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Seneca Nation Dancers, = Damietta=20 Center student club members to perform April 26 at St. Bonaventure = University

The public is invited to enjoy the = =93Dance &=20 Culture=94 performances of the Seneca Nation Dancers and the = Damietta Center=20 Student Clubs (ASIA, LASO and the STEP Team) on the St. = Bonaventure=20 University campus Monday. The program will be held from 6:30 to 8 = p.m. in=20 the Doyle Dining Room. Snacks and refreshments will be = served.

The=20 Seneca Youth Dancers are a school group organization from the = Salamanca=20 City Central School District. Seneca social dances are taught to = students=20 ranging from pre-K through 12th grade. The mission of the = organization is=20 to preserve and revitalize Seneca culture through traditional = songs and=20 dance. It is important to The Seneca Youth Dancers to educate = Seneca and=20 non-Seneca communities of the rich Seneca culture. The group has = been=20 re-established within the school district for five years, and has=20 performed at a number of events throughout the country, including = Heard=20 Museum in Phoenix, Ariz., The New York State Superintendent=92s = Conference=20 in New York City, and a world peace music video by artist Nassiri = in New=20 York City.

The mission of the Damietta Center is to provide = all=20 students with an enriched appreciation for differences through = diversity=20 exposure. ASIA (Asian Students in Action) is the SBU student group = that=20 focuses on the cultural and political concerns of the Asian = American and=20 Pacific Islander communities. The members are focused on = celebrating the=20 rich diversity within the Asian students on campus.

Cultivating the artistic manifestations of = Latino=20 Americans is LASO (Latino American Student Organization). This = student=20 group also recognizes the need to appreciate the rich diversity of = Latino=20 multi-cultures. The SBU STEP Team celebrates diversity and talent = in=20 performance of rhythm, beat and dance.

Monday=92s event is = sponsored=20 by the Damietta Center, Franciscan Center for Social Concern, Mt. = Irenaeus=20 and the School of Education.

St. Bonaventure = University biology=20 students selected for summer research opportunities

Three St. Bonaventure University = biology=20 students have been selected as the Dr. Arnold T. Borer Summer = Research=20 Scholars for 2010.

Tiffany Barkley, Kirsten Norrell = and Andrew=20 Nguyen will spend 10 weeks of the summer working on various = research=20 projects under the advisement of three university biology = professors.

Barkley, a third-year biology major = and=20 political science minor from Mansfield, Texas, will focus on the=20 development of mammary glands in mice. Barkley will be = characterizing=20 changes of the mammary gland due to the loss of connective tissue = growth=20 factor (CTGF). CTGF is a protein that is essential for the growth = of new=20 blood vessels.

=93By studying CTGF in the mammary = gland,=94 said=20 Barkley, =93the study hopes to elucidate the functional = implications of=20 cancerous cell growth and metastasis.=94 Barkley will study in the = laboratory of Dr. Julie Hens. Barkley will attend LECOM Medical = School in=20 2011 and hopes to one day work in politics.

Norrell, a third-year biology major = and Spanish=20 minor from Pittsburgh, Pa., will be conducting research under the=20 direction of Dr. David Hilmey.

Among other things, Norrell will be = focusing on=20 research pertaining to vitamin B6. =93I have done research in the = past, so I=20 already know that I enjoy it,=94 said Norrell, =93I=92m just = excited to be=20 exposed to a different area of research and to learn about a = different=20 approach to studying biological systems.=94 Norrell plans to = attend George=20 Washington University School of Medicine through St. = Bonaventure=92s=20 Franciscan Health Care Professions program.

=93I don=92t know yet how research = will fit into my=20 career plans as a clinician,=94 said Norrell, =93but as I have = experienced=20 research more I have gained a better idea about how I want to = incorporate=20 it into my studies throughout medical school and afterwards.=94 = Nguyen, a=20 second-year biology major from Huntington Beach, Calif., will be=20 conducting research on algae. Under the direction of Dr. Fred = Harrington,=20 Nguyen will be analyzing photosynthesis and its energy pathways, = which=20 ultimately lead to the production of starch or triglycerides.

=93The ultimate goal,=94 said = Nguyen, =93is to=20 convert the triglyceride products into bio-fuels as an alternative = means=20 of energy in order to preserve scarce raw materials.=94 Nguyen was = accepted=20 into the dual admissions program between St. Bonaventure = University and=20 George Washington University School of Medicine in 2008. Through = the=20 program, Nguyen is guaranteed a spot in the medical school after = his=20 undergraduate studies. Dr. Eleanor H. Green, interim dean of the = School of=20 Arts and Sciences, said the opportunity granted to these students = will be=20 invaluable.

=93The scholars will no doubt = benefit=20 tremendously from their experiences this summer,=94 said Green. = =93They will=20 join the ever-growing list of outstanding students who have = participated=20 in the Borer Summer Research program.=94

The Dr. Arnold T. Borer Summer = Fellowship=20 Program was made possible in 1992 through a gift to St. = Bonaventure=20 University from Gertrude Borer and her son, Francis E. Borer, = =9269. The=20 fund was established in honor of her late husband, Arnold. Borer = Scholars=20 are selected because they have achieved exceptional science and = math GPAs=20 and have potential career interests in the field of biomedical=20 research.

