Daemen News Releases

5.22.2013 | Fred Pordum Selected for Health Leadership Fellows Program Pordum has over 10 years of leadership experience in healthcare management and is a key member of the Daemen wound care team
5.22.2013 | Professor of Biology Brenda Young Honored by EPA Young is one of 17 individuals and organizations from across New York State recognized by the agency
5.21.2013 | Daemen College Announces High-Level Advisory Board The Board will help Daemen continue to be a key part of the WNY economic, academic, and workforce development dialogue
5.18.2013 | President Gary A. Olson Cites Importance of Critical Thinking to Daemen College Class of 2013 The College also awarded four special honors
5.15.2013 | Daemen Education Department Earns Seven Year Accreditation Daemen offers 14 program options that lead to teacher certification in varying content areas at undergraduate and graduate levels
5.12.2013 | Daemen College Ranked Among WNY Colleges Giving Best Local Return on Tuition Cost The report noted several Daemen degree programs as offering exceptional value for tuition dollars
5.10.2013 | Daemen Launches Visual Effects Certificate Training Program The Daemen College Visual Effects Certificate Training program will provide the cornerstone for new visual effects and post production jobs here in Buffalo
5.8.2013 | Daemen President Gary A. Olson to speak to Daemen College Class of 2013 Commencement ceremonies will begin at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 18 in Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo
5.7.2013 | Daemen President Gary A. Olson Launches One-Hundred Tree Challenge Beautification project part of College's deep commitment to protecting and enhancing greenspace in Amherst
5.6.2013 | Daemen Graphic Design Major Wins Scholarship Competition Juan chose to come to the United States, leaving family, friends, and culture to pursue his dream
5.2.2013 | Daemen College Associate Professor Bridget Niland Named YMCA Buffalo Niagara Volunteer of the Year Niland is being recognized in part for her efforts in the development of the YMCA Strong Kids Shootout Event
5.2.2013 | Daemen Business Administration Student Receives Regional Management Award Ashley received the award at the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association annual dinner at Adams Mark Hotel April 10
5.2.2013 | Womens Rights Activist and Civil Rights Icon Lilly Ledbetter tells Daemen College 'The Fight is not Over' Ledbetter has become an energetic and effective advocate for change
4.29.2013 | Amherst Recognizes Daemen for Six Straight Years of National Service Learning Honors Town officials singled out Daemen students faculty and staff for their years of contributions to Western New York
4.26.2013 | Daemen Social Work Student Recognized by Erie County Legislature Aishah, who will graduate in May 2013 from Daemen, was honored as a Court Appointed Special Advocate
4.26.2013 | Daemen Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement Center Administrators Honored at Social Work Dinner Cheryl Bird and Sharon Benz, the CSCCE staff, and Daemen students, implement community-wide initiatives bringing positive change to Western New Yorkers' lives
4.25.2013 | Adriane Williams Receives National Award Recognized by On Point for College for compassion and service to low income and first generation college students
4.25.2013 | Men's Basketball Team Goes Bald For Bucks Proceeds To Be Donated To Roswell Park Cancer Institute
4.22.2013 | Mayor Byron Brown kicks off Prestigious International Research Forum at Daemen Researchers from Daemen College, the University, and others, will present papers on critically important research in the areas of education, health care, and more
4.22.2013 | Daemen College Health Care Forum will focus on Impact of Affordable Care Act The Forum is an excellent opportunity to obtain a glimpse into both the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead regarding The Affordable Care Act
4.22.2013 | Daemen Provides Free Income Tax Preparation for nearly 400 Individuals and Families Tax preparation was done by certified Daemen accounting students
4.18.2013 | Daemen, Roswell Collaborate to offer Cytotechnology Degree Cytotechnologists often play a crucial role in helping patients recover from illness by identifying a disease while it is still at a treatable stage
4.18.2013 | Daemen Accounting Students Among Top Winners in WNY Student 2 Biz Challenge The WNY Student 2 Biz Challenge is a collaborative effort between the 21 member institutions of the WNY Consortium of Higher Education
4.17.2013 | Daemen College Hosts International Research Forum April 22-24 Daemen College faculty and researchers will present scholarly work and research findings on a range of topics.
4.15.2013 | Emily Dickinson Scholar to Discuss "GORGEOUS NOTHINGS" at Daemen College April 22 Dickinson scholar Marta Werner discusses the implications and beauty of these enigmatic poems.
