We have always been aware of how fortunate Canisius is to have loyal donors. In order to ensure continued support, please forward any donations that have been received by your department to Advancement Services GM203 attention: Katie Huck. This is an ongoing policy that helps the college to ensure the gift is recorded and the donor is provided with a charitable gift receipt. If you have any questions please call Katie Huck at Ext. 8211 or Email: huckk@canisius.edu
Please note that gifts may need to be entered prior to May 29, 2022 to be recorded in this year’s annual fund.
Submitted by: Katie Huck, director of Advancement Services, Institutional Advancement
Please join me in welcoming Amo-Augustus Kubeyinje to Canisius as the new director of graduate admissions. Amo has extensive experience in graduate and international admissions, having previously served as an enrollment consultant at Vanguard Global Study Network, associate vice president for graduate admissions at Drew University, director of graduate admissions and enrollment services at William Paterson University, and associate director of graduate admissions at New Jersey Institute of Technology. In addition to his role with graduate admissions, he will be working closely with undergraduate admissions to help with international recruitment.
Submitted by: Danielle D. Ianni, PhD, vice president, Enrollment Management
On Tuesday, May 17 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center all female-identifying members of our Canisius community are invited to attend the annual Women of Canisius pinning ceremony. All female graduates are welcomed into the Canisius College alumnae community. The ceremony will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. (Please note that all genders are welcome to join us at both the ceremony and the reception.) We encourage our 2022 graduates to invite their mom, sister, grandma, etc., to join us for this special occasion.
The Student Health Clinic services conclude today, Friday, May 13, for the 2021-22 academic year.
The business office will be open throughout the summer, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Student Health administrative staff can be reached by phone during these hours at 716-888-2610, select option 4 or by Email at health@canisius.edu .
Emergencies
For medical emergencies on campus, please contact Public Safety at Ext. 2330 or 711.
For medical emergencies off campus, please dial 911.
Urgent Care
For medical care that is not emergent, WellNow and Western New York Immediate Care offer urgent care services seven days a week and on holidays. There are several locations throughout Western New York including the following near campus:
WellNow Urgent Care
1597 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, New York 14207
Western New York Immediate Care
2497 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, New York 14216
(Moving in the summer to 2228 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York)
Independent Health’s focus this month is centered around the wellness of our minds.
This month, take some time to refresh and rejuvenate with their free online classes. Further details on the various classes and resources offered are listed above along with links to join.
Sometimes the hardest part about seeking help for mental health can be finding the right provider for your personal needs. With May being Mental Health Awareness month, take some time to read the article, above, by Lawley Insurance Group, which gives an overview of each type of mental health professional along with recommendations on how to start the process of getting the help you need, and the right fit.
As a reminder to all faculty and staff, Canisius College offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH), which offers a variety of services to promote well-being. This includes free, confidential counseling, assessment and referral services to all employees.
For more resources and information related to family support, legal assistance, fitness, mental health resources and work-related help, call 1-800-386-7055 (available 24/7), Email eapcounselor@ibhcorp.com or visit www.ibhworklife.com with the login information below.
As part of our professional development opportunities scheduled during the college’s Juneteenth celebration and events, we have purchased a corporate pass for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Diversity and Inclusion Symposium on Thursday, June 16 from 10:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This unique event delivers the ongoing learning necessary in the D&I realm in a one-day virtual format that is filled with inspirational discussions and non-stop knowledge. The event is open to all faculty and staff.
To register for this online event, please use the link below and select tickets. You will be choosing the first line that states D&I Symposium Corporate Pass RSVP.
It’s the end of the semester again. Here are some actions you should take by the week after grades are due:
Enter your Final Grades through MyCanisius. Click here for a brief video tutorial.
If you want students to see their Final Calculated Grade, click here to see a tutorial on how to do that.
Export your gradebook to archive the grades for your personal record. See thistutorial here to do that.
Archive your entire D2L course in the Brightspace format at the end of each term for your personal record. Click this link to see how to do that.
If you are teaching courses in the next semester, copy course content so you do not have to rush through it and have time to work on it in between semesters. Click here to see how. Text instructions are available here.
If you have not already, inform the Canisius Bookstore of any books or Cengage Unlimited products you intend to use. If you are not planning on using books or Cengage Unlimited products, let the bookstore know that as well. See their page here for more contact information.
