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February 16, 2022
Canisius College to welcome Rakesh Satyal for the first spring Borders & Migrations event
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
Geovaira Hernandez᾽17, MS ᾽19 fights for environmental justice for the most vulnerable When Geovaira Hernandez ᾽17, MS ᾽19 first came to Canisius, she didn’t know what the term activism meant. Today, she is proud to be a part of the reason that New York State recently passed the most progressive and aggressive climate legislation in the country. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act…
February 2, 2022
Canisius students explore issues around land use and conservation "All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience, involvements and talents." -Pope Francis From the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si: “On Care for Our Common Home” From trapping a jaguar with a camera to listening to a bush doctor explain the medicinal benefits…