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Daemen Recognized with 2023 National Honors by Niche

Daemen University has earned a bevy of national distinctions from Niche, an online higher education rankings platform. Daemen was rated as an “A-” college nationally for its value and ranked third in the category in the Buffalo-Niagara region. For… 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 »

Daemen Hosts Visit by Educational Leader of Rwandan University

Daemen recently hosted a visit by the vice chancellor of the Catholic University of Kabgayi in Rwanda, Balthazar Ntivuguruzwa. Ntivuguruzwa hosted Joseph Sankoh, associate professor of political science at Daemen, while serving as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar this past… Read More »

Buffalo Prep Holds Retreat at Daemen

For the first time, Daemen was home to Buffalo Prep’s senior retreat, bringing 25 high school students on campus this summer to prepare for their post-secondary studies. The retreat serves to “jumpstart” the college application and admissions process, said… Read More »

Parkinson’s Foundation to Host “Moving Day” Walk at Daemen This Weekend

The Parkinson’s Foundation will host its annual Moving Day Buffalo walk for the first time on Daemen University’s campus this Saturday, Sept. 17, with help from students and faculty of the Physical Therapy Department. The event is part of… Read More »

Convocation Welcomes New Students, Families

Convocation kicked off a new academic year in a fashion both familiar and new. Marking the institution’s 75th anniversary – and after two-and-a-half years of overcoming pandemic-related obstacles – Daemen’s leaders welcomed a more traditional and recognizable version of… Read More »

Board Chair Yurtchuk Named a 2022 C-Level Executives Award Winner

John Yurtchuk, the chairman of Daemen University’s Board of Trustees, was honored by Buffalo Business First as a 2022 C-Level Executives award winner. The annual honors, now in their 11th year, recognize western New York’s most effective business… Read More »

U.S. Blind Hockey Team Holds Camp at Daemen

The U.S. Blind Hockey Team recently held its national tryouts and camp at Daemen. Players from around the country stayed in the university’s apartments and ate meals on campus in dining halls. They practiced and scrimmaged at the nearby Northtown… Read More »

Tickets Now Available for 75th Keynote by Baratunde Thurston

Tickets for Daemen’s 75th anniversary keynote speech by Baratunde Thurston – the host of the new hit PBS show America Outdoors – are now available. While the event is free and open to the public, tickets must be reserved via … Read More »

Daemen to Celebrate 75th Birthday on Friday

Daemen University will mark the 75th anniversary of its founding this week. On Friday, two days before Daemen’s official birthday, the institution will host an 11:30 a.m. gathering near the front lawn of the Amherst campus. A Daemen flag will… Read More »

USA Hockey Spends Summer at Daemen

For the past month, USA Hockey has hosted multiple camps for young elite prospects at Daemen. While hockey matches and practices were held at the nearby Northtown Center in Amherst (and livestreamed on HockeyTV.com), players were housed, coached and took… Read More »

New Art Exhibition Highlights Works by Summit Center Students

The Summit Center, a behavioral health center in western New York, has collaborated with Daemen on a new exhibition to celebrate artists and learners with autism. The show, consisting of paintings, digital artwork, and paper collage works by Summit students,… Read More »

Daemen Named a College of Distinction – for 15th Straight Year

Daemen University has been named a national College of Distinction – a prestigious recognition given to higher education institutions – as an acknowledgement of distinction in teaching, scholarship and student success. The honor marks the 15th consecutive year Daemen has… Read More »

Robert Gioia Joins Daemen Board of Trustees

Robert Gioia, a civic leader in western New York for nearly 50 years and retired president of The John R. Oishei Foundation, has been appointed to the Daemen University Board of Trustees. “There are few leaders in our region… Read More »

Professor Laura Watts Receives National Award for Book

The American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) has awarded the book prize for Visual Studies to Laura Watts, professor of art history in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Daemen University, for her book Italian Panting in… Read More »