News@Naz — August 2023

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Nazareth’s Centennial kicks off at Naz Weekend 2023

A Century of Success. Two years of Collaboration, Celebration, and Impact.

Starting in this fall, we’re launching a two-year celebration marking Nazareth’s centennial. We’ll unveil details and share more about what you can expect at an event on campus Friday, September 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Alumni Opportunities

Alumni Career Workshops

Join us for a series of online career workshops where you'll have the chance to rediscover your professional potential and revitalize yourself and your job search with a cohort of Nazareth alumni. Mark your calendar for September 14 to experience it firsthand. Afterward, participants will be invited to engage in the complete series.

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Artificial intelligence opportunities

Want to know how to use generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 effectively — and earn a Nazareth University Certified Prompt Engineer Certificate to document your learning? “Certified Prompt Engineer: Foundations” is Nazareth’s online, self-paced course that you can complete in 4-6 hours. Also, Nazareth’s renamed Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) welcomes industry partnerships and co-research.

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Be part of Nazareth’s Centennial History Book

As Nazareth celebrates 100 years of educating people who have an impact on their communities, we are gathering alumni stories across generations and life experiences for a unique historical archive and a book — in printed and digital form — for purchase. We are partnering with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI), which has expertise in this work.

By sharing your memories, you’ll enable a more complete history of Nazareth and its people to be preserved for generations to come, as we launch Nazareth’s next century.

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NAZ WOW | Weeks of Welcome | Nazareth University

Welcoming students back to campus

On behalf of Student and Campus Life, we would like to invite you to participate in upcoming Orientation and NazWOW events to welcome our current students.

Casino Night dealers
Friday, Aug. 25, 9–11 p.m.

Greeters at Welcome tents
Aug. 28–29, 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

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Benefits & services

Alumni Stories

Gabriela Pandya working security at the World Cup

Keeping World Cup athletes safe from active shooter

Naz alum Gabriela Pandya ’20G protects Americans overseas — including the U.S. soccer team at the World Cup — as a special agent with the U.S. Department of State.

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Bringing specialist access to rural residents

Dr. Chelsea Freeman '13 & Dr. Laura Lamb '09 teamed up to bring audiology specialty care to their rural hometown region. In this video, they discuss the importance of building relationships, how they chose their logo color, and how Nazareth people and experiences prepared them and pushed them to excel.

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