WIVB-TV Channel 4 visited campus on Wednesday, August 24, as the college’s first-year students moved into their residence halls. Canisius President Steve Stoute was interviewed for the story, as was student Luca Militello ’23. Click here to watch.
President Steve Stoute also spoke with Business First recently about the shrinking student pool and its potential impact on Western New York’s colleges and universities. Click here to read more.
Canisius College was included in a Buffalo News feature about the WNY Prosperity Fellowship, which supports student leaders while encouraging them to stay in Buffalo. Mary Rockwell, director of the New Buffalo Institute, oversees the fellowship program at Canisius. Current MBA student Myles Henry and Canisius alumna Nana Aluma were both interviewed for the story, which can be read here.
Associate Professor of Economics Julie Anna Golebiewski, PhD, spoke with The Buffalo News about the region’s unemployment numbers inching up in July, as hiring slowed. Click here to read the story.
Beginning today, a new feature added to The Dome enables readers to save upcoming, on-campus events of interest to their digital calendars.
When and wherever relevant, editors of The Dome will include a link at the end of each post that enables readers to “add this event” to their calendars.
When you click the link, a series of options for various digital calendars will appear. Most options either email you a calendar invite or download a file that your email/calendar software can open as the event.
To learn more, watch the video tutorial (above) created by COLI.
Please note that this new calendar option is only available for those events that are held on campus and scheduled in 25Live.
The Department of Political Science invites the campus community to a panel discussion on Thursday, September 8 titled “Teaching 9/11 and Sensitive Topics.” The event will be moderated by Shyam Sriram, PhD, a new assistant professor in the department. The panel includes several Canisius educators.
Submitted by: Shyam Sriram, PhD, assistant professor, Political Science
We are thrilled to announce our first Makerspace event of the 2022-23 year – LEGO Labor Day. Please join our students and bring your children! We are opening this activity to all community members (above the age of four) and invite them to build whatever they can imagine.
Thanks to the generosity of Taheri and Todoro PC, many “Creator” sets will be made available at this event on Monday, September 5, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Professor Yvonne Widenor at Ext. 2531 or widenory@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Yvonne K. Widenor, assistant professor and program director, Art History and Music Programs, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
More than 150-plus employees and students gathered in the newly-renovated Economou Dining Hall on Wednesday, August 17 for the 5th Annual Employee Appreciation Lunch.
Spencer Liechty, the new director of Campus Ministry, was introduced and led the group in prayer. President Steve Stoute also received a warm welcome and expressed his gratitude for everyone’s hard work and dedication to the college. President Stoute added that he looks forward to more conversations with members of our campus community in the weeks and months ahead, as we work together to establish a new vision and strategy for Canisius.
Beginning the week of August 29, The Dome will return to its regular publication schedule of three times per week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays).Submissions must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to publication. A single post cannot appear more than once per week and three times per month.
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The Human Resources Department is pleased to acknowledge Canisius faculty and staff as they achieve service milestones in 2022!
Please save the date for the Celebration of Service recognition event on Thursday, October 27 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.
The college will honor all faculty and staff who have reached 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 or 45 years of service and those who are retiring from the college in 2022.
Honorees will receive an invitation to the event, so please save the date in your calendar.
We look forward to gathering together as a campus community to recognize our colleagues!
Submitted by: Linda Walleshauser, Associate Vice President for Human Resources & Compliance, Human Resources
The Undergraduate Admissions staff will be welcoming prospective students and families to campus at two Fall Open Houses: Sunday, October 16 and Saturday, November 12.
Rev. John J. Ryan, SJ, former House Confessor to the Canisius College and High School Jesuit community, passed on away on august 5, at Murray-Weigel Hall.
Father Ryan came to the college in 1999 to assist in the Campus Ministry Office and with freshman advisement. After a brief stint as associate pastor of St. Ann’s Church (2002-2003), Father Ryan moved back to the Canisius Jesuit community and served as Chaplain to Alumni and Parents at Canisius High School (2003-2012).
The Buffalo Board of Education awarded the Academic Talent Search program $111,292 to provide extended learning services to the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts school.
The mission of the Talent Search program at Canisius is to assist underrepresented youth with opportunities in educational, social and career support services, and co-curricular and cultural enrichment experiences that will heighten the possibility of them enrolling at post-secondary institutions.
Submitted by: Elizabeth Caffee, director, Academic Talent Search
Each year, students in Canisius’ Academic Talent Search (ATS) program volunteer at the Jim Horne Golf Tournament during the Earn While You Learn summer program. The students take golf lessons (sponsored by Horne’s foundation), two times each week, during the six-week summer program, during which time they learn the fundamentals of golf and the life lessons it teaches. One ATS student, Leandria Lias (a junior at BAVPA), started with us last year. She continued to receive lessons from Horne and was able to participate in the tournament this year.
Submitted by: Phil Davis Sr. assistant director, Academic Talent Search
In the latest episode of WBFO’s “Buffalo, What’s Next?,” Brigid Jaipaul-Valenza welcomed Wil Green, regional office director for the NYS Network for Youth Success and director of the Canisius College Center for Urban Education, to talk about racism, youth and education.
Dave Debo is joined by alumna Sydnie Perkins ’16, MS ’20, vice president of the Board of Directors of St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy, to share her experiences growing up in one of Buffalo’s poorest neighborhoods.
