Father Levesque Receives Service Award from Turkish Cultural Center
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, Niagara University president, was presented with a Service Award in December from the Turkish Cultural Center at Buffalo and the Peace Islands Institute in recognition of...
View ArticleDr. Kalen Churcher Recognized by Two National Organizations
In profiling Dr. Kalen Churcher for a March 2012 publication highlighting the “20 most intriguing professor on campus,” communication studies student Tiffany Hyman described the fifth-year professor as...
View ArticleAlumnus Wins FCSI Junior Champion Award in Germany
Marek Gawel, an international student from Reutlingen University, Germany, graduated from Niagara University with his MBA in May of 2011. During his time at NU, he completed his thesis with the...
View ArticleCreating Change Through Art
Ashley Vita Verde loves to make people smile. The 2011 Niagara University graduate had ample opportunities to do just that this summer, as the organization she co-founded, Deep Roots Niagara, elicited...
View ArticleNiagara University Celebrates Milestone, Honors Brown and Castellani Families...
On Nov. 10, 2012, at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel and Event Center, Niagara University celebrated a fundraising milestone and honored two families with longstanding ties to the Buffalo-Niagara...
View ArticleA NU Look at Service Learning
On paper, the mission of Niagara University’s Institute for Civic Engagement is to reinforce the university’s commitment to the region by strengthening existing community partnerships and forming new...
View ArticleWorking Together to Support Vincentians Worldwide
St. Vincent de Paul was an educator and an evangelist who dedicated his life in service to the poor. He was also an accomplished fundraiser. It is this aspect of St. Vincent’s charism that five Niagara...
View ArticleNiagara Mourns Longtime Professor
Joseph J. Forrester III, a chemistry professor at Niagara University, passed away on Feb. 20, 2013. He was 85.Forrester joined Niagara University in 1960 as a faculty member in the chemistry...
View ArticleAlumnus Donates Benches in Tribute to Four
There are four new benches in the circle in front of the Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre on the Niagara University campus. John Overbeck, ’75, donated the benches in honor of Niagara’s...
View ArticleWNY Alums Enjoy an Evening with Father Levesque
More than 100 Western New York alumni joined the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Niagara’s president, and the Alumni Engagement team on April 18 for an evening at the Darwin Martin House Complex in...
View ArticleJudy Willard, ’70, M.A.’72, Assistant to the President for Planning
“One of NU's greatest strengths is the relationships that are formed by its people. Our students come and sense that and learn that and develop great relationships of their own, and they learn to care...
View ArticleMystery Solved!
Many thanks to Michael Puglisi, ’52, for letting us know that the student in the photo with Dr. Morton on page 18 of the winter/spring 2013 Eagle was Anthony Federico, ’51, who went on to become a...
View ArticleSOLA Reunion
On May 22, 2013, seven priests came together to celebrate the history of the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels. The anniversary Mass, which includes a renewal of the men’s commitment to priestly service,...
View ArticleFlorida Reunion
(L-r) Several 1951 Niagara University classmates gathered for a reunion in southwest Florida: Jack Mitchell, Marty Screen, Charlie Starrs and James Finnerty.
View ArticleNU Basketball Tours ESPN Headquarters
The Niagara men’s and women’s basketball teams experienced a dream many sport fans have … getting an all-access tour of the ESPN campus in Bristol, Conn. This, courtesy of Niagara University alumnus...
View ArticleContinuing the Vincentian Tradition
The Niagara University Community Action Program was the first on the top of the list of service clubs and organizations on page 201 of my 1982 undergraduate handbook. I remember it as the largest...
View ArticleNUAA President's Message
Dear fellow alumni,The impact of the Niagara University Alumni Association is far-reaching. We serve an alumni base of more than 32,000 graduates worldwide. Our alumni chapters have grown significantly...
View ArticleDr. Timothy Downs, Vice President for Academic Affairs
“It is quite a difficult task to define the influence and importance of Father Levesque on Niagara University, the Western New York area, and well beyond this region. Father Levesque has been a driving...
View ArticleA Tribute to Father Levesque
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Niagara University’s 25th president, steps down from his position as president this summer. The fourth longest tenured president in the history of Niagara, Father...
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