You can click here to view the COLI Checklist page, which has further resources. View the video below for a quick overview of the End of Semester Checklist:
For security purposes, changes are occurring to how we log into D2L and Zoom.
D2L
Starting at the end of the Spring 2022 semester (Thursday, May 19th), instead of seeing the D2L login page, you will see the familiar Canisius College login page. This is a minor change and should have little to no impact on how you access D2L.
Zoom
Sometime during the Summer months (between June and August), you will only be able to log into Zoom using your Canisius College Password. This means that, if you logged into Zoom using your Canisius Email address but used a password that was different from your Canisius Password, you will now be required to log into Zoom using your Canisius Email and Password via Single-Sign-On (SSO). This also means that you will have to go to canisius.zoom.usto access your online Zoom account instead of going to zoom.us. Additionally, for the desktop and mobile app, please view the instructions for logging in using SSO by clicking this linkhere. This change should have little to no impact on scheduled meetings, saved recordings, or Zoom settings.
More than 500 of President John J. Hurley’s closest family, friends and supporters gathered at the Atrium@Rich’s on Friday, May 6 to celebrate his 25-year legacy at Canisius College. Independent Health sponsored the event, which radiated the spirit of Canisius. The room sparkled with blue and gold, and was accented by visual displays that showcased the college’s transformation throughout the years.
The evening included an invocation by Rev. Richard Zanoni, SJ, associate pastor at St. Michael’s Church, and a reflection and vocal performance by Sydnie Perkins ’16, MS ’20. The event’s honorary co-chair, Dennis Strigl ’74, HON ’11, eloquently introduced a video tribute, which encapsulated Hurley’s resilient, thoughtful and dedicated leadership.
The program concluded with President Hurley sharing his own memorable remarks.
The Men’s Swim team picked up where the women left off last week and continued to plant, weed, paint and spruce up the People’s Park. The community garden houses a free little library, garden beds, ornamental flowers and many locations to sit and enjoy the trees and flowers. Many thanks to Scott Vandezell, the coach of the swimming team, for encouraging participation from his squad.
Community members from the New Buffalo Institute also showed up this past weekend to help turn the beds at the Jefferson Avenue garden. Thanks to Amun Heru Ra for organizing and for the effort from all of the residents of Hamlin Park who came out to help. If you are interested in learning more about gardening, check out this series of free courses sponsored by Freedom Gardens.
Submitted by: Mary Rockwell, Ph.D., Director, The New Buffalo Institute
As part of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, the offices of Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion have partnered to develop a campus-wide policy related to DEI in the workplace. In addition, we have expanded the hiring for mission policy to include outlined DEI protocols within the college’s hiring practices.
As required, the campus community has an opportunity to comment on proposed edits to all policies. The 60-day comment period the Hiring for Mission Policy and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy is now open.
All feedback will be anonymous unless you choose to leave your name. Reports of the feedback submitted will be reviewed with the Senior Leadership Team. The review period concludes on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
The collective sum of the individual differences, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and institution’s achievement.
We would like to thank you for contributing to this process.
Submitted by: Linda M. Walleshauser, associate vice president, Human Resources and Compliance & Fatima Rodriguez Johnson, associate dean, Diversity & Inclusion
Peter Galie and Christopher Bopst ’95 have been commissioned by William S. Hein & Co. Inc. to compile a multi-volume documentary history of New York’s constitutions. Hein and Co., located in Buffalo, NY, is the largest publisher of online legal materials in the country. When issued– simultaneously in print and online– it will be the only such history currently available.
Submitted by: Peter Galie, professor emeritus, Poiltical Science
Buffalo News Reporter Robert McCarthy wrote a brief commentary about former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s visit to Canisius College last week. Click here to read his analysis.
On Saturday, May 7, 17 graduate students from the School Counseling and the Mental Health Counseling programs were inducted into Psi Chi Gamma, the Canisius Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, which is the international honor society for counseling. All inductees earned a GPA of 3.5 or better and engaged in significant community service as part of the requirements for eligibility. Chi Sigma Iota is dedicated to high standards of professional competence and service to others.
Submitted by: Department of Counseling and Human Services
We are thrilled to get back to our usual commencement ceremonies this year and ask that you consider volunteering for either or both of the following celebrations:
This is a three hour time commitment. Volunteers should arrive in the Patrick Lee Center by 5:30 p.m. A light meal will be available in KAC LL Room G21 at 4:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremonies – Saturday, May 21, 2022 – KAC – 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
This is a 6.5 hour time commitment. Volunteers should arrive in the Patrick Lee Center by 9:00 am. There will be coffee service in the morning and lunch will be available between the two ceremonies.
