October 17, 2007                                                     Vol 9. No. 5

Canisius Receives $140,500 Liberty Partnership Grant 
   Lily Adams-Dudley
The New York State Department of Education awarded Canisius College a Liberty Partnership Grant for $140,528. The grant, which became effective July 1, 2007, is payable in $35,132 increments each quarter. Congratulations to Lilly Adams-Dudley, associate dean and director of the college’s C.O.P.E. operation. 

The grant money supports the college’s Liberty Partnership Program, which serves approximately 500 high school students annually in the Hamburg and Frontier School Districts and residents of Hopevale Inc. family services agency.  All students are at-risk of dropping out of school.  Students in the program are encouraged to finish high school and ultimately attend college. They receive tutorial services and academic study skills training, counseling, career testing and college preparation, including college tours.

This is the eleventh time Canisius has received the Liberty Partnership Grant.

Kim Receives $73,000 Coleman Grant 
   ji-hee kim
Ji-Hee Kim, PhD, associate professor of management and marketing, is the recipient of a $73,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation to support her “Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs’ Program.” The program is designed to give students access to entrepreneurship and self-employment. The one-year grant, effective for the 2007-2008 academic year, will be used to fund:
  • Curriculum development to reinvigorate the entrepreneurship major and create a entrepreneurship minor
  • Innovative extra-curricular activities, including the Canisius Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
  • Faculty research in entrepreneurship and community economic development
The program also will receive nearly $100,000 in in-kind donations from the college and more than $25,000 in private donations. 

Canisius Alumna is New Director of Alumni Relations
   eileen hudson
Eileen L. Hudson ’83 is the new director of alumni relations in the College Relations Division.  Hudson oversees the college’s local, regional and national alumni programs, will further develop the alumni chapters throughout the country, and organizes and execute various alumni events.   

“I am delighted at this opportunity to return to alma mater at such an exciting time in the college’s history,” says Hudson.  “Canisius alumni are among the most loyal and I look forward to building on those relationships, between the college and alumni, through a variety of initiatives.”

Hudson comes to Canisius with more than 20 years of experience in new business development, sales management, event planning and marketing.  Most recently, she served as business development manager for AAA of Western and Central New York.  Prior to AAA, Hudson handled new business development and sales for DMG World Media, an international exhibition and publishing company.  During her tenure, she was involved in the launch of the “Great Big Food Show,” sponsored by the Food Network and consulted on the launch of the “Palm Beach Home & Interior Design Show.”

Hudson is a member of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and an Auction Committee Member for the Cystic Fibrosis BassEye Challenge.  She holds a BA in communications from Canisius College and replaces Erin Hartnett, who recently is now a development officer for the College Relations Division. 

Grinnen is New Research Analyst for College Relations
   Laura Grinnen
Laura Grinnen '06 has joined the College Relations Division as a new research analyst for prospect research. Grinnen previously worked for Canisius as a development services associate from August 2006 through June 2007.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Canisius College. Grinnen is the daughter of Cheryl A. Grinnen, human resources associate.