Edward J. Garrity
Professor of Management Computer Information Systems
BA, Environmental Science -State University of New York at Plattsburgh
MBA.; Finance - State University of New York at Buffalo
PhD, Management Information Systems - State University of New York at Buffalo
Prior to joining Canisius College, Dr. Garrity was on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and previously worked as an analyst programmer. His breadth of knowledge in the MIS field has made him a valuable consultant to a number of companies, including General Motors Research Laboratories, Rich Transportation Services, and the Knowledge Company.
His research in the field of Information Systems has resulted in articles published in textbooks and in such scholarly publications as the Journal of MIS, Heuristics: Journal of Knowledge Engineering, Data Base, Datamation, Information Resources Management Journal, Information Systems Frontiers, Sustainability, The Encyclopedia of Computer Science, Decision Support Services, and the Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations. He has coauthored a book on information systems success measurement and served as an outside reader for doctoral dissertations. He is a member of the editorial board of the Information Resources Management Journal and a reviewer for the Journal of MIS.
Dr. Garrity has developed new courses in System Dynamics, Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence, End User Computing, Object-Oriented Programming (with C++ ), Business Process Redesign, Java Programming, and Internet Programming (with Cold Fusion).
Among other college appointments, he has served as a member of the Wehle School of Business Strategic Planning Committee, the college’s Committee on Faculty Status and Tenure, the Faculty Welfare Committee, the Academic Programming Board, the Core Curriculum Committee, and the Academic Computing Advisory Committee, and chaired the Wehle School of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. He is a freshman advisor, and a frequent Information Systems representative at open houses.
"Why choose Canisius College for your undergrad/graduate degree? Canisius College offers students a great opportunity to study with faculty devoted to teaching and committed to close student/faculty interaction. The faculty at Canisius follow the teacher/researcher model that asserts that faculty who are actively engaged in research can stay intellectually sharp and bring the latest developments in their field into the classroom to challenge and interest students in their dynamic field. Being actively engaged in research allows Canisius faculty to perform their best while pursuing their mission of excellence in teaching.
Dr.Garrity has worked on a Canisius Earning Excellence Program Grant (2000-2001) with an undergraduate MIS student from Croatia, Vladimir Lukic, which led to the development of a course on Internet Programming. Vlad went on to earn his MBA from MIT and is currently a principal with the Boston Consulting Group. Dr. Garrity’s interactions with Vlad led him to get involved in the field of System Dynamics and Sustainability. Since then he has worked with students such as Tricia Marcolini on a Fisheries Management presentation at the 2008 Ignatian Scholarship Day and with Mark Franusiak on the Global Climate Change presentation at the April, 2010 Ignatian Scholarship Day.
The integration of Sustainability into the business curriculum is an on-going and long-term commitment. Dr. Garrity instills Jesuit principles into his teaching and research. He works closely with students on these projects including internships, independent studies, undergraduate theses, and Ignatian Scholarship. Research benefits Dr. Garrity directly, but it also benefits the involved students. In addition, it leads to enhanced learning for future students as new principles and techniques become integrated into courses and curriculum.
The Canisius faculty is composed of individual specialists in their field but who are also open minded with respect to other areas of knowledge. Canisius College focuses on educating the whole person in the Jesuit tradition. Preparing leaders requires a broad understanding of many diverse areas of knowledge along with an ability to apply critical thinking, expert judgment and a strong base of ethical and moral convictions."
For more information about Dr. Garrity's teaching and research please visit http://www2.canisius.edu/~garrity/