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St. Bonaventure puts its stamp on UN Day with exhibition 

St. Bonaventure plans to display a rare UN stamp collection in the Friedsam Memorial Library on UN Day, October 24. The collection, donated by Raymond Albertella, class of '62, consists of events dating from 1951 to1992, and is worth more than $10,000.  read more >> 
   
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 Grant for St. Bonaventure University allows South and Central American Students to Broaden their Horizons 

The purpose of the SUSI grant is to bring undergraduate student leaders from the Western Hemisphere to the United States to study U.S. culture, history, society, and government while enhancing their leadership skills. read more >> 
   
 Michael Gargano 100x70   St. Bonaventure Parishioners "Meat the Need" 
A challenge put forth by Fr. James Vacco, O.F.M., Pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish in Allegany resulted in a substantial gift for Olean's Warming House. This gift has helped the student-run soup kitchen to "meat the need" of many community members. read more>>  
   

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 		 Senior Class Challenge Encourages Philanthropy 

Hoping to inspire a future generation of philanthropists, St. Bonaventure alumna Colette Dow, '88, issued a challenge to the class of 2012: she would match, dollar for dollar, every donation to the senior class gift campaign. read more>> 
   

 

Faculty and Staff Donor Appreication Luncheon 

 

 		 Faculty Staff Campaign Celebration 

The many faculty and staff members who made financial contributions to the 2011-2012 Faculty and Staff Campaign were honored at the annual Faculty and Staff Donor Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the University Clubhouse. read more>> 
   
 Pictured: Peter Koenig, class of 2012  The power of scholarships brings recipients and donors together at the 2012 Barbara Carr McKee Scholarship Luncheon 

The power of scholarships helped propel Peter Koenig, class of 2012, onto the path of success at St. Bonaventure University.

Koenig, an accounting major who will graduate with a bachelor of business administration degree this May, served as the student guest speaker at the 2012 Barbara Carr McKee Scholarship Luncheon where more than 125 members of the St. Bonaventure community gathered to celebrate the significance of scholarships in the lives of students.    >>read more 
   
Money in drawer_small  St. Bonaventure freshmen get a crash course in philanthropy, strength in numbers 

It might be the shortest, yet most convincing lesson in the power of giving that two St. Bonaventure University freshmen and their classmates will ever learn.  >>read more 
   
Doyle Hall_small  The Bonds of Bona's  

 For East Aurora, N.Y., native Nick Theodorakos, '01, the bonds with St. Bonaventure only grow stronger as the years go by.  >>read more 
   
 Ed and Barbara Murray_  St. Bonaventure: 'The right place to remember Barbara' 

For the Murray family, the gifts they made in Barbara's memory could have been made at no place other than St. Bonaventure.   >>read more 
   
   
 Gaudete Honorees 2011  Honoring area leaders 

Nearly $70,000 was raised for the University's Annual Scholarship Fund at the 2011 Gaudete Medal and Awards Ceremony.   >>read more 
   
   
 Sarah Van Remmen_  Meet Sarah Van Remmen, Class of 2014 

Gifts to The Bonaventure Fund have made all the difference for Sarah Van Remmen, a student in SBU's competitive dual admissions program.   >>read more 
   
   
Pictured: Art major Karen Vester at the Academic Excellence Showcase  Celebrating Scholarships at St. Bonaventure 

The University celebrated the special connection between scholarship recipients and their benefactors at the 2011 Barbara Carr McKee Scholarship Luncheon.  >>read more 

 

 
   
   
 Pictured: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones 

For Robert R. Jones, St. Bonaventure is a "Guiding Light" 

Whether he proposed changes to school administrators as a member of student government, or saw the housing industry through tough economic times as a leading home builder, Robert R. Jones, '58, always made sure to take care of the people around him. >>read more  
   
   
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Dee Family Endowment to enhance business faculty grants, curriculum development   

It was 50 years ago that Raymond C. Dee’s father gave him the $10 application fee to apply to St. Bonaventure. Looking back over his successful career in the aluminum industry, the application fee was well worth his investment. >>read more  
   
   
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Symbolic donation helps SBU freshmen learn value of lending a helping hand   

Can't get anything for a dollar anymore?  Two St. Bonaventure University freshmen will tell you that's not so.  They turned their $1 investments into $250 scholarships.  Not bad, considering the original dollar bills didn't even come out of their own pockets.  >>read more.  
   
   
Pictured: Les Quick, Mark Schmidt, Fr. Gerald McCaffrey (seated), Steve Watson and Fr. John O'Connor. 

Quick family endowment honors Fr. Gerald McCaffrey, O.F.M.   

