Canisius Fund You asked. We listened. Students benefit. This sums up the Canisius allowed for the installation of advanced technology in a group study Fund. room of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library to enhance the quality The college’s annual fundraising campaign is now in its second full of collaborative learning. A small portion of the funds also enabled year, after being renamed and revamped to enable donors to give President Hurley to travel with students to El Salvador for Campus to the areas of the college most important to them. Donors to the Ministry’s international service-immersion trip (Canisius Magazine, Canisius Fund can direct their gifts to student aid, athletics or the summer 2011). presidential discretionary fund. They can also make unrestricted gifts. “I served on the Board of Trustees for six years and know that the The results are an enhanced educational environment. president never has enough resources at his discretion to address all of Gifts to Student Aid help fill classrooms with more of the best and the important challenges and opportunities that face this institution,” brightest students. This year’s incoming freshman class had a 90.43 says Reginald B. Newman II HON ’97, who committed a lead gift percent high school average and an average SAT score of 1112. to the Presidential Discretionary Fund. “This fund provides a ready source of additional income to respond to these priorities.” Contributions to the Blue & Gold Fund also yield winning results. Three Golden Griffins earned Academic All-America status, during the 2010-2011 season. Donations to the Blue & Gold Fund also strengthen the college’s recruiting efforts. The men’s basketball team added centers Freddy Asprilla ’13 from Villavicencio, Columbia and Kevin Bleeker ’15, from Alkmaar, Netherlands, to its newest class.
Gifts from donors who choose not to designate their support to student aid, athletics or the presidential discretionary fund are allocated as unrestricted Canisius Fund contributions. These gifts provide support to areas that have the greatest impact on students, from scholarships and programming, to library books and lab equipment.
“Support in this area provides the resources needed to build a sustainable winning athletics program, which attracts and develops exceptional student-athletes so that they may achieve success on the field and in the classroom,” says Bill J. Maher ’89, director of athletics.
“With so many deserving initiatives, it doesn’t matter how people decide to support the Canisius Fund because they can be sure that their gifts all have a meaningful impact on students,” concludes Jeanmarie O. Cieslica ’91, director of the Canisius Fund.
Support of the John J. Hurley ’78 Presidential Discretionary Fund To learn more about the Canisius Fund or make a gift, visit provided tuition assistance of up to $2,500 for 23 students this year. It canisius.edu/support/canisius_fund.asp.
Mel Schroeder Memorial Scholarship Melvin (‘Mel’) Schroeder amassed quite a following of students and alumni throughout his nearly half-century in the classroom. The late associate professor of English passed away in February 2011 but his legacy in the classroom and love of literature live on through the Mel Schroeder Memorial Scholarship.
something I think I could have only gained from attending the school,” says Timothy P. Kucinski ’12, one of the first two recipients of the Mel Schroeder Memorial Scholarship. “It is safe to say that one comes out of the program feeling like a miniature Yeats expert, with greater knowledge and appreciation for Irish literature and culture in general,” added Ryan S. Wolf ’12, the second scholarship recipient. “There is so much to soak into your bones and every moment is worth it. I am overwhelmingly grateful for the generosity that allowed me to have such an unforgettable experience.”
Established by a lead gift from Joseph M. Hassett ’64, PhD, (page 33) with additional gifts from alumni, faculty and friends, the scholarship provided funding for two Canisius students to participate in the Yeats International Summer School in Sligo, Ireland this past year. During this two-week academic program, students engage in Melvin (‘Mel’) Schroeder poetry and drama workshops, lectures and seminars, with a particular focus on W.B. Yeats. To learn more about the Mel Schroeder Memorial Scholarship or to “To be surrounded by Yeats experts and scholars, and learn from them make a gift, contact Marion Jagodzinski, director of stewardship, at about their interpretations of Yeats’ works was incredibly valuable and 716-888-8217 or email at jagodzi1@canisius.edu. C ANI SIUS COLLEGE M AGA ZINE • FALL 2011 |
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