The performance appraisal process at Canisius College is designed to encourage open discussion between our managers and employees to review progress, establish priorities and discuss career development opportunities across the campus. Please refer to the important reminders below.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL UPDATES
The first step in the appraisal process is for employees to complete a self-assessment through Dynamic Forms. For your convenience, all staff will now have access to all of prior performance appraisals in the portal under the Human Resources tab in “HR Appraisal History”.
All notifications will be generated through your Canisius e-mail account and will be sent directly from hr@canisius.edu. Please save any e-mails that you receive regarding your appraisal.
SELF-ASSESSMENT DEADLINE-JULY 15
Employees will continue to receive an e-mail invitation from hr@canisius.edu with a link to the Self-Assessment until the document is submitted.
Once the assessment is completed, the Supervisor will receive an e-mail notification advising them to move forward with the preparation of the performance appraisal.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-DEI
As a reminder, we have made a change to the professional development question to include any Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities that staff have participated in this past year. This arises out of the DEI and Racial Equity Workshops and the Canisius College Strategic Plan for Racial Equity and Inclusion and its goal to “increase institutional capacity to address racial equity by developing awareness, knowledge and skill of all members of the college community.” To assist staff in defining what may be included as participation in DEI professional development, please see the examples below:
Juneteenth
Buffalo Niagara Partnership D&I Symposium and other speaker series
ALANA Speaker Series
AJCU sponsored trainings, speakers, or other activities
United Way 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge or other speaker activities
Faculty Development Week D&I sessions
Other volunteer opportunities on campus
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TIMELINE-JULY 18 – AUGUST 12
Performance appraisal meetings should be scheduled between July 18 and August 12.
We encourage all Supervisors to pre-schedule your appraisal meetings in advance to assure completion by August 12.
Once completed, the Supervisor will then submit the appraisal.
The employee will receive a final e-mail to add comments and sign to acknowledge the appraisal was received and reviewed.
If you have any questions regarding completing the self-assessment, please contact Mary Braun at braun5@canisius.edu or ext. 2247.
To assist Supervisors in completing performance appraisals, please plan to attend the following zoom training session.
Please contact Linda Walleshauser at walleshl@canisius.edu or ext. 2244 or Mary Braun at braun5@canisius.edu or ext. 2247 if you have any questions regarding the process.
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, associate vice president for Human Resources and Compliance
All New Yorkers , regardless of income or health insurance coverage who test COVID-19 positive, are eligible to be evaluated for treatment by calling 888-TREAT-NY (888-873-2869) or completing an evaluation at the NYS COVID-19 ExpressCare Therapeutics Access website, for a telemedicine visit.
The Hotline is available 24-hours per day, seven days a week and operated by experienced Health + Hospitals professionals who have the clinical training to prescribe treatment and recommend referrals if needed. The ExpressCare Therapeutics platform is a service that allows New Yorkers to receive virtual care from a New York State provider.
The telemedicine visit will include a clinical assessment by medical providers who will identify the appropriate COVID-19 treatment plan, which may include a prescription for Paxlovid or Molnupiravir. These oral antiviral medications have both been proven to decrease hospitalization for those that are at risk for severe disease. When given soon after positive COVID-19 diagnosis these antivirals also help fight infection and shorten recovery time.
As all treatments require a prescription, those who test COVID-19 positive should always talk to their own health care provider first if possible or call 888-TREAT-NY to determine what treatment is best for them.
Submitted by: Patricia Creahan, director, Student Health
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted its 6th annual Summer Research Symposium on Friday, July 8, in the first floor hallway of Horan O’Donnell. Ten students presented posters on the latest results from their summer research projects in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and physics. Over 50 students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and family members attended this celebration of our student researchers.
Submitted by: Phillip Sheridan, professor and chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Local media outlets reported on both the retirement of President John J. Hurley on June 30 and the start of Steve Stoute’s tenure as the college’s 25th president.
