News, Publications & Research | 51�Թ�app School of Arts & Sciences

Fr. Calabria featured in upcoming PBS film on Islamic love stories

Jul 24, 51�Թ�app | Fr. Michael D. Calabria, O.F.M., director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies at 51�Թ�app, is back on the big screen.

Atlantic Brass hosts free concerts, classes at SBU’s Quick Center

Jun 26, 51�Թ�app | The Atlantic Brass Quintet, one of the world’s most acclaimed and versatile brass chamber ensembles, returns to 51�Թ�app this summer for its 32nd annual Summer Seminar.

Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure graduates 22 leaders from Franciscan institutions

Jun 17, 51�Թ�app | The Franciscan Institute at 51�Թ�app graduated 22 men and women from its Padua Program on June 12.

SBU announces Carney Endowed Chair

May 22, 51�Թ�app | Honoring her life’s work as a beloved teacher, renowned scholar and transformative college president, 51�Թ�app has established the Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., ’86, Endowed Chair in Theology and Franciscan Studies, marking only the second endowed chair in the university’s 167-year history.

Alami, Kidambi recognized as 51�Թ�app Ideal Bonaventure Students

May 18, 51�Թ�app | Anas Alami, a Business Management major from Brooklyn, New York, and Aahana Kidambi, a Biology major with a Psychology minor from Frederick, Maryland, have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 51�Թ�app.

Three SBU faculty members receive awards of excellence

May 18, 51�Թ�app | Three 51�Թ�app faculty members were presented this month with awards of excellence.

Eleven ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants at SBU

May 16, 51�Թ�app | Eleven graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at 51�Թ�app were commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army on Thursday, May 15.

Scibilia to report on U.S. immigration as part of national fellowship

May 02, 51�Թ�app | A 51�Թ�app student journalist will spend his summer covering a story that makes international headlines daily: U.S. immigration policy.

SBU’s SWOB mission trip nurtures health, hope in DR

May 02, 51�Թ�app | Building on years of service, the latest mission by 51�Թ�app’s Students Without Borders (SWOB) took the group back to the Dominican Republic, where they left behind not only immediate care but the seeds of sustainable health practices.

SBU's Sabina named to two-year term on jazz journal editorial board

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Leslie M. Sabina, professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts, was recently appointed to the editorial board of Jazz Education in Research and Practice (JAZZ).

Essays by SBU's Phillips to be published; memoir to return in hardcover

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Essays by Mark Phillips, retired teacher and tutor with the SBU Higher Education Opportunity Program, are forthcoming in the May-June issue of Adirondack Life, summer's American Scholar literary magazine, and the autumn issue of Notre Dame Magazine.

SBU's Zhu presents 'leadership learning' paper at conference

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Jinjing Zhu, associate professor of Management, presented a working paper at the Midwest Decision Science Institute (MWDSI) conference, held April 11-12 at Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania.

SBU's McDivitt presents paper at Great Lakes Philosophy Conference

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Heather McDivitt, assistant professor of Philosophy, presented a paper during the Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, held April 11.

Paper co-authored by SBU's Smith to be published in new volume

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Caitlin Smith, assistant professor of English, co-authored a paper with Dr. Trenton Ford, assistant professor of Computer Science at William & Mary, on Mormon science fiction and fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.

SBU's Simpson among select group to join Netherlands workshop

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program director, participated in a workshop on computational materials research, with a special focus on molecular dynamics (MD) methodologies applied to energy and storage materials, at the Lorentz Center, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands.

Chemistry Society journal to publish research by SBU's Simpson

May 01, 51�Թ�app | Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and Honors Program director, had a manuscript accepted for publication in ACS Omega, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Chemical Society that publishes broad, high-quality research across all areas of chemistry and related sciences.

Tree planted to mark 16th straight year as Tree Campus USA

Apr 25, 51�Թ�app | 51�Թ�app celebrated its 16th consecutive year of being a certified Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA on Friday by planting a hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) tree on the northwest lawn outside of Robinson Hall.

SBU’s Quick Center celebrates budding young artists

Apr 25, 51�Թ�app | Works by 114 student artists, selected from more than 200 submissions, are on display at 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts as part of its annual High School Juried Art Exhibition. Selected through an extensive jurying process, the works are being exhibited on the Quick Center’s mezzanine level through May 11.

SBU sophomore Jacob Smeraldo presents research at WNY symposium

Apr 14, 51�Թ�app | Jacob Smeraldo, a sophomore at 51�Թ�app from Jamestown, New York, presented his research at the American Chemical Society Western New York Undergraduate Research Symposium April 4 at Canisius University.

SBU’s Quick Center to host open house for 30th Anniversary

Apr 11, 51�Թ�app | As part of its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will host a community open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The event is free and open to the public.