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Stephanie Harmon Awarded Two Scholarships from Club Managers Association of America

January 11, 2012

Niagara University is pleased to announce that Stephanie Harmon, a junior majoring in hospitality, recently received a pair of scholarships from the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA). Harmon, a native of Huntsville, Ala., was awarded club management scholarships from CMAA’s National ...

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Niagara University Convocation Honors Leaders in Tourism Industry

October 28, 2011

Kevin Kelly flashed his Stanley Cup championship ring at the students of Niagara University to prove to them that the hospitality and tourism business can be very exciting. Kelly, president of Delaware North Company’s Parks and Resorts Division, was given the ring because his company provides ...

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National Statler Center Presents Dr. Deborah Curtis with Award for Excellence in Education

September 15, 2011

Dr. Deborah T. Curtis, director of the Hospitality Training & Research Center at Niagara University, received the National Statler Center’s Leadership Toward Excellence Award during a ceremony held Sept. 15, 2011.  Conceived by the Olmsted Center for Sight, the Statler Center is a national ...

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NU Tourism Major Receives Ronald H. Brown Memorial Scholarship

July 26, 2011

Another day, another national scholarship earned by a student in Niagara University’s College of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Wendy Reyes, an NU senior from El Paso, Texas, is the lone recipient of this year’s Ronald H. Brown Memorial Scholarship, awarded to an undergraduate minority ...

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Students Awarded $6,000 Scholarships from NYS Hospitality & Tourism Association

July 14, 2011

When the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association’s (NYSH&TA) Education Foundation announced its student scholarship winners earlier this week, the select group of recipients included a Niagara University junior and another student on her way to Monteagle Ridge. Nicolas Zachary ...

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Club Managers Association of America Presents NU Student Chapter with Two Prestigious Awards

March 23, 2011

For the second straight year, the Club Managers Association of America’s (CMAA) Student Chapter of the Year resides on Monteagle Ridge. Niagara University’s student chapter of the CMAA topped over 50 other colleges and universities from throughout the country to receive the prestigious annual ...

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Eddie Friel Tabbed as Keynote Speaker

March 21, 2011

Eddie Friel, an expert-in-residence in Niagara University’s College of Hospitality & Tourism Management, will be a keynote speaker during the 64th Annual Canadian Museums Association Conference taking place April 11-15, 2011 in London, Ontario. Friel’s presentation is slated for 1:30 p.m. on ...

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Olympic CEO John Furlong Honored at NU's College of Hospitality & Tourism Management Convocation

October 29, 2010

John Furlong, chief executive officer of the organizing committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, appeared before a standing room-only crowd in Niagara University's Alumni Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award presentation ...

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NU's Student Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America Named Best in the Nation

March 9, 2010

Niagara University's student chapter of the Club Manager's Association of America was named Student Chapter of the Year by the organization at its 83rd World Conference in February. The student group, in only its third year of existence, was selected among 47 chapters based on a series of ...

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Dual Degree Program Approved

January 1, 2010

The dual degree program with the International University of Applied Sciences in Bad Honnef, Germany has been approved. Bad Honnef is one of our 10 partner schools of Leading Hotel Schools of the World, an organization that Niagara University helped to form about 7 years ago. Bad Honnef offers a ...

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