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46-439: The sports complex was a project that had been in development since the 1999 closure of Pitt Stadium on the university's campus. With the demolition of the stadium, the soccer teams, track & field teams, marching band and many intramural programs of the university lost their homes. The university's baseball and softball teams had long been playing in what had been deemed as inadequate facilities on Trees Field tucked behind

92-548: A 26–0 victory over Washington and Lee . Starting in 1929, the stadium also hosted the football team of the Carnegie Tech Tartans , which played their home games there on a split schedule with the Panthers until 1943. By the 1940s, new safety rules from the city fire marshal prohibited temporary bleacher seats on the rim of the stadium and in the track area. In order to provide comfort to larger spectators,

138-411: A Pitt graduate, was the stadium's designer and engineer. The Turner Construction Company built the stadium from August 7, 1924 to September 1, 1925. The 791-by-691-foot (241 by 211 m) venue was designed to hold a capacity of 69,400, with provisions for an upper deck that could provide for an additional 30,000 seats. On September 26, 1925, Pitt played its first football game at the new Pitt Stadium,

184-798: A bachelor's degree in Professional Studies in Education program (accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers ) and a Master of Science degree in education. In 2019, Niagara University expanded their degree offerings with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Science in finance (MSF), and a Master of Science in Information and Security and Digital Forensics (MSISDF). The two Masters programs are now being jointly offered with Seneca Polytechnic . The university also offers Ontario-based Additional Qualifications for

230-546: A press box. The first softball game played at Vartabedian Field was a 2–1 Pitt victory over Penn State on March 29, 2011. Vartabedian Field hosted the Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament for the first time from May 11 to 14, 2022. Pitt Stadium Pitt Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in the eastern United States , located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in

276-588: Is accredited by AACSB International and has maintained accreditation since 2001. The college received a $ 10 million donation from Jeff and Mary Helen Holzschuh, both graduates of the university. Mr. Holzschuh is a managing director of Morgan Stanley and Mrs. Holzschuh a B.S. in nursing. The university renamed the College of Business to the Holzschuh College of Business Administration in 2022. In 2024, out of 178 ranked universities, Niagara University

322-467: Is also the namesake of the neighboring Cost Sports Center, while the softball field has been named Vartabedian Field and the soccer field has been named Ambrose Urbanic Field. The Petersen Sports Complex hosted its first official athletic contest with a March 16, 2011 baseball game between Pitt and Kent State . Grand opening ceremonies, termed the "First Pitch Event", occurred on April 9, 2011, and featured contests involving all four sports teams that will use

368-403: Is installed in both the infield and outfield to allow for play and practice throughout the year and lighting is installed for evening games. The field has 300-foot (91 m) base lines and 375-foot (114 m) power alleys, and is 405 feet (123 m) to center field. The field was named after three-sport letterman and former Pitt football running back Charles L. "Corky" Cost. The scoreboard

414-695: The College Hockey America Championship in 2000, 2004 and 2008, appearing in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship those years. In 2000, the "Purps" pulled an upset against University of New Hampshire to advance to the Elite Eight. Two years later, the women's hockey team, under head coach Margot Page, shocked the college hockey world by advancing to the Frozen Four , eventually tying the University of Minnesota in

460-623: The FIFA -certified "Duraspine" version of FieldTurf as found in Gillette Stadium and Lumen Field . The first game held at the soccer facility was an exhibition played by the men's team against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on March 20, 2011. The baseball facility includes the 900-seat Charles L. Cost Field, a press box, in-ground team dugouts, bullpens, and hitting and pitching practice areas. Field Turf synthetic grass

506-603: The Fort Knox "Armoraiders" on November 15. From 1958 to 1963 , the Steelers split home games between Forbes Field and Pitt Stadium. Fans were able to purchase season ticket packages for one site or the other. In 1964 , the Steelers began to play home games exclusively at Pitt Stadium, which they continued until moving to the new Three Rivers Stadium in 1970 . Of historic note, the iconic photo of New York Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle , helmet-less, bloodied and kneeling,

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552-666: The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in all sports except ice hockey . The men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey America . Niagara named Simon Gray as its athletics director on May 16, 2014. The men's basketball team won the MAAC Championship in 2005 and in 2007, earning automatic bids to the 2005 and 2007's NCAA tournaments , known colloquially as the " Big Dance ". Niagara's first appearance in