4.12.2013 | Daemen College Receives $50,000 Grant from William Randolph Hearst Foundations Hearst Foundations scholarship recipients may include students in all Daemen academic majors including the Daemen animation program.
4.11.2013 | Daemen Officials Announce use for Former YMCA Building College administrators see the former YMCA as a good fit for Daemen athletic programs.
4.10.2013 | Rosary Hall Named Local Historic Landmark Built around 1912 as the Crouch-Waite mansion the house was designed by George Cary, one of the few native born Buffalo architects.
4.10.2013 | Daemen Women's Basketball USCAA Championship Team Honored by Town of Amherst Coach David Skolen's squad completed a historic 26-7 season to capture the program's first national title on March 2.
4.9.2013 | Daemen Student Named WNY Outstanding Air Force Reservist of the Year While assigned to the 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airman Larwood deployed in support of Operations New Dawn and Iraqi Freedom.
4.4.2013 | Women's Rights Activist Lilly Ledbetter to Speak at Daemen College April 22 Ledbetter's cause was long championed by President Obama, who made the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act the first new law of his presidency
3.29.2013 | Daemen Signs Animation Agreement with SUNY Broome Community College The agreement that was signed formalizes a partnership between Daemen and SUNY Broome.
3.22.2013 | Academic Festival Exhibit Jacek M. Fraczak Drawing the Banality of Evil Jacek Fraczak has had over 30 solo shows in Poland Denmark USA and Germany.
3.21.2013 | Jill-e Designs President Gail Backal will speak in Daemen Entrepreneurship Lecture April 3 Jill e Designs is a multimillion dollar business whose bags are sold and enjoyed the world over.
3.20.2013 | Veteran Correspondent and Best Selling Author Rita Cosby to Speak at Daemen College April 16 Throughout her illustrious TV career Cosby has secured some of the biggest interviews including exclusives with more than 20 world leaders
3.20.2013 | Author and Military Strategist Brian Haig Will Speak at Daemen College April 15 Haig spent 22 years on active duty before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1997 and going into private business
3.20.2013 | Daemen College Student Veterans Alliance Lead VFW Rescue Project Daemen student veterans are joining an established VFW Post and accepting key positions in an effort to start the next generation of VFW members
3.17.2013 | Daemen College to Offer Veterans Financial Fair and Free Income Tax Preparation on March 23 Information will be available on educational programs, buying homes, credit problems, and much more.
3.13.2013 | Veterans Financial Fair and Free Income Tax Preparation Free income tax preparation is available to veterans and the general public on March 23rd with incomes of $51,000 or less, filing a standard deduction or schedules A and B.
3.5.2013 | Daemen Student Alumni Ambassadors Honored This is the second consecutive year Daemen Student Alumni Ambassadors have won in this category
3.4.2013 | Daemen Receives National Honor for Sixth Straight Year In academic year 2012-2013 hundreds of Daemen students contributed tens of thousands of service hours to Western New York communities.
3.1.2013 | Daemen College Awarded $1500 from New York Council for the Humanities Aim is to engage members of the community in deeper understanding of and dialogue about refugee experiences, both past and present through a variety of educational experiences.
3.1.2013 | Olympic Gold Medalist Receives Post Operative Rehabilitation from Daemen College Physical Therapists An opportunity to assist an Olympic athlete to return to his sport at the highest level following significant reconstructive surgery
2.25.2013 | Monthly Reading and Discussion Series Begins February 28 The program is free and open to the public -- pre-registration is required
2.20.2013 | Jack Connors Next Speaker in Daemen Entrepreneurship Lecture Series March 6 Connors began his journalism career at the Buffalo Courier Express and was the first editor of Business First
2.20.2013 | Daemen College All High Show Opens March 3 The All High Art Show features works done in various art forms representing the best of young aspiring visual artists from high schools throughout Western New York.
2.19.2013 | Frances Gage will speak at Daemen College March 7 Gage's broad teaching interests span European art and architecture from the 13th through the 20th centuries
2.12.2013 | 2012-2013 Daemen Film Series Continues March 4 with In America All films in the Daemen College Film Series are shown 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings in Alumni Lounge
2.11.2013 | Works by Daemen Associate Professor Join World-Class Collection in Albright-Knox Acquired for the Albright Knox permanent collection
2.8.2013 | Daemen College Receives Second Gold LEED Certification This is the second Gold LEED Certification awarded to a structure on the Daemen College campus
2.7.2013 | 29th Annual Daemen Golf Classic is June 17 The Chair of this year’s tournament is Luis A. Santiago '79, owner and agent of Lou Santiago Insurance
2.7.2013 | Life of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a Woman Who Changed History, is next Duns Scotus Lecture February 25 Along with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she was a founding member of the National Woman Suffrage Association
2.5.2013 | Dr. Laura E. Edsberg Receives Singular National Honor The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel serves as a resource to health care professionals, government, the public, and health care agencies
1.28.2013 | Dr. Gary A. Olson Will Begin his Term as Daemen's 6th President February 1 From 2009-2011 Dr. Olson served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Idaho State University.
