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Daemen Readies for ‘Winterfest’ and ‘Snow Ball’ Festivities

A flurry of activities are set to take place for Daemen students, alumni, faculty, and staff during the university’s annual “Winterfest” celebration, slated to run from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 on the Amherst campus. The Daemen Traditions Committee… Read More »

Historian Michael Bryant to Deliver Holocaust Lecture

Daemen University quest lecturer Michael Bryant

Historian Michael Bryant will deliver a lecture titled, “Malevolent Intentions and the Play of Circumstance: the Pogrom of November 1938 and Hitler’s Plan for the Jews,” at 6 p.m. this evening in Daemen University’s Wick Social Room. Bryant, a… Read More »

Baratunde Thurston Delivers Inspiring Address for Daemen’s 75th Anniversary

Daemen University 75th keynote speaker Baratunde Thurston

Daemen University welcomed Emmy-nominated host and New York Times best seller Baratunde Thurston on Sept. 20 for a keynote address in honor of the institution’s 75th anniversary. “Throughout this academic year, we will be celebrating and honoring the freedom… Read More »

College Night Sees Largest Attendance in Years

A crowd of approximately 500 students and family members gathered in Daemen University’s Lumsden Gymnasium on Sept. 19 for College Night, the largest annual fall recruitment event in Western New York. Hosted by the WNY Consortium of Higher Education,… Read More »

Daemen to Host Founders Celebration in 75th Year

Daemen University Founders Celebration Bell

Daemen University will host its annual campus-wide Founders Celebration from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in recognition of its 75th anniversary, and its many accomplishments throughout the years. This year’s celebration is the first Daemen will hold with its official… Read More »

Parkinson’s Foundation Holds Successful ‘Moving Day’ at Daemen

Daemen Univwrsoty Parkinson's Moving Day participant

Daemen University’s Amherst campus served as a scenic setting for Moving Day Buffalo hosted by the Parkinson’s Foundation last Saturday, Sept. 17. With help from students and faculty of the Physical Therapy Department, the event raised nearly $100,000, exceeding… Read More »

Future of Physical Therapy Focus of Daemen-Led Event

Daemen Forum, the college’s thought leadership-driven panel series, continues Thursday with a conversation about the ways physical therapy helps heal the body, takes a holistic approach to patient care, and how the profession promotes preventative healthcare. From noon to 1:30… Read More »

Daemen to Host Small Pfizer Clinic this Week

Daemen College will hold an on-campus clinic offering up to 170 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The vaccines are available to current college faculty, staff and students and their… Read More »

First-ever Daemen Equity Summit Focuses on Inclusion for All

The inaugural event—“From Moment to Movement”—stressed togetherness, community and action in face of inequality and deficits in social justice. Organizers of the 2021 Equity Summit wanted to make it clear: This first-ever event of its kind on campus was not… 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 »

Record Attendance at Scholars Day

While undergraduate enrollment is still down across the country in higher education, Daemen experienced record high attendance at its March 1-6 Scholars Week event, indicating heavy interest from prospective students. The admissions team reported 252 attendees, an increase of 37… Read More »

Symposium Offers New Tools to Support Student Success

Flower Dary in a black shirt in front of white brick wall

Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), this year’s 15th annual Learning and Teaching Symposium was virtually attended by faculty and staff members who focused on the theme: small changes, big impact. The event featured… Read More »

NPR Co-Founder Headlines Lecture Event

Daemen will host a virtual lecture and discussion with Bill Siemering, National Public Radio’s first director of programming, at 6 p.m. Monday, March 1. Siemering, who co-founded NPR’s board of directors and wrote its mission statement, will share insights based… 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 »

RN to BS Degree, A Path to Leadership Skills

Now, more than ever, skilled nurses are essential to the health and well being of those in need across our global community. That is why it is so important that education systems encourage nurses to constantly improve their practice through… Read More »