Medaille College News

In the event of Medaille College closing campuses or cancelling classes due to weather or road conditions, students and employees should the tune into the local media outlets (listed below) for specific closing information about each campus.

Students and employees should also sign up for the emergency notification system, available through a form at www.medaille.edu/alert, in order to receive immediate text messages, emails and phone messages to home/work/cell numbers in the event of a campus closing. Notices will also be posted to the college’s home page at www.medaille.edu, on this news web site, and on Medaille’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Classes will close independently for day, evening and weekend classes, and for the Buffalo Campus, Amherst Campus, and Rochester Campus. If day classes are canceled, do not assume evening classes are canceled.

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 details.

Western New York Media Outlets

Radio Stations

While each station is notified of closings, WBEN 930 AM is most likely to announce all closings in a regularly scheduled format.

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 Stations

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

Canadian Media Outlets

For those students who live in or near Toronto, Hamilton, Fort Erie, or St. Catherines/Niagara, please listen to the following radio stations for weather-related closing announcements:

CHUM-AM/FM / CHAM-AM

Rochester Media Outlets

For those students attending classes at the Rochester Campus, please consult the following radio and TV stations for weather-related 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

Medaille College has appointed five new members on its board of trustees, effective July 1, 2009.

The new trustees are: Dr. Peter J. Freyburger of Buffalo; Horace Gioia, Esq. of Buffalo; Robert Stevenson of Buffalo; Stephen L. Cicchinelli of Maryland; and the Honorable Frank A. Sedita Jr. of Buffalo. Each will serve a three-year term.

“In a region that is rich with educational resources, Medaille offers a special product that sets it apart,” says Charles E. Moran, Jr., chair of the board of trustees and president and chief operating officer of Delaware North Companies. “Its flexibility and creativity, coupled with small classes and hands-on learning, continue to draw students to its many degree programs.”

Cicchinelli is a 1998 graduate of Medaille, with a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems. He served as president of Medaille College’s Alumni Board from 2008-09, and is the director of customer response in the Potomac region for Verizon Communications.

Dr. Freyberger co-founded the Brighton-Eggert Animal Clinic in Tonawanda, where he now serves as president and hospital director. He earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell University, and recently published a book, Vetting: The Making of a Veterinarian.

Gioia is a partner in the law firm of Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC. He is a graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Buffalo School of Law.

Sedita is a New York State Supreme Court justice in the Eighth Judicial District (Erie County), with previous experience as a judge for the Erie County Family Court, Buffalo City Court, and Erie County Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Canisius College and the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Stevenson is the president and CEO of the Eastman Machine Company in Buffalo, and previously served as a trustee from 1991 to 2003.

As of July 1, Charles E. Moran, Jr. will serve as chair, Michael K. Walsh will serve as treasurer, and Andrés Garcia will serve as assistant secretary.

Don Tomasulo, a 1979 graduate of Medaille, will replace Cicchinelli as an ex-officio member based on his status as the current president of Medaille’s Alumni Board.

William M. Collins, Tom Donahoe, Joseph G. Makowski and Dr. Kathleen C. Owens completed their terms of service as of June 30, 2009.

Medaille College has announced the availability of a Veterans Education Tuition Scholarship (VETS) of up to $10,000, available to current and former military service members at its Rochester Campus.

With scholarships up to $10,000 to qualified veterans, Medaille will provide support to individuals pursuing associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree through its traditional day, evening and weekend programs. Medaille’s administrative and academics offices will partner with active duty U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard soldiers, National Guard or Reserve members, and all veterans with prior service in any military branch to determine the federal and state benefits available to them.

Kai Chitaphong, Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Program Manager at the Canandaigua Veterans Administration Medical Center, stated, “The dollars given to veterans, especially retired veterans, are substantial. Deployments shape veterans, and sometimes they come back with a new perspective on life. For them, college is an option.”

“New York State has programs for veterans, but they often don’t cover the entire cost,” noted New York State Senator Joseph Robach. “Anything we can do to support veterans in this technology- and knowledge-based economy is helpful.”

With Medaille’s academic programs in Rochester, veterans can take the skills and experience they received during their military service and apply them to professional degrees, preparing them for careers in high-demand fields, like accounting, marketing, organizational leadership and business development. Upon graduating from Medaille, veterans will join a growing network of alumni in Rochester and throughout Western New York.

Previously: Medaille VETS Program in Buffalo

Medaille College will host Erie County Commissioner of Health Dr. Anthony J. Billittier as he presents on public health emergency preparedness and pandemic flu on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 9 a.m. at its Buffalo Campus, Main Building Lecture Hall.

Following remarks by Medaille College administrators and Dr. Richard T. Jurasek, Medaille College President, Dr. Billittier will comment on public health emergency preparedness, followed by specific remarks on pandemic flu. A question and answer session will conclude the event.

Dr. Billittier has been Commissioner of Health for Erie County since 2000, and is an emergency physician at Erie County Medical Center. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Public Health and Health Professions.

The presentation is being hosted by Medaille College’s Wellness Center, Campus Public Safety Office, and the Emergency Management Planning Committee.

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.