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Hickeys, Logan-Young, Knauf to be honored April 29 = with=20 Gaudete Medals from St. Bonaventure University =

Four=20 people who=92ve made Rochester a better place to live will be = honored April=20 29 at St. Bonaventure University=92s Gaudete Medal and Awards = Ceremony at=20 the Riverside Convention Center.

Being awarded the = university=92s=20 highest honor are M&T Bank executive vice president Brian = Hickey and=20 Unity Health Systems therapist Jean Hickey (the Hickeys are = married);=20 medical pioneer Dr. Wende Logan-Young; and Saint=92s Place founder = and=20 director Colleen Knauf. St. Bonaventure=92s Gaudete (gow-DAY-tay) = Medal=20 honors business and community leaders who exemplify the spirit of = St.=20 Francis of Assisi through their joy, hope, positive outlook on = life,=20 sincerely compassionate spirit and desire to serve humankind.=20

Recipients of the Gaudete, which means =93Rejoice!=94 in = Latin, have=20 inspired, encouraged and enlightened others through their personal = and=20 professional lives. For more information on Gaudete event = sponsorships and=20 individual tickets, contact Anne George at agoergen@sbu.edu or=20 716-375-4085.

Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 = p.m.,=20 followed by the medal presentations.

Brian E. Hickey is an = executive vice president of M&T Bank Corp. He oversees Western = New=20 York; and central, western and northern Pennsylvania. He also has=20 responsibility for M&T Bank=92s Middle Market segment. =

Brian Hickey = serves as a=20 director on the boards of numerous organizations, including = Nazareth=20 College, Rochester Business Alliance and the George Eastman House. = He is a=20 founder of Unshackle Upstate New York, a coalition of business, = trade and=20 other organizations whose sole purpose is to raise awareness of = the=20 economic issues facing Upstate New York.

Jean P. Hickey is = a=20 primary therapist in the Sexual Behaviors Clinic in Unity Health = System=92s=20 Department of Behavioral Health. She works with people who have = committed=20 sex offenses and perpetrated domestic violence, as well as people = addicted=20 to Internet pornography and sex.

From 1991 to = 2005, she held=20 several positions at Wilson Commencement Park =97 executive = committee chair=20 from 1991-1995, board president from 1995-1997, and chair of the = board=20 advisory council from 1998-2005. Jean Hickey also served from = 2001-2003 on=20 the board of directors of Pittsford Youth Services. She was a = founding=20 board member and board president (1995-1997) of Inward Bound Inc., = a=20 not-for-profit corporation offering programs utilizing individual=20 guidance, group connection, and the peacefulness and beauty of = nature to=20 enhance personal growth and create experiences of community. She = recently=20 joined the advisory committee at the Monroe County Reentry at = Catholic=20 Family Center.

The Hickeys, = who graduated=20 from St. Bonaventure in the 1970s, are chairs for Nazareth College = Center=20 for Interfaith Study and Dialogue=92s Interfaith Conference, to be = held=20 April 10-13. It is the first national level conference focused on=20 interfaith understanding, dialogue and the next generation. =

In 1975, Dr. = Wende=20 Logan-Young established Elizabeth Wende Breast Care, LLC. (named = after her=20 mother.) It is internationally recognized as a leader in the field = of=20 breast imaging and breast cancer diagnosis. It is one of the = largest=20 freestanding breast imaging centers in the nation, and is the = largest=20 single-site breast imaging center in New York state. Dr. = Logan-Young began=20 her career as an assistant professor in Diagnostic Radiology at = the=20 University of Rochester Medical School.

She is = considered a pioneer=20 in mammographic imaging and is responsible for many of the = technological=20 improvements that we take for granted as a standard of care in = modern-day=20 mammography. Dr. Logan-Young is known internationally as an expert = in the=20 fields of breast imaging and breast disease detection and = diagnosis. She=20 is a celebrated lecturer and author of numerous books, articles, = and=20 chapters on these subjects.

Colleen Knauf = founded=20 Saint=92s Place, a joint ministry of St. Louis Church and the = Catholic=20 Family Center, in 1998. =93I canceled my plans for early = retirement and=20 turned my energy toward helping the needy,=94 Knauf said. = =93It=92s really all=20 about heart. Mine is not bigger than anyone else=92s, but I = listened to it.=94=20 Saint=92s Place is a volunteer organization based on Christian = values that=20 provides household goods, clothing, and education to legal = refugees of all=20 races and creeds who settle in the Rochester area to escape = violence,=20 discrimination and poverty.

