| May 16, 2007 | Vol 8. No. 12 |
Canisius Receives $1 Million Gift from Peter and Elizabeth Tower
Canisius College has received a $1 million gift from local philanthropists Peter and Elizabeth Tower, which will be used to establish the Peter Tower Endowed Professorship and the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Endowed Scholarship Fund.
The Peter Tower Professorship will be awarded to faculty members in the college’s Richard J. Wehle School of Business. The professorship, which comes with a stipend and funding for programming, will foster entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development in Western New York. Professorships will be awarded on the basis of competitive applications and will be for a term of up to three years.
“The Canisius community is extremely grateful to Peter and Liz Tower for their tremendous support and generosity,” said Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president. “The Peter Tower Professorship will provide our business faculty with the resources to not only create innovative programs but to create a legacy that will have a permanent impact on our community.”
“The Towers’ magnificent gift to the School of Business has garnered a great deal of excitement among the college’s business faculty,” said Antone F. Alber, PhD, dean of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business. “Several faculty members have already started the application process for the first professorship, which will be awarded to begin in fall 2007.”
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Canisius Receives Challenge Grant from M&T Bank
Canisius College is the recipient of a $500,000 M&T challenge grant to be used towards the creation of the college’s interdisciplinary science center.
“We are delighted to receive this generous award from M&T Bank,” said Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president, “Grants from this highly respected institution are very competitive. By selecting the college for this award, M&T has recognized Canisius as a leader in the Buffalo community.”
“M&T and Canisius have shared a relationship in this community since 1924,” said Shelley C. Drake, president of The M&T Charitable Foundation. “We have grown together, and together, we have helped the community to grow. We believe this project will advance Canisius’ already outstanding undergraduate science program, as well as help Western New York’s life-sciences economy to develop.”
Payable over five years, the foundation will match, dollar-for-dollar, qualifying cash and pledges received by the college from the Western New York private sector, including alumni, friends, and Western New York foundations and corporations.
Funds will support the purchase, renovation and development of technology-enhanced classrooms and laboratories, including five Interdisciplinary Research Training Groups (IRTGs) in the areas of bioinformatics, cellular/molecular biology, analytical chemistry, neuroscience and quantitative science that will be housed in the college’s interdisciplinary science center.
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Commencement 2007
Canisius College will confer 308 degrees during graduate commencement ceremonies tonight at 7 p.m. in college’s Koessler Athletic Center. Edward U. Kmiec, 13th bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, will address the Canisius College Class of 2007 and receive an honorary degree.
Congratulations to the following Canisius employees, who will be among the graduates:
- Michael R. Carletta, director of compliance for athletics, master's degree in business administration;
- Ronald J. Haberer, associate controller, master's degree in business administration;
- James V. Jones, director, career center, master of science degree in school/agency counseling;
- Matthew E. Lozar, assistant director of athletic communications, master of science degree in sport administration;
- Kirsten L. Reppert, assistant director of annual fund, master of science degree in communication and leadership; and
- Mollie A. Strasser, senior assistant director admissions, master of science degree, college student personnel administration
Check out the next issue of the NetGazette, which goes on-line June 13, for photos of the event.
ROTC Commissioning
Lieutenant Colonel James H. Soos, chair of military science, will commission 14 seniors as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during the 54th annual ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) Commissioning Ceremony on Friday, May 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.
Summer Hours
Summer hours at the college go into effect on Monday, May 21. The workday will be 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., with one half-hour for lunch.
Memorial Day Holiday
The college will be closed, except for essential operating personnel, on Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day.
Summer Classes Begin
Classes for the summer semester begin on Monday, May 21 for all divisions: undergraduate session one, graduate education three-week session, graduate education first five-week session and graduate business summer session one.