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Oct 31, 2019

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

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Stump presents paper at global leadership conference in Canada

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Dr. J. Douglas Stump, assistant professor of educational leadership, presented a paper Oct. 24 at the International Leadership Association's Global Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Representatives from 31 counties attended.

Stump's presentation was part of a discussion on leadership identities on college campuses, and his paper was titled "The Challenges of Student Peer Leadership: Community Builders and Campus Bureaucrats."

The paper and presentation were based on his research on what university students experience when placed in leadership roles.

Oct 31, 2019

CENTER FOR ARAB & ISLAMIC STUDIES

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Calabria marks anniversary of encounter between St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil

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As special assistant for dialogue with Islam for the Order of Friars Minor, Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., director of St. Bonaventure's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, has been speaking in a variety of venues on the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' encounter with the Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219.

In September, in Istanbul. he organized an international gathering of Franciscan friars and sisters, as well as other religious and lay people, to discuss the historical encounter and its contemporary applications. He returned to Istanbul Oct. 14-19 to teach about Christian-Muslim relations in a course offered by the friar community.

Other upcoming speaking engagements on these and related topics will take Fr. Michael to the Catholic University of America, Viterbo University and the Catholic Theological Union.

Oct 31, 2019

ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION

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Schrems makes presentation at Exceptional Children conference

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Dr. Tracy W. Schrems, assistant professor of adolescence education, delivered a presentation titled "Cody Schrems: Raising a Young Man with Significant Challenges — An Ongoing Recollection of Significant Moments in Collaboration" at the 2019 New York State Council for Exceptional Children conference, held Oct. 18-19 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York.

Schrems is mom to 23-year-old Cody Schrems, who has significant challenges and disabilities. In her presentation she discussed the different transitions and collaborations she's encountered raising and living with Cody: How a special needs parent collaborates with the medical community as well as the school district and his/her work environment, and how those communities all have a lot to do with the success and longevity of a special needs child.

"Cody is 14 years past his prognosis," said Schrems. "Much of that has to do with my Bonaventure family and community, and the support Cody, my husband, and I receive from everyone here. I’m blessed."

Oct 16, 2019

CYBERSECURITY

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Director Sarrafzadeh is featured in article on identity theft

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Dr. Hossein Sarrafzadeh, director of the Western New York Cybersecurity Center at St. Bonaventure University and of the university's Department of Cybersecurity, is featured in a wallethub.com article on identity theft and what consumers can do to protect themselves.

St. Bonaventure has a bachelor's degree program and an online-only master's degree program in cybersecurity, plus an online graduate certificate in cybersecurity.

Oct 16, 2019

THEOLOGY & FRANCISCAN STUDIES

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Bychkov delivers lecture at Trinity College, Oxford

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Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, delivered a lecture on the aesthetics of the so-called Sum of Alexander of Hales (Summa Halensis), an influential early 13th century Franciscan theological treatise, at the colloquium “The Summa Halensis: Philosophy and Reception” held at Trinity College, Oxford, on Sept. 23.

The lecture was under the auspices of a major five-year grant from the European Research Council aimed at deepening our understanding of the Sum of Alexander and administered by Professor Lydia Schumacher, King’s College, London.

Under the auspices of the same grant, Bychkov and Lydia Schumacher are preparing a collection of English translations of key texts from the Sum of Alexander, which will be published by Fordham University Press (tentatively in 2020) under the title "Early Franciscan Theology: A Reader."

Oct 16, 2019

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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Three faculty members author published paper

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Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Julie A. Case, adjunct instructor of business law, had their paper “Profiling Social Media Usage and Trolling Incidence: A Gender Examination of Undergraduate Business Students” published in the proceedings of the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences 52nd International Academic Conference.

Oct 16, 2019

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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Hoffman presents at state education & research event

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Dr. Michael Hoffman, associate provost and chief information officer, presented "Scaling and Supporting Fully Online Programs" at the annual New York State Education and Research Network (NYSERNET) Conference on Oct. 3.

Oct 16, 2019

BIOLOGY/BIOCHEMISTRY

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Zhang and five students author peer-reviewed paper in journal

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Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang, professor of biology and director of the biochemistry program, and five undergraduate students, three of them recent graduates, co-authored a paper published in the Sept. 19 edition of Frontiers in Plant Science, a leading journal in its field.

