Thanks to a $2,500 grant received through the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation last spring, St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House has started providing cooking and nutrition classes for its visitors. The classes began on Sept. 21 and will continue once a month during October, November, February, March and April. Warming House guests can register for classes… Keep Reading
The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at St. Bonaventure University serves as a way to bridge the university’s rich Franciscan tradition and Arab and Islamic culture. Opened in 2015, the CAIS has allowed students, faculty and community members to interact with new experiences or connect with their cultures. The CAIS recently received a gift… Keep Reading
For years, members of St. Bonaventure University’s Medical Emergencies Response Team (MERT) have responded to on-campus emergency calls to assist their fellow students. With the university’s enrollment growing, MERT is preparing for the impact the increased student population could have on the organization’s ability to serve the campus. Today, MERT has over 60 members and… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure offers several different housing options that each have their own pros and cons for the students living on campus. Some offer the benefit of being close to the Hickey Dining Hall and academic buildings, while others allow students to have their own kitchen and single rooms in an apartment setting. A housing option… Keep Reading
“A strong democracy needs a strong media, and that’s because you need media holding people accountable, asking questions. And, that may explain why some people feel negatively about the media – that they’re weakening democracy. But, the research I’ve seen – I’ve seen a number of studies and articles – in areas where there’s not… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University has implemented the Department of Justice program into the 2019-2020 academic school year following the $300,000 grant they received last year. The grant, which spans over three years, works to empower the St. Bonaventure community in relation to gender-based violence and sexual assault. Working in conjunction with McAllister & Quinn, a federal… Keep Reading
On Wednesday, members of St. Bonaventure University’s Franciscan Center for Social Concern (FCSC), a program of University Ministries, had the official grand opening of their newest project: a food pantry. Located in the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry’s room 114, the food pantry serves to provide food for students and employees that might otherwise not… Keep Reading
Over the past several decades, there have been a few local restaurants and saloons that have graduated to the status of local institutions. From The Other Place to Randy’s up the River, the Hickey Tavern and, of course, The Burton, these places are well known to anyone who’s spent more than an academic year in… Keep Reading
“At the Beginning of this month, I was driving in one of the parking lots, and I was slowly going through, trying to find a parking spot, and then a person whipped around the corner because you can’t really see around the corners,” said Kathy Williams, a sophomore marketing major. “They almost collided right with… Keep Reading
The former Clubhouse Restaurant, located on the St. Bonaventure golf course, will soon be demolished. Aramark, St. Bonaventure University’s contracted food service provider, agreed to pay for the demolition of the restaurant and the cost of a new structure. The university released plans that include a 2,000-square-foot, indoor-outdoor pavilion, with a kitchen and bar, built… Keep Reading
From service trips to presenting at academic conferences, St. Bonaventure offers many exciting learning opportunities for students. One of the most popular study abroad programs offered at SBU is the Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program, which offers students the chance to live out a six-week experience at the prestigious Trinity College of Oxford University in… Keep Reading
For many St. Bonaventure students and community members, not many sights compare to the fall foliage and crystal clear skies of New York State’s Southern Tier. The people who have made a living at the university have always taken pride in the land that they’ve called home. With that comes profound environmental concern, which ultimately… Keep Reading
All students of St. Bonaventure University who own a vehicle and plan on parking that vehicle on campus need a student parking decal if they want to avoid receiving a ticket from campus security, as found in current university policy. Some people, like Amber Canbek, a graduate student in the IMC program who lives off… Keep Reading
Every year, at the conclusion of the first month of classes, students have the opportunity to share St. Bonaventure with their families in many exciting ways during Family Weekend. The days are filled with all kinds of activities to participate in for families to experience the multitude of aspects that the SBU community has to… Keep Reading
When Kyra McGoey walks into the Hickey Dining Hall with her friends, she evaluates her food options, often unhappy with what she finds. McGoey, a sophomore English major, said she regularly avoids certain foods, like fish, while checking to see whether other options, like chicken, are cooked properly. Students that live in Devereux, Doyle, Falconio,… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University is giving the community a chance to celebrate fall with some exciting experiments on Sept. 24 at the local Fall in Love with Science event. Biology professor Dr. Xiao-Ning Zhang and student coordinator Josh McGraw have teamed up to share their passion for science with others. The event will take place from… Keep Reading
Handshake is a new career management system that St. Bonaventure University’s Career and Professional Readiness Center has begun using to connect their students with future employers. The CPRC decided to make the switch from Simplicity to Handshake this semester as its main service to lead students into the professional world after finding many of the… Keep Reading
Between the installation of new parking lots and building renovations, St. Bonaventure University had a busy summer. Amid all of the new and ongoing projects and the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, there is one on-campus development that shouldn’t go overlooked. The university recently installed new gasoline tanks outside of the Maintenance/Central Receiving Building.… Keep Reading
“I don’t know about you, but for me after I get a haircut I look good, I feel good, everything is right in the world,” said Angel Vazquez, a student friar on campus. Sitting in the Damietta Center, Vasquez, a licensed barber in the state of Illinois who is waiting to have his license transferred… Keep Reading
As St. Bonaventure University class sizes have grown larger over the past few years, with the freshman class alone containing more than 500 students, the struggle to find parking spots has become a significant issue. To help accommodate the spreading concern of being late to classes or getting a ticket, because there seemed to be… Keep Reading