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Accreditations

• University: Canisius College
• Accrediting Organization: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• Accreditation Granted Date: 1921-01-01
• Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2025-06-26
• Next Reaffirmation Due: 2032-01-01

Strategic Goals

• Academic Excellence and Innovation: Expand into emerging academic fields that prepare students to be dynamic leaders in an evolving global marketplace; develop programs for adult learners that increase pathways to career advancement and economic mobility; ensure every undergraduate student has engaged in at least three high-impact experiences to better prepare for a life of leadership; incorporate diverse perspectives and experiences across the curriculum to empower equity-minded, justice-oriented, and values-centered graduates; expand the use of flexible educational modalities to meet modern societal workforce demands; integrate interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning to ensure students are prepared for the most complex challenges through a holistic and humanistic lens.
• Student Success and Engagement: Build a culture of engagement that supports student success, meaningful human connection, and belonging; enhance student-centered campus spaces and technology infrastructure to create an innovative learning ecosystem; foster student success and resilience through transformative experiences and programs that promote whole-person formation and leadership; build a robust and comprehensive mentorship program that connects students to a diverse community of faculty, staff, and alumni locally and globally; increase opportunities for students to develop leadership competencies and discern their path to a life of fulfillment; leverage athletics and recreation to support an engaging and vibrant student experience; elevate mission-based programs to infuse our Jesuit values across the enterprise and empower students to be agents of systemic change.
• Institutional Sustainability: Develop the institutional capacity necessary to support an innovative and distinctive Canisius for future generations; launch a comprehensive fundraising campaign aligned with our vision and ambitions for Canisius; rebuild the reputation and expand the prominence of Canisius as a university dedicated to empowering leaders for lives of impact; grow the university’s endowment by re-invigorating a culture of philanthropy and leveraging sophisticated investment management practices; recruit and retain a diverse workforce that will passionately serve all our constituents and deliver sustained operational excellence; enhance the campus physical plant to attract students, faculty and staff, and enable an integrated living, learning, working experience; implement innovative practices and inventive solutions to harness the power of our human and fiscal resources.
• Our Campus, Our Community: Champion an engaged and inclusive campus culture, grounded in our Jesuit values, and deeply committed to the greater good of our community; develop a leadership culture that enables each member of our university community to pursue the magis, in service of our collective aspirations; deepen our commitment to inclusive excellence in every aspect of our operations to foster a more just and equitable society; leverage the strength of our intimate and caring community to deepen a culture of belonging that supports whole-person flourishing; elevate our institutional identity as a convener and leader in Buffalo and Western New York, to advance solutions to our most pressing challenges; expand meaningful connections and strategic collaborations to support the success of the university and our local and regional community; strengthen the engagement of our more than 50,000 alumni around the world, in furtherance of our shared love for Canisius.
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Resources And Documents

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Updated on 03/01/2026