January 25
Canisius University Writer-in-Residence, Dr. Mick Cochrane, marked the release of his second novel, Sport, with a book signing and reading in the Canisius University Marie Maday Theatre.
January 29
Rep. John J. LaFalce '61 presented a check for $298,000 to be used to support the installation of 50 technology classrooms in Old Main. The grant was made possible by the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education appropriations bill approved by Congress.
February 1
Canisius University President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., announced that the college has received a $300,000 gift from Canisius alumnus Thomas H. O' Neill Jr., '63. The gift will be used to support the creation of 50 state-of-the-art technology classrooms in Old Main.
February 5
The John R. Oishei Foundation has committed $650,000 to support the college's McGowan Scholarship Program.
February 7
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performed in the newly renovated Carol and Carl Montante Cultural Center.
February 12
Elaine Sciolino, senior writer for the Washington bureau of The New York Times, presented a lecture entitled: "Iran: Democratizing Theocracy or Old-Fashioned Dictatorship."
February 24 - March 2
Canisius University hosted the 10th annual International Fest.
March 28
The Rev. John D. Garvey, S.J., professor emeritus of religious studies, director of archives at Canisius University and a Jesuit priest for more than 50 years, died after a brief illness. He was 81.
March 29
The Rt. Hon. Lord Geoffrey Howe, a member of Britain's House of Lords, spoke on "The Role of International Law in Foreign Affairs." The talk was sponsored by the Frank G. Raichle Lecture Series on Law in American Society at Canisius University.
April 3
Molly Ivins, political columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram spoke at the Montante Cultural Center under the auspices of the William H. Fitzpatrick Chair of Political Science Lecture Series at Canisius University.
April 20
Dr. Harry B. Gray, professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, spoke on "Fuel from Sunlight and Water" through the college's Paul G. Gassman Memorial Seminar.
April 21
Canisius University alumni, students, and friends teamed up to help non-profit organizations in the Hamlin Park community during the college's third annual Community Day.
May 7
It was announced that Canisius University will offer a new master's degree in Health and Human Services beginning in Fall 2001.
May 12
The 35th annual Canisius University Regents Scholarship Ball was held at the Adams Mark Hotel.
May 17
The graduate commencement ceremony for the Canisius University Class of 2001 was held at Kleinhans Music Hall.
May 20
The undergraduate commencement ceremony for the Canisius University Class of 2001 was held at the Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center.
May 23
The Canisius University Jazz Ensemble took first place honors in the non-music major category of the Collegiate Big Band Competition at the Villa Nova Jazz Festival in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
June 8
The Teachers Education Program at Canisius University, in conjunction with the Center for Urban Studies at the University at Buffalo, received a $30,000 Verizon Foundation grant to increase community outreach activities with Hamlin Park School 74.
June 12
Canisius University announced a new four year major in bioinformatics to begin in Fall 2001.
June 13 - 14
Canisius University hosted the nineteenth annual conference of the Counseling Centers of New York State.
June 19
The Canisius University capital campaign, Imagine Canisius, was awarded top honors at the Jesuit Advancement Administrators (JAA) conference in New Orleans. Imagine Canisius was the largest capital campaign in the college's 130-year history and concluded on June 30, 2000 with $38.8 million raised, surpassing the college's campaign goal by $8.8 million.
June 20 - 27
Dr. Keith R. Burich, dean of Education and Human Services, led a group of Canisius University students and faculty to the Rosebud Lakota Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota.
July 13
Canisius University received a $100,000 grant from The Verizon Foundation to help fund the renovation of Old Main.
July 20
The Center for the Global Study of Religion at Canisius University presented "An Evening with Dr. John Dominic Crossan", professor emeritus of New Testament theology at Depal University.
August 20
It was announced that the Canisius University Contemporary Writers Series will welcome four nationally recognized fiction authors to campus in fall 2001: Junot Diaz, Duff Brenna, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Gloria Naylor.
September 17
Congressman Jack Quinn (R-Hamburg) spoke on "The Decline of Traditional Party Influence in American Politics."
September 27
Rev. James Hennesey, S.J., American church historian and a former Jesuit rector and professor, died in Bronx, NY. Father Hennesey was a member of the Jesuit community at Canisius University from 1987-1994 and professor in the Canisius departments of history and religious studies from 1988-1992. He was also a member of the Canisius University Board of Trustees from 1988-1994.
September 28
Canisius University dedicated Phase I of the new Delevan Townhouses. Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. was joined by State Senator Dale Volker '63 and Mayor Anthony Masiello '69.
October 13
The Canisius University Scholarship Associates presented "Fashionably Fall", its 38th annual fashion show. The Canisius University Scholarship Associates, founded in 1963, raises funds for student scholarships at Canisius University and has more than 467 current members.
October 12-13
Canisius University hosted the 49th annual New York State Sociological Association Conference (NYSSA).
October 25
Microsoft's Great Plains Education Alliance Network has donated $40,000 in business management and software and educational materials to Canisius University for use in the college's Accounting Information Systems (AIS) Program.
November 9
Canisius President Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., rededicated the college's newly renovated campus cornerstone, Old Main. Old Main was the first building on the college's new campus at Main Street and Jefferson Avenue when the college moved from its Washington Street location in downtown Buffalo in 1912. It recently underwent a $12 million renovation, which enhanced the guilding's physical structure and added 50 technology classrooms.
November 20
It was announced that the Canisius University Graduate Deaf Education Program, will host distance learning courses on vision impairments in conjunction with Dominican College beginning in the spring 2002 semester.
November 21
Canisius University Press has released its third publication, Frederick Law Olmsted's Point Chautauqua: The Story of an Historic Lakeside Community.
