By Jeremy Castro Associate Editor St. Bonaventure University hosted its 2019 Leadership Summit, giving students a crash course in several leadership aspects. The event, presented by the Career and Professional Readiness Center and the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, on Feb. 2 spanned three hours in the Doyle Hall Dining and Trustees’ rooms and…
The EDGE program is back for its third year to offer professional development skills to St. Bonaventure University students. “The EDGE program’s intention is to help students gain the skills they need for graduate school and employment,” said Marie Wilson, EDGE program coordinator and career counselor at the CPRC. “Students are receiving a great education…
By Cameron Pettrone Staff Writer The annual Spring into Bonaventure event, which took place Friday, March 31, introduced incoming freshmen and their parents to all that St. Bonaventure has to offer. The event consisted of group tours of the school and a number of talks for parents presented by staff members. Constance Whitcomb, the director…
By Alexis Young Staff Writer Constance Whitcomb, director of the Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC), spoke Tuesday and Wednesday at the CPRC’s #NailedIt Interviewing Seminar, the last of five EDGE Program seminars this semester. Whitcomb spoke about the importance of interview skills in the job search process. “What we know is that the most…
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…
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…
According to Lana Benatovich and Isabel Miller, neither expected to devote their lives to non-profit volunteer work. Benatovich worked as an educator for several years before working for non-profits, while Miller climbed the corporate ladder in New York City. Both women, however, found professional success working for non-profits, and on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11…
By Riley Eike Staff Writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) held informational sessions every day this week to promote higher education. The sessions included a round table discussion led by professors with their doctorates, to instruction on how to create an impactful graduate school essay, to why students should consider getting an MBA.…
Kiara Catanzaro News Editor St. Bonaventure students are seizing internship opportunities across the nation, and some are now receiving recognition for it. The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) will acknowledge Simone Bernstein, a senior social entrepreneurship and altruism major, Amy Hohman, junior community mental health major, Angelia Roggie and Alexandra Salerno, senior journalism and…
By Jackie Roberts Staff Writer “It’s never too early to start planning for your future.” College students, hear statements like this on a regular basis. However, not all take action. Once again, the Career and Professional Readiness Center is offering students an opportunity to jump start their career planning next Friday at 3 p.m.…
By Kailyn Jennings Contributing Writer After four weeks of classes, the honeymoon phase has worn off for many freshmen. This is the time when homesickness sets in and freshmen are nostalgic for their friends at home. Here at Bonaventure, many people, including upperclassmen, are willing to help freshmen get used to this culture shock…
By Mike Specht Contributing writer The Career and Professional Readiness Center (CPRC) plans to hold its open house Wednesday afternoon. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., students are encouraged to stop by room 231 in the Reilly Center. Connie Whitcomb, director of the CPRC, has various events lined up for the event. Whitcomb said a…
By Kait Laubscher Advisory Editor It’s that season once again. Midterm break has passed, and May 13 is fast approaching. The next month-and-a-half will fly by, taking seniors’ Spring Weekend and Senior Week with it. Before we know it, seniors, it’ll be May 14, and we will be college graduates. But…
