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Dr. Patricia Briscoe and and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, ’19, M.S.Ed.’22, co-authors of“Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community.”

NU Professor Co-authors Article with NU Alumna Detailing Experience of Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher

June 13, 2024

Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, ’19, M.S.Ed.’22, co-authored “Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community,” which was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning.

Niagara University’s Vincentian Mission Institute cohort 8 at the VMI Commencement on April 12, 2024. Left to right: Dr. Mark Frascatore; Dr. Tamara Minor; Jeremy Colby; Dr. Carol Doyle-Jones; the Rev. James Maher, C.M., NU president; the Rev. Greg Semeniuk, C.M., NU vice president for mission integration; and Dr. Vennessa Walker.

Vincentian Heritage Sustained Through Vincentian Mission Institute

June 11, 2024

The voice of St. Vincent de Paul can be “heard” in classrooms, hallways, and common areas throughout the Niagara University campus on artwork featuring some of his most popular quotations. The installations were the capstone project undertaken by Niagara’s cohort in the Vincentian Mission Institute, an 18-month program sponsored by Niagara, St. John’s, and DePaul universities that seeks to prepare lay senior leadership to support the distinctive Vincentian and Catholic mission and identity of their institutions.

NU Professor Named Editor of Journal of Classroom Research in Literacy

June 10, 2024

Dr. Carol Doyle-Jones, academic associate dean, Niagara University in Ontario, and associate professor in the College of Education, has been named editor-in-chief for the Journal of Classroom Research in Literacy, an online, peer-reviewed journal highlighting research conducted by teacher candidates and teachers. It is published annually each spring.

Students learned about Caseificio Bio Reggiani’s “zero km supply chain” during a tour of the organic parmesan cheese factory.

Niagara University in Ontario MBA Students Gain International Business Perspective During Trip to Italy

June 7, 2024

Dr. Galina Boiarintseva, assistant professor of management at Niagara University in Ontario, believes that an international viewpoint is critical for learning. That’s why she facilitates an opportunity each year for her students to travel abroad, where they can see how the theories, concepts, and practical exercises they learn in class are applied outside of the North American market.

Dr. Krieg Tidemann and Dr. Fernando Naranjo have been appointed to new roles within Niagara Univesity's Holzschuh College of Business Administration.

Holzschuh College of Business Administration Appoints Two to New Roles

June 7, 2024

Two faculty members in Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration have been named to new positions within the college.

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Niagara University Awarded $100,000 U.S. National Science Foundation Award

June 6, 2024

Niagara University professors Dr. Maritza Branker, associate professor of mathematics, and Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant professor of education, have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program to expand STEM education pathways for secondary teachers in high-need school districts.

Dr. Joseph Little (wearing yellow hat) and his wife, Samantha, led a group of Niagara University students on a California Wonder Walk this spring.

Niagara Students and Professor Enjoy the Wonders of California

June 3, 2024

For seven days in March, Dr. Joseph Little, associate professor of English, and his wife, Samantha, led a group of six Niagara University students on a trip to the West Coast designed to immerse them in the natural beauty and rich cultural contexts of California's southern and central coasts.

Dr. Shawn Daly was a featured panelist at eLearning Africa, the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development. He is pictured with fellow panelists Blair Robert Ayesiga, Agnes Nyirankira, and moderator Silas Lwakabamba.

Dr. Shawn Daly Is Featured Presenter at International eLearning Conference

May 30, 2024

Dr. Shawn Daly, Niagara University professor of marketing and international business and director of student global experience in the Holzchuh College of Business Administration, was a featured presenter at eLearning Africa, the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development, May 29-31, 2024, in Rwanda. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Education of Rwanda and the Rwanda Convention Bureau, this flagship event brought together more than 1,200 international participants from across the public and private sectors.

Dr. Dennis Garland with Special Olympic athletes Brandon and Kyle.

Dr. Dennis Garland Honored with Community Partner Award by Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY

May 29, 2024

Dr. Dennis Garland, associate professor of education at Niagara University, received the Community Partner Award at the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY’s 36th Annual Development Disabilities Awareness Day conference on May 21, 2024. The award recognizes an individual or group working in the community that has gone the “extra mile” to help enrich the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

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