Buffalo News Higher Education Reporter Janet Gramza spoke with President Steve Stoute his primary goal, which is to “meet students where they are.” Click here to read the story.
The Buffalo News Editorial Board praised President John Hurley in a July 1 article, describing his tenure as a “remarkable ride” and commending him for a “job well done.” Click hereto read the story.
Additionally, WGRZ-TV Channel 2 anchor Maryalice Demmler did a feature story on President Hurley, in advance of his June 30 retirement. Click here to watch.
The Human Resources Department is pleased to announce the Employees of Distinction this year for the months of April and May!
Scott Clark (above) was selected as the Employee of Distinction for April. At Canisius for about 26 years, Scott currently works for the ITS Department as director of user services. He was nominated for this award by Tom Prince, who shared the following:
“Scott Clark has been in the ITS Department at Canisius for 25+ years and has been (and continues to be) one of the main reasons that our students, faculty and staff have been able to perform all of their computer-related tasks with so much consistency. One of his strengths is that he constantly looks for better ways to get things done, instead of using the same methods just because that’s the way it’s always been done. His attention to detail on everything is balanced by his relaxed management style – he’s involved in everything he needs to know about without micro-managing the team. We have all been around for many years and he trusts our group to complete our projects without feeling like he has to intercede in the middle of any project. Scott is well-respected across campus for his technical knowledge and for his mature manner as he interacts with his peers in other departments.
Just as importantly, Scott leads our team by jumping into the trenches. He takes a regular shift on the phones at the help desk and assists anyone who walks in to our area with a confident, friendly attitude. He has created and distributed numerous help articles on our help desk wiki page and provided extended phone support throughout the pandemic as the situation required. Scott continues to provide great support for our projects by budgeting smartly. We always seem to be able to get the equipment we need at the right time, if not ahead of time.
In his spare time, Scott has also found another way to work with our students, as he has also coached the Canisius Rifle Team for many years. He has served as an instructor for the NYS Pistol Permit Course over the years and he brings his knowledge and expertise to the members of the team as well. When he’s not on campus, you can find Scott in his woodworking shop. He now has practically every tool known to man, and he knows how to use all of them! The next time you run into Scott you should ask him to show you some of his work that he posts from time to time online. He is very good! A man who truly does extraordinary work for the entire campus, Scott Clark is extremely deserving of this award. It is my hope that he receives the recognition he’s earned in his many years of service to Canisius College. Thank you for your consideration of this nomination.”
Jennifer Herrmann (above) was selected as the Employee of Distinction for the month of May. At Canisius for about 16 years, Jen currently works as the associate dean & care manager for the Griff Center. She was nominated by Mark Harrington, who shared the following:
“Jen has done an outstanding job as associate dean of student success and care manager in supporting students over the past two years through the Covid-19 pandemic.
In her non-clinical role, she works to connect students to resources on campus and off campus. Given the challenges of the past two academic years, there has been a significant increase in behavioral concerns and mental health issues and Jen has been instrumental in assisting students connect to resources they need in order to be successful. In addition, Jen does all of this with a positive attitude, bleeding Canisius blue and gold. We are lucky to have Jen as part of the Canisius College community!”
Please join the Human Resources Department in congratulating Scott and Jennifer on their well-deserved achievements!
To nominate a coworker for future Employee of Distinction, click here.
Over the course of this coming weekend (July 8 -10), there will be an upgrade to the campus phone system. During the upgrade, there will a brief 10-15 minute outage on Friday night between 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. while the campus phones reconfigure themselves and register with the new server.
If you are experiencing issues post upgrade, please contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@canisius.edu or 716.888.8340.
Submitted by: Lisa Mastropaolo, system administrator, ITS
Canisius’ summer food truck season continues this month with some tasty options! Plan ahead by checking out the July schedule along with links to their menus:
Additionally, as dates and times are subject to change and additional food trucks added, please keep an eye on The Dome for food truck updates throughout the summer.
