SPOTLIGHT: Embrace it Africa Needs your Help
Admissions Welcomes Visiting Students
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
InterVarsity Meeting Cancelled
Model United Nations Delegate Receives Award
Recycling Factoid – Aluminum Cans
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pre-Registration Open for CareerFest
Service Project at Eden Heights
Mark Schmidt Radio Show Continues Today
Bonnies Women Basketball Host Dayton Today
March 4-8, a Week of Events Commemorating Robert Lax
Pump Up the Volume — Week Two of RecycleMania!
EMBRACE
IT AFRICA NEEDS YOUR HELP
Embrace It Africa Inc., a St.
Bonaventure student group formed in 2008 to assist a village in Uganda,
has entered a project in the Give for Youth Challenge to win the chance
to crowd-fund on GiveforYouth.org. Now, the group needs your vote.
Take a second to cast your vote (by March 1), and please forward this to anyone
in your network. The more votes we get, the better our chances to get
this project off the ground!
Here’s a quick description and link of our project voting page: http://giveforyouth.maker.good.is/projects/mikwano.
Microsoft teamed up with good civic-minded community platform to find
20 amazing youth-serving nonprofits to feature on GiveforYouth.org,
a microgiving portal that helps organizations fund microprojects for young
people. The top 20 vote-getters in the Give for Youth Challenge will get
to crowd-fund their projects on GiveforYouth.org. Microsoft will match
funds raised during the challenge phase, up to $100,000 across all organizations.
Thanks for helping us achieve our goal.
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Board Guidelines
SBU web calendar
Quick Center for the Arts
ADMISSIONS WELCOMES VISITING STUDENTS
Help us make our guests feel welcome!
Meaghan Brady, prospective student from Milford, Mass, interested in Sport
Studies;
Noah Burton, prospective student from Addison, N.Y., interested in Political Science;
Rebeckah Miller, prospective student from Athens, Ohio, interested in International Studies;
Dakota Morano, prospective student from Sinclairville, N.Y., interested in Math;
Olivia Nacheff, prospective student from Short Hills, N.J., interested in Arts;
Samantha Urbino, prospective student from Elma, N.Y., interested in Psychology.
JANE M. KLAUSMAN WOMEN IN BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP
The Zonta Club of Olean, N.Y., is requesting applicants
for the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship. They will award
one winner $1,000 locally. In addition, the local winner’s application
is sent on to the District level where an additional $1,000 is available.
The winner at the District Level is forwarded to Zonta International.
Zonta International will award 12 $5,000 scholarships.
This scholarship is available to any woman undertaking a business and/or
business-related program at an accredited university. The applicant must
be in at least the second year of an undergraduate program through the
final year of a master’s program at the time the application is submitted.
Applications may
be printed or downloaded from the Zonta International website, www.zonta.org.
Deadline for applications is April 5, 2013. The winner will be notified
at the end of April 2013.
Send completed application to: Judy Yorke, 414 Laurens St, Olean, N.Y.,
14760. If you have any questions, contact her at 716-372-3420 or via email
jdyorke@yahoo.com.
The InterVarsity meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled.
The Pilates class will run from 12:30 to 1 p.m. today.
Rob DeFazio
The McQuade Center will present Dr. Mark Frank, Director and Founder of the Communication Science Center at the University of Buffalo in a program at 11:30 a.m. on March 4 in the Dresser Auditorium in Murphy. His topic will be “Deception and Demeanor” and will address the importance of hearing and observing. His focus is on communication; not only delivering the message, but learning how to listen and observe.
Dr. Frank earned his Ph. D. from Cornell University and previously taught at Rutgers University where he was awarded “master teacher” status. He has been an invited presenter at the International Communications Association, the American Psychological Society, the FBI, the CIA, the Federal Air Marshals, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He has presented in Australia, the UK, the Hague, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Faculty, students and staff are welcome to attend.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS DELEGATE RECEIVES AWARD
Between Feb. 17 and 19 the St. Bonaventure University Model United Nations organization traveled to Washington, D.C., to debate at the annual International Model NATO conference to represent both Canada and Bosnia.
