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“If You Want Peace, Work for Justice,” Is Theme of Niagara University’s Annual Vincentian Heritage Week Celebration

September 16, 2024

Niagara University will celebrate its annual Vincentian Heritage Week Sept. 21-28, 2024, with a series of events that highlight its rich history of education and service in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul and this year’s theme, “If you want peace, work for justice.”

Cary Newman, operations manager, Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement; Dr. Karen Kwandrans, associate vice president for strategic and external relations; Kevin Forma, director of planning and environmental for the City of Niagara Falls; Mary Minix, Niagara University sophomore; Tyra Johnson Hux, WNY operations director, LISC; Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino; Gina Beam, executive director, Niagara Area Habitat for Humanity; the Rev. James Maher, C.M., Niagara University president; Dr. Yonghong Tong, associate professor, computer and information sciences; Joshua Greene, planner, LaBella Associates; Rebecca Smith, civil regional manager/data intelligence group Buffalo lead, LaBella Associates; Greg Coniglio, data intelligence group lead, LaBella Associates; Matthew Chaves, project manager, NORLIC.

Niagara University Launches Online Interactive Community Assessment and Mapping Tool

September 13, 2024

Niagara University, in collaboration with local stakeholders, announced the release of the “Within Mid-City Niagara Falls Housing and Community Assessment and Public Web Mapping Tool,” on Sept. 13, 2024, in the Russell Salvatore Dining Commons on the university’s campus. This innovative tool, developed through a partnership with the City of Niagara Falls, LaBella Associates, and other key community organizations, marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to revitalize the mid-city area of Niagara Falls.

Dr. George Bayliss, associate professor of medicine in the Alpert Medical School at Brown University and a nephrologist in the Division of Organ Transplantation at Rhode Island Hospital, discusses the practical concerns in allocation of pig kidneys to humans.

Niagara University Ostapenko Center Hosts Discussion of Practical Ethical Issues in Xenotransplantation

September 12, 2024

Dr. George Bayliss, associate professor of medicine in the Alpert Medical School at Brown University and a nephrologist in the Division of Organ Transplantation at Rhode Island Hospital, discussed the practical concerns in allocation of pig kidneys to humans at a presentation sponsored by the Ostapenko Center for Ethics in Medicine and Healthcare on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Dr. Karen Kwandrans and Rhonda Bivins-Talley Discuss the Positive Impact of Niagara University’s Levesque Institute on WBFO

September 12, 2024

Dr. Karen Kwandrans, associate vice president at Niagara University, and Rhonda Bivins-Talley, executive director of the university’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement, discussed how the institute leverages its resources and influence to foster positive, sustainable change in the City of Niagara Falls, shared the innovative programs and initiatives they've developed, and offered their vision for the future of that city during an interview with WBFO’s Jay Moran on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2024. Listen here.

Scholars from Niagara University and around the world attended NU's inaugural Conference on Workplace Mobbing, July 22-24, 2024.

Niagara University Conference on Workplace Mobbing Builds Foundation for Future Research and Initiatives

September 12, 2024

More than 70 scholars from 15 countries across the globe participated in Niagara University’s inaugural Conference on Workplace Mobbing, July 22-24, 2024. The event was intended to develop a clear conceptualization of the critical social process known as workplace mobbing that sets it apart from the broader term of bullying, and to establish it as a scholarly subfield to encourage scientific research on the topic, with the ultimate goal of informing policy and creating effective anti-mobbing frameworks.

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Niagara University Launches Supply Chain Management Major

September 9, 2024

Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration is launching a new degree program that will prepare students for successful careers in the diverse and rapidly growing field of supply chain management.

Early College/Smart Scholars students earned three tuition-free college credits by completing one of two classes: American Sign Language, pictured here, and Multicultural Education.

Niagara Falls High School Students Learn College and Career Skills at Camp Hosted by Levesque Institute

July 31, 2024

Niagara University’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement hosted a college and career readiness camp for Niagara Falls High School students in the Early College/Smart Scholars program July 15-Aug. 1, 2024. The three-week program offered 14 rising juniors and sophomores the opportunity to take college-level courses while learning the skills necessary for their transition to higher education.

Niagara Falls High School students in special education programs and their peers in the Early College Smart Scholars program learned American Sign Language during a pair of camps hosted by the Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement in July.

Niagara University Levesque Institute Hosts Inclusive College and Career Readiness Camp

July 31, 2024

Niagara University’s Levesque Institute for Civic Engagement hosted Inclusive NU, a one-week college and career readiness summer camp for Niagara Falls High School students in special education programs July 22-26, 2024.

The Rev. James Maher Recognized as a Trailblazer in Higher Education

July 26, 2024

The Rev. James Maher, C.M., Niagara University president, was named as one of the 100 professionals who are keeping New York state at the fast-paced forefront of higher education by City & State in its list of “Trailblazers in Higher Education.”

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