| October 17, 2007 | Vol 9. No. 5 |
New Canisius Open House Format Proves Successful
Prospective students and parents at Canisius College’s Science Open House on Saturday, September 29 get a campus tour by a Tour Guide for the Office of Admissions.
New this year, Canisius College will host four separate open houses which target specific academic programs. The first, a Sciences Open House on Saturday, September 29 was extremely successful, according to Ann Marie Moscovic, director of admissions.
“We had nearly 100 families in attendance, which is an exceptionally high turnout for this early in the season,” says Moscovic. “In addition, for the three remaining open houses, we are already between 75 and 100 registrations ahead of where we were last year.”
Open House attendees now benefit from academic-specific events tailored to their interests. For example, students and families at the Sciences Open House attended a science major fair, and listened to a panel discussion by a group of current Canisius science students.
The remaining open houses include a Business Open House on Saturday, October 20, an Education Open House on Saturday, November 3 and an Arts and Sciences Open House on Saturday, November 10. Open houses run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the college’s main campus and include campus tours, academic presentations by faculty, and information about financial aid, student life and admissions procedures.
For more information on the open houses, click here or call the Office of Admissions at Ext. 2200.
Faculty Tenure and Promotion Ceremony
(l-r) Kristin E. Finn, PhD, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of adolescence education; Benjamin J. Dunkle, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of communication studies; Melissa B. Wanzer, EdD, promoted to professor of communication studies; Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, chair and professor of communication studies (a guest) and Amy Wolf, PhD, Department of English, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor.
Congratulations to 14 Canisius faculty members who were promoted, or granted tenure or emeritus status this fall. A ceremony and reception was held in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library on Friday, September 14 to honor them. Each honoree dedicated a book of his/her choice to the library’s main collection, which includes a personal dedication by the respective faculty member on the inside cover. The books are on display on the first floor of the library.
Michael E. Rutter, PhD, who was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of counseling and human services, is congratulated by Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president. Center: Joel A. Cohen, PhD, associate vice president for library and information services.
The newly tenured or promoted faculty, in addition to those pictured above, are:
Debra T. Burhans, PhD, Department of Computer Science, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor;
Jane Cary, Department of Fine Arts, granted tenure and promoted to professor;
Daniel F. Dempsey, PhD, Department of Physics, named professor emeritus;
Jonathan Mercantini, PhD, Department of History, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor;
Rev. Martin X. Moleski, S. J., Department of Religious Studies and Theology, promoted to professor;
Herbert J. Nelson, PhD, Department of Philosophy, named professor emeritus;
Robert E. Nida, PhD, associate professor of education, granted tenure;
Craig D. Rogers, PhD, Department of Economics and Finance, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor;
Margaret K. Stefanski, PhD, Department of Modern Languages, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor;
Steven H. Szczepankiewicz, PhD, Department of Chemistry, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor; and
Ann W. Wright, PhD, Department of Biology, promoted to professor
Service Recognition Ceremony
All Canisius faculty, staff and administrators are invited to attend the seventh annual Service Recognition Ceremony Friday, November 16 at 3:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The event is held in the fall to honor employees who have reached their five, 10 or 15-year service anniversaries.
Stranczeks Welcome Father Cooke and John Hurley to Crestwood
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CANISIUS EVENTS
Canisius College Hosts Family Business Forum
Canisius College will host the 2007 Family Business Forum on Thursday, October 18 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott. The forum will feature four breakout sessions, as well as a panel of top local business owners, including Anthony Amigone, Amigone Funeral Home Inc.; Samuel Shatkin Jr., MD, Aesthetic Associate Center; Joseph Basil Sr., Basil Automotive Group; Laura Zaepfel, Uniland Development Company; and Michael Newman, NOCO Energy Corporation. Discount tickets for Canisius College faculty and staff are $95. Use promotional code griffin1007. For more information or to register, click here or call the Women's Business Center at Ext. 8280.
