November 7, 2005 – 1st Annual Canisius College Writers Series
On Monday, November 7, 2005 members of the Canisius College English Department, including Mick Cochrane, PhD, Sandra P. Cookson, PhD, and Amy Wolf, PhD, read both favorite and original selections of fiction and poetry. The Canisius College Writers Series is supported by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Lowery Fund, in cooperation with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Western New York Writing Project.
February 22, 2006 - Native American Storytellers – Dovie Thomason
On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, internationally known storyteller, recording artist and author, Dovie Thomason, spoke in the Marie Maday Theater in Lyons Hall.
Thomason, of the Lakota Sioux and Kiowa Apache Nations, has traveled throughout the world for more than 20 years sharing the wisdom of her heritage through traditional and original stories. Thomason’s performance incorporated traditional stories, untold histories and memories that inspire and entertain in the spoken word, as well as teach respect for values passed on through the generations.
This lecture was co-sponsored by the Canisius College Native American Experience Program and Delaware North Companies.
October 12, 2006 – 2nd Annual Canisius College Writers Series
On Thursday, October 12, 2006 members of the Canisius College English Department, including Mick Cochrane, PhD, Sandra P. Cookson, PhD, Janet McNally, along with Barbara Porter, PhD, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, read both favorite and original selections of fiction and poetry. The Canisius College Writers Series is supported by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Lowery Fund, in cooperation with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Western New York Writing Project.
November 14, 2006 – A Poetry Reading by Carl Dennis
On Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Pulitzer-Prize winner Carl Dennis visited Canisius College for a poetry reading in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. Dennis, who is a professor of English at SUNY Buffalo, is the author of nine books of poetry and a book-length essay, Poetry as Persuasion. He read from his latest collection of poetry, New and Selected Poems 1974-2004. This reading was made possible by a gift from Canisius College English alumni John Kolaga (’82) and Judy Kubiniec (’83).
November 17, 2006 – Greg Maday: Trends in the Entertainment Industry
On Friday, November 17, 2006, Canisius College alum and English major Gregg Maday (‘70) spoke before an intimate audience in the Marie Maday Theatre. He arrived in Buffalo to receive a distinguished alumni award from the College. Maday, Executive Vice President of Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures, obtained his M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and has worked for HBO and CBS. He has the distinction as the longest reigning creative executive at Warner Brothers.
On the stage of the theatre named for his aunt, Marie Maday, Maday provided students with a priceless gem of advice: “learn through failure.” With stories of his own personal endeavors, he displayed the importance and value of failure in both his personal and professional lives.