Villa Maria College Update: Information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
A group of 100 people from Villa Maria dedicated Saturday, October 5 to living out one of the College’s core values: solidarity with the poor. Students from all academic years and majors, and faculty and staff gathered at various locations around Buffalo to perform full day of volunteer work. The service day was held as…
read moreAfter reading a recent article published in the New York Times Magazine, Villa Maria College President Matthew Giordano, Ph.D. felt compelled to reply to the editor. The article, which spoke to the experiences of low-income college students as they navigated the college admissions process, focused on the elite colleges and universities and neglected to mention…
read moreVilla Maria is hosting three events this fall that give high school students and their families the ability to visit campus and learn more about the College’s academic, social, and spiritual offerings. Each event is free to attend, and will provide attendees with the opportunity to meet with faculty, current students and other college representatives,…
read moreOn Saturday, October 5, Villa Maria students, faculty and staff will join forces in an effort to make the Buffalo community a better place through service. As part of 2019 Heritage Days, Dr. Donald Monnin, vice president for mission, has organized Villa’s first college-wide service day. Heritage Days are an annual series of events that…
read moreDespite the local and national trends of declining enrollment in higher education, Villa Maria College announced today that it has exceeded its Fall 2019 enrollment goal by 9%. The small, private College welcomed an incoming class consisting of 229 students; a 12% increase over last year’s incoming class, and the largest in three years. Brian…
read moreJust before the start of the Fall 2019 semester, Dr. Ann Rivera began a new role as Villa Maria College’s Dean of Faculty. A new position for the College, the Dean of Faculty will fulfill an important function at the institution by providing leadership to the faculty and managing academic policy and procedure. This includes…
read moreOn Monday, August 5, 2019, Richard Pinkowski began his role as vice president for finance at Villa Maria College. Pinkowski is a seasoned professional, who brings nearly 40 years of experience in both higher education and finance to the College. As the vice president for finance, Pinkowski is a key member of the executive management…
read moreIn preparation for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, Villa Maria College has announced five more additions to its athletics department’s administrative and coaching staff. The following individuals will help lead the Villa Vikings’ growing athletics program: Desmond Randall, head men’s basketball coach Michael McCarthy, head women’s basketball coach Robert Cathcart, head cross country coach Jhon Guarin,…
read moreThe Say Yes Buffalo Partnership, a nationally renowned community collective centered on removing barriers to high school graduation, college access and completion is expanding its groundbreaking work to improve outcomes for Buffalo students. “Over the past six years the Say Yes Buffalo Partnership has worked tirelessly to improve outcomes for all Buffalo students, daring to…
read moreIn addition to serving as the longstanding head women’s soccer coach, Amanda Janosky will now serve as the Director of Athletics for Villa Maria’s growing athletics program. “Amanda has a strong understanding of the opportunity to grow and develop Villa’s athletic programs,” said Brian Emerson, Villa’s vice president for enrollment management. “Her years of experience…
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