Buffalo State Alumnus Takes on Duke University
(World News USA)

Nicholas Irion, `17, was one of the first Buffalo Public School students to be involved with the Say Yes to Education initiative. Through the program, Irion landed at Buffalo State, where he graduated with a bachelor`s degree in music education. Now, Irion is completing a master`s degree in educational leadership at Michigan State University and is starting classes at Duke University in the fall semester for a master`s degree in divinity. It`s been a lot of work. `Yes, it has,` Irion said with a laugh. For Irion, Buffalo State provided the opportunity to flourish and grow as a student. It also gave him the experience to mentor other students from Say Yes. `I became active right...