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James J. Maher
James J. Maher, C.M. (born in Maywood, New Jersey, Maywood, New Jersey), is an American Priesthood (Catholic Church), Catholic priest and academic administrator. He is Niagara University's 26th president since being named such on August 1, 2013. He succeeded Joseph L. Levesque. Education In 1984, Maher received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. John's University (New York City), St. John's University. In 1989 he obtained a Master of Divinity and in 1990 a Master of Theology from Mary Immaculate Seminary, followed by a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from the Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology in 2004. Career Maher pronounced his vows to the Vincentian community in May 1989 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1990. Since then, he has been Campus Minister (1994–1999), Vice President for University Ministry (1999-2005), Vice President for Student Affairs (2004-2010), Executive Director of the Vincentian Institute for Social Action (2009-2010) and Exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara University
Niagara University (NU) is a private Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition in Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. It is run by the Congregation of the Mission and has 3,300 undergraduate students in 50 academic programs. Approximately half of the students are residents while the other half commute from the surrounding area. It was listed as a census-designated place in 2020. History Founded by the Congregation of the Mission on 21 November 1856 as ''Our Lady of Angels Seminary'', the school moved from Buffalo to its current location on May 1, 1857. After 26 years on its new campus, The College and Seminary of Our Lady of Angels. It officially changed its name to Niagara University on August 7, 1883. In 1887, the university opened a Law school in Buffalo, what is now the University at Buffalo Law School after being acquired by the University at Buffalo in 1891. The university is still run by the Vincentian Fathers. All of Niagara's 26 presidents, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |