SPOTLIGHT: Submit Your Events to the Parent Calendar and Student Planner!
Admissions Welcomes Prospective Student
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Soup and Stations of the Cross
University Ministries Listening Session
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Health Care and Social Responsibility
Overnight Retreat at Mt. Irenaeus This Friday
Baseball Hosts Canisius Tuesday
Additional Housing Opportunities
Anis Mojgani to Perform at the Skeller Tonight
Workshop to be Held at the Center for Law and Society
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Former JMC Professor to Speak on Women in Prison
Wednesday Night Lecture—Mary the Muslim: The Mother of Jesus in Islam
$1,500 ReHabilitation Center Scholarship
Class Ring Representative to Visit Campus
Special Olympics Coaches Clinic
Graduate Assistant Position in Office of Instructional Technology Support
Teeter Totter Marathon for Bone Marrow Transplants
Coping With Another Person's Addiction
Graduate Intern Position in the Office of Admissions for Tech Services
Graduate Intern Position in the Office of Admissions for Director of Recruitment
Financial Literacy Meetings For all Seniors Graduating in May and August 2012
SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS TO THE PARENT CALENDAR AND STUDENT PLANNER!
It's that time of year again - we're putting together the Bonaventure custom parent calendar and student planner that will be distributed to all new students and their families. This is a great opportunity to have your event showcased!
To list your events, you must provide us with information in an Excel file. The first column must be the date in mm/dd/yy format and the second column the event exactly as it should appear in the calendar. Please e-mail your Excel file with your dates to Abby Cohen at acohen@sbu.edu.
Because we plan to distribute the parent calendar at Orientation in July, the event dates for that calendar need to be submitted no later than Tuesday, April 10. The event dates for the student planner need to be submitted no later than Friday, May 11. If you wish, the same set of dates can be used for both. Calendars will begin in July 2012 and run through August 2013.
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SBU web calendar
Quick Center for the Arts
ADMISSIONS WELCOMES PROSPECTIVE STUDENT
Help us make our guest feel welcome!
Visiting campus today is:
Brian Markaiian, a prospective freshman from Orchard Park, N.Y., undecided interest.
The Women's Group will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Thomas Merton Center. All are welcome.
SOUP AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS
On Wednesday, March 28, please join University Ministries at the Thomas Merton Center as we share a meal together and pray a contemporary Stations of the Cross, using the photography of David Michalek.
Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and stations will begin around 5:30 p.m.
All are welcome to join us for this evening of prayer and fellowship.
UNIVERSITY MINISTRIES LISTENING SESSION
This Sunday, all students are invited to the Palm Sunday Mass and then are encouraged to stay for a special listening session after each celebration. Come with any ideas about how University Ministries can help enliven your campus experience. All ideas and suggestions are welcome.
If you cannot attend one of the Listening Sessions (after the 10:30 a.m. or 7 p.m. Mass), but want to give feedback, please email any ideas or comments to Julianne Wallace (jwallace@sbu.edu).
Zumba Class will not be held tonight. Class will resume at its next regularly scheduled time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Rob DeFazio
AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
"Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Health Care and Social Responsibility" is the title of the day’s program sponsored by the Health Care Access Coalition. The program includes workshops and a keynote address, and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, at Christ United Methodist Church in Olean. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge to attend but registration is strongly suggested.
Four workshops will be held in the morning, and the day’s keynote address will be given by Dr. Wendy Johnson, who has more than 15 years of experience in public and international health as a clinician, teacher, policy-maker, technical adviser and manager. Several members of the St. Bonaventure University and Olean health care communities are involved in organizing the workshops. Attendees will be able to choose from between two workshops that will be held simultaneously.
Topics for the workshops are faith and health care, business and health care, media coverage of health care, and health care around the world.
Johnson, a clinical associate professor with the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, has worked in developing countries where significant public health issues co-exist with political warfare. Through her national and international health advocacy work, Johnson believes the key to overcoming the burdens of disease in developed and developing countries is to strengthen and rebuild public health care systems. In addition to teaching and clinical practice, Johnson serves as the director of New Initiatives for Health Alliance International, a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle that works to promote universal access to health care. Johnson will give the keynote address at 12:15 p.m.
For reservations, go to the website, www.healthcareaccesscoalition.org, or contact Dr. Pauline Hoffmann at Hoffmann@sbu.edu or by calling 716-375-2578. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
OVERNIGHT RETREAT AT MT. IRENAEUS THIS FRIDAY
Looking for a quiet(er) Friday night? Come to an overnight retreat at Mt. Irenaeus! Enjoy a home-cooked meal and time for prayer and reflection. Bring your books or laptop if you wish. This retreat is open to everyone – students, faculty and staff.
Vans leave campus from the Thomas Merton Center at 4 p.m. Friday and return to campus at 11 a.m. Saturday. Sign up on the Thomas Merton Center bulletin board so we can arrange transportation.
Any student may directly apply for the April 6, 2012, deadline of the Hazing Awareness Scholarship due to more recent CNN hazing news at http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/us/florida-hazing-death/index.html
Details are available at http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/journalism/608/3624.
Susan C. van der Horst
Office of Financial Aid
The St. Bonaventure baseball team (9-8, 1-2 Atlantic 10) will play host to Big 4 rival Canisius (11-13) in a non-conference game at Fred Handler Park at 3 p.m. today at McGraw Jennings field.
Support our Bonnies!
Aaron Hill
Director of Sales & Marketing
Department of Athletics
ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
Deadline extended – Garden Apartments and Shay Suites
We are able to extend the deadline for Garden apartments and Shay suites. If you are interested in living in either of these buildings, please pick up an application from the table outside RC 204. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the buildings are filled. Students who met the original deadline are given priority in selecting their apartment or suite.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Brown at cbrown@sbu.edu.
ANIS MOJGANI TO PERFORM AT THE SKELLER TONIGHT
Anis Mojgani, world-renowned slam poet, will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight, in the Skeller.
Members of the SBU Slam Poetry Club will also perform.
WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT THE CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIETY
The Center for Law and Society will hold a workshop for all junior prelaw students at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Plassmann 205A. The workshop will include an overview of the law school application process: how to register for services provided by the Law School Admissions Council, how to prepare for and when to take the LSAT, how to assemble the various components of an application (including evaluations and letters of recommendation, transcripts and personal statements), and how to select law schools.
If you will be applying to law school this coming fall, you will not want to miss this! Pizza will be served.
Dr. Danette Brickman
Dr. Steven Nuttall
Directors, The Center for Law and Society
FORMER JMC PROFESSOR TO SPEAK ON WOMEN IN PRISON
Breea Willingham, a former St. Bonaventure University JMC professor, will return to campus today to speak about race, class and gender oppression of women in prison.
Her talk, “Write On, Sister! How Incarcerated Women Use Writing to Reclaim and Define Their Power and Identity,” will be presented at 7 p.m. in the John J. Murphy Professional Building auditorium. The program is free and open to all. It is sponsored by St. Bonaventure’s Visiting Scholars Committee and by the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LECTURE—MARY THE MUSLIM: THE MOTHER OF JESUS IN ISLAM
This Wednesday evening, March 28, the university community will welcome Dr. John Kaltner of Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn., to speak on "Mary the Muslim: The Mother of Jesus in Islam." The program will explore how the Virgin Mary is depicted in the Qur'an and later Islamic literature. The event will take place from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in Murphy Auditorium, and will include time for questions from the audience.
Dr. John Kaltner is one of the world's leading scholars on the relation between the Bible and the Qur’an. He has authored or edited ten scholarly books and has three more books forthcoming. He also serves as Senior Editor for The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation, a major reference work that is currently in progress.
