Tag Archives: Students

Wildcats Fall To Top-Seeded Purple Knights In NCAA East Region Semifinals

The Daemen University men’s basketball team saw its 2023-24 season come to an end following an 86-62 loss to top-seeded Saint Michael’s College this evening in the East Region semifinal of the 2024 NCAA Division II Championship. The game was… Read More »

Two Appointed to Daemen Board of Trustees

The Daemen University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Brian Higgins and Gail Mitchell to the university’s board. Higgins serves as the President & CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center where he will oversee an expansion of the campus… Read More »

Daemen to Honor Mary Wilson with Community Excellence Award

Mary Wilson, a Life Trustee with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, will receive this year’s Daemen University Community Excellence Award at the Annual Scholarship Gala – the university’s premier event to raise scholarship support for students – on… Read More »

Daemen Announces Commencement Speakers

An ariel view of the Daemen University 2023 undergraduate commencement ceremony.

Daemen University is proud to announce that Lana Benatovich and Robert Gioia, both members of the university’s Board of Trustees, have been selected as the 2024 commencement speakers. Benatovich will serve as the undergraduate ceremony speaker, and Gioia will… Read More »

Sports Management Students Get NHL Experience

Sports management students and faculty members attend a Buffalo Sabres game at the KeyBank Center.

Before the puck even dropped, some Business Administration majors at Daemen University had a winning experience at a recent Buffalo Sabres game. Students in the Sports Management Program and members of the Sports Management Club, along with three faculty members,… Read More »

Men’s Basketball Opens Postseason Play At Home Wednesday

A member of the men's basketball team dribbles the ball down the court.

The Daemen University men’s basketball team will open the postseason at home on Wednesday night, hosting the Queens Knights at 7 p.m. in the Lumsden Gymnasium.

Daemen Extends Enrollment Deadlines Due to FAFSA Delay

Three students walk up the stairs in the Research & Information Commons

Daemen University has extended enrollment deadlines in the wake of the delay with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the form commonly known as FAFSA. Students can usually fill out the financial aid application starting in October,… Read More »

Wildcats Remain No. 20 In AVCA/NVA National Poll

Members of the men's volleyball team celebrate.

After receiving the program’s first AVCA/NVA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Top-20 ranking last week, the Wildcats remain ranked 20th in Division I men’s volleyball after being tied at 20th in the nation.… Read More »

Meet the “Leave Your Mark” Contest Winner

Lexi Szewczyk ‘23 looks at a picture of her design on the back cover of Daemen Today.

Meet Lexi Szewczyk ’23, the winner of our first-ever “Leave Your Mark” contest. Last semester, the Marketing & Communications team asked students to submit artwork to be used on the back cover of the Fall/Winter 2024 Daemen Today magazine. While… Read More »

Daemen Launching Criminal Justice and Doctor of Nursing Programs

Daemen University has received approval from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to establish two degree programs: a new bachelor’s of science in criminal justice and a newly updated Doctor of Nursing Practice. “Offering new and contemporary curricula and… Read More »

All High Art Weekends Showcase High School Artists

Daemen University continues to celebrate local aspiring artists during its annual All High Art Weekends. The 56th annual All High Art Exhibition opened on Saturday, February 3, in the Elizabeth C. and Peter Tower Gallery in the Nancy Haberman … Read More »

Daemen Places Second at Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament

A member of the bowling team rolls the ball down the lane

The Daemen University women’s bowling team placed second out of eight teams at the Brother Patrick Lacey Memorial Tournament hosted by Saint Vincent College at Lincoln Lanes on Saturday. The Wildcats posted the second-highest overall total pinfall (4,349) of the… Read More »

Lapertosa Named ECC Defensive Player of the Week

Daemen University women’s basketball sophomore forward Cecilia Lapertosa (Whitesboro, N.Y.) was named East Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for competitions taking place February 5 through 11, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. This is Lapertosa’s first Defensive Player… Read More »

Original Trustee Scholar Inspires Top Prospective Students

Dr. Megan Herr '09 serves as the keynote speaker at Scholars Day

Halfway through her interview on Scholars Day two decades ago, Dr. Megan Herr ‘09 decided she wanted to attend Daemen University. “Not the day, the interview itself,” Herr told a room full of the institution’s highest-achieving prospective students. “The person… Read More »

Student Wins NFTA Black History Month Contest

Amani Fanning and others in front of a bus with her winning artwork.

Artwork designed by Daemen University senior Amani Fanning now adorns NFTA buses in honor of Black History Month. Fanning, a senior illustration major, won the NFTA’s third annual Black History Month bus wrap competition. Her artwork celebrates a historic… Read More »