Canisius Sophomore Receives International Hero Award
Tracey K. Gonzales ’10, a Canisius College early childhood education major, will receive the 2007 Burl Osborne Pioneer Organ Replacement Hero Award on Friday, October 26 at 2 p.m. in the college’s Grupp Fireside Lounge. The event is free and open to the public.
The Osborne Award is given by the International Federation for Artificial Organs (IFAO) to a non-professional person who has contributed significantly to organ replacement in a heroic fashion. Gonzales will accept the award from Burl Osborne, former director and retired chairman of the board of The Associated Press, and the person for whom the award is named.
At the age of three, Tracey Gonzales became the first person in the world to survive a liver-small bowel transplant. Not expected to live past 10 years old, Gonzales is now 20 years old and living a normal, healthy life. For more information, contact the Office of Public Relations at Ext. 2790.
Raichle Lecture Addresses Presidential Power
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Best known for his work in the United States Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, Yoo served as a key architect of the Bush administration's legal response to the terrorist threat. Specifically, Yoo was central to drafting the 2001 passage of the U.S. Patriot Act.
Click here for more information.
African American Experience Underway
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The series continues on November 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Palisano Pavilion with a performance by Buffalo's Langston Hughes Institute. Accompanied by African drummers, the performers will teach authentic West African dances. A soul food dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., prior to the performance.
The fall 2007 series concludes on November 10 with Wilma King, PhD, the Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor in African American history and culture at the University of Missouri-Columbia. King will present a workshop, from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Old Main Room 223, on slave children in the American south.
To read more on the African American Experience, visit www.canisius.edu/africana.
The Future of Health Care is Focus of Schreiner Lecture
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A 1971 alumnus of Canisius, Lema is chair of anesthesiology, pain medicine and critical care at RPCI, and medical director of the institute's surgical services. He is also a professor and chair of anesthesiology at SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Click here for more information.
College Collection Selections Studio Art Show
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| "Student Body" by LeRoi Johnson '71, acrylic on canvas |
The college's growing collection of original art returns to the gallery. New, old and restored works by world famous, local and alumni arts comprise the college's aesthetic treasures on view. For more information, contact Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., professor of fine art and director of the Studio Art Program, at Ext. 3752.
Help Wanted: Faculty and Staff Volunteers
Faculty and staff volunteers are needed to serve a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings to students at the annual RHA Sit-Down Dinner on Wednesday, November 14 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Economu Dining Hall. Volunteers should arrive in the dining hall by 4:30 p.m. To sign up or for more information, contact John Goepfrich in the Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development, at Ext. 8307 or send an E-mail to goepfrij@canisius.edu.
Or, come out and lend a hand for Canisius Community Day or the Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday, November 17. Help out at meal programs, food banks, homeless and refugee shelters or Habitat for Humanity. Or, join the Thanksgiving Food Drive and collect non-perishable food at local supermarkets. Community Day runs from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Food drive times vary. Nearly 150 members of the campus community participated in the last Canisius Community Day on September 22. To sign up or for more information, contact Joe Van Volkenburg in The Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 2875 or send an E-mail to vanvolk@canisius.edu.
Lorch Book Reception
I. Joan Lorch, PhD, professor emerita of biology, discusses an excerpt from her book. On screen: A photo of Lorch on her first day of school with a horn filled with candies to "sweeten" the experience of school; a traditional gift for all first-year students. According to Lorch, all German children likely had a photo like this taken when they started school at approximately age 6 or 7.
More than 30 members of the campus community, as well as family and friends of I. Joan Lorch, PhD, professor emerita of biology, gathered on the second floor of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library to hear excerpts from and celebrate the publication of her memoir, "Chance and Choice: My First Thirty Years." Lorch's book lecture was the first event in the Archives Month Speaker Series.
CANISIUS KUDOS
Canisius Receives $140,500 Liberty Partnership Grant
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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
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- 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
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“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
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