International Experience

Campus Faculty/Staff International Experience

Education is by no means a narrow path. There is a broad range of things that contribute to who we our. On this International Experience page we look to share the international experiences of those in our campus community. This is an honest attempt to paint a bigger picture of exactly who we are and to promote friendship, cultural exchange, and future discussion. We look forward to the growth of this list and global development at Niagara University

Fr. Michael " Mazurchuk C.M. was ordained a priest in 1986 and I was sent to work in our mission in Panama. For the first six years I worked with farmers in the Province of Chiriqui, near the banana farms. I was part of a Pastoral team which evangelized a large geographic area. Our work was to form lay leaders and form small Christian Communities. I learned a great deal about forming community and following Jesus from the people. Next, for four years, I was sent to a poor inner city area, near the Panama Canal. The city was composed of Latinos, people from the West Indies, and Jamaicans, families who grandparents had built the Canal.

There was a great cultural mix and the people knew how to celebrate life and fight for justice! It was a privilege to serve in Colon. After Colon, I was asked by my religious community to be a member on the Hispanic Evangelization Team in Philadelphia with other and a Daughter of Charity. We had all worked in Panama at different times and we had fun helping the Hispanic Community and Clergy in Philadelphia. In this work I met people from all of Latin America. Finally, before coming to Campus Ministry and Studying Counseling at Niagara University, I was three more years in Chiriqui in Panama, working with small base communities. I was involved in several interesting projects: a project of raising cows for the poor, a school of music, and Pastoral dedicated to the Family. Presently, I am at Niagara University, Campus Ministry ready to serve the students and University members.