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������������ Jazz Band to perform works of legends Nov. 9 at Quick Center

Oct 31, 2025 | The ������������ Jazz Band will perform a program of original contemporary jazz arrangements as well as new arrangements of classic tunes by an array of jazz giants at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at St. Bonaventure’s Quick Center for the Arts.

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St. Bonaventure establishes Presidential Commission on AI

Oct 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University has established a Presidential Commission on Artificial Intelligence to guide the institution’s academic, ethical and operational use of AI technologies.

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No. 1 Bonnies blitz Wheeling, 50-25, in ARC rugby

Oct 25, 2025 | In a stunning tale of two halves, St. Bonaventure stormed past visiting Wheeling, 50-25, Saturday afternoon to secure a berth in the Atlantic Rugby Conference title game.

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Plenty of changes at Bona’s on game days, including beer and wine

Oct 22, 2025 | St. Bonaventure basketball fans will see plenty of changes this season and not just on the court.

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Couturier elected vice chairman of the board at Viterbo University

Oct 16, 2025 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University, has been elected vice chairman of the Board of Trustees at Viterbo University and will serve on the university’s executive committee.

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������������ women win, men tie in rugby doubleheader at Walsh

Oct 04, 2025 | In a doubleheader at Walsh University, the St. Bonaventure women rode a stellar defensive effort to an 11-5 victory. In the opening game, the St. Bonaventure men rallied late to salvage a 25-25 tie with Walsh.

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Depth, goaltending boost Bonnies in move up ranks in club hockey

Oct 03, 2025 | The hill to reach the national tournament is now a little steeper, but first-year St. Bonaventure hockey coach Mike Cosentino believes his team has what it takes to get there.

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No. 1 Bonnies thump Kutztown ruggers on ������������’s Family Weekend ​

Sep 27, 2025 | St. Bonaventure (3-0), ranked first in the latest National Collegiate Rugby Division I poll, throttled No. 8 Kutztown, 46-13, before a large crowd on ������������’s Family Weekend.

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Haudenosaunee artists to share culture and craft at St. Bonaventure

Sep 24, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University will host Dwahšönih, a pop-up interactive learning space featuring a celebration of Indigenous arts, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Art, faith, service (and pets) at the heart of ������������’s Francis Week ​

Sep 24, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate Francis Week Sept. 29 through Oct. 4 with a series of events honoring its Franciscan heritage, beginning with an evening of storytelling and art at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

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Bona women thump BC to capture first rugby road win of the year

Sep 21, 2025 | The St. Bonaventure women’s rugby team picked up where it left off last season, traveling to Boston College and steamrolling the Eagles, 74-0, Sunday afternoon.

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������������ stuns Queens on final play to win rollercoaster rugby match

Sep 21, 2025 | In a rollercoaster match between two of the best rugby clubs in the nation, the Bonnies traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday afternoon and defeated Queens University, 32-29, on the final play.

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������������ women open rugby season with wealth of high school experience

Sep 12, 2025 | When she started her career as head coach of the women’s rugby program at St. Bonaventure three years ago, Meredith Pyke had nine returning players. Only three had played high school rugby.

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������������ leaders present on campus sustainability efforts at AFCU event

Sep 10, 2025 | In a presentation titled “Top Down and Bottom Up: Self Study Seeking a Culture of Sustainability,” Fr. Stephen Mimnaugh, O.F.M., Karen Pulaski, and Dr. Kevin Vogel described St. Bonaventure University’s sustainability efforts at the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) Symposium held at Viterbo University, June 4-7.

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Ribbon-cutting Monday for Yella’s food hub inside RC Café

Sep 05, 2025 | Yella’s, the new food hub within the RC Café, will hold a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Monday. The campus community is invited for the brief ceremony.

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St. Bonaventure tops 3,000 students, highest in school history

Sep 02, 2025 | For the first time in its 167-year history, St. Bonaventure University has enrolled more than 3,000 students, a 50% increase in just 10 years.

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BonaResponds, Warming House to help with medical clinic at YMCA

Sep 02, 2025 | A Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic is returning to Olean this month and two longtime service organizations at St. Bonaventure are lending their support.

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Fall '24 heartbreak, spring '25 success drive ������������ men's rugby

Aug 29, 2025 | Fueled by the disappointment of a heart-wrenching loss last December and bolstered by their success in spring 7s, the men’s rugby team at ������������ heads into the fall season with a “quiet confidence” to win another national title.

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Couturier presents research in Assisi, publishes new book

Aug 21, 2025 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor and director of the Franciscan Institute, delivered three academic papers at the General Assembly of the International Franciscan Conference of Congregations of the Third Order Regular in Assisi, Italy, in May.

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Gift from Hickeys allows ������������ to build new 6-court tennis complex

Aug 21, 2025 | Thanks to a significant gift from Michael and Kristeen Hickey, both from the Class of 1984, St. Bonaventure University will have a new outdoor tennis complex.

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