5th Annual Laps for Limbs Event In Honor of World War II Vet
On April 17 at Iroquois High School, the 5th annual Laps for Limbs event was hosted by D’Youville College SVA (Students Veterans Association) and supported by Daemen College SVA, Niagara University SVA, Team RWB (Red, White, Blue Organization) and the Lancaster Leadership Academy. The event was in honor of Captain Sydney L. Cole, an Army pilot during World War II. The 1069 laps that … Continue reading 5th Annual Laps for Limbs Event In Honor of World War II Vet
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
Two Members of Rhetorical Roar Finish Third at Division Competition
On March 18 at Geico’s regional office in Getzville, Toastmasters District 65 Division A Spring 2016 Speech contests were held. Two members of Rhetorical Roar (Daemen College’s Toastmasters club) finished third in the categories they competed in. This marks the second consecutive time Daemen participants have competed at the Division level; however the first time they placed since the inception of the club in 2015. … Continue reading Two Members of Rhetorical Roar Finish Third at Division Competition
Daemen Sigma Beta Delta Inducts 15 Students to International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration
On March 17 at Rosary Hall, 15 Daemen College students were inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration. These students are Francesca Hietanen, Jennifer Honer, Niko Jemmison, Emily Levin, William Olkowski, Rachel Pawlak, Kristen Schmidt, Alec Schumacher, Cheryl Skywark, Brandon Snyder, Kathleen Strobele, Anthony Tojek, Chad Van Every and Max Winterburn. “It was quite an honor and privilege … Continue reading Daemen Sigma Beta Delta Inducts 15 Students to International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration
Knowing an Artist at Daemen
I took an art class last semester, a foundations of design class. In that class I met a particular artist and friend who I simply had to write about; her name is Gabby Sinnott. She is such a vibrant and interesting person, who I have grown to really enjoy spending time with occasionally. In our class Gabby would always have stand out projects, something different … Continue reading Knowing an Artist at Daemen
Inside the Walls of the Federal Courthouse
A few weeks ago the Daemen paralegal studies program took a field trip the the Robert H. Jackson United States Federal Courthouse in downtown Buffalo. For many of the paralegals in the program, it was the first time inside the walls of the massive and elegant new courthouse. Adjacent to Buffalo’s City Hall, the courthouse is an impressive and jaw-dropping modern style building with the … Continue reading Inside the Walls of the Federal Courthouse