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Daemen Introduces Four New Academic Programs

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Daemen University has introduced four new academic programs: Health, Wellness, and Fitness Management, B.S.; Marketing, B.S.; Strategic Communications, B.A.; and Studio Arts, B.F.A. The Health, Wellness, and Fitness Management degree combines health promotion, applied fitness, and… Read More »

Summer Academy Orients First-Year Students

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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… Read More »

College Compass Pilot Program Kicks Off

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Daemen University held its inaugural College Compass Program — a one-day program to help high school seniors navigate the college search process — on August 6. Daemen’s First Year Admissions team welcomed 13 students to campus and led four insightful… Read More »

Architect of One of the East’s Most Successful Programs, Jenepher Banker Announces Retirement

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AMHERST, N.Y. – Daemen University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jenepher Banker announced her retirement today, ending a nine-year tenure that will go down as one of the most successful stints in program history.… Read More »

Daemen’s Positive Rating Affirmed

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Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Daemen University’s investment grade rating as well as its “outlook: positive” assessment, demonstrating its confidence in the university’s future thanks to its stable enrollment and operating margins. “I am delighted about Fitch’s reaffirmation of our rating,… Read More »

High School Students Attend Academic Summer Camps

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Daemen University welcomed high school juniors and seniors to campus in July for three academic summer camps: Physician Assistant Summer Institute, Physical Therapy Summer Institute, and Animation Academy. The PA department offered its first-ever PA Summer Institute (PASI), led by… Read More »

Aspiring High School Writers Recognized

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Daemen University’s English department kicked off its inaugural Unmute writing contest — offered to high school juniors and seniors across 149 high schools in the Western New York area — earlier this year and awarded the contest winners in May.… Read More »

Murphy Named a 2025 Buffalo Business First Woman of Influence

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Daemen University Vice President for Athletics Traci Murphy has been selected as a 2025 Women of Influence by Buffalo Business First. Murphy is one of 25 women in a variety of industries to achieve this prestigious award this year. Murphy… Read More »

Banker, MacDonald Named 2024-25 BCANY Division II College Coaches of the Year

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Daemen University women’s basketball head coach Jenepher Banker and men’s basketball head coach Mike MacDonald have been named the 2024-25 Basketball Coaches Association of New York, Inc. (BCANY) Division II Coaches of the Year, the organization released this summer. The… Read More »

PA Class Has Perfect Pass Rate

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Daemen University’s Physician Assistant students achieved a perfect first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), further demonstrating the institution’s national distinction reputation. The 2025 PANCE performance report revealed that Daemen’s first-time pass rate for… Read More »

Social Work Program Awarded Significant Grant

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Daemen University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program has been awarded a $2.38 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant funds will enable the MSW program to expand… Read More »

Daemen Names Golisano School

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Daemen University has named a new school—the Golisano School of Health & Human Sciences—in recognition of B. Thomas Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist and the founder of Paychex; and his ongoing support of the institution. In Sept. 2024, Golisano presented Daemen with… Read More »

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Named ECC Academic Team of Excellence

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AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women’s outdoor track & field team was named an East Coast Conference Academic Team of Excellence Award recipient for the 2024-25 academic year. The honor is presented to the team with the highest cumulative… Read More »

Daemen Earns Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Daemen University has earned reaffirmation of accreditation through 2032 from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Reaffirmation was granted after a two-year self-study process conducted by over 80 faculty and staff, which culminated in a peer site visit… Read More »

Daemen Honors U.S. Congressman Kennedy

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Daemen University dedicated the Timothy M. Kennedy Institute for Mobility Innovation & Technology (IMIT) at Villa Maria College on July 1 in honor of U.S. Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), representing a major step forward in rehabilitative care, education, and research.… Read More »