Up to 750 = refugees are=20 settled per year in Rochester, said Knauf, who received the VITA = award in=20 2004 from Rochester Catholic Charities.

Knauf is a = past board=20 member of Our Lady of Mercy High School; a member for many years = on the=20 St. Louis Church=92s Consistant Life Ethic Committee; a Girl Scout = leader=20 for more than 10 years; board member of the Catholic Family = Center=92s=20 Refugee and Immigration; and a member of the City of Rochester=92s = Refugee=20 Symposium.

St. Bonaventure University=92s School of = Business was named=20 one of 15 recipients of a national grant sponsored by the=20 PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Accounting professor Dr. Carol Fischer, along = with=20 co-applicants Dr. Joe Coate and Dr. Susan Anders, submitted the = proposal,=20 =93Enhancing Global Awareness and Professionalism in Accounting = Majors,=94 to=20 PwC, a section 501(c)(3) public charity as part of the 2009 IFRS = Ready=20 Grant Program.

=93The =91call for proposals=92 came out early = in the fall 2009=20 semester, but the accounting department had been discussing how to = integrate international issues in the curriculum for quite a bit = longer=20 than that,=94 she said. =93In fact, we had just agreed at a = meeting at the end=20 of the spring 2009 semester to increase our international coverage = in the=20 financial accounting courses beginning in fall 2009.=94

Fischer said the program is meant to incorporate = international accounting topics across the curriculum. Fischer = said she=20 plans to work with Dr. Joe Coate and Dr. Susan Anders to update = the=20 curriculum in summer 2010.

In addition, they will develop plans to present=20 international issues to all accounting majors through guest = speakers and=20 special events to develop their understanding of international = business.=20 =93From the students=92 perspective, developing a foundation in = international=20 accounting issues is critical because the U.S. is moving in the = direction=20 of adopting International Financial Reporting Standards in the = near=20 future,=94 Fischer said.

=93These standards have already been adopted by = over 100=20 countries, including those in the European Union. As business has = become=20 more global, it is increasingly important for future business=20 professionals to develop an understanding of international = issues.=94 PwC=20 provided Fischer $30,000 for her project. Its Ready Grant Program = awarded=20 $250,000 to fund 15 proposals submitted by professors from more = than 200=20 colleges and universities each year.

=93Since we are one of only 15 schools across = the country to=20 be awarded this grant, it is a great honor and provides national=20 recognition for our program,=94 Fischer said.

Fischer, Coate and Anders plan to work on = developing plans=20 for the program over the summer, implementing them for the = 2010-2011=20 academic year. The money is designated for faculty release time, = giving=20 Fischer and her department impetus to block out substantial time = over the=20 summer to work on their project.

=93The grant enables us to forego other = opportunities for=20 summer projects and focus on the integration of international = accounting=20 in our curriculum,=94 Fischer said. While the grant gives Fischer = a chance=20 to focus on a specific project, it provides students an = opportunity to=20 expand their repertoire in a growing international field.

=93This grant will help us to be sure that SBU = accounting=20 students have the necessary background to be competitive in a = global=20 business environment,=94 she said. =93It will also open their eyes = to the=20 breadth of career opportunities in international accounting.=94 =

Campus Activities Board = selected as=20 Student Organization of the Month

The Leadership = Center=20 has selected the Campus Activities Board as the student = organization of=20 the month for January along with Ali Dykeman, CAB president and = Resident=20 Assistant, as the student leader of the month.

According to Jessica Schiefer, the = graduate=20 assistant for the Leadership Center, the organization of the month = award=20 was designed to recognize, empower and motivate more student = leaders=20 around campus for their hard work and dedication to extra = curricular=20 activities. They look for those who challenge the status quo, = inspire=20 positive action, empower others and consistently seek improvement = within=20 their respective organization.

In the end, they choose = organizations that go=20 above and beyond what is expected. While the decision is based on = the=20 above criteria in addition to the nominations, the overall = decision is=20 ultimately made by Schiefer and Steve Kuchera, the assistant = director for=20 the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership.

