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SBU’s Quick Center for the Arts closes for summer renovations

Jun 11, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will temporarily close for renovations from June through the end of August 2024.

St. Bonaventure’s Morales inducted into New York Senate Veterans Hall of Fame

May 30, 2024 | Francisco “Frank” Morales, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and director of the Military Aligned Students Program at St. Bonaventure University, was inducted Tuesday into the New York state Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Albany.

Scholars from St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Institute publish volume on moral conversion

May 23, 2024 | Four scholars from the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University have joined in the publication of a new international volume edited by Krijn Pansters and Anton ten Klooster titled “Moral Conversion in Scripture, Self, and Society.”

Four ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in ceremony at St. Bonaventure University

May 10, 2024 | Four graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Bonaventure University were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Friday, May 10.

SBU to celebrate 164th Commencement Exercises May 12 on campus

May 07, 2024 | As the seniors at St. Bonaventure University prepare to conclude their collegiate journey, the distance that once separated them has now transformed into an unbreakable bond, symbolizing their shared experiences and growth throughout their time together.

State Assembly internship leads to full-time job for St. Bonaventure’s Percy Arthur

May 07, 2024 | Percy Arthur didn’t have a clue who Carl Heastie was, even though the Speaker of the New York State Assembly lived only seven blocks from his home in the Bronx.

Retired St. Bonaventure professor’s new book examines ‘The Creation of Modern Buenos Aires’

May 02, 2024 | A new book by Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor emeritus of History at St. Bonaventure University, examines the impact of civic associations on the culture and society of Buenos Aires and their ties to politics in the first decades of the twentieth century.

SBU students show initiative in solving records-storage problem

May 01, 2024 | Determining a way to manage inactive records wasn’t part of his job description, but Jacob Brockel, a junior Accounting major from Allegany, New York, tackled the problem anyway.

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?"

Simone to return to classical music broadcasting at WNED

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Ed. Simone, professor and director of the Theater program, has been invited to return to classical music broadcasting and will begin hosting again for WNED Classical, Buffalo/Toronto, in May.

Uhl published in Electronic Journal of Combinatorics

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of Mathematics, had her paper "Metric Dimension of a Direct Product of Three Complete Graphs" published in the Electronic Journal of Combinatorics on April 19.

Calabria presents at Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions

Apr 29, 2024 | Fr. Michael Calabria, associate professor and director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies, was a presenter at the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions held April 19-21 at Cardiff University, Wales.

Caliva Smart named a fellow with Center for Hellenic Studies

Apr 29, 2024 | Kathryn Caliva Smart, assistant professor of History, has been named a 2024-2025 fellow with the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute under the auspices of Harvard University.

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).

SBU marks Arbor Day with tree planting

Apr 26, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University celebrated its 15th consecutive year of being a certified Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA on Friday by planting two hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) trees in the Rob-Fal courtyard.

SBU honors three faculty members with awards of excellence

Apr 26, 2024 | Three St. Bonaventure University faculty members were presented with awards of excellence at the university’s annual Staff & Faculty Excellence Awards celebration on Thursday, April 25.

Maya Henderson of Orchard Park selected to serve as student speaker for SBU Class of 2024

Apr 25, 2024 | Maya Henderson knows that her graduating class is special — historical, even — which is why she is proud to serve as the student speaker for the Class of 2024 at St. Bonaventure University’s Commencement Exercises on May 12.

St. Bonaventure student takes first place in undergraduate poster presentation

Apr 24, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University sophomore Iesh Gurjal, a biochemistry major from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, won first place among 19 undergraduate student poster presenters at the American Society for Plant Biology Northeast Section Meeting, held April 20-21 at Cornell University.

More than 60 students take part in St. Bonaventure’s Challenge 24 contest

Apr 23, 2024 | More than 60 students from seven area schools took part in the annual Challenge 24 mathematics contest April 13 at St. Bonaventure University.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute appoints Research Fellow for Poor Clare studies

Apr 23, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has announced the appointment of Michael Shane Harless as its 2024-2025 Research Fellow