Category / College of Education
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 →
Commencement Honorees Include Father Levesque, Bishop Malone, Ambassador Taylor and Nik Wallenda
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., is slated to speak during Niagara University’s second undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. It will be the final graduating class that he will address as president of Niagara University. Father Levesque will step down from the President’s Office this summer after spending... Read on →
Gouldrick, Chambers Join 28 Students as New Inductees of Graduate Honor Society
Twenty-eight Niagara University students were inducted into Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society, during a ceremony held May 3, 2013, in St. Vincent’s Hall. The Rev. John Gouldrick, C.M., associate vice president for mission and director of the Vincentian Scholars Program, and Dr. Thomas Chambers, director... Read on →
College of Education Playing Lead Role in Statewide Faculty Development Program
Niagara University’s College of Education is playing a prominent role in a new statewide faculty development initiative affiliated with New York’s Race to the Top federal program. On April 25, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) unveiled the program, which also includes similar initiatives at City University of... Read on →
Dr. Kathleen McGrath Receives Service to Reading Award
Dr. Kathleen McGrath, an assistant professor of education at Niagara University, recently received the Service to Reading Award from the Niagara Frontier Reading Council, a local affiliate of the International Reading Association. The honor is given to “a person involved in literacy education who has made a significant contribution to... Read on →
Sixty-One NU Students Named to ‘Who’s Who’ List for 2013
High-achieving Niagara University students were recognized for their scholastic and community achievements on Friday, April 5, at the Castellani Art Museum. The 61 young men and women received certificates representing their selection for Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, a nationwide accolade that dates back to... Read on →
Sigma Alpha Sigma Honor Society Holds 80th Tapping Ceremony
Sigma Alpha Sigma, the undergraduate honor society of Niagara University, inducted new members from the Classes of 2013, 2014 and 2015 at its 80th Annual Tapping Ceremony on April 5, 2013, at the Castellani Art Museum. The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., university president, inducted 36 students into Sigma Alpha Sigma,... Read on →
Annual Graduate School Open House Scheduled for April 13
Niagara University will host its annual Graduate School Open House Saturday, April 13, 2013, on campus in the Castellani Art Museum. The free event begins at 9:30 a.m. A continental breakfast will be offered to all attendees. Graduate School Open House is an excellent opportunity for prospective students and their families... Read on →
Stuart Auty Receives Caritas Medal During 2013 Niagara University BPS Commencement
Niagara University awarded degrees to 200 graduates during its fifth commencement in Ontario on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts in North York. Stuart Auty, the founding president of the Canadian Safe School Network, a nonprofit organization mandated to help make Canadian schools and neighborhoods safer... Read on →
Niagara University, Niagara Falls Schools Selected for Investing in Innovation Grant Program
Niagara University and 12 partners, including the Niagara Falls City School District, have been awarded an Investing in Innovation (or “i3”) grant of $3 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The federally funded program is designed to advance student achievement in high-need schools in grades 3-6 mathematics and... Read on →
