| November 14, 2007 | Vol 9. No. 6 |
Three Days Left to Visit Canisius’ Mini-Zoo
There are just three days left to visit this year’s Canisius mini-zoo. “Tropical Trek: From Dusk til Dawn in the Amazon,” is free and open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Health Science Room 316. In “Tropical Trek” take a walk through a simulated rainforest, and see a six-banded armadillo, a prehensile porcupine and a douracouli night monkey, which are all on loan from the Buffalo Zoo. Their habitats were designed by students in the Canisius College Zoology Program, under the guidance of Michael Noonan, PhD, director of Zoo Biology Program and Kevin J. Murphy ’86, Buffalo Zoo curator.
Click here to view a live feed from the mini zoo.
Click here for more information about the mini-zoo.
Central Terminal Documentary to Air on Local PBS
“Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark,” a 30-minute documentary produced by the Canisius College Video Institute, will air on WNED-TV (Channel 17) and ThinkBright TV (Time Warner Channel 21) at the following times:- WNED-TV: Friday, November 16 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, November 18 at 3:30 a.m.
- Thinkbright: Sunday, December 2 at 8:30 p.m. and Friday, December 7 at 12:30 p.m.
For more information on the video institute, click here.
Experience the Spirit of the Holiday Season
With holiday time right around the corner, there are many opportunities right here at Canisius to get with touch with the true spirit of the season, and give back to those less fortunate in our community.
- Do you have any unused travel-sized shampoo, toothpaste, body wash or lotion at home? Or how about that basket collection you’ll never use? Why not get those items together and make a donation to this year’s STEPS Committee collection for VIVE LA CASA refugee shelter? In this case, “re-gifting” is acceptable! All donations will be assembled into useful gift baskets and delivered to VIVE by members of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society. Please deliver any baskets or supplies by December 5 to:
- Debbie Abrahamson in Lyons Hall Room 102
- Dena Bowman in Churchill Tower Room 615
- Natalie Klyczek in Health Science Room 202
- Diane Wolfe in Old Main Room 013
- Barb Wozniak in Horan O’Donnell Room 003
For more information, please call Barb Wozniak in the Office of Student Retention at Ext. 3737. - This Advent season, the Canisius College Jesuit Community invites all Canisius faculty, staff and administrators to their 5:10 p.m. weekday community Eucharistic liturgies in the Loyola Hall Chapel. Please enter through the front doors of Loyola Hall (the doors which face the Quad). Advent Mass will take place on the following days:
- Tuesday, December 4 – Friday, December 7
- Tuesday, December 11 – Thursday, December 13 (NO Mass on Friday)
- Tuesday, December 18- Friday, December 2
For more information, contact Rev. Michael F. Tunney, S.J., rector, Canisius Jesuit Community, at Ext. 2277 - The Office of Campus Ministry invites all faculty and staff to prepare for the Christmas season in the Ignatian tradition by participating in a four-week “at home” retreat experience. Participants meet with a spiritual director and commit some time to pray or meditate each day. For more information or to register, call the Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 2420 or stop by Old Main 207 for an application.
- There’s still time to sign up for this weekend’s Canisius Community Day and Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday, November 14 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Food drive times vary). 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.
ArtsCanisius will present a Meet-the-Faculty Recital with Richard Falkenstein, PhD, lute, and Melissa Thorburn, mezzo soprano, on Monday, November 26 at 12:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. The program will feature works by Verdelot, Francesco da Milano, Perino Fiorentino, John Dowland and Alessandro Piccinini.
Click here to find out about ArtsCanisius December performances, including concerts by Canisius’ student ensembles and the Canisius College Chorale.
Fall Faculty Meeting
Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, vice president for academic affairs, addresses faculty and administrators at his first faculty meeting on October 23 in the Montante Cultural Center
More than 100 faculty members and administrators met in the Montante Cultural Center for the first faculty meeting held by Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, vice president for academic affairs on Tuesday, October 23. Terry L. Mangione, PhD, dean of students, opened the meeting with a presentation on student data gathered through the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Dr. Chadwick discussed the college’s goals, challenges, vision and culture before taking questions from the faculty. Faculty meetings are held during the fall and spring semesters.
CTE Haunted Theatre District Walk
More than 30 Canisius faculty, staff, family and friends braved the rain and wind on Saturday, October 27 for the Haunted Theatre District Ghost Walk sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Participants visited various architectural sites on the mile-long walk to hear ghost stories and historical information about the city of Buffalo. Pictured here, the group gathered for a photo inside Theatre Place.