1.28.2013 | Daemen Physician Assistant Students, Faculty, Return to Dominican Republic for 13th Straight Year The Daemen students and practitioners provided a wide range of care while also bringing medicines and health education.
1.25.2013 | Medical Mission to Haiti 2013 Daemen Students Travel with Hope for Tomorrow Foundation to Provide Health Care
1.17.2013 | Jonathan D. Katz will speak at Daemen College February 7 Dr. Katz is director of the Doctoral Studies, Department of Visual Studies, at State University of New York at Buffalo.
1.16.2013 | "Buffalo's Changing Face" is next Haberman Gacioch Entrepreneurship Lecture, February 6 Dramatic before and after images clearly show what we have gained and what we have lost over the last 32 years.
1.15.2013 | Daemen President Dr. Edwin Clausen Honored by State Senator Michael Ranzenhofer The faculty practice law was initiated by Daemen and received bipartisan support, carrying it through both houses of the State Legislature in a 164-0 vote
1.14.2013 | Cyberbullying Play The Whisperer to be Performed at Nichols School January 28 THE WHISPERER is an original play researched, written, and performed by Daemen College students who were moved to take action following the 2011 death by suicide of Jamie Rodemeyer
1.14.2013 | WNY Peace Center Coffeehouse will offer details on Guatemala Projects January 21 It is free and open to the public
1.3.2013 | Daemen College Hosts Brazilian Faculty and Students January 4-17 Brazil is one of the world's fastest-growing major countries, and has the world's fifth-largest economy
12.17.2012 | Colonel David W. Sutherland, Former Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak at Daemen College January 14 Building awareness among American business, education, healthcare, and community leaders of the needs of our veterans and their families
12.10.2012 | Daemen Athletic Training Program Now Offers a Direct Entry Two Year MS in Addition to BSMS Certified Athletic Trainers are an integral part of the sports medicine team and work collaboratively with physicians and other allied health professionals
11.29.2012 | Susan G. Komen Foundation Receives Funding Support from Daemen Student Vets Daemen College Student Veterans raised awareness as well as funding for two important causes.
11.28.2012 | National Veterans Education Listing Again Awards Daemen Top Rating Among Military Friendly Colleges in WNY This is the third straight year Daemen has been selected as a Military Friendly School by Military Advanced Education magazine.
11.26.2012 | Partners in Health Education Advanced Certificate Program Deadline is December 10 The curriculum and program are designed to educate and empower Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs)
11.26.2012 | December 5 Event will Explore Sustaining Western New York Vibrancy of the Arts A specially selected panel of experts will share their perspective on the future of arts and cultural organizations in WNY
11.20.2012 | December 5 Haberman Gacioch Entrepreneurship Lecture to Explore Community Revitalization through the Arts Buffalo's Torn Space Theater is committed to bringing innovative performance to the Western New York community and to the world
11.20.2012 | December 7 Daemen Event Hoping to Inspire Applications for Fulbright Grants The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government flagship program in international educational exchange
11.19.2012 | Daemen Inducts Eleven Veteran Graduates into Veterans Hall of Fame The graduates were recognized during a Veterans Day breakfast hosted by the Daemen College Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services
11.15.2012 | Daemen Film Series Continues December 3 with Central Station A Brazilian film about a woman who bonds with a boy who has lost his mother
11.15.2012 | Daemen Signs Articulation Agreement with NOVA Southeastern University New Program Accepting First Freshmen Students in Fall 2013 Semester
11.15.2012 | Three Fall Championships Give Daemen College USCAA Director's Cup Lead The Wildcats captured three fall championships, including men's golf, women's soccer and women's volleyball
11.14.2012 | Faculty Exhibition Opens November 29 An opening reception will be held Thursday, November 29
11.13.2012 | The Arts Administration Program at Daemen College Presents CULTURE NOW A specially selected panel of experts will share their perspective on the future of arts and cultural organizations in WNY
11.8.2012 | Daemen College Names Dr. Gary A. Olson President Dr. Olson obtained his Ph.D. in literary criticism and rhetoric from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1980
11.7.2012 | Daemen College Names Six Distinguished Alumni for 2012 The awards were presented at the Daemen College Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner November 2, 2012
11.1.2012 | Top Ten Luncheon Honors Highest Freshmen Academic Achievement This year's Top Ten Freshmen had a minimum grade point average of 3.87
10.31.2012 | Paintings From Just Perfect to be Shown in ICEA November 23 Books will be available for sale and signing by the artist
10.30.2012 | Say Yes Buffalo Unveils Letters to the Superintendent at ICEA Letters were written and submitted by students, parents, teachers, refugee and immigrant families, among many others
10.29.2012 | Talk Offered at Daemen on Print, Video, and Interactive Design The Mechanism has also released the official iOS app for the Grammy nominated band My Morning Jacket
10.25.2012 | Daemen Film Series Continues November 12 with The Visitor All films are free and open to the public.
