Canisius College

September 12, 2007

Vol 9. No. 2

Canisius to Host Constitution Day Forum
Canisius College will host a public forum to commemorate Constitution Day on Monday, September 17, from 2:30 p.m. -- 4:30 p.m. in the Regis Room North. The forum is part of a nationwide initiative to promote increased understanding of the courts and the protection of civil rights.  The event is free and open to the public.

The Honorable Jeremiah J. McCarthy will serve as keynote speaker for the event.  Judge McCarthy, a federal magistrate of the Western District of New York, will discuss "The Independence of the Judiciary."  Judge McCarthy's speech will be followed by a panel discussion, entitled "Civil Liberties in the 21st Century." For more information, click here.

Author and Special Assistant to the President of the Catholic Medical Mission Board to Speak at Canisius   
Chris Lowney, best-selling author and special assistant to the president of the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), will speak at Canisius College on Thursday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.  His lecture, entitled "What 21st Century Leaders Can Learn From 16th Century Jesuits," is free and open to the public.

Lowney, who left the Jesuit seminary after seven years, wrote the best-seller Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year Old Company, which reveals how companies can use the Jesuit ideals established by Ignatius Loyola for effective, whole-person leadership. The event is sponsored by the Office of Campus Programming and Leadership Development. For more information, contact their office at Ext. 2190 or click here.

Canisius Community Day
Faculty and staff are encouraged to help out with Canisius Community Day on Saturday, September 22 from 8:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m. Participants will assist with projects at local non-profit organizations in the Canisius community such as meal programs, food banks, shelters, agencies that work with refugees and Habitat for Humanity. More than 150 students, faculty and staff participated in Canisius Community Day last spring. To register or for more information, please contact Joe Van Volkenburg in the Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 2875 or send an E-mail to vanvolkj@canisius.edu.

Canisius to Host Anorexia Expert
The Canisius College All-College Honors Program, in conjunction with the college's Women's Studies Program, will welcome Cornell University Professor Joan Jacobs Brumberg, PhD, on Thursday, September 27 at 2:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center. Brumberg will present a lecture, entitled "Fasting Girls: A History of Anorexia Nervosa." The event is free and open to the public.  Brumberg is internationally known for her research and writing on the history of American girls, and has appeared on "Today" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." For more information, click here.

Ethicist, Roman Catholic Theologian to Speak at Canisius
George Weigel, a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. will speak at Canisius College on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center.  The lecture, entitled "The Achievement of John Paul the Great," is part of the Conversations and Christ Lecture Series and is co-sponsored by the Global Study of Religion and the Permanent Chair of Polish Culture. For more information, click here.



Archives Display Highlights Lorch's Career
The Canisius College Archives currently has on display highlights of the career of I. Joan Lorch, PhD, professor emerita of biology. The display, on the second floor of the library near the archives, includes Lorch's new book, Chance and Choice: My First Thirty Years; posters, photos, letters that debate the validity of a Women's Studies Program at Canisius; and a list of past recipients of the Dr. I. Joan Lorch Award. Presented annually by the Women's Studies Program, the award recognizes individuals at the college who have made a significant contribution to women on the campus.  

A reception for Dr. Lorch will be held on Oct. 5. For details, click here. 

Mass of the Holy Spirit

Nearly 100 faculty members process across the Quad to the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Christ the King Chapel on Thursday, August 30. The Mass is an annual tradition to commemorate and bless the start of the academic year. (Photo courtesy of Rev. John J. Bucki, S.J., director of campus ministry)

Chicken BBQ

Kathleen Keenan-Takagi, adjunct professor of fine arts and Jane Cary, professor of fine arts and director of music, enjoy the chicken barbeque after Mass.  The cookout was sponsored by the Senate Programming Board (SPB). Photo courtesy of Rev. John J. Bucki, S.J., director of campus ministry)

Chadwick Reception

Nearly 30 members of the Canisius community turned out for an afternoon iced tea reception in the Grupp Fireside Lounge on Tuesday, August 28 to meet Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, Canisius' new vice president for academic affairs. A morning coffee reception was held earlier in the day. Left to right: Nancy J. Prescott, secretary to the associate dean for the school of education and human services; Julie J. Henry, PhD, chair and associate professor of education; Michael R. George '85, director of graduate enrollment communications & technology; Mark R. Bunting, senior assistant director of admissions; James D. Bagwell, director of graduate admissions; and Scott A. Chadwick, PhD, vice president for academic affairs.