We would like to recognize Lauren Loftin for receiving a Leadership Award for her work in the Committee on Emerging Security Challenges where she represented Canada's view on water, arctic, energy, and cyber security. We would also like to thank Kathryn Moore, Erika Fleischmen, Miguel Nesbitt, Paul Leonardo, and Leanna Chojnacki for all of their hard work at the conference.
RECYCLING FACTOID — ALUMINUM CANS
If you throw one aluminum can in the trash, you waste as much energy as if you filled the same can half full of gasoline and poured it on the ground. The energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television set for three hours. If you do not recycle, the can will still litter the Earth up to 500 years from now.
Our residence halls are setting the bar high for RecycleMania 2013 — keep up the good work! Last week, SBU collected 2.49 tons of recyclable materials that won't enter the waste stream.
For RecycleMania updates and photos, watch the Notice Board, visit http://www.sbu.edu/campus-life.aspx?id=41299 and follow @SBUTreadLightly on Twitter.
PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CAREERFEST 2013
CareerFest will take place from 12 to 2 p.m. March 8,
in Doyle Dining and Robert R. Jones Trustees Room. To pre-register,
email
career@sbu.edu with your name, major
and class year. As a pre-registrant, you will receive 10 free copies
of
your resume on resume paper at the event.
Meet with
over 30 employers who are collecting resumes for full-time and internship
opportunities. Talk to numerous graduate schools regarding programs
and application requirements. In addition, get your LinkedIn professional
photo taken to enhance your online presence for employers!
Plus, attend
a presentation and speak with representatives from Buffalo Business
First on professional development topics and job search advice.
Love
chocolate? We do too! That's why we want to hold a chocolate bar for
the highest percent of attendees at the event based on class year.
Get your friends and classmates together to attend!
If you have any
questions, please contact the CPRC at career@sbu.edu. Professional
dress is required.
Where: University Club
When: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22
Lunch: $3 (pay in the Hickey)
Speaker: Daniel Ellis
A brief history of the teaching of college writing in general, and the College
Composition course in particular.
Students just aren't prepared to write in college anymore. Or so has run the
College Professor’s lament for 130 years, at least.
This informal talk
discusses the history of the response—primarily in the form of the Freshman
Comp course—to this seemingly endless problem, and the ways this history
has been told and retold by those same professors, and by the scholars
who study the history of writing instruction.
SERVICE
PROJECT AT EDEN HEIGHTS
“Bridges: Connecting One Generation to the Next” is a service project
dealing with senior citizens and the role faith has played in their lives.
Through this event students will hopefully realize a link between younger
and older generations. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March
14, at Eden Heights in Olean.
Transportation will be provided by University Ministries. There is a limit
of 30 students. Students wanting to participate should contact Alexandra
Henry (henrya09@bonaventure.edu).
Today we will host Dr. Ellie Fogarty,
Vice President of MSA and Liaison Officer for St. Bonaventure University
for a Pre-Visit in preparation for our Middle States 10-year review.
Attached for your information is Dr. Fogarty’s schedule for the day.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend an open meeting
from 9:45-10:30 a.m. in the Doyle Dining Room.
Dr. Joseph Zimmer, Chair
Permanent Accreditation Committee
Dean of the School of Education
BONARESPONDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are still looking for people to help with our Spring Break trip to
Breezy Point, N.Y., and near Tom's River, N.J. So much work still remains
to be done. Have fun while making a huge difference in people's lives.
$20 covers food and gas. Sign up at BonaResponds.org.
International Service Week on April 6-15 is rapidly approaching.
You can become involved by cleaning a park, visiting a nursing home, taking
an
elderly
neighbor to the grocery store, and plenty more. Any alumni, student, parent,
sister, friar, or faculty can participate. Get your friends/alumni chapter/class/family
involved!