The monthly award began last = semester and the=20 Leadership Center hopes to receive more student and staff = participation in=20 the future. Faculty, staff and students nominated the Campus = Activities=20 Board for the award as a result of the well planned and organized = =93Welcome=20 Back=94 activities that included: Step Afrika, Free Wing Night, = Bona=92s Ice=20 Skating Night and comedian Lee Camp. The Campus Activities Board = is a club=20 on campus committed to creating, planning and booking events on = and off=20 campus. CAB is comprised of three committees: off campus, = performance and=20 interactive. Each committee has members ranging from freshmen to = seniors=20 and each meet roughly two times a month.

To see success, CAB asks the = student body to=20 get involved and let them know which events they like and which = they do=20 not.

According to Dykeman, students = often visit=20 their Facebook page and write on their wall or send them messages = with=20 questions or ideas. CAB also uses surveys to pinpoint what type of = events=20 the students want to see on campus. While they like to have a = variety of=20 events, CAB has also found sticking with events that have worked = in the=20 past to be very successful. If a particular event worked well or = had a=20 good turn out, they plan to do it again.

Another way CAB finds success is = putting plenty=20 of time into researching events. Finding out what has worked for = other=20 schools and taking suggestions from students and faculty are two = ways they=20 do that. They also attend conferences held by the National = Association for=20 Campus Activities throughout the year where they get new ideas, = see acts=20 up close and make connections. =93CAB works really hard from the = bottom up=20 and it=92s great that we=92re being recognized,=94 said = Dykeman.

=93Our committee members, executive = board and our=20 advisor put a lot of time and energy into researching, planning = and=20 helping to facilitate our events and sometimes even I lose track = of how=20 much time we put into it all.=94

This is Dykeman=92s first year as = CAB president=20 and she feels =93beyond fortunate=94 to have the position. She = also admitted=20 that CAB wouldn=92t be half as successful without the dedication = of their=20 advisor, Steve Kuchera.

For the spring semester, CAB has = numerous bus=20 trips, game shows and comedians planned as well as regularly = scheduled=20 events in the Rathskeller. For more information on future events = or=20 anything else regarding CAB, visit their page on Facebook at=20 www.facebook.com/people/Sbu-Cab/1226591281 or on the St. = Bonaventure=20 website at www.sbu.edu/campus-life.aspx?id=3D5916.

Students=20 and faculty share life=92s journey at S.P.A.R.K.

By Bobby Gohn,=9210

Students of Prayer, Action, = Reflection and=20 Knowledge, S.P.A.R.K., welcomes students and faculty of all faiths = to come=20 together in the Thomas Merton Center on Thursday nights to share = life=20 experiences.

Special guests are introduced each week to help start = discussions about=20 life and the sometimes-long journey some people take to find their = place=20 in the world.

=93Many of our speakers have shared how powerful and wonderful = it is to=20 be asked to share so intimately about one's journey,=94 said the = Rev. Dan=20 McKee, who coordinates S.P.A.R.K.

=93For them it became an extremely helpful experience as they = revisited=20 what had shaped them.=94 S.P.A.R.K. is not just for the speakers = to relive=20 their journeys. It tries to be a place where students feel welcome = to=20 voice their fears about faith or share their life dream. = Discussion=20 usually varies among subjects such as faith or major issues = students face=20 each day.

Rev. McKee hopes that different speakers each week help = students learn=20 more about themselves. =93Perhaps you can share with me your = experiences,=20 helping in my discernment,=94 said Rev. McKee. =93Or I can offer = experience=20 which may help in forming your adventure.=94

Currently S.P.A.R.K. consists of about eight to 15 students a = week to=20 share in the discussion, but new members are always welcome. = S.P.A.R.K.=20 meets on Thursdays in the Thomas Merton Center at 7 p.m.=20

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SBU students to spend spring break=20 volunteering

By Lindsey Scutella, '11

St. Bonaventure University = students, faculty=20 and staff will be traveling to various locations in the United = States and=20 Ireland this spring break through different organizations for = service=20 learning opportunities.

Mary Rose Kubal, Ph.D., assistant = professor of=20 political science, and four students will travel to the = U.S.-Mexico=20 border, specifically to the Tucson-Nogales region Saturday, Feb. = 27, and=20 return Thursday, March 4.

Through Borderlinks, a non-profit = organization=20 hosting the trip, the students will gain an understanding of the=20 complexities of immigration issues and the impacts on neighboring=20 communities.

=93It=92s a vocational service trip = that focuses on=20 the education of political, social and immigration issues,=94 said = Kubal,=20 =93It will be very worthwhile.=94

The students will participate in = three days of=20 educational programming that include meetings with humanitarian = groups,=20 immigration lawyers and customs officials. The other two days are = devoted=20 to traditional service with students helping women in the = community to=20 build their businesses and run a children=92s food security = program at a=20 community center.

