Buffalo’s College

As part of the Buffalo region, Medaille has taken on an aspiration much larger than just an educational mission. We will be known as the leader in preparing learners for career success and a lifelong commitment to a civic and sustainable future in Buffalo, the region, and the world.

 Community Partnerships

Read on for summaries of Medaille’s continuing relationships with local organizations, each committed, as is Medaille, to making the Western New York region a better place in which to live, to work, and to learn.  

Arts in Education Institute of Western New York, Inc.

In July 2009, the Arts in Education Institute moved into 121 Humboldt Ave, a house on the Buffalo Campus.

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is Medaille’s neighbor to the north, and operates six major parks in Buffalo. The Conservancy is dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of these spaces, and Executive Director Thomas Herrera-Mishler spoke at the Undergraduate Commencement ceremony in 2009. For Welcome Weekend 2009, first-year students participated in a series of activities with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, including tours of park facilities, team-building activities, and an introduction to the parks’ history and natural history. [link to flickr]

Donate Your Brain for Volunteer Gain

This October 2009 event, which brought 35 non-profit organizations under one roof, gave potential WNY volunteers the chance to meet with non-profits-in-need and explore donating their intellectual talents to worthy causes. Plans are in place to make this an annual event.

Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions

In September 2009, Kaleidoscope Theatre Productions began producing its thrice-yearly performances in the Main Building Lecture Hall on the Buffalo Campus.

Medaille College Reading Center

The Reading Center, located on the Buffalo Campus, is staffed by graduate students in the master’s in literacy program, and serves elementary students through a program based out of 77 Humboldt, and an extension program at Marilla Elementary in the Iroquois Central School District. Additional extensions are planned.

McCarthy Park

A multi-phase, multi-year project to renovate the McCarthy Park sports complex for public and private use re-created a space for Medaille to use for athletic activities, including Mavericks baseball and softball, and for Buffalo to use for little league games and tournaments. The renovations and regular maintenance to McCarthy Park continue, and have restored the facility for the enjoyment of the neighborhood.

Speak Your Mind and Shape Your World

“Speak Yo' Mind began in 2003 as a small writing group for students, which led to a handbound literary journal developed during a summer program sponsored by GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)and Medaille College. Since then, Speak Yo' Mind has expanded their journals into professionally created softcover publications, which include CD supplements and artist note cards. [Speak Yo' Mind journal, 2008).”

Veterans Educational Tuition Scholarship (VETS)

With recent federal and state legislation providing extended educational benefits for veterans and military members, Medaille has expanded its student services and outreach to the veteran population in western New York.