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LAST UPDATE: 1/7/2009

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Tim Horton's to Open Monday
The Canisius community can look forward to a new place to dine on Monday, January 12 when the much anticipated Tim Horton’s coffee shop opens at 7:30 a.m. on the main level of the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.
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Chat with the Vice Presidents
The next town hall style meeting with college’s vice presidents will be held Thursday, January 15 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Regis South. All are invited to take a break with Scott Chadwick, PhD, Ellen Conley, PhD, John Hurley and Patrick Richey. Come and go as you please. The agenda is informal. This forum is an opportunity for employees to share information with the VPs on any topic. All questions are welcome. Beverages will be served.

Submitted by: Mary Pat Leahy, executive associate, academic affairs

New Year/New Weight Watchers Session
Anyone on campus who is interested in joining the Weight Watchers At Work program is invited to attend the last meeting of the current session on Tuesday, January 20 at 12:15 p.m. in the Upper Deck of Palisano. A new spring session will start on January 27. Meetings run about one hour and are held every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. The cost for the 12-week session is $144 ($12 per week) or $186 for the 17-week session ($10.94 per week) and may be paid through payroll deduction. The length of the program will depend on the number of participants. Please contact Kathy Kelly at kelly7@canisius.edu or at Ext. 2240 for more information or to sign up.

Submitted by: Kathy Kelly, administrative associate, human resources

Hockey at Home This Weekend - Are You Ready?
The Golden Griffin Ice Hockey team, fresh from a three-week layoff, will host the Bentley University Falcons in a key Atlantic Hockey series this weekend. The games will be played at the Amherst Pepsi Center on Friday and Saturday nights at 7. During the long break, Canisius maintained its third place standing in conference play and own "games in hand" on most of their league opponents. Bentley enters this weekend one point behind the Griffs. The Falcons swept the Griffs earlier this year by the scores of 4-3 and 4-2.

Submitted by: John Maddock, associate athletic director

Service-Learning Assessment Workshop
“Effective Methods for Assessing the Impact of Service-Learning on Students, Institutions, and Communities” to be held Friday, February 27 at Daemen College.
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Next Edition of Under the Dome
The Office of Web Services will resume regular daily publication of Under the Dome on Monday, January 12. Please submit your news items by 2 p.m. on Friday, January 9. Thank you.

Submitted by: The Office of Web Services