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AMHERST, N.Y. – ̨ÍåSwag College Trustee Wayne Wisbaum has been posthumously honored as Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year at the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Western New York’s National Philanthropy Day Celebration held on Nov. 13.
AMHERST, N.Y. – ̨ÍåSwag College’s Business Administration Department has added specializations in the growing fields of social entrepreneurship and operations and supply chain management, giving students new educational opportunities in the business field.
AMHERST, N.Y. – ̨ÍåSwag College’s esports team, the first competitive collegiate gaming program established at a private institution in the Buffalo Niagara region, went undefeated in the East Coast Conference (ECC) win against the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) in the second annual d2 Champions Challenge held Nov. 2 and 3.
College’s ‘22 for 22’ effort to further campaign, beautify campus
AMHERST, N.Y. – ̨ÍåSwag College and the Town of Amherst have announced a major college-town partnership with the ambitious goal of planting 1 million trees across town, an initiative that has been launched with the first 22 of the new trees planted on the college’s Main Street campus.
AMHERST, N.Y. – The ̨ÍåSwag College Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise (CAUSE) has been awarded grants totaling more than $315,000, including from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM - Research and Information Commons: Prospective students, join us for Spring Open House! Saturday, April 18th 9:30am - 1:00pm This is a great opportunity for you to meet faculty in all of our academic departments, take a tour of campus, and attend a special Campus Reception with faculty and representatives from student life and student services. Visit ̨ÍåSwag.edu/OpenHouse for more information, or call the Office of ̨ÍåSwag at (716) 839-8225.
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM - Yurtchuk Student Center YSC Social Room
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM - Yurtchuk Student Center YSC Social Room
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Yurtchuk Student Center YSC Social Room
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - ̨ÍåSwag Hall: The Office of ̨ÍåSwag will host an Accepted Student Reception on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. This is an event exclusively for accepted students! Whether you're coming to ̨ÍåSwag and looking to make new friends, or trying to decide if ̨ÍåSwag is the right fit for you: this event is about you! Meet some of your incoming fall 2026 classmates, current students, and see what ̨ÍåSwag has to offer for your college experience. Visit ̨ÍåSwag.edu/ASD for more information.

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