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Nazareth University Endowment Reaches $100 million as Centennial Celebration Concludes
For the past two years, Nazareth University has been celebrating its centennial, recognizing the ten decades that have passed since the institution's inaugural 1924-25 academic year. As the Centennial Celebration officially ended this past weekend at t...
May 22, 2025, 10:15am EDT

Nazareth University celebrates Commencement on May 16 and 17
Nazareth University's commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2025 are May 16 and 17 at the Golisano Training Center on campus. The graduate ceremony is Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m., and two undergraduate ceremonies are Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. and 2...
May 16, 2025, 2:00pm EDT

Nazareth University's Commencement ceremonies are May 16 & 17
Nazareth University's 98th Commencement ceremonies take place in the Golisano Training Center on campus: The graduate ceremony is Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m. Two undergraduate ceremonies are Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Chris Hilde...
May 14, 2025, 11:25am EDT

Nazareth University Partners with Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) to Strengthen New York's Health, Behavioral Health, and Social Care Workforce
Nazareth University has partnered with Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) on the Career Pathways Training (CPT) Program, a state-funded program designed to address workforce shortages in health, behavioral health, and social care sectors a...
May 8, 2025, 10:19am EDT

Nazareth welcomes more than 50 high school students from around the region for a mental health field summit
Nazareth University welcomes 56 high school students interested in pursuing a career in the mental health field to its campus for a summit. These students are from five school districts - Greece, Dundee, Geneva, Lyons, and Seneca Falls - and are curren...
Apr 28, 2025, 1:00pm EDT

Who Am I? Who I Am: The BFA Thesis Exhibition May 2-9
Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 5-7 p.m. Arts Center Gallery, Nazareth University, 4245 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14618 Exhibition Dates: May 2-May 9 Hours: Sunday-Thursday noon-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday noon-8 p.m. Who Am I? Who I Am: The BFA Thesis...
Apr 17, 2025, 1:00pm EDT

Awakening Retreat and Public Talk: Finding Refuge and Resilience in a Turbulent World, May 2, 3-4
Can the uncertainty and disruption of current times help people rediscover their most authentic and resilient selves? An upcoming retreat offers a path to find out. Join the Dharma Refuge and Nazareth University communities for a public talk and weeken...
Apr 10, 2025, 11:00am EDT

Nazareth University earns BBB+ credit rating and stable outlook from Standard and Poors
Standard & Poor's Global Ratings affirmed its BBB+ long-term rating on the Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., N.Y.'s existing revenue bonds, issued for Nazareth University, with a stable outlook. This is a strong accomplishment for Nazareth at...
Apr 9, 2025, 8:00am EDT

Nazareth University announces disability rights activist Chris Hilderbrant as its 2025 Commencement speaker
Chris Hilderbrant '99, an advocate for people with disabilities for more than two decades, is Nazareth University's 2025 Commencement speaker. He will speak at the graduate ceremony on Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m., and both undergraduate ceremonies on Sat...
Apr 7, 2025, 8:00am EDT

First woman to lead the Vatican City speaks at Nazareth University's Interfaith Centennial Summit, April 6
WHAT: Nazareth University is hosting her only public lecture of 2025. The new head of Vatican City (as of March 2025), Sister Raffaella Petrini, Ph.D., travels from Italy to speak at Nazareth's Interfaith Centennial Summit on Sunday, April 6. She will ...
Apr 3, 2025, 8:00am EDT