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SBU faculty engage in national dialogue on advancing the EdD
Nov 19, 2025 | Drs. Rene Garrison, Jason Margolis, and Nicole Schilling represented the SBU School of Education at the 2025 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Convening, held Oct. 22–24 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Pianist Jennifer Hayghe's 'Girl Power' at SBU Quick Center Feb. 23
Feb 6, 2025 | Acclaimed pianist Jennifer Hayghe performs her concert “Girl Power: Piano Music Written By, For and About Women” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Ring in the season with Christmas concert at St. Bonaventure
Nov 26, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University’s Music program will ring in the holiday season with a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, on campus.
Stevens, Latvian composer inspire students through choral art
Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Brian Stevens, director of choral activities in the Department of Art, Music and Theater, hosted acclaimed Latvian composer Laura Jēkabsone for a week of rehearsals and workshops with his Western New York-based professional treble chamber choir, Vox Lusciniae, in preparation for their Oct. 4 concert.
RocketCup launches 2nd edition of Bonaventure-branded coffee
Mar 6, 2026 | RocketCup Coffee has launched the second edition of its Bonnies Blend, marking another milestone in the company’s growing College Coffee line.
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.
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.
New tennis courts dedicated to former SBU coach Pat Panzarella
May 14, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University formally dedicated its new tennis court complex Wednesday, honoring the legacy of longtime SBU Hall of Fame coach Pat Panzarella while celebrating a transformational gift that has elevated the program’s facilities.
SBU's Gratz will present research at two summer conferences
Mar 21, 2025 | Dr. Elizabeth T. Gratz, assistant professor of Marketing, will collaborate with fellow track members at the 2025 Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) dialogical conference, June 12-15 in Washington, D.C., in a track titled "Improving Marketplace Access for All: Learning from those with Invisible Disabilities."
Scibilia to report on U.S. immigration as part of national fellowship
May 2, 2025 | A St. Bonaventure University student journalist will spend his summer covering a story that makes international headlines daily: U.S. immigration policy.
Schilling co-edits book on school leadership challenges
Apr 22, 2026 | Dr. Nicole V. Schilling, professor of Educational Leadership, is pleased to share the publication of her new co-edited book, “Problems of Practice: Case Studies of the Superintendency.”
McDivitt presents on political resistance philosophy
Apr 22, 2026 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy and director of the Women’s Studies program, presented a paper April 17 during the 2026 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference.
Free paint recycling event June 6 at SBU
May 13, 2026 | Cattaraugus County and St. Bonaventure are teaming up to host a Free Paint Recycling Event on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on campus in the Francis Hall parking lot.
Kent and Perkins conducting mental health first aid courses
Sep 10, 2024 | A 2024-25 SBU Keenan Grant has enabled faculty from the DePerro School of Health Professions to again provide free mental health first aid certification courses to the community.
SBU club golf team headed to NCCGA nationals in Florida
Apr 16, 2025 | St. Bonaventure’s club golf team has qualified — not once, but twice — for the National Collegiate Club Golf Association national tournament April 26-27 at Mission Resort in Howie-in-the-Hills, Florida.
Day of family creativity and community at Art for All Ages
Aug 21, 2025 | Families are invited to join in a day of creativity and community at Art for All Ages, a special event designed to inspire young artists through hands-on crafting and custom art projects on Saturday, Aug. 23.
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.
Steger earns doctorate with dissertation on Gen Z giving
Sep 10, 2025 | Jack Steger successfully defended his dissertation on Aug. 15, titled “Beyond the Degree & Financial Obligations: An Examination of Generation Z (1995-2010) Perspectives, Attitudes, and Motivations on Giving to American Higher Education.”
Foos explores maple sugar, moral economy in roundtable discussion
Sep 10, 2025 | Dr. Adrienne Foos, associate professor of Marketing, will join history professor Benjamin Scharff and management professor Kristofer Gossett of Mercyhurst University in presenting “Sweet Freedom: Maple Sugar Production, Consumer Activism, and the Moral Economy in the Early Republic” as a roundtable at the Pennsylvania Historical Association Annual Meeting this October.