By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Dan Barry ’80, a The New York Times columnist, will return to Bonaventure on Monday to speak with students on the profession of journalism. Barry, a 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for his series of articles on Rhode Island’s court system, was announced as the keynote address speaker at the May… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor Four school administrators and an author from Brazil visited campus this week to learn about education in the United States through the To BE International Initiative between St. Bonaventure University and Liaison America. “Their goal is to find better ways to operate their schools, either from a principal’s point of… Keep Reading
College Democrats and Republicans will join forces for an upcoming mock presidential debate in the William F. Walsh Amphitheatre. According to Anneliese Quinlan, a junior political science major, the event, scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m., will consist of club members mimicking the political standpoints of current presidential candidates. Quinlan said College Republicans… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor The women’s studies program hosted Reema Safadi, Ph.D., who discussed the violence Jordanian and Arab-American women face, as part of the annual Mary Devereux Lecture. Safadi’s talk, titled “Social and Legal Factors Impacting Violence Against Women: A Comparison Between Jordanian and Arab-American Women,” explained the demographics of Jordan and how… Keep Reading
A. Fuat Firat, Ph.D., delivered his keynote address “Globalization and Transformative Consumer Research” as this year’s Lenna Visiting Professor at St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. The Lenna Endowed Visiting Professorship was established in 1990 as a gift from the late Betty S. Lenna Fairbank and Reginald A. Lenna of Jamestown. The program was created to bring… Keep Reading
This weekend, Enactus will host its second annual Give Back Bash, which will provide all proceeds to Embrace it Africa. Friday night, there will be a black light party in the Rathskeller from 9-12 p.m. All students are welcomed to attend the event, and there will be a $3 charge at the door that covers… Keep Reading
St. Bonaventure University held its spring awards ceremony on Wednesday where both students and faculty were honored for their contributions to the campus and surrounding communities. The first award of the event was the Student Leader of the Year. This award was given to Hannah Schaefer based on the exemplary leadership qualities she consistently displayed… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Deb Henretta, ’83, presented her talk “Developing Your Personal Brand” on Wednesday as the 2016 Leader in Residence, prompting students to consider how they present themselves to others online and in person. Henretta, a senior advisor to SSA & Company, a management consulting firm, and former global president of e-business… Keep Reading
On Tuesday, Rob Daugherty, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Robert discussed St. Bonaventure’s search for a new university president in the Hayes Conference Room of Hopkins Hall. During the press conference, Daugherty talked about the next steps the search committee is going to have to take in order to find a new university president.… Keep Reading
By Shannon West Staff Writer Chernice Miller, a senior journalism and mass communications and theater major, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Dr. Mary A. Hamilton Woman of Promise award. The award is named after Mary A. Hamilton, Ph.D., who was a professor of journalism and mass communications at St. Bonaventure University. The… Keep Reading
By Christina Root Assistant News Editor St. Bonaventure held the eighth RaceMatters event of the semester, “Behind the Indian Mascot Mask: The Changing Face of the Native American Athlete,” on Monday. The event featured a presentation led by Michael Taylor, Ph.D., a visiting professor of culture, race and ethnicity at Ithaca College. Taylor is also… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Agape Latte held its first club meeting Tuesday, drawing over 100 students for a night of faith and coffee. Natalie Wasek, sophomore accounting major and club leader of Agape Latte, said it’s purpose is to learn more about faith and religion in an inviting social environment. Wasek said the club… Keep Reading
Members of the Bonaventure community gathered in celebration of Pi Day on Monday, honoring the well-known mathematical constant. For some, its verbalization warrants a mouth-watering reaction, but for event attendees, pi, commonly expressed as 3.14, is representative of the ratio of a circle‘s circumference to its diameter. Nicholas Papalia, a student attendee, said pi plays… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University Board of Trustees announced the presidential search committee members last week, completing the first step of the presidential search. Trustees chose James Meyer, a board member, and Leslie C. Quick III, an emeritus board member to co-chair the search committee. Meyer, class of ’76 and… Keep Reading
Jim Walsh, ’70, returned to campus a few weeks late for Alumni Weekend. Instead, the former congressman came as a delegate for Congress to Campus, along with fellow retired congressman Richard Stallings of Idaho. The Congress to Campus program brings former members of Congress to college campuses to discuss globalization and the involvement of youth… Keep Reading
By Rachel Konieczny News Editor Award-winning documentary filmmaker Whitney Dow discussed the Whiteness Project as part of the RaceMatters campus dialogue series, focusing on the role of race in American society. Richard Trietley, vice president for student affairs, began the presentation on Wednesday by thanking the Student Government Association (SGA), student affairs division, University… Keep Reading
Being an undeclared major often poses more long-term benefits than struggles for students, according to Guy Imhoff, interim dean of Clare College. Imhoff, Ph.D., who was recently renamed the director of the Major Adventure Program (MAP), said the program helps undeclared students explore potential majors. A university Notice Board announced Imhoff’s new position on March… Keep Reading
The Bonaventure chapter of the College Democrats plans to organize a voter registration drive in preparation for the April 19 primary. The voter registration drive will take place over two weeks, leading up to the March 25 deadline for voting registration, said faculty adviser and professor of theology, Chris Stanley, Ph.D. The New York primary… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University Board of Trustees named five campus representatives to the presidential search committee Tuesday, appointing those in campus leadership roles to represent the opinions of the student body, faculty and staff. Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the school of journalism and mass communication, said she was pleasantly surprised… Keep Reading
By Julia Mericle Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University Board of Trustees announced the presidential search committee members today, completing the first step of the presidential search. Trustees chose James Meyer, a board member, and Leslie C. Quick III, an emeritus board member to co-chair the search committee. Meyer, class of ’76 and ’79, acts… Keep Reading