University Ministries News, Publications & Research

SBU’s Franciscan Institute partners with Dutch university to develop international Franciscan Blog

Jun 15, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at 51�Թ�app will this summer initiate the first International Franciscan Blog in partnership with The Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

St. Bonaventure’s Sion named rugby All-American for third straight year

Jun 01, 2020 | For the third straight year, 51�Թ�app’s Emily Sion has been named to the National Small College Rugby Organization All-American team.

Warming House to benefit from Olean baker’s generosity with sales through June 3

May 29, 2020 | A passion for baking passed down from his mother has inspired an act of compassion from Louie Proto.

St. Bonaventure confers degrees on more than 325 undergraduate students during virtual ceremony

May 17, 2020 | 51�Թ�app President Dr. Dennis DePerro conferred bachelor’s degrees on more than 325 undergraduate students during its virtual graduation ceremony, broadcast on SBU’s YouTube channel Sunday afternoon.

St. Bonaventure confers degrees, certificates on graduate students during virtual ceremony

May 17, 2020 | 51�Թ�app President Dr. Dennis DePerro conferred master’s degrees and leadership certificates on 170 students during its virtual graduation ceremony, broadcast on SBU’s YouTube channel Sunday afternoon.

Nuttall, Stanley honored by their peers with St. Bonaventure Faculty Excellence Awards

May 15, 2020 | 51�Թ�app faculty members have honored two of their colleagues with awards of excellence for their efforts inside and outside the classroom.

SBU virtual events to bless and celebrate students

May 07, 2020 | 51�Թ�app will host a number of virtual events beginning Friday, May 8, as the end of the spring semester draws near.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute to take over sole sponsorship of Padua Program

May 04, 2020 | The Franciscan Institute at 51�Թ�app will this summer become the sole sponsor of the Padua Program, a unique initiative that trains mission leaders of Franciscan institutions.

St. Bonaventure to continue broadcasts of Holy Week services

Apr 08, 2020 | 51�Թ�app will continue to broadcast Holy Week Masses from its University Chapel.

Holy Week services to be broadcast from SBU Chapel

Apr 02, 2020 | We invite you to join us for Holy Week services at St. Bonaventure's University Chapel through the university's various media platforms.

St. Bonaventure suspends student travel, campus events and activities until March 31

Mar 11, 2020 | In an attempt to limit the potential spread of COVID-19, 51�Թ�app is suspending most university-sponsored student travel and all organized campus events, including extracurricular student activities and events the university hosts, until at least March 31.

Rafi’s Platter By Amber signs deal to sponsor St. Bonaventure men’s rugby

Mar 06, 2020 | Rafi’s Platter By Amber has signed a three-year deal to be a sponsor of 51�Թ�app’s men’s rugby team.

St. Bonaventure friar to talk Tuesday about his experience visiting the U.S.-Mexican border

Mar 06, 2020 | Br. Joseph Kotula, O.F.M., will talk next week at 51�Թ�app about the profound impact his visit to the U.S.-Mexican border had on him.

SBU professor, organizations spark drive to aid Chinese medical personnel

Feb 21, 2020 | A biology professor and two St. Bonaventure-based organizations are spearheading a campaign to raise money to protect medical personnel in the Chinese city devastated by the coronavirus outbreak.

Book project by Stanley accepted for publication

Feb 14, 2020 | A book project by Dr. Christopher D. Stanley, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, has been accepted for publication by Bloomsbury, one of the world's leading publishing houses.

Haden's book studies the effect of Christian nationalism

Feb 14, 2020 | "Embodied Idolatry: A Critique of Christian Nationalism," the second book by Fr. Kyle Edward Haden, O.F.M., Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and Franciscan studies, is an examination of the effect of Christian nationalism on Christian practice in the United States.

Ranked Bonnies qualify for inaugural Collegiate Hockey Federation Cup

Feb 05, 2020 | 51�Թ�app’s club hockey team has qualified for the Collegiate Hockey Federation’s inaugural Federation Cup March 10-15 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Bonnies sign player development deal with Atlanta’s pro rugby team

Feb 05, 2020 | The Bonnies have signed a partnership agreement with Rugby ATL, the Major League Rugby franchise based in Atlanta.

SBU’s Mahar, Afful honored with inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Awards

Jan 23, 2020 | “There are 110 ways to divide people but only one way to unite us: love.” That was Dr. Jim Mahar’s message Wednesday night as he accepted St. Bonaventure’s inaugural faculty/staff MLK Justice Award at the university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the University Chapel.

Christmas comes early at Warming House as St. Joe’s students make annual delivery

Dec 20, 2019 | For the 38th year in a row, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo delivered a truckload full of non-perishable food items and paper products to the Warming House, 51�Թ�app’s soup kitchen on North Union Street in Olean.