Graduate Blog
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Top Three Myths about Grad School
Isaac Des Los Santos on January 29, 2016Isaac De Los Santos is an MBA student at Niagara University. He is originally from New York City and received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from NU in May 2015. Currently, he holds a position...
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Graduate vs. Undergraduate: My experiences at NU
David Raymond on December 8, 2015I graduated this past May 2015 with an undergraduate degree in accounting from Niagara University. It was clear in my mind that I wanted to stay here at NU to complete my M.S. in finance because of...
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Balancing a full time job with being a full time student
Brian Meindl on December 1, 2015Brian Meindl is a graduate student studying for his master’s in business administration with a concentration in accounting.I joined Niagara University in the fall of 2012 as a part of the 4+1...
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Representing Niagara at Kappa Delta Pi’s International Conference!
Jessica Bialkowski on November 20, 2015Just two weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to represent Niagara University at the Kappa Delta Pi international conference in Orlando, Fl.! Kappa Delta Pi is Niagara University’s graduate...
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How teaching abroad led me to Niagara University’s Graduate School
Olivia Fleming on November 13, 2015Growing up in a family full of teachers, I thought I would never follow in their footsteps. Studying international business economics for my undergraduate bachelor’s degree, I was determined to work...
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International Graduate Student Shares Experience & Advice
Henrietta Nagy on November 4, 2015Henrietta Nagy, a Hungarian graduate student from Romania, shares her experiences and advice about graduate schoolIt’s November… exactly 10 months since I left my country to study toward an MBA at...
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International Sabbatical & Teaching Placements Life-Changing for Professor and Students
Dr. Robert Michael Smith, Ph. D on October 27, 2015Dr. Mike Smith is an associate professor of education. He spent the past year on sabbatical in Thailand.The primary objectives of my sabbatical:The development of international student-teaching...
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Meandering Pathways
Emily Kaufman on September 18, 2015Unlike most soon-to-be teachers who experience a lifelong pull toward the profession, I stumbled headfirst into teaching at the secondary level. Eschewing my mother’s frequent predictions that I...
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Reflections of a Future Mental Health Counselor
Brittany Czajka on August 20, 2015A few short years ago, I walked across the stage here at Niagara University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and I could not wait to start the next chapter of my life - obtaining a master’s...
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Take the Leap
Kassandra Grys on July 22, 2015Kassandra Grys, a school counseling graduate student, was recently hired as a math teacher at Wilson High School!I graduated last May with what I thought was a solid, definite, unchanging plan....
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My Volunteer Work in South Africa this Summer
Dr. Shannon Hodges on July 15, 2015Dr. Shannon Hodges, professor and coordinator of Niagara University’s clinical mental health counseling program, spent his summer vacation volunteering in South Africa in six different...
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Research & Conference Presentations are all Part of My Niagara Experience
Jade Bloom on July 8, 2015Jade Bloom, a graduate teacher education student, describes her experiences presenting at the 2015 Canada International Conference on Education, with Dr. Paul VermetteLast week, I was lucky enough...
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The Spirit of Graduate Research Soars On!
Brandon Long on June 16, 2015Brandon Long, a May 2015 M.S. in sport management graduate, describes his experiences presenting at the 2015 North American Society for Sport History Conference. As I sit here in an attempt to...
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The Hardest Question
Peter Szilvay on June 3, 2015Peter Szilvay, an international graduate student at NU, blogs about his first semester as an MBA student.I keep avoiding this question both unconsciously and consciously, and the situations where it...
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My Nontraditional Path into the Accounting Field
Eric Demske on May 26, 2015With the 2015 Graduate Commencement ceremony in the books, my experience at Niagara University is officially complete. I am very excited to share my graduate school experience because it was anything...
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Just a Guy Trying to Figure Things Out
John Martinez on May 19, 2015You learn many things while completing a graduate degree. One of the most important things is that even though you may think you are done learning, you are not. Learning is truly a lifelong process. I...
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It's been an incredible year, one that has truly opened my eyes to all the possibilities that come along with a graduate degree. It also has been a year unlike anything I expected, with a majority of...
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First-Ever Sport Management Symposium a Tremendous Success
Joseph Ray on April 24, 2015“Aim small, miss small.”Keynote speaker Ric LaCivita mentioned this line from The Patriot a couple of times throughout the day at the first-ever Sport Management Symposium, held in the Gallagher...
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Keep Calm and Ace that Interview!
Jessica Bialkowski on April 1, 2015Hey, guys! So it’s been a while since I've blogged, but I've been waiting for the right inspiration to come along and it finally came to me when I was on Pinterest the other day. It’s that time...
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Why are Niagara University Students So Happy?
Shelbie Handville on March 26, 2015People continually ask me, “How are you always so optimistic and ‘bubbly?” I work three jobs, and I am a full-time (12 credits each semester) graduate student. I tend to be a very busy person,...
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