Former Canisius President John J. Hurley recently offered his perspective on the protests happening on college campuses nationwide. He spoke on the morning show of WBEN-AM Radio 930. He later appeared on WGRZ-TV Channel 2 with Maryalice Demler.
Separate from his appearances on this topic, Hurley penned a “My View” column, which ran in the April 28 edition of The Buffalo News. In it, Hurley outlined how, in his view, the U.S. is focused on addressing the symptoms of migration but not the causes. Click here to read the story.
The Office of University Communications will be ‘pausing’ publication of The Dome beginning later next week.
The employee E-letter will not publish next Friday, May 10 or Monday, May 13. The Dome will resume its normal schedule on Wednesday, May 15. As always, submissions for The Dome are due by 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to publication.
Please contact the Communications Office with any questions about this abbreviated break.
The Canisius University Alumni Association will confer its Kenneth L. Koessler Distinguished Faculty Award upon Susan W. Margulis, PhD, professor of animal behavior, ecology and conservation (ABEC) and biology, and program director of the undergraduate anthrozoology program. Presented at the university’s Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 17 at 2 pm in the Montante Cultural Center, the Distinguished Faculty Award recognizes teaching excellence and outstanding contributions to the academic world.
Margulis came to Canisius in 2009 as an assistant professor of biology and ABEC. She served as chair of ABEC from 2016 – 2022. Margulis was named professor of ABEC in 2018 and program director of the undergraduate anthrozoology program in 2022. Margulis helped develop the minors in conservation and environmental sustainability, the major in anthrozoology and the new master’s program in informal education.
A primatologist who has been working in the zoo field for many years, Margulis’ research focuses primarily on applied, zoo-based research questions. She spends significant time supervising individual undergraduate students doing research and many Canisius students have served as co-authors on publications, several in the first author role. She shares her love for primatology with her students as director of the Team Ape research group, comprised of students who collect behavioral data at the Buffalo Zoo.
Next Thursday, May 9, is the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, a holy day of obligation. Christ the King Chapel will offer three Masses that day: 12:05, 5:15 and 7:00 p.m.
The Feast marks the return of Jesus after his Resurrection appearances to heaven and his commissioning of his Apostles to bring the Gospel to all people. It is a major observance during the Fifty Days of the Easter Season and prepares us for the coming Feast of Pentecost.
Submitted by: Rev. Fred Betti, SJ, chaplain, Mission and Ministry
For the third year, Canisius University will be hosting the BSides Buffalo technology conference on June 1, 2024.
BSides conferences are volunteer-run, community-driven information security conferences that are held in cities all over the world; the local event was first held in 2022 and is organized by Matt Gracie, alumnus several times over and adjunct professor in the cybersecurity program.
Come join us for a day of technical talks, lockpicking, soldering, networking, swag, community groups, sponsors, hacking contests, and general hacker shenanigans.
Tickets are available at Eventbrite. To make the event as accessible as possible for students and hobbyists, they can receive a free ticket in exchange for submitting a resume that is shared with the event sponsors, many of whom are looking to meet the next generation of Western New York cyber talent.
