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10NU News: ReNU Niagara Moves Downtown, Institute for Civic Engagement Named After Father Levesque

  • By Elena Woods
  • June 10, 2013
  • Community NewsLegislative News

ReNU Niagara is moving its offices downtown – and the institute that oversees the community-minded program has a new name.

Those were the announcements made during a press conference held today (June 10) at ReNU Niagara’s new location on the corner of Main St. and Park Place in Niagara Falls.

Since being established by Niagara University in 2006, ReNU Niagara has completed projects addressing urgent community needs and challenges, including the GreenRoots Leadership Development program and the Creating A Healthier Niagara Falls program, which is funded by the John R. Oishei Foundation. Additional ReNU initiatives include the planting of community vegetable gardens, tax preparation assistance, resident and organizational training and GIS asset mapping.

ReNU Niagara’s move downtown is intended to further the university’s presence in Niagara Falls and to strengthen and enhance the growing number of initiatives aimed at revitalizing the downtown core and its surrounding neighborhoods.

“My colleagues from Niagara University and I have long waited for this day and this event, to have a special place where we could emblazon our name on a building right here on Main Street in Niagara Falls,” said the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., NU president. “We invite residents to come in and talk with us about how we can work together for a better Niagara Falls, to improve our neighborhoods, to find justice for those who need it most, to build up a community that is important to this region. In short, justice for all is what we seek.”

ReNU Niagara program coordinator Tom Lowe said that the organization looks forward to utilizing university resources, expanding on current partnerships and creating new collaborations to aid in the revitalization of downtown Niagara Falls and its surrounding neighborhoods.

“The vision for ReNU going forward is to keep doing what we have been successful in: working collaboratively with our community partners that we have built such great relationships with since 2006 to address needs and to fill in gaps to allow the neighborhoods to grow and thrive. We recognize and believe that in order to revitalize the City of Niagara Falls as a whole, the downtown core needs to be stabilized and successful. We look forward to being here to see it happen.”

The event also served as a platform for the public announcement that Niagara University’s Institute for Civic Engagement will be renamed the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Institute for Civic Engagement to honor the long-tenured president and his commitment to the community.

“Today I have the great pleasure of announcing that the Niagara University Board of Trustees is honoring Father Levesque’s commitment to community service in a very special way,” said Mary Borgognoni, Niagara’s interim vice president for institutional advancement. “From this day forward, the Institute for Civic Engagement will be known as the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., Institute for Civic Engagement.”

Borgognoni also announced that the university is pursuing a $1 million endowment to sustain the institute, with more than $200,000 already pledged to the cause.

The news was applauded by several members of the Western New York community, including local developer Craig Avery; Deanna Alterio Brennen, president and C.E.O. of Niagara USA; Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster; and Congressman Brian Higgins.

“This place, in so many ways, represents our aspirations for downtown Niagara Falls,” said Mayor Dyster, a member of the university’s Board of Advisors. “What a fantastic symbol to have this office located in such a prominent location. I look at this as the beginning of a great new partnership between Niagara University and the City of Niagara Falls.”

Congressman Higgins, whose office is located in the same building as ReNU Niagara’s new headquarters, agreed with Mayor Dyster.

“Universities play a very unique and critical role in our communities,” he said. “Not only are they responsible for educating and teaching students, but they also are tasked with engaging them in partnerships that move the community forward.

“It will be great to coexist in this facility with staff members from ReNU Niagara,” Congressman Higgins added. “The mission of Niagara University under Father Levesque is not changing, and that mission will be felt in this area for years to come.”

For more information, please contact Dr. David Taylor, executive director of the institute, at 716.205.0074 or ude.aragain@rolyatd.

Source:
Taylor, D. (2013 June 10). ReNU Niagara Moves Downtown, Institute for Civic Engagement Named After Father Levesque. NU News. Retrieved from http://news.niagara.edu/

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