Advice & a Slice and Let’s “Taco-bout” LinkedIn are only two out of the many events hosted by Career Development. Make sure to check out Handshake for future events!
The LinkedIn photo booth is available on a drop-in basis every week during Resume Wednesday (10:00 am noon, and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm) and by appointment.
Submitted by: Eileen Abbatoy, Director, Career Development, Griff Center for Student Success
The Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Canisius was the focus of a feature story on Spectrum News, during its Thursday, October 26 broadcast. The story highlighted National Women’s Small Business Month. Sara Vescio, director of the WBC weighed in, explaining how far society has come in its support of women-owned small businesses but also how far it has to go. The story also featured Colleen Kitchens, owner of Snyder General Store, and a WBC client who has utilized the center’s services to grow her small business. Click hereto view the story.
Buffalo News Business Reporter Dave Robinson interviewed Julie Anna Golebiewski, PhD, for his latest story on the region’s unemployment. The associate professor of economics/finance responded to the latest numbers revealing that the Buffalo Niagara job market has fallen into a stalemate. Click hereto read The Buffalo News story.
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion is partnering with the International Institute of Buffalo (IIB) to provide language services to the university.
The IIB provides language interpretation for more than 100 languages in person, by video or by telephone. The services can also be accessed through Interpret Manager, a platform that allows for on-demand or scheduled interpreting. Interpretation services may be requested at any time, 24 hours per day, and seven days a week. In addition, the Institute translates written documents in more than 60 languages.
On Tuesday, October 31 at 1:00 p.m., colleagues from the Offices of Admissions, Academic Talent Search, ALANA Student Center, International Education, New Student Orientation, and Student Records and Financial Aid will meet virtually with the International Institute of Buffalo to learn about the services, best practices for working with interpreters and training in the use of the platform, Interpret Manager.
If you are interested in joining the Zoom session, please email Amy Beiter at beiter5@canisius.edu for the link.
Submitted by: Fatima Rodriguez Johnson, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion
The AI and Society Initiative and the College of Arts and Sciences will be holding a discussion on AI in the classroom on Thursday, November 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. This is an opportunity for faculty to take stock of where we are so far with generative AI in our courses, assignments, pedagogy, and plans.
If you have additional questions/concerns regarding the Canisius University trip to Cuba January 2-14, with Dr. Reitsma (open to faculty, staff, students, alumni), please consider attending an information/orientation session on Thursday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Old Main 314. You can also join via zoom: Join Zoom Meeting
https://canisius.zoom.us/j/94637034358.
Please contact Dr. Reitsma at reitsmar@canisius.edu
On Thursday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge, Mick Cochrane will host a book launch for The Crystal Gavel, a memoir by his late sister.
Click here to add this event to your digital calendar.
The memoir follows Sue’s journey from a childhood marked by poverty, alcoholism and violence through her recovery to her quest to humanize the courts and afford all people a genuine, dignified hearing.
The book has received early praise from readers:
“Rarely do I encounter a memoir so powerful and inspiring. Sue’s story reminds us of our potential to awaken through life’s most heartbreaking challenges…and to navigate with compassion, dignity, and grace.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance
“A memoir that crafts exquisite wholeness from the shards of a wounded life. Sue Cochrane’s humanity, her healing vision, and her valiant heart will take your breath away.” —Pavi Mehta, author of Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World’s Greatest Business Case for Compassion
“The Crystal Gavel is a kind of miracle: At once profoundly personal and radically social, it offers a vision of transformation within our hearts and in the often-heartbreaking machinery of our legal system.” —Lon Otto, author of three short fiction collections and the novel The Flower Trade
A Q&A, book signing and reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by creative writing program.
In collaboration with the Resource Council of WNY, the New Buffalo Institute will be collecting donations for Toys for Tots. The toys will be given to local children and families who attend the Resource Council; families will be able to choose toys for their children from all the donations received, free of charge!
Toys must be new and in their original packaging, but can be of any size or price. Donations can be made from now until December 11, and can be placed in any of the marked boxes in the following locations:
• Old Main vestibule
• Outside the library
• Student Center 1st floor lobby
This is a great opportunity for individuals or groups to help make the holiday season special for children in the community! Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Shana Richardson at willia23@canisius.edu or 716-888-2128.
Submitted by: Shana Richardson, Director, New Buffalo Institute
For the first time in program history, the Canisius women’s soccer team will host a home game in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Soccer Championship as the No. 3 seed Golden Griffins entertain No. 6 seed Rider Sunday in a first-round contest at the Demske Sports Complex. Kickoff is slated for noon.
Due to conference policy, tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Adult tickets will be $10. Students, children and seniors will be $5. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.
The game serves as a rematch of last year’s first-round matchup that saw Canisius advance past Riders on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the team’s played to a 1-1 draw. The two teams also faced off earlier in the season in which the Broncs took the contest 1-0.
