SPOTLIGHT: Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts at Upcoming SBU Men's Basketball Games
INSIDE BONA'S
Book by Karen Robins Accepted for Publication
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Men's Basketball Hosts Buffalo Saturday
Men's Basketball - Rock the RC on National TV Tuesday
Business Center Construction Update
BonaResponds Near and Far this Weekend
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
SBU Christmas Concert on Sunday
Quick Center to Host Crèche Walk
Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and Keystone Girls Choir to Present Holiday Concert
Basketball Game Parking Regulations
Bonnies Fans Can Receive Email And Text Notifications
St. Bonaventure to Show Southern Tier Premiere of ‘A Saint for Western New York'
Christmas Stroll in Ellicottville this Saturday
Upcoming Mt. Irenaeus Activities
Angel Tree Gift Tags Due Today
Alumni Presentation on Wayfair: Opportunities for all Majors
SUPPORT
HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS AT UPCOMING SBU MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES
The
St. Bonaventure Student Government Association (SGA) will be collecting
donations to assist the victims of Hurricane Sandy at two upcoming men's
basketball games. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to donate
new or gently used cold weather items, as well as various other items,
during the upcoming basketball games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, vs.
Buffalo and the game at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, vs. Siena.
The following items are needed to support the victims affected by the hurricane:
• Baby formula and diapers
• Batteries
• Toiletries
• Winter gear such as coats,
hats and gloves
Monetary donations will also be accepted and supplies will be
purchased and shipped to hurricane victims with those funds. All donations can
be dropped off in the lobby of the Reilly Center outside the SBU Bookstore prior
to the start of each game. For every item donated at Saturday's game, you will
receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of several baskets filled with
Bona gear. Raffle tickets can also be purchased for $1 a ticket or an arm's length
for $5.
Please email sga@sbu.edu if you have any additional questions. Thank
you in advance for your contributions.
Go Bona's!
Student Government Association
Notice
Board Guidelines
SBU web calendar
Quick Center for the Arts
BOOK BY KAREN ROBINS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
This first modern biography of James McHenry reveals
a man who reflected many of the larger themes of his time. A Scots-Irish
immigrant, he determined to make something of his life. In hopes of
doing good, McHenry became a physician and then served George Washington
and Lafayette in the American Revolution. Experiencing the power of
decisions made by politicians, he entered government after the war,
serving in the Maryland Senate and in the Continental Congress. As
Secretary of War McHenry’s loyalties belonged to Washington, under
whom he established a regimental framework for the army which lasted
well into the nineteenth
century.
Retained by John Adams, this study contradicts his view that
a group of Hamiltonian Federalists in his cabinet intrigued against
him in favor of Hamilton. Adams then requested McHenry’s resignation
because of his deep association with the unpopular military buildup
designed to fight the Quasi-War with France. By disassociating himself
with the war, Adams hoped to win re-election. McHenry ended his days
as he had lived them, surrounded by important events. His poor health
left him paralyzed while his son helped fight the Battle of Baltimore
at Fort McHenry (named for him), in the War of 1812. Fortunately the
son, city and nation he loved triumphed.
On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Quick Center will be participating
in national Day With[out] Art, a movement that began on Dec. 1, 1989,
as a national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis.
In connection to an exhibition created for this day the Quick Center
is sponsoring AIDS Awareness Week offering events prompting the SBU
campus to take action against the AIDS pandemic. Throughout the week
AIDS action materials including buttons, Red Ribbons and reflection
cards will be available for free at the museum desk.
Also during the
week various students groups including Spectrum, Voices and the Urban
Art Club will be holding smaller events across campus in support of
AIDS awareness and action.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 - World AIDS Day
12 p.m.-2 p.m.
The Quick Center will darken its galleries and offer a reflective space for visitors
to view names of individuals from New York State from various artistic
backgrounds who have passed away due to AIDS. At the conclusion of
the reflection period all present will join in reciting the World
AIDS Day Prayer.
For any questions concerning the events, please contact Sean Conklin sconklin@sbu.edu.
MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS BUFFALO SATURDAY
St. Bonaventure returns to action on Saturday when
the Bonnies make their first appearance in the Reilly Center in more
than three weeks against the University at Buffalo. Tipoff is set for
7 p.m., and fans are encouraged to arrive early in order to receive
the commemorative men's and women's basketball pocket schedules, which
have been completely redesigned for the 2012-13 season.
Single game
tickets start at just $16 while group tickets are only $10. 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.
No Sleep ‘Til
Brooklyn!
MEN'S BASKETBALL ROCK THE REILLY CENTER ON NATIONAL TV TUESDAY
The St. Bonaventure
men's basketball game against Siena on Tuesday, Dec. 4, will be broadcast
nationally on the NBC Sports Network and has been moved to a 9 p.m.
start in the Reilly Center. Wear your gold WolfPack shirts and show
the nation St. Bonaventure pride!
