Join Canisius fans at Pearl Street Grill and Brewery to watch the game live on ESPN2 at noon.  The first drink is included and light snacks will be provided, additional food and beverages will be available at cost.  Click here to reserve your spot on-line or call the Office of Alumni Relations at Ext. 2700.

The team’s exciting victory over Marist College (60-59) in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship game earned the women a slot in the NCAA Tournament. It will be their first time in the NCAA Tournament as a Division I program, as well as the team’s first MAAC championship in program history. 

Becky Zak '06 and Jessica Steeves '06 earned all-tournament honors for their contribution to the MAAC championship win.  Zak had 12 points, three assists and two steals and was named the tournaments most valuable player.  Steeves posted eight points, five rebounds and a blocked shot. 

To read the entire story, click here.

Search Committee for Ice Hockey Head Coach Announced
Canisius College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., has announced a search committee for the position of head men’s ice hockey coach.  The committee will conduct a comprehensive search to attract and identify leading candidates for the position. Its objective is to have a new head hockey coach in place by April 1.

The search committee is comprised of 10 members including four community and business leaders.  They are: John Walsh, chairman and CEO of Walsh Insurance Group.  Walsh played hockey at Yale University and has coached youth hockey; James Wadsworth, partner at Hodgson Russ LLP.  Wadsworth played hockey at Princeton University; James Patrick, Sabres defenseman and NHL veteran of 21 seasons.  Patrick ranks in the NHL’s top 40 on the all-time games played list and is 12th among defensemen. He also played at the University of North Dakota; and Frank Downing Jr., president of Towne Automotive.  Downing was a four-year letter winner for hockey at the University of Michigan, team captain during his senior year, and named to the Big Ten and Central Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic teams.

Canisius alumnus and basketball player Terrence M. Connors ’68, founding partner of Connors and Vilardo, and Michael M. Gilbert ’90, director of public relations for the Buffalo Sabres, will also serve on the search committee, as will four staff from the Canisius College Athletics Department: Jennifer Zeh, senior associate athletics director; Kirsten Clark, assistant to the senior associate athletics director; Marc Gignac, director of athletic communications; and Shawn O’Rourke, associate dean of graduate and Canadian programs and adjunct professor of sports administration. 

Bene Merenti Celebration Set for April 22
Canisius faculty, staff and administrators who have reached 20 or more years of service will be honored at this year’s Bene Merenti celebration on Friday, April 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  Everyone is welcome to attend. 

Canisius Community Day
Canisius faculty, staff and administrators are encouraged to participate in Canisius Community Day on Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.  Organized by the Office of Campus Ministry, Canisius Community Day is an opportunity for members of the college community to help local non-profit groups get ready for spring.  Lunch will be provided.

Some of the agencies to be assisted include Benedict House, Friends of the Buffalo Niagara River 2005 Beach Sweep, the Food Bank of WNY, Habitat for Humanity, Hearts for the Homeless Soup Kitchen, the St. Vincent DePaul Dining Room, Vive LaCasa and the We Care Neighborhood Community Center.  Last year more than 130 Canisius students and staff members lent a hand during Canisius Community Day. 

For more information, contact Joe Van Volkenburg at Ext. 2875 or vanvolkj@canisius.edu.

CAMPUS EVENTS

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.

Did You Know? The last BPO Informally Formal Chamber Concert of the year will be held on Tuesday, April 12 in the Montante Cultural Center. The concert, which will feature the Meklinov Trio, begins at 7:30 p.m.  For more information, click here.

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CANISIUS KUDOS

2005 I. Joan Lorch Award Winners

(l-r) E. Christine Moll, PhD, associate professor of counseling and human services, recipient of the faculty award; Jane E. Fisher, PhD, associate professor of English and director of women’s studies; Katherine Bidell '05, recipient of the student award; I. Joan Lorch, PhD, professor emerita of biology; Sr. Patricia Brady, SSMN, associate campus minister and director of service learning, recipient of the administrator award; and Barbara J. Wozniak, secretary for student retention, recipient of the staff award.

The 2005 Dr. I Joan Lorch Awards were presented at the annual Women’s Studies Luncheon on Friday, March 11 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.  Donna Fernandez, PhD, CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Zoological Gardens, was the guest speaker for the event.

