Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Secures $550,000 for NU Science Center
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter announced that Niagara University is poised to receive $550,000 to purchase equipment for the B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences. The funding, which has passed a key legislative hurdle and is positioned for approval by the House and Senate by the end of the year, will allow the campus to install modern science equipment within the facility, allowing the university to continue the growth of its science...
NU Names Dr. Kevin Hearn Vice President for Student Life
Kevin Hearn, Ed.D., has been appointed as vice president for student life at Niagara University following a nationwide search. Hearn possesses nearly 20 years of experience in higher education and currently serves as the associate vice president at Dean College in Franklin, Mass. He will assume his new position at Niagara on Jan. 1, 2011.“We are very pleased to be able to add a person of Kevin’s entrepreneurial spirit, passion for excellence...
Open House Draws Prospective Students
Hundreds of prospective students and their families converged Saturday afternoon on the lower level of the Gallagher Center for Niagara University’s fall open house. The event was complete with table-talk discussions, activities, several presentations by university deans, and even a few wandering pirates. “Table-talk presentations from 12-3 offered a chance for faculty, staff, and students to meet with prospective students and their...