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St. Bonaventure to offer master’s in Social Work beginning in January Oct 3, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in January.

Memoir by Phillips will be reissued in summer of 2025 Oct 3, 2024 | A memoir by Mark Phillips, retired tutor and teacher with the St. Bonaventure Higher Education Opportunity Program, will be reissued in the summer of 2025.

Jones selected as chair-elect of ASHA accreditation council Oct 3, 2024 | Dr. Shatonda Jones, associate professor and director of clinical education for SBU's newly developing online Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in the DePerro School of Health Professions, was elected chair-elect of the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Join SBU faculty and students and community partners Oct. 5 for interactive science activities Sep 30, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.

Bychkov publishes article on medieval Franciscan debate Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies, published an article titled “The Late Medieval Debate about the Nature of Phenomenal Reality in Franciscan Theology and Islamic Thought and its Greek Sources” in the special edition of the journal Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval (The Spanish Journal of Medieval Philosophy), 31, no. 1 (2024): 167-99, dedicated to the topic “The Powers of the Soul in Medieval Franciscan Thought.”

Uhl publishes two peer-reviewed articles in mathematics journals Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of Mathematics, recently had two peer-reviewed articles published.

Vocal sensation Calabria Foti and trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return home to open the 2024-2025 performance season at SBU’s Quick Center Sep 13, 2024 | Grammy-nominated recording artist Calabria Foti, a native of Olean, and world-renowned trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney return to their Western New York roots as they open the 2024-2025 performance season at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

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.

Simpson and student present research at meeting in Denver Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program chair, along with Lillian Crane, a senior Chemistry major, presented their research at the 2024 Fall American Chemical Society Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Gavin begins three-year term as editor of ACJS Today newsletter Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of Sociology & Criminology, has been named editor of ACJS Today, the official newsletter of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Sabina attends Styx drummer's performance master class Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Leslie Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was one of 20 selected musicians who participated in a performance master class held in Albany in July by recording artist Todd Sucherman, longtime drummer for the legendary rock band Styx.

St. Bonaventure to host two Native American performances in September at Reilly Center Sep 5, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will get a double dose of Native American culture this month at Reilly Center Arena.

SBU’s Bychkov awarded $146,000 grant to edit and translate Duns Scotus’s book Sep 5, 2024 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, has been awarded a $146,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit and translate an important work of Franciscan scholar John Duns Scotus.

St. Bonaventure Biochemistry students continue to rise to the top of the ASBMB certification process Sep 4, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University Biochemistry students who take the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) certification exam continue to score well above the national average of the 1,000 college students annually taking the exam.

St. Bonaventure chemistry professor Alexander Rupprecht awarded $205,000 NSF grant Aug 7, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $205,241 that will engage chemistry faculty and students over a three-year period beginning Sept. 1.

Allegany-Limestone calculus students create mathematical art with help of SBU professor Jun 20, 2024 | The chair of the Department of Mathematics at St. Bonaventure University continued his outreach with local school districts, working with students in Linda Dodd-Nagel’s precalculus class at Allegany-Limestone Central School to build a work of mathematical art: a 3D “shadow” of a four-dimensional shape.

Jandoli Institute to publish hybrid journalism series Jun 20, 2024 | Climate change, artificial intelligence and NCAA conference realignment are among the topics St. Bonaventure University faculty members tackled in a hybrid journalism project for the Jandoli Institute.

Foerst to give keynote at synod of U.S. Presbyterian Church Apr 11, 2024 | Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science and program chair, will deliver the keynote address at the annual synod of the U.S. Presbyterian Church in Chicago on April 20.

SBU to receive $450,000 to develop Cyber Operations Center Mar 27, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will receive $450,000 in federal funding to develop a Cyber Operations Center on campus. The university would bring actual cyber-attack material into a configured, closed-network environment and use that material for hands-on learning regarding attack prevention and detection/response techniques.

St. Bonaventure adds concentration in AI to its Computer Science program Mar 14, 2024 | Computer Science majors at St. Bonaventure University will be able to take a concentration in Artificial Intelligence beginning this fall.