Chris Stanley
Professor of Theology
$1,500 REHABILITATION CENTER SCHOLARSHIP
The ReHabilitation Center's $1,500 Scholarship is awarded annually to a college student from Cattaraugus County.
In addition to the cash award, the recipient is given the opportunity for paid summer employment at the agency, allowing him or her to work with people with disabilities and gain valuable work experience in his or her chosen career.
To qualify for this scholarship, the student must be a college junior, senior or graduate student majoring in special education, social sciences or a health-related field. Any resident of Cattaraugus County meeting these criteria may apply.
A scholarship committee comprised of board members and community members will choose the winner according to need and use of the scholarship. Also, this committee may make a special exception for children of staff who do not live in Cattaraugus County so that they may be eligible for this scholarship
Susan C. van der Horst
Office of Financial Aid
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
716-375-2502
716-375-2087 (fax)
svanderh@sbu.edu
CLASS RING REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT CAMPUS
Our University Class Ring Representative from Balfour will be on campus to assist you in ordering your St. Bonaventure class ring today and Wednesday, March 28, in front of the Bookstore from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s important to visit Balfour Rings while they are on campus and take advantage of the amazing on campus sale and guaranteed graduation delivery of your St. Bonaventure University ring!
This is a unique and memorable time in your life—one you will always look back on and remember all of the people, places, and successes that have contributed to what your future will become. Your St. Bonaventure University ring will represent your most unforgettable years and the fine institution where it all happened!
Don't forget, every ring comes with:
A Lifetime Warranty
An Interest-free Credit Card Payment Plan
A Ring Loss Protection Plan
SPECIAL OLYMPICS COACHES CLINIC
Special Olympics Coaches Training Clinics
Sponsored by PAC (Physical Activity Club) and SIFE
Volleyball Coaches Clinic
6 - 7:30 p.m., today, Butler Gym
We will train volunteers to work with the local Special Olympics Volleyball
team on campus Tuesday nights in April.
Basketball Coaches Training Clinic
7 - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, Butler Gym
We will train volunteers to work at the Special Olympics Basketball Sports
Clinic Saturday, April 21, with the SBU women's and men's basketball teams.
For further information, contact Dr. Paula Scraba at pscraba@sbu.edu to register to participate or call 375-2444
Open to all majors.
There will be two information meetings for students interested in St. Bonaventure's Semester in Perugia program.
7 p.m., Thursday, March 29, in the UMin Living Room
7 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, in the Clare College Conference Room (120 Robinson Hall)
For further information contact:
Dr. Michael Chiariello, Director: mchiarie@sbu.edu
Phil Penepent, Student Coordinator: penepeb@bonaventure.edu
or visit www.sbu.edu/italystudy.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT POSITION IN OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Term of Employment: Academic year 2012 - 2013
Supervisor: Karla Bright - Instructional Technology Support Specialist
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Assist faculty, staff, and students with Moodle
• Assist as needed with questions regarding Microsoft Office applications
• Assist faculty, staff, and/or students with Turning Point Response system
• Create “how to” documentation for Moodle or other software as needed
• Assist with and lead student workshops
• Assist with technology workshops held for faculty and staff
• Answering phone calls and or emails as needed
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree and enrolled in SBU graduate program (upon start date)
• Must be a detail-oriented, self-starter, and willing to learn about
new technologies
• Ability to work well with others
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010
• Needs to be able to start work the beginning of August
• Course schedule that will allow you to be in the Office during the standard
business hours
Please send your resume and cover letter to Karla Bright kbright@sbu.edu or to the Technology Services Department, attention Karla Bright
The Class of 2016 is ready to begin their adventure at St. Bonaventure.
Mark your calendars – new student orientation is just around the corner! Students in the Class of 2016 will start their journey this summer at one of the following orientation sessions:
Session 1: July 9 and 10
Session 2: July 12 and 13
Session 3: July 16 and 17
Session 4: July 20 and 21
COPING WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S ADDICTION
Join our support group to meet on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. in Doyle Hall, Room 127. If you are struggling with someone else's addiction and would like to meet other students who are dealing with similar issues, please consider attending a group meeting.
