Student Centered.
The Core Curriculum at Daemen College has an innovative approach to learning that enables students to develop seven essential skills and competencies that complement their majors. Upon graduation, students are expected to have mastered critical thinking and creative problem solving, literacy in information and multi-media technology, communication skills, affective judgment, moral and ethical discernment, contextual competency, and civic responsibility. Daemen is also known to integrate service learning into the Core Curriculum.
Daemen offers some of its core curriculum courses in a format known as Learning Communities. This format allows students to move through the core curriculum in smaller groups made up of students from different backgrounds with differing majors and extra-curricular interests. In a learning community a common topic, issue, or subject is studied from the perspective of two or more majors, making for a higher level of critical thinking. Such thinking is necessary for solving problems – be they in a student’s professional life, the nation, or the world.
The Student/Faculty Interdisciplinary Think Tank offers students the opportunity to work with a faculty member on a significant research project. Students receive research scholarships and acknowledgement of their work through publications, showings, presentations, or other forms of public recognition.
Daemen has a close professional and collaborative association among all members of the College’s community while maintaining a student-centered atmosphere. Assisted by a supportive faculty, Daemen students are encouraged to pursue goals beyond their initial expectations, to respond to academic challenges, and to develop habits of mind that enrich their lives and their community.
Daemen offers a variety of academic support services. The Academic Advisement office offers students comprehensive support to meet their diverse needs. Each student is advised/mentored by a full-time faculty member or professional. Also offered is a Peer Mentoring Program and an early alert system to reach out to students whose class performance suggests that something in their lives is interfering with their academic performance.
The Learning Center services are available to assist students during the academic year. All students at Daemen can access services to meet their needs and promote their success: academic coaches, supplemental instruction, peer led team learning, English as a second language, or disability services. Workshops, open to all, are offered each semester by the Academic Support Services on topics such as: note and test taking, test preparation, getting registered, raising your GPA, time management and study skills.
Daemen College has an Honors Program that challenges students’ minds and cultivates their potential to contribute both to the community and to society at large. Students who have demonstrated excellence in learning can benefit from honors courses, which examine complex issues from multiple perspectives, use primary sources rather than textbooks, and present special opportunities for research and a variety of experience-based learning opportunities. Honors students oversee their own student organization, supported by the Student Association, to direct student activities on campus, including a film series, speakers, field trips, special campus events, and community service projects.
Students rate their relationships with administration, faculty and staff very positively.
Undergraduate Degrees and Programs MAJORS: Accounting (BS/MS) Art : Applied Design/Printmaking, Art, Drawing/Illustration, Graphic Design, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts Education K-12 Arts Administration: Comprehensive Arts, Fine Arts, Theater Athletic Training BS/MS Biology: Adolescence Education 7-12, Environmental Studies Biochemistry: Pre-Professional Business Administration: Human Resource Management, International Business , Management Information Systems, Marketing, Sport Management Education: Childhood Education 1-6, Childhood Education/Special Education 1-6 , Early Childhood Education/Special Education B-2 English: Adolescence Education 7-12, Communications/Public Relations French: Adolescence Education 7-12 Health Care Studies: Community Health, Complementary & Alternative Health Care Practices, Health & Fitness Training History History & Government: Adolescence Education 7-12 , Environmental Studies Mathematics: Adolescence Education 7-12 Natural Sciences: Environmental Studies, Forensic Science, Health Science, Individualized Studies Nursing Paralegal Physical Therapy BS, NS/DPT Physician Assistant BS/MS Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Social Work Spanish: Adolescence Education 7-12 INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Environmental Studies, Health Care Studies, Individualized Study PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Pre-Dentistry , Pre-Law , Pre-Medicine , Pre-Veterinary GRADUATE PROGRAMS Accounting: Professional Accountancy Education: Adolescence Education 7-12, Childhood Education 1-6, Special Education 1-6 Executive Leadership and Change Global Business Nursing Adult Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Education, Nursing Executive Leadership, Doctor of Nursing Practice Physical Therapy: Direct Entry Doctor of Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship Program Physician Assistant
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
Daemen’s suburban campus is located in Amherst, New York, rated by Money magazine as one of the safest cities in the United States. Daemen is just minutes away from the city of Buffalo, a city renown for the arts, offering exceptional theatre, music, art, restaurants, and major league sports. The city is in very close proximity to scenic Niagara Falls. Daemen offers students the best of all possible worlds…
Discover yourself.
Daemen knows that there’s more to being a student than just sitting in a classroom or studying at the library. Daemen believes that now is the time to discover exactly who you are; cultivating your hidden talents, taking new risks and challenging yourself to grow are all part of the Daemen experience. Daemen encourages all of their students to become actively engaged in the campus community.
Housing on the Daemen campus is provided in two distinct housing environments. Campus Village, a complex of seven two-story apartment style buildings, providing housing for upper division status students. Canavan Hall is a five story suite-style residence hall for first year students.
A trained Residence Life staff member is available to assist students with their social, academic, and personal needs in the belief that a student’s place of residence is an integral part of the total educational experience. Resident students work with staff to plan and conduct activities designed to enhance cooperation and develop a sense of community in the residence halls.
Student activities provide for the development of the whole person outside of the class room. The student activities director on campus helps students participate in recognized organizations, form new ones, and plan events. All students are encouraged to join in extracurricular activities. With over 50 student organizations the possibilities for involvement at Daemen are limitless. Whether your interests are in art or skiing there is bound to be something that grabs your interest and introduces you to students who share similar passions.
Daemen College offers a variety of varsity, intramural, and club sport opportunities for their students. The student athletes work hard to achieve success on the field and in the classroom.
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES
Daemen students are well prepared for professional