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.
Admissions would like to notify campus that we are hosting the vendor, YouVisit, to reshoot our Virtual Campus Tour. The camera crew will be on site from Monday 7/11 – Thursday 7/14. You will see them around campus taking photos throughout the week.
Correction (in italics below) to the Simplified Zoom Login post:
As previously announced, ITS is streamlining the Zoom login on July 7th, 2022. This means authentication for all accounts in the Canisius College Zoom instance will be restricted to the standard Canisius SSO login. Previously, it was possible to authenticate using a password stored at Zoom.
The Canisius Single-Sign On (SSO) screen is becoming your gateway to all Canisius online resources. This means you need only one strong password, backed by multi-factor authentication.
A few other features are:
Go directly to canisius.zoom.usto access your online Zoom account instead of going to zoom.us.
For the desktop and mobile app, you can login using the Canisius Single Sign-On (SSO), too. See how at this tutorial.
This change should have little to no impact on scheduled meetings, saved recordings, or Zoom settings. It simply streamlines the login process.
This makes our Zoom license more secure but equally important, it makes your job managing your Canisius digital resources easier. You no longer need to remember a separate password for Zoom!
Sharing files, such as forms, images, etc., as Email attachments is simple and easy. For files that do not include sensitive or private information, this is not necessarily a bad way to share files. But for files that include sensitive or personal information, such as Social Security Information, home addresses, tax information, etc., sharing it as an email attachment is not a great idea and can even pose security issues and breaches in privacy or FERPA. To ensure that this information cannot fall into the wrong hands, the best thing to do is to upload the file to OneDrive or Google Drive and share it with the intended recipient by putting in their email. This requires users to sign in to be able to view these files, allowing you to ensure that only the intended user is viewing these files. View the links below to see how sharing with either of these cloud-storage platforms works.
OneDrive
OneDrive is very similar overall to Google Drive, with respect to secure storage and sharing of files. You can be very granular in your sharing settings and permissions with OneDrive. Once you figure out how to share using OneDrive, most of the other sharing options in MS365 are very similar.
Check out this video to view how to do basic (but secure!) sharing in OneDrive.
If you are interested in sharing a file or folder with your class, you can view this page. If you need to share the file or folder with a group of people, it is the same idea. However, instead of getting the email list from D2L, you need to get the emails from an email chain or manually type them in. To just get a sharing link or add a user to a sharing link, you can view this page. To manage your sharing links, review this page.
For more tutorials on using MS365 and related products, check out this page.
Google Drive
Google Drive can also be used to securely share files and folders, though you have slightly fewer options and settings to choose from.
View this link for securely sharing a file or folder with a handful of people.
For securely sharing with a class, view this link. You can also use this method to share with a group of people. Just find your list of emails and paste them into the sharing area.
For more tutorials about Google Drive for Faculty and Staff, you can check out the Wiki page here.
If you would like to bookmark this information for later use, please go to the Securely Sharing Files wiki page, located here.
In a recent revision to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has elaborated a requirement for instructed online courses offered by colleges and universities participating in Title IV funding. This includes regular and substantive interaction (already an acronym! RSI). This set of standards ensures that both faculty and students regular participate in online classes, rather than treating them as self-paced correspondence courses.
At Canisius College our online classes are not correspondence courses, but instead are properly instructed or taught by active faculty. RSI requirements are great practices for any online teaching, and are familiar to anyone teaching online courses at Canisius.
You can read more about RSI requirements, and suggestions to meet them, at our guide.
No list is complete, as there are many fantastic ways to interact with your students using technology available on the internet. That said, here are some quick basics, with tips on how to promptly align your course with RSI:
All courses require Regular interaction. This includes
Use of the D2L gradebook to monitor and help students monitor their own progress.
Course pace enforced with start dates on content and regular deadlines for assignments.
Regular office hours (via Zoom or D2L chat) posted on your syllabus.