This is a counselor lead group that offers support, feedback, and a safe place to talk.
For more information, please contact Stacey Farris at sfarris@sbu.edu.
Speaker: Megan E. Walsh, Department of English
Talk: "Phillis Wheatley, Slavery, and the Illustrated Book in Early America."
Time and date: 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Wednesday, March 28
Place: Upper level seminar room of the library. Please feel free to bring lunch.
Cookies and soda will be available.
For more information contact: Joel Horowitz, History, 2243 or jhorowit@sbu.edu.
GRADUATE INTERN POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS FOR TECH SERVICES
Term of Employment: Fall Semester (Possibly Renewable
for Spring Semester)
Supervisor: Director of Operations and Technology
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Working with the Datatel Constituent Relationship Management
(CRM) system and Colleague:
• Importing data
• Merging duplicate records
•Territory reassignment
• Updating and maintenance of records
• Identifying and correcting error messages
• Creating workflows to run automated processes
• Creating programs to enable users to pull information from the system
• Excel spreadsheet manipulation
• Pulling information for and creating bi-monthly reports
• Data entry of prospects
• Assisting daily users
Bulk mailings:
• Managing large inventory housed in two buildings
• Creating mail merges from the CRM and Microsoft Word, printing letters
and labels
• Assisting staff and student workers with mailings Assisting the Admissions
staff as needed
Requirements:
• Resume and cover letter sent to loakes@sbu.edu
or the Admissions Office, attention Laura Oakes
• Bachelor’s degree and enrolled in SBU MBA graduate program (upon start
date)
• Must be a detail-oriented, self-starter
• Ability to work in team and individual settings
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Course schedule that will allow the Intern to be in the Office of Admissions
from approximately 9 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
GRADUATE INTERN POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT
Term of Employment: Fall Semester (Possibly Renewable
for Spring Semester)
Supervisor: Director of Recruitment, or appointed senior team member
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Giving tours of campus in the absence of a qualified Student Ambassador
• Primary interviewer during counselor travel periods
• Possibility of traveling to high schools for individual visits or college
fairs to promote St. Bonaventure University
• Presenting accurate information about the admissions process, academic
programs, financial aid opportunities, student life, athletics and other
aspects of St. Bonaventure that will be of interest to prospective high
school students and their families
• Assisting in the preparation of student applications to be reviewed
by counselors
• Facilitating the prospective student’s campus visit by arranging for
meetings with University personnel as required
• Following up with interviewed students and maintaining a rapport through
mail, phone and e-mail contact
• Assisting the appropriate team member with the planning and execution
of on-campus programming and events
• Primary contact/event planner for prospective student overnight visits
• Active participation in Admissions evening and weekend responsibilities
• Coordinating group visits to campus
• Assisting on miscellaneous tasks as assigned by Admissions staff
Requirements:
• Resume and cover letter sent to loakes@sbu.edu
or the Admissions Office, attention Laura Oakes
• Bachelor’s degree and enrolled in SBU graduate program (upon start date)
• Must be a detail-oriented, self-starter
• Ability to work in team and individual settings
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Course schedule that will allow the Intern to be in the Office of Admissions
from approximately 9 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
with the possibility of weekends and evenings. Monday through Friday times
may vary.
FINANCIAL LITERACY MEETINGS FOR ALL SENIORS GRADUATING IN MAY AND AUGUST 2012
Presentation by Dr. Giles Bootheway in the Walsh Auditorium.
Door Prizes will be awarded at each session. Students must be in attendance in order to win. RSVP is required. Please e-mail back to the finaid@sbu.edu with which session you can attend.
Session No. 3
Date: Today
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Place: Walsh Auditorium
Session No. 4
Date: Monday, April 2
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Place: Walsh
Auditorium
Your attendance will complete a graduation requirement.
