Canisius Dining Services Designated as "Center for Excellence"
Chartwells Dining Services at Canisius has been designated as a “Center of Excellence” by the national Chartwells organization.  Chartwells employees were recognized during a reception in the dining hall on October 14.  In addition, Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. was presented with the “Center of Excellence” trophy.

Chartwells hourly staff poses with Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., (back row, center) following the ceremony.  Employees received pins during the ceremony to represent the “Center of Excellence” honor.

Chartwells managers gather for a group shot.

To achieve this honor, the Chartwells team at Canisius had to meet numerous stringent criteria, including quality assurance/food safety, customer satisfaction, client satisfaction, financial results and marketing programs.  Chartwells Director Robert Mottola says that this extraordinary achievement was the result of a group effort.

“Out of 220 Chartwells accounts, we are only the 14th to have achieved this status,” says Mottola.  “It required hard work and cooperation by every staff member.   As a result, we exceeded the requirements on many of the criteria.”

Chartwells was able to pursue this prestigious designation after the dining hall renovations were completed in fall 2002 - one of the first criteria required that the location had to be a “recent remodel,” within the last seven years. This new status means that Chartwells’ Canisius operating unit can be used to train new managers, and also used as a “shining” example to market the company to new accounts.

Mottola Named Manager of the Year by Chartwells
Robert Mottola, director of Chartwells, has been named Salaried Manager of the Year for the mid-Atlantic region of Chartwells.  He received the award at a ceremony this summer and will participate in the company’s national award conference in November at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  Mottola was nominated by his peers, including regional and district managers from other locations.  

Tony Snow at Canisius
Fox News' political journalist Tony Snow spoke at Canisius on October 21. His lecture, entitled "The President and the Press," was co-sponsored by the Young America's Foundation. Snow met with students at a reception prior to the lecture.

Pictured here are front row (left to right): Roxanne Sarver '07, Tony Snow, and Dr. Peter Galie.  Back row: John Dyrcz '07, Dan Centinello '06, Tony Marrone '06, Pierson Bell '06, Aimee Bowerman '06.

Share Your Holiday Traditions
Does your family have an annual touch football game or volunteer at a soup kitchen on Thanksgiving Day? Whatever your tradition, NetGazette wants to hear about it.  Write your favorite Thanksgiving holiday activity in an E-mail to etuk@canisius.edu  and we’ll share them in the November 5 and November 19 issues of NetGazette.  Deadlines for those issues are October 31 and November 14.

Help Wanted: Faculty and Staff to Make a Difference in the Community
The Office of Campus Ministry seeks faculty and staff members with a desire to work hard and make a difference in the community.  Duties may include serving at soup kitchens, home repair or collecting donations for food pantries.  No experience required. Desire to help individuals in need is a big plus.  Pay: Nothing. Benefits: Endless. 

Sign up for the following events:

• Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
  When: Saturday, November 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Duties: Collect food donations at local grocery stores, as well as sorting food at the pantries (sorting times TBA). 
  Contact: Joe Van Volkenburg at Ext. 2875. 
  
  
• Habitat for Humanity
  When: The first and third Saturdays of the month (fall semester). Meet at 8:45 a.m. and work at construction sites in the city until around 2:00 p.m. 
  Duties: Construction work, such as hanging drywall, painting and siding. No prior work experience needed.  
  Contact: Sign up in Campus Ministry or contact Canisius Habitat President Jon Emiliani at Ext. 5185 or emilianij@canisius.edu.
  
  
• South Buffalo Community Table Soup Kitchen
  When: Leave Canisius Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. and return by 5:45 p.m.
  Duties: Meal preparation and distribution
  Contact: Fr. Thomas O'Connor at Ext. 2420.
  
  
• St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room
  When: The second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Duties:  Help prepare and serve a meal for 150-200 people in need.
  Contact: Martha Baczkowski '07 at Ext. 5547 or Joe Van Volkenberg at Ext. 2875.

Faculty and Staff Invited to Attend Ignatian Family Teach-In

Rev. John Bucki, S.J., director of campus ministry (third from left), poses with the Canisius contingent at last year's Ignatian Family Teach-in.

Faculty and staff are invited to travel with Canisius campus ministers and students to the Ignatian Family Teach-in held in Columbus, Georgia from November 21-24.  The Teach-in is a gathering of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and the 48 Jesuit high schools to remember the 1989 Salvadoran martyrs and learn about other pertinent justice and human rights issues. For more information, contact Dennis McCunney at Ext. 2422 or click here.