HAMBURG — After a national search, Ann Rivera, Ph.D. has been named academic dean at Hilbert College, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Maureen F. Finney, Ed.D., PA-C announced. Rivera’s appointment is effective Sept. 20. “I am confident that Dr. Rivera has the experience and leadership skills to work collaboratively with our talented faculty to advance our academic initiatives,” […]
Sister Mary DiLeone, OSF, the former Sister Vincent Marie, died Aug. 26, 2021, at Stella Niagara Health Center. She was 88. The daughter of the lateAndrew and the lateChristina (Porto) DiLeone was born Aug. 20, 1933, in North Tonawanda. A graduate ofNorth Tonawanda High School, class of 1952, Sister Mary went on to earn a […]
St. Bonaventure University’s orientation team pack welcome kits for the freshman class. New students coming to campus on Friday, Aug. 27, will enjoy a welcome party and bonfire. Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University will officially welcome the Class of 2025 into the Bonaventure family during Welcome Days 2021 […]
HAMBURG — Hilbert College and the Buffalo Public School District announce partnership for dual enrollment program. As part of this new relationship, students from Buffalo Public Schools will now have the opportunity to take college-level courses through Hilbert College Global – the online division of Hilbert College. Buffalo Public School students would be eligible for this program […]
At any moment, the world could be within 30 minutes of history’s worst disaster – nuclear war! As we remember the tragic anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, it would do us well to seriously consider that nuclear weapons today threaten […]
Msgr. Dino Lorenzetti (left), with Father Michael Parker, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Kenmore, prepares for Communion. He explained that after accepting the Eucharist, Catholics become living tabernacles. The July 18 Mass became a 100th birthday celebration for Msgr. Lorenzetti. Photo by Patrick J. Buechi (Part 1 of 2) Every month or […]
Trocaire College’s board of trustees recently elected five new members to three-year terms on the board, effective June 1. The new trustees are: Peg Adams, MBA, managing director of merger and acquisition firm Chapman Associates. She is an Ellicottville resident. Gerald Nagle, senior vice president and commercial credit manager at Evans Bank. He is a Lancaster resident. James […]
HAMBURG — Louis Petrucci ’15, Hilbert College alumnus and member of the Hilbert 2025 Advisory Council, was elected president of the Buffalo Public School Board of Education earlier this month. Petrucci is described as a proud graduate of the Buffalo Public Schools and was sworn in as president on July 1. Petrucci earned his Master of Public […]
What is the single greatest lesson you can teach your child that will impact his or her happiness, health, and success? The lesson of making a difference. As humans, we get so much peace, joy, and fulfilment from helping others, it is inseparable from who we are and our mission in life. But too many […]
Father Daniel Ulmer, prays with his family before the ordination Mass he shared with Father Chalres Johnson, Father Michael Johnson, and Father Ryan Keating at St. Joseph Cathedral. Photo by Dan Cappellazzo Growing up in a very Catholic family that went to Mass together every Sunday, it is no surprise that Daniel Ulmer became a […]
