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St. Bonaventure University

    Dec 07, 2021 | Fr. Ross Chamberland, O.F.M., associate vice president for Student Affairs, completed the yearlong Certificate in Church Management program through the School of Business at Villanova University.

    Dec 07, 2021 | Dr. Jeffrey White, emeritus professor of classical languages, will have an article published this month in Aevum, the humanities journal of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan: “Last Summer in Tuscany: 1462.”

    Dec 07, 2021 | Sheri Lynn Voss, assistant professor and director of the B-12 Literacy program, was awarded the 2021-2022 William Eller Scholarship at the University at Buffalo in November 2021.

    Dec 06, 2021 | The St. Bonaventure University Polar Crew team braved the elements Saturday, Dec. 4, to rally the forces for another year to plunge into Lake Erie for Special Olympics New York.

    Dec 04, 2021 | The top-seeded Bonnies erased an early 7-3 deficit and rode a strong defense and kicking game to a 27-15 victory and a berth in next weekend’s NCR title game at AVEVA Stadium in Houston, home to Major League Rugby’s Houston Sabercats.

    Dec 03, 2021 | Longtime Bona employee Jamie Peace discovered SBU and the friars when he was just a boy. “Now,” he says, “my family is very much a Bona friar family.

    Dec 01, 2021 | The importance of relationships and helping neighbors in need was the focus of the fourth annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas, where just shy of $78,000 was raised for St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC).

    Nov 29, 2021 | A Bonnie believes no one should go hungry. That’s why the Franciscan Center for Social Concern created the SBU Food Pantry, which offers a variety of fresh, frozen and canned foods for those struggling with food insecurity.

    Nov 20, 2021 | After a slow start and a narrow escape near the Eagles’ try zone, St. Bonaventure methodically beat down the Virginia university, 39-7, before more than 300 fans at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex in the first round of the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Tournament Saturday afternoon.

    Nov 19, 2021 | Frisson Ensemble, an 11-member group said to feature the best and brightest of classical music’s rising stars, will perform at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3.

    Nov 19, 2021 | Each summer, the FCSC’s Farm to Table internship program allows students the opportunity to work at Canticle Farm in the mornings and serve nutritious meals in the afternoons at Bona’s student-run soup kitchen, the Warming House in downtown Olean. Through this service experience, students learn the progression of food — from planting to serving.

    Nov 18, 2021 | The Bonnies, who closed the season with signature wins over Penn State and Kutztown, host seventh-seeded University of Mary Washington at noon Saturday at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex in the first round of the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Championship.

    Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, co-translated and co-edited with Lydia Schumacher from King’s College, London, "A Reader in Early Franciscan Theology: The Summa Halensis," published by Fordham University Press.

    Nov 17, 2021 | Fr. Ross Chamberland, O.F.M., associate vice president of Student Affairs, completed the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities' Certificate in Franciscan Studies, granted by the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.

    Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Susan Branco, associate professor of counselor education, along with Dr. Nicola Meade and Roni White, co-vice presidents of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development's Native American Concerns Group, gave an online presentation Nov. 5 titled "Appreciate, Adapt, and Avoid Appropriation: Recommendations for Clinical Practice, Teaching, and Research."

    Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of journalism and mass communication, and chair of the Jandoli School's undergraduate programs, moderated a discussion with New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara as the keynote event for the fall 2021 Virtual Teacher Institute sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust (ABT).

    Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, assistant professor of management, will present her research titled "Corporate Social Responsibility in a Post-COVID World" at the 2021 Decision Science Institute Annual Conference online.

    Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Gabriel Swarts, assistant professor and chair of the adolescence education program, co-authored an article for Education Sciences about implementing teacher education technology competencies (TETCs) into teacher preparation programs.

    Nov 16, 2021 | Each week, St. Bonaventure University students involved with SBU@SPCA visit the Cattaraugus County SPCA, a place many abandoned or relinquished animals call home.

    Nov 14, 2021 | Since 1975, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern has paired local students from kindergarten to sixth grade with Bona students through the Bona Buddies program. The program provides parents with a network of support and college students with the chance to make a difference in a young person’s life.