| June 18, 2008 | Vol 9. No. 15 |
New York State Appropriates $7 Million for Science Hall
New York Senator Dale M. Volker '64, HON '01 (left) and Assemblyman Robin Schimminger '69, HON '07 (right) presented a $7 million check to John J. Hurley '78, executive vice president and vice president for college relations, and Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., president of Canisius College.
New York State gave a big boost to Science Hall, Canisius College's interdisciplinary science center, with a $7 million appropriation. College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., joined New York Senator Dale M. Volker ’64, HON ’01 (R-59th District) Assemblyman Robin Schimminger ’69, HON ’07 (D-140th District) and members of the college community for the announcement during a news conference in Bagen Hall on June 6.
Senators Volker and Schimminger secured the appropriations from state capital funds designated for significant economic development projects. These grants represent the first time in recent history that Canisius has received a direct capital appropriation from New York State.
“On behalf of the Canisius community, I would like to thank Senator Volker and Assemblyman Schimminger for their great work on behalf of the college,” said Father Cooke. “Dale and Robin have long recognized and supported the fact that higher education is a catalyst for economic development. Their efforts to secure $7 million in state economic development funding are just the latest example of their commitment to our community.”
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Dutt-Doner Appointed Associate Dean
Karen M. Dutt-Doner, PhD, assumes a new role at Canisius on August 4, when she becomes associate dean of undergraduate programs and assessment for the School of Education & Human Services. Since she came to Canisius in 2005, Dutt-Doner has served as an associate professor of graduate teacher education and director/coordinator of the college’s Graduate Childhood Program. In her new role as associate dean, she will ensure compliance with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) certification regulations and Title II Reports.
Dutt-Doner will also serve as the NYSED certification officer at Canisius, for all undergraduate students, and maintain the school’s accreditation with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
“Dr. Dutt-Doner is committed to student success and to the preparation of highly qualified teachers,” says Margaret C. McCarthy, PhD, dean of the School of Education and Human Services. “As a scholar and a practitioner, she brings a well-developed understanding of the art and science of education, which will serve our candidates very well.”
Dutt-Doner holds a BS degree in elementary education from SUNY at Geneseo, an MSEd in curriculum and teaching from Fordham University Graduate School of Education (Lincoln Center), and a PhD in teacher education from Syracuse University.
Canisius Continues Fulbright Success
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| Adam Walters ’08 | Kyle L. Walker ’06 |
Walters will use his Fulbright to undertake an independent study at the Universidad ESAN in Lima, Peru. He will examine the response to climate changes and their effects on Peru’s Andean Glaciers, which make up the majority of the world’s tropical glaciers. Walters’ Fulbright study will build upon preliminary research that the All-College Honors Scholar conducted for his senior thesis at Canisius.
Kyle Walker will also use his Fulbright Scholarship to continue research he began as an undergraduate philosophy and psychology major at Canisius. Walker will study Ernst Mach, the 19th century Austrian physicist and philosopher for whom ‘Mach speed’ is named. He will conduct his research at the University of Vienna in Austria, home to the Vienna Circle, formerly known as the Ernst Mach Society.
Named for Senator J. William Fulbright, the highly competitive international exchange program is designed to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges. Click here to read more about this year’s Fulbright recipients.
Honeywell Extends Support for Chemistry Olympiad
Mark Makar ’10; Elizabeth Peng, a senior at Williamsville South; Mariusz Kozik, PhD, chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Canisius College; Jay Kelly, site leader for Honeywell’s Buffalo research laboratory; David Nalewajek, ’74 PhD, senior principal chemist, Honeywell and Beverly Eagan, human resource manager, Honeywell.
The Honeywell Corporation recently awarded to Mariusz M. Kozik, PhD, chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, a $16,000 grant extension for the Western New York (WNY) Chemistry Olympiad. Kozik is the coordinator of the local Olympiad, which is sponsored by the American Chemical Society at Canisius and part of an international chemistry competition aimed at identifying the best high school chemistry students in the world. Since 2000, the Honeywell Corporation has awarded nearly $140,000 to Kozik, in support of the WNY Chemistry Olympiad. A significant portion of the grant is used to fund summer research projects by high school students who work with Canisius College Chemistry Department faculty members.
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Department of Public Safety Adds Hi-Def Monitors
The Department of Public Safety has added two new hi-definition television monitors to its dispatch office. The large, flat-screen monitors replace six older models and enable the dispatcher on-duty to simultaneously observe multiple locations around campus via the department's closed circuit video camera system. The upgrade is part of an ongoing summer renovation project, which will include expansion of the dispatch office.
Independence Day Shutdown
The college will be closed, except for essential operating personnel, on Friday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.