| November 14, 2007 | Vol 9. No. 6 |
Canisius Ranked Among Top Producers of Fulbright Students
Canisius College tied for fifth in the nation, among master’s institutions, for its number of J. William Fulbright Scholarship recipients for 2007-2008. The Fulbright Program recently announced the rankings, which were published in the October 26 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Three Canisius College students won Fulbright Awards for 2007-2008. They include Roseanne C. Schuster '07, Elise A. Garvey ’07 and Melanie D. Horton '06. Nancy J. Rosenbloom, PhD, professor of history, serves as chair of the Canisius College Fulbright committee.
"This achievement reflects the initiative and hard work of these three students, who took advantage of the high quality educational opportunities that Canisius College has to offer, including study abroad experiences," says Rosenbloom, "In addition, I applaud the efforts of many faculty members, who encouraged the students to strive for excellence and nutured them through the application process."
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Legacy of Leadership UpdateIt has been nearly two months since Canisius College kicked off the public phase of its capital campaign, A Legacy of Leadership: The Campaign for Canisius College.
As of November 9, $53 million has already been committed towards the campaign, including large gifts of $5.1 million from the family of Carl J. ’64, HON ’04 and Carol Ann Montante and a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor.
"We are very encouraged by the response to the campaign," says Paula A. Valente, associate vice president for development. "Our goal to raise $90 million by May of 2010 is ambitious, but we are confident that with the continued support of our campus community, alumni and friends, we will achieve it."
Many people have been asking questions about the campaign and its priorities. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page is now available on the Canisius College Web site that should answer most of these questions. Click here to read the campaign FAQs. Click here for the Legacy of Leadership Web page.
Canisius Employee Holiday Party
"Return to Tradition with a Modern Twist" is the theme of this year's Canisius holiday party. Come celebrate the season with your co-workers on Friday, December 21 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Peter Gust Economu Dining Hall. Door prize drawings will start promptly at 12:30 p.m. No RSVP is necessary. Watch the next NetGazette for more information!
Company Magazine
Company is a quarterly magazine published by the Society of Jesus. If you would like to receive Company at no charge, call 1-800-955-5538 or send an E-mail to: subscribe@companymagazine.org. Click here to visit Company’s home page. There are also a limited amount of free copies available in the Office of Academic Affairs, Bagen 205. Stories and photos feature the work of Jesuits and their colleagues, both lay and religious, in ministries here and abroad. Past issues have includes stories about whale research by Canisius Professor of Animal Behavior Mike Noonan, PhD, alumni who teach at Brooklyn Jesuit Prep School in New York City, and the college’s house donation to Habitat to Humanity.
Thanksgiving Shutdown
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the college will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21. In addition, the college will be closed, except for essential operating personnel, on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23.
CANISIUS EVENTS
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.
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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.
CANISIUS KUDOS
Grants Boost Literacy Center Initiatives
The Canisius College Graduate Literacy Center received two grants to promote literacy efforts for local school-aged children through several new programs. The first, a $2,000 grant from Target, will be used for “Bookworm Weekends.” The six-week-long program, which runs on Saturdays, encourages children in grades K-4 to develop a love of reading and strengthen their literacy skills with fun and engaging exercises. Target has supported this initiative since 2003.
WGRZ Grant
(left to right) Margaret C. McCarthy, PhD, dean of the School of Education and Human Services; Rosemary K. Murray, PhD, chair of graduate education and director of the Literacy Center; Mary Beth Roberts, Literacy Center graduate assistant; Colleen Nossavage, community relations assistant, WGRZ-TV and Mary E. Shea, PhD, professor of graduate education and leadership and director of the Literacy Program.
The center also received a $2,000 Gannett Foundation grant for “What is Buffalo 2 You?” The program will enable middle school students from the Hamlin Park neighborhood to travel to notable Western New York destinations, then photograph and write about their experiences. “What is Buffalo 2 You?” will provide students with the opportunity to think critically about media messages, express themselves through creative language and media arts, enhance their awareness of local cultural assets, and develop self-confidence as successful learners.
Gonzales Receives Osborne Award
(left to right) Burl Osborne, former director and retired director of the Associated Press, Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, college president, Tracey K. Gonzales `10 and Peter T. Ivanovich, MD, professor of medicine for the Division of Nephrology/Hypertension at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and chief of the Hemodialysis Unit at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL.
Tracey K. Gonzales ’10, a Canisius College early childhood education major, received the 2007 Burl Osborne Pioneer Organ Replacement Hero Award on October 26 in the college’s Grupp Fireside Lounge. 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 accepted 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.
Taylor Publishes in Multiple Journals
Poetry and fiction authored by Ed Taylor, adjunct professor of English, recently appeared in the journals Swink (July 2007), Vestal Review (Issue 30), Slipstream (Issue 27), and the fall issue of XCP: Cross Cultural Poetics (Issue 17). In addition, his essay entitled “Snatch” was published in the spring 2007 edition (Number 137) of the San-Francisco based periodical series Mirage.
Canisius Employee Stars in Locally Produced Movie
Bob Grabowski, instructional support specialist for ITS, stars in the locally produced film, Release the Funny, which will premiere at the Riveria Theater in North Tonawanda on Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. Release the Funny, a collection of ten short comedies filmed in the Buffalo area, is produced by LittleFlick Pictures. For more information, click here.