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Take the Leap
Posted by Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kenya Hobbs
September 29, 2021

Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kenya Hobbs reflects on the need to turn good intentions into good actions, and explains how this internal process of personal accountability should be intentionally permeated into all of our interactions and communications if we want to positively affect the community around us.

Dean's List Summer 2021
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
September 21, 2021

Medaille College has named 32 students to the Dean’s List for the summer 2021 semester. Undergraduate students who meet the requirements of a minimum of 12 credit hours and who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for all credit hours carried during that semester are placed on the Dean’s List.

Dr. Caitlin Riegel
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
September 15, 2021

Department of Education Assistant Professor Dr. Caitlin Riegel, the program director for Medaille’s M.S.Ed. adolescent/secondary education and M.S.Ed. elementary education programs, gave a presentation at the national Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference this summer, focused on tools and tips for teaching in a post-COVID world and the smooth transition between in-person and online modalities.

Five New Trustees
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
September 3, 2021

The Medaille College Board of Trustees has elected five new members to four-year terms after a unanimous vote. Thomas G. Strauss, Birgit Smith Burton ’89, Thomas Beauford Jr., Martin Griffith and Scott L. McFarland will serves as trustees from 2021 to 2025.

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Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Carmen Wilson
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
August 31, 2021

Medaille College has announced the appointment of Dr. Carmen Wilson as vice president for academic affairs and the promotion of Kenya Hobbs to vice president for diversity, equity & inclusion. Both will serve in leadership roles as members of the President’s Cabinet.

2020 Census: It’s Time to Embrace This Season of Growth, Change & Diversity
Posted by Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kenya Hobbs
August 27, 2021

In his latest article, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kenya Hobbs reflects on the 2020 Census results, the growing, diverse population in WNY, and how that creates opportunities for Medaille, as Buffalo’s College, to have a positive impact on our region.

Medaille College Athletics to Join Empire 8 NCAA Division III Conference
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
August 26, 2021

Medaille College Athletics is pleased to announce its addition to the Empire 8 NCAA Division III Conference, beginning the 2022-23 academic year. Founded in 1998, the Empire 8 is one of the premier NCAA Division III athletic conferences, both on the field and in the classroom.

Medaille College President Dr. Kenneth Macur
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
August 9, 2021

Dr. Macur has been elected as chair of the Committee on Policy Analysis & Public Relations for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and will represent private, nonprofit higher education on public policy issues nationally.

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Mary Beth Scumaci and Raymond Drechsel
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
August 4, 2021

Director of Medaille’s Office of Online Learning Mary Beth Scumaci and Instructional Technology Specialist Raymond Drechsel were invited to present at the 2021 Blackboard BbWorld Global Conference this July. They discussed the four-year journey of Medaille’s transition to Blackboard Learn Ultra, serving as an example of organizational change to attendees from other institutions across the world.

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Children Participating in the Tale for Two Summer Reading Program
Posted by Medaille University Office of Communications
July 26, 2021

The Department of Education Reading Center has partnered with the SPCA Serving Erie County and its Tale for Two Summer Reading Program. Led by Assistant Professor Dr. Christine Woodcock, students in the M.S.Ed. literacy education program have been tutoring children (ages 6-14) at the Reading Center this summer, and each morning, the children have gotten to read books to animals at the SPCA via Zoom.

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