St. Bonaventure University

ST. BONAVENTURE FACULTY


Panzarella, Patrick

  • panzarella

  • ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
    English
    ACADEMIC SCHOOL
    School of Arts and Sciences

    TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
    Professor Emeritus, English
    CONTACT
    OFFICE
    COURSES TAUGHT
    • Medieval Literature
    • Clare College courses
    • English required courses and electives
    ACADEMIC DEGREES
    • Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977.
    • M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1965.
    • B.A., St. Mary's College of California, 1964.
    OTHER EDUCATION
    PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

    University Service

    • Faculty member 1965 to present
    • Alumni Reunion Committee: 26 years
    • Arts Undecided Advisor: approximately 15 years
    • Director Freshman Composition: 30 years
    • Director Learning/Teaching Fellows (2004)
    • Campus Ministry Council: three years
    • Clare College Advisory Council: five years
    • Coordinator Core Curriculum (Clare College) Composition and Critical Thinking: three years
    • Chair Intellectual Journey Assessment Committee: one year
    • Chair University Curriculum Committee: three years
    • Director of St. Bonaventure University Study in Italy Program: 2003-present
    • English Department Curriculum Committee: six years
    • Faculty Senator: fifteen years
    • Higher Education Opportunity Program Advisory Committee: two years
    • Middle States Evaluation Committees
    • Honor Council: three years
    • University Athletic Board
    • University Computer Committee
    • University Finance Committee: five years
    • University Compensation Committee: eight years
    • Men’s Varsity Tennis Coach (NCAA Division I): 30 years
    • Founder and Women’s Varsity Tennis Coach (NCAA Division I): 21 years
    • Founder and Director of The St. Bonaventure Study in Italy Program (2004)
    • Initiator of St. Bonaventure affiliation with Academic Centers Abroad: Perugia, Florence, Rome, Barcelona (2005)
    ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    University Honors

    • Inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletic Hall of Fame:  2003
    • Received the University Excellence in Service Award: 2008

    Scholarly and Professional Activities

    • Presented
      • “Using Word Perfect in  Freshman Composition” at the New York State College English Conference.
      • “Contemporary Business Writing.”  The International Management Council.
      • “Freshman English:  New Horizons for the Same Old Syndrome.” The Four College Workshop.
      • “The Coincidence of Opposites in Chaucer.”  Submitted to The Medieval Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
      • “The Multiple Personae of Chaucer’s Host in The Canterbury Tales.”
      • “Choosing the Right Software for a Course in Computer Assisted Composition.” 
      • “Caedmon’s Genesis.”  Plymouth, New Hampshire Medieval Conference.
    • Edited
      • “Sometimes Happy,  Sometimes Sad.”  A Poor Man’s Legacy: An Anthology of Franciscan Poetry.
      • “Painting without Canvas” the Ms version of Robert M. Stewart’s (O.F.M.) Making Peace with Cancer: A Franciscan Journey.
    • Reviewed
      • “An Introduction to MLA Documentation” for Holt/Rhinehart Winston
      • Untitled MS on Freshman Composition for Houghton Mifflin.
    • Introduced
      • John Fleming the keynote speaker at The Franciscan Institute’s “Celebration of Fifty Years of Teaching, Research, and Publication.”
    • Chaired
      • “The Relationship between Writer and Audience in Medieval Literature.”  The New York State College English Conference.
    • Attended 
      • The Centre for Medieval Studies annual conferences.  Toronto, Canada 
      • The Annual Medieval and Renaissance Conference , Kalamazoo, Michigan
      • The Medieval Conference, Plymouth, New Hampshire
      • The Annual Northeast Modern Language Association Conferences
      • The Four College Consortium Annual Meetings
      • The New York State College English Conference
    TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
    “Gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.”
    CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
    Antifraternalism in 14th C. England.
    PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    Community Service

    • Cattaraugus County Task Force on Youth: two years.
    • Licensed New York State Emergency Medical Technician: five years.
    • Director of CCD at St. John’s Parish: five years.
    • Special Olympics Committee Chairman: one year.
    • United States Tennis Association Clinician: 12 years 
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