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Gift from Hickeys allows SBU to build new 6-court tennis complex
Aug 20, 2025 | Thanks to a significant gift from Michael and Kristeen Hickey, both from the Class of 1984, ΒιΆΉΣ³» will have a new outdoor tennis complex.
46 students from 5 area schools compete in SBU's Challenge 24
Aug 19, 2025 | Forty-six students from five area schools participated in the annual Challenge 24 math contest at ΒιΆΉΣ³».
Institute publishes a new book on Franciscan mission integration
Aug 11, 2025 | The Franciscan Institute at ΒιΆΉΣ³» has released the second book in a series focused on mission integration in Franciscan institutions.
SBUβs Quick Center unveils 30th performance & exhibition season
Jul 31, 2025 | A special performance by the Grammy-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of renowned conductor JoAnn Falletta, will officially launch the 30th anniversary celebration of ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and open its 2025-2026 Exhibition and Performing Arts Season on Sunday, Sept. 21.
SBU recognizes first BonaLeadsgrads, launches year two of program
Jul 30, 2025 | ΒιΆΉΣ³» recognized the successful completion of the inaugural BonaLeads: Presidentβs Leadership Academy cohort in May during a full-day capstone leadership retreat focused on communication, crisis response, and values-driven decision making.
SBU student in Oxford program delivers blessing in Seneca
Jul 29, 2025 | Students in ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs prestigious Oxford program were part of a small but historic moment last week when student Alyssa Perkins delivered the opening blessing at the weekly banquet at Trinity College in an indigenous American language.
New path for Commonwealth students to enter SBU OT program
Jul 28, 2025 | An articulation agreement between ΒιΆΉΣ³» and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania establishes a new pathway for Commonwealth students to enter SBUβs Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program.
Fr. Calabria featured in upcoming PBS film on Islamic love stories
Jul 24, 2025 | Fr. Michael D. Calabria, O.F.M., director of the Center for Arab & Islamic Studies at ΒιΆΉΣ³», is back on the big screen.
SBU's PA program achieves accreditation milestone
Jul 21, 2025 | ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs Physician Assistant Studies program has achieved a significant milestone. The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the PA program in the universityβs Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.
Bona students conduct research for presentation at conference
Jul 15, 2025 | Students in Anne Leeβs βWomen, Minorities and the Mediaβ course and Richard Leeβs βMedia and Democracyβ course are assisting with research for a presentation about Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, who studied journalism at ΒιΆΉΣ³» in the 1960s and had successful careers covering rockβnβroll, developing advertising campaigns and writing novels.
Eleven inducted into first class of SBU Rugby Hall of Fame
Jun 27, 2025 | In celebration of 50 years of rugby at ΒιΆΉΣ³», the Bonniesβ rugby program will induct its inaugural Hall of Fame class this fall, honoring 11 people whose contributions β on and off the pitch β have shaped the sportβs enduring legacy at the university.
SBU receives $2.3 million to boost behavioral health workforce
Jun 27, 2025 | ΒιΆΉΣ³» has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Atlantic Brass hosts free concerts, classes at SBUβs Quick Center
Jun 26, 2025 | The Atlantic Brass Quintet, one of the worldβs most acclaimed and versatile brass chamber ensembles, returns to ΒιΆΉΣ³» this summer for its 32nd annual Summer Seminar.
Poor Clare Sisters assemble at ΒιΆΉΣ³»
Jun 18, 2025 | Approximately 35 Poor Clare Sisters from across the United States will come together on the campus of ΒιΆΉΣ³» today (June 18) to begin a 10-day assembly focusing on their life and mission in the church.
Franciscan Institute at ΒιΆΉΣ³» graduates 22 leaders from Franciscan institutions
Jun 17, 2025 | The Franciscan Institute at ΒιΆΉΣ³» graduated 22 men and women from its Padua Program on June 12.
SBU hosts regional Anatomage Workshop
Jun 16, 2025 | The DePerro School of Health Professions at ΒιΆΉΣ³» welcomed health science educators Friday for a regional Anatomage Workshop.
LPE Professionals Series finishes its first year
Jun 5, 2025 | In service of its mission to ready students for post-graduate success and teach hands-on skills, the Literary Publishing and Editing program inaugurated its Professionals Series in the fall of 2024.
Writers & Publishers Room offers unique resources to LPE students
Jun 5, 2025 | SBU's Writers & Publishers Room offers Literary Publishing and Editing and English majors a space to study β and create.
Telford, McNeece to be honored as SBU's Alumni of the Year
Jun 2, 2025 | Mary Jane βM.J.β Telford, Class of 1975, and Bill βWillieβ McNeece, Class of 1965, will be honored with the William P. βStaxβ McCarthy Alumnus of the Year Award Saturday evening at the 2025 Reunion Celebration at Reilly Center Arena.
Online auction to benefit SBUβs endowment
May 29, 2025 | A trip to see the Bonnies play this Thanksgiving in Florida. A Franciscan pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. A stadium suite for 14 at a Buffalo Bills home game this fall. A luxury condo and three days of golf for a foursome at Pinehurst.