10.25.2012 | Daemen Offers Hydrofracking Film, Discussion on Citizen Action Drilling for gas in deep shale formations using hydraulic fracturing technology is changing opinions
10.23.2012 | Second Sister Jeanne File Art History Lecture for Fall 2012 is November 8 Charles Clough is a Buffalo born painter who was one of the founding members of Hallwalls in 1974
10.19.2012 | Daemen Veterans Day Breakfast is November 12 It is free and open to members of the veterans community and their families
10.19.2012 | Blue Sky Design Supply Founder Tyra Johnson Will Speak at Daemen November 7 Johnson's presentation will focus on building a business through sustainability, using eco-friendly management practices, diversity and inclusion programs
10.18.2012 | Daemen Students Assist in Weatherization Project Homeowners were given information about ways to save energy, which will simultaneously cut utility bills and pollution
10.16.2012 | Historic Presidential Election Debate of 1912 Revisited at Daemen October 23 In 1912 as in 2012 candidates debated the proper relationship between government and industry and the scope of federal power
10.15.2012 | Sustainability Panel Discussion Series Fall 2012 The mission of the Global and Local Sustainability Program is to prepare citizens working to create and maintain sustainable communities across the globe.
10.12.2012 | Daemen Awarded Bringing Theory to Practice Seminar Grant More than 300 colleges and universities are connected with the BTtoP Project
10.10.2012 | What Can and Should We Do about Climate Change Now Presented as part of the Alternative & Renewable Energy Issues course in the Daemen Global & Sustainability Program
10.1.2012 | James H. Cummings Foundation Awards $17,000 to Daemen College The Daemen College Physical Therapy Wound Care Center will serve individuals in Western New York who are suffering from chronic wounds
10.1.2012 | Daemen Awarded over $500,000 from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Daemen College is active in securing funding in support for increasing opportunities for diverse health care provider trainees.
9.24.2012 | Daemen College Associates 2012 Community Service Awards will Happen September 30 Ceremonies will begin 11 a.m. at Brookfield Country Club, 5120 Shimerville Road in Clarence
9.21.2012 | Brooke A. Knight "Context and Marker" Opens October 6 at Daemen Brooke A. Knight is a Boston, Massachusetts area artist and educator whose work investigates the landscape and its manifestations in technology
9.20.2012 | Colonel Walter O. Gordon Named Director of Center for Veterans and Veteran Family Services Colonel Gordon holds an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the Air War College and Bachelor and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from UB
9.18.2012 | Daemen Film Series Begins October 1 with Bread and Chocolate All films in the Daemen College Film Series are shown 7:30 p.m. Monday evenings in Alumni Lounge
9.17.2012 | Daemen College Named to 2013 List of Military Friendly Schools The 1739 colleges, universities. and trade schools on this year's list exhibit leading practices in the recruitment and retention of students with military experience
9.14.2012 | WNY Alumni After Hours at the Hyatt October 18 This event will offer an enjoyable and unique networking opportunity
9.13.2012 | NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Awards Daemen $100,500 Initiative is to enhance knowledge and skill of nurse practitioners and physician assistants throughout New York State.
9.13.2012 | First Sister Jeanne File Art History Memorial Lecture This Fall is October 5 Cher Krause Knight has published widely on gender in art, public art, and contemporary theory.
