Author Archives: Daniel Robison

Daemen Keglers Hoist Wildcat Division II Invitational Title

WILMINGTON, DEL. – The trophy case on Main Street has expanded once again. After going 4-1 on Saturday, Daemen women’s bowling knocked off both host Wilmington and New Jersey City before edging Caldwell in the championship match, 4-3, in what… Read More »

A Conversation with Colleen Wilkinson – Assistant Professor of Education

An assistant professor in Daemen’s Education Department, Colleen Wilkinson offers expertise in special education – and teaches instructional design courses as well. Colleen Wilkinson earned a PhD in special education from University at Buffalo. Most recently, she taught at Medaille… Read More »

Amherst Leaders Laud Daemen’s Advances at On-Campus Address

The Amherst State of the Town, held at Daemen for the second year in a row, highlighted the economic resilience of the community, businesses and called special attention to the strength of the town-gown relationship between the college and town… Read More »

Buffalo’s First Poet Laureate to Perform at Daemen

Daemen students have the opportunity to share their creative writing at the college’s Poetry Showcase – to be held Feb. 23 from 5:30-7 p.m. in Alumni Lounge – alongside Buffalo’s first poet laureate, Jillian Hanesworth, who will perform at the… Read More »

First-Ever Career Closet Provides Professional Fits

Students browsed and chose professional clothing at the college’s inaugural Career Closet event last week, hosted by the Career Services office. The pop-up-shop-like set-up was complete with clothing racks, full-length mirrors, tables of folded ties and Career Closet-branded bags to… Read More »

The Smithsonian Museum’s Slave Wrecks Project to make Daemen Debut

Daemen’s Department of Natural Sciences – along with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion – will host a virtual lecture by the Smithsonian Museum’s Slave Wrecks Project, which includes a presentation and dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.… Read More »

Women’s Basketball Clinch Top-Two ECC Finish, on 13-Game Win Streak

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daemen’s 13-game winning streak ranks as the longest winning streak among all NCAA Division II East region teams. The team is now 66-13 in its last 79 games, a span that dates back to mid January of… Read More »

Men’s Basketball Ranked Third (and Own Longest Winning Streak) in Region

AMHERST, N.Y. – On the strength of the region’s longest winning streak, Daemen is up two spots to the No. 3 ranking in the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region Men’s Basketball Media Poll for… Read More »

A Conversation with Sarah Avtzon – Chair, Faculty at Daemen’s Brooklyn Branch Campus

Sarah Avtzon has a strong passion for helping children find the most productive pathways for success. To pursue her passion, Avtzon earned bachelor’s degree in psychology, two master’s degrees in curriculum development with neuropsychology post graduate coursework, an Ed.S in… Read More »

Daemen to Offset 90 Percent of Electricity Use with Solar Energy Pact

Daemen has forged a long-term partnership with Fortune 500 energy company AES and regional supplier EnergyMark to offset 90 percent of its electricity use with credits from a solar farm in Batavia, N.Y. The solar farm will provide Daemen with… Read More »

Amherst to Host ‘State of Town’ Address at Daemen for Consecutive Year

Amherst’s State of the Town Address will be held on Daemen’s campus for the second year in a row. Given the successful production of last year’s virtual address, town leadership wished to return. The event will be streamed live on … Read More »

New Rockefeller Institute Report – Authored by Daemen’s Parshall – Illuminates Local Gov’t Reform

The Rockefeller Institute of Government – public policy research arm of the State University of New York (SUNY) – has released a new report on the effectiveness of state laws in the dissolution of villages by Lisa Parshall, a fellow… Read More »

Daemen Students Advocate for Increased College Aid with State Lawmakers

HEOP students at Daemen and other recipients of financial aid joined Chief Diversity Officer Tiffany L. Hamilton to urge state lawmakers to seek further college aid funding on New York (CICU) Student Aid Advocacy Day – held Feb. 2 by… Read More »

Hebrew Univ. Collaboration Recognized by Community Partner Awards

The 2021 Community Partner Awards – given by the Department of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Daemen – have been presented to honorees in Jerusalem, Israel. Awardees are Sara Bauer, Neil Bauer and Eyal Cohen of the Seymour Fox School… Read More »

First-Ever EMERGENCE Takes Shape Around Buffalo

EMERGENCE – a new Daemen-led initiative to highlight early-career artists in Western New York – has announced a slate of exhibitions at prominent galleries and a keynote by celebrated entrepreneur and artist Edreys Wajed this spring. A call for work… Read More »