NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University’s Kiernan Recreation Center will welcome more than 200 Special Olympians and their families on April 27 as the host of the Special Olympics New York’s Western Regional Basketball Tournament. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and concludes with team and skills awards. “I am very humbled […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Lucas Ishman, a senior at St. Bonaventure University, raised nearly $1,000 in donations for Special Olympics New York as a participant in the 2023 Buffalo Polar Plunge, held Dec. 2 at Woodlawn Beach State Park in Hamburg. It was the most money ever raised for the annual event by an SBU student […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Special Olympics New York President & CEO Stacey Hengsterman presented the Golisano Health Leadership Award to Dr. Claire Watson, St. Bonaventure assistant professor and founding director of the University’s Public Health, Health Science, and Master of Public Health programs on April 17. The Golisano Health Leadership Award recognizes deserving individuals and organizations […]
ST. BONAVENTURE — Marissa Kellie Carrig, a health science major from Colden, gave the student address during St. Bonaventure University’s December Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18. Carrig, a dean’s list student, is completing her bachelor of science degree in health science. She has been a four-year member of SBU’s Division I swimming and diving […]
