Le Moyne College News

Mike Lindberg ‘79, who previously served as director of athletics at Wells College and associate director of intercollegiate athletics at Ithaca College, has been named interim athletic director at Le Moyne College. He will start on Thursday, June 20. Lindberg will serve in that role while the College conducts a national search for the position, which became vacant after the announcement on June 4 that Bob Beretta was leaving to become vice president and director of&...

With $12 million in funding from the state of New York, the Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex at Le Moyne College is scheduled to undergo a $45 million expansion and renovation over the next five years. In addition to improvements to the existing facilities, plans include the addition of a track and field and tennis complex, a team community center including locker rooms and sports medicine facilities, a strength and conditioning facility for student-athletes, and the addition of a new fitn...

Le Moyne College has joined the Northeast University Semiconductor Network, a partnership comprised of more than 20 higher education institutions of higher education collectively focused on the development of the next generation of the U.S. semiconductor industry’s workforce. The network was  formed in 2023 by Micron Technology , the first of three university networks Micron launched and announced last year. “We are proud to join this network and partner wit...

Thanks to the generosity of Kathy Purcell ’66, a $2 million donation will help support the construction of a new fitness and wellness center, pictured above in an architectural rendering. The gift will not name the center, as Kathy is challenging others to match her gift. Once her $2 million gift is matched, the College will begin work on the new center, possibly as early as summer 2025. Kathy and her late husband, John Purcell ’65 have had an enormous impact o...

Allia Keysor, a 2023 Le Moyne graduate, has been offered a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant Grant to Switzerland. Keysor majored in English with an advanced writing minor at Le Moyne, additionally tutoring and interning at the Writing Center. Currently, Keysor is employed as a human resources generalist at BMK Logisitics and a substitute teacher for Liverpool Central School District. The grant that Keysor has been offered, beginning in September 2024, will place her in ...

Genesis de Maria Contreras has been selected as the student commencement speaker for the class of 2024. A psychology major from Long Island, Contreras has been involved in a wide range of academic, club and athletic activities during her time on the Heights.  Among her many interests, she has served as the president for both the Ritmo Tropical and Spanish Club, and has also been involved with El Progreso for four years. She received the Cura Personalis Award i...

Mike De Lucia, who will receive a Master of Science in Information Systems, has been selected as the student speaker for Le Moyne’s 2024 Graduate Commencement, which will take place on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Event Center on campus.  “I'm honored to be selected as the student commencement speaker and believe my somewhat non-traditional background will provide a different perspective for my fellow graduates,” said De Lucia, who first ...