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February 2, 2022
Get ready to make history and support your favorite Canisius program Use the links below to save April 26 to your calendar and help us make history at Canisius, again! Outlook | iCalendar | Google Calendar
February 2, 2022
Griffins make noise on social media Thousands of Griffins roared on social media, helping to spread the word about #CanisiusGivingDay across the country yesterday. Thank you, Griffins everywhere, for joining the conversation and helping to make Giving Day a success. #CanisiusGivingDay highlights are below, along with some of our favorite posts from the day!
February 2, 2022
The college’s 2016-17 annual giving campaign concludes TODAY, May 31. You still have time to participate in the campaign and make a difference in the lives of Canisius students! Your gift will help provide essential funding for scholarships, academic and athletic excellence, and innovative learning experiences that are central to our Jesuit educational mission. And, gifts of all sizes will help…
February 2, 2022
Graduates Yield big Wins Jeffrey M. Spencer ’17 chose Canisius for his education knowing he could bank on educational opportunities and exceptional outcomes. That decision yielded great returns for the economics/finance major, including a full-time job within M&T Bank’s Management Development Program. Spencer secured the position in October 2016 – well before graduation day. “Having a job prior to…
February 2, 2022
Every Griff has heard about the Canisius Fund, but how many know what it really is and does? The Canisius Fund provides flexible, unrestricted support, allowing Canisius to meet and respond to the most urgent needs. These gifts can be spent as soon as they are made, and are directed wherever the need is greatest. For instance, gifts to the Canisius Fund have helped underwrite the Center for…
February 2, 2022
Canisius students get a sobering look at American history. On the Laura plantation on the west bank of the Mississippi River, at the end of our guided tour, we were led to some slave cabins. At those cabins, we learned that after the Emancipation Proclamation, many former slaves stayed. However, they were paid in tokens that could only be used at the general store owned by one of the ‘big house’…
February 2, 2022
Our alumni move on to top organizations in Western New York and beyond, thanks to challenging coursework, extensive networking opportunities and faculty mentors who take their success personally. Lior Weinstock wanted to work in Buffalo and support the Western New York community. He wanted to earn an MBA. And, he wanted to take advantage of the “Canisius connection.” For Weinstock, this was an…
February 2, 2022
A Canisius Student's Experience at Oxford University This letter was sent to us by an alumna who attended Oxford University and found that a Jesuit education carries benefits across the globe. We hear stories like this a lot, and we’re thrilled every time we do. I graduated from Canisius University with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science, and have just begun graduate studies at…
February 2, 2022
International Exchange Student, 2016-17 Sota Hirayama is an international exchange student from Sophia University in Japan, studying abroad at Canisius University for the 2016-17 academic year. Why did you choose to enroll at Canisius University? "At first, I chose to come to the U.S. because there are many different races and people that study together, and I wanted to meet different kinds of…