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SBU partners with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to students, faculty Feb 27, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University will provide ChatGPT Edu licenses to all undergraduate students and faculty in the fall, significantly expanding the university’s commitment to AI integration throughout the educational experience.

DeSimone to speak at WNY Women’s Leadership Summit Apr 22, 2026 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor and director of the master’s in Leadership program in the Jandoli School of Communication, has been invited to speak at the WNY Women’s Foundation Leadership Summit May 29.

SBU's Mackowski has busy month as presenter on the Civil War Mar 14, 2025 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor in the Jandoli School, spoke in Mobile, Alabama, earlier this month for the American Battlefield Trust, where he discussed the surrenders of the Confederacy in a program titled “From Appomattox to Citronelle and Beyond.”

Walker presents and earns Best Poster award at conference Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Tara Walker, assistant professor of Communication, presented her paper titled "Complicated girls suck: A feminist autoethnography of media and outlaw emotions at the turn of the 21st century," at the national Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August.

Mackowski named to Gettysburg History Council Aug 22, 2025 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor in the Jandoli School of Communication, has been named an inaugural member of the Gettysburg History Council, an initiative of the Adams County (PA) Historical Society in Gettysburg.

Post's Vaccaro, ’89, to talk about new Yankees book April 8 Apr 2, 2026 | New York Post lead sports columnist Mike Vaccaro will discuss his new book, “The Bosses of the Bronx,” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at St. Bonaventure University.

Artwork by SBU's Harris to be included in Napa Valley resort & spa project Jan 30, 2025 | Artwork by Heather Lynn Harris, associate professor and director of the master's in Marketing Communication program, has been licensed by Blanc Space Art, LLC for inclusion in the prestigious Silverado Resort & Spa project in Napa Valley, California.

St. Bonaventure faculty will discuss presidential election on TV and radio this weekend Oct 30, 2024 | Buffalo Toronto Public Media will broadcast a forum that features St. Bonaventure University faculty unpacking the issues in the presidential election.