Category / College of Arts & Sciences
NU Theatre Presents Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’
Niagara University Theatre, in collaboration with the Castellani Art Museum, will present Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin Feb. 14-17. This absurdly comic play about the relationship between art and science, talent and genius, will be directed by artist-in-residence/recruiter Adriano Gatto. The production will be performed at... Read on →
Niagara University Students, Alumni Score Big on ‘Super Sunday’
The Baltimore Ravens weren’t the only winners on Super Bowl Sunday. Niagara University also performed well on the world’s biggest sporting stage, with current students and recent graduates involved in three different projects associated with Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Eleven students enrolled in NU’s College of Hospitality and Tourism Management were... Read on →
First ‘Ridge Report’ of Spring 2013 Features Sophomore Leanne Stuck
Sophomore Leanne Stuck anchors the first spring 2013 installment of The Ridge Report, Niagara University’s student-produced newscast. Topics covered by Stuck, a communication studies major, include Niagara University’s week-long tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., the CPB-sponsored Grocery Bingo, an update on the nationally ranked men’s ice hockey team, footage from... Read on →
Innovative Teaching Approaches of NU Faculty Highlighted in Forthcoming Book
Niagara University will be well represented in a new resource intended to illustrate best practices for incorporating learning technologies into higher education instruction. The first chapter of Research Perspectives and Best Practices in Educational Technology Integration, set to be released in February, features six case studies of professors who have... Read on →
Niagara University’s Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society Earns Three-peat
For the third consecutive year, Niagara University’s American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter has been recognized by the ACS Committee on Education. Dr. Christopher S. Stoj, chair of Niagara’s biochemistry/chemistry department, received a letter from the society notifying him that the student chapter had been selected for a Commendable Award... Read on →
NU Theatre Gears Up for Annual Short Play Festival
From Jan. 18 through Jan. 26, NU Theatre’s annual Short Play Festival makes for a fascinating dose of theater — and a great entertainment bargain. Three cycles of 10-minute plays written by various playwrights will be presented over two consecutive weekends. Comedies, dramas and everything in between—our debut of 23... Read on →
Article Coauthored by Dr. Ireland Cited Among Best Violence Research Publications of 2011
An article coauthored by Dr. Timothy Ireland, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, has been selected as one of the 10 best violence research publications of 2011 by the Psychology of Violence multidisciplinary research journal. A five-person panel of senior researchers was convened by Dr. Sherry... Read on →
Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy Graduates 54th Class
Call it an early Christmas present. Fourteen brave men and women unwrapped certificates of completion this afternoon, as the Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy held its 54th graduation ceremony – its third on the campus of Niagara University – in NU’s Castellani Art Museum. Following an invocation by the Rev. John... Read on →
RR: Student Culture Expo, Roller Disco, Women’s Hoops, Melody Cafe
Host Katie Brown touches on a variety of topics in the latest installment of The Ridge Report, Niagara University’s student-produced newscast. Included are features on the second annual Student Culture Expo, a CPB-sponsored roller disco, the women’s basketball team, a student bus trip to New York City and a music... Read on →
NU Theatre Presents ‘Urinetown – The Musical’ Dec. 6-16
From Dec. 6 – 16, NU Theatre will present the hit Broadway production, Urinetown – the Musical, by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann. This Tony Award-winning tale of love, greed and revolution is directed by Steven Braddock, director of Niagara University Theatre, with choreography by associate professor Terri Filips... Read on →