SBU=20 business students inducted into Betta Gamma Sigma

On Tuesday, April 20, the Student Induction Ceremony was held = for Beta=20 Gamma Sigma at the University Club. Betta Gamma Sigma is a = national honor=20 society for business and management programs accredited by AACSB = (The=20 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Election = to a=20 lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest honor a = business=20 student can receive in either an undergraduate or a master=92s=20 program.

The graduate student inductees for 2010 = are:

David=20 Abriatis Leah Oleski
Daniel Cappellino Devin = Patel
Jacqueline Dunbar=20 Sandra Sleggs
Renee Farwell Kristin Sotak
Kimberly Johnson = Jamie=20 Swanson
Kelly McCorry Robert Torella

The undergraduate = student=20 inductees for 2010 are:

Evan Barrick Daniel = Magee
Kristin Burke=20 Daniel Michael
Michelle Canfield Ashley Ross
Brittany = Lollier Andrew=20 Scroger
Donika Lucero Mikhail Sudakov

Dr. John G. = Watson, dean=20 of the School of Business, served as master of ceremony with = remarks given=20 by Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., University president, and = Dr.=20 James E. Stitt, president of CUTCO Cutlery. Dr Zahid Y. = Khairullah, the=20 chapter president and faculty adviser, gave the concluding = remarks.=20

During the ceremony Andrew Scroger was awarded a $1,000=20 scholarship, which was jointly presented by the School of Business = and the=20 National Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

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Department of Mathematics = celebrates=20 students=92 achievements

On Thursday, April 22, at 4 p.m. in the = Mathematics Suite=20 (De La Roche 301), the Department of Mathematics will celebrate = the=20 achievements of Jen Dempsey, =9212, and Troy Mulholland, =9211, on = the 2009=20 Putnam Exam. The Putnam Exam is the most challenging undergraduate = math=20 competition in the United States and Canada.

The Putnam is = so=20 challenging that 40 percent of the students who took the 2009 Exam = received 0 points. Any positive score on the Putnam is a = noteworthy=20 achievement.

Both Jen and Troy had positive scores =97 the = first time=20 in living memory that two Bona=92s students accomplished this in = one year.=20 Jen performed better than or as well as 52 percent of all = participants and=20 Troy performed better than or as well as 70 percent of all = participants.=20 Some 4,036 students across the U.S. and Canada participated. The = six-hour=20 exam was given Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.

The Department of=20 Mathematics is also celebrating several other wonderful recent=20 achievements by our students: Kevin Cilano co-authored a short = paper with=20 Dr. Doug Cashing that will be published in the April 2010 issue of = the NYS=20 Math Teacher=92s Journal; Andrew Krull solved Problem 1811 of the = February=20 2009 issue of Mathematics Magazine; Troy Mulholland solved Problem = 3426 of=20 the April 2009 issue of Crux Mathematicorum; and John Postl solved = both=20 Problem 3452 of the September 2009 issue of Crux Mathematicorum = and=20 Problem 1207 of the fall 2009 issue of The Pi Mu Epsilon=20 Journal.

All are welcome to join the celebration. Delicious = snacks=20 and beverages will be served.

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13=20 inducted into Phi Alpha Theta at SBU

The Department of History at St. Bonaventure = University is=20 pleased to announce that the Sigma Gamma Chapter of Phi Alpha = Theta=20 (History Honors Society) has been revived and held its Initiation = Ceremony=20 of 13 new members Monday, April 19.

The initiates = were:
Gregory=20 Anslow, a history major from Pittsburgh
James Buttram, a = history major=20 from Sewell, N.J.
Seamus Donnelly, a history major from = Corning,=20 N.Y.
Ryan Duffy, a history major from Eden, N.Y.
Rachel = Engl, a=20 history major from Grand Island, N.Y.
Kevin Festa, a history = major=20 from Rochester, N.Y.
Anthony Jones, a journalism and mass = communication=20 major from Jamestown, N.Y.
Kevin Kirby, a history major from = East=20 Brunswick, N.J.
David Pearson, a history major from Carlisle,=20 Pa.
Lauren Perkins, a history major from Olean, N.Y.
Diana = Phalon, a=20 history major from Smethport, Pa.
Mary Schrader, a history = major from=20 Murphy, Texas
Sean Shaffer, a history major from San Diego, = Calif.

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Women and Girls in Sports day to = draw 400=20 area high school female athletes

Four hundred athletes from 18 Southern Tier high = schools=20 will celebrate the National Women and Girls in Sports Day at St.=20 Bonaventure this month.

This year=92s event is slated for Friday, April = 30, and is=20 sponsored by the St. Bonaventure University Department of = Athletics,=20 Department of Physical Education, Army Reserve Officers=92 = Training Corps,=20 the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Visiting Scholar Program and = School of=20 Education.

