Tag Archives: College News

President Holds Town Hall Forum

Daemen College President Gary A. Olson hosted on Nov. 14 the latest in a series of town hall forums to give faculty and staff the opportunity to address questions on college initiatives and issues. At the forum, Olson highlighted key… Read More »

Pipeline Industry Leader to Give Lecture

Business owner Charles Joyce, president of Otis Eastern Service, LLC, one of the nation’s leading pipeline contractors, will speak at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 in Daemen College’s Wick Campus Center Alumni Lounge as part of the Nancy Haberman Gacioch Entrepreneurship… Read More »

Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Hosted On Campus

Daemen College students, faculty and staff gathered for a campus tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 29 to kick off the holiday season. The official lighting of a large pine tree located outside the college’s Wick Campus Center was done by… Read More »

Daemen Receives Largest Private Gift in College’s History

(L-R) President Gary A. Olson, Paul Saffrin, and Dr. Thomas Stewart, chair of the Daemen Board of Trustees

$1 million to support sustainability and civic engagement initiatives

Daemen College has received an unprecedented $1 million gift from the Paul A. Saffrin Foundation to support the institution’s Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement, making it the largest private… Read More »

Daemen Ranked Among Top Upstate Colleges

Daemen College has been named one of Upstate New York’s top 30 “hardest colleges to get into” as based on admission rates in new rankings released by Syracuse’s Post-Standard newspaper. Daemen joins other prestigious Upstate New York colleges and universities… Read More »

Ferguson Named New Daemen Trustee

Dorothy Ferguson, president of the Ferguson Family Foundation, has been appointed to the Daemen College Board of Trustees. “We are pleased to welcome Ms. Ferguson to the Daemen board, and believe her depth of experience and extensive talents will be… Read More »

Inaugural Castle Scholars Named

Three Daemen College students have been named the first recipients of the newly established Castle Scholarship, which provides tuition support to students participating in internships through the college’s Office of Career Services. Castle Scholars are Ajanaee Brown of Brooklyn, accounting/professional… Read More »

Self-Made Billionaire to Share Business Success Story at Daemen Lecture

Self-made billionaire John Catsimatidis, chairman/CEO of the Red Apple Group and United Refining Co., which owns more than 300 Kwik Fill gas stations, will be the next speaker in the Daemen College Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series scheduled for 4 p.m.… Read More »

Director Named to International Fundraising Council

Justin Johnston, director of development at Daemen College, has been appointed to the Center for Fundraising Innovation’s Research Council of the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The international council, which is made up of fundraising professionals from the United States,… Read More »

Exhibition Features Children’s Works Inspired by Street Photographer

Elementary and middle school students from South Buffalo’s Seneca Babcock community displayed their “street photography” skills at a Daemen College exhibition that was inspired by the works of American street photographer Vivian Maier. The photographs shown in the April 21… Read More »

Daemen Student Receives Paralegal Scholarship

Daemen College student Sheila Greenlief has been selected to receive a $500 scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year from the Western New York Paralegal Association. This is the first time a Daemen student has been awarded a WNYPA scholarship. Greenlief… Read More »

President Holds Public Forum

President Gary A. Olson held his annual town hall forum on Monday, April 18 before a crowd of Daemen College faculty and staff. Audience members asked questions on a range of issues pertaining to the college’s future, including enrollment trends,… Read More »

Memorial Service Honors Life of Daemen Student

Daemen College came together as a campus community for a memorial service held April 20 to celebrate the life of student Thomas “Tommy” Krickovich, who died in a tragic accident the night of April 15. “Tommy’s passing has affected this… Read More »

Academic Festival Showcases Range of Activities

Marking its 16th year, the Daemen College Academic Festival highlighted a rich array of academic and creative achievements at the all-day event held on April 20. A special diversity event featuring national activist Erin Davies started off the festival with… Read More »

Daemen to Hold Graduate Open House

Information on Daemen College’s doctorate and master’s degrees, including the college’s recently added master of public health and master of social work degrees, will be provided at a graduate open house scheduled for 6 p.m. April 26 in the Research… Read More »