Author Archives: Tom Wojciechowski

Daemen Earns Spot on College Ranking List

Daemen College has been named to the 2019 “Hardest Colleges to Get Into in America” list by Niche, a college ranking Web site. Daemen is ranked No. 53 among 131 New York State institutions, making it the highest ranked private… Read More »

News to Know

Bob Mead-Colegrove, assistant dean for campus life who serves on the Daemen College Emergency Response Team, will participate in a panel discussion on crisis communications at the New York State School Boards Association.… Read More »

Student Receives Scholarship for Internship

(L-R) Tiffany Dillon, career advisor; Lamark Shaw, interim director of career services; and Alyssa Schlosser.

Daemen College student Alyssa Schlosser has been awarded a First Niagara Foundation Scholarship, which provides financial assistance for full-semester or summer student internships. The $2,500 scholarship is awarded to students with a minimum 3.0 GPA who are participating in unpaid… Read More »

Daemen Adds Degree in High-Demand Data Science Field

Daemen College has received New York State Department of Education approval to offer a bachelor’s degree in data science, one of the most in-demand professional fields in the country. The new undergraduate program, which will start in fall 2019, is… Read More »

Polish Scholar to Present Lectures

Visiting Polish scholar Dr. Grzegorz Kość will discuss two of the most prolific American poets and writers of the 20th century at lectures being held in November as part of the Daemen College History and Politics Event Series. Both lectures,… Read More »

Top First-Year Students Recognized at Celebration

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The top 10 first-year Daemen College students who earned the highest grade point average in their first year of studies were recently recognized at a luncheon held in their honor. The on-campus celebration included special acknowledgments by honored students for… Read More »

Daemen to Commemorate Veterans Day

Nearly 100 small U.S. flags in honor of veterans will be placed on Daemen College’s campus front lawn as part of activities being held in observance of Veterans Day. For the celebration on Nov. 8, a flag folding ceremony by… Read More »

National Leader in Health Promotion to Give Lecture

National health promotion expert Dr. Michael O’Donnell will deliver a guest lecture at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in Daemen College’s Research and Information Commons Room 120. O’Donnell’s lecture, “A Framework to Develop Effective Organization and Individual Health Behavior Change Programs,”… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Christina Kelly ’11, ‘13

Dr. Christina Kelly joined Daemen College this fall as an assistant professor of physical therapy. She most recently was a physical therapist in an outpatient neurorehabilitation clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Kelly is a certified neurological… Read More »

Faculty Emeritus Board Offers Expert Counsel

(L-R) Emeritus faculty members Alex Pleshkewych, Lynda Cessario, and William Predmore, and Dr. Michael Brogan

The Daemen College Faculty Emeritus Advisory Board provided counsel on several key institutional topics and announced a gift-in-kind donation from a board member at the group’s biannual meeting held on Oct. 11. “Members of this advisory board have served Daemen… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Ryan Boggs ‘13, ‘15

Dr. Ryan Boggs joined Daemen College this fall as an assistant professor of physical therapy. He most recently was a physical therapist and director of electrodiagnostics and clinical research at Advanced Care Physical Therapy in Niagara Falls. His research focuses… Read More »

McCaffrey Earns ECC Weekly Honors For Sixth Straight Week

Isa McCaffrey (North Royalton, Ohio) of Daemen College has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week for matches played October 1-7. It marks the sixth straight week that McCaffrey has earned a weekly honor from… Read More »

News to Know

A Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy article, “The Knowledge of Low Back Pain Management Between Physical Therapists and Family Practice Physicians” was co-authored by Dr. Michael Ross, assistant professor of physical therapy; Dr. Ron Schenk, professor of physical therapy;… Read More »

Daemen President Delivers State of the College Address

Daemen College President Gary Olson emphasized the college is strong, successful, and growing as a leader among higher education institutions across the country in his fall State of the College Address given on Oct. 2. “Daemen is at a very… Read More »

Sabres Strength and Conditioning Coach to Open Lecture Series

Daemen College’s 2018-19 Nancy Haberman Gacioch Entrepreneurship Lecture Series will open on Oct. 24 with featured speaker Dr. Ed Gannon, head of strength and conditioning for the Buffalo Sabres and the Rochester Americans. The lecture will be held at 5:30… Read More »