Category / Campus Events
Niagara University Celebrates Commencement 2013
Niagara’s commencement exercises began on Thursday, May 9, with the graduate students. Keynote speaker Kenneth D. Taylor, the former Canadian ambassador to Iran who helped orchestrate the escape of six Americans from captivity during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, received an honorary degree, along with William Lishman, an... Read on →
Army ROTC Program Commissions 23 Officers
Twenty-three Niagara University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets were commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony held May 10, 2013, in NU’s Gallagher Center. It marked the 72nd consecutive year that members of NU’s Purple Eagle Battalion have taken the oath of office. Upon completion of... Read on →
Niagara University Hosts Second Annual Special Olympics Event
It’s becoming a special tradition at Niagara University. On Saturday, April 13, more than 300 athletes gathered at the Kiernan Center, as NU hosted the Special Olympics for the second year in a row. This year’s event brought 14 basketball teams from 11 different clubs to Monteagle Ridge. The day began with... Read on →
NU Challenging Students, Alumni, Public to B.A.S.I.C. Competition
It may not yet be a “Tough Mudder” or even a “Spartan Race,” but an upcoming physical challenge at Niagara University is anything but basic. Well, come to think of it, it is. The first-ever NU B.A.S.I.C. Training Challenge – slated for Sunday, April 28 – will test the endurance of... Read on →
Dr. Ali to Reflect on Time as Somali Prime Minister at April 22 Event
Dr. Abdiweli Ali, the Niagara University economics professor turned Somali prime minster, will reflect on his time as the leader of the impoverished, war-torn East African nation during a special event on April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Castellani Art Museum. Building a New Somalia: Reflections from the Former... Read on →
NU Theatre Hosts ‘Into the Woods’ Themed Gala on April 27
On April 27, the Friends of Niagara University Theatre will host the 28th annual Friends of Niagara University Theatre Gala, including a 4 p.m. production of Into the Woods at the Leary Theatre within the Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre, Clet Hall. Niagara University Theatre will also present Into... Read on →
Niagara Joins National Anti-Violence Campaign
Niagara University will be hosting events April 2-5 in conjunction with “Enough is Enough,” a national campaign focused on stemming violence in society. The “Enough is Enough” campaign is coordinated across the country by NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The campaign grew out of a call to action... Read on →
McNulty Lecture Series: Dr. Vincent Miller Addresses NU Audience
Vincent J. Miller, Ph.D., the Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture at the University of Dayton, delivered an address on “The Church and Work for Justice in the World: From Vatican II to Today” to a full Alumni Chapel on March 20. The prominent Catholicism expert spent just over... Read on →
RR: Men’s Hockey, Women’s Lacrosse, Casino Night and Media Awareness Week
This installment of The Ridge Report checks in with the NU men’s hockey team, kings of the Atlantic Hockey Association’s regular season, highlights a thrilling, come-from-behind victory for women’s lacrosse, recaps CPB’s ever-popular Casino Night, and takes a look at the communication studies department’s Media Awareness Week. Anchoring this edition of... Read on →
Students, Businesses Show Up in Droves for Career Expo 2013
It turns out there was a positive to the temperature peaking at 34 degrees on the first day of spring: Attendance was up significantly at this year’s Career Expo, as compared to 2012 when students were basking in the glow of a surprise stretch of summery weather. Students, dressed to... Read on →
