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SBU's Zhu presents 'leadership learning' paper at conference

May 01, 2025 | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, associate professor of Management, presented a working paper at the Midwest Decision Science Institute (MWDSI) conference, held April 11-12 at Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania.

SBU's McDivitt presents paper at Great Lakes Philosophy Conference

May 01, 2025 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, presented a paper during the Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, held April 11.

Gan presents at Concerned Philosophers for Peace meeting

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of Philosophy, presented via Zoom a paper at the annual meeting of Concerned Philosophers for Peace in Birmingham, Alabama, on Oct. 18.

McDivitt shares progress on sustainability education at SBU

Oct 25, 2024 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, participated in "Earth's Cry, Humanity's Call: A Symposium on Integral Ecology" sponsored by the Laudato Si’ Center for Integral Ecology at Siena College.

Faculty members attend three-day sustainability workshop

Sep 10, 2024 | Five faculty members attended the Valley & Ridge Faculty Workshop for Sustainability held at Dickinson College in May.

McDivitt presents papers at Great Lakes & SBU conferences

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, participated in the 2024 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, held April 12-14, and presented a paper titled "What can the Stoics Teach us about Blame and Forgiveness?"

Dooley receives Royce Award for Loyalty to philosophy society

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Patrick Dooley, professor emeritus of Philosophy, received the Royce Award for Loyalty to the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP).

Gan's critique of book published in philosophical studies journal

Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of philosophy, published a recent paper of his in the current issue of "The Acorn: Philosophical Studies in Pacifism and Nonviolence."

Article by Woodruff and former student published in journal

Feb 09, 2024 | Dr. Russell Woodruff, associate professor of philosophy, and 2018 SBU graduate Cholavardhan Kondeti had their article "Robots, Eldercare and Meaningful Lives" published in the December 2023 issue of Humana.Mente, Journal of Philosophical Studies.

Gillham named a Fellow at UB's multifaceted Romanell Center

Feb 09, 2024 | Dr. Alex R. Gillham, associate professor of philosophy, has been named a Fellow of the Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics and the Philosophy of Medicine at the University at Buffalo.

Concerned Philosophers for Peace addressed by Gan

Nov 17, 2023 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of philosophy, presented a paper titled "Against the Weaponization of Nonviolence" at the annual meeting of Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Oct. 27, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Nine members of Bonaventure community attend AFCU Symposium at Siena College

Jul 06, 2023 | Nine members of the St. Bonaventure University community, including President Dr. Jeff Gingerich, attended the 2023 Symposium of the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities.

Gan presents paper to online conference on nonviolence

May 04, 2023 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of philosophy, recently presented a paper titled “Against the Weaponization of Nonviolence” to a three-day online international interdisciplinary conference on nonviolence.

Chiariello chairs session at conference in Perugia, Italy

Mar 29, 2023 | Dr. Michael Chiariello, professor emeritus in philosophy, chaired a session of a conference, “Scambi culturali tra l’Italia e gli Stati Uniti” (Cultural exchanges between Italy and America) in Perugia, Italy.

Article by McDivitt published in special edition of AFCU Journal

Jan 26, 2023 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, philosophy lecturer, recently had an article published in the Association of Franciscan Colleges and University's Special Edition Journal, published in December 2022.

Gan is panelist at Concerned Philosophers for Peace event

Nov 03, 2022 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of philosophy, recently attended the 35th annual Concerned Philosophers for Peace conference at the University of New Mexico.

McDivitt addresses "Teaching Business Ethics" in workshop

Sep 08, 2022 | Dr. Heaher McDivitt, philosophy lecturer, In the spring of 2022, applied for and was invited to participate in a workshop titled "Teaching Professional Business Ethics" at the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics.

Dooley publishes essays, joins 'Red Badge of Courage' panel

Feb 24, 2022 | Patrick Dooley, professor emeritus of philosophy, had three essays published recently and was a panelist on a National Association of Scholars' discussion of Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage."

Tate contributes to collection of essays, offers keynote address

Nov 05, 2021 | Dr. Daniel Tate, professor of philosophy, submitted an invited chapter on "Re-claiming Art's Claim to Truth" for inclusion in a volume of essays titled "Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary," edited by Cynthia Nielsen and Greg Lynch, and under consideration at Rowman & Littlefield.

Lee & Gilham join discussion of music and social justice

Oct 23, 2021 | Dr. Richard Lee, associate professor in the Jandoli School of Communication, and Dr. Alex Gilham, assistant professor of philosophy, took part in a panel discussion on music and social justice at the New York State Communication Association conference on Oct. 17.