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As an academic and spiritual community, we endeavor to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in their professional careers and personal lives.
ΒιΆΉΣ³» is recognized for academic excellence by distinctive accrediting organizations and is consistently rated as a top university in the Northeast.
We are a community. Our faculty and staff dedicate themselves to making connections - among themselves, their courses and, most importantly, our students.
Exciting career opportunities are available at ΒιΆΉΣ³». Contact our Human Resources staff today.
Founded in 1858 to promote Catholic-Franciscan education, we continue to pursue academic excellence through personalized attention that reflects the Franciscan tradition of valuing human relationships.
We are an integral part of the Olean and Allegany communities and we take great pride in sharing our facilities and expertise with our neighbors.
The ΒιΆΉΣ³» campus is spread over 500 acres in a valley surrounded by the Allegheny foothills of southwestern New York state, a region known as the Southern Tier.
A variety of banquet spaces, theaters, conference rooms, boardrooms and classrooms, along with an in-house catering team are available!
Learn how SBU embraces AI as a force for ethical innovation, combining transformative tech with a Catholic education in the Franciscan Tradition.
Bona Pride and Giving Days are just around the corner
The week of Feb. 23 is an opportunity for ΒιΆΉΣ³» alumni, friends, parents and the campus community to show their pride in the university β and in more ways than one.
Monday, Feb. 23, is Bona Pride Day, a chance for Bonaventure supporters to display their affection for the university by sporting their favorite Brown and White gear or paraphernalia and posting photos to social media using #BonaPrideDay.
Bona Pride Day serves as the gateway to Bona Giving Day, the annual daylong crowdfunding initiative on Tuesday, Feb. 24, running from midnight Eastern time to midnight Pacific time.
The event unites Bonnies worldwide in support of todayβs β and tomorrowβs β students. Bona Giving Day has raised nearly $5 million since its inception 11 years ago.
βThe extraordinary generosity of our alumni and friends supports students by providing scholarships, strengthening academic programs, and enhancing the student experience thatβs grounded in our Franciscan values,β said Dr. Jeff Gingerich, university president. βEvery year, Bona Giving Day is a critically important day in the life of the university.β
Every gift made during that time frame will count toward the Giving Day total β and toward this yearβs goal of $500,000 from 1,000 donors, said CJ Pierce, interim director of Annual Giving. Alumni and friends should keep their eyes open for emails on Giving Day and postcards and social media posts leading up to it.
βPeople sometimes feel their gift might be too meager to matter. That couldnβt be further from the truth,β Pierce said. βEvery gift matters. Multiply $20 by 50 donors and that $1,000 might be the difference between a student being able to afford to come to Bonaβs, or having a better experience while they are here.β
There are multiple goals to accomplish, many with the opportunity to receive dollar-for-dollar matches or bonus funds through donor challenges, including:
- Young Alumni Challenge
- Faculty/Staff Challenge
- Alumni Chapter Challenge
- Venmo Challenges
- Reunion Giving Challenge
Information on donations, matching gifts, challenges, becoming an advocate, or even making an early gift can be found at .
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ΒιΆΉΣ³» the University: The nationβs first Franciscan university, ΒιΆΉΣ³» is a community committed to transforming the lives of its students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a commitment to academic excellence and lifelong civic engagement. Out of 167 regional universities in the North, ΒιΆΉΣ³» was ranked #8 for value and #19 overall by U.S. News and World Report (2025).