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Cellini invited to be a member of international research platform

Feb 24, 2023 | Dr. Alva V. Cellini, professor of modern languages in the Department of World Languages and Cultural Studies, has been invited to be a member of the international research platform INDITEXT (Interpretación Dialógica del Texto).

Plassmann Hall leads the way in Academic Mission and Student Experience pillar of campaign

Feb 14, 2023 | Plassmann Hall at 51�Թ�app has long been central to campus life, both academically and outside the classroom. Plassmann is now receiving a makeover through the largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history: A Bolder Bonaventure: Ignite. Inspire. Invest.

Journal of Chemical Education accepts article by SBU team

Feb 11, 2023 | Dr. Scott Simpson, associate professor of chemistry and department chair, Dr. Matthew Hanson, quantum chemical postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Adam Brown, professor of elementary education, and Chola Kondeti, alumnus of SBU, had their publication “A Computational Experiment Introducing Undergraduates to Geometry Optimizations, Vibrational Frequencies, and Potential Energy Surfaces” accepted for publication in the Journal of Chemical Education.

The duo Fire & Grace return to St. Bonaventure's Quick Center with flamenco dancer Fanny Ara

Feb 08, 2023 | The guitar and violin duo Fire & Grace will perform with world renowned flamenco dancer Fanny Ara in a performance at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.

St. Bonaventure receives $147,000 grant for Seneca Nation educational initiative

Jan 31, 2023 | 51�Թ�app has been awarded a $147,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to bolster its relationship with the Seneca Nation of Indians.

Spanish theological journal publishes article by Couturier

Jan 26, 2023 | Fr. David Couturier, associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies and director of the Franciscan Institute, published an article this month on racial justice in a Spanish theological journal, Carthaginensia.

Article by Matz published in Yearbook of Semiotic Society

Jan 26, 2023 | Dr. Lauren Matz, professor of English, recently published a peer-reviewed article, “Tea and Temperance in Charles Dickens’s 'Hard Times.'” (pp. 115-126 in "Semiotics 2020/2021: Signs of Ambiguity and Uncertainty", ed. Farouk Y. Seif, Yearbook of the Semiotic Society of America, Charlottesville, VA: Philosophy Documentation Center, 2022.)

Article by McDivitt published in special edition of AFCU Journal

Jan 26, 2023 | Dr. Heather McDivitt, philosophy lecturer, recently had an article published in the Association of Franciscan Colleges and University's Special Edition Journal, published in December 2022.

Article by Bopp examines data measurement on homelessness

Jan 26, 2023 | An article by Dr. Chris Bopp, assistant professor of computer science, along with a collaborator at the University of Colorado Boulder, will be published in the journal series Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.

Ukrainian cybersecurity expert to talk Feb. 2 about hardships of Russian invasion

Jan 24, 2023 | A Ukrainian cybersecurity expert will speak to the 51�Թ�app community about his experience fighting the cyberwar and the Ukrainian efforts against the Russian invasion.

Genre-bending trio Empire Wild will perform ‘No Place Like Home’ at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center

Jan 18, 2023 | Empire Wild, a trio that fuses the sounds of pop, folk, jazz and more, will perform its program “No Place Like Home” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Two new exhibitions open Jan. 28 at 51�Թ�app's Quick Center for the Arts

Jan 18, 2023 | Two new spring semester exhibitions open Saturday, Jan. 28, at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Lancaster junior Cassidey Kavathas chosen for prestigious summer journalism fellowship

Jan 04, 2023 | 51�Թ�app junior Cassidey Kavathas of Lancaster, New York, will report alongside other top journalism students from across the country this summer through a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellowship.

Research by Simpson, Brown and others published in journal

Dec 09, 2022 | Dr. Scott Simpson, associate professor of chemistry and department chair, and Dr. Adam Brown, professor of elementary education, along with researchers from University at Buffalo, Daemen University, and Jamestown Community College, had their publication “Applying Density Functional Theory to Common Organic Mechanisms: A Computational Exercise” published in the Journal of Chemical Education.

DePue Brothers Band to remember deceased brother Alex in concert at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center

Nov 28, 2022 | The internationally acclaimed DePue Brothers Band will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in the fourth presentation of the 2022-23 Friends of Good Music performance season.

SBU Theater hosts workshop for teachers, students on acting, directing and theater design

Nov 21, 2022 | SBU Theater hosted a professional development workshop for Cattaraugus County teachers on Nov. 16.

Bona’s SBU@SPCA program benefits dogs, cats and humans alike

Nov 21, 2022 | Through SBU@SPCA, a service program operated by the university’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern, students take a weekly trip to the Cattaraugus County SPCA where they spend time walking and playing with homeless dogs and cats. Emily Gustafson, a senior biology major from Smethport, Pennsylvania, shares what it's like to be a volunteer and coordinator with the program.

Calabria gives lecture, writes article for tribute collection

Nov 18, 2022 | Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies, gave a lecture sponsored by the Department of Religion at Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Nov. 3.

Decorated SBU alum and actor who played young Forrest Gump to speak at Vets Day events

Nov 07, 2022 | A decorated Army veteran who graduated from 51�Թ�app and the man who portrayed young Forrest Gump in the blockbuster movie will be the featured speakers at Veterans Day events on campus this week.

Bona’s Break the Bubble program allows students to assist the disadvantaged — both locally and abroad

Nov 04, 2022 | 51�Թ�app students step out of their zip codes and comfort zones through the Franciscan Center for Social Concern’s Break the Bubble program. They serve as compassionate volunteers at the St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia’s Kensington area, learning about homelessness and the humanity of a soup kitchen. They also help build wheelchair ramps in the communities surrounding campus, plus prepare and serve nutritious meals at the university’s Warming House.