| January 18, 2006 | Vol 7. No. 10 |
Public Safety Needy Drive
Front row: Cmdr. Dominic J. Barone, assistant director of public safety; Rev. John Bucki, S.J., director of campus ministry. Back row: Vicki Edgerton, secretary for multicultural affairs; Gary Everett, director of public safety; Rev. Paul Dugan, moderator of athletics; Van Powell, dispatcher for public safety; Richard Miller, lieutenant for public safety; Matthew Srodawa, officer for public safety; David Koteras, adjunct professor for sociology/anthropology/criminal justice; Susan D'Archangelo, officer for public safety and Roland Lavigne, officer for public safety.
This year's Public Safety Needy Drive for St. Mary of Sorrow's Church was a huge success, thanks to the generosity of the Canisius community.
"We had about one-third more donations than last year," says Gary Everett, director of public safety. "We loaded two college shuttle vans full of canned goods, clothes, toys and winter clothes to take to St. Mary's."
Everett adds that the staff at St. Mary's was very impressed with the high quality of items that the college donated. Before the donations were delivered on December 20, a ceremony was held in the Office of Public Safety. Rev. Paul Dugan, S.J., blessed the donations and prayed for the staff who delivered them.
This is the fifth year public safety has held its Holiday Needy Drive for St. Mary of Sorrows, which is located on Guilford Street in Buffalo.
Media Center Receives Communicator Award for 2005
Bob Grabowski, instructional support specialist, media center; and David Hoffman '04, former instructional support specialist; media center in a scene from the award winning video about the college's library.
The Canisius College Media Center is the recipient of the Communicator Award for Distinction for 2005 for the video they produced for freshman orientation, entitled "An Introduction to the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write Good Papers." Kudos to Erik Michaelsen, technician; who served as writer, director, videographer and editor; Bob Grabowski, instructional support specialist; who acted and provided production assistance, and Justin Sledz, technician; and Nathan Johnson, technician; who provided lighting, sound and production assistance. Karen Bordonaro, PhD, former associate library director for archives, special collections & information literacy, conceptualized the need for the video to introduce students to effective research methods.
The Communicator Awards is an international competition which recognizes outstanding work in the communication field. More than 3000 entries from the United States and five other countries were submitted for 2005. The Award of Distinction is given to projects which exceed industry standards in production or communication skills. Congratulations to everyone involved!
MLK Award Nominations Sought
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2005-2005 MLK Awards. Canisius College will acknowledge a faculty member, a student, and a staff/administrator who represents the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The nominees must demonstrate qualities which promote fairness, human rights and justice.
Click here to download a nomination form. Nomination forms are also available. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 10, 2006. Winners will receive special recognition during the Spring Honors Convocation on April 29. For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Ext. 2787.