In 1994, NU was one of 64 institutions of higher education to receive a grant from The Corporation for National Service to establish community partnerships and develop a formalized service-learning program. Projects include working in the District Attomey's Office in domestic violence prevention, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, and tutoring in local elementary and high schools. The experience of obtaining an education at Niagara is not a solitary undertaking. The primacy of the student in the general plan of Vincentian education is a major concern of the faculty of the University. A competent faculty is a diverse faculty, derived from a variety of backgrounds.
Diversity guarantees an appropriate mixture of teaching methods and attitudes toward subject areas.
Over 100 universities, including non-American universities, are represented among Niagara's faculty.