Lisa McMahon

Niagara University Again Recognized for Exemplary Transfer Pathways

June 26, 2024

For the fourth consecutive year, Niagara University has been named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the dynamic and innovative pathways it has created to support transfer students.

Niagara University Hosts Conference on Workplace Mobbing

June 25, 2024

Distinguished scholars from the United States and around the globe will present at the inaugural Niagara Conference on Workplace Mobbing, July 22-24, 2024, on the Niagara University campus and virtually.

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Dr. Shawn Daly Discusses AI in Education During Virtual International Panel

June 24, 2024

Dr. Shawn Daly, professor of marketing and international business and director of student global experience in Niagara University's Holzschuh College of Business Administration, was a featured panelist during a discussion about “The Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Education: Implications for Academic Integrity” sponsored by the University of Guyana’s Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning in collaboration with Educational Onlining Support Services.

President Emeritus, The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., passes away

June 23, 2024

The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., former president of Niagara University, passed away peacefully early this afternoon at St. Catherine’s Infirmary in Philadelphia at the age of 85. Father Levesque served as the 25th president of Niagara University, and when he retired from that role in 2013, the university’s Board of Trustees voted to confer on him the title of president emeritus. Immediately following his presidency at Niagara, Father served as the interim president at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.

Tia Jackson, NUOP program director; Luke Woepple, M&T regional manager; Jessica Billingslea (The Bling Fairy); the Rev. James Maher, C.M., Niagara University president; Mark Laurrie, superintendent of the Niagara Falls City School District; Dasha Colvin (Orlori Family Daycare); Lucy Muto, M&T Bank vice president; Zahra Evans (Origins of Beauty); and NU alumna Nasreen Akhtar, ’07, MA’11, president of NAZ 716.

Three Multicultural Small-Business Owners Win Pitch Competition Sponsored by Niagara University and M&T Bank

June 20, 2024

A business development program for multicultural small-business owners in Niagara County culminated on June 18, when $10,000 in grant funding was awarded to jumpstart the success of the three participating businesses demonstrating the greatest growth potential.

Former School Administrator Named to Niagara University Board of Trustees

June 20, 2024

Robert L. Bradley Jr., a retired school administrator in the Niagara Falls City School District, has been elected and named to the Niagara University Board of Trustees. The appointment was announced by the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of the university.

Dr. Laura Kremmel Authors Chapter in “Religious Horror and the Ecogothic”

June 20, 2024

Dr. Laura Kremmel, assistant professor of English, authored a chapter in “Religious Horror and the Ecogothic,” a recently published collection that illuminates the ways in which a Christianized understanding of hierarchy, dominion, fear, and sublimity shapes reactions to the environment and conceptions of humanity’s place therein through a survey of Ecogothic texts from the 18th century to the present day.

Niagara University students outside of Canada's Wonderland

Niagara University in Ontario Hosts Day at Canada’s Wonderland for Newcomers

June 18, 2024

On Saturday, June 15, more than 30 Niagara University in Ontario students and friends enjoyed a day at Canada's Wonderland. The event, part of NUO’s Newcomer & Family Support program, was the second in the Urban Excursion series.

Niagara University’s Master’s Degree Program in Information Security and Digital Forensics Receives National Security Agency Validation

June 17, 2024

Niagara University’s Master of Science in Information Security and Digital Forensics program has been validated by the United States’ National Security Agency, recognizing it as a top advanced degree program that will contribute to the greater national mission of preparing a qualified and robust cybersecurity workforce. The designation was awarded after a review completed by the NSA in partnership with a committee of academic peers.

Dr. Patricia Briscoe and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.’06, M.S.Ed.’21, co-authored “Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?”

NU Professor Co-authors Article with NU Alumnus in the Open Journal of Leadership

June 13, 2024

Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.’06, M.S.Ed.’21, co-authored “Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?” which was published in March 2024 in the Open Journal of Leadership.

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