| September 12, 2007 | Vol 9. No. 2 |
Father Cooke to Kickoff Campaign During Convocation
This year's annual academic convocation will include a special announcement about A Legacy of Leadership: The Campaign for Canisius College. Join President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., on Monday, September 24, at 2:30 p.m. in the Montante Cultural Center and be part of this exciting time at the college.
Father Cooke will be joined by R. Carlos Carballada '56, HON '81 national chair of the campaign, Dennis Strigl, chair of the Canisius College Trustees, John J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice president for college relations and Scott A. Chadwick, vice president for academic affairs and other members of the college community. A reception will immediately follow the event.
Dugan Hall Dedication
Canisius faculty, staff and administrators are welcome to attend the dedication of Dugan Residence Hall (formerly Eastwood Hall), in honor of Rev. Paul J. Dugan, S.J., on Friday, September 28 at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Quad entrance to the residence hall. A picnic and reception will follow from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Main Quadrangle.
Canisius Receives $1 Million Stranczek Gift
Canisius received a $1 million gift from Chester Stranczek HON '01, businessman, entrepreneur and mayor of Crestwood, IL, and his wife, Diane, secretary and treasurer of Cresco Lines Inc. The gift will be used toward the creation of the college's interdisciplinary science center.
"Chet and Diane have played a key role in the Canisius success story," said Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. "We are very grateful for their generosity, their continued interest and their support of the college."
"Father Cooke and his team have done an outstanding job in developing Canisius into a first-rate Catholic institution that is a powerful presence in the Western New York community and beyond," said Stranczek, a member of the college's Board of Trustees since 2002. "Diane and I are proud of our association with the college and are happy to support Father Cooke's vision."
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Hutton Receives First Tower Professorship
Patricia A. Hutton, PhD, professor of economics/finance, is the first recipient of the new Peter Tower Professorship. Hutton will use the professorship to support the college's SIFE Team (Students in Free Enterprise), which she organized in spring 2004. The Canisius SIFE team is one of more than 1,800 on college campuses in 40 countries. It is a non-profit organization that creates economic opportunities in their respective communities through the organization of outreach projects that teach market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business ethics. The projects are judged at competition on creativity, innovation and effectiveness.
Established in 2007 by local philanthropists Peter and Elizabeth Tower, the Peter Tower Professorship is awarded to faculty in the college's Richard J. Wehle School of Business to provide them with the resources to create innovative programs for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, which foster entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development in Western New York. Hutton's professorship became effective at the start of the 2007-2008 academic year. For more information, click here.
Canisius Provides Foster Home to Buffalo Zoo Animals
One of Health Science's house guests (a Caiman) smiles for the camera.
Beware! Twelve Caiman and an Anaconda snake have taken up residence on the third floor of the Health Science Building. No, they didn’t escape from The Buffalo Zoo. Rather, Canisius is serving as their temporary home while the Zoo finishes construction on its South American Rainforest building.
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| Celeste Czarniak '03, reptile keeper from the Buffalo Zoo, marks a Caiman with a crayon. This temporary mark helped his Canisius caregivers identify him during the first few weeks of his stay. |
“This is a win, win, win for everyone involved,” Noonan says. “The animals receive a nice stable environment in which to get settled. The students get a solid research project out of it. And the college strengthens its strong relationship with its good friends at the Zoo.”
The Caiman and Anaconda are expected to reside on campus until July 2008, when the rainforest exhibit is scheduled for completion. Their habitats are not open to the public although select animals from The Buffalo Zoo will be on exhibit for the Canisius community during the college’s mini-zoo in November.
Meet Canisius' Newest Faculty Members
Canisius welcomes seven full-time faculty members this fall. Click here to meet the newest members of the Canisius community.
Columbus Day Shutdown
The college will be closed, except for essential operating personnel, on Monday, October 8 in observance of Columbus Day.
CANISIUS EVENTS
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
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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
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Archives Display Highlights Lorch's Career
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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.
CANISIUS KUDOS
Grebenok is Co-Recipient of USDA Grant
Robert J. Grebenok, PhD, professor of biology, is a co-recipient of a research grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The two-year grant, worth nearly $230,000, will be used to support the work of two post-doctoral research associates. One student will perform research at Texas A & M University under Spence Behmer, PhD, while the other will perform research at Canisius College under Dr. Grebenok's supervision. The research involves the use and modification of plant sterols to stop insects from eating certain plants. Dugan Named Theater Artist-in-Residence
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Dugan has coordinated the theater arts minor in the English Department since 1994, where she teaches performance, directing and theater history courses, and supervises students in theater internships in local theaters.
Well-known to Buffalo theater audiences, Dugan has played more than 40 roles at the Kavinoky Theatre and has performed many times at Shakespeare in Delaware Park. She is the winner of two "Artie" awards for excellence in local performances. Dugan also created much of the educational programming for Young Audiences of WNY at Shakespeare in Delaware Park, with support from the Oishei Foundation.
In addition, Dugan has been director of the Canisius College Little Theatre, the student theater group, since 1994. Little Theatre produces two fully-staged plays a year, usually one of them by Shakespeare.
Johnson and Reppert Receive Martin Award
George M. Martin, special counsel to the president, Amy M. Johnson, director of annual fund, Kirsten L. Reppert MS '07, annual fund officer and John J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice president for college relations.
Amy M. Johnson, director of annual fund and Kirsten L. Reppert, MS '07 annual fund officer, are co-recipients of the college's 2007 George M. Martin Advancement Award. Johnson and Reppert accepted their awards at the College Relations annual celebration at Cherry Hill Country Club on September 5.
Established in 1983 by George M. Martin, then executive vice president for administrative affairs at Canisius, the advancement award is presented annually to member/members of the college's advancement staff whose initiative, creativity and teamwork brings distinction to him/herself and the college.