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Episode No. 6 of ‘The Ridge Report’ Wraps Up 2010-2011
The sixth and final installment of Niagara University’s student-produced newscast for the 2010-2011 academic year puts sophomore Alan Trinca on camera. Topics include Commencement 2011, summer Study Abroad and internship opportunities for NU students and campus construction plans, as well as a few words of thanks from graduating Co-founder Sarah... Read on →
Co-founder Sarah Kim, ’11, Hosts Episode No. 5 of The Ridge Report
Sarah Kim, co-founder of The Ridge Report, stepped to the mic to host the student-produced newscast for the first – and last – time as an undergraduate at Niagara University. The Denver, Colo. native returned home this week after graduating with a degree in communication studies, but not before... Read on →
NU Students Place Third in National Competition Held by Media Watchdog Organization
Uncovering one of the year’s underreported national news stories will, ironically, heap significant exposure upon a team of Niagara University students. A submission by NU students George Antzoulis, Vincent Caruso, John M. Curtin, Maria Rose and Molliann Zahm recently placed third in a nationwide competition for the 25 most censored/underreported... Read on →
Niagara University Theatre Department Awards Fourth Julie Burdick Memorial Scholarship
Jayson D. Clark, a junior theatre design/technology major from North Tonawanda, N.Y., has been selected by the faculty of Niagara University’s Department of Theatre and Fine Arts as the recipient of the Julie Burdick Memorial Scholarship for 2011-2012. The scholarship is named after NU alumna, Julie Burdick, ’03. Prior recipients... Read on →
NU to High School Juniors & Seniors: Earn Credits by Taking One Week of Summer Classes
High school juniors and seniors looking for a way to earn college credits outside of the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum should look no further. Niagara University’s Office of Continuing Education is offering all students entering the 11th and 12th grades in fall 2011 the opportunity to spend time in a... Read on →
NU’s Beta Epsilon Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon Inducts 10
Niagara University’s College of Business Administration inducted eight students and two faculty members into the Beta Epsilon Chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society at the 25th Anniversary Induction Ceremony on May 10, 2011. Congratulations to the spring 2011 student inductees: Brian Favro, Jason Fischer, David... Read on →
Stars of “Billy Elliot: The Musical” Spend Time with Niagara University Students
“People will recognize your talent,” began Armand Schultz. “But your drive will take you where you want to go.” So was the message to Niagara University theatre students from the 1981 NU graduate, who went on to a stellar stage and big and small screen career. Schultz, currently starring in... Read on →
26th Annual Friends of Niagara University Theatre Gala Provides Treasure Trove of Memories
Set to a Pirates of Penzance theme, the 26th Annual Friends of Niagara University Theatre Gala provided a fun-filled evening for more than 125 “mateys,” who took in a 4 p.m. performance of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera at NU’s Leary Theatre before continuing the festivities with a cocktail... Read on →
Niagara University Student Earns Best Paper Award from National Political Science Honor Society
Jamison R. Crawford, a Niagara University senior from Grand Island, NY, was recently notified that a paper he presented at the 19th annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science on April 8 has been selected for a Best Paper Award by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National... Read on →
Niagara University Students Inducted into Graduate Honor Society
Thirty-seven Niagara University students were inducted into Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society, during a ceremony held on April 29, 2011, in St. Vincent’s Hall. Two honorary inductees, Al Oddo and James Kling, Ph.D., professors in Niagara University’s College of Business Administration, were welcomed into... Read on →