Nearly 30 people gathered at St. Anthony Friary in Butler, NJ, to celebrate the lifelong friendship of Fr. Gerald McCaffrey, O.F.M., and Leslie C. Quick III, '75.  Quick and his family established the Fr. Gerald McCaffrey, O.F.M. Endowment to aid St. Bonaventure's athletics program.  >>learn more about the endowment   
   
   
Pictured: 2010 Devereux Seraphim Breakfast  2010 Devereux and Seraphim Societies Leadership Breakfast 
Members of the Devereux Giving Society and the Seraphim Society dined with University President Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., during the Reunion Weekend annual leadership breakfast.  >>view the video 
   
2010 Scholarship Luncheon  Scholarship donors, recipients honor special bond
Students who received endowed or annual scholarships this past year thanked their benefactors during the 2010 Barbara Carr McKee Scholarship Luncheon.  >>view the video 
   
Pictured: A campus view  School of Business earns grant for global awareness proposalSt. Bonaventure University's School of Business was named one of 15 recipients of a national grant sponsored by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation, Inc. >>read more 

 
Pictured: Bill and Daria Foster  From a Liberal Arts Foundation to a Penthouse View
The vistas one can find from Bill and Daria Foster’s Manhattan penthouse are spectacular. But perhaps the best view the Fosters have is a look back — at the strong women who set them each on a path of excellence and for whom they have recently named a million-dollar endowed scholarship at St. Bonaventure. >>read more 

 		  
Pictured: Bob Keenan  Staff member supports St. Bonaventure through estate plan
Leaving a legacy -- Seraphim Society member Bob Keenan has included St. Bonaventure in his estate plan.  "I believe in Bona's and  ... wanted to demonstrate my passionate support thorugh my estate plan," says Keenan, adding that his annual support is at the Devereux level.  >>read more 

 
Pictured: St. Bonaventure University 150th banner  95 Million Thank-Yous!
The largest fundraising campaign in St. Bonaventure's history has surpassed its goal.  May 31, 2009, marked a milestone in the University's history as it concluded the 150th Anniversary Campaign.  With an initial goal of $90 million, the University succeeded in raising more than $95 million for new buildings, renovations, endowed scholarships, and campus enhancements for years to come.  >>read about the Anniversary Campaign Success 

 

 
 
Pictured: Television remote truck  Donated TV truck "priceless" to universityYou’d never know it from the outside, but the non-descript trailer is a “learning laboratory” on the inside, giving St. Bonaventure University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication a “magnet” to attract students “that no other school in the country has.”  >>read more 

 

 
 
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St. Bonaventure University announces anonymous $1 million gift
St. Bonaventure University has received an anonymous gift of $1 million from an alumnus to support entrepreneurial service learning.   >>read more 
 
Pictured: Magnano Centre groundbreaking  SBU breaks ground on entrway to newly named Magnano Centre
October 3, 2008
Ground was broken October 3 on construction of an entryway on the newly named Magnano Centre dining complex at St. Bonaventure University.  >>read more 
 
 Pictured: Cutting the ribbon to officially dedicate the new William F. Walsh Scince Center at St. Bonaventure.  St. Bonaventure opens door to new era of science excellence
August 27, 2008
St. Bonaventure dedicated the $14.6 million William F. Walsh Science Center on Wednesday, capping a period of dramatic physical transformation at the 150-year-old University. >>read more 
 
Pictured: Leslie C. Quick III speaks with SBU faculty and staff  University celebrates $2 million Quick family gift
May 2, 2008
St. Bonaventure University recognized the Leslie C. Quick III family with a campus reception on Friday for their “extraordinary commitment” to arts education through the establishment of the $2 million Thomas T. and Mary W. Clarkson Arts Education Endowment.  >>read more 
 
Pictured: Eric Miller, a student in the University's School of Business, works at the Bloomberg terminal  Quick family gives Bloomberg machine to School of Business
May 2, 2008
Finance students in St. Bonaventure University’s School of Business will now have access to real-time financial information that is standard for financial professionals, thanks to the gift of a Bloomberg terminal by the Leslie C. Quick III family.  >>read more 
 

Pictured: T.J. Pennino along the Allegheny River  Grant funds hydrology observatory
November 30, 2007
If you ask T.J. Pennino, '08, what he did during his summer vacation, you're likely to get a wry grin and the question "what vacation?"
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Pictured: Robert Crowley, '71, announces that St. Bonaventure University has surpassed the Kresge Challenge fundraising goal.  St. Bonaventure surpasses Kresge Challenge goal 
August 22, 2007
Strong support from alumni, parents and friends pushed St. Bonaventure University over its goal in meeting an $850,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation in support of the sciences.
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Pictured from left: Louis Magnano, SBU President Sr. Margaret Carney, and Patricia Magnano.  Olean philanthropists donate more than $2 million to St. Bonaventure 
August 13, 2007
Olean philanthropists Louis and Patricia Magnano affirmed their belief in St. Bonaventure University’s future today, presenting a $1 million check to Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., University president.
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Pictured: Science and math teachers hone their skills at SBU.  Science and math teachers hone their skills at summer institute 
August 1, 2007
More than two dozen science and math teachers from across the Southern Tier went back to school last week, thanks to a $56,000 State Education Department grant awarded to St. Bonaventure University.
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Pictured: The newly named Bob Lanier Court at the Reilly Center.  New Reilly Center Court to be named for Bob Lanier 
July 25, 2007
St. Bonaventure and NBA basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier will return to campus in a big way in October.
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Pictured: A $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust in Worcester, Mass., will allow St. Bonaventure to develop a biopsychology program and enhance the computer science curriculum.  Alden Trust supports sciences at SBU 
March 22, 2007
A $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust in Worcester, Mass., will allow St. Bonaventure to develop a biopsychology program and enhance the computer science curriculum.
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Pictured: The nameplate of The William F. Walsh Science Center  Science goes on display as William F. Walsh Science Center is named 
May 8, 2006
St. Bonaventure University officially named The William F. Walsh Science Center at a private ceremony held on campus Friday for the Walsh family and invited guests.
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