A daughter’s life’s work becomes a legacy of possibility
This is a story of courage and determination. It is a tribute to Jeannie Bionda, a member of the Class of 1994, who boldly blazed her own path in life and succeeded — but who died too young. And it is the beginning of the story of the powerful difference she will make...
The Music Scene
Music is a big part of college life. In the last issue we asked if there’s a song you associate with your time at Bona’s, one that transports you back to campus the second you hear it. Read on – and try not to sing out loud. The Boss takes...
A Message from the President
I’m energized by meeting the Bonaventura famiglia from Allegany to Italy and everywhere in between You think you learned the basics in elementary school, those indelible lessons that stick in your brain forever, even after you’ve hit life’s 55-year mile marker....
A Path Unimagined
For more than 50 years, Fr. Dan Riley has inspired countless students and alumni By Tom Missel Tim Shaffer had narrowed his college decision to two: big-city Marquette and small-town St. Bonaventure. Hailing from Portsmouth, Ohio, a small city on the Kentucky border...
Graduation holds special significance to student who pays tribute to Korean POW
By Beth Eberth Jack Green was born the year his uncle, Lt. James F. Sullivan, ’49, graduated from St. Bonaventure College. Four years later Green would be standing graveside, equally scared and excited as a 21-gun salute boomed into the Boston air and...
Embracing the Southwest
Colored pencil drawing titled “Spirits From The Peaks” by Wally Lokakema. Photos by Danny Bush. An alum’s love of the Southwest and respect for the history and culture of indigenous people led him to bequeath a stunning collection of Southwestern artwork...
A Bolder Bonaventure
Be a founder of our future We’re setting out to build A Bolder Bonaventure for generations to come. This past fall, St. Bonaventure launched the largest campaign in its history. Comprehensive in scope, the campaign — named A Bolder Bonaventure:...
‘The right place for me’
Humility and humor blend with ‘substance and steel’ in St. Bonaventure University’s 22nd president By TOM MISSELThe image may seem incongruous: a white college grad with a social work degree laughing with kids at a middle school in New Orleans while...
Fr. Peter Schneible, O.F.M.: Looking back on more than 35 years at SBU
By SUSAN ANDERSONAs a friar, teacher, and biological researcher, Fr. Peter Schneible, O.F.M., sees relationship between geography and spirituality. He often hikes mountain trails or bikes to the point the pavement ends on the West Branch Road near St....
Resiliency in the face of tragedy
Story by Tom Donahue | Photos by Danny Bush Two St. Bonaventure University alumni played pivotal roles in the aftermath of the race-motivated May 14 mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that killed 10 people and injured three others.Catherine M. Roberts,...