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Student Affairs honors SBU student leaders Apr 16, 2026 | Outstanding students, employees and organizations were honored Wednesday, April 15, at 51��’s 2026 Student Affairs Spring Awards Ceremony, recognizing their achievements and commitment to the campus community.

St. Bonaventure to host ‘An Evening with Carson Waterman’ April 2 Mar 17, 2025 | Carson Waterman, a distinguished artist and revered cultural figure for the Haudenosaunee people of the Seneca Nation, will discuss his life and artwork in a special presentation at 51�� in April.

Memoir by Phillips will be reissued in summer of 2025 Oct 3, 2024 | A memoir by Mark Phillips, retired tutor and teacher with the St. Bonaventure Higher Education Opportunity Program, will be reissued in the summer of 2025.

Historian invited to share work on Boston’s 1689 mutiny Nov 19, 2025 | Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, published a chapter in October in the “Cambridge History of the American Revolution,” a three-volume collection.

Bonnies to battle Brown in national rugby championship final four Dec 5, 2024 | For the third year in a row, St. Bonaventure will square off with Brown University in the final four of the National Collegiate Rugby Championship. The Bonnies (7-3), ranked No. 3 in the latest NCR Division I poll, meet the No. 2 Bears (10-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Penn State-Berks.

Pitt-Bradford and St. Bonaventure sign articulation agreement, easing acceptance into Occupational Therapy program Oct 17, 2024 | A new articulation agreement between the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and 51�� creates a new pathway for outstanding Exercise Science or health-related science students from Pitt-Bradford to pursue SBU’s Occupational Therapy program.

SBU’s Convocation focuses on challenges, opportunities of AI Jan 28, 2026 | St. Bonaventure’s Spring Convocation brought together nearly 300 faculty and staff for four hours of exploration, dialogue and practical engagement around the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in higher education.

Simpson highlights computational chemistry solutions Mar 18, 2026 | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry, chair of the Chemistry Department and Honors Program chair, was invited to speak in Le Moyne College’s Natural Science Seminar Series March 6.

St. Bonaventure to host Esports Summer Day Camp May 29, 2026 | A limited number of spots remain available in 51��’s Esports Summer Day Camp, scheduled for July 6–10, 2026.

SBU adds online master’s in Speech-Language Pathology Feb 13, 2025 | 51�� has added a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology to its portfolio of programs in the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

Cutco Foundation honored for remarkable commitment to region Nov 13, 2025 | For their years of giving back to the Greater Olean region, the Cutco Foundation was honored Wednesday at the National Philanthropy Day celebration at Buffalo’s RiverWorks.

Lee revives push to make ‘Born to Run’ NJ’s song Nov 3, 2025 | New Jersey is the only state in the nation that has never had a state song. Dr. Rich Lee, a professor at 51��, wants to change that.

Three Bonnies named National Collegiate Rugby All-Americans Feb 10, 2025 | Three 51�� rugby players have earned National Collegiate Rugby Division I All-American honors.

Paper by Oh published in Journal for Physical & Sport Educators Sep 10, 2024 | A paper by Dr. Daekyun Oh, assistant professor of Physical Education, was published in the Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.

Franciscan Institute scholars publish interdisciplinary volume on trust Jan 10, 2025 | Three scholars from the Franciscan Institute at 51�� have joined in the publication of a new international volume titled “Trust: Franciscan Connections in Theology, Spirituality, Economics and Beyond.”

SBU students take part in PolitiFact workshop Feb 13, 2026 | 51�� students are once again working with PolitiFact Chief Correspondent Louis Jacobson and Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee to check facts and write articles for PolitiFact.

SBU ruggers’ remarkable rally falls just short in ARC title game Nov 7, 2025 | Seven weeks after stunning Queens University on the final play of the match, St. Bonaventure almost did it again.

SBU opens doors to transfers from Golisano Institute Nov 12, 2025 | Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship today announced a new partnership with 51��, offering students who graduate from the Institute’s two-year program the option to transfer their credits and pursue a bachelor’s degree at St. Bonaventure.

Bonnies hope to reach fourth straight rugby final four Nov 22, 2024 | The Bonnies (5-3), ranked No. 4 in the latest NCR Division I poll, travel to Crestview Hills, Kentucky, to meet Big Rivers Conference champion Thomas More University (6-2) at noon Saturday. The game will be livestreamed.

Study explores ‘crunchy mom’ culture and consumerism on TikTok Oct 22, 2025 | The early access version of a paper co-authored by Dr. Adrienne Foos, associate professor of Marketing, and William Magnus Northington of Appalachian State University, has been published to Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal.

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