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Nazareth College presents the American String Quartet on stage

Nazareth College's 2022-2023 Visual & Performing Arts Changemakers Series kicks off with an exciting evening of music featuring the world-renowned American String Quartet at 7:30 p.m., Friday, September 16, in the Glazer Music Performance Center's Best...

Aug 30, 2022, 4:25pm EDT

Bits and masterpieces

Faculty Art Show Fall 2022 continues through September 25 in the Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. The Faculty Art Show is an annual exhibition featuring work by the Nazareth College Art and Design Department faculty in a variety...

Aug 26, 2022, 7:16pm EDT

Naz in Action: New Nazareth students join faculty and staff around Rochester for a day of service, August 26

Nazareth College's newest Golden Flyers head out into the Rochester community for Naz in Action on Friday, August, 26. The students are assigned to one of more than 30 community partners for a day of service. From sorting clothing donations to assistin...

Aug 26, 2022, 8:00am EDT

NAZARETH WELCOMES NEW STUDENTS FOR MOVE-IN DAY, AUGUST 25

Nazareth College is giving a Golden Flyer welcome to the Class of 2026 - President Beth Paul and the Nazareth community are excited to greet them with special events on Move-in Day, Thursday, August 25. The new first-year and transfer students will spe...

Aug 23, 2022, 6:00pm EDT

Nazareth College welcomes 300 students from across the country for PeerForward program, Media Op: July 14-15

Nazareth College will be home to more than 300 high school students for the last three weeks in July. The first group of 100 students just arrived on campus from more than 70 schools across the country, including Rochester, for a life-changing experien...

Jul 13, 2022, 1:39pm EDT

Nazareth College hosts summer college fair July 14

Nazareth College welcomes college-bound students from across central and western New York to campus for a walk-in summer college fair. High school students and their families can meet with representatives from more than 30 colleges and universities and...

Jul 6, 2022, 1:43pm EDT

Nazareth College partners with PeerForward to bring first generation students to and through college

Several hundred high school students from more than 70 schools across the country, including the Rochester, New York area, are heading to Nazareth College this summer, July 11-31, for a life-changing experience intended to guide more young people to an...

Jun 2, 2022, 4:32pm EDT

Nazareth College names new Konar Center Executive Director Beth Lilach

Nazareth College welcomes Beth Lilach as the incoming executive director of the Konar Center for Tolerance and Jewish Studies. She comes to Nazareth with many years of experience working in various educational and leadership roles in Jewish studies. L...

Jun 1, 2022, 3:00pm EDT

Nazareth College celebrates 95th Commencement ceremonies on campus, May 13 and 14

WHAT: Nazareth College is celebrating the Class of 2022 at its 95th Commencement ceremonies in the Golisano Training Center on campus. Each of the ceremonies will be livestreamed; see Commencement 2022. Ruth B. Turner, a champion of children and famil...

May 11, 2022, 4:00pm EDT

Nazareth College welcomes Maureen Forrester Finney as provost

Nazareth College welcomes Maureen Forrester Finney, Ed.D., as the new provost, the College's chief academic officer. With more than 20 years of experience in innovative excellence in higher education leadership, Finney's role is to shape and maintain t...

May 4, 2022, 4:00pm EDT

About Nazareth College

Nazareth College is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of big universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing them for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth graduates launch lifetimes of changemaking leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.