This new portal will provide a one stop shop for student engagement on campus! Student groups and campus offices can advertise their events on the portal for the campus community. In addition, we are proud to announce an involvement point system! Students will earn involvement points by checking in at various events across campus. These points can then be redeemed for prizes such as tickets to Sheas, gift cards, Canisius swag, and more!
If you have any questions about the new portal please feel free to reach out to Jason Francey, Director of Student Engagement.
Aimee Larson, director of the Physician Assistant Studies program, served as a panelist in Business First’s recent roundtable discussion titled “The Future of Healthcare: Education.” Larson was one of three panelists from area institutions who addressed how colleges are educating students to practice in an ever-changing and ever-challenging field. Click here to read the story.
Please note that the last Friday of early closure at 1:00 p.m. is this Friday, August 12. Please contact the Human Resources Department at Ext. 2240 with any questions.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Submitted by: Linda Walleshauser, associate vice President, Human Resources & Compliance
It’s time to register for your 2022-2023 employee parking tag. Your current tag expires on August 15, 2022. To register online for your parking tag simply go to myCanisius; login with username & password; click on Campus Services (left side), click Purchase Parking follow the prompts make sure to “submit”.
If you have any questions, please call JoAnn Feary, Controller’s office at Ext 8528.
Eleven Canisius College students are recipients of a 2022-23 Western New York Prosperity Fellowship. Generously supported by the Prentice Family Foundation, Western New York Prosperity Fellowships assist undergraduate and graduate students who have an entrepreneurial drive and want to make a difference in Western New York. The fellowship program identifies the most promising talent in Western New York and immerses them in a robust educational and professional development program with the goal of developing economic leaders within the community. In addition, the fellowship program combines financial assistance in the form of scholarships with paid, credit-bearing internships to assist fellows in acquiring both academic and practical experiences in their intended professions.
The Canisius recipients of the 2022-23 Western New York Prosperity Fellowships are:
Hayley Abrams ’24, management
Daniel Bowen ’24, finance / psychology
Adam De Arcos ’23, MS business analytics
Antonio Deemer ’23, animal behavior, ecology and conservation
Jay Henley ’23, accounting / accounting systems and analytics
Myles Hervey ’22, MBA accounting
Sameria Mbili ’23, international relations / political science
Nyles Moore ’24, MS education
Alex Sanker ’24, entrepreneurship
Mariana Silva ’23, international business / marketing
Canisius’ summer food trucks will finalize its season at the end of August! Plan ahead by checking out the August schedule along with links to their menus:
Additionally, as dates and times are subject to change and additional food trucks added or canceled, please keep an eye on The Dome for food truck updates throughout this month.
We hope that you’ll enjoy the excellent food options heading your way this summer! If you have any questions, please contact Bethany Voorhees at Ext. 2100 or Lynn Incardona at Ext. 2246.
Center Street Smokehouse Food Truck Menu:
Pig Plate : garbage plate style with mac ‘n’ cheese, pulled pork, red slaw, cheddar jack cheese, bacon and spicy BBQ sauce $14.00
Brisket Sandwich: slow smoked beef brisket, chopped and topped with cheddar jack cheese: $13.00
Pulled Pork Sandwich: hickory smoked pork , topped with red slaw and pickle $12.00
Pulled Chicken Sandwich: grilled chiavetta’s chicken, topped with cheddar jack cheese $12.00
The ALANA Student Center (ASC) and the Center for International Education (CIE) have swapped spaces.
ASC is now located in the lower level of the Student Center (003) and CIE is located in the lower level of Frisch Hall (008). All phone numbers will remain the same.
Please contact Bennie Williams at willi100@canisius.edu if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to the community visiting us in our new spaces.
Submitted by: Bennie D. Williams, assistant dean of students, ALANA Student Center
Curtis Cluster, a financial consultant for TIAA, is scheduling appointments for August 24 for those who want to discuss their TIAA accounts. Meetings will be held either by phone or virtually. Register for sessions atwww.TIAA.org/schedulenow or by calling 800-732-8353.
If you plan on attending the 2022 Summer Faculty Development Week (SFDW) and want breakfast or lunch, please make sure you sign-up no later than August 10th!
Here are some of the session highlights:
Diversifying the Library Collections
Guest Speaker Presentation: The Post-Covid, Distracted, Silent, Disengaged, ADHD, Anxious, Depressed, Unable to Self-Regulate Students: How to Learn to Love Them!
Self-Care and Wellness
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Mission and Identity in the Classroom
Community-Based Learning Workshop
Grant Incubator
And many more!
Check out the SFDW webpage here for all session information and links for the sign-up sheet (linked here).
August’s newsletter from Guardian & Uprise Health focuses on care for the whole person. Take some time to read through the above newsletter to learn more about helping family get back to school, immunization awareness month, interactive exercises for wellbeing, and other resources and events.
For further details on Canisius’ Employee Assistance Program, click here. Access code: worklife
This month’s newsletter also features a webinar titled “Focus, Productivity, and Procrastination,” which will take place on Thursday, August 18 from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Demolition work on the Science Hall parking garage is moving swiftly. Here’s the scene from late last week.
The college is replacing the 70-year old ramp with a surface parking lot to better accommodate the campus community. When complete, the parking area will be well lit, provide areas of green space and integrate pedestrian and bicycle-friendly design elements.
Photo: Lisa Mastropaolo
Thank you to Lisa Mastropaolo, system administrator from ITS, for snapping this photo of the sunrise over the ruins.
