With more than 25 years’ experience in facilities management, Cogan previously was vice president/general manager of Jones Lang La Salle Americas Inc., a property management firm.  He also served as director of facilities at the Culinary Institute of America from 1996-1999.   

Cogan holds certifications in facilities management administration and real property administration from the Building Owners and Managers Institute International. 

Rev. Edward Francis Maloney, S.J., theologian and superior of Loyola Hall at Fordham University, died on December 23 after a lengthy illness. Father Maloney was a member of the Jesuit community at Canisius College from 1957-1978.  He served many roles at Canisius including assistant academic dean, academic dean and dean of faculty.  He was appointed academic vice president in 1968 and executive academic vice president in 1973.  He also served as acting president in 1975 during the sabbatical of Rev. James M. Demske, S.J.  Father Maloney left the college in 1978 to serve as the special consulate to the provincial of the New York Providence of the Society of Jesus, who was at the time, Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.  

• Finance and Facilities (combining the previous Finance & Budget and Building & Grounds committees)
• Academics (combining the previous Academic Affairs & Faculty Welfare and Enrollment committees)
• Student Life
• Institutional Advancement (formerly Development)
• Mission & Identity

While the number of committees will be reduced, the time allotted for committee meetings will expand from two to three-and-a-half hours to enable trustees to gain a more in-depth look at strategic issues in each area. 

“Our trustees have expressed a sincere desire to become more engaged in the life of the college, and gain a higher level of knowledge and information necessary to make informed judgments about policy issues,” said Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.  “We think that the work of the board is done most effectively in the committees and this change should make our committees more effective.”

Trustees will be asked to serve on one of the five committees each year and they will be able to move to other committees during their term on the board. The board of trustees consists of 35 members, of whom eight are Jesuits. Of the 27 lay members, 13 are alumni of Canisius College, including the board’s chair, James F. Lyons '56.  The board meets four times each year in October, December, March and May.  The new committees are expected to be in place for the March meeting.

The WNYWP was selected from more than 150 sites to receive this funding. 
 
The grant will be used to fund the WNYWP’s efforts to improve the teaching of writing in the Buffalo City Schools (grades K-8). WNYWP fellows will work with 20-25 teachers to improve their writing skills and their teaching of writing across the curriculum.