Canisius MBA

We are curious to find out what part of the Canisius MBA program was the the most helpful to you? Whether it was the classes, professors, ANGEL, or classmates please don’t hold back. Let us know what made the Canisius MBA program so special!

If someone was looking for a Supply Chain/ Logistics or International Business internship where would the best place be to look?

What comapnies in the local Buffalo/Niagara Falls area offer these types of internships or opportunities?

If anyone has a chance to study abroad or has ever even thought of it. Do it!  In a changing global economy it is very important to grasp what is happening on other parts of our globe.  As we have learned the winds of change can blow quickly and unexpectedly, and it is important to understand what others are doing to brace themselves for the storm.  As an International Business MBA I was blessed to be able to attend the European Union Seminar MBA 686, Doing Business in the EU.  I attended the program the previous year where we experienced programs and lectures by Loreal Paris, Stella Artois, US Commercial Services, EU Government Offices, Lobbyists, Euro Disney and Mercier Champagne.  This year I was able to attend as an observer through the International Office and was really given the opportunity to see what the value of this information is.  This year without the pressure of being in the class I watched as students from SLU and Canisius interacted as remarkable talent from a variety of industries spoke about their strategy to hedge the coming winds of change.  The trip’s focus was on the financial and economic decisions of firms in different industries, and what they were doing considering the economic downturn.  The major noted difference between US firms and those in the EU is the focus on price stability.  This year we met with the Secretary General of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, a representative of Galerie Athena a vendor of million dollar art pieces being used as investment tools, an Engineering firm known as “Setec” responsible for Paris’s drainage system as well as the construction of a high speed railway into Spain, Huertry Petrochem which is a firm that develops refining equipment for major institutions such as Exxon and EuroDisney where a senior member of their staff discussed the changing market and what they have done to capitalize on it.  Each discussion with our presenters led to phenomenal questions and answers that really exposed the scope of knowledge our hosts had.  We even met with acclaimed journalist for the New York Times and Canisius Alumni Elain Scoilino in the NYT Paris office.  It was close and personal each time, which led to the opportunity of my lifetime.  Learning about doing in business in the EU is one thing, but doing business in the EU is another.  And on our visit to US Commercial services in Brussels this year I was able to sit down with a Senior Trade Advisor to develop a four phased plan to export my small businesses services to European markets.  They spent four hours with me and constructed a plan to work in Brussels and Berlin in the comming months all as a result of a relationship developed with our International Office and our class experience.  Brussels, Paris, and Bright future in an economy focused on price stability.  Its good to see the new parts of the globe it is also great to know that one can become a part of them.

my two cents
Clark Banach

It is time again for the Canisius Jesuit MBA Care Day!!!

Canisius MBA Alumni and students give back to the community!
On Saturday, April 12, 2008, along with approximately 30 other Jesuit MBA Programs from around the country, Canisius MBA students participated in the 2nd annual Jesuit MBA Care Day. We will be forming a committe to discuss which local non-profit organizations we will be volunteering for this year!! If you are interested in participating please email me at collin31@canisius.edu!!

MBA Alumni Assoication is hosting an event that effects all of us! 

Inside Look at the Financial Condition of Erie County”
By: Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Comptroller
Friday, January 25, 2008
8:00 am @ Buffalo Club, Millard Fillmore Room
388 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY

$10 for MBAA Members and their guests
$15 General Admission
Continental Breakfast provided
 

See you there!!

Wondering what’s in store for you after earning your MBA at Canisius College? In addition to the promotions and salary increases you’ll likely receive, MBA Alumni/Alumnae are encouraged to remain active by joining Canisius’ Masters Business Alumni Association (MBAA).

Since 1974, the MBAA at Canisius College has been one of the most active alumni associations for graduate business students in the Greater Buffalo Area. It hosts year-round networking events, and members also receive tuition discounts with Canisius’ Center for Professional Development.

In additional to the personal benefits, however, members of the Canisius College Masters Business Alumni Association support current and prospective students through specially-endowed scholarship funds. In so doing, the provide invaluable opportunities to a new generation of graduate business and MBA students in the Buffalo, New York, area.

Are you an alumnus/a interested in joining the MBAA, or a prospective or current student interested in networking with our alumni, visit the Masters Business Alumni Association homepage, and get connected!