Tag Archives: College News

Daemen Launches New Nursing Doctorate

Nursing student with long dark hair and lighter bangs wearing a white polo shirt and using a stethoscope and a faculty member with blonde hair, glasses and wearing a white lab coat practice on a manekin laying in bed in a simulated hospital room.

Daemen University has added a new doctor of nursing practice program, the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, DNP, which is the only program of its kind currently offered in the Western New York area. Approved by the New York… Read More »

Renovated Anatomy Lab Opens for Fall Semester

students looking at a display screen while sitting around an exam table

In late August, construction crews completed the long-anticipated overhaul of Daemen’s Gross Anatomy lab in Schenck Hall. The new facility, funded in part through generous donors, will offer an exceptional learning environment for students in the health sciences. The renovation… Read More »

Daemen Named a National ‘Military Friendly School’

For the 14th year in a row, Daemen University has been recognized as a 2023-24 Military Friendly School – a designation indicating institutional support for veterans to help them transition from military life to college and onto successful careers. The… Read More »

Daemen Announces Graduate Ceremony Commencement Speaker

Kleinhans Music hall during commencement

With graduation celebrations quickly approaching, Daemen University is excited to announce Nate Breske, Head Athletic Trainer for the Buffalo Bills, as the graduate ceremony speaker. Since being hired by the Bills in 2018, Breske and his athletic training staff have… Read More »

McCormick-Boyle Joins Board of Trustees

Rebecca J. McCormick-Boyle, a highly decorated member of the United States Navy, has been appointed to the Daemen University Board of Trustees. “We are thrilled to welcome a native Western New Yorker with such a highly decorated military background to… Read More »

Daemen Receives Award for Commitment to Student Wellness, Safety, and Inclusion

Daemen University has earned the highly regarded Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention for their efforts to focus on student safety, well-being, and inclusion. This recognition is given to less than 12 percent of colleges and universities in the… Read More »

President Biden Nominates Daemen Trustee

President Biden has nominated Daemen Board of Trustees member Robert Gioia for the position of Commissioner of the International Joint Commission, where he would serve as a key leader in the Biden administration. The panel is composed of six… Read More »

Daemen University Ranked a Top School for Online Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis

Daemen University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). Daemen’s applied behavior analysis program earned top honors for overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success. “This year,… Read More »

Daemen Announces Founding Dean of New College of Health, Human Sciences, and Business

After a national search, Daemen University has appointed Dr. Lisa Rafalson as founding dean of the new College of Health, Human Sciences, and Business. As Dean, Dr. Rafalson is charged with establishing strategic priorities for the College of Health, Human… Read More »

Daemen Ranked Among Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report

For the fourth consecutive year, Daemen University has been ranked among the top institutions of higher learning in the country, earning a spot on the U.S. News and World Report 2022-23 Best National Universities list. Daemen also earned national recognition… Read More »

State of the University Highlights Key Accomplishments

In gathering the campus community on April 27, President Gary Olson continued a twice-yearly Daemen tradition, though under a new banner—State of the University. Olson’s address noted that increased enrollment, campus improvement projects, and other achievements are indicators of Daemen’s… Read More »

Arbor Day Foundation Honors Daemen

The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Daemen University with 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Daemen achieved the distinction by meeting Tree Campus Higher Education’s five standards, including maintaining a tree advisory… Read More »

Alum Returns to Alma Mater as Director of Alumni Relations

Emily Kraft Hockwater, an alum of Daemen University, will return to the institution as its director of alumni relations. She will assume her new role on May 2, 2022. “Returning to Daemen as the university celebrates its 75th anniversary… Read More »

Daemen Day of Giving Seeks to Set New Records Today

Coming together around a message of “We are one Daemen,” the 2022 Daemen Day of Giving will seek to build on the record-breaking success of last year’s event. By donating during the annual 24-hour campaign, supporters—alums, faculty, staff and friends… Read More »

Equity Summit Seeks to Spread Social Justice

The second annual Equity Summit at Daemen—with a theme of “Calling All Social Justice Seekers”—engaged attendees in conversations about how to increase social justice on campus and beyond. Hosted by the university’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion, the summit… Read More »