Category / Graduate Education & Counseling
NU’s College of Education Offering Academic Programs in Community Habilitation
Starting this semester, Niagara University’s College of Education is preparing to offer academic degrees and coursework tailored to those working, or seeking to work, in the area of developmental disabilities and community habilitation. “We know that there are many people interested in working in a profession that truly makes a... Read on →
NU Awarded Grant to Host Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Ethiopia
Niagara University is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence grant to host a visiting foreign professor for the fall 2012 semester. Assefa Beyene Bassa, a Ph.D. candidate at Andhra University in India and a lecturer at Dilla University in Ethiopia, will work closely with... Read on →
NU Adds Master’s and Certificate Programs in TESOL
Beginning this fall, Niagara University’s College of Education will offer a new master’s degree program for candidates seeking certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). In addition, NU will administer a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in TESOL for practicing teachers who hold initial teaching certification... Read on →
Institute of Applied Learning Offering STEM Camp for Girls
Girls, this one’s for you! Niagara University’s Institute of Applied Learning, an arm of its College of Education, is offering a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp for girls in grades 7-9. The camp runs August 13-16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Topics that will be covered... Read on →
Eleven Participants Complete Work-readiness Program Offered through NU and Opportunities Unlimited
Niagara University held a graduation ceremony Monday afternoon. It didn’t come with the pomp and circumstance that this weekend’s exercises will entail, but it was no less important. NU’s Bisgrove Hall provided the scene where 11 participants of the Transition Readiness for Employment in the Community (TREC) program received completion... Read on →
Niagara University Leadership Conference Addresses Bullying, Cyberbullying
Type “cyberbullying” into a Microsoft Word document and it becomes underlined in red, denoting that the ubiquitous software program doesn’t recognize the term. The expression is so new that it has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary for less than a year. Niagara University’s College of Education wants to... Read on →
Addie Richburg Receives Caritas Medal at Niagara University Commencement in Toronto
Niagara University awarded degrees to 217 graduates at its fourth commencement in Ontario on Friday, Jan. 20, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. Addie Richburg, a lifelong advocate for people from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented populations who now serves as a consultant to President Barack Obama’s... Read on →
Niagara County Child Care Centers Celebrate Successes in NU’s Quality Improvement Program
The Niagara County Early Child Care Quality Improvement Project (QIP), an initiative launched in August 2010 to enhance the kindergarten readiness skills of young children in Niagara County, graduated its first cohort of child care centers Wednesday evening. Ten child care centers in Niagara Falls and Lockport completed the QIP... Read on →
Niagara County Quality Improvement Program Preparing Pre-K Children for Success in School
The Niagara County Early Child Care Quality Improvement Project (QIP), an initiative launched in August 2010 to enhance the kindergarten readiness skills of young children in Niagara County, is set to graduate its first cohort of child care centers. Over 400 children ages three and four in Niagara County and... Read on →
Dr. Roselind Gullo Bogner Receives Career Achievement Award
Niagara University is pleased to announce that Dr. Roselind Gullo Bogner, associate professor of school counseling, is receiving the Career Achievement Award from the New York State School Counselor Association. The award is being presented to Dr. Bogner at the Statewide Conference of the New York State School Counselor... Read on →
