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Sunday, September 21, 2025 - Saturday, September 27, 2025

Founders Celebration is an annual campus-wide event at ¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ honoring the institution’s origins, commemorating its rich history of scholarship, and continuing its momentum forward. This re-imagined celebration combines Homecoming, Family Weekend, Alumni Weekend, and Founders Day to create one spectacular week-long schedule of events.

Thursday, September 25
6:00 pm | Daemen Hall (formerly Musicafare Theatre)

The Distinguished Alumni Awards were established in 1986 as a way to recognize those graduates who have made a difference. With each graduation ceremony emerges a new group of leaders from the hallowed halls of this University. Upon graduation, our alumni are ready to represent the best Daemen has to offer in the fields of business, finance, medicine, health sciences, education, law, government, and the arts. Award selection is determined by the governing body of the alumni association. The awardees are chosen by a committee of alumni representatives. We have recognized the vast array of growth, achievements, and societal contributions of our alumni.

• Geoffrey Abraskin ‘02, ‘05 Distinguished Alumni Award
• Hon. Patrick O'Sullivan ‘85 Advancement in Career
• Annie Foster-Ahmed ‘86 Outstanding Service to the Community
• Theresa Kolodziej, DPT ‘83, ‘04
• Dr. Humberto Hernandez Ariza ‘21 Graduate of the Last Decade

Friday, September 26
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Jazzboline Ballroom
5010 Main Street, Amherst, N.Y.

The Scholarship Gala is our annual scholarship fundraiser which provides financial assistance for today’s Daemen students.  Through this event and thanks to generous Daemen alumni, corporate sponsors, and friends of the University, the dream of achieving a college education becomes a reality for deserving students.

All proceeds directly support student scholarships.

Saturday, October 25
3:30 exhibition game against Nazareth University @ KeyBank Center
KeyBank Center
1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203

¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ men's basketball will take on Nazareth University in an exhibition game played at the KeyBank Center in downtown Buffalo prior to the start of the 2025-26 season. The game will take place on Saturday, October 25 at 3:30 PM prior to the Division I exhibition game between the University at Buffalo and Syracuse University which will play at 7 PM. ...

Saturday, October 27
10:45 a.m.
Social Room | John R. Yurtchuk Student Center

The ¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ Division of Athletics is pleased to announced that tickets to the 2025 Daemen Athletics Hall of Fame Induction are now on sale via the Wildcats' online ticket office. Former Daemen student-athletes Lindsay (Miller) Clark '11 (women's soccer), Kyle Clifford '15 (men's basketball, soccer, track & field), Casey Sheehan '14 (men's basketball) and Kharmen Wingard '05 (men's basketball) will be enshrined during an on-campus ceremony.

To purchase tickets, visit , select "Athletic Department Special Events", and then select "Get Tickets" for the event; follow the corresponding prompts.

In our virtual panel series, topics range from healthcare, diversity, innovation, leadership and our ever changing society. Sponsored by graduate programs at ¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ, you can experience our virtual panel series anytime by exploring previous panel videos.