598-460: The Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Opened in 1925 , it served primarily as the home of the university's Pittsburgh Panthers football team through 1999 . It was also used for other sporting events, including basketball , soccer , baseball , track and field, rifle, and gymnastics. Designed by University of Pittsburgh graduate W. S. Hindman, the $ 2.1 million stadium

644-469: The $ 55 million renovation would have added a dome to the stadium. By the mid-1990s, it was apparent that Pitt Stadium needed further renovations to keep up with the times. When the cost of the needed renovations proved prohibitive, athletic director Steve Pederson decided to demolish the stadium and replace it with a long-awaited convocation center and basketball arena on its footprint. The final game at Pitt Stadium took place on November 13, 1999 , when

690-708: The 2000 season at Three Rivers Stadium, before moving to Heinz Field in 2001. Demolition of Pitt Stadium began in December 1999. Concrete from the stadium was ground and left on site for use in the Petersen Events Center and student housing which was built at the site ; construction began in June 2000 and the Petersen Events Center opened up in April 2002. The Pitt Pavilion, located beneath

736-714: The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Niagara's Academic Exploration Program allows first and second-year students to take courses in various departments before deciding on a major. Niagara University offers over 80 different major choices. The university also offers academic programs in Canada which operate under the written consent of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario. The Niagara University in Ontario, located at Expo City in Vaughan , offers

782-745: The Dance came in 1970 , when All-American Calvin Murphy led the Purple Eagles to the Sweet Sixteen. On March 13, 2007, Niagara defeated Florida A&M 77–69 in the so-called "play-in game" . NU was crowned the 2012-2013 MAAC regular season champions. This title earned them an automatic bid into the NIT where they faced the University of Maryland in the first round. The men's hockey team won

828-494: The Department of Athletics also widened seats from 16 to 18 inches (41 to 46 cm), reducing the final capacity to 56,500. The original grass surface was replaced with AstroTurf in 1970. SuperTurf was installed in 1984, but after six years AstroTurf returned. In the late 1970s, the original 17 miles (27 km) of wood seating was replaced with metal bleachers. Temporary lighting was installed at Pitt Stadium in 1985, but

874-534: The Museum for students. Docent and volunteer programs are offered to any interested member of the community. The bachelor's degree in Art History with Museum Studies has been offered since the fall of 2013, and is now one of the very few places in the country that offer Museum Studies at an undergraduate level. The Niagara University Athletics Department sponsors 18 Division I sports. The Purple Eagles compete in

920-570: The Niagara University Student Government Association, sponsors numerous opportunities to get involved in campus life, including concerts, comedians, and weekly late-night events. Currently Tau Kappa Epsilon is the only fraternity active on Niagara University's campus. There are also two active national sororities, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Phi Sigma Sigma . In addition to these, there are many clubs which celebrate and support cultural diversity, under

966-462: The Panthers defeated Notre Dame 37–27. The final touchdown in Pitt Stadium was scored by Kevan Barlow at 7:06 pm, just minutes prior to fans rushing onto the field. Some of the 60,190 spectators—the largest crowd in 16 years —ran onto the field with nine seconds remaining in the game, tearing down both goal posts and removing pieces of turf. The Panthers played their home games of

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1012-724: The Pavilion, defeating rival West Virginia 74-72 on a last-second shot by Scott Phillips, his only points in the game. The basketball team moved to the Fitzgerald Field House for the 1951-52 season. The Pavilion also hosted WPIAL playoff games and pre-season games of the American Basketball League 's Pittsburgh Rens . The Pitt Pavilion was removed in 1994 when ground was broken for the stadium's Duratz Athletic Complex. †= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used

1058-452: The applicants admitted to the university who submitted test scores had an SAT score between 1030 and 1240 or an ACT score between 24 and 28. The average high school GPA for admitted students was 3.63. Undergraduate students are able to choose an area of study in any of Niagara's five academic colleges. In addition to the College of Arts and Sciences, Holzschuh College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Nursing, and

1104-550: The auspices of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University is centrally located on the main campus and is Niagara County's only collecting museum. The museum features exhibitions of contemporary artists and traditional folk arts. The museum owns a permanent collection of over 5,700 artworks, most of which are from the 19th-century, modern and contemporary art movements. The Niagara University Fine Arts Program has studio and classroom space in