Instructor emails to students who have drifted away from the class.
All courses require at least two forms of substantive Interaction. This means
Direct instruction: Synchronous teaching via Zoom, live chat, or similar realtime remote technology.
Assessing or providing feedback on student’s work. See the third and fourth points above; frequent, helpful and actionable feedback to students beyond just numerical grade scores. An instructor should monitor student engagement through assessments and participation in course activities.
Providing information or responding to questions regarding the content of a course or competency. Scheduled (remote) office hours, Course FAQs, prompt replies to student emails, course and weekly orientations, and excellent course documentation all contribute to this.
Facilitating a group discussion regarding the content of a course or competency. Assign regular asynchronous discussions, and participate in them yourself.
Substantive interaction may involve many other options than just those above. What the USED seeks is proactive participation by the instructor during the course, rather than just course-building, caretaking, and answering student questions. In synchronous courses, discussion meetings via Zoom can help satisfy RSI although exclusively lecturing via Zoom is insufficient.
To understand RSI, it is helpful to describe an alternative: correspondence courses that are self-paced and in which an instructor – or “subject matter expert,” “facilitator,” or really caretaker takes a passive role. Subject matter experts may develop such courses and star in recorded lectures. Possibly, someone grades student work, or grading may be automated. In correspondence courses, someone may answer occasional student questions if and as they come in. Students in correspondence courses are not eligible for federal financial aid.
We discuss these at greater length in our Online Faculty Development Course, Online Updates workshops, weekly emails and newsletters, and other faculty development. More importantly, we offer a greater variety of tools and options so you are not just limited to the above. As always, you can email us with specific questions about online teaching methods and technology.
July’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 the physical and mental health connection, tops for a whole person care approach, using coaching to be a better manager, 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 “Compassion Fatigue,” which will take place on Thursday, July 21 from 12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
The Canisius community is invited to participate in A Movement, Not a Moment: Reflecting on the Past, Present and Future of Black Freedom in America, which takes place this Saturday, July 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the Buffalo Museum of Science auditorium.
The presentation features Dr. Russell Wigginton, president of the National Civil Rights Museum. He will discuss urgent topics of civil and human rights and the pursuit of social justice. The conversation will include time for audience member questions. Ekua Mends-Aidoo and Kendra Brim, local Diversity, Equity and Inclusion professionals and hosts of the “Black Gems Dive In Podcast,” will moderate the conversation. Delaware North will also sponsor day-long free visitation for individuals and families to the museum on July 9.
Please RSVP to the speaking engagement by calling the museum at 716.896.5200×321 or at sciencebuff.org.
This is also a free day at the museum for the general public, thanks to sponsorship from Delaware North.
As a reminder, the college will be closed on Monday, July 4 in recognition of the 4th of July Holiday. The college will reopen on Tuesday, July 5. We wish you a safe and Happy 4th of July!
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, associate vice president, Human Resources and Compliance
The Canisius College Department of Kinesiology in the School of Education and Human Services has entered into a formal articulation agreement with the School of Health Professions at D’Youville University for many of their allied health care majors. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Exercise Health Care at Canisius who meet specific program requirements are guaranteed admission to the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) and Master’s in Occupational Therapy (OT MS) programs at D’Youville University. This agreement allows students the opportunity to pre-plan their undergraduate and graduate career paths to facilitate their transfer to graduate allied health care studies.
“Job growth in the allied health care professions is expected to grow faster than average in the next ten years” said Mike Dolan MS, ATC, CSCS, professor and co-director of the Sports and Exercise Health Care program at Canisius. “We are excited to partner with D’Youville University to provide our students a clear and accessible path to graduate work in physical therapy, chiropractic care, and occupational therapy.”
The Sports & Exercise Health Care program prepares students to apply research and clinical practice to optimize the health of people from all walks of life. Students take coursework in human anatomy and physiology, with a focus on human motion, injury recognition, evaluation, care and rehabilitation techniques. Undergraduates in this field participate in over 500 hours of clinical experience and make connections in a variety of sports medicine-related sectors.
