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Jun 25, 2026 | St. Bonaventure's Foster Center for Responsible Leadership has edited a special edition of the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities Journal.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The Atlantic Brass Quintet, widely celebrated as one of the world’s most acclaimed and versatile brass chamber ensembles, will return to 51���� this summer for its 33rd annual Atlantic Brass Quintet Summer Seminar.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Lifelong champions of 51���� whose family ties to the institution span generations, Pat Doyle, ’81, and Mary Beth “MB” (Shea) Wells, ’76, will be honored with the 2026 William P. “Stax” McCarthy Alumnus of the Year Award.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51���� has added four distinguished alumni to its Board of Trustees following approval at the board’s May 15 meeting on campus.

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Jun 24, 2026 | More than 70 Franciscan friars from the three branches of the First Order — the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and the Order of Friars Minor — gathered at 51���� for “Transitus in an Era of Epochal Change,” a celebration and study days marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Lindsay Retchless, currently serving as chief of staff to the president and interim vice president for University Advancement, has been named vice president for Advancement at 51����.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51���� will offer a new major in Computer Information Systems (CIS) beginning this fall, expanding opportunities for students interested in technology-focused careers that bridge computing and organizational problem-solving.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51���� is offering a corporate partnerships program, including a 15% tuition discount for seven online master’s degree programs.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at 51���� were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Friday.

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Jun 24, 2026 | For the second straight year, students in the physician assistant studies program at 51���� had an impressive showing at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) National Medical Challenge Bowl.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Explore 51����’s graduate degree options in the health professions during the upcoming Graduate School Fair hosted by the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The School of Education at 51���� has received accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), an internationally recognized accrediting body that works to ensure excellence in education preparation programs.

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Jun 24, 2026 | 51���� Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Claire Watson was recently honored as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) Division I Newcomer of the Year.

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Jun 24, 2026 | While celebrating the arrival of 51����’s 22nd president and launching the largest fundraising campaign in its history, St. Bonaventure alumni and friends joined together in raising more than $20 million overall for the university, including more than $2.9 million for The Bonaventure Fund.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at 51����, will be honored Sept. 14 with a Woman of Influence Award from Buffalo’s Business First.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Four 51���� undergraduate students have completed membership requirements for 2023 induction into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. They were formally recognized at an induction ceremony on May 2.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor of leadership and director of the master’s in leadership program in the Jandoli School of Communication, gave three DEI presentations over the past month.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Seven 51���� students were inducted into the Xi Delta Chapter of the National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi.

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Jun 24, 2026 | Sandra Mulryan, former lecturer of English, and her husband, Dr. John Mulryan, professor emeritus of English, taught a combined 71 years at 51���� before retiring from full-time work (she in 2013 and he in 2011). They touched the lives of thousands of Bona students throughout their careers.

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Jun 24, 2026 | The Franciscan Institute at 51���� has completed a one-year program in Franciscan mission and leadership training for the Hospital Sisters Health System headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.

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