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Enrollment open for K–12 reading literacy at SHARP Hub, SBU Sep 16, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University’s SHARP Hub (Hub for Advancing Reading & Practice),formerly known as the SBU Reading Center, is now accepting registrations for its fall and spring literacy programs for children in kindergarten through grade 12.
SBU trustees OK contract extension for President Gingerich Jan 23, 2025 | Dr. Jeff Gingerich has signed a contract extension that will keep him in place as St. Bonaventure University’s president through May 2030.
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.
Five to be named to ROTC Hall of Fame at Veterans Day ceremony Nov 8, 2024 | Five St. Bonaventure University alumni will be named to the Seneca Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame at the university’s traditional Veterans Day service at 12:30 p.m. Monday by the war memorials outside Reilly Center. The public is invited.
Bonnies host Dartmouth in national rugby tournament playoff game Nov 15, 2024 | It’s national tourney time again and Danny Neighbour believes his club has the ability to reach the National Collegiate Rugby title game for the third time in four years.
St. Bonaventure University to host Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East Oct. 8 Sep 26, 2024 | A Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East will be held at St. Bonaventure University on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. in the University Chapel, Doyle Hall.
St. Bonaventure’s Perkins elected president of ANA-NY Nov 4, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at St. Bonaventure University, has been elected president of the American Nurses Association-New York (ANA-NY).
Bynoe presents at conference, writes editorial in journal Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor of Education and director of the Educational Leadership program, gave an online presentation of his paper at the annual Organization of Educational Historians conference, held Sept. 28.
‘Postcards from Puccini’ brings opera to Quick Arts Oct 2, 2025 | Iconic operatic moments presented by the renowned Robert Grayson and Paul Groves Studio will grace the stage of St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.
Poet Brandon Shimoda to read from his work March 12 Feb 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University will host a virtual reading and conversation with award-winning poet and essayist Brandon Shimoda March 12.
Kearns Global Business Forum to focus on challenging job market Oct 9, 2025 | 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 12th annual Kearns Global Business Forum.
SBU’s Perkins, Padilla advocate for nursing during trip to D.C. ​ Apr 1, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at St. Bonaventure University, and Angelina Padilla, a second-year student in the Master’s Entry to Practice program, spent two days in Washington, D.C., advocating for nurses.
SBU’s Fisher to be honored with Franciscan Mission Service award Mar 31, 2025 | Claire Fisher, a St. Bonaventure University senior majoring in Communication, Social Justice and Advocacy, will receive the San Damiano Servant Leadership Award from the Franciscan Mission Service (FMS).
Faculty share insights on ethics at global Catholic conference Nov 19, 2025 | Three SBU professors presented at the International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference Friday, Oct. 24.
Harris to present research at visual communication conference Mar 18, 2026 | Heather Harris, associate professor of Communication, has had her research accepted for presentation at the VISCOMM40 International Visual Communication Conference, to be held in June 2026 in Yachats, Oregon.
Watson attends European Public Health Association conference Dec 13, 2024 | Dr. Claire Watson, founding director of the Health Science and Public Health programs, collaborated with colleagues at the European Public Health Association conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on public health curricula.
Mackowski presents Civil War programs over the summer Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, gave a Civil War tour of New Orleans’s French Quarter in July as part of the American Battlefield Trust’s annual Teacher Institute for K-12 teachers.
SBU’s Quick Center to host open house for 30th Anniversary Apr 4, 2025 | As part of its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will host a community open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The event is free and open to the public.
Perkins and Buttafarro accompany students on lobbying visit Feb 23, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of nursing, and Tom Buttafarro, director of the Office of Government & Community Relations at SBU, lobbied with Master's Entry to Practice nursing students at the Olean office of state Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio on Feb. 16.
Join SBU faculty and students and community partners Oct. 5 for interactive science activities Sep 30, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.
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