University Ministries News, Publications & Research

�鶹ӳ�� friar to talk Tuesday about his experience visiting the U.S.-Mexican border

Mar 06, 2020 | Br. Joseph Kotula, O.F.M., will talk next week at �鶹ӳ�� about the profound impact his visit to the U.S.-Mexican border had on him.

SBU professor, organizations spark drive to aid Chinese medical personnel

Feb 21, 2020 | A biology professor and two �鶹ӳ��-based organizations are spearheading a campaign to raise money to protect medical personnel in the Chinese city devastated by the coronavirus outbreak.

Book project by Stanley accepted for publication

Feb 14, 2020 | A book project by Dr. Christopher D. Stanley, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, has been accepted for publication by Bloomsbury, one of the world's leading publishing houses.

Haden's book studies the effect of Christian nationalism

Feb 14, 2020 | "Embodied Idolatry: A Critique of Christian Nationalism," the second book by Fr. Kyle Edward Haden, O.F.M., Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and Franciscan studies, is an examination of the effect of Christian nationalism on Christian practice in the United States.

Ranked Bonnies qualify for inaugural Collegiate Hockey Federation Cup

Feb 05, 2020 | �鶹ӳ��’s club hockey team has qualified for the Collegiate Hockey Federation’s inaugural Federation Cup March 10-15 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Bonnies sign player development deal with Atlanta’s pro rugby team

Feb 05, 2020 | The Bonnies have signed a partnership agreement with Rugby ATL, the Major League Rugby franchise based in Atlanta.

SBU’s Mahar, Afful honored with inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Awards

Jan 23, 2020 | “There are 110 ways to divide people but only one way to unite us: love.” That was Dr. Jim Mahar’s message Wednesday night as he accepted �鶹ӳ��’s inaugural faculty/staff MLK Justice Award at the university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the University Chapel.

Christmas comes early at Warming House as St. Joe’s students make annual delivery

Dec 20, 2019 | For the 38th year in a row, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo delivered a truckload full of non-perishable food items and paper products to the Warming House, �鶹ӳ��’s soup kitchen on North Union Street in Olean.

�鶹ӳ�� professors edit new book exploring Franciscan artistic tradition

Dec 12, 2019 | A new textbook edited by two �鶹ӳ�� professors is being hailed as a major academic achievement in the area of Franciscan theology and art.

Couturier presents workshop to D'Youville management team

Nov 14, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., presented a workshop to senior management at D'Youville College on "Mission in Multiple Voices: Innovation in Higher Ed Today."

Calabria marks anniversary of encounter between St. Francis and the sultan

Oct 31, 2019 | As special assistant for dialogue with Islam for the Order of Friars Minor, Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., director of �鶹ӳ��'s Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, has been speaking in a variety of venues on the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' encounter with the Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219.

Dr. Oleg Bychkov delivers lecture at Trinity College, Oxford

Oct 16, 2019 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, delivered a lecture on the aesthetics of the so-called Sum of Alexander of Hales (Summa Halensis), an influential early 13th century Franciscan theological treatise, at the colloquium “The Summa Halensis: Philosophy and Reception” held at Trinity College, Oxford, on Sept. 23.

Bonnies host Oswego Sunday in semifinals of Upstate New York Collegiate Rugby playoffs

Oct 15, 2019 | �鶹ӳ��’s women’s rugby team narrowly missed a chance for an unbeaten regular season Saturday, but its season is far from over.

Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., leads workshop for health system convocation

Oct 11, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies, gave a presentation on Oct. 1 at the Senior Management Convocation of the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.

Warming House receives $2,500 grant to offer cooking and nutrition classes for its patrons

Sep 30, 2019 | �鶹ӳ��’s Warming House has received a $2,500 grant from the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to develop a series of cooking and nutrition classes.

�鶹ӳ�� club hockey team opens new season Saturday in new uniforms

Sep 25, 2019 | �鶹ӳ��’s club hockey team has new uniforms, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

Couturier publishes paper in journal

Sep 24, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., recently published an article in Educatio Catholica, the journal of the Congregation for Catholic Education (Vatican).

Next two �鶹ӳ�� men’s rugby home games to be broadcast on ESPN+

Sep 20, 2019 | �鶹ӳ��’s next two men’s rugby home games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Stanley and Foerst to present at conference in India

Sep 10, 2019 | Dr. Chris Stanley, professor of theology, and Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science, will present featured papers at a conference for Christian seminary students, pastors, and laypeople in India in January 2020.

�鶹ӳ�� to host talk on Franciscan influence on health care in 2030

Sep 05, 2019 | �鶹ӳ�� will peer into the future of health care Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Rigas Theater in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.