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Daemen Earns National Safety Recognition

Daemen University has earned the 2026 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention from Vector Solutions for its ongoing commitment to providing digital prevention education programs around student safety, well-being, and community. All first-time Daemen students, including first-year, transfer, and… Read More »

Alums Honored for Community Influence

Two Daemen Executive Leadership and Change alums—Jackie Bett ‘13 and David A. Johnson ‘16—were selected from more than 200 nominees as 40 Under 40 honorees by Buffalo Business First. Bett, director of communications at Kaleida Health, and Johnson, executive director… Read More »

Faculty Present Insightful Research

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Daemen’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) hosted the 2026 Fall Faculty Scholarship Symposium, featuring the research and scholarship of six faculty, on November 4 in the Yurtchuk Student Center Alumni Lounge. “While the CETL often focuses on… Read More »

Keating, Johnson and Evans Earn All-ECC Honors As Men’s XC Finishes Second

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Ethan Keating (Wooster, Ohio), CJ Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) and Simon Evans (Galway, N.Y.) of the Daemen University men’s cross country team all posted All-East Coast Conference performances to help lift the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the 2026 ECC… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Queens On Senior Day

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The Daemen University women’s volleyball team swept Queens 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-15) in the regular season finale on Sunday to cap off a win on Senior Day. The Wildcats recorded 37 kills while hitting .210 and 11 service aces while… Read More »

Alum Wins International Film Festival Award

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Daemen University Visual and Performing Arts (VPAC) Animation BFA alum Jeremy Lopez-Reices ‘26 won Best Animated Student Film in the 2026 Buffalo International Film Festival (BIFF) for his film “Terence And Penny In: The Remote.” Lopez-Reices’ film was shown… Read More »

Hamilton Recognized With Leadership Award

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Tiffany Hamilton, vice president of Institutional Equity & Belonging, and director of the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program, received the Diversity Leadership Award during the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association (BNHRA) Equity in Action Leadership Forum and… Read More »

Student Presents at New York State Education Conference

Dr. Caitlin Riegel and Katelyn Bechtel stand in front of a room in front of a large presentation screen

Daemen University Education student, Katelyn Bechtel, delivered two presentations during the 2026 Annual NYACTE/NYSATE Conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on October 22. Bechtel presented “Designing EducAIte: Using AI to Reimagine Lesson Planning in Educator Preparation” with Dr. Caitlin Riegel, assistant… Read More »

Women’s Volleyball Takes Down D’Youville In Five Set Comeback

Daemen women's volleyball team celebrating on the volleyball court

The Daemen University women’s volleyball team defeated D’Youville University 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 24-26, 28-26, 15-9) on Wednesday at Lumsden Gymnasium. The Wildcats trailed 18-23 in the fourth set before moving ahead 24-23, then finished the match by taking the fourth… Read More »

Forsha Earns ECC Bowler of the Week

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Daemen bowler Brenna Forsha (Tonawanda, N.Y.) was named East Coast Conference Bowler of the Week, announced by the conference on Thursday. Forsha led the Wildcats with a 194.8 average on the first day (traditional rounds) of the Niagara Brunswick Fall… Read More »

National Generative AI Expert Shares Insights

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Daemen University welcomed Dr. Sid Dobrin, chair and professor of English at the University of Florida and academic expert on Generative AI, as a featured speaker in its Community Impact Speaker Series on October 16. Dobrin delivered a thought-provoking presentation… Read More »

Daemen Unveils New Anatomical Resource Room

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Daemen University unveiled its new Center for Anatomy Resources and Education (CARE) Room, featuring a state-of-the-art Anatomage Table with digitized human cadavers—the most advanced real-human-based 3D anatomy and medical education system—in Schenck Hall during a ribbon cutting ceremony on… Read More »

Scholarship Brunch Celebrates Potential

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Daemen University celebrated over 30 student scholarship recipients and generous donors during the 3rd Annual Scholarship Brunch in the John R. Yurtchuk Student Center Social Room on October 17. Trustee Scholar and Social Work senior, Jaymi Stephens, was the keynote… Read More »

MarCom, Advancement Teams Receive PRSA Award

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Daemen University received an Excalibur Award during the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Buffalo Niagara Chapter’s 36th annual Excalibur Awards on October 15. Regina Misercola, coordinator of annual giving, Shelby Janzcyk ‘18, ‘25, former assistant director of branding, design… Read More »

Rickard Named ECC Offensive Player of the Week

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The East Coast Conference released its final set of women’s soccer weekly awards on Monday, with Daemen forward Marisa Rickard (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) earning Offensive Player of the Week.… Read More »