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Date Posted: Fri, June 06 2008, 8:45:11
Author: That Alum
Subject: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!!

Canisius College gets $7 million from state to develop science center
By Melissa Kania - News Staff Reporter, Buffalo News
Updated: 06/06/08 11:47 AM

Canisius College will receive $7 million from New York State, to be used toward the development of a science center, Canisius College President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke announced today.

Sen. Dale M. Volker and Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, both Canisius alumni, attended the announcement.

The money comes from unspent state economic development funding left from 2006, Volker said.

"Canisius is one of the jewels of Western New York," Volker said.

Schimminger agreed and added that the legislators "can't think of a more deserving purpose toward which to put this $7 million."

The Science Hall, as it is being called, will bring together the college's science and mathematics programs and will be located at the former Health-Now building and parking pavilion, previously owned by Blue-Cross/Blue Shield, at 1901 Main. The area, which covers 3.5 acres of land, housed a Sears Roebuck store from 1920-80.

The science facility is just one target of Canisius' "Legacy of Leadership" campaign. The campaign also hopes to expand support for scholarships and academic programs, finance renovations to the library and provide additional annual operating support.

The campaign was announced in September 2007 with a goal of raising $90 million by 2010, with $47 million going for the Science Hall.

To date, including the appropriations, Canisius has received $62 million for the campaign from federal, state and private sources.

Construction of the Science Hall is expected to begin in 2009.

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- D, Fri, June 06 2008, 9:05:30

That's great news.

Pleas tear down the Churchill "Tootsie Roll" Tower!!

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[> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- Curious, Fri, June 06 2008, 9:26:58

Can we please start building out Campus. Let's make that area look and feel like Canisius. Getting the Blue-Cross building and tearing down Mt St joes was a start but what about Florida St, and Dagwoods plaza?

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- gogriffys22, Fri, June 06 2008, 10:27:44

Dagwoods is delicious and Churchill is more like a battery

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- ?, Fri, June 06 2008, 21:04:21

Don't forget the Record Thearter land as well

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- Cager, Sat, June 07 2008, 7:02:05

About time CC got something for it's effort to revitalize the City of Buffalo

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- dana scully, Sat, June 07 2008, 11:09:02

how about dumping more $$ into athletics. Probably an inpossibility and completely impractical, but how about tearing down and rebuilding the KAC. The record theatre land should have been claimed years ago, just like the Sears building. I know we're land locked but the campus, if you can call it that, is a cut and paste mess

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[> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- That Alum, Sat, June 07 2008, 11:32:06

Stay tuned. The next big capital campaign is athletics with plans to possibly convert the Main St - Delevan Plaza and/or Record Theater. There are already PLENTY of interested donors.

Also, Main Street might be getting a new look.

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[> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- Eagle, Sat, June 07 2008, 11:56:08

Good for CC and for being agressive in going after State $$.

Schimminger is a good guy and very capable legislator; I know him well.

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[> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- zh, Sun, June 08 2008, 4:08:04

dana sculy can u pls elaborate? Give us a hint on what you mean about a new main street look and athletics by the record theater area!!!!!??

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[> [> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- That Alum, Sun, June 08 2008, 8:04:09

It's still in quiet stages, but the college is working on improving and creating facilities, but I don't know how much I am allowed to talk about.

Basically, think about how Marquette's roadways look and Canisius will look very similar, and new athletic facilities are a new priority and a few locations have been selected as possible locations.

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[> [> [> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- Sydney, Mon, June 09 2008, 10:55:15

The Main/Delavan plaza and Record Theatre ideas make sense. One question though...what about School 17? Anything we can do with that?

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- That Alum, Mon, June 09 2008, 11:00:58

Canisius's Education Department has an AMAZING relationship with School 17. There's no way we're going to kick that school out. Unless they close, that land is definitely going to stay PS 17.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- ?, Mon, June 09 2008, 13:50:39

Canisius would never touch that school. It is very supportive of it's existence.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: 7 Million From New York State For Science Center!!! -- griffine, Tue, June 10 2008, 4:18:40

Problem with the Record store is that the owner has been unreasonable in his selling price and the College isn't willing to pay a ransom for the plot.

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