Author Archives: Daniel Robison

Parkinson’s Foundation to Host “Moving Day” Walk at Daemen This Weekend

The Parkinson’s Foundation will host its annual Moving Day Buffalo walk for the first time on Daemen University’s campus this Saturday, Sept. 17, with help from students and faculty of the Physical Therapy Department. The event is part of… Read More »

Convocation Welcomes New Students, Families

Convocation kicked off a new academic year in a fashion both familiar and new. Marking the institution’s 75th anniversary – and after two-and-a-half years of overcoming pandemic-related obstacles – Daemen’s leaders welcomed a more traditional and recognizable version of… Read More »

Board Chair Yurtchuk Named a 2022 C-Level Executives Award Winner

John Yurtchuk, the chairman of Daemen University’s Board of Trustees, was honored by Buffalo Business First as a 2022 C-Level Executives award winner. The annual honors, now in their 11th year, recognize western New York’s most effective business… Read More »

PRSA Panel Features New Media Expertise of Daemen’s Isaac Williams

Daemen University’s own Isaac Williams recently served as an expert panelist for the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the leading professional organization in the communications field. The panel – hosted at CannonDesign in downtown… Read More »

U.S. Blind Hockey Team Holds Camp at Daemen

The U.S. Blind Hockey Team recently held its national tryouts and camp at Daemen. Players from around the country stayed in the university’s apartments and ate meals on campus in dining halls. They practiced and scrimmaged at the nearby Northtown… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Wins Frank Dillon Memorial Invitational

The Daemen University women’s cross country team placed seven runners in the top 10, including the top four runners, to open up the 2022 season with a team win in the Frank Dillon Memorial Invitational on the campus of Le… Read More »

Cats Top Mercyhurst in Wildcat Den Classic Finale

In the Wildcat Den Classic tournament finale, the Daemen University women’s volleyball team moved back into the win column with a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-15) sweep of the Mercyhurst Lakers. The Wildcats landed two players on the All-Tournament team in… Read More »

A Conversation with Jordan Printup, Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Jordan Printup is the new assistant director for the Daemen University Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and coordinator of the Vision for Success program on campus. Printup earned his bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Hobart College (of Hobart… Read More »

Daemen Most Selective University in WNY

Daemen is the most selective university in the Western New York region, according to a new data analysis by Buffalo Business First. With an acceptance rate of 62 percent, Daemen beat the national average by nearly 10 percentage points among… Read More »

Tickets Now Available for 75th Keynote by Baratunde Thurston

Tickets for Daemen’s 75th anniversary keynote speech by Baratunde Thurston – the host of the new hit PBS show America Outdoors – are now available. While the event is free and open to the public, tickets must be reserved via … Read More »

2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards Winners Named

The Daemen Distinguished Alumni Awards return in 2022 as an in-person ceremony honoring six accomplished graduates – including a special 75th-anniversary-inspired Diamond Anniversary Distinguished Alum Award, to be given to Nancy Gacioch, ‘62. The presentation ceremony will be held in… Read More »

Summer PT Institute Offers Inventive Onramp into Profession

Daemen has long been a destination for studying physical therapy. As Daemen was one of the first four-year institutions in the country to offer a degree in the field starting in the 1970’s, it’s only fitting that the university launched… Read More »

Lisa Parshall Appointed to Editorship with Federal History Journal

Lisa Parshall was recently appointed to serve as an editor for the Federal History Journal, the journal of the Society for History in the Federal Government. Historically-focused, the journal also publishes scholarship on contemporary issues relevant to the history… Read More »

Preseason Volleyball Poll Slots Wildcats First

For the second time since 2019, Daemen University sits atop the East Coast Conference Women’s Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Daemen is the defending ECC Tournament champion and also claimed the ECC regular-season title after posting a perfect 12-0 league record… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Earns Top Spot in Conference Preseason Poll

For the first time since Daemen University joined the East Coast Conference in 2013, the Wildcats sit atop the ECC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The 2022 poll was announced following a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.… Read More »