CSW Dessert and Conversation
The Committee on the Status of Women will host Dessert and Conversation on Wednesday, January 26 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Regis Room South. For more information, contact Barb Wozniak at Ext. 3737 or via E-mail at wozniak@canisius.edu.

Senator Hillary Clinton Visits Canisius to Talk Health Care
The governmental role in caring for the sick will be the topic of discussion on Monday, January 31 when U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the college.  Clinton’s visit is made possible by the Canisius College Lecture Series on the Governmental Role in Effectuating the Corporal Works of Mercy.  The Senator is scheduled to speak at 1:15 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  To learn more about Senator Clinton’s visit, click here.  

Canisius Welcomes Expert in Black Feminism
Barbara Ransby, PhD, associate professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 4 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge as part of the Canisius College Program in the African American Experience. Ransby is an expert in black feminism and has authored several books. For more information, contact Bruce J. Dierenfield, PhD, at Ext. 2863 or click here.  

Governor of Federal Reserve Board to Speak February 7 The Governmental Role in Effectuating the Corporal Works of Mercy Series welcomes Edward M. Gramlich, governor of the Federal Reserve Board, on Monday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. in the Regis Room.  For more information, contact Dede Johnson at Ext. 2162 or click here.

Eighth Annual Fine Arts Week February 7-11

The musical ensemble Zöe will give a performance entitled Music, Dance and Song: Renaissance and Romance at 7 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center as part of Fine Arts Week at Canisius.

ArtsCanisius presents eighth annual Fine Arts Week, February 7-11, 2005.  All events are open to the public; many are free of charge.  The week will include various musical performances, including a BPO Informally Formal Chamber Concert, lectures and studio art shows. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Department at Ext. 2542 or click here for the ArtsCanisius Web page.

IU Soul Revue Performs February 24

Back by popular demand, the IU Soul Revue will perform at Canisius on Thursday, February 24 at 8 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  The performance is free and open to the public.  Seating is limited; doors open at 7:30 p.m.

The IU Soul Revue, part of the Indiana University African American Arts Institute, delivers the sounds of timeless R&B, soul, funk and contemporary urban black popular music.  Performances feature original compositions, along with arrangements by Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Patti Labelle, Kelly Price, D’Angelo and Mary J. Blige.  

For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Programs at Ext. 2787. 

Canisius College Holiday Party

The staff of the Office of Financial Aid takes time a break from the festivities to pose for a photo. (l-r) Peggy Kraus, technician; Lea Nicholson, assistant director; Kathy Oddo, technician; Michele Rizzo, assistant director; Mary Miller, technician (front); Pam Fears, secretary; Joan Kader, technician; Dorie Griffin, receptionist; and Pat DeGanis, technician.

Nearly 400 Canisius faculty, staff and administrators took time out to celebrate the season at the annual holiday luncheon on Thursday, December 23.  The Canisius Brass provided musical entertainment while party-goers feasted on roast beef, turkey and all the trimmings. Congratulations to the following staffers who won the raffle:

• Patty Grasso, secretary for residence life, won the digital camera
• Albertha Kelly, secretary for facilities management, won the television set
• Laurence McCray, housekeeper for facilities management, won the personal DVD player

 
College president Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., gives a warm holiday greeting to Canisius staffers.

The Canisius Brass played seasonal tunes to entertain party guests.