Tag Archives: Community

Daemen’s Get Civically Fit Initiative Promotes Voter Registration

Daemen University Get Civically Fit Willie Mascot stating I want you to go vote

Daemen is encouraging its community members to exercise the right to vote through the annual “Get Civically Fit” initiative sponsored by the History & Political Science Department, Athletics, Institutional Advancement, and Student Affairs. “The campaign focuses… Read More »

First Faculty-led Behavioral Science Speaker Series Begins Nov. 16

Faculty of Daemen University’s Behavioral Science Department are offering a new in-person speaker series to help educate both prospective students and current professionals about current topics and critical developments in their field. “This series is designed to bring people together… Read More »

Warm Feet Campaign Seeks Sock Donations

This fall, the Daemen community is encouraged to help bring comfort to those in need by donating new or gently-used socks through the 2022 Warm Feet Campaign presented by the Paul A. Saffrin Center for Sustainability and Community Engagement.… Read More »

New Parking Lots Pave Way for Campus Quad

Students and faculty returning from summer break were welcomed by new parking lots and with more than two-thirds of the campus freshly paved and striped. While the two new parking lots and connecting roadway provide for less congestion in the… Read More »

New Social Justice Art Gallery on Campus Aims to Stimulate Social Change

The walls of Daemen’s Curtis Hall have been transformed into gallery space to showcase art to raise awareness of social justice issues. Two distinct spaces have been created – a gallery with changing exhibits and a permanent collection of interactive… Read More »

2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards Winners Named

The Daemen Distinguished Alumni Awards return in 2022 as an in-person ceremony honoring six accomplished graduates – including a special 75th-anniversary-inspired Diamond Anniversary Distinguished Alum Award, to be given to Nancy Gacioch, ‘62. The presentation ceremony will be held in… Read More »

Study: Daemen has $132 Million Impact on State Economy

Daemen College has an economic impact in the State of New York in excess of $132 million each year, according to a new report by the Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in New York (CICU). The study took into… Read More »

Partnership with WNY Book Arts Center Offers Spring Speaker Series

Dog sitting on a carpet with book of arts wrapper

This spring, a partnership with the Western New York Book Arts Center and the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department will offer the public a virtual “Daemen Speaker Series,” featuring three virtual presentation workshops. The workshops will be hosted by… Read More »

Amherst Livestreams Address from Daemen

The State of the Town Address was streamed live from the third floor of the Research Information Commons on campus this past Friday. Town leadership was impressed with the college’s production of Daemen’s virtual commencement ceremony, so when the time… Read More »

Connecting with Our Community: Listen to a Story!

Daemen students in masks with puppet willie the wildcat in the buffalo library

Our Daemen College Athletics student-athletes usually get the chance to read books to children throughout the year. As we navigate the current COVID-19 health crisis, this activity had to be reinvented for 2020. That’s when the Education Department, athletics,… Read More »

GivingTuesday 2020

On Dec. 1, Daemen College will be participating in the 8th annual GivingTuesday campaign. GivingTuesday is a global celebration of philanthropy and service to nonprofit organizations. This 24-hour campaign calls upon our alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends for… Read More »

Daemen Presents Presidential Medal to Shatkin

Dr. Todd Shatkin, owner of the Aesthetic Associates Centre and Shatkin FIRST, has received the prestigious Daemen College Presidential Medal, the college’s highest recognition of individuals who serve as a strong, positive role model for students and alumni. The… Read More »

Students Paint Mural at Hope Gardens

Visual and Performing Arts students at Daemen College have completed a mural project at the Matt Urban Center that was put on hold last spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The course was part of Daemen’s extensive Service Learning Program,… Read More »

Founders Celebration Marked With Bell Ringing

Dr. Greg Ford in a suit wearing a face mask ringing Founders Bell

Daemen College’s annual Founders Celebration, which commemorates the college’s founding and its rich history of academic excellence, was officially observed with the ceremonial ringing of Founders Bell in a special virtual ceremony. “Although we were unable to hold our traditional… Read More »

Daemen Mourns Loss of Cherished Alum

Dolores Sapienza sitting on a bench behind rosary hall between two studetns.

Beloved graduate Dolores Attea Sapienza ’53, a member of Daemen College’s second graduating class and a lifelong supporter of her alma mater, passed away on May 16, after a brief illness. She was 88. “We are deeply saddened by the… Read More »