Lisa McMahon

Two Niagara University Students Receive Prestigious Hospitality Award

September 3, 2024

Two Niagara University students were recognized for their commitment to the club industry with the coveted Joe Perdue Scholarship, which is awarded annually by The Club Foundation of the Club Management Association of America.

Dr. Mary McCourt and Jada Pierce are being honored by the YWCA for their outstanding contributions to their community.

Dr. Mary McCourt, Jada Pierce Honored for Empowering Women

August 28, 2024

Dr. Mary McCourt, professor of chemistry at Niagara University, and Jada Pierce, head coach of the Niagara women's basketball program, are among the outstanding women being honored by the YWCA of the Niagara Frontier at its 2024 Niagara Awards: A Tribute to Women, Oct. 22, 2024.

Brian, ’17, and Maria (Croft) Bremer, ’17, with Coley at their brewery, Runaway Blue Brewing Company.

Entrepreneurial Spirits Inspire Niagara University Alums to Open Brewery

August 27, 2024

Their entrepreneurial spirits and complementary skill sets inspired Brian, ’17, and Maria (Croft) Bremer, ’17, to launch a business in their hometown of Newark, N.Y. Their brewery, Runaway Blue, will celebrate its second anniversary in November.

Dr. Ajitpaul Mangat Publishes Article in Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal

August 26, 2024

Dr. Ajitpaul Mangat, assistant professor of English at Niagara University, published an article in Americas: A Hemispheric Music Journal.

Dean Bridget Niland and Dr. Darren Treadway Publish Article in College and University Journal

August 26, 2024

Dr. Bridget Niland, dean of the College of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management at Niagara University, and Dr. Darren Treadway, associate professor in the college, recently published an article titled "Managing the Maze: High School Student-Athletes Navigation of the College Choice" in College & University Journal.

Dr. Cheryl R. Rode Publishes Article in The COSMA Journal

August 26, 2024

Dr. Cheryl R. Rode, associate professor in the College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management at Niagara University, recently published an article titled "Sport Management Experiential Learning: Faculty Perceptions of Opportunities, Benefits, & Supports" in The COSMA Journal.

Book Authored by Dr. Laura Kremmel Wins Prestigious Award

August 22, 2024

A book authored by Dr. Laura Kremmel, assistant professor of English, was selected by the British Association for Romantic Studies as one of its four First Book Prize recipients. The prestigious award is given biennially for the best first monograph in romantic studies to encourage and recognize original, ground-breaking and interdisciplinary work in the literature and culture of the period c. 1780-1830.

Fran Brasseux, ICHRIE chief executive officer, Dr. Chang Huh, Niagara University, and Dr. Ralf Burbach, chair of the ICHRIE awards committee.

Niagara University Professor Dr. Chang Huh Earns ICHRIE Faculty Collegiality Award

August 21, 2024

On July 25, 2024, Dr. Chang Huh was honored with the Faculty Collegiality Award at the ICHRIE Annual Conference, held at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Nursing student Mikayla Robinson with her grandmother, L. Jeanne (Burns) Argy, a member of the College of Nursing's Class of 1952.

Nursing Student Continues Family’s NU Nursing Legacy

August 21, 2024

Like many women of her generation, L. Jeanne (Burns) Argy pursued a career in nursing because she enjoyed helping people. She enrolled in Niagara University’s College of Nursing just two years after it was established. While the first graduating class numbered two—Marcia Sippel and Constance Sullivan—Jeanne’s Class of 1952 was exponentially larger at 21 students.

Daniella Ray Vaquero with her father, Dr. Francisco A. Vaquero, at Fort Niagara, one of the places she is writing about during her internship with the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.

Internships with Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Provide Valuable Experience for Niagara University Students

August 13, 2024

When Dr. Hope Russell, an adjunct professor in Niagara University’s history department, joined the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in July 2023 as its director of education and interpretive planning and historian, one of the first things she did was develop an internship program for Niagara University students.

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