The Griffin: volume 63, issue 20 - Apr. 2, 1993

              Rev. Bernard P. Knoth, S.J., is one of the two finalists to replace Fr. Demske when he resigns on June 30. Mow by eric Jordan Potential Arts and Sciences dean arrives on campus Prior experience includes stint with SUNY Albany See Fr. Knoth page 9 Fr. Knoth's schedule for the two days was quite full and included meetings with many different committees and reprcsentati vesof various aspects of the college. Included in these meetings were breakfast on Monday with the trustees, followed by a meeting with J. Patrick Greenwald, vice president for Development; a meeting with Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice president for Student Affairs; a meeting with Lillian Levey, vice president assistant to the president; and dinner with the deans. On Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30, Rev. Bernard P. Knoth S.J., the first of two candidates for the Presidency of Canisius College visited the campus. At lunch on Monday, Fr. Knoth Fr. Knoth also met with faculty, administrators, staff and alumni representatives. Following breakfast on T uesday at Loyola Hal 1, he met with Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president of Business and Finance and College Treasurer, followed by Dr. Joan Connell, vice president for Academic Affairs. by Ken Kraft Griffin News Editor "Sam Houston Siatccurrcnily has 12,5(X) students." he stated. Flanagan is currently the dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State. Of the four schools at Sam Houston—arts and sciences, education , business and criminal justice— the college of criminal justice while being the smallest college at Sam Houston State, is the only school at Sam Houston that offers a doctoral degree. Currently, the college of While his bachelor's degree is from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, his "professional experience has been at larger universities." These include the Slate University of New York (SUNY) at Albany and Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. However, he believes that "the diversity of experiences can be good." He counts academic planning as one of his strengths. He considers his administrative style as being "very participatory and collegia!," and that these factors will enable him to be a good dean. "education was at a small, Catholic, liberal arts school." position at a Dr. Timothy J. Flanagan addresses student concerns about the dean's position at a luncheon on Monday. Photo by fmc Jordan The arrival of Dr. Timothy J Flanagan on campus this past Monday and Tuesday signaled the beginning of the final phase in the search for a new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Flanagan believes that he would be right for the dean's job because of his experience, the fact that he is a social scientist which he believes will "allow him to be able to work with all areas of the College of Arts and Sciences — humanities, social sciences and natural sciences," and the fact that his Over the two day period, he met with members of the search committee for the new dean, Dr. Joan Connell, vice president for Academic Affairs; Rev. James M. Demske, S J., College president; and representatives from the student body, there was an open meeting with members of the faculty from theCollcgeof ArtsandSciences, and he met with the department chairs from the Col legeof Arts and Sciences. Flanagan is the first of four finalists for the position of dean to come on campus for interviews. VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 20 First presidential candidate visits campus FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1993 by Aimee Carrier Griffin News Reporter Elie Wiesel for 1 humanity (see page 2) I Men's V-ball I Buff State battle I (see page 10)1 B-movie Oscars awarded (see page 7) I At a glance... The students were also interested in important that reservations be made as soon as possible. Commencement announcement Attention graduates: If you are in need of a list of local hotel/motel accomodations along with their rates, please stop in the Office of Student Affairs, OM109. Commencement is next month, and it is News 1 - 3, 9 Editorial 4 Letters 4 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 5 Kaleidoscope ..6 - 8 Sports 10 - 12 Classifieds .....10 INDEX See Dean Candidate page 9 Buffalo Council on World Affairs, Inc. honored Rev. James M. Demske, S.J., College president, at their 33rd Annual Citation Dinner last night at the Buffalo Hilton. College President honored Fr. Knoth did claim that "alumni clubs gel the College's name out there and are also relatively inexpensive."Anoihcr conccrn voiccd by ihc students was the reputation of Canisius outside of Western New York. Although Fr. Knoth was understanding of this coneern he explained that it is not possible for the College to "shoot up" to national recognition easily because it takes a large sum of money. When asked aboul his feelings about ihe financial position of the College and funds necessary for the renovation of facilities, Fr. Knoth responded, "we need to have a comprehensive plan thatasks, where do we want Canisius to he 20 years from now?" Questions asked were very broad and covered a variety of topics, including Fr. Knoth's feelingsabout studentsoccupyingpositionson the Board of Trustees of the College. entertained questions presented by nine Canisius College students representing the interests of the student bodv. Tenure and promotions announced The following faculty members have been granted the following promotions, effective September 1,1993. To professor: Dr. Bruce Dierenfield, Dr. Nancy Rosenbloom, Dr. Shaun Gallagher, Dr. Peter M. Schabcr, and Dr. David Farrugia. To associate professor: Dr. Keith Burich, Dr. Janice Cerveny, Dr. Sandra Cookson, Dr. Michael Dolan, Dr. James Huard, Dr. Christine Kinsey, Dr. Ann Marie Lenhardt, Dr. Paula McNutt, Dr. Gregory Reeds, Dr. Raymond Tennant, Dr. Linda Volonino and Dr. Gregory Wood. The following have been granted tenure: Dr. Keith Burich, Dr. Janice Cerveny, Dr. Sandra Cookson, Dr. Christine Kinsey, Dr. Ann Marie Lenhard, Dr. Paula McNutt, Dr. Gregory Reeds, Dr. Paul Sauer, Dr. Raymond Tennant, Dr. Linda Volonino and Dr. Gregory Wood.