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Winter 2011 Edition of Bonaventure magazine  

At the top of their games:
Bonnies who are driving strategy,
taking risks and getting noticed 

What do a first-round NBA draft hopeful, a highly respected commercial banker, a recession entrepreneur, and a corporate social responsibility VP have in common?

Sure, they’re all Bonnies. But, each is also responsible for a unique brand of innovation that has the Franciscan tradition written all over it.

In the process, they’re inspiring change, economic recovery and development, and realizing dreams.

  

Jump-starting their Careers

From getting some serious experience in Manhattan to student teaching in the Bahamas, St. Bonaventure University students are taking advantage of great internships.

 »  Producing a world-class internship for J/MC majors at SiriusXM    

The ability to place three interns at midtown Manhattan's SiriusXM Radio each year is an advantage that SBU offers its J/MC majors.


»  Head of the class 

The wealth of classroom experience education students receive before they begin student teaching allows them to enter the classroom confident and prepared. 

 

» Interns and Iroquois     

St. Bonaventure channels a steady stream of business students to local insurance company.


»  Paving the way to careers and graduate school    

To provide St. Bonaventure students with a competitive advantage, the university has reinvented the Career Services program to create the Career and Professional Readiness Center.

 

Extraordinary Medicine

 
»  The future faces of health care 

St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Health Care Professions program alumni are charting a course for success 

 » Pre-health students get a healthy dose of reality  

By partnering with Olean General Hospital, St. Bonaventure students can participate in a unique shadowing program that gives them a close-up look at life at a community hospital. 

» Through the eyes of faith 

In the 20-plus years since his first mission trip, optometrist Doug Villella’s work has received local, national and international attention. But all that matters to Villella is that thousands of Guatemalans now have permanent eye clinics. 

» A humane touch   

From the classroom to the operating room, learn how St. Bonaventure faculty and alumni are making an impact: Charles Chambers, '76; Julie Hens; Thomas Hook, '84; Michael Rauh, '95; Amy (Burleson) Sullivan, '99; Xiao-Ning Zhang. 

» The key to a healthy future at St. Bonaventure  

The health of a person depends on a balanced diet, plenty of exercise, proper sleeping habits, and annual check-ups. The health of an organization involves a different set of indicators.