Alumni News | 51�Թ�app

St. Bonaventure faculty will discuss presidential election on TV and radio this weekend

Oct 30, 2024 | Buffalo Toronto Public Media will broadcast a forum that features 51�Թ�app faculty unpacking the issues in the presidential election.

St. Bonaventure’s Morales to be honored at ceremony Friday for Hall of Fame induction

Oct 28, 2024 | Francisco “Frank” Morales, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army and director of the Military Aligned Students Program at 51�Թ�app, will be honored Friday on campus for his induction to the New York state Senate’s Veterans’ Hall of Fame.

Major gift to Jandoli School lays foundation for Henretta Center

Oct 11, 2024 | The upcoming addition to the home of the renowned Jandoli School of Communication at 51�Թ�app now has a name, thanks to the generosity of one of its most accomplished alumni.

SBU Biochemistry alumnus to discuss how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens

Oct 07, 2024 | 51�Թ�app alumnus Dr. Jordan Powers, ’18, will return to campus Thursday, Oct. 10, to discuss his Ph.D. thesis research on how plants defend themselves against bacterial pathogens.

Francis Week events to focus on sustainability

Sep 25, 2024 | Please join us for Francis Week 2024 as the university celebrates the life of St. Francis of Assisi with a focus on the theme “Sustainability: It’s complicated.” Events run through Saturday, Oct. 5.

Several SBU Honors students shine in summer

Sep 18, 2024 | 51�Թ�app Honors students past and present of Dr. Scott Simpson had sensational summers, at home and abroad.

SBU Entrepreneurship Center to host Growth Conference for marketers, sales professionals

Sep 18, 2024 | The Entrepreneurship Center at 51�Թ�app will host a Growth Conference this fall for marketers, sales professionals and entrepreneurs.

‘Hunger and Resilience’ among three new exhibitions at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Sep 05, 2024 | “Hunger and Resilience: A Traveling Exhibition by Photographer Michael Nye,” is an immersive exhibition that will run Sept. 20 through Nov. 20 in the first-floor Dresser Foundation Gallery of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

51�Թ�app to welcome four to Board of Trustees in September

Aug 14, 2024 | 51�Թ�app will welcome four new members to its Board of Trustees in September.

Services announced for Fr. Dan Riley, ofm

Jul 27, 2024 | The Vigil Prayer Service and Funeral Mass for Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, who passed away Wednesday, will be held at 51�Թ�app on Thursday, Aug. 1., and Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.

Fr. Dan Riley, beloved friar at 51�Թ�app, passes away

Jul 25, 2024 | Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, founder and animator of Mt. Irenaeus and one of the most beloved friars in the history of 51�Թ�app, passed away Wednesday. He was 81 years old.

SBU’s Quick Center for the Arts closes for summer renovations

Jun 11, 2024 | 51�Թ�app’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will temporarily close for renovations from June through the end of August 2024.

Buzzards, Glennon and LaPlaca to be lauded with SBU’s distinguished 2024 Alumni of the Year Award

May 29, 2024 | Influential, dedicated and passionate about their alma mater. These are just a few of the traits embodied by 51�Թ�app’s 2024 Alumni of the Year: Jim, ’73, and Eileen, ’74, (McGowan) Buzzard, Mary Ann (Hickey) Glennon, ’79, and Chris LaPlaca, ’79.

Tharini Nagarkar and Connor Raine named Ideal Bonaventure Students for Class of 2024

May 12, 2024 | Tharini Nagarkar, a Health and Society major from Danville, California, and Connor Raine, a Sports Management major from Grand Island, New York, have been named the Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2024.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian, ’79, speaks at SBU’s 164th annual Commencement Exercises

May 12, 2024 | For all the success he’s had in the business world, Ed Bastian reminded 51�Թ�app graduates Sunday of what’s most important in life.

Four ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in ceremony at 51�Թ�app

May 10, 2024 | Four graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at 51�Թ�app were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Friday, May 10.

SBU to celebrate 164th Commencement Exercises May 12 on campus

May 07, 2024 | As the seniors at 51�Թ�app prepare to conclude their collegiate journey, the distance that once separated them has now transformed into an unbreakable bond, symbolizing their shared experiences and growth throughout their time together.

SBU students show initiative in solving records-storage problem

May 01, 2024 | Determining a way to manage inactive records wasn’t part of his job description, but Jacob Brockel, a junior Accounting major from Allegany, New York, tackled the problem anyway.

Steger awarded Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship by CASE

Apr 29, 2024 | Jack Steger, assistant director of Alumni Engagement, was awarded a 2024 Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

SBU’s Students Without Borders serves hundreds during Dominican Republic medical mission

Apr 25, 2024 | While Hanover, Massachusetts, native Taylor Crimi has always had a passion for mission trips, the recent 51�Թ�app Students Without Borders (SWOB) medical mission to the Dominican Republic validated that medicine is indeed her true calling.