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Sonia Campanella, a senior in Villa Maria College’s Fine Art Program, will unveil her thesis work in an exhibition tonight at The Argus Gallery in Buffalo. Amorphous features recent abstract work by Campanella that is influenced by a mix of formal exploration and micro-organism imaging. The work traces a line between hard-edged abstraction and gestural…
read moreThe full cost of books and supplies is now included in the price of Villa Maria College’s tuition. This unprecedented announcement removes a major barrier to student success – the hidden cost of textbooks, art supplies, medical supplies, and more. “Students come to Villa Maria to prepare for successful futures and to fine-tune their innate talents, not to worry about…
read moreLast week’s Honors Convocation and Honors Society induction ceremonies recognized some of the College’s best and brightest students for their academic achievements. The in-person ceremony recognized 14 students as outstanding in their fields of study and welcomed 20 students into an honors society. The following student awards were presented: Digital Media Arts Outstanding student in…
read moreThe Junior League of Buffalo has announced its location for the 2021 Decorators’ Show House, and a group of 4 of Villa Maria’s interior design students will be contributing to the space. “I am pleased to announce that our students were awarded the space that we bid on for the 2021 Junior League Show House,”…
read moreVilla Maria College has launched a new initiative that allows students who excel academically to earn college credit while they are still in high school. The High School Plus Program, which will launch in August 2021, allows high school juniors and seniors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher to take a…
read moreAs a result of the change in New York State’s guidelines, Villa Maria College will now allow a limited number of guests to attend its 2021 Commencement ceremony. Each participating graduate may invite two guests to attend the May 22nd exercises alongside them. In order to attend the ceremony, which will still take place outside in front of the Main Building, all students and their two guests must RSVP at Villa.edu/commencement by Tuesday, May…
read moreOn April 14th, President Giordano wrote a letter to the editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education that was published online. His letter was a pointed response to an article published last month entitled, “Rich Colleges Should Give Money to Poor Ones.” In this article, the author asserts that wealthy colleges can propel social justice forward by giving money to smaller, less affluent colleges who have a more…
read moreThe Junior League of Buffalo has announced its location for the 2021 Decorators’ Show House, and a group of 4 of Villa Maria’s interior design students will be contributing to the space. “I am pleased to announce that our students were awarded the space that we bid on for the 2021 Junior League Show House,” said Sandra Reicis, a…
read moreGraduating seniors Kelly Thomas and Madison Martin are currently showing their work in an exhibition at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology. The exhibitions will be on display through April 16th, 2021. Martin’s exhibition, titled Personality Hues, is a series of portraits utilizing color to represent individual’s personalities. “I selected my subjects based on…
read moreVilla Maria’s annual Honors Society Inductions and Honors Convocation will take place next week on April 15 at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM, respectively. As in years past, the events will celebrate the significant academic achievements of students and faculty members alike. During the Honors Society Induction ceremony, 9 students will be inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honors society of two-year academic programs. Following, 11 students will be…
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