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Tour Connects Business Students with Local Manufacturing Community

Daemen student at Thermo Fisher Scientific tour

Business students from Daemen University’s Alfiero School of Business (ASB) toured Thermo Fisher Scientific on Grand Island last month to get a firsthand look at advanced manufacturing operations in the local community. Led by Dr. Tito Rodriguez, an assistant professor… Read More »

Daemen Receives Elite Military Friendly School Designation

student working in veterans student success center

Daemen University has been named a Military Friendly School for the 15th consecutive year, recognizing the institution’s efforts to create sustainable and meaningful education paths for the military community. For the first time, Daemen earned the elite Military Friendly School… Read More »

Daemen to Give Away Free Eclipse Glasses

Daemen University will provide eclipse glasses so the campus community can safely enjoy the total solar eclipse experience on April 8, 2024. The partial eclipse starts at 2:04 p.m. with the totality beginning at 3:18 p.m. and lasting nearly four… Read More »

Attard Receives Research Grant from NASA

Dr. Hannah Attard, an assistant professor of physics at Daemen University, has been selected to receive a Research Initiation Award – a new research funding opportunity through NASA – totaling $254,000 over two years. The grant supports non-R1 institutions and… Read More »

Daemen Hosts Emerging Business Leaders Symposium

Dr. Tito Rodriguez presents during the EBL Symposium

The Amherst Chamber of Commerce partnered with Daemen University to host the 2024 Emerging Business Leaders Symposium on campus on Friday, March 8, providing faculty with the opportunity to share their expertise and network with the broader community. The symposium… Read More »

Two Appointed to Daemen Board of Trustees

The Daemen University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Brian Higgins and Gail Mitchell to the university’s board. Higgins serves as the President & CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center where he will oversee an expansion of the campus… Read More »

Daemen to Honor Mary Wilson with Community Excellence Award

Mary Wilson, a Life Trustee with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, will receive this year’s Daemen University Community Excellence Award at the Annual Scholarship Gala – the university’s premier event to raise scholarship support for students – on… Read More »

Daemen Announces Commencement Speakers

An ariel view of the Daemen University 2023 undergraduate commencement ceremony.

Daemen University is proud to announce that Lana Benatovich and Robert Gioia, both members of the university’s Board of Trustees, have been selected as the 2024 commencement speakers. Benatovich will serve as the undergraduate ceremony speaker, and Gioia will… Read More »

Sports Management Students Get NHL Experience

Sports management students and faculty members attend a Buffalo Sabres game at the KeyBank Center.

Before the puck even dropped, some Business Administration majors at Daemen University had a winning experience at a recent Buffalo Sabres game. Students in the Sports Management Program and members of the Sports Management Club, along with three faculty members,… Read More »

Daemen Extends Enrollment Deadlines Due to FAFSA Delay

Three students walk up the stairs in the Research & Information Commons

Daemen University has extended enrollment deadlines in the wake of the delay with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the form commonly known as FAFSA. Students can usually fill out the financial aid application starting in October,… Read More »

Animation Alums Take Home Annie Award

An animated Jack Black is seen on a horse in his music video "Video Games

Four Daemen University animation alums won an Annie Award for the music video they produced for actor and comedian Jack Black. “Video Games” took home the trophy in the Best Sponsored category at the 51st annual award ceremony held in… Read More »

Meet the “Leave Your Mark” Contest Winner

Lexi Szewczyk ‘23 looks at a picture of her design on the back cover of Daemen Today.

Meet Lexi Szewczyk ’23, the winner of our first-ever “Leave Your Mark” contest. Last semester, the Marketing & Communications team asked students to submit artwork to be used on the back cover of the Fall/Winter 2024 Daemen Today magazine. While… Read More »

Daemen Launching Criminal Justice and Doctor of Nursing Programs

Daemen University has received approval from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to establish two degree programs: a new bachelor’s of science in criminal justice and a newly updated Doctor of Nursing Practice. “Offering new and contemporary curricula and… Read More »

All High Art Weekends Showcase High School Artists

Daemen University continues to celebrate local aspiring artists during its annual All High Art Weekends. The 56th annual All High Art Exhibition opened on Saturday, February 3, in the Elizabeth C. and Peter Tower Gallery in the Nancy Haberman … Read More »

Original Trustee Scholar Inspires Top Prospective Students

Dr. Megan Herr '09 serves as the keynote speaker at Scholars Day

Halfway through her interview on Scholars Day two decades ago, Dr. Megan Herr ‘09 decided she wanted to attend Daemen University. “Not the day, the interview itself,” Herr told a room full of the institution’s highest-achieving prospective students. “The person… Read More »