University Ministries News, Publications & Research

St. Bonaventure offering new major in Communication, Social Justice and Advocacy

Feb 07, 2022 | St. Bonaventure University is offering a new major rooted in the university’s core values. The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Social Justice and Advocacy is grounded in the Franciscan principles that define St. Bonaventure while being married to the pragmatic coursework of its renowned Jandoli School of Communication.

St. Bonaventure launches climate-friendly meal choices through Cool Food Badges

Jan 27, 2022 | Aramark, the dining service provider for St. Bonaventure University, is making it easier for students and the campus community to choose climate-friendly foods through the launch of Cool Food Meals.

Olean pastor, SBU students to speak at celebration of MLK Jan. 31

Jan 19, 2022 | Rev. Gerald Slack, pastor and superintendent of Olean’s Sacred Temple Church of God in Christ, will be the featured speaker at St. Bonaventure University’s celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

COVID vaccine boosters required by Feb. 1

Jan 07, 2022 | Vaccine boosters will be required by TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 2022, if you are eligible for one.

Top-seeded Bonnies off to Houston to meet Penn State for NCR title

Dec 08, 2021 | The top-seeded Bonnies face No. 2 Penn State in the title game of the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Tournament at 7 p.m. EST Saturday at AVEVA Stadium in Houston, home to Major League Rugby’s Houston Sabercats.

Jamie Peace finds strong foundation in lifelong Bona/Friar Family

Dec 03, 2021 | Longtime Bona employee Jamie Peace discovered SBU and the friars when he was just a boy. “Now,” he says, “my family is very much a Bona friar family.

Successful #GivingTuesdayatBonas highlights Franciscan mission, community support

Dec 01, 2021 | The importance of relationships and helping neighbors in need was the focus of the fourth annual #GivingTuesdayatBonas, where just shy of $78,000 was raised for St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC).

Food insecurity is all too real; Bona's food pantry offers help

Nov 29, 2021 | A Bonnie believes no one should go hungry. That’s why the Franciscan Center for Social Concern created the SBU Food Pantry, which offers a variety of fresh, frozen and canned foods for those struggling with food insecurity.

No. 1 Bonnies drub Mary Washington, 39-7, to advance to semis in national rugby tourney

Nov 20, 2021 | After a slow start and a narrow escape near the Eagles’ try zone, St. Bonaventure methodically beat down the Virginia university, 39-7, before more than 300 fans at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex in the first round of the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Tournament Saturday afternoon.

Bona’s Farm to Table program yields community

Nov 19, 2021 | Each summer, the FCSC’s Farm to Table internship program allows students the opportunity to work at Canticle Farm in the mornings and serve nutritious meals in the afternoons at Bona’s student-run soup kitchen, the Warming House in downtown Olean. Through this service experience, students learn the progression of food — from planting to serving.

Top-seeded Bonnies preparing to host rugby playoff opener Saturday at noon

Nov 18, 2021 | The Bonnies, who closed the season with signature wins over Penn State and Kutztown, host seventh-seeded University of Mary Washington at noon Saturday at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex in the first round of the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Championship.

Bychkov co-translates, co-edits work on The Summa Halensis

Nov 17, 2021 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, co-translated and co-edited with Lydia Schumacher from King’s College, London, "A Reader in Early Franciscan Theology: The Summa Halensis," published by Fordham University Press.

Chamberland completes St. Francis certificate program

Nov 17, 2021 | Fr. Ross Chamberland, O.F.M., associate vice president of Student Affairs, completed the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities' Certificate in Franciscan Studies, granted by the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.

Volunteering at SPCA brings purpose, furry friends into lives of Bona students

Nov 16, 2021 | Each week, St. Bonaventure University students involved with SBU@SPCA visit the Cattaraugus County SPCA, a place many abandoned or relinquished animals call home.

Mother and daughter reflect on positive experience with Bona Buddies

Nov 14, 2021 | Since 1975, the Franciscan Center for Social Concern has paired local students from kindergarten to sixth grade with Bona students through the Bona Buddies program. The program provides parents with a network of support and college students with the chance to make a difference in a young person’s life.

St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Center invites community to donate in Nov. 30 event

Nov 10, 2021 | #GivingTuesdayatBonas takes place Nov. 30, 2021. All donations support the outreach ministries of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern.

Book by Calabria focuses on 'The Language of the Taj Mahal'

Nov 05, 2021 | A book on the inscriptional program of the Taj Mahal by Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at St. Bonaventure, has been published by I.B. Tauris.

Assistant Professor Belfield defends doctoral dissertation

Nov 05, 2021 | Dr. Andrew Gertner Belfield, assistant professor of theology and Franciscan studies, defended his doctoral dissertation on Oct. 25.

St. Bonaventure choirs to perform Sunday at university’s Quick Center for the Arts

Nov 03, 2021 | St. Bonaventure University’s Concert and Chamber choirs will return to the stage at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, for the first time since the pandemic began.

Marchioris, Whalen, Zak honored with Gaudete Medals by St. Bonaventure

Oct 29, 2021 | St. Bonaventure University honored a family and two individuals for their selfless contributions to the Buffalo community at its Gaudete Medals ceremony Thursday, Oct. 28, at The Marin.