Tag Archives: Community

University Helps Teen Filmmakers Bring Dreams to the Big Screen

Students posing on stage with 2023 film festival on the screen behind them

Teenage filmmakers got to watch their talents play out on the big screen as part of the Rochester Teen Film Festival, and Daemen University once again sponsored the annual event. The festival was held at the Little Theatre on… Read More »

Staff Committee Connects and Informs Daemen Community

Staff development session in alumni lounge

Faculty and staff at Daemen University now have a new resource for learning opportunities, educational experiences, and networking events with colleagues, all aimed at enhancing connections among members of the campus community. A new Staff Development Committee was created over… Read More »

Daemen to Host WNY Higher Education Summit

Daemen University’s Office of Instructional Design will hold its first WNY Higher Education Camp on March 17 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Wick Center on campus. Open to the public, the free event will bring together Daemen… Read More »

Dare2Dream Program Sponsors Career Day

Dare2Dream participants holding a Daemen banner

Daemen University’s Dare2Dream program – a mentoring and support program for students of color on campus – sponsored a career day on February 3 at New Era Cap, a global headwear and clothing company headquartered in Buffalo, New York.… Read More »

Daemen Partners with Local Landscaping Company

Elber's grounds team at Daemen University

Last fall, Daemen University partnered with Elbers Landscape Service—a local landscaping company established in 1919—to service its Amherst, N.Y. campus. As of Oct. 1, 2022, six of the company’s crew members have worked on campus, initially concentrating on main… Read More »

Yurtchuk Named Chair of the National Trust for the Humanities Board

John Yurtchuk, chair of the Daemen University Board of Trustees, has been appointed chair of the board of directors for the National Trust for the Humanities effective Jan. 1, 2023, a charitable organization that supports the prestigious National Endowment … Read More »

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 »