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| Type | Private college |
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| Established | 1937 |
| Endowment | $1.5 million (2017)[1] |
| President | Lori Quigley |
Academic staff | 90 |
| Undergraduates | 1,600 |
| Postgraduates | 1,000 |
| Location | , U.S. 42°55′43″N78°51′22″W / 42.9286°N 78.8560°W /42.9286; -78.8560 |
| Campus | Urban, 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Colors | Navy, gold, light blue |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III |
| Website | www |
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Medaille University was aprivate college inBuffalo, New York. TheSisters of St. Joseph founded Medaille in 1937, naming it after their founder,Jean Paul Médaille. It later became nonsectarian and coeducational.[2] The college served roughly 1,600 students, mainly fromWestern New York andSouthern Ontario,[3] during its final years.
In May 2022, the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education approvedMedaille College's request to be designated a university.[4][5] Due to ongoing financial and enrollment challenges, Medaille announced its closure effective August 31, 2023.[6]
The Sisters of St. Joseph opened the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1875. This training center for nuns and other vowed women who wanted to serve the church in education, laid the first foundations for what would later eventually become Medaille College.[7]
Degrees were first offered in 1937. At that time, the school's name was Mount Saint Joseph Teachers' College. In 1964, it became Mount Saint Joseph College and in 1968, Medaille College.[7] Most graduates went on to teach at Catholic schools in New York State.[8]
In 2002, President John J. Donohue fired tenured professor Therese Dillon Warden and suspended professor Uhuru Watson. In addition, two other non-tenured professors were likewise punished. They all had allegedly passed around confidential meeting minutes from the tenure and promotion committee and were forbidden to enter campus. Many colleagues protested the disciplinary action as a violation of academic freedom.[2] Kenneth Weshues stated that "Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of individuals at the college have been harmed" due to a "social ill that has laid the college low."[9]
In May 2021, Medaille was sanctioned by theAmerican Association of University Professors for eliminating shared governance with the faculty during the early months of theCOVID-19pandemic.[10]
In 2022, Medaille and nearbyTrocaire College (inSouth Buffalo) signed a memorandum of understanding that set "in motion a cooperative agreement that would fulfill the missions of both institutions into the future."[11] Six buildings on Medaille's campus were sold to Trocaire in January 2023[12] and on April 4, it was announced by interim Medaille President Dr. Lori Quigley thatTrocaire College would be acquiring Medaille with a scheduled closing date of July 31, 2023.[13] The university was to become a part of Trocaire, while some sports teams would keep using the Medaille Mavericks name. A month later Trocaire College announced they would no longer be acquiring Medaille.[14]
On May 15, 2023, Medaille University announced that it would close on August 31, 2023[15][16][6] and ceased academic operations on that date.[17] A few months later,Niagara University was named as the legacy school for Medaille, as required by state law, agreeing to hold all of the latter's "academic records, student transcripts, and academic catalogs".[18][19]
Medaille's main campus was inBuffalo, New York and 40% of the students lived on campus.[20] It was within theOlmsted Crescent, a historic area of parkways and landscape designed byFrederick Law Olmsted. In January 2023, six campus buildings on Medaille's Buffalo campus were sold to Trocaire College.[12]
Medaille also had a branch campus inRochester. This campus offered undergraduate degrees for adult students inbusiness administration, and graduate degrees in business administration andorganizational leadership, as well asmental health counseling.
The vast majority of students were from New York State. In 2015, 3% came from out of state.
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| University | Medaille College |
| Conference | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Susan Roarke |
| Location | Buffalo, New York |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Basketball arena | Sullivan Center |
| Baseball stadium | McCarthy Park |
| Soccer stadium | All-High Stadium |
| Lacrosse stadium | All-High Stadium |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Colors | Navy, Gold, and Light Blue |
| Website | www |
Medaille was a charter member of theAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, as anNCAADivision III school.
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TheMedaille Sports Complex was opened in 2019, but only used intermittently as it was built on abrownfield site next to a chemical plant, causing health concerns for athletes.
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