>> Pictured (l-r): Brock Wilkinson ’14, Michael Jaoude ’13, Jamie Hitro ’13, Tanner Gelatt ’13, Melissa Gretzler ’13 and Mariel Klein ’13. Photo courtesy of Katrina Cosgrove ’15.
Buffalo’s Bishop; Best-Selling Author, Journalist Serve as Commencement Speakers Best-selling author, journalist and television host Laura Pedersen will come home to Buffalo on Wednesday, May 15 to deliver the keynote address at graduate commencement ceremonies, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Koessler Athletic Center. Pedersen was just 18-years old when she landed an entry-level job on the trading floor of the American Stock Exchange. Within four years, she became the youngest person in history to get a seat Laura M. Pedersen on the Stock Exchange and was a partner in a Wall Street firm. Pedersen left Wall Street at age 23 to make history again, becoming the youngest columnist for The New York Times. She later went on to host “Your Money and Your Life” on the Oxygen Network. Today, Pedersen is the author of several books, including two about her native Buffalo. Bishop Richard J. Malone will address the undergraduate class of 2013 at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18 in U.B.’s Alumni Arena. Installed in August 2012, Bishop Malone is shepherd to more than 700,000 Western New York Catholics. Prior to Buffalo, Bishop Malone served eight years as bishop of Portland, ME. During that time, his faith, courage, compassion and leadership saw the diocese through an ambitious consolidation of the state’s parishes and the challenges Bishop Malone of declining Mass attendance, which proved essential to improve the functioning of the diocese in a rural state such as Maine. Bishop Malone and Laura Pedersen will receive honorary degrees during commencement ceremonies, as will Walter Sharrow, PhD, emeritus professor of history at Canisius College and Donald L. Trump, MD, president/CEO of Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Backstage Pass A select group of Canisius students played ‘roadie for a day’ when the Bon Jovi “Because We Can” tour came to town. Students learned the ins and outs of the touring industry and worked alongside the band’s production crew to help put together one of the largest live shows in entertainment. Later that night, they watched it all come together from the audience, as guests of the band. The students’ backstage pass was part of Bon Jovi’s Community Service College Campaign, which rewards college students who work to make positive changes in their communities. The Canisius students were the only local college students chosen to participate.
Military Friendly School Canisius College earned a place in the 2013 “Guide to Military Friendly Colleges & Universities,” released by Military Advanced Education magazine. The guide provides potential students with information about institutions that go out of their way to implement military-friendly policies in support of men and women in uniform. Canisius was recognized for its flexibility of online learning options, the extent of transfer credits accepted, its on-campus ROTC and participation in Servicemember Opportunity Colleges (SOC), as well as veteran assistance support. Canisius instituted an Office of Veterans Services to meet the needs of a growing veteran student population, which has more than doubled since 2007. In addition to this recent designation, G.I. Jobs magazine has recognized Canisius on its Military Friendly School list, for the past three years.
Canisius Introduces Master’s in Health Information Technology Canisius will add a new master’s degree program to its Office of Professional Studies next fall. The MS in Health Information Technology is an online program that combines healthcare, business and information technology to advance healthcare professionals’ understanding of increasingly complex healthcare operations.
social aspects of the health information technology field. Graduates will be qualified for work wherever health information is collected, organized and analyzed, including hospitals, physicians’ offices, nursing homes, ambulatory care clinics, insurance companies, research and government agencies, and consulting firms.
Core courses focus on health services and information systems, clinical The program, which may be completed in less than two years, is for computing, information technology security and privacy, healthcare individuals with bachelor’s degrees who are currently working in healthreporting and information exchange, as well as business operations care or related fields. and project management. The curriculum also examines the moral and