The student authors include 2019 graduates Sam Chen, a bioinformatics major from Buffalo, and Tim Rooney, a biochemistry major from Syracuse; Anna Hu, a junior biochemistry major from Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Leann Mangalath, a junior biology major from Northport, New York; and 2018 graduate Jordan Powers, a biochemistry major from Lakewood, New York.

Their paper is titled "Quantitative proteomics reveals a role for SERINE/ARGININE-RICH 45 in regulating RNA metabolism and modulating transcriptional suppression via the ASAP complex in Arabidopsis thaliana."

Their work was done in collaboration with Dr. Bret Cooper's research group at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.

The full text of this peer-reviewed paper can be found at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01116.

Oct 16, 2019

NURSING PROGRAM

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Nursing staff completes instructor and prevention training

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Connie Perkins, Ph.D., RN, CNE, founding director of the RN to B.S. in Nursing program, and two nursing faculty members recently completed instructor and prevention training programs.

Perkins, program lecturer Erin Lundeen, and Dr. Suzanne Soltysik, a clinical assistant professor, became instructors through the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed, a national campaign that teaches people what to do in a bleeding emergency. They may now offer the training on campus.

They also completed Narcan opioid overdose prevention training and, if needed, are able to respond with Narcan to an emergency on campus.

In photo (from left): Lundeen, Perkins and Soltysik

Oct 16, 2019

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

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Tanner is one of 11 therapists to share their stories in new book

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Dr. Michelle Tanner, visiting professor of counselor education, is the author of a chapter in "From the Inside Out: Therapists' Confessions of Courage, Strength and Hope," published in September 2019.

The book features 11 therapists who share their own real, raw and personal stories of tragedy and triumph. "So often their stories go untold, but what if sharing could help others?" said Tanner.

Part Two of the book invites readers to use the tools and journal questions provided to embark on their own healing journeys.

Tanner's contribution, Chapter 4, is titled "Broken Together." The book's compiler and main author is Jacqueline Rech, a freelance writer with an M.S. in clinical mental health counseling.

Oct 16, 2019

JANDOLI SCHOOL

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Mackowski gives Civil War talks and workshop, leads tours

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Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of communication and associate dean of the Jandoli School, was an invited keynote speaker at Civil War conferences in California and Oklahoma. He also presented at the American Battlefield Trust's National Teacher Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he gave a workshop on how to develop tours at historical sites.

Also in North Carolina, he led a "Civil War to Civil Rights" tour at Bennett Place, site of the largest Confederate surrender in the Civil War, and one in Durham, scene of several significant events in the civil rights movement.

In September, he was an invited speaker at the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, where he talked about MacArthur's Civil War ancestors during the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness.

Oct 16, 2019

THEOLOGY & FRANCISCAN STUDIES

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Couturier leads workshop for health system convocation

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Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies, gave a presentation on Oct. 1 at the Senior Management Convocation of the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.

The presentation was titled "Integrating Missions: Crafting Organizational Identities in Multi-Partnered Health Systems Today."

BayCare Health System is one of the largest health providers in Central Florida, with a network of 15 hospitals and more than 380 clinics in Central Florida. Fr. David led a workshop on the challenges of mission integration in multi-partnered systems

Oct 16, 2019

COMPUTER SCIENCE

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Foerst interview to be aired on Deutschlandfunk Christmas Day

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Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science and director of St. Bonaventure's individualized major program, was interviewed for Deutschlandfunk, the German equivalent of NPR, for a show to be aired Christmas Day about theology, the churches and the challenges of artificial intelligence.

The interview was the result of Foerst's participation in German Protestant Churchday, a celebration of "everything Protestant," said Foerst. The four-day event in Dortmund, Germany, was attended by approximately 100,000 people.

In addition to participating in a panel on artificial intelligence, Foerst gave a lecture in one of the venue's big lecture halls that was attended by several thousand people.

Sep 25, 2019

Darwin King

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Co-authors article for energy publication

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Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Edward D. King wrote an article titled "Timber Ownership: An Overview of Tax Considerations" that was published in the June 2019 issue of the Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly.

Sep 25, 2019

Dr. Ibrahim Zabad

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Article accepted for publication

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"The Inglorious Revolution: The Syrian Secular/liberal Opposition and its many Compromises," an article by Dr. Ibrahim Zabad, associate professor of political science, was accepted for publication by the peer-reviewed Journal of Middle East Policy.

