Research confirms that student motivation is a key factor in successful reading. Book clubs can be an excellent venue for building excitement and friendship over good books. To that end, the Family Literacy Center at Niagara University is presenting an … More
Niagara University’s pre-law advisement program held a free LSAT (Law School Admission Test) diagnostic exam on campus last Friday afternoon. Sixteen NU students and one recent graduate spent nearly four hours taking the full-length practice LSAT. The exam was followed … More
Please note that a prayer service celebrating the life of Dr. Walter Kubiski, the late husband of Dr. Bonnie Rose, will be held at 2 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 21, in the Benchmark Room at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus of Niagara … More
Niagara University’s president climbed into the top half of Business First’s annual rankings of 250 local leaders who maintain significant influence throughout Western New York. The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., is listed at No. 107 in the weekly newspaper’s … More
We are pleased to announce that Jeannine D. Suk has been appointed as Niagara University’s new director of counseling services. Jeannine has a B.A. in psychology from SUNY Fredonia and an M.A. in counseling psychology from West Virginia University. For … More
Niagara University has been awarded $197,000 in state funding for the second phase of work on its state-of-the-art Nursing Simulation Center. Announced by Sen. Rob Ortt, NU’s capital project is one of 29 at higher educational institutions across the state … More
Congratulations to Alisha Marie Battaglia, a Niagara University alumna and current graduate student, was has been selected as one of 10 recipients of a 2016 Independent Sector Student Community Service Award and a $500 H.D. Paley Scholarship. The award, presented by … More
We are pleased to announce that Jeannine D. Suk has been appointed as Niagara University’s new director of counseling services. She comes to us after spending nearly 13 years as director of counseling services for Medaille College in Buffalo. Jeannine … More
Lunar New Year is an important festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar calendar in Asia. Celebrations traditionally run beginning one week before the first day of the new year to the second week of the first calendar … More
Niagara University’s longstanding partnership with the Niagara Falls City School District has been chosen for the Model of Excellence Award from the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education. NU’s College of Education will be presented with a … More
Continuing a tradition that has become nearly as inevitable as taxes themselves, accounting students from Niagara University’s College of Business Administration will again provide free tax preparation assistance to members of the Niagara Falls community this tax season. This marks … More
When college students travel during the winter semester break, it’s rare that they do so to harvest potatoes, pick carrots and feed the homeless – unless said college students attend Niagara University. Thirty-seven students from the Lewiston-based, Catholic and Vincentian … More
Niagara University’s College of Education awarded degrees to 169 graduates during its ninth commencement in Ontario on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts in North York. Elizabeth Papadopoulos, an elementary school teacher in Toronto who recently … More
Niagara University announced today the creation of the Edward A. Brennan Center for Language, Culture and Leadership, which will endeavor to meet the needs of international families and students, and serve English language learners within the global community. As another … More
The stage is set for Super Bowl 50 – and 11 Niagara University students will be working behind the scenes as the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in the National Football League’s showcase event. The students, all enrolled … More
Dr. Paul C. Taylor, associate professor of philosophy and African-American studies at Pennsylvania State University, held a discussion inside Niagara University’s Gallagher Center Wednesday during the university’s week-long celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The topic of the discussion … More
Congratulations to Martha Krupa, coordinator of tutorial services in Academic Support, for being presented with NU’s Outstanding Employee Award yesterday by Father James J. Maher, C.M.! Martha began working at Niagara as an adjunct professor in 2001. She was hired as a full-time writing coordinator … More
Niagara University Theatre’s world-premiere production of Cyrana topped several local professional productions to be chosen as the Best Play of 2015 by BroadwayWorld Buffalo. Cyrana, which was on stage at Niagara in March 2015, was adapted from Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano … More
Niagara University has entered into a formal international partnership with a new Vietnamese hospitality and tourism training center that’s aligned with the five-star Imperial Hotel in Vung Tau. The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University, signed the … More
Dr. Tenpao Lee, a professor of economics and finance at Niagara University, has been appointed a Distinguished Overseas Professor of the Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce in China. This appointment will further enhance collaboration between Niagara and Lixin. Niagara and … More