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City of Vaughan and
Niagara University launch online speaker series
Niagara University, in
collaboration with the City of Vaughan’s Economic and Cultural Development
department, have launched a new online speaker series to educate, engage and
enrich the public from the comfort of their homes during the global COVID-19
pandemic.
The speaker series
features members of the university’s faculty and alumni, in addition to
community leaders. Working closely with stakeholder groups to identify the
needs of local businesses and citizens, City staff have identified a series of
different topics that will be featured as part of the speaker series. These
include career counselling, working from home and financial security, among
others.
On Wednesday, May 13,
from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua will join business and
community representatives for a virtual discussion titled Moving Beyond Crisis
Together: Plan for Returning to Work after COVID-19 Niagara University and
Vaughan Business Leaders Panel. The public is asked to register in advance to take
part in this live interactive online session.
Founded in 1856,
Niagara University, with its main campus located in Lewiston, New York,
relocated its bi-national presence with a new site in Vaughan. This marked the
arrival of Vaughan’s first university. Mayor Bevilacqua helped lead
negotiations between the university and community leaders. The site is in the
heart of the city’s emerging downtown core, located in the Cortel Group’s Expo
City complex. Niagara University’s Vaughan site is walking distance from the Vaughan
Metropolitan Centre TTC subway station and further connected by vivaNext bus
rapid transit service.
The relationship
between Niagara and the City of Vaughan continues to grow stronger. In February
2019, Mayor Bevilacqua presented Niagara University President Rev. James J.
Maher with the Key to the City during the annual Vaughan Chamber of Commerce
Mayor's Luncheon. Niagara University also took part in the City’s November 2019
business mission to Israel. The delegation met researchers at Tel Aviv
University, the country’s largest post-secondary institution, to discuss the
future of Smart City technology and its role in developing autonomous vehicles
to improve urban transportation.
Earlier this year,
Mayor Bevilacqua and Rev. Maher celebrated another important milestone between
the City and Niagara University with the addition of three new programs offered
at this site — Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Finance
and Master of Science in Information Security and Digital Forensics.
QUOTES
“I want to acknowledge our city-building partners at Niagara
University who share our commitment to safeguard the health and well-being of
our citizens by offering important opportunities for personal and professional
growth during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The launch of this new speaker series,
in partnership with the City of Vaughan’s Economic and Cultural Development
department, marks the latest in a number of initiatives to provide information
for residents, entrepreneurs and business owners during these uncertain times.”
- Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
“In January 2019, Mayor Bevilacqua, members of the city and the business
community officially welcomed Niagara University to Vaughan. Since then, we
have been afforded the opportunity to meet and work with many amazing
individuals. While we all operate in a period of limited face-to-face
networking, Niagara University remains committed to education, outreach and
service in Ontario, and we welcome the opportunity to further our partnership
with the City of Vaughan.”
- Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., President, Niagara University
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