It will appear in the journal's winter issue to be published in December.

Sep 25, 2019

Dr. Mohammed Abu Jahed

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Wins Best Paper Award

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Dr. Mohammed Abu Jahed, assistant professor of management, presented a paper he authored at the 5th International Conference on Recent Trends in Business Management, held July 14 in Bangkok, Thailand.

His paper, titled "Towards A Unified Model of Supply Chain Management – An Exploratory Study on Implementation and Practice Divide," won the Best Paper Award.

Sep 25, 2019

Paul Wieland

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Book traces retired lecturer's career as a sports hoaxer

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"Taro Lives: Confessions of a Sports Hoaxer,” by Paul Wieland, retired lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communication, traces the author’s beginnings as a grammar school newspaperman, to his early days in the news business, where he pulled his first gags and met up with his hero, a fellow reporter who was an accomplished hoaxer.

Wieland cooperates in one big hoax and then realizes he’d like to pull off his own, but with the caveat that his wouldn’t do harm, just provide laughs. After a stint in hoax-punctuated public relations with General Motors, Wieland joined the Buffalo Sabres in August 1970, serving as public relations director and later as communications director.

He invented a Japanese hockey player named Taro Tsujimoto, soon a legend in the National Hockey League. Taro, the off-the-cuff imaginary player, set Wieland off on the pursuit of hoaxes for two decades, resulting in some of the strangest news announcements and sports television ever presented.

He continued his fun in a next incarnation as a TV sports director in New England, boss of a public TV station, and finally, as a college professor. Along the way Wieland’s career touched luminaries such as Jack and Bobby Kennedy, the U.S. space program, legendary football star Frank Gifford, and presidential candidate Jack Kemp. He even hoaxed President Ronald Reagan, whose press office was not amused.

The book is available at amazon.com.

Sep 25, 2019

Dr. Claire Watson and Dr. Paula Scraba

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Professors win grant, lauded for Girls in Sports Day

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Dr. Claire Watson, founding director of the university's public health program, and Dr. Paula Scraba, associate professor of physical education, have been awarded a mini-grant from the United Way of Cattaraugus County to assist with Girls in Sports Day and a Healthy Athlete Program at St. Bonaventure.

The presentation was made Friday, Sept. 20, at the second annual Girls in Sports Day, an opportunity for area girls age 9 to 12 to meet college female athletes and try various sports. On hand for the presentation were Rob DeFazio, director of the university's Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, and a United Way Board member; and Susan McAuley, United Way director.

Scraba, Watson and their SBU student volunteers were praised for their work in organizing Girls in Sports Day. "I was blown away by the incredible support offered by our students to work with girls ages 9-12," said Dr. Sheri Voss, visiting professor and director of the graduate literacy education programs.

"Hats off to Sister Paula Scraba for her amazing coordination and leadership in providing an opportunity for girls to experience several sports that they otherwise may know little about," said Voss. "And kudos to Dr. Claire Watson for her special talk to parents about nutrition for young girls."

Sep 25, 2019

Dr. Gabriel Swarts

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To present paper at national conference

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Dr. Gabriel Swarts, assistant professor of education, will present a research paper at the national conference for social studies faculty, the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council of Social Studies.

The paper, titled "01000011 01101001 01110100 01101001 01111010 01100101 01101110 (Citizen)," explores the impact information and communication technologies have on democratic citizenship education and social studies teaching and learning.

Sep 25, 2019

Dr. Daniel Tate

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Philosophy professor publishes paper

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Dr. Daniel Tate, professor of philosophy, recently published a paper titled "The Verge of Silence: Gadamer on Celan and the Poetic Word" in the journal Research in Phenomenology 49 (2019), 163-182.

Tate examines the engagement of Hans-Georg Gadamer, a 20th century German philosopher, with the work of Paul Celan, regarded by many as the pre-eminent post-war German language poet. In Celan's late work, Gadamer finds often cryptic poems that nonetheless speak, forming compact yet delicate structures figured by the poet as a "breath crystal."

Considering the turn toward language in modern lyric, the article discusses the contribution of Gadamer's commentary on Celan to a hermeneutic understanding of the poetic word as an event of language which fulfills the "saying power" of the word.

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