Daemen University’s Tri Scholars Academy — a five-week summer program held July 6 to August 8 — welcomed 20 incoming first-year Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) students from across New York State, introducing them to Daemen life and providing personal growth opportunities in advance of the fall semester. 
During the summer program, students participated in workshops to enhance basic skills in mathematics, career readiness, reading, and writing, and they also explored themes of self-improvement. Students stayed in the Canavan residence hall and navigated various personal and social demands that mirrored the college experience.
The Academy culminated with the Project Me Showcase on August 7, during which students delivered presentations that were influenced by their personal life experiences. Presentations included:
Act I: Consciousness of Self
- For Your Consumption — Johan Antongiorgi
- Waking Up — Jesse Alapa
- Damage — Jayleen Pearsall
- Life is a Rubik’s Cube — Kit Panna
- Sprouting — Naomi McClain
- Nickname Reggie — Reginald Hollinsworth
- Toon’s Stash — Dkarevn ‘Toon” Baptiste
Act II: Congruence
- Press On — Jerod Daniels
- Walk In It — Bayisenge Marie Claire, Rabina Gotamey, Christopher Osorio
- Visionaries Of Style — Markel Morganfield
Act III: Commitment
- The Realization — Danika Manfredi
- Growing With Loss — Aniyah Colon
- The Journey — Cristopher Vasquez
- Destiny To Win — Daniel Bamfo
- The Chronicles of Commitment: My Life’s Journey — James ‘Duck’ Floyd
- Without You — Jesus Lucio
- Supreme — JayMeir Goosby
- Redefining Normal — Aamia Donaldson
“The Tri Scholars Academy is a wonderful opportunity for incoming first-year HEOP students to become acclimated with the Daemen campus and community,” said Kay Leach, assistant director, Higher Education Opportunity Program. “Over the course of five weeks, students build confidence, explore artistic outlets, and establish relationships that will continue to blossom when they return to Daemen this fall.”
Students earned three college credits upon completion of the summer program.