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Olean Zonta lauds Quick Center’s Rachel Harris with Yellow Rose Mar 24, 2025 | Dr. Rachel Harris, executive director of St. Bonaventure University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, was honored with the Olean Zonta Club’s Yellow Rose Award.

Latin American Music with Reverón Piano Trio at �� March 14 Feb 28, 2025 | The Reverón Piano Trio will bring under-represented Latin American music to the forefront during their performance at St. Bonaventure University’s Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14.

�� recognizes first BonaLeadsgrads, launches year two of program Jul 30, 2025 | St. Bonaventure University recognized the successful completion of the inaugural BonaLeads: President’s Leadership Academy cohort in May during a full-day capstone leadership retreat focused on communication, crisis response, and values-driven decision making.

Two new exhibitions open at ��’s Quick Center Feb 26, 2025 | The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University is opening two new exhibitions this spring.

Donna Ditota, Mex Carey to be honored by Jandoli School Feb 17, 2025 | Celebrating the impact its graduates make on the world of sports media, St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication will honor two of its alumni shaping the intersections of sports, journalism, and public relations at a trio of on-campus events.

Shantell Wilson, Emma Spadoni: Class of 2026 student speakers May 11, 2026 | St. Bonaventure University will celebrate the achievements of its Class of 2026 with two commencement ceremonies in Reilly Center Arena, highlighted by student speakers whose stories reflect leadership, resilience and community impact.

Bonaventure women and men ruggers square off Saturday with familiar foes Oct 4, 2024 | St. Bonaventure’s nationally ranked women’s and men’s rugby teams square off with their counterparts from Walsh University Saturday at ��’s Marra Athletics Fields Complex. The women, ranked No. 5 in the latest National Collegiate Rugby Division I poll, play No. 7 Walsh at 10 a.m. The 4th-ranked Bonaventure men play 6th-ranked Walsh at noon.

Harris wins Purple Dragonfly Award honorable mention for newest book Sep 24, 2025 | Award-winning children’s author and illustrator Heather Lynn Harris has received an Honorable Mention in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards in the Children’s Picture Books, Ages 6+ category for her most recent title, "Something to Sing About."

�� 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.

Survey: 54% OK with pro athletes taking social justice stands Apr 17, 2026 | A majority of Americans say athletes, coaches and other figures in professional sports speaking out against what they believe are social injustices is good for sports, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena Research Institute (SRI) and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication.

��'s Weinheimer takes marketing position with General Assembly May 1, 2025 | Megan Weinheimer, '11, adjunct instructor in the master's in Marketing Communication program, has accepted a new role as paid media and affiliate marketing manager with General Assembly.

Buttafarro named to United Way Board of Directors Oct 13, 2020 | Thomas Burrafarro Jr., director of Government & Community Relations at St. Bonaventure, has been named to the Board of Directors of the United Way of Cattaraugus County.

Allegany-Limestone calculus students create mathematical art with help of �� professor Jun 20, 2024 | The chair of the Department of Mathematics at St. Bonaventure University continued his outreach with local school districts, working with students in Linda Dodd-Nagel’s precalculus class at Allegany-Limestone Central School to build a work of mathematical art: a 3D “shadow” of a four-dimensional shape.

Province, St. Bonaventure renew sponsorship agreement Feb 2, 2026 | The Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe of the Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) has agreed to continue its sponsorship of St. Bonaventure University, reaffirming a Franciscan relationship that dates to the university’s founding in 1858.

Voss of �� elected state group's VP, notes region to host conference Apr 6, 2025 | Dr. Sheri B. Voss, assistant professor of Literacy, was elected vice president of the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA) in March.

Bonaventure women and men ruggers edge Walsh clubs in heart-stopping fashion Oct 5, 2024 | Anyone who watched both rugby matches Saturday at St. Bonaventure probably doesn’t have any fingernails left.

St. Bonaventure tops 3,000 students, highest in school history Sep 2, 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.

Bonnies torch Frostbite field to reach rugby national tourney Mar 5, 2026 | The Bonnies qualified for the national tourney April 24-26 in Boyds, Maryland, with a dominating performance at the Frostbite 7s national qualifier last weekend in Landisville, Pennsylvania.

��'s Abkowitz presents at rural special education conference May 1, 2025 | Dr. Pamina Abkowitz, assistant professor of Childhood Education, presented at the National American Council on Rural Special Education Conference.

�� 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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