Canisius University announced that it will expand its Western New York Prosperity Fellowship Program with a $400,000 grant from The Bryant Foundation and Prentice Family Foundation. The fellowship develops entrepreneurial-minded students who demonstrate the potential to drive economic growth, create meaningful jobs and strengthen the long-term vitality of the region. The grant represents an increase in support from prior years and will broaden access to tuition assistance, paid internships and enrichment opportunities for the 2026-27 cohort of fellows – expanding on the program’s current cohort of 22 fellows.
The Western New York Prosperity Fellowship Program provides up to $25,000 per student in scholarship support and paid, credit-bearing internships to assist fellows in acquiring both academic and practical experiences in their intended professions. Fellows intern in their chosen fields of interest, working alongside leaders in upper-level management who serve as mentors. They also participate in cohort-specific enrichment programming designed to enhance their professional development and build critical soft skills. In exchange, Prosperity Fellows must commit to working in Western New York for at least three of the 10 years following their graduation.
The Western New York Prosperity Fellowship Program is open to full-time graduate students from all Canisius master’s level programs and senior-level undergraduate students in the Wehle School of Business.
Applications to the program are being accepted through March 1, 2026.
Last week, generous alumnus and Board of Trustees member, Jerry Canada ’86 agreed to match all donations to the Canisius Fund up to $50,000. Our Golden Griffin supporters truly rose to the challenge and 145 donors gave over $55,000 to help us reach our goal for the week. Combined, over $100,000 came in to support Canisius students from December 1-5. What a great way to kick off the Christmas season!
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance Jeffrey Oxman, PhD, weighed in with WalletHub for a December 9 story on the best credit cards for someone with no credit. Oxman explained why it’s important for people with no credit to get a credit card and shared tips for those filling out a credit card application for the first time. Read his interview here.
Unless we previously set up the D2L Gradebook to allow students to view them, we will need to release the Final Grades in D2L. Here is how:
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First, in the Grades Tab, click on the dropdown arrow to the right of “Final Grades” and choose “Enter Grades”.
NOTE: If you use Calculated Final Grades, skip to step 6 below to learn how to release the Final Grade to students.
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At the top, click on the dropdown menu to the right of where it says “Final Grades” and select “Recalculate All”
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In the pop-up menu that appears, choose “Final Calculated Grade”. Note: you may need to scroll down a bit or widen the pop-up menu. Then click on Calculate in the lower-left corner.**Note: This step is only required if you have not already set D2L to calculate the Final Calculated Grade for you. Otherwise, you will see a menu saying “Grade Items Included in Adjusted Final Grade”.
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Click on Calculate again in the menu that appears.
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Click on the Yes button in the next pop-up that appears, warning you that it is going to recalculate the grade for all users.
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Finally, if you want your students to see the final grade, you will need to release the grade to them. Click on the dropdown arrow to the right of Final Grades again, except this time choose “Release All”.
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Click on Yes in the pop-up that appears.
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The page should have reloaded, and maybe even given you a “Saved Successfully” banner at the bottom of the screen. When it does, you should see that all of the checkboxes under the Release column have been checked. Then click on Save and Close in the bottom left-hand corner.
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When you go back to the Grades tab, you should see that the Final Calculated Grade section is now filled AND there is an open eye (if the eye is crossed out, that means the grades have not been released to students, meaning that students cannot see them).
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If you want to make extra sure that students can see their grades, click on the dropdown arrow to the right of the student’s name and choose “Preview”.
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In the window that appears, you should be able to see what your student sees when the student clicks on the Grade tab.
TIAA, the university’s retirement plan provider, is hosting virtual information sessions.