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SBU chemistry students eligible for automatic entry in Ph.D. program at University of Rhode Island

Sep 05, 2023 | Students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from �鶹ӳ�� are now eligible for automatic acceptance and immediate entry to the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of Rhode Island.

�鶹ӳ�� Criminology Club to sponsor SBU Criminal Justice Day on campus

Sep 04, 2023 | The Criminology Club at �鶹ӳ�� will hold its first-ever SBU Criminal Justice Day on campus on Friday, Sept. 15. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Richter Center and on the adjacent parking lot between Richter and Reilly centers.

�鶹ӳ�� professor Kaitlyn Dykstra receives grant to integrate digital technology in coursework

Aug 30, 2023 | Dr. Kaitlyn Dykstra, assistant professor of biology at �鶹ӳ��, has been named one of 52 educators to receive funding from a grant program through online learning platform Course Hero.

�鶹ӳ�� theology professors lead international conference in Rome

Aug 24, 2023 | Dr. Aaron Gies and Dr. Andrew Belfield, assistant professors of theology and Franciscan Studies at �鶹ӳ��, recently led an international group of theologians considering the topic “Alexander of Hales and the Early Franciscan School on the Last Things” at Collegio Sant’Isidoro in Rome, Italy.

'Ground Zero 360' among three new exhibitions at �鶹ӳ��'s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Aug 18, 2023 | “Ground Zero 360,” an internationally acclaimed exhibition conveying the chaos, courage and emotion of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New Yok City’s World Trade Center, is one of three new exhibitions opening at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in September.

Dr. David Hilmey named provost and VP for Academic Affairs at �鶹ӳ��

Aug 14, 2023 | Dr. David Hilmey has been named provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at �鶹ӳ��, President Jeff Gingerich announced today.

�鶹ӳ�� professors Gross and Gavin co-author book on public discourse about police

Jul 17, 2023 | �鶹ӳ�� professors Dr. Benjamin Gross and Dr. Samantha Gavin have co-authored the book “Framing the Police on Twitter: Public Discourse on Abolishing Police, Defunding Police, and Community Policing.”

Nine members of Bonaventure community attend AFCU Symposium at Siena College

Jul 06, 2023 | Nine members of the �鶹ӳ�� community, including President Dr. Jeff Gingerich, attended the 2023 Symposium of the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities.

�鶹ӳ�� professor and his son, a former Army combat medic, write manual for coping with PTSD

Jun 26, 2023 | A few years ago, Dr. Will Elenchin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at �鶹ӳ��, was granted a sabbatical leave from teaching to work on his fourth book on behavioral health, this one dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder in high-stress professions. The project took an unexpected big turn less than a year later when Elenchin’s son, Zac, a U.S. Army combat medic serving a deployment in Afghanistan, experienced PTSD after responding to a mass casualty event.

Ayushi Jain and Caroline Rozanski named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2023

May 14, 2023 | Two aspiring physicians – Ayushi Jain and Caroline Rozanski – have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2023.

ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in ceremony at �鶹ӳ��

May 13, 2023 | Graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at �鶹ӳ�� were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Friday.

Four �鶹ӳ�� students inducted into English honor society Sigma Tau Delta

May 08, 2023 | Four �鶹ӳ�� undergraduate students have completed membership requirements for 2023 induction into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. They were formally recognized at an induction ceremony on May 2.

Seven SBU students inducted into National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi

May 05, 2023 | Seven �鶹ӳ�� students were inducted into the Xi Delta Chapter of the National Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi.

Uhl to present at Mathematical Association of America meeting

May 04, 2023 | Dr. Christine Uhl, associate professor of mathematics, will be presenting about her joint work with Briana Foster-Greenwood (Cal Poly Pomona) on the metric dimension of generalized Hamming graphs, on May 6, at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Seaway Section Spring 2023 meeting to be held at the University of Waterloo.

Gies completes diplomate in manuscript studies at PIMS

May 04, 2023 | Dr. Aaron Gies, assistant professor of theology & Franciscan studies, has completed a diplomate in manuscript studies from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (PIMS), part of the University of Toronto.

Gan presents paper to online conference on nonviolence

May 04, 2023 | Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor emeritus of philosophy, recently presented a paper titled “Against the Weaponization of Nonviolence” to a three-day online international interdisciplinary conference on nonviolence.

Pi Mu Epsilon inducts nine into national mathematics honor society

Apr 24, 2023 | On Thursday, April 20, two current students and seven alumni were inducted into the New York Omega Chapter of the Pi Mu Epsilon national mathematics honor society. Pi Mu Epsilon was founded in 1914 at Syracuse University.

Bychkov presents paper at 13th Storytellers Conference at UB

Apr 21, 2023 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies program at �鶹ӳ��, presented a paper titled “Two examples of recovering traditional Onödowa’ga:’ stories in the original language from Arthur C. Parker archives: Initial observations” at the 13th Storytellers Conference organized by the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo, on April 15, 2023.

Essay by Phillips published in April editions of Commonweal

Apr 21, 2023 | An essay by Mark Phillips, retired tutor and teacher with the �鶹ӳ�� Higher Education Opportunity Program, appears in the print and online editions of the April Commonweal.

Matz presents paper on a Henry James short story at convention

Apr 21, 2023 | At the Northeast Modern Language Association’s annual convention in Niagara Falls, New York, on March 25, Dr. Lauren Matz, professor of English, presented a paper on one of Anglo-American writer Henry James’s early short stories.