To volunteer, click HERE. If you have a special graduate you wish to marshal, please indicate this on the form. Please note that accommodations will be made whenever possible.
We have scheduled the following Volunteer information session:
This event celebrates the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and the perseverance of our students who are filled with pride, hope and the promise of a bright future. We have all played a part in the transformation of these students and it is our hope that you want to be part of the excitement of their special day. Watching our graduates and their families is a great reminder of what we work for each day.
Bob Klump, director of the Raichle Pre-Law Center, was interviewed on Wednesday May, 4 on WBEN-AM Radio. He appeared on A New Morning with Susan Rose and Brian Mazurowski, to discuss the leaked SCOTUS draft report, the impact on justices and changes to how future draft reports are disseminated.
To listen to the full show on WBEN-AM Radio, click here.
On Wednesday evening, May 4, award-winning author and television producer Sheri Holman visited HON 378: Magic Realism on Zoom with Richard Reitsma, PhD, associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures. Holman joined remotely from Brooklyn, NY, while Reitsma managed the class from Warsaw, Poland.
The class discussed her last novel Witches on the Road Tonight and talked about writing novels versus writing for TV, dealing with trauma and finding inspiration. The class recording is available but please contact Dr. Reitsma at reitsmar@canisius.edu if you are interested in the YouTube link.
For more on Sheri Holman’s career as a writer and as a TV producer click here.
Submitted by: Dr. Richard D. Reitsma, chair, associate professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
The Upsilon Gamma Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), an education honor society, recently recognized current and new KDP inductees. A total of 15 students participated in the ceremony with 10 new honorees inducted at the KDP Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
KDP is the champion for future and new teachers from campus to classroom. KDP is a reliable and research-based resource of best practices for teaching, and delivers guidance and solutions to the particular issues facing teachers across the United States, while maintaining a global perspective.
Congratulations to the KDP Honorees!
Bottom row (left to right): Matthew Hein (Treasurer), Taylor Behlmaier (Historian), Renae Fisher; Middle row (left to right): Erika Eyssen (Vice President), Katie Bray, Jaime Bennett, Erin Tzetzo, Catherine Russo; Back row (left to right): Jacob Lewis, Alex Silfies, Courtney Allen, Theresa Bienko, Eamon Wallace, Keith Powers, Emma Maxson (President), Dr. Jeff Lindauer (KDP Counselor)
New initiates not pictured: Alexandra Fazio, Emilie Puzzella, Mary Banks, and Jenna Rybarczyk
Submitted by: Jeff Lindauer, associate professor of Teacher Education and Leadership
The Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program is a recipient of a $4,000 health equity grant from Interfaith America (IA). The college will use the grant for curriculum development in the PA Studies program.
In collaboration with several bird conservation organizations, Canisius announced today the launch of The Spark Bird Project. Jenn Lodi-Smith, PhD, professor of psychology and assistant vice president for academic affairs is leading The Spark Bird Project with ornithological consultation from Sara R. Morris, PhD, professor of biology and vice president for academic affairs.
Don’t forget the conservation biology poster session on Thursday, May 5, 10 a.m. in the Science Hall Commons. The students have worked incredibly hard and have a lot of sustainable ideas to share. Please stop by!
Submitted by: Sue Margulis, professor, ABEC and Biology
As part of our professional development opportunities scheduled during the college’s Juneteenth celebration and events, we have purchased a corporate pass for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Diversity and Inclusion Symposium on Thursday, June 16 from 10:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This unique event delivers the ongoing learning necessary in the D&I realm in a one-day virtual format that is filled with inspirational discussions and non-stop knowledge. The event is open to all faculty and staff.
To register for this online event, please use the link below and select tickets. You will be choosing the first line that states D&I Symposium Corporate Pass RSVP.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Take some time to read through Guardian & Uprise Health’s May newsletter to learn more about correcting myths about mental health conditions, understanding grief and trauma, and an overview of Uprise Health’s platform called “Wellbeing Check” which helps you monitor your stress and wellbeing.
To access other resources on the website, you will need to use access code: worklife
As always, this month’s newsletter also features a webinar titled “Not Feeling Good Enough,” which will take place on Thursday, May 19 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
