Author Archives: Daniel Robison

Daemen to Debut Commercial During Buffalo Bills Thanksgiving Game

During the Thanksgiving Day game between the Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints, Daemen College will debut a new commercial. The 30-second ad was filmed last month on campus and features current Daemen students. Thanksgiving Day games are usually… Read More »

Congressman Higgins Leads Daemen’s Veterans Day Recognition

Brian Higgins, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, served as keynote speaker during Daemen’s ceremony recognizing Veterans Day. “We owe unending gratitude to the members of our United States Armed Forces,” said Higgins, from a podium next to… Read More »

Dare2Dream Tie Ceremony Honors Student Achievement

A special ceremony on campus last week marked the journeys and growth of students in the Dare2Dream program. “It’s a rite of passage,” said Lamark Shaw, director of career services at Daemen. During the ritual, neckties were given to students… Read More »

Daemen Joins Global #GivingTuesday Celebration of Philanthropy

Daemen will launch a campaign to unite the college’s community on #GivingTuesday, a global movement to encourage philanthropy, on Nov. 30. The 2021 goal is to top the 100 donations given last year. “While we’re competing with the rest of… Read More »

Student Artwork Illuminates Campus on Cusp of 75th

While winter months and the end of Daylight Saving Time are making for shorter, darker days, a source of light on campus is being provided by a collaborative art project. Student art will be projected on the exterior walls of… Read More »

Tickets On Sale For Basketball Tripleheader At KeyBank Center

For the first time since the 2019-20 season, men’s college basketball will return to KeyBank Center as Canisius, Daemen and Niagara play host to a tripleheader on Saturday, Dec. 18.… Read More »

Amie Gamble – Faculty Profile

Amie Gamble says she fell in love with science at an early age. Now, Gamble, who recently joined Daemen as a natural science anatomy lab instructor, has collected more than 15 years of experience teaching science at the college level.… Read More »

New Issue of Daemen Today Now Available

The Fall 2021 issue of Daemen Today – the college’s twice-yearly flagship publication – is now available. Copies are free around campus and are also arriving in thousands of mailboxes around the country. Readers can also “Flip” through the magazine… Read More »

President Olson Announces Academic Restructuring

In a letter to the campus community, Daemen President Gary Olson announced that the college will restructure its academic departments from divisions to schools. The plan was originally proposed by the Academic Affairs Restructuring Task Force and supported by the… Read More »

Animation Student Earns Raves for Acting

On March 12, 2020 – a few minutes before Sam Fesmire would debut as the lead in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” at Shea’s 710 in Buffalo – the show was called off due to then-breaking… Read More »

Daemen Launches New Program in Behavioral Science and Human Services

Daemen College has added a new master’s degree – Behavioral Science and Human Services. The new 30-credit hour degree will begin in the fall of 2022 and will be available as both an on-campus and distance education option. “Evidence shows… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Finish 12-0 In ECC Play

After clinching their third East Coast Conference regular season championship in the program and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ECC Championship tournament less than 24 hours ago, the Daemen women’s volleyball program placed another log on its metaphorical… Read More »

Alyssa Diaz Wins Rookie of the Week – Again

Alyssa Diaz (Rochester, N.Y.) of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for games played Nov. 2-6. The announcement of award winners was made via the league’s weekly sport report which was… Read More »

Bee Taylor – Staff Profile

Bee Taylor is the first-ever coordinator for Daemen’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Their role includes supervising Daemen’s Diversity Ambassadors, assisting with all the center’s programming, updating its website, running the Care Cupboard food pantry, and more. Taylor’s higher education… Read More »

Daemen in the News

Lisa Parshall, professor of political science – WBFO-NPR: NY poised to make history with Hochul-James race for governor

Greg Nayor, vice president of strategic initiatives – WKBW-ABC: WNY 5-11 year olds start to get their first dose