Tag Archives: Faculty and Staff

Buffalo Niagara Partnership Event Headlined by Whitney Mendel

In an event for young professionals hosted by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Whitney Mendel, an associate professor of public health, will explore “Creating Wellness in the Workplace.” Attendees can register for the virtual presentation, which will take place Friday,… Read More »

Tara Kaczorowski—Faculty Profile

Tara Kaczorowski knew she wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember. “I played ‘school’ with my sister,” she said. “Teaching is something I’ve always wanted to do.” Now, as the new chair of Daemen’s Education… Read More »

Prestigious Art Collection Highlights Daemen Artists in New Exhibition

“Celebrating Daemen”—a new exhibition of artwork by nearly 30 college faculty and alums—makes obvious why the institution has long been known as one of the region’s premier producers of artistic talent. The selections in the show hail from the collection… Read More »

Buffalo Niagara Partnership Welcomes Tina Addison to Exclusive Leadership Program

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership—the region’s chamber of commerce and privately-funded economic development organization—has welcomed Daemen’s Tina Addison into its selective Leader Exchange program. Addison joins a cohort of just a dozen local leaders who will meet together over the course… Read More »

Staff Profile—Megan Beardi

Megan Beardi began working as a marketing assistant at Daemen College in 2017, and was then promoted to assistant director of graduate admissions—all while completing her master’s degree in leadership and innovation at the college. Beardi, who also earned a… Read More »

Kathryn Procknal—Alum/Faculty Profile

At heart, Kathryn Procknal ’14 ’21 has always been a social worker. “I recently looked back at my old yearbook from the fourth grade and for the question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’” Procknal said,… Read More »

Tiffany Wagner—Staff Profile

Daemen’s new Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Tiffany Wagner didn’t always plan to work in enrollment. In fact, she started her education career in the Vet-Tech Program at Alfred State College. “I was set to work with cows for the… Read More »

New Online Gallery Opens of Student and Alum Artwork

Students and alums of Daemen’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have a studio space to call their own—a new website dedicated to their artwork. Robert Waterhouse, associate professor of theatre and chair of VPA described the… Read More »

Faculty Profile—Aaron Joyal

It was the generosity and interest from certain professors along Aaron Joyal’s academic journey that he credits for guiding him on a path to Daemen, where he’s an assistant professor of business administration. The impact of mentorship in his own… Read More »

Buffalo Humanities Festival: Utopia Features Daemen Faculty

The eighth Buffalo Humanities Festival—centered around the theme of “Uptopia” this year—featured a cross-disciplinary presentation by Daemen entrepreneurship and political science faculty. The session, titled “Ritual and Place: Towards a Utopian Policy,” was delivered by Dan Shanahan, assistant professor and… Read More »

Miguel Rodriguez—Staff Profile

Miguel Rodriguez is known for his rapport with students. As a former campus safety supervisor—and Daemen’s first director of community standards and student advocacy—he’s a bridge between the college and students, supporting their well-being while running a fair conduct process.… Read More »

Professors Study an NYC Election First

In New York City’s mayoral primary on June 22, ballots will be cast for the first time using an uncommon—but not unproven—method for choosing candidates: ranked choice voting (RCV). Using exit poll data to study voters’ perceptions of RCV’s effects… Read More »

Margaret (Meg) Artman—Faculty Profile

Margaret (Meg) Artman serves as faculty advisor to The Insight, the student-run newspaper of Daemen College, which just published its most recent issue. It’s a fitting role for the assistant professor of English; Artman was a frequent contributor to… Read More »

Daemen in the News

Will local private colleges require in-person students to get vaccinated? Buffalo Business First: Greg Nayor, vice president for strategic initiatives Sluggish start dooms FCY New York in first-ever UPSL home match Buffalo News: Bediako Swan, head coach, men’s… Read More »

VPA’s Xiao Yang Exhibits in NYC Art Installation

Xiao Yang, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and a 2016 graduate of the college, displayed her work “Made In Power” in one of New York City’s largest annual outdoor installations of artwork.… Read More »