It is a day to support the national effort to = follow through=20 with Title IX and give young, female athletes a day of celebration = and=20 mentoring with college level peers. This year the keynote = presenters will=20 be Brig. Gen. Maureen Keenan-LeBoeuf, Ed.D. (Ret.), Dr. Ralph Pim = and=20 women cadet athletes from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. = Pim is=20 an associate professor and the director of competitive sports in = the=20 Department of Physical Education at the United States Military = Academy.=20

He is an instructor in Professional Military = Ethics classes=20 and is a member of the Moral-Ethical Committee. He oversees an = athletic=20 program of more than 3,000 cadets consisting of 27 competitive = club sports=20 and 12 company athletics sports. During Pim=92s tenure, West Point = has=20 implemented the Champions of Character program and established the = Mike=20 Krzyzewski Teaching Character Through Sports Award. He received = his=20 Bachelor of Science degree from Springfield College, a Master of = Arts=20 degree from Ohio State University and a Doctor in Education degree = from=20 Northwestern State University.

Pim is a member of the Phi Kappa Honor Society and = has=20 authored or co-authored nine books. He has been a presenter in the = professional development series at the National Association of = Basketball=20 Coaches convention at the Men=92s Final Four since 2004 and has = been a=20 featured speaker at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame = Enshrinement, the=20 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national = convention and=20 the Sports Management Institute held at the University of = Michigan.

Keenan-LeBoeuf is a =9276 graduate of and former=20 student-athlete at St. Bonaventure and is on the Board of Trustees = for her=20 alma mater. She received her Master=92s in Education for Physical = Education=20 from the University of Georgia, along with her Doctorate in = Education.=20

She is the daughter of the late Leo E. Keenan Jr., = longtime=20 professor at St. Bonaventure, and she and her eight brothers and = sisters=20 all received degrees from St. Bonaventure as well. She was the = director=20 and head of the Department of Physical Education at West Point for = seven=20 years. She was the first woman department head at the U.S. = Military=20 Academy and was inducted into the St. Bonaventure ROTC Hall of = Fame in=20 2001.

Additionally, she is co-editor of the book =93Fit = &=20 Active: The West Point Physical Development Program.=94 Dr. Paula = Scraba,=20 associate professor in the Department of Physical Education, is = organizing=20 this year=92s event at St. Bonaventure University. =93St. = Bonaventure Women in=20 Sports Day is a way for the Bonaventure Community to provide a = =91Come and=20 See,=92=94 said Scraba. =93We invite and welcome athletes and = coaches to our=20 beautiful campus to get to know us and what we can provide for = potential=20 students in our academic programs.=94

There are 18 area high schools scheduled to = participate and=20 a record number of 400 high school students registered. These = schools=20 include: Allegany-Limestone, Bath Haverling, Belfast, = Bolivar-Richburg,=20 Bradford, Cuba-Rushford, Ellicottville, Genesee Valley, Hinsdale, = Olean,=20 Portville, Randolph, Salamanca, Scio, Silver Creek, Southwestern, = Southern=20 Tier Catholic, and Lutheran/Jamestown.

=93For some coaches and athletes, this is their = first of many=20 visits to campus,=94 said Scraba. Sports Day activities will = include=20 softball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, tennis and swimming = clinics=20 lead by St. Bonaventure athletes and coaches.

There will be a climbing wall this year, which is = provided=20 by the Army, and will stay up for the annual Spring Weekend for = St.=20 Bonaventure students to use. 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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Lunch: $3 = (Pay Upstairs)=20 The Friday Forum is Generously Subsidized by the President=92s = Office=20

A look at the compelling story and = work of=20 Rural Studio, a unique architectural program at Auburn University = under=20 the direction of the renowned Samuel Mockbee. In a time when = architectural=20 attention focuses on large, glossy urban projects and palatial = homes, the=20 Rural Studio provides an alternative of substance. In addition to = being a=20 social welfare venture, the Rural Studio is also an educational = experiment=20 and a prod to the architectural profession to act on its best = instincts.=20 By giving students hand-on experience in designing and building = something=20 real, it extends their education beyond paper architecture. And in = scavenging and reusing a variety of unusual materials, it is a = model of=20 sustainable architecture. The work of the Rural Studio has struck = such a=20 chord - both architecturally and socially - that it has been = featured on=20 Oprah, Nightline, and CBS News, as well as Time and People = magazine.

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Newsmakers

Pianist = Laura=20 Peterson, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, and Dr. Julia = Tunstall=20 performed a concert, =93Music for the Dance; for Flute and = Piano,=94 on April=20 11 at the Baker Memorial in East Aurora. The concert was the last = in this=20 season=92s Grace Dean Memorial Concert Series. The duo has been = exploring=20 the repertoire of dance music for flute and piano and performed = works by=20 J.S. Bach, Georges Bizet, Benjamin Godard, B=E9la Bart=F3k, = Maurice Ravel,=20 Claude Debussy and Gabriel Faur=E9.