Education grad students gain real world classroom experience

The Thomas Reynolds Center for Special Education & After-School Programs. Often referred to as the TRC or the Center, it offers a unique opportunity for students at the graduate level of education that no other college offers. For the 2015 – 2016 school year, Samantha Schaefer and Molly Howe are two of the graduate assistants working at the Center’s after-school program. The Center started in … Continue reading Education grad students gain real world classroom experience

Daemen College Academic Festival: A Celebration of Academic Achievement that is Getting Bigger Every Year

Daemen College is celebrating its 16 year of the annual Academic Festival.  The Festival centers on student presentations to campus and community, providing a showcase for academic excellence and achievement through student and faculty presentations and exhibitions.  These presentations may reflect work done in a single discipline or interdisciplinary in nature, and include posters, papers, panel discussions, exhibits, videos, musical or theatrical performances or  students’ … Continue reading Daemen College Academic Festival: A Celebration of Academic Achievement that is Getting Bigger Every Year

Wildcat Student-Athlete: Tennis Player Gregory Lowe

When it comes to leading the Wildcats Tennis Team, Gregory Lowe has scored third in singles and second in doubles. He is a starter six (the six players with the highest score) and the captain of the tennis team. Lowe played tennis for East Aurora Blue Devils in East Aurora during his high school years. He chose Daemen College for the small classes and location … Continue reading Wildcat Student-Athlete: Tennis Player Gregory Lowe

Daemen graduate student develops new collaborative writing product

Liberal arts programs often receive scrutiny and have developed a negative reputation, as it is believed that such an education leaves the graduate without a job and without direction. Daemen College’s own graduate, Thomas Wilkie, is breaking those standards. Wilkie graduated Daemen College in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish, along with minors in Hispanic studies, entrepreneurship, international business, and composition. Now, … Continue reading Daemen graduate student develops new collaborative writing product

Daemen College Students get Life Experience Running VITA Site on Campus

This tax season 16 Daemen College accounting students ran the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) site on campus providing income tax services for 90 clients.  This gave the students real life, hands on experience in tax preparations and customer service. “Daemen College has had some sort of student tax program for over 31 years, whether on or off campus,” according to Linda Kuechler, professor of … Continue reading Daemen College Students get Life Experience Running VITA Site on Campus