Public Safety Officers Commended for Bravery

(l-r) Public Safety Officer Andy M. Nowak and Lieutenant Nathan C. Billings pose with their certificates of commendation.

Lieutenant Nathan Billings and Officer Andy Nowak from the Department of Public Safety received special commendation from Ellen O. Conley, PhD, vice president for student affairs, for their efforts in the apprehension of a robbery suspect in early December.  Conley presented Billings and Nowak with framed certificates of commendation at a ceremony on January 26. Gary Everett, director of public safety, was also on hand for the presentation.

Pachetti is New Director of Sponsored Programs 
Kim A. Pachetti is the new director of sponsored programs (formerly Office of Academic Grants). Pachetti’s primary responsibility will be to secure academic grants at Canisius.  Additionally, she will identify and publicize, to the campus, all relevant potential sources of federal, state and local funding for the college; encourage and assist faculty in obtaining funding from government sources; and coordinate and lead the writing of larger institutional proposals.

Pachetti comes to Canisius from SUNY Buffalo, where she served as director of human resources and research administration services in the School of Dental Medicine.  She holds a BA from Boston College and an EdM from SUNY Buffalo. Pachetti will keep an office in Churchill Tower, Room 313, and may be contacted at extensions 2103 or 3784, or by E-mail at pachetti@canisius.edu.