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Canisius University’s School of Education and Human Services is developing a community-driven teacher pipeline that will introduce Buffalo Academy of Science and Tapestry Charter School students to teaching as a career path, the university announced.
The Cullen Foundation has granted Canisius funding to offer high school students interested in teaching a yearlong program consisting of two three-credit college courses and on-site internships with mentor teachers in an elementary or middle school, Canisius said.
The Cullen Foundation asked Canisius not to disclose the amount of the grant.
Ten juniors and seniors at each of the two high schools will be able to take the two classes developed by Canisius.
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One course, “Exploring the Teaching Profession,” will introduce students to the study of education and teaching, including examples of good teaching, diverse student needs, curriculum, culture, and professional and ethnical expectations.
The other, “Human Growth and Development – Birth through Childhood,” introduces students to child development including the influences of family, culture and society, as well as physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioral theories.
Besides interning with professional teachers in their classrooms, the students also will engage in professional development training and outreach as participants in Canisius' Teacher Education Club and will attend the Careers in Education Conference in October.
The Cullen Foundation also will fund opportunities for select ninth and tenth graders at Buff Sci who express interest in teaching to be mentored by teachers there and attend workshops in lesson planning and classroom management. They also will participate in an after-school club focused on soft skills and other aspects of the teaching profession.
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Niagara University was recognized as an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in cybersecurity.
Niagara receives national cybersecurity designation
Niagara University has been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency.
The NSA designation is awarded to institutions that meet rigorous criteria for their cybersecurity programs, including program quality, faculty expertise, student support and a demonstrated commitment to collaboration and community outreach in cybersecurity. The program of study validated by the NSA is Niagara University’s master's degree program in information security and digital forensics.
As an NSA Center of Academic Excellence, Niagara University will benefit from increased access to research funding, collaboration opportunities with other CAE institutions and the ability to influence national cybersecurity education standards, said Petter Lovaas, Niagara University’s chief information security officer and chair of its Department of Cyber Security & Operations.
The designation also will enable the university to offer students enhanced learning opportunities, including specialized courses, hands-on learning and access to state-of-the-art cybersecurity labs and research.
"This designation will enhance our ability to attract top-tier students and faculty and foster partnerships with industry and government agencies,” Lovaas said.
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Rendering of examination and treatment space in the new Veterinary Sciences Department being built by Trocaire College at its Transit Road extension.
Trocaire gets grant for veterinary, health tech programs
In another step forward for its new veterinary technician program, Trocaire College was awarded $216,090 through the state’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program to fund equipment for the veterinary science department the college is building at its Transit Road extension.
Most of the grant will be used for veterinary equipment, including a digital radiology machine, anesthesia machines, dental sinks, surgical tables, oxygen equipment, lab tables, cages, microscopes and secure pharmaceutical storage, Trocaire President Bassam Deeb said.
Some of the money also will go to classroom and laboratory upgrades for Trocaire’s existing echocardiography and surgical technology programs at a time when workers in all health-related fields are in high demand, Deeb said.
“This investment will bring crucial emerging technologies that are relevant to the medical and veterinary fields into interactive learning environments for our students,” Deeb said.
Trocaire is seeking to fill a gap in veterinary assistant and technician training after Medaille University closed last year. Medaille had offered the only vet tech program in the region. Trocaire ended up hiring its vet tech chair, Dr. Katherine Fitzgerald, as the first dean of its new department.
Trocaire is renovating its former hospitality school building on Transit Road as the home of the new dedicated veterinary sciences department. The college started offering an online veterinary assistant certification program this past school year and is in the process of obtaining approvals for an in-person vet tech program for the coming year, Fitzgerald said.
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