In addition, the Franciscan Center = for Social=20 Concern has arranged four service trips that are open to all = students.=20

Fr. Harry Monaco, O.F.M., will lead = student=20 volunteers in Boston Sunday, Feb. 28 until Friday, March 5, at the = St.=20 Francis House, which is a multi-service day shelter that provides = food,=20 clothing and access to medical care and rehabilitative services. = Students=20 have the opportunity to learn about the services offered by this = shelter,=20 which also provides legal aid services, a women=92s center, = counseling and=20 mental health services, job skills training and transitional and = permanent=20 housing.

Students volunteering in Boston = will also work=20 at the St. Anthony Shrine, which is directed by the Franciscan = Friars of=20 Holy Name Province.

The church provides a wellness = center that=20 offers health screenings, a food program and educational programs = for the=20 working poor and senior citizens. Students can also choose to = travel to=20 Syracuse Sunday, Feb. 28, and return Friday, March 5, with Br. = Kevin=20 Kriso, O.F.M., to volunteer at the Franciscan Collaborative = Ministries.=20

The students have a chance to work = in a food=20 pantry, in a free medical clinic for individuals without insurance = or with=20 lawyers who provide free legal advice.

Also through the Franciscan = Institute, Sr.=20 Suzanne Kush, C.S.S.F., director of Franciscan Center for Social = Concern,=20 will lead students to the rural south to the St. Ann Catholic = Outreach=20 Center in Kingstree, S.C., Sunday, Feb. 28, and return Saturday, = March 6.=20

Students will become acquainted = with the area=20 and participate in Habitat for Humanity, a lunch program and an=20 after-school tutoring program. They will also visit the homes of = area=20 residents.

=93The whole purpose of these trips = is to give=20 students a chance to see Franciscan values in action,=94 said Sr. = Suzanne.=20 At the various sites the students will learn about the population = they are=20 serving and will reflect upon their experience on a daily basis. =

Students taking university forum = (Clare 401)=20 have the option of traveling to Ireland Saturday, Feb. 27, and = return=20 Saturday, March 6, through the Center for Community Engagement and = the=20 Father Mychal Judge Center, a program that enables student, = faculty and=20 cultural exchanges in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland = and the=20 United States.

Under the guidance of Larry = Sorokes, director=20 of the Center for Community Engagement, students will have the = opportunity=20 to talk with peacemakers, paramilitary, political leaders and=20 activists.

=93It=92s an opportunity for = students to look at=20 global issues in an international setting,=94 said Sorokes.

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Annual Girls and Women in Sports Day = to=20 feature faculty, cadets from West Point

By Liz Wordelmann, =9210

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. =97 The = annual National=20 Girls and Women in Sports Day at St. Bonaventure will be April 30. = This=20 event is sponsored by the St. Bonaventure University Department of = Athletics, Department of Physical Education and School of = Education.

It is a day to support the national = effort to=20 follow through with Title IX and give young, female athletes a day = of=20 celebration and mentoring with college level peers.

This year the presenters for the = event will be=20 Brig. Gen. Maureen Keenan-LeBoeuf, Ed.D.(Ret.), Dr. Ralph Pim and = women=20 cadet athletes from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Pim is an associate professor and = the director=20 of competitive sports in the Department of Physical Education at = the=20 United States Military Academy.

He oversees an athletic program of = more than=20 3,000 cadets consisting of 27 competitive club sports and 12 = company=20 athletics sports. During Pim=92s tenure, West Point has = implemented the=20 Champions of Character program and established the Mike Krzyzewski = Teaching Character Through Sports Award.

Keenan-LeBoeuf is a graduate of and = former=20 student-athlete at St. Bonaventure and is on the Board of Trustees = for her=20 alma mater. She was the director and head of the Department of = Physical=20 Education at West Point for seven years. Additionally, she is = co-editor of=20 the book Fit & Active: The West Point Physical Development = Program.=20

Dr. Paula Scraba, associate = professor in the=20 Department of Physical Education, is organizing this year=92s = event at St.=20 Bonaventure University.

=93It is just a small token of = appreciation for=20 how sport has provided so many opportunities in my life and I am = hopeful=20 this day will be an inspiration for the next generation to = continue the=20 tradition and celebration of Women in Sport,=94 she said. The = deadline for=20 area high schools to confirm their attendance is Feb. 12.

