On March 2, the Wehle Business School proudly hosted the National Finance Academy High School Student Conference, welcoming 210 high school students from seven local high schools (Clarence, Depew, Hamburg, Lakeshore, Orchard Park, West Seneca and Wilson) to campus.
Students participated in a morning of engaging, hands-on learning and selected three sessions to attend. Session topics included:
Building and Maximizing Personal Branding
Basic Finance
What Netflix, Spotify, and Your Phone Have in Common
How to Turn a Great Idea into a Big Business
Playing by the Numbers: Analytics in Sports
Using Sports to Understand Marketing Impressions & Valuation
Healthcare Career Pathways
Personal Investing
Breaking the Accounting Stereotype – Where a Degree in Accounting Can Take You
Sessions were led by faculty and presenters from Canisius University and Bryant & Stratton College, providing students with valuable insight into business, finance, analytics, and career pathways.
Thank you to the presenters, faculty, and staff whose efforts made this event a success and helped create a meaningful experience for prospective future business students.
Shawn O’Rourke, PhD, spoke with WBEN-AM Radio 930 on March 4 about the Buffalo Bills generating $259 million in personal seat licenses (PSL) at the team’s new Highmark Stadium – $34 million more than anticipated. The professor of sport management and dean of the Division of Business, Communication and Health Studies said, “It speaks volumes that people are dedicating this level of discretionary income towards the Bills.” Listen to the full interviewhere.
The Buffalo News reported on Canisius University’s new 4+2 partnership with Syracuse University that gives science and mathematics majors a direct route to a master’s degree in engineering or computer science. Nancy Wallace, PhD, dean of the Division of Arts, Education and Sciences was quoted in the story, saying “This partnership directly advances Canisius University’s strategic plan by investing in high-impact fields that prepare students to lead in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.” Click here to read more.
At the heart of everything we do at the Women’s Business Center, is one mission: elevating and empowering women entrepreneurs across Western New York. Through dynamic networking events, hands-on workshops, business cohorts, and community initiatives, we create spaces where women build confidence, connections, and thriving businesses.
Now, we invite our university community to be part of that impact. Our Ignite Awards celebrate the excellence, leadership, and influence of women-owned businesses throughout WNY.
If you know a woman owned business making a difference, or if you are one , we encourage you to submit a nomination. It only takes a few minutes to help honor the women who are shaping our local economy and inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Nominations close Friday, March 13.
Emerging Entrepreneur Award
Recognizes a woman entrepreneur in the early stages of business who is
demonstrating strong momentum, vision, and growth potential.
Woman of Impact Award
Honors a woman business owner whose work is creating
meaningful economic, social, or community impact across WNY.
Innovator & Change Maker Award
Celebrates a woman entrepreneur who is redefining her industry
through innovation, creativity, or forward-thinking approaches.
Woman Owned Business of the Year Award
Recognizes an established woman owned business
exemplifying leadership, excellence, and sustained success.
Help us celebrate the stories of WNY’s most inspiring women. It only takes a few minutes to spark a legacy.
Canisius University is the new host institution for Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies. The international peer-reviewed journal showcases undergraduate and graduate scholarship in the field. Previously published by the Animals & Society Institute (ASI), which closed in summer 2025, the journal now resides within Canisius’ nationally recognized Anthrozoology Program.
Hosting the journal provides students with direct exposure to academic publishing and the peer-review process, further preparing them for graduate study and professional careers in research, advocacy and related fields.
“The opportunity to host Sloth reflects the strength and momentum of our Anthrozoology Program,” said Joshua Russell, PhD, associate dean of natural sciences and host editor of the journal. “Our students won’t just study the field – they will actively help shape scholarly conversations within it. Working alongside faculty mentors to review manuscripts, contribute book reviews and steward the journal’s digital platform gives them meaningful, professional experience that extends well beyond the classroom.”
Founded in 2015 and now in its seventh volume, Sloth is a multi-disciplinary journal that explores relationships between human and nonhuman animals through the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences. All submissions undergo a rigorous four-stage, peer-review process. With its transition to Canisius, the journal will continue publishing undergraduate scholarship while expanding opportunities for graduate student contributions.
The journal takes its name from the arboreal sloth, characterized as deliberate, thoughtful and careful – qualities that reflect the purposeful scholarship the publication seeks to promote.
For more information about Sloth and to explore current or past volumes, click here. Undergraduate and graduate students interested in submitting work can do so at journalsloth@gmail.com.
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. ⏰
Clocks will “spring forward” by one hour, meaning sunrise and sunset will occur an hour later. Please remember to set any manual clocks ahead before going to bed Saturday night.
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. ⏰