Canisius University scored high marks on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 list of “Best Graduate Schools.” U.S. News ranks the Richard J. Wehle School of Business among the top graduate business programs in the nation, and as the No. 1 private business school in Western New York. Canisius was ranked in the top 25 percent of this elite group of AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of…

O'Rourke Named Dean of Wehle School of Business

April 5, 2024

Shawn O’Rourke, PhD, was named dean of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business at Canisius University. O’Rourke served as interim dean since August 2023. O’Rourke has 25-plus years of experience teaching sport management and administration in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He developed and is director of the university’s undergraduate program in sport management and graduate programs in…

Graduation Success Rate at Record High for Student Athletes

April 4, 2024

Buffalo, NY - The Canisius Athletic Department established a school record with a 98 percent Graduation Success Rate in the latest data released by the NCAA. Canisius' 98 percent GSR, representing incoming student-athletes from 2013-17, eclipses the school record that was established in the 2020 report and equaled by the 2021 and 2022 reports. Wednesday's release also represents the sixth…

Robert Baumet Named VP for Finance and Administration

April 2, 2024

Robert L. Baumet has been named vice president for finance and administration at Canisius University, effective May 15, 2024. Baumet joins Canisius with more than 30 years of financial leadership experience in nonprofit and public higher education. Prior to Canisius, he was vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Keuka College overseeing the offices of Finance…

Golden Griffin Fund Advances to CFA Semi-Finals

March 28, 2024

Team is among just 40 schools that remain in the global competition