Nazareth College’s academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors in the fields of education, health and human services, liberal arts, management, math and science, and the visual and performing arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y., challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon arts and sciences core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life’s work.
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Nazareth College’s academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors in the fields of education, health and human services, liberal arts, management, math and science, and the visual and performing arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y., challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon arts and sciences core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life’s work.
Several Nazareth College voice students were recognized by the Central New York-Finger Lakes Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (CNYFL-NATS) during its annual Student Audition on October 29, 2016 at Ithaca College. The awards celebrate high standards of vocal art. Students from throughout the region competed in classical and musical theatre categories.
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2016 Nov 14
Baritone Ben Reisinger, a student in the Nazareth College Music Department, has been named a 2016 finalist for the Voice/Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award-college/university opera division (men) of The American Prize. The American Prize is a series of national competitions in the performing arts that recognize the best recorded performances by ensembles and individuals at various levels.
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2016 Nov 4
Scholarships are given to students who embody the goals of the B.A. Rudolph Foundation with the intention of alleviating some of the burden of the cost of higher education. The selection criteria includes a required GPA of 3.0 or higher, exceptional leadership skills, dedication to the community, as well as being socially responsible, progressive, and driven.
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2016 Oct 10
Malik James of Nazareth College was selected as College Debate 2016 Delegate. He contributed to a national, student-led conversation around the key issues that resonate with younger voters.
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2016 Sep 19
The following five student vice presidents recently were selected to serve on Phi Kappa Phi's Council of Students during the 2016-2018 biennium.
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2016 Aug 29
Twenty vocal music and musical theatre students and alumni from Nazareth College's Music and Theatre & Dance departments have been selected to sing backup at Josh Groban's upstate New York tour stops. The students were invited back by Groban's national music director after performing with Groban in Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse in October, 2015. The upstate New York tour stops are at the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center, Monday, July 25, 7:30 p.m.; and the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, July 26, 7:30 p.m.
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2016 Jul 15
Nazareth College announces its Dean's List for the Spring of 2016 semester.
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2016 May 26
Nazareth College undergraduate students earned their bachelor's degrees at the 89th Annual Commencement ceremony that took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY, on May 8, 2016.
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2016 May 19
Nazareth College graduate students earned their master's or doctoral degrees at the 89th Annual Commencement ceremony that took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY, on May 9, 2016.
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2016 May 17
A team of students from Nazareth College has won the 2016 Adirondack Cup, a stock picking contest for college students interested in the investment field.
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2016 Apr 22
The Community Service Award recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to service, either to our own Nazareth College community or the greater community at large
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2016 Apr 15
Nazareth College is proud to announce that the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has selected Mary Lawrence, Celia Bradley, and Nicole Charette as recipients of the 2016-2017 U.S. Junior Fulbright award. In the last five years, there have been 18 Fulbrights awarded to Nazareth College students. In February 2016, the Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Nazareth among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. student awards in its category of master's institutions.
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2016 Apr 15
Nazareth College is proud to announce that the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has selected Mary Lawrence, Celia Bradley, and Nicole Charette as recipients of the 2016-2017 U.S. Junior Fulbright award. In the last five years, there have been 18 Fulbrights awarded to Nazareth College students. In February 2016, the Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Nazareth among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. student awards in its category of master's institutions.
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2016 Apr 15
Nazareth College is proud to announce that the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has selected Mary Lawrence, Celia Bradley, and Nicole Charette as recipients of the 2016-2017 U.S. Junior Fulbright award.
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2016 Apr 15
Several Nazareth College students were inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society. Lambda Pi Eta has active society chapters around the world. This honor society is focused on recognizing outstanding achievement and stimulating interest in the communication discipline.
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2016 Apr 4
Three Nazareth College students were inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society. This honor society is focused on recognizing outstanding achievement in English language, literature and writing.
Honor Society -
2016 Apr 4
Nazareth College is pleased to announce that Jennifer Wess is the recipient of the national 2016 Newman Civic Fellow Award.
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2016 Apr 4
Nazareth student Claire Malboeuf wins an ADDY for her design work in Rochester.
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2016 Apr 4
Two Nazareth students presented at the annual Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society conference held at Ithaca College on April 2, 2016.
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2016 Apr 4
The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League are pleased to present "Grease" – the three-time Tony Award-nominated musical about 10 working-class high school seniors, that is as popular today as when it premiered in 1971 – as the fourth and final show in the department's 2015-2016 production season. The show will run for one weekend only: April 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and April 17 at 2 p.m.; in the Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center. "Grease" features a student cast, orchestra, and crew.
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2016 Mar 28
The Nazareth College Department of Art is pleased to present its 2016 Student Art Show, beginning March 29–April 17, with an Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony on April 8. The exhibit showcases some of the Art students' finest work, as both galleries are filled with hundreds of pieces in a variety of media and styles, including ceramics, drawings, illustrations, jewelry, metalsmithing, paintings, photography, prints, sculpture, and more. Some pieces will be available for purchase.
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2016 Mar 22
Ferishta Sahar, an international business student at Nazareth College, is one of approximately 800 American undergraduate students from 355 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study or intern abroad during the spring 2016 academic term. Sahar will study abroad in Akita, Japan.
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2016 Mar 18
The Nazareth College Foreign Languages Department will present GARDENIAS, an original, multilingual play by department faculty member, Dr. Candide Carrasco, that will be performed in English with some French, Spanish, and Italian. The performance is recommended for audience members age 12 and up. GARDENIAS runs Friday, February 26, 2016, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, February 27, at 2:30 p.m., in the Callahan Theater at the Nazareth College Arts Center GARDENIAS features a largely student cast and crew.
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2016 Feb 19
Gabrielle Rockwell of Endicott, N.Y. has received the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Jim Cantalupo Scholarship Award. Rockwell, an undergraduate student at Nazareth College, studies both Italian and International Studies.
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2016 Feb 3
The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League will present "Tribes" — Nina Raine's critically acclaimed play about a comically dysfunctional family — as the third show in the department's 2015-2016 production season. The show will run February 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m.; and February 14 and 21 at 2 p.m., in Studio Theatre A48 at the Nazareth College Arts Center. "Tribes" features a student cast and crew.
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2016 Jan 27
Students from the Nazareth College Department of Music's Chamber Singers, under the direction of professor Mark Zeigler, conductor, present their fall recital — G. F. Handel's MESSIAH — on Sunday, November 22, 2015. Lecturer Yi-Wen Chang will serve as accompanist; Daniel Halbstein will serve as graduate assistant conductor. Handel's MESSIAH holds an extraordinary place both among the composer's works and in the history of Western music — no other work has met with the same wide and enduring response. The event takes place at 3 p.m. in Linehan Chapel, and is free and open to the public.
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2015 Dec 10
Students in the Nazareth College Department of Music's Concert Choir, under the direction of lecturer Yunn-Shan Ma, conductor, present their fall recital — ENGLISH AND FRENCH CLASSICS — on Sunday, November 8. The concert's program will feature masterworks from the French and English choral literature, including works of Duruflé, Saint-Saëns, Britten, Parry, Finzi, and Fauré. The event takes place at 3 p.m. in Linehan Chapel, and is free and open to the public.
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2015 Nov 24