Medaille College News

Medaille College Adds Five New Members to Board of Trustees

Kara Kane — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:06:59 +0000

Medaille College has appointed five new members on its board of trustees, effective July 1, 2009. The new trustees are: Dr. Peter J. Freyburger of Buffalo; Horace Gioia, Esq. of Buffalo; Robert Stevenson of Buffalo; Stephen L. Cicchinelli of Maryland; and the Honorable Frank A. Sedita Jr. of Buffalo. Each will serve a three-year term. “In a [...]

WNY United Offers Leaders in Training Program at Medaille’s Buffalo Campus

Kara Kane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:28:46 +0000

Medaille College will host the “Leaders in Training” Summer Program for over one hundred Buffalo public school students over the course of five weeks. This leadership and life skill development program is run by Western New York United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Inc., and offers selected rising eighth grade students the opportunity to participate [...]

Undergraduate students present at Media Ecology Conference

Kara Kane — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Three undergraduate students at Medaille College presented at the tenth annual Media Ecology Association Conference, held in St. Louis, Missouri from June 18-21. Shawn Arrajj of Rochester, Tara MacAuley of Tonawanda, and Rocco Zambito, Jr. of Elba addressed whether Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death remains relevant to today’s college students. They are part of [...]

New Address for Rochester Campus

Kara Kane — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:19:32 +0000

Starting on Monday, June 29, the official postal address for Medaille’s Rochester Campus will be: 1880 South Winton Road, Suite 1 Rochester, NY 14618 The main phone number for the campus will remain the same, at (585) 272-0030.

Rochester Campus moves to new location in the town of Brighton

Kara Kane — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:43:28 +0000

Following two months of planning and construction, Medaille College’s Rochester Campus will officially open its doors at its new location on Monday, June 29, 2009. (pictures) Located at 1880 South Winton Road, the new campus contains nine classrooms, each with a capacity of 24 students, and each with its own technology package. A 700-square foot library [...]

Dr. Tian Presents at the International Conference on Electronic Commerce and Business Intelligence

Kara Kane — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:20:20 +0000

Dr. Robert Tian, associate professor of business, presented his paper “E-Commerce Concerns: Cross-cultural Factors in Internet Marketing” at the International Conference on Electronic Commerce and Business Intelligence. The conference was sponsored by the Academic Committee, Society of Management Science of China and was held in Beijing, China, from June 7-8, 2009. In the paper, Dr. Tian [...]

Medaille Announces New Vice President for College Relations

Kara Kane — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:24:46 +0000

Medaille College is pleased to announce that Paula Valente has accepted the position of vice president for college relations. Valente will lead Medaille’s fund raising and communications efforts, and serve as part of the college’s senior administrative team. She began in this role on June 1, 2009. “As Medaille continues to build partnerships with organizations [...]

Dr. Lillis Publishes Paper on Faculty Emotional Intelligence and Student-Faculty Interactions

Kara Kane — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:53:20 +0000

Dr. Michael Lillis, associate professor and chair of the Business Department, has had his paper, “Faculty Emotional Intelligence and Student-Faculty Interactions: Implications for Student Retention,” accepted for publication in the Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. This paper was the result of a recent mentoring initiative undertaken by Medaille’s Business Department in [...]

Christopher Appointed to Erie County Center Police Services Board of Trustees

Kara Kane — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:10:18 +0000

Ron Christopher, director of campus public safety, has been named as a member of the Erie County Central Police Services Board of Trustees, effective May 2009. According to the Erie County Charter, seven trustees are appointed to set policy and advise on matters relating to professional and technical services to police agencies in Erie County. Christopher joined [...]

Digital Fiction from Dr. Bigelow

Kara Kane — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:12:48 +0000

Two of Dr. Alan Bigelow’s fiction stories have been published. A digital story, “What They Said,” is in the current issue of the online literary journal New River Journal from Virginia Tech, and his work has appeared in an Artist’s Studio update on Turbulence.org (New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.). He was also a finalist in [...]

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Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

WIVB Channel 4: Coverage of Medaille's Commencement 2009

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Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Them Jazzbeards at Medaille College for WBFO On the Border Concert

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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

FOUND in Buffalo Rising
Davy Rothbart and Jason Bitner have built a magazine and online entity around the procurement of other people's correspondence.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Medaille and University District Neighborhood Share McCarthy Park
Saturday afternoon Medaille College dedicated the McCarthy Park Athletic Fields. Over the past three years the city and state paid for upgrades to provide a place for th Mavericks' soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball teams to play, along with area neighbors.

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Rothbart Running The Show - FOUND Magazine at Medaille College
The Rothbarts perform at Medaille on April 25. Admission is free. Call 880-2174 for information

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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Medaille moving Rochester campus
as reported in Buffalo Business First

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Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Medaille College - Rochester Expansion