Medaille University

The Sisters of St. Joseph established the tradition that led to Medaille University in 1875, when they opened the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a training center for nuns and other vowed women who wanted to serve the church in education.[4]

They started offering degrees in education 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.[4]

Most graduates went on to teach at Catholic schools in New York State.[5]

On April 4, 2023, it was announced by interim Medaille President Dr. Lori Quigley that Trocaire College would be acquiring Medaille in a merger of both collegiate institutions, with a scheduled closing date of July 31.[6] The university will continue to operate under the Trocaire name while the athletic department will continue under the Mavericks name. Cooperation between the two institutions was agreed upon in August 2022[7] and six building on Medaille's campus were sold to Trocaire in January 2023.[8]

Rochester campus in Brighton, Monroe County, New York

Medaille's main campus is in Buffalo, New York. It is within the Olmsted Crescent, a historic area of parkways and landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Medaille also has a branch campus in Rochester. This campus offers undergraduate degrees for adult students in business administration, and graduate degrees in business administration and organizational leadership, as well as mental health counseling.

The vast majority of students are from New York State. In 2015, 3 % came from out of state. 40 % of the students lived on campus.[9]

Medaille Mavericks
University	Medaille University
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.medaillesports.com

Medaille is a charter member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, as an NCAA Division III school.

The women's basketball team won the AMCC championships in 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2009–2010; the men's soccer team won the AMCC championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2010, The men's soccer team also reached the sweet 16, the furthest any Medaille Sports team has ever advanced; also, in 2010, The Medaille Men's Soccer undefeated streak in the AMCC of five years was snapped. On September 25, 2010, the Franciscan University Barons pulled off the biggest upset in history, winning the match 2–1,[10] and the baseball team won the AMCC championship in 2007.

• Robby Takac – American musician (bass guitarist and vocalist); founding member of the Goo Goo Dolls
• Kendell McFayden – American professional soccer player with Kitsap Pumas and Rochester Rhinos
• Gary Boughton – American professional soccer player with F.C. New York & Rochester Lancers
• Adam Page – American paralympic (sled hockey)

• Richard Jacob, Professor of Psychology and Sport Studies (1995–present); former Head Coach in the American Basketball Association
• Ethan Paquin, Associate Professor of Humanities (2004–2010); Editor-In-Chief, Slope Editions

In 2002, President John J. Donohue fired a professor (Therese Dillon Warden) with tenure, subjected another (Uhuru Watson) to suspension, and punished two non-tenured professors for allegedly passing around confidential minutes from meetings held by the committee charged with promotion and granting tenure appointments. They were forbidden to enter the campus district. 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."[11]

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• Official athletics website