CSW to Host Dessert and Conversation
Erin go bragh! It's a St. Patty's Day theme for Dessert and Conversation with the Committee on the Status of Women on Thursday, March 17 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. in the Regis Room.  Enjoy shamrock-shaped cookies for dessert, and if you have the luck of the Irish, you could win a zippered nylon Canisius College tote bag in this month's giveaway. For more information, contact Barb Wozniak at Ext. 3737.

Peace Prayer to be Held March 18
Come pray for world peace on Friday, March 18 at 12:20 p.m. on the first floor of Old Main.  A brief, 15-minute prayer will be held around the peace pole to commemorate the first anniversary of the war in Iraq, as well as to pray for an end to violent conflict throughout the world. 

Canisius College Ambassadorial Series Welcomes Gioia
On Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m., the Canisius College Ambassadorial Lecture Series welcomes the Hon. Anthony H. Gioia, former U.S. ambassador to Malta and his wife, Donna Gioia, to the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Their lecture is entitled "The Work of an Ambassador and Spouse."  For more information, contact Dede Johnson at Ext. 2162.  
  
Easter Flower Memorials
The Office of Campus Ministry invites members of the Canisius community to make a donation for Easter flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one.  A $5 is requested and the flower will be placed in Christ the King Chapel during the Easter season.  Names of those remembered will be listed in the back of the chapel.  For more information, contact the Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 2420.

There will be no Holy Week services on campus, except the regular 11:45 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday.  There will be no 9:30 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday and no daily Masses during spring break.   A priest will be available for individual confession on Monday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 22 in the chapel reconciliation room from 12-12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Web Tool Training to be Offered this Spring
The Canisius Web office will three hold training sessions in April for those who want to learn more about building Web pages for their academic or administrative departments.

A session on the Canisius Web tool will be held Thursday, April 7 at 1 p.m. in Wehle 305. This session focus on how to use the campus-wide Web tool and how simple it is to build and maintain department pages. It is also recommended for those currently using the tool, but may need a refresher.

Learn how to use Advanced HTML on Thursday, April 14 at 1 p.m. in Wehle 305. The focus on Advanced HTML that Web tool users can use to supplement functions of the text editor.  It will cover coding basics, other linking options (in relation to directory structures), drop-down menus and how to build your own HTML forms. 

The session on Friday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in Lyons 118 will address how to write content for your Web site.  Topics will include appropriate writing styles for the Web, knowing your audience and best practices in writing for the Web.

To register, send an E-mail to Chuck Pustelnik, Web editor, at pustelnc@canisius.edu. Space is limited to approximately 20 people for each Web tool training session and 40 people for the writing session.

Shoes for Shelter 5K Run/Walk
It's that time of the year again! Canisius College and BlueCross BlueShield present the 2005 Shoes for Shelter 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 10 at noon in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  Registration begins at 9 a.m., the one-mile fun walk starts at 11:30 a.m. and the 5k race begins at noon.  Bring an extra pair of sneakers or shoes to donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Last year, more than 1,000 pairs of shoes were collected!

The first 400 registered participants will receive a long-sleeved t-shirt designed by Jennifer Paterson BA '95, MS '01, director of creative services. Prizes will be awarded to the first place male and female finishers, the top three finishers in each age category, and to the top finishers from Canisius students, faculty, staff and alumni.  The cost to register is $17 for adults or $10 for children 14 and under, Canisius students or BlueCross BlueShield employees. 

To download a registration form, click here (.pdf). For more information, contact John Maddock, associate director of athletics for external affairs, at Ext. 2977.

Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture Series Hosts Speakers
The Conversations in Christ and Culture Lecture Series will host two speakers in April:

Lamin Sanneh, PhD, the D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale University, will present a lecture entitled "Christianity Outside the West" on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regis Room. 

John Hart, PhD, professor of ethics at Boston University School of Theology, will present a lecture entitled "St. Francis in the 21st Century: Creation, Compassion and Community" Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regis Room.

For more information, contact Timothy Wadkins, PhD, at Ext. 2824 or click here.

Canisius Program in the African American Experience Welcomes Civil Rights Speakers

	Lawrence Guyot		David J. Garrow

Lawrence Guyot, Civil Rights leader and former head of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, will give a lecture entitled "Organizing Freedom Summer" on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Horan-O'Donnell Science Building, Room 107.

David J. Garrow, presidential distinguished professor at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia will speak on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regis Room. His talk is entitled "Why the Movement Needed Martin Luther King Jr."  Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Garrow is a preeminent historian of the Civil Rights Movement. 

For more information, contact Bruce Dierenfield, PhD, professor of history, at Ext. 2863 or click here. 

Member of Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve to Lecture
Susan Schmidt Bies, PhD, who serves on the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System, will speak on Monday, April 18 at 4 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.  Beis' lecture is sponsored by the Governmental Role in Effectuating the Corporal Works of Mercy Lecture Series. For more information, contact Dede Johnson at Ext. 2162.

Faculty and Staff Welcome at Alumni Weekend
Faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend Alumni Weekend 2005 on June 3 and 4. Catch up with some former students or socialize with other members of the Canisius community. Last year, more than 600 alumni and friends gathered in the Quad for the annual Alumni Tent Party.  This year, we expect an even higher attendance, so don't miss it. We want the Canisius community to be well represented, so please mark your calendars!  The cost is $35 per person and includes beer and wine, an expansive dinner buffet and music by The Boys of Summer.

For a complete schedule of events and a list of the more than 400 alumni who already plan to attend, click here.

Faculty and Staff Relax at "Stress-less Day"

Mike Cammarata, assistant director of the counseling center, gets some of the "kinks" worked out during a massage at Stress-less Day for faculty and staff on February 18 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.

Veronica Serwacki, secretary to the dean of arts and sciences, and Ruth Coleman, secretary of physics, relax with a game of Jenga at Stress-less Day.

Faculty Staff Invited to Join Native American Art Committee
The newly-formed Native American Art Project Committee seeks faculty and staff members to help further its goal of acquiring a piece of Native American art for the college. The piece would be placed on permanent display in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library during the spring '06 semester.  For more information, contact Kevin Koch in the Office of Multicultural Programs at Ext. 2787 or send an E-mail to koch@canisius.edu.