Author Archives: Daniel Robison

Brandi Guerinot—Faculty Profile

Brandi Guerinot has been passionate about her many roles at Daemen—from previously serving as interim athletic director to now teaching sport management courses as a visiting assistant professor in the Business Department. A former student athlete herself, Guerinot attended George… Read More »

Daemen in the News

Buffalo News – Vicki Knapp, Debbi Napolitano, applied behavior analysis faculty – Governor’s signature needed to help New Yorkers with autism WKBW-ABC 7 – Greg Nayor, vice president for strategic initiatives – College campuses encourage boosters ahead of… Read More »

NCAA Selects Traci Murphy for National Constitution Committee

Daemen Director of Athletics Traci Murphy has been named to a special National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) committee that will aid the organization in implementing historic changes to its constitution. By changing its constitution, the organization is seeking to restructure… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Reaches First NCAA Elite Eight in School History

Wildcats claimed the NCAA East Region Championship over top-seeded American International College (AIC) – snapping AIC’s 22-game winning streak and advancing to the Division II Elite Eight to play Western Washington on Thursday, Dec. 9. in Tampa. … Read More »

Yolanda Morris Honored with IDEA Award

Yolanda Morris has been chosen by Buffalo Business First to receive an IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness) Award. Morris, director of admissions events and special programs at Daemen, takes home an honor that recognizes “defenders of diversity and champions of… Read More »

Daemen Wins Polar Plunge Challenge to Support Special Olympics

A team including ten Daemen undergraduates won the Polar Plunge College Challenge last weekend, besting five other schools and raising nearly $3,500 to support the Special Olympics. The funds will support six athletes for a year, as they travel to… Read More »

For Second Straight Week, Sischo Named Conference’s Top Player

For the second consecutive week, Andrew Sischo of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The official announcement of weekly awards was made this afternoon in the ECC’s weekly men’s basketball report.… Read More »

Alum/Faculty Profile – Susan Cozzi ’01

After teaching English courses at many different colleges in Western New York, alum Susan Cozzi ’01 found her way back to Daemen and now serves as a visiting professor in the English Department. Cozzi recently began her new position after… Read More »

Daemen Enrollment Growth Highest in WNY

Daemen College outpaced every institution of higher learning in Western New York in enrollment growth this year, according to Buffalo Business First. With a 5.7 percent increase, Daemen bested Niagara University by more than a full percentage point – and… Read More »

NCAA Tournament-Bound, Women’s Volleyball Earns No. 2 Seed

The Wildcats earned an automatic bid after winning the East Coast Conference (ECC) Championship tournament on their home floor. Daemen will face seventh-seeded Bentley (15-12) out of the Northeast-10 Conference in the opening round of the East Regional on Thursday,… Read More »

Laura Azzarella Appointed AVP of Employee Engagement

After a national search, Laura Azzarella has been named the new associate vice president for employee engagement at Daemen. Azzarella will start at the college on January 3. With more than a decade of diverse human resources experience from the… Read More »

Faculty Artwork Feature of New Exhibition

From original paintings, puppets and ceramics – to collages, illustrations and video installations, a new exhibition of Daemen faculty artwork has taken shape at the Tower Gallery. A college tradition that stretches back decades, the VPA Faculty Exhibit is on… Read More »

New Business Launches with Murals and Marketing by Daemen Creative Director

When patrons enter the Magic Bear Beer Cellar in Buffalo’s Larkinville, they’re surrounded by colorful, immersive murals designed and painted by Christy Francis, research and creative director at Daemen. To boot, Francis is also coordinating a cross-promotional social media campaign… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Ranked No.5 in Regional Poll

The Wildcats have now been ranked in 24 consecutive polls by NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), a span that dates back to January 2019. … Read More »

Ian James—Staff Profile

At Daemen, Ian James is driven to support each student-athlete on their road to earning a degree. “I am there, through any ups and downs,” said James, a student-athlete success and community engagement coordinator.”I’m the guy who tries to make… Read More »