Alumni News | St. Bonaventure University

Franciscan Faceoff pits Bona and Siena in friendly fundraising challenge

Mar 08, 2021 | Alumni and friends of St. Bonaventure University and Siena College share a passion for their schools — and also for supporting student achievement. On March 17, they will go head-to-head in the Franciscan Faceoff, a friendly fundraising challenge that combines with each school’s Giving Day and is designed to help ensure a robust learning community continues at both schools.

St. Bonaventure hosts first virtual CommDay

Mar 02, 2021 | St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication held its first virtual Communications Day for high school students this week with sessions by top journalists, communicators and professors.

St. Bonaventure President Dr. Dennis R. DePerro passes away after battle with COVID-19

Mar 01, 2021 | Dr. Dennis R. DePerro, 21st president of St. Bonaventure University, died Monday (March 1, 2021) as a result of complications from COVID-19. He was 62.

Mary Welch grew and stood out at every turn of her time at Bona’s

Feb 25, 2021 | Mary Welch said she had it easy when it came time to decide where she wanted to start the next chapter of her life to pursue dreams and aspirations.

Jandoli Institute will explore how music fans can promote social justice

Feb 09, 2021 | In a forum scheduled for Feb. 15, the Jandoli Institute will explore the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice.

Raymond Dee, former trustees chair and longtime benefactor of St. Bonaventure, passes away

Jan 27, 2021 | Raymond Dee, class of ’64, former chair of St. Bonaventure University’s Board of Trustees, passed away Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2021) from complications from Myelodysplastic Syndrome. He was 78.

President DePerro remains hospitalized; Provost Zimmer to serve as acting president

Jan 25, 2021 | Dr. Dennis DePerro, president of St. Bonaventure University, continues his fight against COVID-19.

Junior Meghan Hall tapped for prestigious summer fellowship where she’ll report on poverty and the pandemic

Jan 22, 2021 | St. Bonaventure University journalism student Meghan Hall will investigate poverty and the pandemic this summer as the recipient of a prestigious Carnegie-Knight News21 fellowship.

Alumna Julie Sheedy receives 2020 PR NEWS Top Women in PR Award

Jan 08, 2021 | St. Bonaventure alumna Julie (Kalata) Sheedy has been recognized by PR NEWS for her communications work during the pandemic as the chief marketing and engagement officer at Loretto.

Pandemic can’t suppress generosity of St. Joe’s students as they make 39th Warming House delivery

Dec 18, 2020 | For the 39th year in a row, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo delivered a truckload full of non-perishable food items and paper products to the Warming House, St. Bonaventure University’s soup kitchen on North Union Street in Olean.

A dream come true: Jennifer Landow takes another step toward her passion by graduating from St. Bonaventure

Dec 14, 2020 | Jennifer Landow has no problem telling anybody about it. In fact, she is filled with pride when she does. She’s 46 years old, a non-traditional college student. Originally from Akron, New York, she is a mother of two children, a 12-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter.

MBA candidate Taylore Lunger says yes to opportunities found at Bona’s

Dec 10, 2020 | For MBA candidate Taylore Lunger, St. Bonaventure University was the first college she considered — and the last.

St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center for the Arts selected for grant to help museums impacted by COVID-19

Dec 09, 2020 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University has received a grant through the Museum Association of New York (MANY) designed to help museums impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic share their collections with audiences who cannot physically visit them.

Jandoli Institute plans forum on activist movement that focused attention on African American jazz musicians

Dec 07, 2020 | An activist movement launched in 1970 to bring more attention to African American jazz musicians will be the focus of the Jandoli Institute’s next Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts forum on music and social justice. The session, Outrage, Protests and Passion 50 Years before BLM, will take place online on Dec. 21, starting at 7 p.m.

Bona’s Warming House sees increase in need; continues offering hope, hot meals during pandemic

Nov 23, 2020 | As the spread of COVID-19 continues and some area families struggle to put food on the table, St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House is there to help.

SBU@SPCA provides students a chance to serve the community with a homey feeling

Nov 20, 2020 | Each week, a group of St. Bonaventure University students visit Cattaraugus County’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a place many abandoned or relinquished animals call home. At the shelter, the students walk dogs, play with cats and help clean animal cages, among other things.

Mother of seven, substitute teacher and full-time student discusses non-traditional education at Bona’s

Nov 18, 2020 | With seven children, a husband, a job, and a full-time class load, LaDonna Freundschuh, a senior childhood education major at St. Bonaventure University, packs a lot into every day.

#GivingTuesdayatBonas announced for Dec. 1

Nov 16, 2020 | Twenty-four hours. That’s the amount of time in which the Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC) at St. Bonaventure University will host #GivingTuesdayatBonas, an online fundraising event with a goal of $40,000 on Dec. 1.

Teaching: For Logan Abplanalp, it’s a chance to change the world — every day

Nov 12, 2020 | Logan Abplanalp has had stops in North Carolina and Rochester, New York, throughout his teaching career since graduating from St. Bonaventure University in 2007.

'Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' will spark discussion of music and social justice

Nov 11, 2020 | “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” the iconic song from the Band’s self-titled 1969 album, will serve as a starting point for the Jandoli Institute’s second forum on music and social justice.