Category / President’s Office
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 →
CoBank’s Robert Engel Named to Board of Trustees
Robert B. Engel, president and chief executive officer of CoBank, has been named to the Board of Trustees of Niagara University. His election was announced by the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., president of the university. Engel graduated magna cum laude from Niagara University in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree... Read on →
Niagara USA Chamber Tabs Father Levesque ‘Community Advocate of the Year’
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, president of Niagara University, was presented with the Community Advocate of the Year Award by the Niagara USA Chamber during the organization’s Chamber Honors Gala, held March 22. To cement Father Levesque’s impactful legacy on the residents of Western New York, the chamber announced... Read on →
Father James Maher Officiates Special Mass at Niagara
Yesterday, the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., was named the 26th president of Niagara University. Today, he officiated Mass in NU’s Alumni Chapel before returning to Queens to complete his final few months as the executive vice president for mission and student services at St. John’s University. (He even... Read on →
Father James J. Maher, C.M., Named 26th President of Niagara University
The 26th president of Niagara University will be the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., D.Min. The Catholic and Vincentian institution announced today that Father Maher, currently the executive vice president for mission and student services at St. John’s University, would succeed the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. Father Levesque announced... Read on →
NU Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service for Seventh Straight Year
Niagara University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year since its inception. That’s now seven years in a row for those counting at home. The Catholic and Vincentian university received notice Monday that it was once again recognized among the “institutions that achieve meaningful,... Read on →
NU Recognizes 61 Employees During Annual Awards Luncheon
Dr. Bonnie Rose, executive vice president, handed out certificates to 61 faculty and staff members during Niagara University’s Employee Service Awards Luncheon, held Feb. 18, 2013, in the Statler Dining Room of St. Vincent’s Hall. The event celebrated men and women who had reached five-year milestones in their employment at... Read on →
Eight Students Inducted into NU President’s Society
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., announced Tuesday that he will resign from his position as president of Niagara University at the conclusion of the academic year. On Wednesday, eight high-achieving students were inducted into a prestigious society bearing his office’s name. The induction ceremony was held in the Statler... Read on →
Father Levesque to Step Down as Niagara University President
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., announced today that he will resign from his position as president of Niagara University at the conclusion of the current academic year. Father Levesque will remain at NU, however, as the university’s Board of Trustees has voted to confer on him the title of... Read on →
Alumni Affected by Tragedy in Webster
We have recently learned that two recent Niagara University graduates have had their lives affected by the tragic events of Dec. 24 in Webster, N.Y. Dariusz Kaczowka, ’12, lost his brother, Tomasz, who was one of the firefighters fatally shot while responding to a car and house fire. In addition,... Read on →