Single game tickets start at just
$12 while group tickets are only $10. 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.
No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn!
BUSINESS CENTER CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Over the past two weeks construction activity at the
William E. and Ann L. Swan Business Center has concentrated on completing
the enclosure for winter weather. The roof is insulated and weather-tight,
and temporary covers are in place over the areas where glass will eventually
be installed. Utilities are hooked up, and temporary heat will be in
place by the end of today.
In addition, almost all of
the interior walls have been framed, and the metal studs are ready
for drywall.
Over the next two weeks, workers will install the framing for the peaked roof
deck where roof tiles will go later. Electricians, plumbers, and sheet
metal workers are installing the mechanical systems, and we expect
work on interior stairways to begin.
See construction photos at www.sbu.edu/construction.
Phil Winger
The St. Bonaventure Student Government Association
will hold its final meeting of the semester at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec,
3, in the Robert R. Jones Trustees Room.
A report on the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund will be given, and SGA club presentations
will wrap up for the semester with the following clubs presenting:
Tread Lightly, Team Bona's, Gold Bar Club, SAAC, and the Slam Poetry
Club.
All SGA meetings are open to the entire campus community. Please dress business
casual. If you have any additional questions, please email sga@sbu.edu.
BONARESPONDS NEAR AND FAR THIS WEEKEND
It is a big weekend for BonaResponds with events locally
and in Breezy Point, New York City both Saturday and Sunday.
The local work will include ramp building and finishing fencing at the
SPCA.
We will be building a ramp for an elderly woman who needs
assistance
leaving her house. The ramp will be framed and hopefully completed
by this weekend. We will leave at 11 a.m. from Murphy each
day. If anyone has a pickup truck available from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. today,
please
contact Jim Mahar at jimmahar@
yahoo.com since it can be used for
taking supplies to the site before we start working tomorrow.
Also, in NYC this weekend, a BonaResponds group made up mainly of SBU
alumni and friends will be gutting homes in Breezy Point. The FDNY
has
agreed to transport us from Manhattan to Breezy Point for free! If
you or others you know are interested, please email Rich Miller at
Richardmiller1@ gmail.com, for ride availability and location. Or if
you prefer, you can meet the group at the Gut and Pump headquarter
tents by the baseball fields near 208th street in Breezy Point.
Kingdom Quest, a scripture based faith-sharing and
prayer group, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. on Mondays in the Thomas Merton
Center.
All are welcome!
Where: University Club
When: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today
Lunch: $3 (pay in the Hickey)
Speaker:
Mike Hoffman
Title: Student Cell Phones In Class – Using
them to Increase Student Engagement
This semester
a small group of faculty have been piloting two different
software solutions which allow students to use their
mobile devices as “clicker” response systems. These
faculty will demonstrate how the software systems work
and share their experiences using the systems in their
classes. Important: This is a BYOD event (bring your
own device). Please bring your mobile devices (smart
phones, tablets, etc.) to the Friday Forum!
SBU CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON SUNDAY
The SBU Community is invited to the Music Program's
annual Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the
Rigas Family Theater in the Quick Arts Center. Both the SBU Concert
Band
and SBU Concert Choir will perform classic holiday music. Admission
is free.
For more information please contact Dr. Les Sabina at ext. 2320.
QUICK CENTER TO HOST CRÈCHE WALK
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure
University invites the campus and community to “follow the star” in
the first-ever campus crèche walk to be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday,
Dec. 7.
The center’s annual display of its impressive collection of crèches from around
the world will be at three locations this year: in the Quick Center’s Branch
Gallery, the University Chapel, and the Thomas Merton Center.
On Friday, Dec.
7, campus and community residents are invited to participate in the “Follow the
Star Crèche Walk,” a walking tour of each display site accompanied by time for
spiritual reflection. For more information go to http://www.sbu.edu/About_News.aspx?id=40860.
SINGING BOYS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND KEYSTONE GIRLS CHOIR TO PRESENT HOLIDAY CONCERT
The Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone
Girls Choir will perform a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
8, at St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
It is the fifth concert of the 2012-13 Friends of Good Music season.
For tickets, call The Quick Center for the Arts at (716) 375-2494.
For more information, go to http://www.sbu.edu/About_News.aspx?id=40838.
BASKETBALL GAME PARKING REGULATIONS
Due to the basketball game Saturday, Dec. 1, the
Security Department is asking for the cooperation of all students,
faculty and staff pertaining to the following:
• The outdoor basketball courts will be blocked off for parking all day Saturday.
Please do not attempt to park there or move barricades. Violators will be ticketed
and may be towed.
•
Anyone parking behind the Reilly Center (Employee Lot Q )
should move their vehicle by 5 p.m. Violators will be ticketed and may be towed.
