Canisius College Opera Workshop Performs May 8
Spend Mother's Day enjoying the sounds of the Canisius College Opera Workshop at 3 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  The group will perform a program of scenes from an opera and operetta entitled, Love in the Afternoon.  Excerpts from works by Mozart, Offenbach, Humperdinck, and Gilbert and Sullivan will be fully staged by Melissa Thorburn, adjunct professor of fine arts.  Projections and scenic effects by Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., associate professor of fine arts, will accompany the program.  

Admission is free but donations to benefit the Canisius College opera program will be gratefully accepted. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Office at Ext. 2542.

Celebrate School Spirit With the Committee on the Status of Women
The Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) will host Dessert and Conversation on Wednesday, May 11 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. in Lyons Hall Room 118.  The theme is School Spirit. Bring your lunch and enjoy coffee, tea, dessert while catching up with your co-workers.  For more information, contact Barb Wozniak, secretary for student retention, at Ext. 3737 or send an E-mail to wozniakb@canisius.edu.

Tree Planted in Memory of Richard Jones '05

(from right to left) Kevin Kwitzer, building services supervisor for facilities management, and Terry Zeh, head women's basketball coach, pose with members of the men's and women's basketball team, who helped plant a Ginko Biloba tree, which symbolizes longevity, in front of the Koessler Athletic Center on April 20. The tree was planted in memory of Richard Jones '05.

Canisius to Host Race and Reconciliation Conference
Canisius College will host the third annual Race and Reconciliation Conference sponsored by the Commission on Citizens' Rights and Community Relations for the city of Buffalo on Thursday, May 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The conference, entitled Vision for the Future: Creating an Authentic Culture of Good Neighbors, is open to the public. Participants will have the opportunity to work alongside leaders in the Buffalo community, area politicians and fellow citizens to discuss the issue of racism in our community.  For more information, click here.

For registration information, call Jan Popielski at the Commission at (716) 851-8000 or down-load the registration form at www.city-buffalo.com and click on the Commission on Citizens' Rights and Community Relations.

Corporate Challenge June 9
Join the Canisius College team for the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. in Delaware Park.  The cost is $25 and includes the $20 entry fee, a Canisius Corporate Challenge T-shirt (for the first 50 entrants) and food and beverages provided by Chartwells.  Even if you don't want to run or walk the race, you and your family can come to the Canisius tent, cheer on your co-workers and enjoy the refreshments for a cost of $5 per person. 

Registration for the race can be done on-line. Click here for registration information. Scroll down to the Canisius College link, where you can register or find out who else from Canisius has already registered.  Only Canisius employees can register for the college's team.  All participants must pay the $5 refreshment fee separately by cash or check to Gary Lew, senior facilities operations manager.  For more information, contact Gary at Ext. 2255 or via E-mail at lew@canisius.edu.

Special Olympics at Canisius

(left to right) James Sylvis, PhD, associate professor of physical education and health; Cindy Mazur, Special Olympian; and Neil Johnson the CEO of NYS Special Olympics. On Saturday, April 30, nearly 400 Special Olympians from Western New York competed in volleyball, basketball and aquatic sports in Canisius College's Koessler Center to prepare for the state-wide games to be held in June at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island.

Dunkle Places Second in Shoes for Shelter Race

More than 400 people turned out for the 2005 Canisius College and BlueCross BlueShield 2005 Shoes for Shelter 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 10 in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  Congratulations to Brian P. Dunkle, S.J., instructor for classics, who finished first among Canisius staff and second overall with a time of 17:06. 

Ellen M. Hamm, PhD, assistant professor of education, was the top Canisius female finisher, with a time of 22:35. 

More than 150 Volunteers Help Out for Canisius Community Day

	Raymond J. Clough, PhD, director of faculty development and his wife, Ruth, help out at Vive La Casa.

Despite cold and rainy weather, more than 150 Canisius College students, alumni, faculty and staff took part in Canisius Community Day on Saturday, April 23. 

Canisius volunteers lent a hand to Benedict House, the Food Bank of WNY, Habitat for Humanity, Hearts for the Homeless Soup Kitchen, the Little Portion Friary, the Lutheran Chuch Home, the St. Vincent DePaul Dining Room, Vive LaCasa, and Journey's End Refugee Service. Canisius Community Day is organized by the Office of Campus Ministry.

Lauren Lackovich '08, a communication studies major, and Elizabeth Becker '05, an early childhood/childhood education major;, shovel dirt that will help restore the courtyard at Early Childhood Center School #17 on West Delavan Avenue. Nancy V. Wallace, PhD, assistant professor of education, led the students in their efforts.