Tag Archives: Faculty and Staff

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Colleen Heidinger, adjunct instructor of entrepreneurism at Daemen College, has been named president of 43North and is the first woman to head the organization.… Read More »

Robins Appointed Stewardship Director

Jill Robins, who has more than 15 years of donor stewardship and special events experience, has been named director of stewardship at Daemen College. In this role, she is responsible for designing, implementing, and directing an integrated and comprehensive stewardship… Read More »

Staff Profile – Alexis Wayne

Alexis Wayne standing in front of a dark grey screen

Alexis Wayne recently joined Daemen College as director of athletics operations and communications. She is responsible for the scheduling of facilities to accommodate all varsity team practices, home athletic competitions, and outside group rentals. Her duties also include hiring, training,… Read More »

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WKBW-TV interviewed Dr. Jack Peltz, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Daemen College, about his research on the link between parent-set bedtimes and better teen mental health. Peltz is lead author of the study, which has been published in the… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Darren Treadway

Dr. Darren Treadway is a visiting professor of business administration at Daemen College. Before coming to Daemen, he was on the faculty at the University of Mississippi and the University at Buffalo. He has also been a leadership development consultant… Read More »

Study Finds Parent-Set Bedtimes Linked to Better Teen Mental Health

Teens who are not getting sufficient sleep are more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression, a result that can be mitigated when parents enforce bedtimes with adolescent children, according to new research led by a Daemen College professor. The… Read More »

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Dr. Andrew Wise, professor of history and director of the Daemen College Center for Polish Studies, is serving on the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo Board of Directors.… Read More »

College Names First Chief Diversity Officer

Daemen College has named Dr. Ida Gibson as the college’s first chief diversity officer as part of the institution’s continuing commitment to advance diversity and inclusion on campus. Her appointment was effective Jan. 2. In this new role, Gibson will… Read More »

Staff Profile – Michelle Semski

Michelle Semski serves as an academic advisor in the Daemen College Student Success Center. She brings to Daemen nearly 10 years of advisement experience from Bryant & Stratton College and Trocaire College. She has also worked in other areas in… Read More »

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“The First World Congress of Scottish Literatures in Glasgow 2014” includes a chapter, “Mapping Post-Devolution Scottish Fiction,” authored by Dr. Robert Morace, professor of English.… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Kellie Kotwicki

Kellie Kotwicki serves as practicum coordinator and associate professor in the Daemen College Applied Behavior Analysis Program. A licensed behavior analyst in Arizona and New York, Kotwicki has been working in the field for more than nine years. She became… Read More »

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The 2019 Faculty Art Show will be on display through Jan. 24 in the Daemen College Elizabeth C. Tower Gallery in the Haberman Gacioch Art Center.… Read More »

Staff Profile – Elizabeth Renner ’18, ‘19

Elizabeth Renner started this summer as coordinator of the Daemen College Global Programs Office. In this capacity, she assists with recruiting, marketing, designing, and managing the college’s study abroad opportunities, and supports the executive director with advising international students. She… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Kurt Blankschaen

Kurt Blankschaen smiling, sitting on a stool in front of a white fence

Dr. Kurt Blankschaen joined Daemen College this fall as an assistant professor of philosophy. He is excited to start his first year at the college teaching courses in medical ethics and medical humanities. He previously taught courses in ethics, political… Read More »

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Peter Schilke, director of instructional design at Daemen College, and Dr. Martha Kershaw, assistant professor of nursing, were co-presenters at “QM Connect: The 11th Annual QM Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning,” held in October in Grapevine, Texas. Their… Read More »