| May 16, 2007 | Vol 8. No. 12 |
Chartwells Summer Picnic Schedule
It’s once again time to enjoy Chartwells' summer picnics. Food will be served in the Palisano Pavilion from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Both indoor and outdoor seating will be available. Picnics will be held on the following dates:
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Food will be grilled outdoors weather permitting. The Old Main Snack Bar will close at 10:30 a.m. on days when picnics are scheduled.
Summer Camps
Canisius offers a wide variety of summer camps for school-aged children. So no matter what your child’s interest, there’s something to fit the bill!
For sports camps, including soccer, basketball, swimming and diving and softball, click here.
For Young Writers' Camp (children grades 3-12), click here or contact the Western New York Writing Project at Ext. 3134.
For Summer Science Camp for middle school children, click here or contact Steven Szczepankewicz, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry at Ext. 2355.
Last Chance to Join Canisius’ Corporate Challenge Team
There are only two days left to register to run or walk with your Canisius co-workers in the 2007 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge on Thursday, June 7. Registration deadline is Friday, May 18. The fee for Canisius College faculty and staff is $20, non-employees cost $30. A tent party, with refreshments provided by Chartwells, begins at 5 p.m. in Delaware Park. You may attend the tent party only for a $5 fee. To register or for more information, contact Gary Lew, senior facilities operations manager, at Ext. 2255 or send an E-mail to lew@canisius.edu.
Canisius Cares Ride for Roswell Team
Canisius faculty and staff are invited to join the Canisius Cares team for the 2007 Ride for Roswell to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institute on June 23. Riders can choose from four routes – 9, 20, 33, or 62.5 miles. (Team members do not have to ride the same route). For more information or to sign up, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at Ext. 2700 or visit the Web site here to register as a member of the Canisius Cares team.
Shoes for Shelter Update
Despite bad weather on race day, 1,181 pairs of shoes were collected for the St. Vincent de Paul Society at the Canisius College Shoes for Shelter 5K Run/Walk presented by Independent Health on Sunday, April 15. According to John Maddock, associate director of athletics for external affairs, that sets a new all-time record!
Canisius End-of-the-Semester Party
(l-r) J. David Valaik, PhD, professor emeritus of history, Joseph P. Lovering, Jr., professor emeritus of English and James J. McGoldrick, PhD, professor emeritus of modern languages.
Nearly 50 Canisius retirees, long-time faculty and staff, and friends of the college turned out at Ulrich’s Restaurant on Ellicott Street on Thursday, May 10 to celebrate the end of the spring semester with food, drink and good conversation. This is the fifth year that the Canisius event, affectionately known as “The Old-Timers’ Party,” has been held.
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Bald for Bucks/Locks of Love
Sarah E. Signorino ’04, associate campus minister, smiles as she gets her head shaved during the Bald for Bucks Cut-a-Thon on May 1. Rev. Michael F. Tunney, S.J., professor of fine arts and director of studio art (not pictured), also went for the “Kojak” look. Hats off to both of them!
Twenty-seven Canisius faculty, staff and students participated in the Locks of Love/Bald for Bucks Cut-a-Thon on Tuesday, May 1 in the Penfold Commons. The event, sponsored by the Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development, raised more than $2,300 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. A Residence Hall Association (RHA) midnight breakfast on Wednesday, May 9 brought the total donation to more than $2,900. Bald for Bucks began at Lake Shore High School in honor of Canisius graduate Cathleen George ’90, who died of cancer in 2004.
Patricia C. Strobele, secretary for fine arts, gets her long locks cut by a cosmetology student from Leon Studio One in Williamsville. Strobele, who donated her hair to Locks of Love, says her hair will be long again in no time! Katie Martoche, assistant director of Campus Programming and Leadership Development, Chris Ring, building repairer for facilities management, Eva Mae Early from the Canisius College Bookstore and Kim Johnson from Chartwells were also among those who donated their hair to Locks of Love.
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
The Canisius campus had some extra “colleagues” at work on Thursday, April 26 for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The Ms. Foundation for Women founded the Take Our Daughters to Work Day program 13 years ago to encourage girls and young women to reach their potential. The name was changed to Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in April 2003 to broaden the discussion about the competing challenges of work and family.
Nine year-old Michaela Pirk assisted her grandmother, Susan Keller Sedia, secretary for the Department of Management and Marketing. Michaela is a student at Starpoint Elementary School.
The Department of Facilities Management got some extra helping hands. (l-r) Jim McNeill, building repairer, with his nine year-old son Adam who is a student at Meadow Elementary School; Jim Janisch, stationary engineer I with his ten year-old daughter Ashley, who attends A.J. Schimdt Elementary School in Lake Shore; and Jerry Metlock, building repairer, with his four year-old daughter Kaitlyn, a pre-K student at Mount St. Joseph Academy.
Canisius Community Day
Anne Marie Dobies, director of disability support services, puts a fresh coat of paint on a room at the Little Portion Friary on Main Street. Dobies’ father, the late Deacon John Gainey, was one of the founders of Little Portion Friary, which provides food, shelter and direction for the homeless. More than 150 members of the Canisius community took part in various volunteer projects throughout the area for Canisius Community Day on Saturday, April 21.
Nancy V. Wallace, PhD, associate professor of education, helped at the Early Childhood Center Public School #17 on West Delavan Avenue. As part of community day, Wallace coordinated a group of Canisius education students who removed debris left from the October storm, tended the gardens and did a general clean-up of the courtyard spaces.