University Ministries News, Publications & Research

Former president, Seneca icon honored at SBU Commencement

May 18, 2025 | Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., was back on the stage she graced for more than a decade, giving sage advice to nearly 700 graduates of �鶹ӳ��.

Eleven ROTC cadets commissioned as second lieutenants at SBU

May 16, 2025 | Eleven graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at �鶹ӳ�� were commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army on Thursday, May 15.

SBU wins regional title to advance to national club softball tourney

Apr 30, 2025 | Thanks to a dominating performance in the North Atlantic Regional tournament, �鶹ӳ��’s club softball team is headed to the National Club Softball Association World Series May 15-18 in Georgia.

SBU rugby women win consolation bracket at CRC National 7s

Apr 28, 2025 | The step up in competition was clear, but Meredith Pyke wasn’t disappointed at all in her club’s performance at the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s this past weekend.

Bonnies fall to Wheeling, 19-5, in national rugby 7s title game

Apr 26, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� fell to defending national champion Wheeling, 19-5, in the Premier Cup bracket of the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s Saturday evening.

SBU rugby women earn bid to national 7s; men open play Friday

Apr 24, 2025 | �鶹ӳ��’s women are headed back to a national rugby tournament. The Bonnies received an at-large bid to the 16-team Premier Cup bracket of the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s this weekend at Boyds, Maryland.

�鶹ӳ�� mourns passing of Pope Francis

Apr 21, 2025 | The �鶹ӳ�� community joins Catholics worldwide in mourning today’s passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

SBU club golf team headed to NCCGA nationals in Florida

Apr 16, 2025 | �鶹ӳ��’s club golf team has qualified — not once, but twice — for the National Collegiate Club Golf Association national tournament April 26-27 at Mission Resort in Howie-in-the-Hills, Florida.

SBU sophomore Jacob Smeraldo presents research at WNY symposium

Apr 14, 2025 | Jacob Smeraldo, a sophomore at �鶹ӳ�� from Jamestown, New York, presented his research at the American Chemical Society Western New York Undergraduate Research Symposium April 4 at Canisius University.

SBU’s Fisher to be honored with Franciscan Mission Service award

Mar 31, 2025 | Claire Fisher, a �鶹ӳ�� senior majoring in Communication, Social Justice and Advocacy, will receive the San Damiano Servant Leadership Award from the Franciscan Mission Service (FMS).

SBU men win Old Blue 7s to qualify for national rugby tourney

Mar 30, 2025 | SBU won the Old Blue 7s tournament at Mt. Vernon on Saturday, locking up a bid to the men's national 7s tourney in April. The Bonnies went 5-0 at the 16-team tournament, defeating Siena, 21-14, in the all-Franciscan title game.

Article by SBU's Belfield results from Franciscan Institute research

Mar 14, 2025 | An article by Dr. Andrew Gertner Belfield, assistant professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies, was published in volume 82 of Franciscan Studies, a peer-reviewed journal of the Franciscan Institute at SBU.

Bonnies bounce back, bury Auburn at hockey nationals

Mar 06, 2025 | Sure didn’t take long for the Bonnies to bounce back. Just a day removed from squandering a 3-1 lead after two periods to Fairfield, �鶹ӳ��’s club hockey team jumped all over Auburn, scoring five first-period goals en route to a 9-1 win today in game two of pool play at the AAU College Hockey Nationals in Jacksonville, Florida.

Bonnies heading to Florida for AAU hockey nationals

Mar 04, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� (13-8-1) opens Pool B play vs. Fairfield (8-8) at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 16-team AAU College Hockey National Tournament at Jacksonville, Florida. The Bonnies are ranked 7th overall in the tournament; the Stags are 10th.

SBU rugby men take third at Frostbite 7s; JV wins Open Division

Mar 03, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� didn’t clinch a berth for the 2025 Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s, but a strong performance helped to build a solid case for an at-large bid.

SBU men's rugby begins spring quest to reach CRC National 7s

Feb 28, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� gets its first chance this weekend to qualify for the 2025 Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s.

SBU's Couturier receives certificate of achievement from Harvard

Feb 13, 2025 | Fr. David B. Couturier, O.F.M., Cap., associate professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies and director of the Franciscan Institute, received a certificate of achievement from Harvard University's School of Graduate Education in Educational Justice.

SBU's Couturier presents paper to regional association of churches

Feb 13, 2025 | Fr. David B. Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies and director of the Franciscan Institute, presented a paper to the Greater Olean Association of Churches on Feb. 2.

SBU unveils Seneca Nation Land Acknowledgment

Feb 10, 2025 | As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen bonds with its neighbors in the Seneca Nation of Indians, �鶹ӳ�� formally acknowledged for the first time “the stewards of the land” upon which the school was built almost 170 years ago.

Three Bonnies named National Collegiate Rugby All-Americans

Feb 10, 2025 | Three �鶹ӳ�� rugby players have earned National Collegiate Rugby Division I All-American honors.