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Two St. Bonaventure University physics majors = have been=20 selected to participate in a highly competitive summer research = program=20 sponsored by the National Science Foundation =97 one for the = second straight=20 year.

Troy Mulholland, who participated in a physics = program last=20 summer at the University of Florida, and Courtney Bosse were = selected for=20 the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in which = students conduct research at any of a number of host colleges or=20 universities across the nation. Both will be seniors in the=20 fall.

The REU appointments, awarded to students studying = science,=20 engineering or mathematics, are among the most prestigious summer=20 opportunities available to undergraduates.

=93The program = was started=20 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a way of getting=20 undergraduates involved in the type of research projects that are = funded=20 by the NSF at the large research institutions in the United = States,=94 said=20 Dr. John F. Neeson, chair of the Department of Physics at St. = Bonaventure.=20 =93It is a realistic recognition by the NSF of the fact that large = research=20 institutions benefit from the talent pool of students that is = developed in=20 a spectrum of institutions that exist in the = country.=94

Mulholland=20 was selected for the University of Rochester=92s REU program in = physics and=20 astronomy. He will conduct his research at the Fermi National = Accelerator=20 Laboratory in Batavia, Ill.

=93For Troy to get a second REU = assignment, and to be asked to do his research at the Fermilab, is = a truly=20 a great accomplishment,=94 Neeson said.

Established in = 1967, Fermilab=20 is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in = high-energy particle physics and is a joint venture of the = University of=20 Chicago and the Universities Research Association (URA). = Fermilab=92s=20 Tevatron is a landmark particle accelerator; at 3.9 miles in=20 circumference, it is the world=92s second largest energy particle=20 accelerator.

Bosse is one of eight undergraduates from = across the=20 country to be selected for the summer REU program in physics at = Indiana=20 University and the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (IUCF).=20

Bosse will be working with a faculty member or senior = scientific=20 staff member at IUCF on a computational project in condensed = matter=20 physics.

A star on the St. Bonaventure playing fields as = well as in=20 the classroom, Bosse was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference = first=20 team in women=92s soccer. She led the Bonnies, who tied for third = in the=20 14-team league, in goals (8) and points (17). Bosse also made the = ESPN The=20 Magazine Academic All-District 1 second team.

Both 10-week = programs=20 run from early June to early August and include seminars, = workshops, field=20 trips and free time for students to explore their locales. Each = will=20 receive a stipend of at least $4,200, as well as room and=20 board.

=93Troy and Courtney join a list of students = representing our=20 Physics Department that goes back to the inception of the program = more=20 than 20 years ago,=94 Neeson said. =93This is a great reward for = their=20 efforts, and also for our faculty to know how much their training = has=20 meant.=94

Mulholland is the son of Timothy and Belinda = Mulholland of=20 Dewittville, N.Y. Bosse is the daughter of Greg and Margaret Bosse = of=20 Carmel, Ind.

University names alumna = Kate Dillon=20 Hogan as Associate Vice President for Enrollment

Kate Dillon Hogan has been named associate vice = president=20 for enrollment at St. Bonaventure University. In this role, she = will=20 oversee undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions, and = financial aid=20 within the University=92s division of University Relations.

Since 2007, Dillon Hogan has served as the vice = president=20 for state compliance and university registrar at Grand Canyon = University=20 in Arizona. She has more than 20 years=92 experience in enrollment = management, including as assistant executive director for academic = and=20 student affairs for the Arizona Board of Regents.

=93I am truly honored by this appointment,=94 = Dillon Hogan=20 said. =93I am looking forward to serving the University community = and to=20 working side by side with faculty and staff to achieve the = University=92s=20 strategic goals. To have the opportunity to work at St. = Bonaventure, the=20 University that prepared me for my professional life and my = life=92s=20 journey, is a dream come true.=94

A 1978 psychology graduate of St. Bonaventure, = Dillon=20 Hogan has served in many roles in college enrollment management at = both=20 public and private institutions, including as director of student = loan=20 marketing, director of financial aid, transfer articulation = facilitator,=20 and district director for transfer and articulation.

=93Kate has a broad and diverse background in = higher=20 education that nicely positions her to lead our enrollment = operation,=94=20 said Dr. Emily Sinsabaugh, vice president for University = Relations. =93She=20 will not only be an exemplary leader for her group, but she=92ll = also be a=20 great partner with colleagues across the campus in advancing our=20 Universitywide priorities. We are thrilled that she=92s decided to = join our=20 team.=94

St.=20 Bonaventure to welcome home 900 alumni and friends for Reunion = Weekend=20 2010

Hundreds of alumni will be St. Bonaventure University=92s = honored guests=20 during SBU=92s Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 11-13.

The reunion will salute graduates of the Class of 1950 and = other=20 graduating classes in five-year increments through 2005, although = alums=20 from all classes are welcome at the annual event. More than 900 = alumni and=20 friends are expected to participate in activities on and around = the St.=20 Bonaventure campus.

