St. Bonaventure is seeking current students to help find and recruit more potential students, said Bonaventure admissions officials. Christina Sutphen, associate director of admissions, said all students can help recruit new students. “When you talk to your younger siblings, cousins or other family members and speak positively about SBU, that is recruiting,” Sutphen said. “You… Keep Reading
Rick Trietley, vice president for student affairs, released a statement Monday regarding the alleged sexual assault that occurred early Sunday on an off-campus house. Trietley said that although no charges have been filed, Bonaventure officials will launch their own investigation into the matter. “Any reported incident of criminal sexual violence is deemed a threat to… Keep Reading
This semester, one Student Government Association (SGA) senator held two voting positions, which is against policy. However, SGA said it has found a solution. “When the time came to vote, they called me twice. I had to answer twice,” said Madeleine Faircloth, the class of 2017 secretary and Campus Activities Board (CAB) representative. SGA has… Keep Reading
Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president, signed a cooperation agreement with international educators last month. The arrangement included Bonaventure; L’Hermitage, an educational foundation with headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; and Liaison America, an international education company. The intent is for the organizations to unite to advance their common education goals, which include professional development for… Keep Reading
By Alexis Young Staff Writer University Ministries will host Blessing of the Brains this Sunday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. in the University Chapel followed by the traditional late-night breakfast in the Hickey Dining Hall at 10 p.m. This year Blessing of the Brains will also honor Fiesta de Guadalupe, as University Ministries unites with… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor “I just knew that it would have been harder for me to leave and go back and try to forget what I had seen than it would to try to do something.” Maggie Doyne, 2015 CNN Hero of the Year and St. Bonaventure University honorary degree recipient, said it… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor Michael Pilyugin started his swimming career as a fidgety kid whose parents thought the pool would be a good place for him to put his energy. “I would literally have to be chained to the desk. I mean that. I once had a teacher, as a joke, chain me to… Keep Reading
By Lian Bunny Photo Editor A good marriage of special education and counseling. That’s how Barbara Trolley, a counselor education professor, described the book titled “Working with students with disabilities: Preparing School Counselors.” Trolley co-edited the book and authored two chapters. Vicki McGinley, a professor of special education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, also… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor Even though Maggie Doyne, the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year, didn’t receive a college education, that didn’t stop her from creating a school for 160 Nepalese children. Doyne, who will receive an honorary degree from St. Bonaventure University on Monday, said she took a gap year after high… Keep Reading
By Joe Ferencik Contributing Writer On Wednesday, two Western New York lawyers spoke at the third and final installment of SBU’s #RaceMatters series. The #RaceMatters series addressed racial issues through a series of events and speakers throughout the fall semester. First to speak was the public defender for Cattaraugus County, Mark Williams Esq. Williams, who… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle News Editor A survey to assess student interest in the prospect of on-campus storage was emailed to students this past week. The Office of Student Affairs and Maintenance Department proposed allowing students to store some of their general residence hall belongings and small furniture on campus over summer breaks and between fall… Keep Reading
Approximately 20 percent of St. Bonaventure’s energy consumption will come from solar energy starting in the fall of 2016, according to director of maintenance Philip Winger. The solar panels will be installed at Olean’s brownfields, next to the current location of Dresser-Rand. BQ Energy of Poughkeepsie is supervising the project, said Winger. According to Paul… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor Muslim couple, professors at St. Bonaventure University, spoke about gender roles in Islam, their experience as Muslims and how they’ve raised their children according to their faith. On Wednesday, Durriya Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of marketing, and Zahid Khairullah, Ph.D., professor of business, gave a lecture entitled “Women and Men in… Keep Reading
By Hannah Gordon Managing Editor A new university charity was chosen with seven proxy voters for senators, one senator voting twice and 188 student body votes in an online survey to guide Student Government Association (SGA) on student opinion. On Nov. 24, SGA voted for Embrace it Africa to replace March of Dimes as the… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer Dr. Robert J. Wickenheiser, former president of St. Bonaventure University from 1994-2003, died last Wednesday at the age of 72. A Mass of Christian burial took place Tuesday at St. John’s Parish in Olean. “He was always very gracious to me,” said Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., 20th president of the… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
By Amelia Kibbe Editor-In-Chief Nearly 20,000 students, prospective students, faculty, alumni and university donors received an online survey this week as part of a research component of a comprehensive positioning study, also known as a brand positioning study, said Emily Morris, Ph.D., vice president for university relations. Morris, who said the study is being conducted… Keep Reading
Members of Student Government Association (SGA) heard proposals for a new primary charity at its meeting on Nov. 12. According to senior marketing and political science major and SGA member Michael Padlo, six new charity organization proposals were brought forth at the meeting, including Goin’ Bald for Bucks, Miracle Network Hospitals, Embrace it Africa, Alex’s… Keep Reading
Last Saturday, the St. Bonaventure community welcomed over 100 prospective students and families to attend the third open house, hosted by the Bonaventure admissions staff, according to Christina Sutphen, associate director of admissions. Admissions planned three larger open house events this fall, compared to the two last fall. For the last open house, admissions collaborated… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle and Rachel Konieczny News Editor and News Assignment Editor At a moment of reflection in response to the recent terrorist attacks on Paris and Beirut, Father Michael Calabria, O.F.M., director of the center for Arabic and Islamic studies at St. Bonaventure, told the audience that diversity is no accident. “There is clearly… Keep Reading