9.13.2012 | 2012 WNY Environmental Summit Awaken 2 Action is September 29 The Summit will again offer electronics recycling drop off, and tours of the Daemen campus Ecotrail and the Research & Information Commons
9.7.2012 | First Entrepreneurial Lecture for Fall 2012 will be October 3 Limited samples of cheeses and Community Beer Works nanobrews will be available at the event.
9.6.2012 | 2012 College Night is September 17 Daemen's College Night is the largest fall college fair in the area
8.30.2012 | Documentary Linked to HBO Series Band of Brothers and The Pacific to be Screened at Daemen September 20 The film has had a single previous public screening at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, in November, 2011.
8.24.2012 | Daemen Receives National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students Recognition Award Increased focus on transfer students has resulted in an increase in transfer enrollment of 44 percent over the last 10 years.
8.23.2012 | Maureen C. Kellick '74 Will Address 2012 Daemen Convocation September 6 Convocation will be followed by an all-campus luncheon in Wick Dining Room, compliments of the Daemen College Student Association.
8.20.2012 | Rep. Brian Higgins Joins Daemen, Amherst Chamber, Business Executives at Daemen Amherst and Snyder are now part of the new 26th Congressional District
8.17.2012 | Fall Convocation is September 6 Convocation speaker will be Maureen Kellick '74, director of Marketing/ PR & Development for Artpark.
8.17.2012 | Amherst Designates Curtis Hall on the Daemen Campus as Historic Landmark Curtis Hall was named in memory of Patricia Curtis '52, a former Daemen College vice president for academic affairs
8.10.2012 | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Students Spend Three Weeks at Daemen BUCM nursing students participate in open exchanges on wide range of topics
8.10.2012 | Veterans Can Explore their Artistic Side at Daemen College Art work created in Veterans and Artists Collaborative classes has been displayed at the Roycroft Gallery and the Burchfield Penney Museum.
8.10.2012 | Wendt Foundation Supports Daemen Visual & Performing Arts Center The Center sits adjacent to the new Daemen College Research & Information Commons
8.6.2012 | Daemen Visit is First Trip to U.S. for Five Students From Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Opportunity to meet and exchange outcomes with Daemen College nursing students and faculty
7.30.2012 | Segal Education Awards Give AmeriCorps Members Options for College and University Degrees Studies show that AmeriCorps alumni, with their commitment to service, also make excellent students.
7.26.2012 | Health Foundation of Western and Central New York Awards Daemen Nursing Department $10,000 Grant will support enhancing nursing advance care planning and geriatric care rotation development.
7.17.2012 | Daemen Listed as Military Friendly School in Latest Issue of GI JOBS Magazine a top source of information on employment for
veterans nationwide GI JOBS offers a wide range of assistance to veterans
7.13.2012 | Daemen Gains Acceptance into NCAA Division II Membership Process Administrators at Daemen College learned today that the College’s application for membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II has been granted by that organization’s membership.
7.5.2012 | Hope for Tomorrow Foundation Returns From Medical Mission to Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Five Daemen students majoring in physical therapy, nursing, and physician assistant travel with the group of surgeons
6.29.2012 | Daemen College Announces First Summer Institute The first Institute will have nine students from Saudi Arabia arriving on the evening of July 5.
6.26.2012 | Physical Therapy Faculty to Form Non-Profit Practices The amendment to the law was initiated by Daemen and received bipartisan support carrying it through the State Legislature.
6.15.2012 | Daemen Physical Therapy Alumna Makes Pro Sports History History making position puts Daemen graduate in a league of her own
6.15.2012 | Daemen Student Wins Private Meeting With Supreme Court Justice Jaleesa Dukes and Supreme Court Justice share stories of life and growing up in the Bronx
6.14.2012 | College Summit Returns to Daemen June 26 to July 1, 2012 Through the workshops, College Summit and Daemen College have offered support and guidance to low income high school students each of the past five summers.
6.14.2012 | Dr. Frederick F. Pordum II Named Director of Daemen College Physical Therapy Wound Clinic Dr. Pordum has over 10 years of diverse leadership experience in healthcare management.
6.1.2012 | Call for Letters to the New Superintendent of the Buffalo City Schools Upon completion, Letters to the Superintendent: Buffalo Public Schools in the Twenty First Century will be presented to the new superintendent
6.1.2012 | Daemen Teen Refugee Program Receives Support from American Association of University Women The Refugee Teen Empowerment Program helps refugee youth achieve dreams of a college education
6.1.2012 | Daemen Selected by Colleges of Distinction for Fifth Straight Year Colleges and universities are nominated for participation in Colleges of Distinction by high school college counselors.

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