Le Moyne College News

As announced at last night’s Frank Fernandez alumni dinner, Wayne L'Heureux ’80 has made a gift of $400,000 that will serve as the inaugural gift in a fundraising campaign to benefit future human resource management (HRM) students and provide ongoing support for the program. L'Heureux graduated from Le Moyne with a bachelor's degree in industrial relations and received his master's from Michigan State University. He has more than 30 years of business...

The city of Syracuse has announced a new housing strategy that is expected to result in the investment of millions of dollars in the Salt Springs neighborhood over the next 10 years. The comprehensive strategy was  unveiled in a draft document  earlier this week. “I’m heartened by the investment that the city has pledged to make in the neighborhoods surrounding Le Moyne’s campus,” said President Linda LeMura, who serves as a member of the city’s...

In its recently released rankings, Fortune Magazine has ranked Le Moyne College as #37 in the publication’s  national rankings of the best part-time MBA programs  for 2024. Housed within the Madden College of Business and Economics, the program rose 21 spots since the last ranking in 2022, and is the top ranked part-time MBA program among upstate New York colleges. There are approximately 1,000 colleges and universities that offer part-time MBA programs in the U.S. “T...

Norrell Edwards, Ph.D., assistant professor of English and the 75th Anniversary Endowed Professor of Humanities, has been awarded a $60,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program. The two-year grant represents the maximum award possible under this highly competitive program; in this round of competition, the NEH received nearly 100 applications and funded only 22 projects, with the Le Moyne ...

Evelyn C. Ingram, who serves as director of community relations for the Central New York Region of Wegmans Food Markets, will be the commencement speaker for the 2024 graduate ceremony, which will take place on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Event Center on the Le Moyne campus. Ingram has served on Le Moyne Board of Trustees since 2020. In her role at Wegmans, Ingram’s primary responsibilities are oversight of activities in the community investment and media relations ar...

A $1 million gift has established the Wright, III '85 and Cathy Lassiter Endowed Head Men's Basketball Coach. The gift is the first seven-figure athletic gift in College history and the first time a coaching position has been endowed. During the first four month of 2024, the College has received one eight-figure gift and four seven-figure gifts. "We are profoundly grateful to Wright and Cathy for this milestone gift," said Jim Joseph '83 Ed.D. '23, vice ...

Three Le Moyne graduate programs – two in the Madden College of Business and Economics and one in the Purcell School of Professional Studies - were recognized for their quality by  U.S. News & World Report  in its 2025 edition of “Best Graduate Schools,” released on Tuesday, April 9.  The MBA Analytics program was ranked #36 in the national rankings - tied with Yale University - while Le Moyne’s part-time MBA program&...