Daemen College
| Daemen College | |
|---|---|
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Rosary Hall | |
Former names | Rosary Hill College |
| Motto | A World of Opportunity |
| Established | 1947 |
| Endowment | $6.3 Million |
| President | Dr. Gary A. Olson |
| Students | 3,005 |
| Undergraduates | 2,156 |
| Postgraduates | 849 |
| Location |
Amherst, New York 42°57′55″N 78°47′20″W / 42.965373°N 78.788838°WCoordinates: 42°57′55″N 78°47′20″W / 42.965373°N 78.788838°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Website | http://www.daemen.edu/ |
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Daemen College is a liberal arts college[1] in Amherst, New York.[2][3] It is a non-sectarian four-year liberal arts college that also offers graduate programs in business, healthcare and education.
History
Daemen was established in 1947 as Rosary Hill College for women by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, founded by Mother Magdalene Daemen. The College graduated its first male alumnus in 1968, and changed its name in 1976 to honor the foundress of the order which founded Rosary Hill College.
Academics
There are more than thirty undergraduate programs and six graduate programs at the school.
Daemen College has a competency-based core curriculum in which students are expected to master critical thinking and creative problem solving, information literacy, communication skills, affective awareness, moral and ethical discernment, contextual competency, and civic responsibility. Also notable is Daemen's integration of service learning into the Core Curriculum.
Athletics
Daemen College teams, the Wildcats (formerly the Warriors), are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing as a provisional member of the East Coast Conference. The Wildcats also compete as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The Wildcats were part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the now-defunct American Mideast Conference. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Notable faculty
- James K.Y. Kuo, professor and abstract expressionist painter.
Notable alumni
- Mary Ann Esposito, class of 1964 - creator/host of Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, a cooking program that is the longest-running United States television series of its kind.
- Lynn Marinelli, class of 1985 - chairwoman of the County Legislature in Erie County, New York.
- Geoffrey Gatza, editor and publisher.
- Dr. Ryan J Smith - Class of 2014
- Dr. John Paul Zawisky- Class of 2011
- Dr. Nickolas Ponichtera- Class of 2010
References
- ↑ "Admissions". Daemen College. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ Overview of Daemen College (Map). USGS. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ Buffalo NE Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
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