Canisius College

August 27, 2007

Vol 9. No. 1

Contemporary Writers Series Welcomes Clarke
The Canisius College Contemporary Writers Series will host acclaimed fiction writer Brock Clarke in the Grupp Fireside Lounge on Tuesday, September 25. Clarke will read from his works, followed by an audience question and answer period, book signing and reception. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m.

Clarke is the author of a novel, The Ordinary White Boy (Harcourt 2001), and two short-story collections, What We Won't Do (Sarbande 2002), which won the Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction, and Carrying the Torch (University of Nebraska Press 2005), which won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. His second novel, An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England, published by Algonquin Books, will be available in September 2007.

For more information, contact Mick Cochrane, PhD, professor of English at Ext. 2662 or click here.

Sixth Annual Summer Science Camp
On August 9, teams of Canisius Summer Science Camp students used physics concepts to construct bridges from popsicle sticks and then competed in the Quad to see how much weight they could bear. (Left photo) Students watch with anticipation as camp teachers add weight to a bridge constructed during camp activities. (Right photo) The bridge breaks and the crowd goes wild! More than 100 local middle school students attended the sixth annual camp from August 6-10, which is coordinated by Steven Szczepankiewicz, PhD, associate professor of chemistry/biochemistry.

38th Annual NYSP at Canisius

Students participate in a team building exercise during this year’s National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) at the Koessler Athletic Center.

More than 200 local youth, ages 10-16, took part in this year’s NYSP from July 2 – July 20 at the college’s Koessler Athletic Center (KAC). The program includes three hours of sports activities each day, with a minimum of three hours per week of classroom instruction in drug education, health, nutrition and career development. Canisius faculty and teachers from Western New York public schools served as program instructors.

Canisius supports the NYSP with $85,000 in-kind donations and $25,000 in direct contributions. In addition, the New York State Assembly appropriated $10,000 to Canisius for the NYSP in its 2007-2008 budget.

Campus Ministry Summer Picnic

Patricia B. Van Verth, PhD, associate professor of computer science and James E. Van Verth, PhD, professor emeritus of biochemistry, get ready to enjoy some good food and good company at the Office of Campus Ministry Summer Picnic in Bart Mitchell Quad on Tuesday, July 10. The event, open to the campus community, was held to thank the volunteers who helped out at the various campus ministry events throughout the 2006-2007 academic year.