Classes with the Masters
The students were able to meet some of the most successful and influential people in the music industry, including Paul Williams, president of ASCAP (left photo), and Grammy-award winning artist Wyclef Jean (right photo), all while taking in the sights, such as...
Redefining what learning looks like in a 21st century library
Text by Liam McGurl, ’17, ’19, & Jennifer Pulver | Photography by Danny Bush, ’13, ’15 The Friedsam Memorial Library, having evolved through generations of St. Bonaventure culture, offers communal workspaces with shared printing and experts on staff....
Q&A with Aaron Chimbel, Dean of the School of Communication
1. Why did you want to become a journalist? This is actually a funny story. When I was in middle school, I may have talked back to my parents a time or two. Part of my punishment was that I could not watch TV, except for the news. So, I began watching the...
Full STEM ahead
Students recruited by $600,000 STEM grant four years ago discover camaraderie along with scholarship Meet four recent St. Bonaventure graduates who were participants in the “Discovery Within Community” National Science Foundation grant program. All said...
Full STEAM Ahead – Eric Wojcik
Eric Wojcik Eric Wojcik graduated a semester early, in December 2018, with a Bachelor of Arts in computer science. He works for Computer Task Group in Buffalo as an IBM contractor, working as a help desk technician, as he pursues a career in IT. A native...
Full STEAM Ahead – Nicholas Martel
Nicholas Martel Olean, New York, native Nicholas Martel graduated in May with a major in physics and a minor in mathematics. He remembers having narrowed his college wish list down to St. Bonaventure and one other school when he learned of his acceptance...
Full STEM ahead – Alexandra Izydorczak
Alexandra Izydorczak Alexandra Izydorczak is a native of Holland, New York, and graduated in May with a major in chemistry and a minor in mathematics. An honors graduate, she earned the American Institute of Chemists Award and several American Chemical...
A Great-Great-Great-Great Story
By Tom Missel Fourteen years ago, an email from an aunt to a sister started a chain of events that culminated on a Reilly Center stage with a moment that “felt like a fairy tale.” A young woman from a small village in Italy, who needed two chances...
It Takes A Village
Mark Schmidt gestures toward the Bonaventure faithful after the Bonnies thumped Rhode Island, 68-51, to reach the 2019 A-10 tourney title game. Head men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt reflects on the wins on and off the court By Cameron Hurst, ’19 Mark Schmidt...
Work hard, be kind
Work hard, be kind is the mantra for Bona alumna, TV producer Kerry Byrnes By Emily Knitter - an SBU student and U.S. Army veteran Ten Olympic games. Traveling in an RV for three days with Bono, the lead singer of U2. The “TODAY” show. St. Bona-venture...