MARK SCHMIDT RADIO SHOW CONTINUES TODAY
The Mark Schmidt Radio Show will continue today
broadcasting live from Bartlett Country Club in Olean. Great food
specials and
drinks will be available throughout the show, which
will air on The PIG 95.7 FM in the Olean area and online via GoBonnies.com.
Those unable to make it to Bartlett may
submit questions through Twitter (@Go_Bonnies by using the hashtag
#Bonnies) or Facebook (St. Bonaventure Athletics). The show will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
BONNIES WOMEN BASKETBALL HOST DAYTON TODAY
St. Bonaventure returns to action today
at the Reilly Center against Dayton. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
Single game tickets start at just $5 while group tickets are only $3. Full time
students and/or those paying the student activity fee with a valid
ID are free and must use the student entrance on the northeast corner
of the RC by the swimming pool (facing the Richter Center).
Don’t miss this critical Atlantic-10 showdown at the RC. Support our Bonnies!
MARCH 4-8, A WEEK OF EVENTS COMMEMORATING ROBERT LAX
Three public lectures, archival exhibits, and a performance
based on the poetry of Robert Lax are some of the highlights of a week’s
activities celebrating the varied contributions of Robert Lax, Olean
native and friend of Thomas Merton. St. Bonaventure has maintained
an enduring relationship with his work and legacy.
The full schedule
can be found on the link below. Lectures will be presented by Dr. Steve
Georgiou, of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 4, and Tuesday, March 5, in Walsh Auditorium and at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, at the Olean
Public Library.
An original composition
inspired by Lax’s poetry will take place Friday, March 8, at the Quick
Center, along with the viewing of a short documentary.
http://www.sbu.edu/artsandsciences.aspx?id=1728.
Planning for the week is the result of collaboration between SBU’s
School of Arts and Sciences, The Friedsam Memorial Library, The Regina
Quick Center for the Arts, the Olean Public Library, Olean High School,
and members of the Olean community.
I hope you will consider using
this occasion to learn more about Robert Lax and to encourage our
students to do likewise.
On behalf of the planning committee,
Wolfgang
Natter
Rick Simpson
Paul Spaeth
PUMP
UP THE VOLUME — WEEK TWO OF RECYCLEMANIA!
RecycleMania continues to build momentum! During week two (Feb. 11-15),
SBU collected 2.49 tons of recyclable materials. Week one collection netted
about 2.03 tons.
For RecycleMania updates, watch the Notice Board, www.sbu.edu/Recycle,
and @SBUTreadLightly on Twitter.
SKELLER
EVENT
Today
Open Mic
9 p.m.
The Skeller will be closed from Feb. 22 to March 3, and will re-open on Monday,
March 4
Steve Kuchera
Assistant Director of Activities, Recreation, and Leadership
VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA)
The tenth year of the St. Bonaventure University Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program continues at a great pace. During
the first three weeks of tax season, we have prepared more than 200 tax
returns, generating over $450,000 in tax refunds for Cattaraugus County
workers. This brings us to a cumulative 10-year total of over 3,300 tax
returns and $5.25 million in tax refunds flowing into Cattaraugus County.
The St. Bonaventure VITA program operates out of the United Way office
at 807 W. State Street in Olean, N.Y.
The tax office is open six days per week with a variety of morning, afternoon,
and evening appointments available. Cattaraugus County workers can call
716-373-2534 to see if they qualify for the free tax service and to set
an appointment. We will be offering some appointment times during Spring
Break, although not our full schedule. Phone messages will be checked
daily, and callers will be contacted to arrange appointments.
With five weeks to go in “tax season,” no sleep ‘til Easter Break!
Susan B. Anders,
PhD, CPA
Professor of Accounting and Chair of Accounting Dept.
GILMAN STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Students planning to study abroad for Summer 2013 or Fall 2013 are reminded that the Gilman Scholarship deadline is March 5 (including transcripts).Details at www.iie.org/gilman for Pell-eligible applicants.