Alumni will arrive on campus throughout the day on Friday, June = 11,=20 with golf, campus tours, and presentations by SBU professor Dr. = Patrick=20 Dooley and University archivist Dennis Frank scheduled for that = day. A=20 Mass for the Class of 1960 and prior graduates will be held at = 4:45 p.m.=20 in the University Chapel, with class dinners to be held at various = venues=20 around town afterwards. The evening will end with an on-campus = social.=20

Events on Saturday, June 12, begin with breakfast in the = Magnano=20 Centre=92s Hickey Dining Hall, followed by golf, a 4.4K Fun Run, = walking=20 tours of the campus, exhibitions at the Regina A. Quick Center for = the=20 Arts, and a number of presentations hosted by University faculty = and=20 staff.

Topics to be presented include the life and teachings of St.=20 Bonaventure, Thomas Merton and his experiences at SBU, and a = conversation=20 with Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., University president. = Following=20 a picnic lunch hosted by the campus Franciscans, there will be = additional=20 presentations on such topics as China and the University=92s Rare = Books=20 Collection as well as open houses hosted by a number of schools = and=20 departments.

Saturday evening activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with the Alumni = Memorial=20 Mass at the University Chapel.

Alumni will then gather for a reception, followed by the annual = reunion=20 dinner and program, which will feature a tropical theme. Alumni = Weekend=20 will conclude Sunday morning with a farewell breakfast and Mass. =

Joe Flanagan, =9274, director of Alumni Services, expressed his = gratitude=20 to the community for its support of the event by saying, =93We = wish to again=20 thank the Greater Olean community for helping to welcome our alums = back to=20 campus. It is a great shot in the arm for the community with all = the local=20 hotels just about filled to capacity. We are also happy that we = can use=20 local dining establishments for our dinners and reception.=94

For more information, contact Alumni Services at (716) = 375-2302, e-mail=20 alumni@sbu.edu, or go online to alumni.sbu.edu.

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St.=20 Bonaventure biology major selected for summer research program at=20 Harvard

A St. Bonaventure University biology major has been selected to = participate in the highly competitive summer research program = sponsored by=20 the National Science Foundation.

Priya Singhal, a senior from Williamsville, has been selected = for the=20 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in which = students=20 conduct research at any of a number of host colleges or = universities=20 across the nation. Singhal, a dual-admission student who will = attend=20 George Washington University Medical Center at the completion of = her=20 Bonaventure studies in May, begins research Monday at Harvard = University.=20 The REU appointments, awarded to students studying science, = engineering or=20 mathematics, are among the most prestigious summer opportunities = available=20 to undergraduates.

The 10-week program runs until early August and includes = seminars,=20 workshops, field trips and free time for students to explore their = locales. Singhal will receive a stipend of $3,900 as well as room = and=20 board. Singhal will be working with Professor Donald Ingber and = Dr. Silva=20 Krause on epithelial-mesenchymal control of breast cancer growth. =

Dr. Krause visited Dr. Julie Hens=92 laboratory at St. = Bonaventure in=20 fall 2009 to learn microdissection technique and met Singhal in = the=20 lab.

=93This experience will be truly beneficial to my career goals = as a=20 student in the 4+4 dual-admission program with GW,=94 Singhal = said. =93I hope=20 to continue to learn new laboratory techniques such as microscopic = dissections and further my understanding of the molecular pathways = involved in the development of cancer.=94

Singhal=92s work in Dr. Hens=92 laboratory at St. Bonaventure = piqued =93her=20 interest in breast cancer research,=94 she said. =93I am extremely = grateful=20 that I have had the opportunity to work in Dr. Hens=92 lab, and am = looking=20 forward to continuing my research this summer at Harvard.=94

Singhal is the daughter of Renu and Dr. Kamal Singhal. Singhal = is the=20 third St. Bonaventure student to receive an REU assignment this = summer.=20 Physics majors Troy Mulholland (University of Rochester) and = Courtney=20 Bosse (Indiana University) also will be participating in 10-week = research=20 programs. For more on their efforts, go to=20 www.sbu.edu/About_News.aspx?id=3D30166.

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Newsmakers

Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, = and Donald=20 J. Swanz, associate professor of accounting, were invited speakers = at the=20 Beijing Institute of Technology Sino-US MBA International = Conference on=20 Risk and Crisis Management World Economic Seminar held in Beijing, = China=20 on May 29, 2010. Case's presentation was titled "The 2010 = U.S.=20 Economic and Technical Condition." Swanz's presentation was titled = "China-US: Settlement of Trade Disputes Under the WTO Dispute = Settlement=20 System."

Dr. Paula Scraba was awarded the 2010 Lifetime Achievement = Award by the=20 International Association of Business Leaders for recognition of = exemplary=20 accomplishments in education, business and distinguished service = within=20 the community. This was in acknowledgement of professional, = personal, and=20 academic distinction in such programs as Special Olympics = International,=20 Inc. and service programs with various Franciscan programs in = Honduras,=20 Ecuador and Bahamas and in the United States over the years, as = well as=20 various community programs in the field of Special = Physical=20 Education and programs for persons with severe disabilities with = the=20 Connecticut State Department of Mental Retardation.

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