•
Students
parking in the student parking near the Observatory (Student Lot G) should move
their vehicle by 11 a.m. Violators will be ticketed and may be towed. Security
parking
details will be in place prior to all men’s home games and will only allow A
and B pass holders through the checkpoints.
Your cooperation and understanding
is appreciated. For labeled maps of parking lots, please visit the Where
to Park? page on the SBU website.
The Security Department
Daily Masses continue through Dec. 13, 2012.
After Dec. 13, Daily Mass will be suspended until Jan. 14.
First Sunday of Advent
4:30 p.m. Dec. 1, in the Chapel of St. Clare
10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 2, in the University
Chapel
Note: This is the final weekend of Sunday Liturgies on campus before Christmas
Break
Advent Penance Service
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the University Chapel
Christmas Mass and Blessing of the Brains
10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
Note: This will be our only Mass during the weekend
Sunday, Jan. 13
We will only celebrate a 7 p.m. Mass.
After January 14, our Mass Schedule returns to our normal schedule of liturgies.
BONNIES FANS CAN RECEIVE EMAIL AND TEXT NOTIFICATIONS
Supporters of St. Bonaventure Athletics can now receive
official news and updates instantaneously via email and text notifications.
Those interested can sign up to receive news and alerts for one, or more, of
St. Bonaventure’s 14 Division I sports programs, as well as general
athletic department updates by selecting the desired news categories
and/or mobile-alert options on the sign-up page at GoBonnies.com/List-Signup.
With the official St. Bonaventure team newsletters, fans will receive
the latest news, photos and up-to-date information in their email inboxes.
Newsletters will also include links to video highlights and other multimedia,
as well as promotions and event schedules.
With the mobile text alerts,
fans will be given inside access to the Bonnies on the go. Those who
subscribe will receive key gameday information, in-game updates, breaking
news and other important messages sent directly to their mobile device.
Both services are free of charge.
Fans may sign up and opt-in or out
of any alerts easily by managing their account at GoBonnies.com/List-Signup.
TheChristmas
formal for juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the Rathskeller
starts at 8 p.m. and ends at 12 a.m. today. Sign-up in RC 208 for $3.
All profits will be donated to the local Toys for Tots program.There
will be a drop box at the event for new/unused toy donations.
We will be raffling off gift certificates at the event.
The formal's D.J. will be Tommy Bucklin.
For any questions, please email Mary Gould at gouldmk09@bonaventure.edu.
ST. BONAVENTURE TO SHOW SOUTHERN TIER PREMIERE OF 'A SAINT FOR WESTERN NEW YORK'
Join St. Bonaventure University for the Southern Tier
premiere of the documentary about the life of the first American Franciscan
saint, Mother Marianne Cope at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Regina
A. Quick Center for the Arts on campus.
The documentary, “A Saint for Central New York,” premiered on network
television in the Syracuse media market during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Mother Cope, who grew up in Utica, helped to fund two hospitals in Central
New York, worked as a school and hospital administrator, and led the Sisters
of Saint Francis of the Neumann Communities in Syracuse. Mother Cope is
noted for her work with leprosy patients in Hawaii.
While admission to the
premiere at the Quick Center is free, the University strongly recommends
reserving tickets in advance by calling 716-375-2494 or via e-mail
at quick@sbu.edu. A question and answer session with the documentary’s
hosts and producers will follow the screening.
As a reminder, administrators are required to submit
a written record of their paid leave (vacation, personal, sick, bereavement
and jury duty) to their supervisor and the Office of Human Resources.
Such submission should be done at least twice yearly at approximately
mid-year and at the end of the fiscal year via the online Administrator
Leave
Form located on my.sbu.edu under HR, forms.
Please submit information
by Dec. 5, for the months June to November. Please submit in June
for the months December to May.
Thank you,
The Office of Human Resources
SKELLER
EVENTS
Today
Movember Celebration
6 p.m.
Christmas Dance
8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Post-game celebration
9 p.m.
For more information,
please call 716-375-2506.
SBU Theater program presents “Knowing & Un-Knowing:
One Act Festival VI.”
Today, Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday,
Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1 matinee at 2 p.m. in the Garret
Theater (attached to Devereux Hall).
Reserved tickets: General public $8; seniors, students, faculty and staff $6.
Free student rush tickets available one hour before each performance
(student ID required). Audience
talk back after Friday’s show.
Call the QCA box office at 716-375-2494
for tickets or more information.
CHRISTMAS STROLL IN ELLICOTTVILLE THIS SATURDAY
Experience a very unique, old fashioned holiday season
in Ellicottville.
Santa arrives at the 1887 building
at 4 p.m.
Schedule of Events:
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Christmas Bazaar at United Church on Elizabeth Street
3:30 – 5 p.m. Organ music and tours at St. John's Episcopal Church. Kids can
make ornaments!
