University Ministries News, Publications & Research

One week to Giving Tuesday: Learning to lead by serving others

Nov 25, 2025 | On Dec. 2, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern will host its annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas fundraising initiative. The crowdfunding event aims to raise $75,000 for social justice, advocacy and service programs on campus.

Bonnies bludgeon No. 2 Brown to reach national rugby semifinals

Nov 22, 2025 | In one of the most dominant performances in program history, St. Bonaventure stormed to a 31-0 halftime lead and ousted Brown (8-1), the nation’s second-ranked team, 51-7, to advance to the national semifinals Dec. 6 at Butler, Pennsylvania.

As Giving Tuesday nears, alum reflects on time at Warming House

Nov 18, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University is just two weeks away from #GivingTuesdayatBonas, a 24-hour fundraising event on Dec. 2 that benefits the outreach ministries of the university’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC).

Bonnies advance to national rugby quarters with convincing victory

Nov 17, 2025 | Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame Coach Marv Levy often said before a game, “When it’s too tough for them, it’s just right for us.” Spoken or not, Danny Neighbour’s St. Bonaventure rugby team took that attitude to the pitch right from the opening kickoff.

SBU ruggers’ remarkable rally falls just short in ARC title game

Nov 07, 2025 | Seven weeks after stunning Queens University on the final play of the match, St. Bonaventure almost did it again.

Military Aligned students to host Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday

Nov 07, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University’s Military Aligned Students Program (MASP) will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Memorial, located just outside the bookstore entrance to Reilly Center.

NCR bye on the line for SBU in Atlantic Rugby title game Friday

Nov 06, 2025 | Their National Collegiate Rugby playoff berth is secure, but if St. Bonaventure defeats Queens University in the Atlantic Rugby Conference (ARC) title game Friday night, its climb to reach another national title game won’t be as steep.

SBU Jazz Band to perform works of legends Nov. 9 at Quick Center

Oct 31, 2025 | The SBU Jazz Band will perform a program of original contemporary jazz arrangements as well as new arrangements of classic tunes by an array of jazz giants at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center for the Arts.

St. Bonaventure establishes Presidential Commission on AI

Oct 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has established a Presidential Commission on Artificial Intelligence to guide the institution’s academic, ethical and operational use of AI technologies.

No. 1 Bonnies blitz Wheeling, 50-25, in ARC rugby

Oct 25, 2025 | In a stunning tale of two halves, St. Bonaventure stormed past visiting Wheeling, 50-25, Saturday afternoon to secure a berth in the Atlantic Rugby Conference title game.

Plenty of changes at Bona’s on game days, including beer and wine

Oct 22, 2025 | St. Bonaventure basketball fans will see plenty of changes this season and not just on the court.

Couturier elected vice chairman of the board at Viterbo University

Oct 16, 2025 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, has been elected vice chairman of the Board of Trustees at Viterbo University and will serve on the university’s executive committee.

SBU women win, men tie in rugby doubleheader at Walsh

Oct 04, 2025 | In a doubleheader at Walsh University, the St. Bonaventure women rode a stellar defensive effort to an 11-5 victory. In the opening game, the St. Bonaventure men rallied late to salvage a 25-25 tie with Walsh.

Depth, goaltending boost Bonnies in move up ranks in club hockey

Oct 03, 2025 | The hill to reach the national tournament is now a little steeper, but first-year St. Bonaventure hockey coach Mike Cosentino believes his team has what it takes to get there.

No. 1 Bonnies thump Kutztown ruggers on SBU’s Family Weekend

Sep 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure (3-0), ranked first in the latest National Collegiate Rugby Division I poll, throttled No. 8 Kutztown, 46-13, before a large crowd on SBU’s Family Weekend.

Haudenosaunee artists to share culture and craft at St. Bonaventure

Sep 24, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University will host Dwahšönih, a pop-up interactive learning space featuring a celebration of Indigenous arts, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Art, faith, service (and pets) at the heart of SBU’s Francis Week

Sep 24, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate Francis Week Sept. 29 through Oct. 4 with a series of events honoring its Franciscan heritage, beginning with an evening of storytelling and art at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Bona women thump BC to capture first rugby road win of the year

Sep 21, 2025 | The St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team picked up where it left off last season, traveling to Boston College and steamrolling the Eagles, 74-0, Sunday afternoon.

SBU stuns Queens on final play to win rollercoaster rugby match

Sep 21, 2025 | In a rollercoaster match between two of the best rugby clubs in the nation, the Bonnies traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday afternoon and defeated Queens University, 32-29, on the final play.

SBU women open rugby season with wealth of high school experience

Sep 12, 2025 | When she started her career as head coach of the women’s rugby program at St. Bonaventure three years ago, Meredith Pyke had nine returning players. Only three had played high school rugby.