The winner of Sunday’s first-round contest will take on No. 2 Fairfield in the semifinals. That contest will be played on Nov. 2 at Lessing Field in Fairfield, Conn., with a start time of 7 p.m.
Submitted by: Matt Reitnour, Associate Athletic Director for Communications
Please join us on Tuesday, October 31 for a Halloween Meet and Greet with the Advancement Team from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the George Martin House.
Enjoy some treats and help us extend a warm Canisius University welcome to Dr. AnneMarie Haumesser, our new assistant vice president for advancement and Lauren Orlowski, director of alumni engagement and constituent relations!
Demonstrating that Canisius is committed to the greater good of community are these All-College Honors students, who recently spent the morning at St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, prepping an estimated 2,000 lunches and dinners. Volunteers are critical partners at St. Luke’s, which ministers to the homeless and the hungry in our community.
Congratulations to Bennie Williams. The assistant dean of students and director of the Urban Leadership Learning Community received the Advisor of the Year Award from National Association for Masterminds and Co-Curricular Advancement (NAMCA). Williams was recognized for his leadership in helping up-and-coming motivational speakers and educational trainers engage, entertain and educate audiences so they may find employment by high schools, colleges, universities and companies.
NAMCA’s mission is to get more women and BIPOC paid speaking opportunities at colleges, universities and beyond. It is the only such Black-owned organization in the college space.
The Young Professional’s Guide to Networking and Development is your digital directory of professional development groups in the Buffalo Niagara region – and the Launch Party is your opportunity to connect with these groups in person!
Grab your business cards, bring a friend, and prepare to mix and mingle with the region’s young professionals on November 1st. You’ll have a chance to meet representatives from many of the professional development groups that are listed in our 2023-24 Young Professional’s Guide to Networking and Development. Connecting with a development group can help you get involved in your community, build your circle of influence, and advance your career. The Launch Party is designed to help you explore areas of interest, chat with groups that can aid in your professional development, and, of course, network!
Date: Wednesday, November 1 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo NY 14201
Tickets: Free Event (Cash Bar)
Entertainment: BPO Members will be playing live music and there will be a 360 camera to take fun pictures/videos (provided by Pioneer Experience)
We are thrilled to be hosting over 30 different groups including:
All In: WNY Women’s Foundation
Arts Services Inc
Association of Fundraising Professionals of Western New York
Association for Talent Development
Black Buffalo Collective
Buffalo Habitat Young Professionals
Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association
Buffalo Niagara Sales & Marketing Executives
Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals
Buffalo Women of Color Group
Construction Exchange
Explore Buffalo YP
Fifty Fabulous Women
Hauptman Woodard YP
InfoTech WNY
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Buffalo Section
Kevin Guest House
Leadership Buffalo
Project Management Institute
National Association for Women in Construction
National Black MBA
NativityMiguel Jr. Board
New York Young Insurance Professionals
New York State Society of CPAs
Next Generation United
Risk Management Association
Ronald McDonald House
Society of Financial Service Professionals
University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leaders
WNY Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association
WNY Society of Women Engineers
Young Non-Profit Professionals Network
Please contact the Office of Human Resources with any questions!
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, SPHR-SHRM-CP, Associate Vice President for Human Resources & Compliance
The ALANA Student Center is engaging in their annual Culture is not a Costume campaign that encourages individuals to evaluate their Halloween costumes to avoid being culturally inappropriate. Dr. Shyam Sriram, assistant professor of political science, will offer an academic lecture on cultural appropriation and offer ways to handle situations that may arise.
You are invited to join our grant writing group meet-up in the Old Main Faculty Lounge on Friday, Nov. 3 at 1:00 p.m. The meet-up is open to all faculty and staff curious about grant writing!
Submitted by: Jennifer Lodi-Smith, AVPAA & Professor, Psychology
COLI has an upcoming workshop on Online Teaching and Learning!
Faculty who currently teach online courses learn about new methods, technologies and other possibilities that have appeared recently, and especially since they completed online teaching training years ago. This is also a great opportunity to meet others who teach online at Canisius University, in order to build a community of colleagues who can provide support and insights for each other.
There are two separate sessions you can sign up for. The first is Thursday, November 9 at 9:00 a.m. The second is Wednesday, November 29, at 3:00 p.m.
These sessions will be online via Zoom for approximately one hour.
RSVP for either of the sessions on the Faculty Development Events Form! While you are there, check out our other Workshops and Faculty Development Events!
Did you know that the MyCanisius Portal is home to a universal calendar that includes important dates, upcoming campus events, student activities and athletic games? Even better, the portal calendar enables users to “add” events, which they may be interested in attending, to their personal digital calendars (i.e. Google, Microsoft, Outlook, etc.).
And for those who regularly schedule campus events, activities or lectures, the “calendar” app can be a useful tool in determining the dates and times, so as to avoid conflicts with other departmental events, thereby improving attendance.
