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Niagara University Students Create Videos and Social Action Plans for Local Community Agencies

For the second consecutive year, students in Dr. Rolanda Ward’s macro social work in organizations course and first-year students in Dr. Yonghong Tong’s Vincentian social justice course collaborated to create promotional videos and social action plans for local community organizations. They presented their work during a social media advocacy mini-conference  on Dec. 10.
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Three students in a BINGO hall.

Ostapenko Center Hosts BINGO for Seniors at Niagara Falls Housing Authority

Approximately 50 residents of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority’s Wrobel and Spallino towers in Niagara Falls participated in BINGO games hosted by Niagara University’s Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center in November 2025. These community programming events were intended to promote engagement and social connection among the senior residents. “BINGO offers a fun and accessible way...
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Ostapenko Interns Create Bulletin Boards to Address Senior Isolation

“You’re Not Alone: Stay Connected,” is the theme of Niagara University’s Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center’s fall 2025 bulletin boards program. Organized by Ostapenko intern Jessica Fernandez,  a senior social work major, the program encourages seniors living in Niagara Falls Housing Authority’s Wrobel and Spallino Towers to build meaningful connections with their neighbors and create a sense of community.
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Niagara University student with entrepreneur holding award

NU Business Students Attend 43North Competition

A group of 20 students and two faculty members from Niagara University’s Holzschuh College of Business Administration were in the packed audience at Shea’s Performing Arts Center as $5 million in prizes were given out to entrepreneurs from around the world during 43North’s annual startup competition on Oct. 16, 2025. 43North is an accelerator program...
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