Vincentian Heritage Week, an annual celebration of Niagara University’s rich history of education and service in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, will take place Sept. 21-27, 2015. Its theme this year is “Living Vincentian Locally & Globally.” Also … More
Dr. Peter Gottschalk, a professor of religion at Wesleyan University, will deliver an address Sept. 30 at Niagara University as part of the Henry and Grace McNulty Lecture Series on Religion in the Modern World. The title of Dr. Gottschalk’s … More
Four students from Niagara University’s clinical mental health counseling program participated in theAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk, which was held last weekend in Delaware Park. Jordan Aldred, Samantha Lamar, Amy Love and Aja Ruff volunteered … More
Vincentian Heritage Week, an annual celebration of Niagara University’s rich history of education and service in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, will take place Sept. 21-27, 2015. Its theme this year is “Living Vincentian Locally & Globally.” Also … More
Niagara University held its second annual FirstFest last week, which provided several different activities, including a showing of the summer blockbuster “Jurassic World” on Tuesday, a club/job fair on Wednesday and a barbecue on Saturday that was followed by an … More
U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins and Rose Hilmey, acting director of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Buffalo Field Office, will join two attorneys to discuss the considerations and complications involved with traversing our nearby international boundary. The event will kick … More
Michael H. Ackerman, DNS, has been named the associate director of the School of Nursing at Niagara University. He is a 1980 NU graduate. Dr. Ackerman is a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner with a strong clinical, educational and research background … More
Acknowledging the proud tradition and promising future of its nursing programs, Niagara University has officially established a School of Nursing. The change in designation from a “department” to a “school” is an academic distinction viewed internally as a strategic branding … More
What is happening at Lycée Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable is truly extraordinary. There is no educational institution like the one founded by 1978 Niagara University alumnus Edward J. Brennan in all of Haiti. Only a handful of private high schools … More
Twenty-eight freshmen moved into Niagara University last Tuesday morning, four days before their fellow first-year students arrived on campus. Their purpose: To serve the neighboring communities of their adopted home. Through the university’s Niagara Plunge program, the new students performed … More
Niagara University junior Sarah Volmy was crowned 2015 National American Miss New York at the state pageant held last month in New Brunswick, N.J. The Lockport native advanced to compete in the national pageant at Disneyland in November. Volmy will … More
Niagara University professors care about their students. That was at the heart of the message delivered by Ed Hutton during Niagara University’s 13th annual New Student Convocation, held today in the Gallagher Center. The New Student Convocation, a Niagara tradition, … More
Congratulations to Christopher P. Aquino, ’85, MBA’94, associate professor of accounting, Niagara University’s 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award recipient! Chris was recognized by his colleagues during Friday morning’s Faculty Welcome Back Brunch. Candidates for the honor are nominated by their peers and … More
Nguyen Hai Anh made her first-ever visit to the United States from Vietnam this summer intent on gaining English language proficiency. Le Xuan Son, also from Vietnam, was interested in understanding American culture and ideologies. Meanwhile, Shanghai native Tu Peng … More
Niagara University’s nursing department will host a daylong conference for nursing educators on Friday, Sept. 11. The event will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in theCastellani Art Museum on the Niagara campus. Innovations in Education for Nurses will feature several … More
Two Niagara University professors were involved in one of the world’s largest annual international hospitality conferences last week. Drs. Chang Huh and William D. Frye presented their ongoing research during the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education’s 2015 … More
When the 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition gets underway in Boston next week, participation by Niagara University students in the international conference will reach its highest level ever. Ten NU chemistry and biochemistry majors are set to display … More
Niagara University is again among the best institutions in the Northeast in terms of both academics and sustainability, according to results released Aug. 3 by The Princeton Review. NU is one of 225 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its … More
The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of Niagara University, was named a 2015 Adult Honoree by the Trey Whitfield Foundation during the organization’s 23rd annual awards dinner, which was held July 17 in Brooklyn. The Trey Whitfield Foundation Inc. … More
Niagara University has entered into a new articulation agreement with the Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning in Toronto that will permit students from Humber to transfer credits to NU’sM.S.Ed. program in Teachers of English to Speakers of … More