Nazareth University

09/08/2026

A crew of Nazareth University students helped make sure housing insecurity doesn't put local kids behind at the start of the school year. Learn more about this Volunteer's for America "Operation Backpack" from Spectrum News. Check it out,

A crew of Nazareth University students are trading campus orientation for crayon counting to make sure housing insecurity doesn't put local kids behind on day one.

09/06/2026

One of our favorite days of the year, Naz in Action! 💜

Our newest Golden Flyers completed a variety of community engagement projects with their orientation groups at different organizations in the Rochester area. Naz in Action is an exciting opportunity for students to make a meaningful impact in the Rochester community through a variety of hands-on service projects!

Learn more about community engagement at Nazareth here, https://bit.ly/3OVMiN4

09/04/2026

The Rochester Business Journal has named Cathy Rasmussen, Nazareth University’s interim provost and dean for the College of Interprofessional Health and Human Services, to its 2026 RBJ Power List for Health Care. Congratulations, Cathy! 💜🩺

09/03/2026

We're so back 😏 happy first week of classes, Golden Flyers! 🦅📚💜

09/02/2026

Looking good, class of 2030!! You're officially Golden Flyers 💜🦅

08/31/2026

Happy first day of classes!🦅

President Finney is looking forward to her first semester as president and so are we! Welcome back, Golden Flyers!💜💛

08/30/2026

We love hearing what your favorite things are that you brought with you to college💜

What was your favorite thing you brought? 🦅

08/30/2026

When Eileen Pestorius '61 nearly had to drop out of Nazareth University due to her family's financial hardship, one person changed everything: Sister Rose Angela, Nazareth's dean of students. She quietly gave Pestorius $50 from her own desk drawer (twice!) so she could finish her degree.

Now 86 and living in Maryland, Pestorius has repaid the investment in her thousands of times over through the Eileen McGee Pestorius Scholarship. She has helped generations of Nazareth students facing the same financial stress she once did, and she has a planned gift that will grow the fund even further.

Along the way, Pestorius has continued to learn and develop new skills. She raised four children as a Navy wife, taught at every grade level from elementary school through college, traveled across Europe more than 25 times, and most recently reinvented herself again as editor-in-chief of her retirement community's magazine.

Read Eileen's full story on the alumni blog, https://nazalumni.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-life-changing-50-gift-from-dean-still.html

08/29/2026

Sarah Read says she’s gained as much outside the classroom as she has being in the classroom! From being a peer leader guiding new students and an intern in her career field, to studying abroad in South Korea and working on campus, she says "Naz kind of helped put the wind underneath my wings".📚💜

"I'm not just learning my technical skills, I'm learning how to be myself and be a person," says Read, who’s majoring in visual communication design. She’s built skills in leadership, collaboration, organization, and — maybe most of all — demonstrated initiative.

As she goes into senior year, she shared that community is what stands out to her the most about her Nazareth education. “Naz backed me up and gave me the support I needed to go forth and thrive.”

Read Sarah's full story on the student blog, https://mylifeasaflyer.blogspot.com/2026/08/becoming-me-through-4-hands-on.html

08/28/2026

It's finally your college move-in day!💜💛

We are thrilled to welcome the class of 2030 to their new home 🥹