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Niagara University in Ontario Launched Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare

October 6, 2026

The Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare launched on Oct. 1, at Niagara University in Ontario. This addition to the Vaughan campus builds on the already existing center on the main campus. The new center allows Vaughan students to develop their understanding of ethical issues and challenges in medicine and...

Two students participating at a services table within the Community Action Poverty Simulation

Niagara Students Participate in Poverty Simulation

September 30, 2026

Niagara University students participated in the Community Action Poverty Simulation on Monday, Sept. 21, as a part of Vincentian Heritage Week. The simulation sees students take on the identity of an individual in poverty. Through this simulation, students are given an accurate look at the general difficulties and decisions that have to be made when...

Buffalo Humanities Festival and the Value of the Humanities

September 18, 2026

The Buffalo Humanities Festival will take place at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library on Sept. 25 and 26. Dr. Carrie Teresa Isard, chair and associate professor of communication and media studies, will be giving a talk titled “From Margins to Center: The (D)evolution of Mainstream News Coverage of Conspiracy Theories.” The festival is...

Buffalo-Lille Sister City Association Visits Niagara University

Niagara University Welcomes Buffalo-Lille Sister City Visitors

July 21, 2026

Dr. Ashley Byczkowski, assistant professor of french, welcomed 25 visitors from the cities of Lille, France and Mouscron, Belgium to tour Niagara University’s Lewiston campus on Friday, July 10. The visit was part of a larger trip organized by the Buffalo-Lille Sister City Association to share the entire Western New York region with their sister...

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Niagara University Hosts Third Annual Conference on Workplace Mobbing

July 8, 2026

The third annual Niagara Conference on Workplace Mobbing will take place July 20-22, 2026, on the Niagara University campus and virtually. Workplace mobbing is often interchangeably referred to as workplace bullying, but it is important to distinguish between the two. While bullying may occur directly or indirectly between individuals, mobbing refers to an animalistic phenomenon...

Dr. Donna Philips pictured with award winning author and illustrator Cai Gao

Dr. Donna Philips Meets Esteemed Author and Illustrator

June 11, 2026

Dr. Donna Phillips had the opportunity to attend Hunan Book City’s Children’s Day in Changsha, China. Dr. Phillips, and retired professor Dr. Mike Smith, are currently in China teaching at Hunan First Normal University. At Children’s Day, Dr. Philips was able to meet Cai Gao, China’s first Hans Christian Andersen Award winner. The Hans Christian...

Students in front of a Pepsico Buffalo Warehouse sign wearing reflective vests

Supply Chain Management Students Explore Operations and Workplace Culture at PepsiCo Warehouse

May 27, 2026

Students in the Holzschuh College of Business Administration had the opportunity to visit the PepsiCo warehouse in Cheektowaga on May 13, 2026. Through this visit, students were able to learn specifics about PepsiCo’s supply chain processes. They also learned about the workplace culture of the Buffalo warehouse and discover how people-oriented the industry can be....

Boiarintseva - Dr. Boiarintseva (Associate professor of Management) talking to Jacob Pena- Brooks ’26 about his business named Athletiq

E-Commerce Venture Fair Showcases Student Entrepreneurship

May 14, 2026

On May 4, 2026, students in Dr. McNab’s e-commerce class (MGT 308) competed for investments in a Venture Fair. Nearly 500,000 Monte/McNab bucks were invested in the businesses. Nine faculty and staff members and 36 students participated as investors during the event’s inaugural year. The rules were simple: Students prepared tri-fold boards discussing their brand,...

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