12 Facts About Daemen University

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Daemen University is a private university in Amherst, New York and Brooklyn, New York.

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Daemen University is on Main Street in Amherst and close to the New York State Thruway and I-290 and the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

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In 2017, to mark its 70th anniversary, Daemen University installed Founders Bell, which was forged in 1858 and restored by the Class of 1967.

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In 2020, Daemen opened the Center for Interprofessional Learning and Simulation, which has eight examination rooms, a counseling room and a space for telehealth counseling and is used by students in the university's nursing, social work, physical therapy, physician assistant studies and other programs.

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Daemen University has a faculty senate, a student government association, and an alumni board.

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Daemen University offers 65 academic majors and programs in a variety of disciplines and subject areas, including physical therapy, nursing, visual and performing arts, the liberal arts, business, and education.

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In 2017, Daemen University became the only state-approved applied behavior analysis graduate program in New York.

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8.

Daemen University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Daemen University is a member of the East Coast Conference, competing at the NCAA Division II level.

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10.

Daemen University maintains a partnership with Collegiate Village, an independently operated housing complex, which typically houses upperclassmen students in two- and four-bedroom apartments.

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11.

Daemen University Today is the alumni periodical published twice a year.

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Every fall Daemen University hosts its annual Founders Celebration, which is a campus-wide event honoring the institution's origins and commemorating its history of scholarship.

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