4 – 5:30 p.m. Santa and his elves arrive at the 1887 building
4 – 5:30 p.m. Cocoa and cookies in Mrs. Claus's kitchen at the barn in
Monroe Street – Follow the candy canes
4 – 6 p.m. Wagon rides next to Town Hall
Candy elves, caroling and a live camel
strolling around town. Display of nativity sets and angels in Holy Name of
Mary Church on Martha Street
4:30 p.m. Reindog parade on Washington Street
6 p.m.
Living nativity at the gazebo
Sign up in RC 208 for the Saturday evening Ellicottville
bus!
For more information, please call 716-375-2506.
UPCOMING MT. IRENEAUS ACTIVITIES
Come to the Quiet Overnight
today at Mt. Irenaeus.
Are you searching for more silence in your life? This overnight may be for you.
Vans depart at 4 p.m. and return by noon on Saturday. Sign up in the
Merton Center. All are welcome.
Advent Overnight at the Mountain:
Saturday, Dec. 1, is the annual Advent Overnight at Mt. Irenaeus. Help us
to decorate a tree, make a wreath and reflect on the season. Vans will
leave the Merton Center Saturday at 2 p.m. and head back to campus
after Mass and brunch on Sunday. Sign up in the Merton Center.
All are welcome.
Reading Day at the Mountain: On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Mountain will be
open for those who wish to have a quiet place off campus to study. Lunch
will be provided. Vans will leave the Merton Center at 9 a.m. and return
to campus at 4 p.m. Sign up in the Merton Center. All are welcome.
ANGEL TREE GIFT TAGS DUE TODAY
Any student, faculty, or staff member who picked an
angel from the Angel Tree Gift drive before Thanksgiving break is reminded
that the gift is due by 5 p.m. today in the Campus Activities
office on the second floor of the Reilly Center.
Please be reminded to turn in the tag as well as the unwrapped gift(s)
by that date. If you have any questions, please email sga@sbu.edu.
Gifts will be wrapped this weekend and will be distributed to those at
the
Olean Day Care Center next week.
ALUMNI PRESENTATION ON WAYFAIR: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MAJORS
On-campus presentation on Wayfair.Com by Bona alum, Bridget Barrett, class of 2012, at 2:30 p.m. today in Walsh Auditorium. Don't miss it!
MAJORITY OF E2CAMPUS USERS TO EXPIRE TODAY
TODAY, the accounts of more than 1,700 of the current 2,900 users on SBU's e2campus emergency text alert system will expire. You should receive a text alert from e2campus over the course of this month telling you the same thing. But in case you do not, or you happen to ignore the text thinking that it's just spam, don't worry. Updating your expiration date is easy.
1. EVERYONE with an e2campus account should go to https://www.e2campus.net/my/stbu/. This link can also be found on the my.sbu.edu page under the "Health & Safety" header.
2. Log in with your username and password.
3. If your expiration date is Nov. 30, there will be a yellow window that appears that says "Your service is active, but will expire on Nov. 30, 2012." Next to that, there's a button that says extend service period.
4. Clicking that button will automatically extend your expiration date by 2 years, to Nov. 30, 2014. (Unfortunately, the only time you can pick the specific end date of your service is when you first sign up for e2campus. If you prefer to delete your account and create a new one so you can pick a more specific opt-out date — e.g., you graduate in May — you can do that.)
5. EVERYONE with e2campus should log in to see if their expiration date is approaching at the end of this month. If you DO NOT see an "extend service period" button, then you are not about to expire. (NOTE: e2campus only allows you to extend your expiration date WITHIN 30 days of the expiration date.)
6. If you believe you have signed up for e2campus — and more than 300 people did early this week in advance of the storm — but DID NOT receive the text messages concerning campus preparations for the storm, then it's possible your account did not get properly validated when you signed up. There are almost 300 unvalidated users in SBU's e2campus system. The likely reason is that when you signed up, you should have received a validation.
7. To check the validation status of your account, log in as in steps 1 and 2 above.
8. If you ARE UNVALIDATED, you should see a bold-face red message telling you to go to the Services page. Click on the Services tab above in the orange menu bar.
9. If you have the original text from e2campus from the day you signed up, find it and enter the code. If you need the code again, click the Resend Validation Code link.
If people are still having difficulties, please email Tom Missel, director of marketing and media relations, at tmissel@sbu.edu.
FOLLOW @CLUBWOLFPACK, LIKE BONA CLUB SPORTS
@ClubWolfpack and Bona Club Sports' Facebook page
are the new social media outlets for all things Club Sports.
Students are encouraged to visit the Twitter page and
Facebook group to showcase their comments, videos and pictures about
their favorite SBU Club Sports.
Bona's Club Sports:
Talk about it.
Follow it.
Support it.
