by browkaa | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
As part of Canisius’ efforts to streamline technology services and responsibly manage resources, the university will transition from Zoom to Microsoft Teams as its primary video conferencing platform, effective June 1, 2025. This strategic move leverages the university’s existing Microsoft suite subscription and is projected to result in important cost savings.
Microsoft Teams offers many of the same collaboration tools as Zoom plus additional features including seamless integration with Outlook calendar, no time limits on meetings, department/office chat groups (called Chats) and sharing groups (called Teams) to quickly share important documents amongst members.
To help ensure a smooth transition, faculty and staff are encouraged to:
As part of this transition, licensed Zoom accounts will no longer be accessible after June 1, 2025. Therefore, if you have important videos stored in Zoom’s cloud, please download them by May 31, 2025 to avoid any loss of content.
At the same time, ITS and COLI will shift support to Microsoft Teams as the university’s primary video conferencing platform. Faculty and staff will still have access to the free version of Zoom, however, please note that it has certain limitations. Learn more about these limitations here. Additional information and resources can be found here.
We appreciate your cooperation during this transition and are excited about the opportunities Microsoft Teams offers for improved collaboration across our campus community.
Submitted by: Tyler Kron-Piatek, instructional designer, COLI
by Michele Folsom | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
ITS will be applying Banner upgrades to our production environment, on Sunday May 4th, 2025 from approximately 6:00 am –1:00 pm. During this maintenance window, the Banner Application, Self-Service Banner (Student Profile, registration, timesheets, leave balances, etc.) will be unavailable. These upgrades have already been applied to TST1, and PPRD databases for testing purposes and are required to keep our systems up to date.
The ITS systems status page, found in dark blue top section of the portal, will be updated accordingly.
If you encounter any issues post upgrade, please contact the help desk at helpdesk@canisius.edu or at 716.888.8340.
Submitted by: Michele Folsom, Director of Administrative Computing
by Spencer Liechty | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
Mark your calendar for an opportunity for our campus community to come together and reflect on the spring semester. Wednesday May 7th at 4:00pm in Regis join faculty and staff for an End of Semester Ignatian Examen. This is an opportunity for a guided reflection on consolations and desolations of the semester in the spirit of our Ignatian heritage. All faculty and staff are invited to participate.
Submitted by: Spencer Liechty, AVP for Mission Integration
by margulis | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
The conservation biology class will be hosting its annual poster session on the last day of the semester, Thursday May 1. Please stop by Science Hall Atrium between 10 and 11:20 to learn about things that you can do to benefit the environment.
Submitted by: Sue Margulis, Professor, ABEC/Anthrozoology and Biology
by Bethany Voorhees | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a perfect time to check in on how you’re really doing. This insightful article from Lawley Insurance Group’s Live Well, Work Well series focuses on learning the difference between mental health and mental illness. Understanding this can help you prioritize your well-being and seek the right kind of support when needed for yourself or for others.
Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, HR coordinator, Human Resources
by Joseph Snodgrass | Apr 29, 2025 | Staff
It’s time to start thinking about the annual shredding event. Materials will be collected between May 19 – May 30th. All materials identified to be shredded must be placed in boxes with the top secured with tape and clearly marked “SHRED”. When the boxes are ready, please submit a Facilities Work Request to schedule a pick-up.
Shredding is reserved for materials that are confidential, sensitive, or private in nature. Materials that are not considered confidential, sensitive, or private in nature should be placed in recycle bins located throughout the campus. This event is for University related materials only. Personal material will not be accepted.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Facilities office at 2250. Work requests will not be taken over the phone. A Facilities Work Request must be submitted identifying the location and number of boxes to be picked-up. We ask for your help with managing our precious resources. Please collect all your shredding materials before submitting the work order so we can efficiently plan our pick-ups.
Submitted by: Joseph Snodgrass, Director of Facilities, Facilities Management
