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Essays by ��'s Phillips to be published; memoir to return in hardcover May 1, 2025 | Essays by Mark Phillips, retired teacher and tutor with the �� Higher Education Opportunity Program, are forthcoming in the May-June issue of Adirondack Life, summer's American Scholar literary magazine, and the autumn issue of Notre Dame Magazine.

Award-winning Galvin Cello Quartet at ��’s Quick Center Feb. 20 Feb 5, 2026 | The award-winning Galvin Cello Quartet performs Feb. 20 as part of the Quick Center's 30th anniversary season, with additional masterclasses and community performances.

Bonnies fall to Wheeling, 19-5, in national rugby 7s title game Apr 26, 2025 | St. Bonaventure fell to defending national champion Wheeling, 19-5, in the Premier Cup bracket of the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s Saturday evening.

Faculty win best paper award for cyberbullying research Mar 18, 2026 | Faculty members Dr. Carl J. Case, Darwin L. King and Michael L. McLanahan earned a Best Paper Award from the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences for their paper titled “Cyberbullying: Examining Social Media Usage and Trolling Incidence.”

Case study by ��'s Foos and Ryan takes Distinguished Writing Award May 1, 2025 | Dr. Adrienne Foos, assistant professor and Marketing Department chair, and Kristen Ryan, Marketing lecturer, co-authored a case study titled "Got Bugs? Pioneering The Future of Sustainable Protein Sources," which was presented at the Institute for Global Business Research (IGBR) conference in Nashville in April. The case study won the Distinguished Case Writing Award.

Randolph-Macon inaugurates �� alumnus Michael Hill as president Apr 27, 2026 | Randolph-Macon College formally inaugurated St. Bonaventure alumnus Dr. Michael E. Hill as its 16th president Friday, April 24, welcoming national voices, campus leaders, alumni and students to mark a defining moment in college history — and to help articulate a bold, forward-looking vision rooted in its enduring mission.

St. Bonaventure chemistry professor Alexander Rupprecht awarded $205,000 NSF grant Aug 7, 2024 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $205,241 that will engage chemistry faculty and students over a three-year period beginning Sept. 1.

Zhu paper accepted for Hong Kong conference Feb 24, 2026 | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, associate professor of Management, co-authored the research paper “Rotating Co-Governance: An Innovative Framework for Executive Power Transition.”

Bonaventure women open season Saturday as they make move to NCR D-I rugby Sep 5, 2024 | Coming off a national championship just nine months ago, it would be easy for St. Bonaventure’s women’s rugby team to be a little cocky as they head into their fall 15s season this Saturday at Cornell.

Davis shares data-driven fundraising strategies at conference Aug 21, 2025 | Mandi Wilton Davis, ’03, director of Advancement Operations, presented “Swimming in Data, Not Drowning: Practical Strategies for Advancement Teams” at the annual GiveCampus Partners Conference in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 7.

TAPinto Greater Olean celebrates 10th anniversary Feb 4, 2026 | TAPinto Greater Olean, an online news site staffed by St. Bonaventure University students, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this semester.

Eleven ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants at �� May 16, 2025 | Eleven graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Bonaventure University were commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army on Thursday, May 15.

St. Bonaventure’s Morales inducted into New York Senate Veterans Hall of Fame May 30, 2024 | Francisco “Frank” Morales, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and director of the Military Aligned Students Program at St. Bonaventure University, was inducted Tuesday into the New York state Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Albany.

�� 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.

�� Reading Center offers free spring literacy program for grades 5-12 Feb 11, 2025 | The St. Bonaventure University Reading Center is offering a free, seven-week “Spring Into Reading” program for students in grades 5-12 in Olean, Bradford and Buffalo.

Major gift to Jandoli School lays foundation for Henretta Center Oct 11, 2024 | The upcoming addition to the home of the renowned Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University now has a name, thanks to the generosity of one of its most accomplished alumni.

Celebrating the ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ Aug 21, 2025 | A number of St. Bonaventure alumni and individuals affiliated with Bona’s past and present attended the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) Symposium June 4-7 at Viterbo University in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the “Canticle of the Creatures.”

��'s Matthews writes book chapter on reshaping sports journalism May 16, 2025 | A peer-reviewed book chapter by Dr. Tammy Rae Matthews, assistant professor of Sports Journalism and Digital Journalism, has been published in the book "Instructing Intersectionality: Critical and Practical Strategies for the Journalism and Mass Communication Classroom."

Regional math contest hosted at �� Feb 11, 2025 | On Saturday, Feb. 8, St. Bonaventure University hosted the regional phase of the 2025 MATHCOUNTS competition, a national contest for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students.

�� cruises past fundraising goal on 10th anniversary of Giving Day Mar 7, 2025 | Generous donors helped the university raise nearly $617,000 on Tuesday, March 4, easily surpassing its $400,000 goal on the 10th anniversary of the annual day of giving to the Bonaventure Fund.

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