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Olivia Harrigan, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending 10/13/2014. Harrigan helped the Golden Flyers to four wins in five matches as she posted 45 kills to go with a .312 hitting percentage, 49 digs and 12 blocks. She had 13 kills without a hitting error in 21 attempts (.619) in a four-set win over Rochester. Harrigan added nine kills with 14 digs in a three-set sweep of Whittier.

Catherine Willard, member of the women's field hockey team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week for the weeks ending 10/20/2014 and 10/27/2014. Willard was also named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District team for men's soccer by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The Nazareth College Department of Theatre Arts and Theatre League will present I LOVE YOU BECAUSE, a modern-day musical romance, as the second production of their 2014-2015 Season. The show will run November 14, 15, 21, and 22 at 8 p.m.; and November 16 and 23 at 2 p.m., in Studio A48 at Nazareth College Arts Center. The play features an all-student cast and crew.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has earned Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week and Empire 8 Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors. Foley was at it again for the Golden Flyers as he scored both goals in a 2-0 Nazareth home-field victory over Utica. First he scored on a penalty kick at 11:04 of the first half. Then, about 12 minutes later, he stole the ball near the top of the Utica box and converted an unassisted goal.

Melissa Stio is a recipient of the 2014 Dante Scholarship Award from the Italian Women's Civic Club (IWCC). Stio will receive an award of $2,700 for her next semester's costs. Recipients are selected from all the eligible candidates by members of the Dante Scholarship Committee. Awards are based on criteria set by the committee and include academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community service, and personal identification with Italian American heritage.

The Nazareth College Department of Music's annual HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR is Saturday, October 25, 2014. The concert will feature faculty and student performers, spooky short stories, and a performance by a local children's chorus. In the spirit of Halloween, guests are encouraged to dress in costume and join the musicians for a post-concert reception. In addition, donations will be accepted for the Pittsford Food Cupboard.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Scholar-Athletes of the Month. He leads the Golden Flyers' soccer team in scoring with three goals and two assists despite missing two games with a leg injury. He is tied with teammate James Wheeler as the Golden Flyers' all-time leader in assists with 21. He also has 24 career goals to rank seventh all-time in that category. As a physical therapy major, Foley carries a 3.82 grade-point average.

Kassandra, Buseck, member of the women's volleyball team, earns Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week honor. Buseck erupted for a career-high 25 kills in a five-set Empire 8 Conference victory over Houghton. She also had two service aces, seven digs and three blocks. She leads the team with 181 kills overall (3.07 per set).

Courtney Malia, member of the women's soccer team, earns Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week honor. Malia recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over St. John Fisher College. The goal was the first of her career and enabled the Golden Flyers to improve to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in Empire 8 Conference play.

Maria Allocco, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week and Athlete of the Month and Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week.

The Nazareth College Department of Theatre Arts and Theatre League will present William Shakespeare's MACBETH October 17-26, 2014 as the first production of their 2014-2015 Season. The play features an all-student cast and crew.

Madi Wickens, member of the women's volleyball team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor for the week ending September 14, 2014.

Christine Belding, member of the women's soccer team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor for the period ending September 14, 2014.

Gabrielle LeBihan, member of the women's cross country team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor.

Nate Ripic, member of the men's soccer team, has been named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending September 7. Ripic made his first start of the season last Saturday and made eight saves in a 2-0 shutout win over Oswego. At least two of Ripic's saves came on point-blank shots that were deflected over the goal and enabled Nazareth to improve to 2-1 overall.

Maria Allocco, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending September 7. Last week, she was named to the all-tournament team for the Golden Flyer Invitational as Nazareth won all four of its matches. She totaled 37 kills on 64 swings for a .484 hitting percentage and became the ninth player in Nazareth history to reach 1,000 career kills. She also had 12 service aces, including six in a three-set sweep of RIT.

Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, N.Y., earns athlete of the week honors.

Brendan Miles, member of the men's soccer team, has been named Athlete of the Week at Nazareth College for the period ending September 8. Miles had a goal and an assist Saturday as Nazareth blanked Oswego, 2-0, in a non-conference game at Golden Flyer Stadium. He assisted on Mama Amar's goal in the 29th minute to break a scoreless tie and scored off a rebound at the 32-minute mark as Nazareth improved to 2-1 overall. The points were the first of Miles' career.

Catherine Willard, members of the women's field hockey team, has recently been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the week for the period ending September 7 and Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week for the period ending September 8. Willard, a junior transfer from Mercyhurst, helped Nazareth even its field hockey record at 2-2 as she tallied two goals and two assists Sunday in a 4-1 win over Ohio Wesleyan.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has recently been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the period ending September 1, 2014. Foley posted two goals and two assists as the Golden Flyers split a pair of weekend games at the 11th annual Doug May Memorial Tournament for men's soccer.

Shannon Winney, member of the field hockey team, has been named Athlete of the Week for Nazareth College for the period ending September 1, 2014. Winney made 11 saves while holding Brockport scoreless as Nazareth opened its 2014 field hockey season with a 2-0 non-conference victory

Seven Nazareth College students spent their summer doing research with Dr. Rich Hartmann. They worked on three projects aimed at improving the efficiency of biodiesel synthesis. Members of the team included Alexander Ballatori, Kevin Denny, Matthew Leverich, Jacob Murray, Kathryn Proe, Jaissy Sekhon, and YashoNandini Singh.

At Nazareth College, Orientation for new students includes a community service component, the Orientation Day of Service.

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Nazareth College welcomes its newest Golden Flyers--the Class of 2018!

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The following Nazareth College students were inducted into the 2014 class of Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for religious studies majors.

Chelsea Bohnke was inducted into local Nazareth College chapter of the national Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society in the Fall of 2012.

Nazareth College announces its Dean's List for the Spring of 2014 semester.