“We are delighted to collaborate with Canisius College to offer meaningful, seamless, and cost-efficient pathways for undergraduate students seeking advanced healthcare professions training in graduate programs at D’Youville University” said Dr. Lisa Rafalson, PhD, Dean of the School of Health Professions at D’Youville University.
The Department of Kinesiology at Canisius also administers an undergraduate program in Health and Wellness, an undergraduate minor in Strength and Conditioning and graduate programs in Health and Human Performance and Applied Nutrition.
Submitted by: Karl Kozlowski, PhD, chair, Kinesiology Department
Food Trucks will be here today and tomorrow during lunchtime, starting as early as 11:00 a.m. The links to the trucks’ menus are available below along with the times and locations they will be available. Don’t miss out!
Wednesday, June 29 – Center Street Smokehouse – Lyons Hall Lot – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (See below for menu.)
Center Street 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
Have you tried the new healthy foods cafe SALUD, located in the plaza on West Delevan and Main Street? Latinx entrepreneur Marielynn Miller has a mission to bring healthy foods to our neighborhood. The offerings include salads, smoothies and sandwiches, as well as fresh produce from a local farm.
Stroll down for lunch and say hello!
Submitted by: Mary Rockwell, PhD, director, The New Buffalo Institute
The Academic Affairs Office is organizing a Summer Faculty Development Week for August 15-19. This will be hosted on campus in Old Main. Each session will be approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Breakfast and lunch will also be served all five days in the Faculty Lounge.
Bookmark this page to stay tuned for more information and other events happening this week!
As previously announced, ITS is streamlining the Zoom login on July 7, 2022. This means all Canisius faculty and staff with Zoom pro licenses will login to Zoom using their Canisius College password, at the Canisius Single-Sign On (SSO) screen, instead of a separate password exclusively for Zoom.
The Canisius Single-Sign On (SSO) screen is becoming your gateway to all Canisius online resources. This means you need only one strong password, backed by multi-factor authentication.
A few other features are:
Go directly to canisius.zoom.usto access your online Zoom account instead of going to zoom.us.
For the desktop and mobile app, you can login using the Canisius Single Sign-On (SSO), too. See how at this tutorial.
This change should have little to no impact on scheduled meetings, saved recordings, or Zoom settings. It simply streamlines the login process.
This makes our Zoom license more secure but equally important, it makes your job managing your Canisius digital resources easier. You no longer need to remember a separate password for Zoom!
In a recent revision to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has elaborated a requirement for instructed online courses offered by colleges and universities participating in Title IV funding. This includes regular and substantive interaction (already an acronym! RSI). This set of standards ensures that both faculty and students regular participate in online classes, rather than treating them as self-paced correspondence courses.
At Canisius College our online classes are not correspondence courses, but instead are properly instructed or taught by active faculty. RSI requirements are great practices for any online teaching, and are familiar to anyone teaching online courses at Canisius.
You can read more about RSI requirements, and suggestions to meet them, at our guide.
No list is complete, as there are many fantastic ways to interact with your students using technology available on the internet. That said, here are some quick basics, with tips on how to promptly align your course with RSI:
All courses require Regular interaction. This includes
Use of the D2L gradebook to monitor and help students monitor their own progress.
Course pace enforced with start dates on content and regular deadlines for assignments.
Regular office hours (via Zoom or D2L chat) posted on your syllabus.
Instructor emails to students who have drifted away from the class.
All courses require at least two forms of substantive Interaction. This means
Direct instruction: Synchronous teaching via Zoom, live chat, or similar realtime remote technology.
Assessing or providing feedback on student’s work. See the third and fourth points above; frequent, helpful and actionable feedback to students beyond just numerical grade scores. An instructor should monitor student engagement through assessments and participation in course activities.
