Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2023 is scheduled for June 2-4!

Join your classmates back on campus to relive your NU memories and make new ones at alumni weekend! Our third June alumni weekend will honor our alumni who graduated in class years ending in 3s and 8s, but all alumni are welcome back to join the fun! 

Check out the full schedule of exciting events planned for all alumni below. 

If you would like to register for Alumni Weekend 2023, please visit HERE

Golf at Seneca Hickory Stick

If you're looking to hit the links before Alumni Weekend kicks off, we have arranged for special rates at Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston, N.Y. To make your tee time on Friday, June 2nd, (blocks from 8:30 - 10:50 a.m.) call the Golf Shop at 716.754.2424 and dial 2.

Senior rate (over 60): 18 holes with cart (sharing the ride) $69.00/per golfer;

Regular rate: 18 holes with cart (sharing the ride) $79.00/per golfer.

10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Registration
Visit the Castellani Art Museum Portico to check in and register with your Niagara Alumni Engagement Team!

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
BBQ Lunch
Gallagher Center, Front Lawn
Grab a bite of your favorite BBQ favorites and enjoy your first moments back on the ridge.
Cost on your own

12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. 
Kiernan Recreation Center Guided Tour 
Explore our newly renovated 18,000 square-foot recreation center, featuring an indoor track, swimming pool, basketball courts, aerobic dance area and so much more. 
Free

1 p.m. 
Castellani Art Museum Guided Tour 
Enjoy more than 5,000 pieces of mainly modern and contemporary art serving the diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities of the Niagara region.
Free 

5:30 p.m.
Golden Eagle Celebration
Russell J. Salvatore Dining Commons
Celebrate 50 golden years! A special anniversary dinner will be held for the Class of 1973, in which Purple Eagles will receive the university’s official Golden Eagle alumni pin from President, Rev. James J. Maher, C.M.
*All other class years will attend the Welcome Back Party.
$75/per person

6 p.m.
Welcome Back Party
Lawn between Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences, Seton Hall and Castellani Art Museum
Let’s Party! Catch up with your classmates and enjoy a Taste of WNY. Local favorites from Beef on Weck to Pierogies, Chicken Wings and Pizza Logs will be served up hot! Ticket includes two drink tokens.
$35/per person

9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration
Visit the Castellani Art Museum Portico to check in and register with your Niagara Alumni Engagement Team!

8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Tim Hortons Coffee and Bakeshop
Gallagher Center, Lower Level

10:30 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Service
Dunleavy Hall, Lawn
Join us as we commemorate all veteran alumni who served our country. The Class of 1968 Veteran plaque will also be unveiled.
Free

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Alumni Luau
Lawn between Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences, Seton Hall and Castellani Art Museum
Aloha! It’s tiki time under the sun with all the tasty luau food staples. Enjoy lawn games and live music while reconnecting with your fellow alumni.
$25/per person

12 – 1 p.m.
Athletic Meet & Greet
Gallagher Center, Upper Level
Go Purple Eagles! Meet some of our Division I Athletic Coaches while exploring Gallagher Center and Dwyer Arena.
Free

12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Kiernan Recreation Center Guided Tour
Explore our newly renovated 18,000 square-foot recreation center, featuring an indoor track, swimming pool, basketball courts, aerobic dance area and so much more.
Free

12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Campus Tours
Meet by front doors of the Gallagher Center.
Explore Monteagle Ridge with our Niagara University student tour guides.
Free

1 p.m.
Castellani Art Museum Guided Tour
Enjoy more than 5,000 pieces of mainly modern and contemporary art serving the diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities of the Niagara region.
Free

2 p.m.
College of Nursing Alumni Happy Hour
Russell J. Salvatore Dining Commons Patio
Reunite with your fellow College of Nursing alumni and receive updates from dean of the college, Dr. Christine Verni.
Free

5 p.m.
Silver Eagle Happy Hour
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Parkway Lounge
Celebrate 25 silver years! A special anniversary happy hour will be held for the Class of 1998, in which Purple Eagles will receive the university’s official Silver Eagle alumni pin from President, Rev. James J. Maher, C.M.
$20/ per person

7 – 10 p.m.
Niagara at Night
Doubletree by Hilton, Hotel
Enjoy a night of drinks, dinner, dancing, fireworks and more! Dress code is business casual.
$70/ per person 

11 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Mass
Alumni Chapel
Join us as we recognize, remember, and celebrate the lives of all our alumni, family and friends who have passed away this past year and beyond.
Free

Niagara University's Ray Kist Memorial Golf Classic honors the late Ray Kist, head athletic trainer at Niagara for 16 years, who lost his battle to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Dollars raised through the Classic directly support Niagara’s student-athlete's experience, following in the light of the Vincentian spirit. Join us for a great day of golf and fellowship at the Niagara Falls Country Club, which includes: an 18-hole scramble format; Lunch and beverages on course all-day; Use of driving range and putting green; Chance to win great prizes; Awards, cocktail hour, and dinner following play. For questions about the tournament, please contact Steven Maciejewski at smaciejewski@niagara.edu.

Register HERE

Book Your Stay 

Hotel Accommodations 

A room block at the Doubletree by Hilton in Niagara Falls has been reserved. Call (716) 524-3333 to make your reservation or visit Hilton's website. Please specify that you are a Niagara University Alumni. 

Attending Alumni Weekend 2023? 

Register HERE

Revisit Alumni Weekend 2022

Revisit Alumni Weekend 2022


Check out photos and a video from Alumni Weekend 2022!