St. Bonaventure Newsroom

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SBU women open rugby season with wealth of high school experience

Sep 12, 2025 | When she started her career as head coach of the women’s rugby program at St. Bonaventure three years ago, Meredith Pyke had nine returning players. Only three had played high school rugby.

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A message from President Gingerich

Sep 11, 2025 | The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragic reminder of the deep divisions that mark our times. We are living in an era of incredible political polarization.

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Paper by Posmanick examines integrating college football teams

Sep 10, 2025 | A paper written by Dr. Benjamin Posmanick, assistant professor of Finance, has been published in the Journal of Sports Economics, which is generally considered the top field journal in sports economics.

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Research group presents on hydrogen storage

Sep 10, 2025 | Scientists in the Simpson Research Group presented their work at the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2025 Fall National Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Vaughan showcases Jamaica’s first OT program at international conferences

Sep 10, 2025 | Molly Vaughan, clinical assistant professor of Occupational Therapy, presented in April at the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Inspire Conference in Philadelphia, where she shared her team’s work in developing the first occupational therapy program in Jamaica.

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Professor explores climate change and health disparities at global conference

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, gave a virtual presentation on Aug. 8 titled “Understanding The Impact of Climate Change on Social Determinants of Health: Addressing Disparity in Health Care Outcomes” during the 4th International Conference on Women and Gender Studies organized in Malaysia.

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SBU leaders present on campus sustainability efforts at AFCU event

Sep 10, 2025 | In a presentation titled “Top Down and Bottom Up: Self Study Seeking a Culture of Sustainability,” Fr. Stephen Mimnaugh, O.F.M., Karen Pulaski, and Dr. Kevin Vogel described St. Bonaventure University’s sustainability efforts at the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) Symposium held at Viterbo University, June 4-7.

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Banik elected to Board of Western NY Rural Health Education Center

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Swagata Banik, dean and professor in the DePerro School of Health Professions, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center (WNY R-AHEC).

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Steger earns doctorate with dissertation on Gen Z giving

Sep 10, 2025 | Jack Steger successfully defended his dissertation on Aug. 15, titled “Beyond the Degree & Financial Obligations: An Examination of Generation Z (1995-2010) Perspectives, Attitudes, and Motivations on Giving to American Higher Education.”

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Bynoe to publish volume on mentoring

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor and director of the Educational Leadership programs leading to advanced supervisory licensure, is the lead editor of an emerging book titled “Mentoring within the Continuum of School Leadership Preparation, Vol 1.”

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Foos explores maple sugar, moral economy in roundtable discussion

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Adrienne Foos, associate professor of Marketing, will join history professor Benjamin Scharff and management professor Kristofer Gossett of Mercyhurst University in presenting “Sweet Freedom: Maple Sugar Production, Consumer Activism, and the Moral Economy in the Early Republic” as a roundtable at the Pennsylvania Historical Association Annual Meeting this October.

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Harris invites visitors to explore visual storytelling in exhibition

Sep 10, 2025 | Heather Lynn Harris, associate professor at the Jandoli School of Communication, is pleased to present “Once Upon a Sketch,” a solo exhibition at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

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Voss named president-elect of state Reading Association

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Sheri Voss, assistant professor of Literacy in the School of Education, was elected as president-elect of the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA).

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Schrems, Voss explore AI-driven leadership for future educators

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Tracy Schrems, associate professor of Educational Leadership, and Dr. Sheri Voss, assistant professor of Literacy, have been accepted to present at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate 2025 Conference in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 17–20.

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Luo explores how humans efficiently gather visual information

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Chuan Luo, assistant professor of Psychology, published a paper in the journal Collabra: Psychology, studying how people coordinate their eyes, head and body to collect visual information efficiently.

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Profs explore care ethics and inclusion in media at journalism conference

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Tammy Matthews, assistant professor in Sports Journalism & Digital Journalism, and Dr. Tara Walker, associate professor of Communication, organized and participated in a panel at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in San Francisco, California, in August.

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Lees spotlight journalist Patricia Kennealy-Morrison at symposium

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History professor presents paper on pirate Thomas Pound

Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented the paper “The Pirate Thomas Pound and the Machiavellian Scheme of a Royal Navy Captain” at the Problem of Piracy IV: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Plunder by Sea across the World from the Ancient to the Modern at the University of Exeter, England, June 19-20.

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SBU’s PA students, faculty attend AAPA national conference

Sep 08, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies program sent two faculty members and eight second-year PA students to the 2025 American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) National Conference in Denver.

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Eight SBU students inducted into Sigma Delta Pi

Sep 08, 2025 | Eight St. Bonaventure University students were inducted into the Xi Delta chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.

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