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New path for Commonwealth students to enter SBU OT program

Jul 28, 2025 | An articulation agreement between St. Bonaventure University and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania establishes a new pathway for Commonwealth students to enter SBU’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program.

SBU's PA program achieves accreditation milestone

Jul 21, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies program has achieved a significant milestone. The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the PA program in the university’s Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

SBU receives $2.3 million to boost behavioral health workforce

Jun 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.

SBU hosts regional Anatomage Workshop

Jun 16, 2025 | The DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University welcomed health science educators Friday for a regional Anatomage Workshop.

SBU’s SWOB mission trip nurtures health, hope in DR

May 02, 2025 | Building on years of service, the latest mission by St. Bonaventure University’s Students Without Borders (SWOB) took the group back to the Dominican Republic, where they left behind not only immediate care but the seeds of sustainable health practices.

SBU adds online master’s in Speech-Language Pathology

Feb 13, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has added a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology to its portfolio of programs in the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

SBU Reading Center offers free spring literacy program for grades 5-12

Feb 11, 2025 | The St. Bonaventure University Reading Center is offering a free, seven-week “Spring Into Reading” program for students in grades 5-12 in Olean, Bradford and Buffalo.

Banik named dean of SBU’s DePerro School of Health Professions

Nov 12, 2024 | Swagata Banik, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure University.

Pitt-Bradford and St. Bonaventure sign articulation agreement, easing acceptance into Occupational Therapy program

Oct 17, 2024 | A new articulation agreement between the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and St. Bonaventure University creates a new pathway for outstanding Exercise Science or health-related science students from Pitt-Bradford to pursue SBU’s Occupational Therapy program.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute launches a new international society for Franciscan Studies

Oct 03, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has partnered with the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, Netherlands, to launch a new association of scholars, teachers and students around the world to collaborate in the study of the Franciscan movement.

St. Bonaventure to offer master’s in Social Work beginning in January

Oct 03, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in January.

SBU’s Kearns Global Business Forum to focus on GenAI applications in business, higher ed

Oct 01, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University alumnus and global businessman Dick Kearns, ’72, returns to his alma mater in October, bringing along a panel of international business executives for the 11th annual Kearns Global Business Forum.

SBU’s OT program now a satellite TRAID Center, providing free loans of assistive technology to the community

Sep 03, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University’s Department of Occupational Therapy is now a satellite location of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program. This program offers short-term assistive technology loans to the public, including people with disabilities or short-term injuries, caregivers, parents, students requiring technology for education, healthcare providers and/or educators, and many more.

Master’s nursing students at St. Bonaventure get invaluable experience at Trauma I center

Jul 09, 2024 | Students in the Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at St. Bonaventure University had an experience this summer they won’t soon forget.

St. Bonaventure 2024 Physician Assistant graduates go 33 for 33 on national exam

Jul 08, 2024 | Every 2024 graduate of St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies program has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). The national pass rate for first-time PANCE takers is 93% over the last five years.

St. Bonaventure’s Ed.D. program accepted into CPED Network

Jun 14, 2024 | With its first course beginning in two months, the new doctoral program in Educational Leadership at St. Bonaventure University has been granted membership in the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate (CPED) Network.

SBU’s Jandoli School of Communication earns reaccreditation

May 03, 2024 | The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted to reaccredit the undergraduate and graduate programs in St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication on Friday, May 3.

DeSimone wins Best Paper at Business Research conference

Apr 29, 2024 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor and director of the master's in Leadership program, won a Best Paper award, management track, at the Academy of Business Research conference in New Orleans on March 21,

St. Bonaventure to offer doctorate in Educational Leadership starting this fall

Apr 25, 2024 | Beginning this fall, SBU’s School of Education will offer a doctorate in Educational Leadership, the first doctoral program offered by the university in 45 years.

SBU's DeSimone to present paper at business research conference

Mar 15, 2024 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor and director of the M.A. in Leadership program, had her paper accepted and will be presenting at the Academy of Business Research Conference in New Orleans on May 21.