Faculty and Staff Invited to Annual DSS Dinner
The Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) invites all faculty and staff to its annual dinner on Thursday, September 8 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Regis Room. Each year the DSS Office holds an informational dinner for all students who are registered with the office.  It is a great opportunity for students, faculty and staff to learn about the DSS Office and the services it provides.  The dinner is free but reservations are required by September 6. For more information or to RSVP, please call the DSS Office at Ext. 3748.

Tenured Faculty to be Honored
Tenured and promoted faculty, including those receiving emeritus status, will be recognized on Friday, September 9 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.  Watch the next issue of the NetGazette for photos of the honorees.

Williams to Kick off Business Leaders Series
The 2005-2006 Canisius College Distinguished Business Leaders Lecture Series kicks off on Wednesday, September 14 at 4 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge when Julie L. Williams, acting comptroller in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, presents a lecture entitled "Banking and Consumers."  William's lecture is free and open to the public.

The Distinguished Business Leaders Lecture Series was created by Peter Canisius Distinguished University Professor Hon. John J. LaFalce '61. For more information, click here or contact Dede Johnson at Ext. 2162.

Reception for Tower Exhibit September 16

Painting by Liz Tower. Porch, Georgian Bay, mid-late 1940s, oil on canvas

The ArtsCanisius series is already underway on campus. "Liz Tower: A Selection of Paintings" is currently on display in the Peter A. and Mary Lou Vogt Gallery in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.   Five paintings are now on display, and each Friday five different paintings will be hung in the gallery. On Friday, September 16, all 50 paintings in the show will be on exhibit during a reception for the artist, her friends and family. Canisius faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the reception, which will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Lend a Hand to Canisius Community Day September 24
Canisius faculty and staff are invited to lend a hand during Canisius College Community Day, Saturday, September 24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.  Participants will team up with local non-profit organizations to help out in our local neighborhood and beyond. 

Organized by the Office of Campus Ministry, Canisius Community Day is an opportunity for members of the college community to assist local agencies and a wonderful way to help out our neighbors.

To sign up or for more information, contact Joe Van Volkenburg in the Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 2875 or send an E-mail to vanvolk@canisius.edu.

Canisius College Summer Science Camp

Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., stopped by to visit with students in this year's Canisius College Summer Science Camp.  Students created and launched plastic bottle rockets in the college's Quad.  The week-long sessions, directed by Steven H. Szczepankiewicz, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry at Canisius, featured different sciences each day illustrated by hands-on activities and experiments.

Books are Fun for Buffalo Youth Involved in Canisius Literacy Program

Paul Crowley MS '05, who directed this summer's ERIC program at the Canisius College Literacy Center, poses with some of the local children who participated.

Nearly 50 children living in Canisius' neighboring community participated in the college's Enjoying Reading is Cool (ERIC) program this summer.  Sponsored by the Canisius College Literacy Center, the month-long reading program was open to children in grades three - 12.  Students read books for enjoyment and then shared their thoughts about the stories in literature circles.
 
The Canisius Literacy Center is operated by the college's School of Education & Human Services and provides diagnostic and remedial literacy services to the children of Buffalo and Western New York.  Its ERIC summer reading program is supported by a $2,800 grant from the Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation.