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#GivingTuesdayatBonas launches Dec. 3 to raise funds for SBU outreach ministries

Nov 15, 2019 | The Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC) at St. Bonaventure University kicks off its second annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas fundraising initiative on Dec. 3.

Couturier presents workshop to D'Youville management team

Nov 14, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., presented a workshop to senior management at D'Youville College on "Mission in Multiple Voices: Innovation in Higher Ed Today."

Model UN Club earns second place at international competition

Nov 12, 2019 | St. Bonaventure University’s Model UN Club participated in the Lake Erie International Model United Nations (LEIMUN) competition Nov. 7 to 10, taking second place at the event.

University to hold Veterans Day Ceremony, host combat Marine veteran for public talk

Nov 08, 2019 | St. Bonaventure University’s Office of Veterans Services and Student Veterans Association invite the public to join them for two upcoming events that honor veterans.

Violinist Barbara Luisi, pianist Alessandro Taverna to perform as duo at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center

Nov 05, 2019 | The internationally acclaimed duo of violinist Barbara Luisi and pianist Alessandro Taverna will present “Music from Les Images-Encore and Mozart Sonatas” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Judges announced for Bona’s Got Talent event

Nov 05, 2019 | Judges have been announced for the Bona’s Got Talent show, which will take place on Nov. 12, 2019, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The judges will sit on a three-person panel that will vote for the top three acts using a top-secret scoring system.

Valeri shares keynote duties at 43rd forum on tolerance

Oct 31, 2019 | Dr. Robin Valeri, professor of psychology and co-director of the nonviolence program at St. Bonaventure, and Dr. Kevin Borgeson, assistant professor of criminal justice at Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts, gave the keynote address Oct. 24 at the 43rd Forum on Tolerance, hosted by North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Calabria marks anniversary of encounter between St. Francis and the sultan

Oct 31, 2019 | As special assistant for dialogue with Islam for the Order of Friars Minor, Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., director of St. Bonaventure's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, has been speaking in a variety of venues on the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' encounter with the Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219.

St. Bonaventure biology student wins award at annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting

Oct 30, 2019 | St. Bonaventure biology major Audrey Bui, ’22, was recognized for her poster presentation on plant-pathogen interaction at a regional biochemistry meeting.

Old Bridge Singers to present ‘It’s Time to Pow Wow’ Nov. 2 at St. Bonaventure University

Oct 23, 2019 | The public is invited to learn more about Native American heritage and culture during an upcoming pow wow at St. Bonaventure University. The university’s School of Arts and Sciences will host Old Bridge Singers, who will present “It’s Time to Pow Wow” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on Campus.

SBU Theater’s upcoming performance of ‘Lines’ called ‘unpredictable … entertainingly strange’

Oct 18, 2019 | “Lines,” a newly devised play by SBU Theater featuring Shakespeare, magic, dance and song, will be performed Wednesday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. each night in Garret Theater on the St. Bonaventure University campus.

Former members of Congress to address impeachment during Congress to Campus visit to St. Bonaventure

Oct 17, 2019 | The House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will be the subject of a public forum when two former members of Congress visit St. Bonaventure University next month as part of the Congress to Campus program. Former Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California and former Republican Congressman J. Phillip Gingrey of Georgia will be on campus Nov. 10-12.

SBU’s Visiting Poets Series begins Oct. 22 with readings from Pafunda, Smith

Oct 17, 2019 | Four poets will visit campus over the next three weeks as part of the Fall Visiting Poets Series at St. Bonaventure University.

Dr. Zhang and five students author peer-reviewed paper in journal

Oct 16, 2019 | Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang, professor of biology and director of the biochemistry program, and five undergraduate students, three of them recent graduates, co-authored a paper published in the Sept. 19 edition of Frontiers in Plant Science, a leading journal in its field.

Dr. Oleg Bychkov delivers lecture at Trinity College, Oxford

Oct 16, 2019 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, delivered a lecture on the aesthetics of the so-called Sum of Alexander of Hales (Summa Halensis), an influential early 13th century Franciscan theological treatise, at the colloquium “The Summa Halensis: Philosophy and Reception” held at Trinity College, Oxford, on Sept. 23.

Dr. Chris Mackowski gives Civil War talks, presents workshop, and leads tours

Oct 11, 2019 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of communication and associate dean of the Jandoli School, was an invited keynote speaker at Civil War conferences in California and Oklahoma. He also presented at the American Battlefield Trust's National Teacher Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he gave a workshop on how to develop tours at historical sites.

Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., leads workshop for health system convocation

Oct 11, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies, gave a presentation on Oct. 1 at the Senior Management Convocation of the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.

Interview with Dr. Anne Foerst to be aired on Deutschlandfunk Christmas Day

Oct 11, 2019 | Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science and director of St. Bonaventure's individualized major program, was interviewed for Deutschlandfunk, the German equivalent of NPR, for a show to be aired Christmas Day about theology, the churches and the challenges of artificial intelligence.

New York College English Association to hold annual conference at St. Bonaventure

Oct 08, 2019 | The New York College English Association will hold its annual conference at St. Bonaventure University on Oct. 18-19.

French virtuoso Julien Labro to present ‘The Art of the Accordion’ at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center

Oct 04, 2019 | Acclaimed accordion and bandoneón player Julien Labro will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. It is the second concert in the 2019-2020 Friends of Good Music performance season.