Last year, 12 area schools and = approximately=20 350 people including 20 coaches participated in the National Women = and=20 Girls in Sports Day at St. Bonaventure.

The National Girls and Women in = Sports=20 Coalition started in 1987 to remember Flo Hyman, an Olympic = volleyball=20 player. Before Hyman=92s death, she worked to promote equality for = women=92s=20 sports. Since then, the day has been celebrated to acknowledge = past and=20 present women=92s sports achievements, the positive influence of = sports=20 participation, and the continued sports achievements of equality = for women=20 in sports.

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Honor an exceptional member of the = SBU=20 community; nominations for the Fr. Joe Doino Honors and Awards due = April=20 2

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., Feb. 17, = 2010 =97 Has=20 someone in the St. Bonaventure community made your experience = better? Do=20 you feel that someone=92s Franciscan spirit goes unrecognized? =

The Office of Student Life and the = Student=20 Government Association are seeking nominations of individuals and = groups=20 at St. Bonaventure University who have made significant = contributions to=20 the University community for recognition at the Annual Fr. Joe = Doino,=20 O.F.M., Honors and Awards Ceremony. Nominations are sought for 10 = awards=20 that will be presented at the Spring Honors and Awards Ceremony = slated for=20 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, in The Regina A. Quick Center for the = Arts.

Award categories include: = University Ministries=20 Volunteer of the Year; Adviser/Moderator of the Year; Program of = the Year;=20 Community Service Award; Staff Person of the Year; = Organization/Club of=20 the Year; Student Leader of the Year; Student Life Award; Cabinet = Member=20 of the Year; and the Faculty Appreciation Award.

Nominations can be by any member of = the=20 university community. Download a list of award categories here. =

The awards=92 namesake honors Fr. = Joe Doino, a=20 much beloved friar who was known for his practical jokes, love of = tennis,=20 and dedication as the SGA adviser. A professor, scholar, musician, = preacher and priest, Fr. Joe became the first faculty member to = receive=20 the Faculty Appreciation Award posthumously.

Fr. Joe, who died in 1994 at the = age of 70,=20 served as the director of Franciscan novices before starting his = teaching=20 career at St. Bonaventure in 1986. Fr. Joe was the adviser to = Student=20 Government and served on the Student Government Awards Committee = since its=20 inception. The Honors and Awards Ceremony was renamed after Fr. = Joe in=20 1995, honoring his commitment to the University community.

A nomination form can be downloaded = here or=20 picked up in the following offices:

=95 Student Life =96 203 Reilly = Center

=95 The Center for Activities, = Recreation &=20 Leadership =96 208 Reilly Center

=95 University Ministries =96 = Thomas Merton Center=20

=95 Reilly Center Arena Ticket = Office

Nomination forms must be submitted = to the=20 Office of Student Life by Friday, April 2. Nominations, explaining = why you=20 think a person or organization should be recognized, may also be = e-mailed=20 to Ann Hurlburt at ahurl@sbu.edu.

For additional details, contact = Hurlburt at=20 (716) 375-2513.

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Friday = Forum

Date:=20 Feb. 19
Time: 12:30 - 1:30=20 p.m.
Location: University=20 Club
Speakers: Jim DiRisio, Pauline = Hoffmann=20 and Emily Sinsabaugh
Title: Faculty Members = and=20 Departmental Recruiting: Best Practices and Even Better=20 Opportunities.
Summary: The presentation will = focus on=20 the elements of a faculty recruiting plan, demonstrate best = practices in=20 Open House/Spring Into Bona's presentations, outline best = practices in=20 departmental events and conclude with the Top 5 Things Faculty and = Staff=20 Can Do Now to Positively Affect the Fall '10 Class.

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Newsmakers

Dr. = Paula=20 Scraba presented a Build With Living Stones workshop for = the=20 Allegany Franciscans and associates on Sunday, Feb. 7, at St. = Elizabeth=92s=20 Motherhouse, Allegany. The theme for the workshop was =93Traces of = the=20 Trinity: Franciscan Outlook of Life Based Upon Our Understanding = of the=20 Primacy of Christ in the Trinity.=94 The workshop focused on the = integration=20 of the relationship of Francis and Bonaventure, Bonaventure=92s = Relationship=20 Theory (Trinity), and Bonaventure=92s writings =93ON THE REDUCTION = OF THE ARTS=20 TO THEOLOGY.=94