Author Archives: Tom Wojciechowski

Daemen to Host Conference on Sustainable Living, Organic Food Production

Sustainable food systems for healthy living and New York State’s organic food production will be discussed at the 13th annual “World On Your Plate” conference planned for Oct. 7 and 8 in Daemen College’s Wick Campus Center. “The conference will… Read More »

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Named

Daemen College will honor five accomplished graduates at its 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner on Nov. 4 that will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. in the college’s Wick Campus Center Social Room. The… Read More »

Athletic Training Students Clean Up Local Park

Several Daemen College athletic training students recently participated in a community service project to help beautify Amherst State Park on Mill Street. The Daemen group, which also included a 2016 graduate of the athletic training program, assisted with sprucing up… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Martha Kershaw

Martha Kershaw, who received a master degree’s in nursing education from Daemen College, has joined the faculty as an assistant professor of nursing. Prior to this, she held various clinical, faculty and leadership roles in the Western New York area.… Read More »

Roginson Named ECC Runner Of The Week

Daemen College men’s cross country team member Kevin Roginson (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North) has been named the East Coast Conference Runner of the Week for competitions held from September 19-25. The official announcement was made via the league’s weekly report for… Read More »

Daemen Ranked Nationally by Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

Daemen College has been ranked nationally in the inaugural Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings that focus on student success and learning. The 2017 rankings include 1,061 institutions nationwide. According to Times Higher Education, 20 percent of an institution’s… Read More »

NYS Democratic Committee Chair to Discuss Presidential Election at Lecture

Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, will discuss the upcoming presidential election as Daemen College’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series speaker at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Wick Campus Center’s Alumni Lounge. The… Read More »

Daemen Forms Health Care Strategic Alliance Committee

Daemen College has established a new Health Care Strategic Alliance Committee (HCSA) made up of key health care professionals in the Buffalo Niagara region who will provide advisement on changes in health care, while also developing a greater understanding of… Read More »

Students Help With Weatherizing Buffalo Homes

With winter soon arriving, nearly two dozen Daemen College students pitched in to help several low-income Buffalo homeowners with weatherizing their houses for the cold season in the Black Rock-Riverside area. For the community service project, Daemen students worked with… Read More »

Staff Profile – Stephanie Bordin

Stephanie Bordin joined the Daemen College Counseling Services Department as a full-time mental health counselor after serving the campus on a part-time basis over the past year. Most recently, Bordin was a therapist at an outpatient mental health clinic where… Read More »

Wildcats Hammer Four Time Defending Conference Champs Bridgeport

Freshman Meghan Ballou Had 13 kills, 4 Aces, and 3 Blocks to Lead the Wildcats

The Daemen College women’s volleyball team had a stellar performance on all facets, beating defending ECC Champions, The University of Bridgeport in four sets today at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium (25-23, 17-25, 25-19, 25-17).… Read More »

Daemen President Receives Business Leader Award

Buffalo Business First has honored Daemen College President Gary A. Olson with a Buffalo 612’ C-Level Executive Award, which recognizes Western New York’s most effective business leaders. He was one of this year’s honorees celebrated at an awards luncheon held… Read More »

College Tests Emergency Response With Active Shooter Drill

Daemen College conducted its first full-scale active shooter drill on Oct. 11 to evaluate the college’s emergency response preparedness and interagency coordination. “Given the unfortunate increase in the number of active shooter cases at colleges and other locations across the… Read More »

Assembly Speaker to Focus on Youth Education and Employment at Daemen Lecture

Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie will share his vision on creating education, training and employment pathways for the state’s youth as Daemen College’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series speaker at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Wick… Read More »

Buffalo Black Achiever Award Presented to Daemen Director

Dr. Patricia Ruppert Brown and Yolanda Morris

Yolanda Morris, director of admissions events and special programs at Daemen College, was one of this year’s honorees at the 44th annual Buffalo Black Achievers Annual Awards dinner held on Oct. 8 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The event provides… Read More »