To access the “calendar” app, simply:
Sign in to the MyCanisius Portal
Under the left hand navigation bar, click “My Calendars” -> “Faculty/Staff”
The calendar is color-coded to distinguish between events, student activities, institutional meetings and other areas.
The OFDC (Online Faculty Development Course) offered by COLI is for full-time and part-time faculty, whether new to D2L, or experienced with technology for teaching. This five-week mini-courseprepares instructors to teach online and hybrid courses. The OFDC provides many practical tips for teaching online but more importantly, helps faculty explore new pedagogies for active learning, social presence, and community in courses on the internet.
Additionally, the updated OFDC offers insights on what Regular and Substantive Interactions (RSI)are and how to incorporate RSI into your courses. It also includes information on Panopto, Canisius’s new video content management system, how it works, and how to best fit Panopto into your courses.
The OFDC can help professors craft engaging, interactive online experiences for students, either for all-online courses, or hybrid courses that feature limited use of the classroom. This semester, we are offering one starting November 13th and ending on December 16th. Stay tuned to the COLI Blog and the Dome for more sessions! To RSVP, please check out the COLI faculty development events here.
Canisius students, faculty and staff had a chance to catch up and connect with the university’s 25th president on Thursday, October 19 at “Stouts with President Stoute.”
The casual meet-up was hosted by the Center for Student Engagement and Leadership Development, and included local brews and a whole lot of good conversation.
The Buffalo News interviewed Julie Anna Golebiewski, PhD, for an October 20 story, titled “Buffalo Niagara Job Market Doesn’t Look Quite as Vulnerable.” In it, the associate professor of economics/finance shares insight about the modest gains in hiring by local employers. Click here to read the story.
Barbara Irwin, PhD, professor emerita of communications, is featured in the latest edition of Connections. The cover story for AJCU’s online magazine focuses on niche research on Jesuit campuses. In the story, Irwin reflects on her role as a communications professor at Canisius, as well as an audience researcher and author of books on the CBC daytime drama, The Young and the Restless. Click here to read the story.
Pictured are: Malini Suchak; Kristine Kasbohm; Rosanne Hartman; Barbara Irwin; Sarah Tulin; Steve Stoute;Marianne Djuth; Sara Morris
Faculty who received tenure, were promoted or received emeritus status were honored at a ceremony at the Andrew L. Bouwhuis, SJ, Library on Friday, October 20. Canisius President Steve K. Stoute delivered opening remarks and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sara Morris made closing remarks. A reception followed the ceremony.
Each faculty member was asked to select a book for the library collection and then to write a dedication about their choice. The honorees read their dedications during Friday’s ceremony. The books and dedications are currently on display on the main floor of the library.
Pictured are: Malini Suchak; Kristine Kasbohm; Rosanne Hartman; Barbara Irwin; Sarah Tulin; Steve Stoute; Marianne Djuth; Sara Morris
If you’ve noticed some new faces across campus, they’re likely one of the university’s six new faculty members. The group joined the Canisius community at the start of the fall semester and now that they’re acclimated to campus, we thought it an apt time to introduce each of them, individually, in upcoming issues of The Dome.
Today, we say “welcome” to: Kayla Zimmer, PhD / Program Director – Literacy
Dr. Kayla Zimmer started in June as the Director of the Graduate Literacy program and teaching faculty at the University. She is a literacy specialist who studies student questioning; the science of literacy, learning and teaching; student engagement; and policy in education. In addition to over 25 years in higher education, she has been a 6-1-1 teacher for students with profound autism, a seventh-grade teacher assistant on native Seneca land, and a National Park Service ranger; she can talk passionately about all these amazing experiences. In her free time, she is an avid hiker, a reluctant gardener, an enthusiastic listener to local bands, and an adventurous cook and eater. To learn more about Dr. Zimmer, please visit
U.S. Army Staff Sergeants Gamalier Arocho and Martin Guite presented a “Stop the Bleed Course” and additional First Aid techniques to students in KIN 170 Emergency Care. Students were instructed on wound management and closure techniques and applications of tourniquets. In addition, students learned about the healthcare profession opportunities in the U.S. Army.
Submitted by: Michael Dolan, professor, Kinesiology
There will be a trip to Cuba January 2-14. Students can register for it, for 1-3 credits in the spring. No prior knowledge of Spanish required. Open to all. Information in flyer. This trip is culture/history based.
There will also be a short term program (4 1/2 weeks) in Mexico in May/June. Can earn up to 6 credits. No prior knowledge of Spanish required. Additional credits may include toward global awareness, religious studies, etc.
This is also open to all faculty, students, staff, alumni. This trip is focused on language classes, as well as cooking, dancing and cultural excursions.
Please contact Dr. Richard Reitsma for more information about either program at reitsmar@canisius.edu
