Jun 24, 2026 | The Atlantic Brass Quintet, widely celebrated as one of the world’s most acclaimed and versatile brass chamber ensembles, will return to St. Bonaventure University this summer for its 33rd annual Atlantic Brass Quintet Summer Seminar.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Lifelong champions of St. Bonaventure University whose family ties to the institution span generations, Pat Doyle, ’81, and Mary Beth “MB” (Shea) Wells, ’76, will be honored with the 2026 William P. “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus of the Year Award.

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Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University has added four distinguished alumni to its Board of Trustees following approval at the board’s May 15 meeting on campus.

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Jun 24, 2026 | More than 70 Franciscan friars from the three branches of the First Order — the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and the Order of Friars Minor — gathered at St. Bonaventure University for “Transitus in an Era of Epochal Change,” a celebration and study days marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Lindsay Retchless, currently serving as chief of staff to the president and interim vice president for University Advancement, has been named vice president for Advancement at St. Bonaventure University.

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Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University will offer a new major in Computer Information Systems (CIS) beginning this fall, expanding opportunities for students interested in technology-focused careers that bridge computing and organizational problem-solving.

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Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University is offering a corporate partnerships program, including a 15% tuition discount for seven online master’s degree programs.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Bonaventure University were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Friday.

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Jun 24, 2026 | For the second straight year, students in the physician assistant studies program at St. Bonaventure University had an impressive showing at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) National Medical Challenge Bowl.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Explore St. Bonaventure University’s graduate degree options in the health professions during the upcoming Graduate School Fair hosted by the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The School of Education at St. Bonaventure University has received accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), an internationally recognized accrediting body that works to ensure excellence in education preparation programs.

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Jun 24, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Claire Watson was recently honored as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) Division I Newcomer of the Year.

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Jun 24, 2026 | While celebrating the arrival of St. Bonaventure University’s 22nd president and launching the largest fundraising campaign in its history, St. Bonaventure alumni and friends joined together in raising more than $20 million overall for the university, including more than $2.9 million for The Bonaventure Fund.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, will be honored Sept. 14 with a Woman of Influence Award from Buffalo’s Business First.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Four St. Bonaventure University undergraduate students have completed membership requirements for 2023 induction into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. They were formally recognized at an induction ceremony on May 2.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor of leadership and director of the master’s in leadership program in the Jandoli School of Communication, gave three DEI presentations over the past month.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Seven St. Bonaventure University students were inducted into the Xi Delta Chapter of the National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Sandra Mulryan, former lecturer of English, and her husband, Dr. John Mulryan, professor emeritus of English, taught a combined 71 years at St. Bonaventure University before retiring from full-time work (she in 2013 and he in 2011). They touched the lives of thousands of Bona students throughout their careers.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has completed a one-year program in Franciscan mission and leadership training for the Hospital Sisters Health System headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) at St. Bonaventure University will hold its second annual Living Lives of Purpose Conference from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the university’s Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions, Francis Hall.

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