Providing information or responding to questions regarding the content of a course or competency. Scheduled (remote) office hours, Course FAQs, prompt replies to student emails, course and weekly orientations, and excellent course documentation all contribute to this.
Facilitating a group discussion regarding the content of a course or competency. Assign regular asynchronous discussions, and participate in them yourself.
Substantive interaction may involve many other options than just those above. What the USED seeks is proactive participation by the instructor during the course, rather than just course-building, caretaking, and answering student questions. In synchronous courses, discussion meetings via Zoom can help satisfy RSI although exclusively lecturing via Zoom is insufficient.
To understand RSI, it is helpful to describe an alternative: correspondence courses that are self-paced and in which an instructor – or “subject matter expert,” “facilitator,” or really caretaker takes a passive role. Subject matter experts may develop such courses and star in recorded lectures. Possibly, someone grades student work, or grading may be automated. In correspondence courses, someone may answer occasional student questions if and as they come in. Students in correspondence courses are not eligible for federal financial aid.
We discuss these at greater length in our Online Faculty Development Course, Online Updates workshops, weekly emails and newsletters, and other faculty development. More importantly, we offer a greater variety of tools and options so you are not just limited to the above. As always, you can email us with specific questions about online teaching methods and technology.
There are several upcoming changes to D2L coming over the summer
Pronouns are now available in the Classlist
Image courtesy of D2L
You and your students can now add their pronouns to the Classlist. You will also be able to see their pronouns in their Student Card.
To add your pronouns:
Click on your icon (it likely has a picture of you) in the upper-right.
Then choose Account Settings. The first thing you should see is a section titled “Pronouns”.
You must first check the box to “Allow others to see my pronouns”. You can then choose the “Use different pronouns” and type in your pronouns.
Now, when you go to the classlist, you and your students will see your pronouns appear after your name in the Last Name, First Name column. If your students enter their pronouns, you will be able to see them as well.
You can also see a student’s pronouns when you hover over their image when grading a dropbox item, viewing a discussion, or viewing their progress.
Also, keep in mind that the pronouns in Account Settings is separate from your pronouns in Profile. Your pronouns will appear in the classlist and profile cards only if you use the pronouns in Account Settings.
Check out this video to see how to set your preferred pronouns and places where the students’ (and your) pronouns will appear to the rest of the class.
Grade Exemptions
There may be times when you need to exempt a student or students from an assignment, within the grade book. This means that assignment is not calculated as part of their grade.
The general process:
Go to a grade item that you want to give an exemption on
Find the student you want to give the exemption to and select the checkbox
Select “Exempt” in the upper-left menu
Save and close
D2L will automatically update the grade to a very noticeable grey box with the word “Exempt” and the student will also see “Exempt” on the grade as well. If it is set up properly, the final calculated grade will auto-update as well. It works in reverse, too. if you unexempt a student from a grade, D2L will remember that student’s grade and re-calculate everything.
If you prefer a text and image tutorial, click here. A video tutorial can be viewed here.
New Quiz Editor Screen
Image courtesy of D2L
The Quiz Editor Screen is being updated to be more in line with the Dropbox Editor Screen. View the D2L Article here on it. And here is the COLI tutorial giving a quick overview. This will potentially make making quizzes easier and faster since you don’t have to go through so many pages to change the settings. For now, this will be set to Opt-in. Note, however, that this new screen will become the default at some point in the future.
Quickly Copy Dropboxes
Images courtesy of D2L
If you have ever forgotten to copy a dropbox from a previous course or wanted to use a dropbox from a current course, now you can without having to manually redo it or use the Course Import/Export/Copy tool. Simply click on the dropdown arrow to the right of the dropbox you want to copy and choose “Copy to other courses”. Then find the course you want to copy to and follow the on-screen prompts.
Hereis a quick video showing how to copy a dropbox from one course to another.
Rubric Status Now Prominently Displayed
Images courtesy of D2L
In the next update, rubrics will now have their status displayed prominently, making it easier to understand if you are using a published rubric or an archived rubric.
