Lisa McMahon

Dr. Derron Hilts Awarded Grant to Explore Student-to-School Counselor Ratios on Student Outcomes

April 24, 2024

Dr. Derron Hilts, assistant professor and school counseling program coordinator at Niagara University, along with his colleague, Dr. Yanhong Liu, associate professor at Syracuse University, received a $5,000 grant from the New York State School Counselor Association to examine the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and student-to-school counselor ratios on student outcomes.

Niagara University sports management students at the third annual Sabres/NU Night at Keybank Center.

Niagara University’s Sports Management Students Get Insiders View of Industry During Annual Summit

April 23, 2024

Niagara University’s College of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management hosted its annual Sport Management Summit April 5-13, 2024. The week-long conference included a series of engaging discussions, events, keynote speeches, and interactive workshops intended to expose students to the wide range of career opportunities available in the sports industry.

Senior history major MaryGrace Mancini leads the audience in a chant in preparation for a campus march at the conclusion of Niagara University's seventh Take Back the Night event. Mancini received the Nicholas Albano Student Advocacy Award at the event.

Niagara University’s Annual Take Back the Night Focuses on Resilience

April 19, 2024

The strength of survivors of sexual assault was the focus of Niagara University’s annual “Take Back the Night” event on April 18, 2024. Hundreds of Niagara University students, faculty, and staff were joined by members of the community at the event, now in its seventh year, which aims to end gender-based violence in all forms, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Niagara University Accounting Students To Participate in Case Competition

April 17, 2024

Students in Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration's cost management systems course will present their case analyses to a panel of academic and seasoned business professionals during a case competition on April 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the atrium of Bisgrove Hall on the NU campus. The competition, which is sponsored by Lumsden McCormick CPA, is the first of its kind in the upstate New York region.

Alexandra Kiedrowski received an award for best poster in environmental biology for her research with Dr. William Edwards and Dr. Cassandra Marnocha at the annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference on April 13, 2024.

Niagara University Hosts 78th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference

April 16, 2024

Approximately 170 students and faculty from 16 universities, including 19 students from Niagara University’s departments of biology, chemistry, and psychology, participated in the 78th annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference on April 13 at Niagara University. This marks the fifth time Niagara has hosted the forum.

Noted Philosopher Discusses Pros and Cons of Living Forever

April 16, 2024

Dr. John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California Riverside, presented “The ‘Forever Wars’: Should You Choose to Live Forever?” on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Niagara University. The presentation was the fourth in a series of discussions hosted by the university’s Ostapenko Center for Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare this spring.

Melissa Timko, '94, as "Margaret" at All Saints Lunatic Asylum in High Desert, Calif.

Melissa Timko’s Frightening Pastime

April 15, 2024

By day, Melissa Timko, '94, is a third grade teacher at Village Elementary, a STEAM school in Victorville, Calif. But by night, she becomes Margaret, a pre-adolescent orphan who runs up and down the hallways of an award-winning professional haunted house attraction in nearby High Desert.

Niagara University in Ontario Welcomes Dr. Arrani Senthinathan

April 15, 2024

Dr. Arrani Senthinathan is an assistant professor in Niagara University in Ontario’s MBA program. She brings over a decade of experience applying strategic management principles to research, quality improvement, and implementation science in the healthcare sector. Her research utilizes health administrative and electronic medical records data to explore contemporary challenges within medicine and public health.

Assistant professor Dr. Elizabeth Falzone, NU trustee Denise Góñez-Santos, and TESOL program teacher candidates Amanda Ackley and Nick Endres.

College of Education Faculty and Students Present at Association for Bilingual Education Conference

April 15, 2024

Faculty and students from Niagara University’s College of Education were featured presenters at the annual conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education, April 3-6, 2024, in Syracuse, N.Y.

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