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School of Education Receives NCATE Accreditation
The Canisius College School of Education and Human Services has been granted professional accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The U.S. Department of Education recognizes NCATE as a specialized accrediting body for schools, colleges and departments of education.

“We are proud to be accredited by this highly respected, national organization,” said, Margaret McCarthy, PhD, dean of the college’s School of Education and Human Services. “We are also pleased that NCATE recognizes that Canisius College graduates highly competent, professional and socially committed educators and counselors prepared for today’s challenges and opportunities.”

NCATE is composed of more than 30 professional and policymaker organizations representing millions of Americans committed to quality teaching. It was founded in 1954 by the teaching professional and the states. NCATE continues its mission today: the profession and the states working together for excellence in teacher preparation and development. For more information, click here.

Canisius Names New Hockey Coach

(left to right) Ellen O. Conley, PhD, vice president for student affairs; Dave Smith, head men's hockey coach; Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president; and John Maddock, associate director of athletics for external affairs.

Canisius has named Dave Smith as the new head men’s ice hockey coach. Smith spent the past three seasons as the associate coach and recruiting coordinator at fellow Atlantic Hockey member Mercyhurst College. He previously served as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst, Bowling Green and Miami of Ohio. The Arthur, Ontario, native was instrumental in guiding Mercyhurst to two league championships and two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances in the last three seasons.

Smith will enter his eighth season as a NCAA Division I coach and his first as a head coach. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism/public relations from Ohio State College. Smith spent six seasons in professional hockey, and was under contract with the New York Rangers in 1994-95. For more information, click here.

Young Receives Distinguished Faculty Award

Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president and Paul A. Young, PhD, associate professor of education.

Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., presented Paul A. Young, PhD, with the Kenneth L. Koessler Distinguished Faculty Award during Spring Honors Convocation on April 29 in the Montante Cultural Center. The Distinguished Faculty Award is given annually by the college’s Alumni Association to recognize an outstanding full-time faculty member for contributions to teaching excellence.

Canisius Honored With County Energy Conservation Award

(left to right) Edward P. Cogan, director of facilities management; Gary B. Lew, senior facilities operations manager; Thomas Hersey Jr., Erie County Department of Environment and Planning; and James Loesch, Chairman of the Erie County Environmental Management Council.

Canisius College was honored with an Erie County Executive Energy Achievement Award on Thursday, April 28 during a ceremony in the faculty dining room. The college was recognized for Canisius College Conserves Energy (C3E), a campus-wide energy conservation effort which kicked off in March 2003.

The award program, sponsored by the Erie County Environmental Management Council (ECEMC) and the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, is intended to identify, share and recognize projects in Erie County that serve as outstanding energy conservation models. In addition to Canisius College, which was honored in the educational institution category, the Town of Amherst received the municipality award, Ecology and Environment, Inc., received the local business award, and Julie and Patrick O’Neill received the residential award. Edward P. Cogan and Gary B. Lew accepted the award on behalf of the college.

For more information on the award, click here. (www.erie.gov) For more information on C3E, click here.

Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Michelle Moorman, dining hall cashier for Chartwells, supervises her niece, Brittiany McCarter, as she checks out lunchtime customers. Brittiany is a junior at Grover Cleveland High school. Morman also brought her daughter, Lonniece (pictured below) to work. Lonnience, also a junior at Grover Cleveland High School, spent the day cooking omelettes.

Nick Bauer, grandson of Barb Penrod, supervisor for Chartwells, makes wraps and subs for the lunchtime crowd. Nick is in fifth grade at Global Concepts Charter School.

Nathan Etu, six-year old son of Kristin Etu, NetGazette editor, drew this picture of what he did on Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Gary Everett, director of public safety, gave Nathan and his sister, Hanna, a tour of public safety and demonstrated the different types of equipment an officer uses.

Summer Hours Begin
Summer office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with one-half hour for lunch, will be in effect from Monday, May 23, 2005 through Friday, August 19, 2005.

College Closed for Memorial Day
The college will be closed, except for essential operating personnel, on Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Did You Know?
The Ms. Foundation for Women changed the name of Take Our Daughters to Work Day to Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in April 2003 to broaden the discussion about the competing challenges of work and family.

CANISIUS EVENTS

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.

Did You Know?
The Ginko Biloba tree is thought to be the oldest living seed plant. Individual trees can live up to 3,000 years!

CANISIUS KUDOS

Benzin Wins Teaching Award From French Government
Brenda B. Benzin, adjunct professor of modern languages, was honored with “les palmes academiques” (academic palms), a prestigious teaching award from the French Government. She received the medal from on April 1 in New York City at the French Consulate. The award is bestowed for teaching and promotion of French culture in the United States. Benzin is the national vice president of the American Association of Teachers of French and has chaired activities for National French Week in Western New York for six years.

Canisius Staff Volunteer for ASB

Susanne H. D’Archangelo, officer for public safety, worked at the Christian Appalachia Project I (CAP I) in McKee Kentucky. Six Canisius College staff members participated in the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip at the end of March. Along with Sue D’Archangelo, Joe Van Volkenburg, assistant to the director, campus ministry worked at CAP I. Steve Liebig, mail stock clerk, mailroom worked at the CAP II Project in Flatgap, Kentucky and Rita Capezzi, PhD, associate professor of English and Dennis McCunney, associate campus minister, volunteered their week at The Pilgrimage in Washington, DC.

Kruly Swears In Newest Public Safety Peace Officer

Ken Kruly, director of government relations, swore in the newest peace office for the Department of Public Safety on April 19. Harold D. Perry is a retired New York State Trooper and U.S. Customs Officer. Kruly is a notary public and has been swearing in public safety officers since he worked for Erie County Clerk David Swarts.

Did You Know?
Les palmes academiques was established by Napoleon in 1808 to honor individuals in education, for teaching, scholarship or research.