D2L Text Editor Bigger Buttons
Image courtesy of D2L
The D2L Text Editor will now have larger buttons. This will make it easier to see the options available to you and also make it less likely to accidentally click on the wrong option.
Updates to D2L Dropbox Error Messaging
Image courtesy of D2L
Have you ever had a student email you in a panic saying that D2L won’t let them upload to the Dropbox? D2L is now providing an improved error message which may help alleviate this issue. Now, whenever a student uploads a file with an invalid file name, they will get the above message.
The campus community demonstrated a tremendous outpouring of support and engagement at last week’s Juneteenth celebration. More than 90 Canisius faculty and staff members came together for an afternoon of education, conversation and service work at various locations around the college neighborhood.
Canisius’ active involvement in the East Side is especially important this year as our community continues to heal in the wake of the horrific Tops Market shooting last month.
Juneteenth commemorates the anniversary of the date when news of emancipation finally reached most enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. Juneteenth was celebrated on June 19 this year.
Buffalo News Reporter David Robinson interviewed Julie Anna Golebiewski, PhD, for a June 17 article titled “No Signs of a Slowdown for the Buffalo Niagara Job Market.” The associate professor of economics noted that despite soaring prices, rising interest rates and a plunging stock market, the local job industry appears to be holding up well.
The performance appraisal process at Canisius College is designed to encourage open discussion between our managers and employees to review progress, establish priorities and discuss career development opportunities across the campus. In addition to helping plan for the development and progression of our talent pool, introducing regular communication with staff regarding performance management allows for planned, consistent conversations that will drive engagement, and convey a sincere interest in individual development and career planning.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SCHEDULE
The first step in the appraisal process is for employees to complete a self-assessment through Dynamic Forms. For your convenience, all staff will now have access to all prior performance appraisals in the portal under the Human Resources tab in “HR Appraisal History”.
All notifications will be generated through your Canisius E-mail account and will be sent directly from hr@canisius.edu. Please save any E-mails that you receive regarding your appraisal.
Employees will receive an E-mail invitation from hr@canisius.edu with a link to the Self-Assessment form on June 22nd.
Once the assessment is completed, the Supervisor will receive an E-mail notification advising them to move forward with the preparation of the performance appraisal.
Employees should complete the self-assessment by July 15.
Performance appraisal meetings should be scheduled between July 18 and August 12.
We encourage all Supervisors to pre-schedule your appraisal meetings in advance to assure completion by August 12.
Once completed, the Supervisor will then submit the appraisal.
The employee will receive a final E-mail to add comments and sign to acknowledge the appraisal was received and reviewed.
Training sessions will be scheduled to assist staff in completing the self-assessment. To assist Supervisors in completing performance appraisals, please note that Zoom training sessions will be scheduled. Watch for additional information including dates and times.
Please contact Linda Walleshauser at walleshl@canisius.edu or Ext. 2244 or Mary Braun at braun5@canisius.edu or Ext. 2247 if you have any questions regarding the process.
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, associate vice president, Human Resources and Compliance
The Richard J. Wehle School of Business is adding three new programs to its academic offerings beginning in fall 2022. The new academic programs being offered are: sport management (bachelor’s degree), sport administration (master’s degree) and sport product development (master’s degree). Originally housed in the college’s School of Education and Human Services, all three academic programs consistently rank among the best in the nation and produce graduates who secure successful careers at the intercollegiate, amateur and professional sports levels, as well as in facility and event management.
“We are excited to welcome new colleagues and the excellent programs they have built into the Wehle School of Business,” said Dean Denise M. Rotondo, PhD. “There was already an existing connection between the business and sport programs, as we share many alumni, as well as a steadfast commitment to helping students launch rewarding careers. But by moving the sport programs into the Business School, we now have a unique opportunity to partner on new and emerging fields in the sports business industry.”
