Nazareth University 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 University graduates launch lifetimes of changemaking leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
(see more)Nazareth University 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 University graduates launch lifetimes of changemaking leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
Nazareth College Art Department opens annual Student Art Show beginning March 29
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
Nazareth College Student Awarded International Scholarship To Study Abroad
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
Nazareth College Foreign Languages Department to present Gardenias February 26-27
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
National Italian American Foundation Scholarship
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
Nazareth College Announces December 2015 Graduates
Nazareth College Announces December 2015 Graduates
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2016 Jan 28
Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department presents presents Tribes February 12-21
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
Nazareth College Announces Students on Dean's List for Fall 2015
Nazareth College announces its Dean's List for the Fall of 2015 semester.
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2016 Jan 26
Nazareth College Department of Music's Chamber Singers present Handel's MESSIAH
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
Nazareth College Department of Music's Concert Choir presents ENGLISH AND FRENCH CLASSICS
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
Nazareth College Department of Music's Percussion Ensemble presents fall recital
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.
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2015 Nov 24
Nazareth College Department of Music's Wind Symphony and Campus Band present FABULOUS FIRSTS
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.
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2015 Nov 24
Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department presents Floyd Collins November 13-22
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.
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2015 Nov 2
Nazareth College Department of Music presents Halloween Spooktacular -- a haunting recital plus a food drive -- on October 23
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.
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2015 Oct 20
Jamaican Study Abroad Experience in Music Therapy
Three Nazareth students study abroad with the Jamaica Field Service Project.
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2015 Oct 7
Corning Resident Earns Nazareth College Outstanding Alumna Award
Nancy L.E. Andrews of Corning, N.Y., is honored with 2015 Outstanding Alumna Award Winner
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2015 Sep 30
Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department presents "The Beaux' Stratagem" October 16-25
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.
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2015 Sep 28
Twenty Nazareth College Music and Musical Theatre students in chorus for Josh Groban's upstate New York tour stops
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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2015 Sep 24
Welcome to Nazareth College
Welcome to Nazareth College. You are a Golden Flyer now!
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2015 Aug 26
Student Vice Presidents Attend Leadership Summit
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.
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2015 Aug 26
Nazareth College Announces Students on Dean's List for Spring 2015
Nazareth College announces its Dean's List for the Spring of 2015 semester.
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2015 Jun 1
Quinton Harvey Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
Quinton Harvey of Utica, N.Y., receives prestigious Fulbright Award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Harvey earned his bachelor of music in music theory and bachelor of music in vocal performance, along with a minor in German, and he will teach English in Germany. He will be foreign languages assistant in a German classroom. Outside the classroom, he proposed using his musical skills to establish a community choir that would explore both German and American traditional folk music. He is working on a proposal for a Fulbright to Austria for the year following his current Fulbright. Otherwise, Harvey will stay in Germany and begin a master's program in musicology.
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2015 May 27
Ebony Edwards Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
Ebony Edwards of Rochester, N.Y., received a prestigious Fulbright Award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Edwards earned her undergraduate degrees at Nazareth in Italian and inclusive childhood/middle childhood Education, and then earned her master's in early childhood education, and she will teach English in Malaysia. As an inclusive educator, Edwards highly values her students' individuality and diverse backgrounds and wanted to totally immerse herself in a culture much different from her own. Upon her return, she plans to continue her search for a full time position as an elementary school teacher.
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2015 May 27
Kara DuChene Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
Kara DuChene of Sherill, N.Y., receives a prestigious Fulbright Award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. DuChene earned her bachelor of arts in Italian with a minor in international studies from Nazareth in December 2011 and graduated with her master's in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in December 2014. She has been selected to teach English in Italy.
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2015 May 27
Stephanie Adams Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
Stephanie Adams of Ilion, N.Y., receives prestigious Fulbright Award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Adams earned her bachelor of art in Asian Studies, along with minors in Chinese and Spanish. She has been selected to teach English to elementary or junior high aged children in Taiwan. Upon her return, Adams will attend Georgetown University to pursue a master's degree in Asian Studies.
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2015 May 27
Nazareth Inducts Students into Social Science Honor Society Pi Gamma Mu
Nazareth College recently inducted its 2015 Class into the New York Phi chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, a national social science honor society.
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2015 May 20
Nazareth College Announces 2015 Graduates #naz2015
Nazareth College undergraduate students earned their bachelor's degrees at the 88th Annual Commencement ceremony that took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY, on May 10, 2015.
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2015 May 19
Heather Aprile Awarded Internship at Secondary School in Italy
Nazareth student Heather Aprile is awarded a paid SITE scholarship for an eight-month internship at a secondary school in Lombardy, Italy.
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2015 May 12
Nazareth College Graduate Students Earn Degrees at 88th Commencement #naz2015
Nazareth College graduate students earned their master's or doctoral degrees at the 88th Annual Commencement ceremony that took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY, on May 10, 2015.
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2015 May 19
Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department announces award winners
The Nazareth College Theatre and Dance Department has announced the winners of its department awards for the 2014-2015 academic year. The awards were presented at the end of the College's spring semester.
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2015 May 8
Nazareth College Department of Music's Jazz Ensemble presents final concert of season on April 23
Students in the Nazareth College Department of Music's Jazz Ensemble (Michael Sapienza, interim director; Wills McKenna, graduate assistant) present their final concert of the 2014-2015 season on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilmot Recital Hall. The evening's program will feature works by Thad Jones, Don Menza, Charles Mingus, Bob Mintzer, Sammy Nestico, Radiohead, Chuck Sayre, and Fred Sturm. This event is free and open to the public.
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2015 May 7