Apr 02, 2019 | Dr. Aaron Gies, one of the nation’s “most promising” Franciscan scholars, has been named recipient of the first Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Franciscan Research at St. Bonaventure University.
Mar 30, 2019 | A new book by St. Bonaventure University’s Fr. David B. Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., discusses the dynamics of the sexual abuse and leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in light of Franciscan ideas of reform and renewal.
Feb 06, 2019 | St. Bonaventure students are invited to meet with representatives from a number of service organizations to learn about their volunteer opportunities during three upcoming events on campus.
Feb 01, 2019 | The Damietta Center for Multicultural Student Affairs at St. Bonaventure University will celebrate Black History Month throughout February with a number of events and activities, including a Feb. 13 presentation by Della Moore, founder and director of the African American Center for Cultural Development in Olean.
Feb 01, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., executive director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, has announced the 2019-2021 members of the institute’s Research Advisory Council (RAC).
Dec 19, 2018 | Santa arrived a few days early in downtown Olean. For the 37th year in a row, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo delivered two truckloads full of non-perishable food items and paper products to the Warming House, St. Bonaventure University’s soup kitchen on North Union Street in Olean.
Nov 20, 2018 | Music filled the room as Lucy Sauter looked around, smiling at everyone, including herself, wearing Christmas sweaters and decorating a tree in the main room. As she assisted the residents of Eden Heights Assisted Living Center in making snowmen out of white socks and stuffing for their grandchildren, Sauter said you could feel the happiness of all involved.
Nov 16, 2018 | For more than 40 years, St. Bonaventure University’s Bona Buddies program has paired local students from kindergarten to sixth grade with Bona students.
Nov 14, 2018 | The Warming House and Bona Buddies, two outreach programs under the umbrella of St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern, have received grants from the United Way of Cattaraugus County.
Nov 14, 2018 | For more than 40 years, St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House has provided fellowship, community and a hot meal for those in need in the Olean area.
Nov 09, 2018 | St. Bonaventure University will ring in Veterans Day at Sunday Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Nov 07, 2018 | You can practically hear the laughter echoing off the brick walls of the orphanage as Jessica Cason reminisces about playing hide-and-seek with a young girl in Guatemala.
Oct 31, 2018 | St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC) is hosting a one-day fundraising event on Nov. 27, a day known as #GivingTuesdayatBonas.
Sep 26, 2018 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate St. Francis of Assisi with a week of events from Thursday, Sept. 27, through Thursday, Oct. 4, the Feast of St. Francis.
Aug 27, 2018 | A cast bronze sculpture of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, accompanied by Clare’s cat and the Wolf of Gubbio, was dedicated Sunday afternoon during the annual Opening Mass of the Holy Spirit, held outside the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry.
Jun 22, 2018 | Alice Miller Nation has been named the director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern at St. Bonaventure University. She begins work July 9.
Jun 22, 2018 | Dr. Joshua Benson has been named chair of St. Bonaventure University’s Department of Theology and Franciscan Studies. He begins work Aug. 1.
Jun 13, 2018 | St. Bonaventure faculty and staff joined colleagues from 23 other Franciscan institutions for the AFCU (Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities) 2018 Symposium at the University of St. Francis, Joliet, Ill., June 5-7.
Jun 06, 2018 | A cast bronze sculpture of Saints Francis and Clare, accompanied by Clare’s cat and the Wolf of Gubbio, was installed Wednesday afternoon just off the sidewalk between Plassmann Hall and the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry.
May 03, 2018 | Continuing what has become an anticipated annual event, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC) will once again host a multi-day sale on St. Bonaventure University’s campus to raise funds in support of direct service programming.