Niagara University’s full embrace of international students under the three-year tenure of its president, the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., is well-documented. Niagara presently ranks second in Western New York in terms of enrolled international students (according to Business First) … More
Dr. Kathleen Wong, an adjunct faculty member of Niagara University’s College of Education in Ontario, has been selected by the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association (CERA) to receive the 2016 R.W.B. Jackson Award. The award is given for the most outstanding … More
The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University, has been named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I board of directors, effective Aug. 5, 2016. His term will continue through August 2020. The NCAA board of … More
Dr. Thomas A. Chambers, professor of historyat Niagara University, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of History. Membership in the academy is by invitation only and is limited to those with a demonstrated record of accomplishment … More
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. Institute for Civic Engagement and its director, Dr. David Taylor, were honored by the Our Lady of Angels Association during the organization’s annual Vincentian Charities Dinner, which was held May 19, 2016, at the … More
Niagara University graduated 971 new alumni during a trio of commencement exercises held May 12-14, 2016. The celebration got underway Thursday, May 12, with the awarding of advanced degrees to 273 students, including 11 who received doctoral degrees in leadership … More
Niagara University theatre major Kathleen Macari made the decision a few months ago that she would forego walking during her undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday in order to play the lead role in her first professional show. So during the … More
Sixteen Niagara University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony held May 13, 2016, in NU’s Gallagher Center. This marks the 75th consecutive year that members of NU’s Purple … More
During the spring 2016 semester, students in Dr. Anna McNab’s MGT 308 E-Commerce Essentials class were challenged to start an online business or help an existing business create an online presence. The emphasis of the course is to understand the … More
Twelve Niagara University graduate students and one doctoral candidate received certificates for outstanding achievement in their field of study during an event held May 12 in the B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences. “Many of you are going home … More
The Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 61st class during a ceremony held May 11, 2016, at Niagara University’s Castellani Art Museum. Recently appointed United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer was the ceremony’s keynote speaker. A Lewiston native, … More
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Ireland, dean of Niagara University’s College of Arts and Sciences, who has been chosen as a recipient of the University at Albany School of Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Ireland will deliver an address during … More
Christopher Fritschi, a junior chemistry majorat Niagara University, has been selected to receive a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the Organic Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. Only nine students from across the country were chosen. Fritschi, of West … More
Eighty-four men and women stood in place, palms outstretched, as the Rev. Vincent O’Malley, C.M., recited a prayer to bless their hands. “Lord, give success to the work of your hands in the lives of these nurses. Bless these hands … More
Twenty-six Niagara University students were inducted into Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society, during a ceremony held May 6, 2016, in St. Vincent’s Hall. Two honorary inductees – Evan Pierce, associate director of graduate studies, and … More
A pair of Niagara University students took home top prizes from the Western New York American Chemical Society’s Undergraduate Research Symposium, which was held April 9. Christopher Fritschi, a junior chemistry major from West Seneca, won the Best Oral Presentation … More
On April 21, Niagara University received three awards from the Internal Revenue Service during the College of Business Administration’s honor societies induction ceremony held in the Castellani Art Museum. Joe Hayek and Marie Mesmer from the Internal Revenue Service presented … More
Niagara University’s 2016 slate of commencement ceremonies will be highlighted by addresses from the executive director of patient care services at a prominent cancer hospital, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The Wall Street Journal, and a celebrated Canadian musician and … More
The Saudi Student Association at Niagara University held an event, “The End of Semester (Graduation) Ceremony,” on May 4, 2016, in the Statler Dining Room of St. Vincent’s Hall. At the ceremony, the SSANU honored over 15 graduating graduate and … More
Members of the Niagara University Marketing Association attended the 38th annual American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, La., March 17-19. The NU students joined nearly 1,500 students from more than 200 universities at the conference, along … More