Nazareth University

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nazareth College is pleased to announce that Jennifer Wess is the recipient of the national 2016 Newman Civic Fellow Award.

Nazareth student Claire Malboeuf wins an ADDY for her design work in Rochester.

Two Nazareth students presented at the annual Phi Alpha Theta national history honor society conference held at Ithaca College on April 2, 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nazareth College Announces December 2015 Graduates

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.

Nazareth College announces its Dean's List for the Fall of 2015 semester.

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.

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.

Students in the Nazareth College Department of Music's Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of assistant professor Kristen Shiner McGuire, present their fall recital on Monday, November 23. The Nazareth College student musicians will be joined by the Brockport High School Percussion Ensemble (Victoria Valente, conductor). The concert's program will feature works by Chris Crockarell, Dan Moore, Jim Scheuer, Ivan Trevino, and Christopher Rouse. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilmot Recital Hall, and is free and open to the public.

Students in the Nazareth College Department of Music's Wind Symphony and Campus Band, under the direction of assistant professor Jared Chase and lecturer Steven E. Zugelder, will present their fall recital, FABULOUS FIRSTS on Sunday, November 15, 2015. The program will feature first compositions for wind band by some of its most prominent composers, including Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, Alfred Reed, and Eric Whitacre. The concert takes place at 3 p.m. in Linehan Chapel, and is free and open to the public.

The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League are pleased to present "Floyd Collins" -- a musical inspired by the true story of a man in search of his American dream -- as the second show in the department's 2015-2016 production season. The show will run November 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 8 p.m.; and November 15 and 22 at 2 p.m., in Studio Theatre A48 at the Nazareth College Arts Center. "Floyd Collins" features a student cast, crew, and orchestra.

The Nazareth College Department of Music's 2015-2016 Concert Series continues with its annual concert/food drive Halloween Spooktacular on Friday, October 23, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilmot Recital Hall. The concert will feature timely music as well as the poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, face painting, games, and a costume contest.

Three Nazareth students study abroad with the Jamaica Field Service Project.

Nancy L.E. Andrews of Corning, N.Y., is honored with 2015 Outstanding Alumna Award Winner

The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department and Theatre League are pleased to present "The Beaux' Stratagem," in the delightful style of Comedy of Manners. This is the first mainstage show in the department's 2015-2016 production season. The show will run October 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 8 p.m.; and October 18 and 25 at 2 p.m., in the Callahan Theater at the Nazareth College Arts Center. This romantic comedy complete with 18th century costumes and swordplay will provide Rochester theatergoers with a rare treat. "The Beaux' Stratagem" features a student cast and crew.

Twenty vocal music and music theatre students from Nazareth College's Music and Theatre and Dance departments have been selected to sing backup at Josh Groban's upstate New York tour stops at the Palace Theatre, Albany, New York, Saturday, October 3, 2015; the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York, Tuesday, October 6; and Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, New York, Wednesday, October 7. Nancy Strelau, associate professor in professional practice/auditions and instrumental coordinator/orchestra conductor in the Nazareth College Department of Music will also join Groban on stage as a violinist. Strelau is serving as vocal contractor for the tour appearances.

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More than 65 Phi Kappa Phi student vice presidents recently attended the Student Vice President Leadership Summit hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 31 - August 1.