degree and secure a brighter future.

Nearly 40% of Canisius students would benefit from this increase to the Pell program. Annually, Pell Grants help nearly 7 million American students attend and complete college. That is 40% of undergraduates at U.S. colleges and universities.

Participation is simple and will only take a few minutes:

  • Click here to visit our e-advocacy campaign page.
  • Input your address.
  • Personalize the pre-written email by identifying yourself as a student, faculty, staff, or other supporter of Canisius College who cares about student aid.
  • Fill in the short form.
  • Click submit.

Once you hit submit, your email will be automatically sent to your federally elected officials to make your voice heard.

Submitted by: Sandy Miller, senior director of corporate, foundations and government relations, Institutional Advancement.