Medaille College News

Chartwells Food Service will shift to shortened hours of operation effective Friday, May 9, 2008.

Friday, May 9
Campus Center: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Snack Bar: 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 & Sunday, May 11
Brunch - 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & Dinner - 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 16
Campus Center: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Snack Bar: 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18 - Closed

Summer Hours
Monday, May 19 – Friday, August 15 - 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Weekends: Closed
Snack Bar: Closed

Kevin I. Sullivan Campus Center Hours
Effective Monday, May 12 – Thursday, August 15
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday & Sundays: Closed

Have you forgotten to return items to the Library, and are now afraid of overdue fines? The Medaille College Library has announced a fine amnesty week for Sunday, May 4, 2008 through Saturday, May 10, 2007. Return your items this week and pay nothing.

Medaille College is open and holding classes as usual on Thursday, January 31, 2008.

Classes scheduled for 85 Humboldt will be held in the Main Building 020 for Thursday, January 31.

The Main Campus is closed Wednesday, January 30 due to a power outage.

At the Amherst Campus, all evening classes and activities are canceled.

(11:34 a.m.)

Classes for the Canadian Education and Mental Health Counseling programs at the Amherst Campus are canceled for Sunday, December 16, 2007.

In the event of the College closing due to snow or road conditions, tune into the following media outlets for specific closing information. Classes will close independently for day, evening and weekend classes, and for the Amherst campus, Rochester campus and Canadian Education programs.

In addition to announcements made in the media, you may call Medaille College’s Campus Public Safety at (716) 880-2911 for an update on closing information and/or class cancellations due to inclement weather, or watch the Medaille web sites for snow closing details.

Buffalo area (Main & Amherst Campus)

RADIO: WBLK-FM (93.7) / WECK-AM (1230) / WJYE-FM (96.1) / WYRK-FM (106.5) / WGR-AM (550)/ WBEN-AM (930) / WTSS-FM (102.5) / WKSE-FM (98.5) / WGRF-FM (96.9) / WEDG-FM (103.3) / WHTT-FM (104.1)

TELEVISION: WGRZ-TV Channel 2 News or www.wgrz.com / WIVB-TV Channel 4 News or www.wivb.com / WKBW-TV News Channel 7 or www.wkbw.com

Ontario/Canada

For those students who live in or near Toronto, Hamilton, Fort Erie, or St. Catherines/Niagara, please listen to the following radio stations for snow-closing announcements: CHUM-AM/FM / CHAM-AM / CISS 92.0 FM

Rochester Campus

For those students attending classes at the Rochester Campus, please consult the following radio and TV stations for snow-closing announcements: WROC TV / WHAM TV / WHEC TV / WUHF TV / R News / WCMF / WPXY / WRMM / WZNE / WBEE / WBZA / WFKL / WROC / WHAM / WHTK / WISY / WKGS / WNVE / WVOR

Graduate Program in Mental Health Counseling (Amherst)

In the event that the College cancels one day out of the weekend schedule due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the Instructor will contact the cohort to inform them of how missed work/time will be made up. If, however, two or more days out of the weekend schedule are canceled by the College, the Instructor and cohort should anticipate that canceled class days will automatically be rescheduled for the following weekend.

The Medaille College Library will be open until midnight from Monday, December 3 through Thursday, December 6.

On the days following December 6, if students are using the library, the Medaille librarians will keep it open past closing hours.

Based on observations from previous years, the days prior to exam week are the busiest days at the library. In response, the Library will extend the usual 10:30 closing time until midnight. If exam week turns out to be a busy one at the library, we are happy to keep it open late for those days as well (weekends included.)

For more information, visit the Library web site.

Due to the recent news coverage about MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), the Health Center has provided the following information on antibiotic-resistant staph infections. For additional information, please contact Marsha Glose at mglose@medaille.edu.

What is Staphylococcus? Staph is a type of bacteria. It may cause skin infections that look like pimples or boils. Sometimes it is mistaken for a spider bite. Skin infections caused by Staph may be red, swollen, painful, or have pus or other drainage. Some Staph (known as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA) are resistant to certain antibiotics, making it harder to treat.

Who can get a staph infection?Anyone can get a Staph infection. People are more likely to get a Staph infection if they have skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a Staph infection, contact with items and surfaces that have Staph on them, openings in their skin such as cuts or scrapes, crowded living conditions, or poor hygiene.

How serious are infections? Most Staph skin infections are minor and may be easily treated. Staph also may cause more serious infections, such as infections of the bloodstream, surgical sites, or pneumonia. Sometimes, a Staph infection that starts as a skin infection may worsen. It is important to contact your doctor if your infection does not get better.

How infections treated? Treatment for a Staph skin infection may include taking an antibiotic or having a doctor drain the infection. If you are given an antibiotic, be sure to take all of the doses, even if the infection is getting better, unless your doctor tells you to stop taking it. Do not share antibiotics with other people or save them to use later.

How do I keep staph infections from spreading?

• Wash your hands often or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Keep your cuts and scrapes clean and cover them with bandages
• Do not touch other people’s cuts or bandages
• Do not share personal items like towels or razors

Additional resource

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

On Tuesday, October 30, Medaille will host a celebration of Jack Kerouac’s landmark novel, On the Road, in the Library at Huber Hall, Medaille College.

With the 50th anniversary of Kerouac’s famous book comes the release of The Original Scroll, an early version of the novel originally typed by Kerouac on a continuous paper scroll without paragraph breaks or fictionalization of the real people he was describing.

• The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a panel discussion on The Original Scroll and the Importance of Kerouac 50 Years Later.” Participants include:
  Dr. Michael Basinski, curator, Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo;
  Dr. Mark Gunther, assistant professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Neurology;
  Dr. Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor of Romance Languages, University at Buffalo;
  Dr. Ted Pelton, associate professor of English, Medaille College.
• A Beat Generation Dinner (”The girls, Bev and Jean, had cooked up a snack of beans and franks…”) will follow from 5:45 - 6:25 p.m. Conversation (like about sexist assumptions…?) with the panelists will continue over dinner, and books and booksigning will be available.
• The event will conclude with a reading by Dr. Pelton at 6:30 p.m., from his novel, Malcolm & Jack (and Other Famous American Criminals). Pelton’s novel is being featured in tandem with On the Road: The Original Scroll on amazon.com during the month of October.

John Michaels, visiting instructor and chair of the Computer Information Systems Department, passed away on Wednesday, October 10.

Michaels began teaching as a full-time guest lecturer in the CIS Department in 2001. He had previously worked at IBM as a system engineer, and had experience in information technology planning, computer operations and programming, and information technology consulting.

Calling hours will be held on Friday, October 12 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at the Kenneth Howe Funeral Home in East Aurora, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, October 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in East Aurora. Contributions may be made in John’s memory to the Downs Syndrome Parent Group of WNY, Inc., 547 Englewood Ave., Kenmore, NY 14223.

Please share your memories and thoughts about Michaels in the comments of this entry.