By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer As the summer approaches, Bonaventure students may start looking for internships. The task to land these opportunities becomes a pressing matter for St. Bonaventure’s journalism and mass communication and business students, for which certain numbers of internship hours are required for graduation. JMC majors need to complete at least 400… Keep Reading
By Kellen Quigley Contributing Writer Physical education teachers from across Cattaraugus and Allegany counties gathered at St. Bonaventure University on Monday, March 16, for a day of active workshop sessions hosted by the university. One of the primary goals was to create a professional network and community for all physical educators across the two counties,… Keep Reading
By Steve Zimmer Staff Writer Personal Finance 101: What is a 401(k)? As many Bonaventure seniors and graduate students begin to look for and find jobs, it is important to understand that a salary is only one aspect of the total job offer. When offered a first job, the recent hire receives a compensation… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor The search for the new vice president for enrollment continued last week and on Monday with open forums held for the remaining four candidates in the Robert R. Jones Trustees Room in Doyle Hall. The finalists are Bernard Valento, Christopher Keller, John Hamel and Stephen Neitz, candidates A, B,… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure community will gather Tuesday, April 7 in the Rigas Family Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts to recognize the 2015 recipients of the Fr. Joe Doino, O.F.M. Honors and Awards at the annual Spring Awards Ceremony. According to Ann Hurlburt, executive administrative assistant… Keep Reading
By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer Father David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., dean of the School of Franciscan Studies, and Father Dominic Monti, former interim president of St. Bonaventure University, presented to faculty members in the Doyle Trustees Room on Feb. 27 concerning the role of Franciscan and Catholic traditions in the classrooms of St. Bonaventure. Father… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor Five alumni working in non-profit and service professions returned to campus Friday, Feb. 27 to share their experiences with students as part of the Call to Career: Insight into Non-Profit and Service Professions series. Panel members included: Ruth Harper-Rhode, ’09, ’10, public relations manager with Girl Scouts of Western… Keep Reading
“The mission is to poke the bear and wake the school up to fix problems within the university,” Noah Burton, a St. Bonaventure sophomore, said about his new club. Burton is organizing an event that points out issues within the school and plans to make changes through marching, protesting and radical cheerleading. Burton, a political… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny News Editor Eight of the last 15 school days have reached zero degrees or below at St. Bonaventure University. The university has not canceled classes once. According to St. Bonaventure’s Winter Weather Class Cancellation Procedure, which can be found on my.sbu.edu, Safety and Security assesses campus roads and sidewalks, and notifies maintenance… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor “We’re trying to change a culture here,” Sr. Suzanne Kush C.S.S.F., director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, said, speaking about Recyclemania, a national competition to increase recycling on college and university campuses. Recyclemania began on Feb. 1 and continues through March 28. This is the second year… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny Assistant News Editor “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” That’s the question Mike Fenlon, Global and U.S. Talent leader of the Price Waterhouse and Coopers and Lybrand (PwC), asked during the PwC women’s leadership series “Aspire to Lead,” a global webcast, held Friday, Feb. 27 in Walsh Auditorium. Michael Kasperski,… Keep Reading
By Zach Waltz Associate Editor ENACTUS will host the Science of Magic event on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Allegany-Limestone Elementary School. ENACTUS is a St. Bonaventure club that focuses on using entrepreneurial strategies to benefit the community. The event is being held for a local fourth grader who is terminally… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny News Editor St. Bonaventure University experienced a world without Internet on Wednesday, Feb. 18. According to Michael Hoffman, associate provost and chief information officer, Technology Services received a report around 7 p.m. that the Internet was down. By 9:30, Daniel Russo, network services manager, was able to reset and replace some of… Keep Reading
By Riley Eike Staff Writer On March 17, St. Bonaventure University will launch a chapter of Her Campus. Kiara Catanzaro, a senior journalism and mass communication major, and Lauren Zazzara, a sophomore journalism and mass communication major, will lead the new Bonaventure chapter of Her Campus. Although St. Bonaventure is introducing Her Campus to students… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Assignment Editor On Thursday Feb. 19, alumnus Thomas Marra, ‘80, returned to campus to speak in a series of events for the Building Extraordinary Leaders program. His main talk, titled, “The Art and Science of Leadership,” included a presentation and question-and-answer session for students in the William F. Walsh Science Center… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure faculty hosted its first copyright workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to inform the Bonaventure community about the importance of copyright laws. Ann Tenglund, associate director of libraries, and Carol McNall, professor of journalism and mass communication, hosted the copyright workshop. The workshop addressed how students, producers of new ideas, need to know the… Keep Reading
Approximately sixteen St. Bonaventure University students attended the 2015 Western New York Student Leadership Conference (WNYSLC) at the University at Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 21. The theme of this year’s conference was Cultivate Your Leadership: Grow Your Legacy. The conference included several guest speakers, including representatives from various universities throughout New York State, including… Keep Reading
By Bryce Spadafora Contributing Writer Each year, a female student in the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication is awarded the Dr. Mary A. Hamilton Woman of Promise Award for her achievements. This year’s recipient is senior Anna Ciesla. According to the school’s webpage, the student who is chosen demonstrates success academically,… Keep Reading
This will be the last semester Bryan McCannon, associate professor of economics, will teach at St. Bonaventure University, since he has taken a position at West Virginia University in Morgantown. McCannon has been at Bonaventure for four years teaching multiple areas of economics including intro to microeconomics and macroeconomics, econometrics and managerial economics. McCannon received… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny News Editor “Then did the idea begin to break upon my mind…that I had been kidnapped. But that I thought was incredible. There must have been some misapprehension – some unfortunate mistake…The more I contemplated my situation, however, the more I became confirmed in my suspicions…I felt there was no trust or… Keep Reading