1150-514: The baseball and softball teams, is also contained within the facility and is located adjacent to baseball's Charles L. Cost Field. A concessions area is located within the portion of the support building that runs along the southeast goal line of the Ambrose Urbanic soccer field. Outside of the facility, a ticket book is adjacent to an entrance plaza that contains a depiction of the University of Pittsburgh's seal in its granite surface. Within

1196-399: The basketball court. Future coach John Wooden and Notre Dame's Moose Krause were basketball stars that played against the Panthers at the Pavilion. While there, the Panthers themselves featured several All-Americans, including Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Hyatt , and recorded the school's only undefeated season in 1928. On February 26, 1951, the Panthers won the final game at

1242-829: The club level. Women teams competed in Basketball, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball while Co-Ed teams competed in E-Sports, Field Hockey and Golf. Badminton, Roller Hockey, Running, and Tennis clubs have also been active on campus in prior years. The Athletics Department also operates the Kiernan Center – Niagara's on-campus fitness facility – and sponsors a comprehensive slate of intramural sports, including basketball , broomball , flag football , indoor soccer , softball , street hockey , and rugby union . Niagara has approximately 40,000 living alumni worldwide. Niagara alumni are distinguishing themselves in

1288-432: The entrance plaza is a statue of the silhouette of an athlete representing each of the fours teams that call the complex home. Behind each of these figures are plaques honoring those that contributed to the construction of the facility. The men's and women's soccer facility includes the 735-seat Ambrose Urbanic Field. Used for both practice and competition, the facility includes lighting and a press box. The soccer pitch uses

1334-573: The facility. Following completion of the sports complex, the former baseball and softball facilities on Trees Field are planned to be turned into a new track and field complex. The Petersen Sports Complex includes three competition and practice venues, including for baseball, softball and men's and women's soccer. In addition, the complex includes a two-story, 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m) support building that houses locker rooms for each sport as well as dedicated equipment and athletic training facilities. An indoor batting practice facility, serving both

1380-717: The largest gift in the university's history, had been made to the College of Arts and Sciences by B. Thomas Golisano , the CEO of Paychex and the former owner of the Buffalo Sabres . The gift funded the construction of the B. Thomas Golisano Center for Integrated Sciences. The school broke ground on the center during the 2011–2012 school year and the 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m ) facility opened in August 2013. The business college includes programs in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. The College of Business

1426-536: The most value for a student's educational dollar. Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked Niagara University 82nd in the magazine's list of the 100 best values among private universities. Niagara University features five traditional residence halls, as well as six community houses called the Varsity Village and on-campus student apartments. Traditional buildings include Clet, Lynch, O’Donoughue, O'Shea, and Seton Halls. The Campus Activities Office, along with

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1472-522: The new Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium ) in 2001 , where the Panthers have played their home games ever since. The Pittsburgh Panthers played home football games at the Pittsburgh Pirates ' Forbes Field from 1909 to 1924. In the 1910s and 1920s, Pitt football achieved great success under head coach Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner , completing several undefeated seasons and claiming several national championships. The popularity of college football

1518-465: The ramps inside Gate 2 of Pitt Stadium, was the home of the Panthers basketball team from January 6, 1925 (with a loss to Geneva College ) to February 26, 1951 with a Backyard Brawl victory. The Pavilion contained both permanent and temporary bleachers for a capacity of approximately 4,000 spectators. However, with only one dressing room, visiting teams were forced to use the visitors' football locker room to dress and then walk 60-yards outdoors to get to

1564-528: The school's indoor Cost Sports Center . In the interim, the soccer teams had moved their home games to off-campus Founders Field in Cheswick . The complex was built on the former Robinson Court housing project. The land was obtained after five years of sometimes contentious negotiations between the university, a housing developer, and the City of Pittsburgh. The final cost of the 12.3-acre (50,000 m) site for

1610-654: The stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage. Niagara University#Athletics Niagara University ( NU ) is a private Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition in the census-designated place Niagara University, New York , within the town of Lewiston near Niagara Falls . It is run by the Congregation of the Mission and has approximately 3,300 undergraduate students in 50 academic programs. Approximately half of

