The Quick Center: Celebrating a milestone anniversary and welcoming a new year of art
St. Bonaventure’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is midway through its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration, which began in April 2025 and continues through April 2026. Since its opening in 1995, the Quick Center has been a cornerstone of culture and creativity...
Bonaventure dives headfirst into totally radical waters of AI
EDITOR’S NOTE: In October, SBU announced the formation of the President’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a group tasked with guiding the institution’s academic, ethical and operational use of AI technologies. “Artificial intelligence is transforming higher...
Swim & dive alumni mentors strengthen the Bonaventure bond by supporting student-athletes in and out of the water
Daci Colón knows more than anyone the value of a mentor. Since Colón’s sophomore year, Emily Ciraolo, ’08, ’09, has been a guiding light for the senior swimmer from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Ciraolo is chair of SBU’s Alumni Council and a former St. Bonaventure...
From Pipeline to Partnership
LaunchSBU is redefining business mentorship at Bonaventure By Tom Missel | Chief Communications Officer The idea behind LaunchSBU has been forming for decades, long before it had a name or a logo. For Joe Davis, Class of 1979, the seeds for the...
Following Francis and Clare
During the winer semester break, 11 St. Bonaventure students and two recent graduates joined Fr. Steve Kuehn, O.F.M., university chaplain, and Alice Miller Nation, director of University Ministries, on an Italian pilgrimage to walk in the footsteps of saints Francis...
A legacy in the arts
Celebrating 30 Years of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts St. Bonaventure’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a yearlong series of events that began April 26, 2025, and will continue through April 2026. The...
Leap of faith
Corporate success and clinical care gave way to a quieter, more intentional life for two alumnae called back to their Franciscan beginnings Stories by By Tom Donahue, ’76 | Photos by Danny Bush, ’13, ’15 Karen (Halliday) Pulaski, Class of 1984,...
A historic moment of generosity and vision
Campaign surpasses goal, raises more than $131 million In a remarkable show of generosity, commitment and belief in the future of St. Bonaventure, the comprehensive campaign “A Bolder Bonaventure: Ignite. Inspire. Invest.” has officially concluded — surpassing...
Alumni honor Fr. Gerald McCaffrey’s legacy
Fr. Gerald T. McCaffrey, O.F.M., was a beloved figure at St. Bonaventure, a fixture at athletic events in every corner of the campus. Perhaps most iconic was his regular post in the Reilly Center Arena tunnel, standing tall with sleeves rolled up, his bare arms...
Life as a Mountain Companion: Living faith and sharing purpose
If you think that Karen Pulaski and Mari Snyder, the only two women in the core community at Mt. Irenaeus, are responsible for doing the dishes and tidying up the place, you’re right. Just like Kevin Kriso, Lou McCormick, and Joe Kotula, the Mountain’s three resident...