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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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Karen Kwandrans Is Featured Panelist on Workforce Development

May 28, 2024

Dr. Karen Kwandrans, associate vice president of strategic and external relations at Niagara University,wasafeatured presenter during a panel discussion hosted on May 23, 2024,by theNew York Association for Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP) as part of its LevelUp New York trainings.

NU rising junior Ena Das; Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., Niagara University president; Jeffrey R. Holzschuh, ’82, campaign chairman; Jaclyn Rossi Drozd, ’08, M.S.Ed. ’10, vice president of institutional advancement; and rising junior Althea Simmons shared their thoughts at the campaign announcement on May 16, 2024.

Niagara University Transformed: NU Announces Successful Completion of its “Powering Transformation” Capital Campaign

May 16, 2024

Niagara University is pleased to announce the successful completion of the largest and most impactful philanthropic campaign in its 166-year history. “Powering Transformation: The Campaign for Niagara University,” has raised more than $130 million dollars, exceeding its goal of $125 million. Highlights from the presentation are available online.

CAM Director Discusses Educators as CEOs at American Alliance of Museum Annual Meeting

May 13, 2024

Ellen Owens, director of Niagara University’s Castellani Art Museum, was a featured presenter at the American Alliance of Museum’s 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo May 16-19, in Baltimore, Md., a conference with more than 3,000 museum professionals in attendance. She is one of four educator-CEOs who discussed their experience as leaders in the museum field during a session entitled “Museum Educator to CEO: What We Bring to the C-Suite.”

Actor and humanitarian Thomas Sadoski, soccer professional and entrepreneur Chelsea Spencer, and managing director and chairman of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Group Jeffrey R. Holzschuh are among the featured speakers at Niagara University’s 2024 commencement ceremonies.

Actor Thomas Sadoski, Entrepreneur Chelsea Spencer, and Morgan Stanley Managing Director Jeffrey Holzschuh Were Featured Speakers During Niagara University Commencement Ceremonies

May 7, 2024

Actor and humanitarian Thomas Sadoski, soccer professional and entrepreneur Chelsea Spencer, and managing director and chairman of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Group Jeffrey R. Holzschuh were among the featured speakers at Niagara University’s 2024 commencement ceremonies in Lewiston, N.Y., and Vaughan, Ontario.

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