1656-507: The students are residents while the other half commute from the surrounding area. The campus area was listed as a census-designated place in 2020 with a population of 940. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission on 21 November 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, the school moved from Buffalo to its current location on May 1, 1857. After 26 years on its new campus as The College and Seminary of Our Lady of Angels , it changed its name to Niagara University on August 7, 1883. In 1887,

1702-415: The teacher profession. The College of Arts and Sciences forms the foundation of Niagara University's curriculum and serves as the basis for its designation as a liberal arts college. All Niagara students complete a portion of their coursework in the College of Arts and Sciences, as numerous general education courses are housed within this unit. In 2008, Niagara University announced that a $ 10 million gift,

1748-552: The third-place game. Six other Niagara teams have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in their respective sports: softball (1998); women's soccer (2006); women's tennis (2003 & 2005); men's soccer (2012); women's volleyball ( 2009 , 2010 & 2011 ); and women's lacrosse ( 2024 ). During the 2019-2020 School Year, NU teams competed in Men's Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby, Soccer and Volleyball at

1794-785: The university opened a law school in Buffalo , what is now the University at Buffalo Law School after being acquired by the University at Buffalo in 1891. The university is still run by the Vincentian Fathers . All of Niagara's 26 presidents, including its current president, Rev. James J. Maher , CM , have been Vincentian priests. For 2023, Niagara University had an acceptance rate of 90%. The university requires an official high school transcript, evidence of past performance and character, and recommendations from teachers, counselors, or organizational leaders, but does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. Half

1840-556: The university was a total contribution of $ 7 million in payments and community contributions which doubled the 2005 bid of several developers. The land sale was formally approved and Pitt acquired the parcel in the second half of 2008. Ground was broken on the complex in the fall of that year. The estimated cost of the complex's construction is $ 29 million. It is named after alumnus John Petersen and his wife Gertrude who donated an undisclosed amount for its construction. The baseball field has been named Charles L. Cost Field, after an alumnus who

1886-562: Was built after the seating capacity of the Panthers' previous home, Forbes Field , was deemed inadequate in light of the growing popularity of college football. Pitt Stadium also served as the second home of the Pittsburgh Steelers , the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. After demolition, the Pittsburgh Panthers football team played home games at Three Rivers Stadium in 2000 , before moving to

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1932-429: Was donated by Armand C. Dellovade. The first game held at Cost Field was a 10–7 Pitt loss to Kent State on March 16, 2011. Pitt's first win at the facility was a 9–6 victory over Niagara on March 18, 2011. The softball facility includes the 600-seat Vartabedian Field, which features a skinned infield with an artificial grass outfield. The stadium includes team dugouts, hitting and pitching practice areas, lighting, and

1978-620: Was made permanent before the 1987 season. A scoreboard was installed at the eastern end of the stadium in 1995; this was followed in 1997 with the installation of the PantherVision videoboard , which allowed fans to see instant replays of the games. The highest attended game was in 1938 , when 68,918 saw the Panthers defeat Fordham 24–13 on October 29. The NFL's Steelers played home games at Forbes Field from their 1933 inception to 1957 . They first played at Pitt Stadium in 1942 , in an exhibition match for U.S.O. charity against

2024-680: Was ranked tied for 30th overall by U.S. News & World Report in Regional Universities North, ranked #2 in Best Value Schools, and ranked 13th in Best Colleges for Veterans. Taking into account educational quality, affordability, and alumni success, Money Magazine ranked Niagara University as the best college or university in the Buffalo-Niagara region in 2017 when it comes to delivering

2070-588: Was rising across the country and in Pittsburgh. Subsequently, due to tickets reserved for alumni and students, the general public's demand for tickets to see Pitt play at Forbes Field surpassed supply. In the early 1920s, the university administration decided to build an on-campus stadium to alleviate the seating problem. It purchased nine acres of land adjacent to university property for the Pitt Stadium site; university and private funding provided $ 2.1 million for site acquisition and construction. W. S. Hindman,

2116-489: Was taken at Pitt Stadium in 1964 following a Giants' loss to the Steelers on September 20. The photo , taken by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographer Morris Berman, now hangs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . In the late 1980s, then athletic director Ed Bozik unveiled a massive overhaul plan for Pitt Stadium that entailed gutting the stadium and rebuilding it from the ground up. In addition to luxury boxes,

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