Creative Services Team Wins Four ADDY Awards
The Canisius College Department of Creative Services will be honored with three awards at Brainstorm’s fourth annual ADDY Awards on Friday, March 18 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

The projects receiving awards include the Canisius College viewbook, a poster for the Office of Admissions and the invitation series for Alumni Weekend. Linda Prinzi, associate director of creative services, served as the designer on the projects.

Watch the next NetGazette to find out whether they picked up silver or gold awards! Any gold awards they obtain will be eligible for submission to the District Two American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY show.

Schroeder Inducted into DiGamma

Melvin W. Schroeder, associate professor of English, was inducted into the DiGamma Honor Society on February 11 at The Buffalo Club.  The DiGamma Honor Society recognizes Canisius alumni, faculty and staff who have distinguished themselves, over an extended period of time, through exemplary service to the college.

Five Faculty Share Summer Proposal Development Grants
Five Canisius faculty members share this year’s three Summer Proposal Development Grants (SPDG).   The $5,000 grants are intended to support faculty members who prepare proposals over the summer for external funding from government or private sources.

The successful faculty, names of summer proposals and expected sources are:

• Edward C. Kisailus, PhD, professor of biology; “Herbal Supplement Extract-Induced In Vivo Apoptosis of Tumor Cells in Scid Mice;” National Institutes of Health.
• John D. Occhipinti, PhD, associate professor of political science;  “Center for Border Studies;” European Commission, U.S. Department of Education, NYS Department of Education, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and others.
• Sara R. Morris, PhD, associate professor of biology;  H. David Sheets, PhD, professor of physics; and R. Mark Meyer, PhD, computer science:  “Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration between Canisius Faculty and Two Other Organizations” (Cornell University and Braddock Bay Bird Observatory); National Science Foundation.

For further information about the summer grant proposals, contact Kim Pachetti in the Sponsored Programs Office at Ext. 2103.

Morris, Sheets Co-Author Article
Sara R. Morris, PhD, associate professor of biology and H. David Sheets, PhD, professor of physics, co-authored an article that was recently published in The Auk (the journal of the American Ornithologists’ Union).  The article, entitled “Multiple Day Constancy as an Alternative to Pooling for Mark-Recapture Stopover Estimates for Neartic-Neotropical Landbirds” appears in the January issue. 

Morris co-authored another article, entitled “A 30-year Study of Migrant Mortality at Two Television Towers in Western New York,” which will appear in the March issue of Wilson Bulletin (the journal of the Wilson Ornithological Society).

Canisius NYSP Student Wins National T-shirt Contest 

Jon Lyons, assistant athletic facilities director and NYSP activities director, Michael-Dane Alexander, NYSP contest winner and Gordon Anthony, director of athletic facilities.

Michael-Dane Alexander, a student at City Honors and participant in the Canisius National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), won the NYSP’s 2004 National T-shirt Design Contest.   Alexander’s drawing will be featured as the official NYSP logo for 2005 and will appear on NYSP participant t-shirts, applications, banners and other printed items.  Jon Lyons, assistant athletic facilities director and NYSP activities director and Gordon Anthony, director of athletic facilities, were on hand on January 23-25 in Orlando, Florida when Alexander accepted his award. 

Volonino Gives Presentation on Computer Hackers

Linda A. Volonino, PhD, chair of information systems, gave a presentation to the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the Information Systems Society of America (ISSP) on February 17 at the University of Buffalo. The topic of Volonino’s presentation was “Hacker Techniques:  Stronger than Your Firewalls and Employees.”

Colquhoun Featured in National Magazine
A feature on Michael W. Colquhoun, PhD, adjunct professor of fine arts, was included in the February issue of Flute Talk magazine.  Colquhoun is a freelance musician and composer, who specializes in Hispanic music.  At Canisius, he teaches music theory, 20th century classical music and Afro-Centric and World Music.  

Did You Know? Canisius College’s Department of Public Safety is a member of the newly- formed Main-Humboldt Public Safety Initiative, a consortium of area agencies who share information and resources in case of emergency.