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St. Bonaventure ranks in = the top 10=20 for value, and top 30 overall, for universities in the=20 North

Generous scholarship and aid = packages have=20 earned St. Bonaventure University the No. 9 ranking on U.S.News = &=20 World Report=92s 2011 list of best college values in the North. = =93U.S. News=20 has once again validated what we=92ve always known =97 that we are = much more=20 affordable than people often realize,=94 said Sr. Margaret Carney, = O.S.F.,=20 S.T.D., university president. =93Our financial aid people work = tirelessly to=20 do everything they can to make a Bonaventure education possible = for=20 students.=94

The average financial aid and scholarship = package for=20 an incoming St. Bonaventure freshman is more than $22,000. The = formula=20 used to determine which colleges offer the best value relates a = school=92s=20 academic quality, as indicated by its 2011 U.S. News ranking, to = the=20 2009=962010 academic year net cost of attendance for a student who = receives=20 the average level of need-based financial aid. The higher the = quality of=20 the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal, ranking = officials=20 said. St. Bonaventure=92s high ranking on the =93Great Schools, = Great Prices=94=20 list correlated to its high overall rating in the category for = northern=20 colleges that offer master=92s degrees.

SBU ranked No. 29 = out of 172=20 institutions, placing it in the top 17 percent. Prospective = students can=20 calculate their scholarship eligibility at www.sbu.edu/finaid. The = magazine=92s annual rankings of =93America=92s Best Colleges=94 = were released this=20 morning.

Complete rankings of more than 1,400 schools = nationwide=20 are available at www.usnews.com/colleges. = They=20 will also be published in the September issue of the U.S.News = & World=20 Report magazine, on newsstands starting today.

St. Bonaventure professor = to give=20 presentation on his journey through China

Dr. Barry L. Gan, professor of = philosophy and=20 director of the Center for Nonviolence, will share his impressions = of his=20 2,000-mile journey through China this summer in a talk at 7 p.m. = Monday,=20 Sept. 13, at Olean Public Library.

The presentation will = consist=20 of an informal talk accompanied by slides and movie clips. Gan=92s = host,=20 Zhang Miaoli, a lifelong resident of China, introduced him to four = different cities in China, representing the newest and the oldest = aspects=20 of Chinese culture. During his journey, by taxi, private car, = rail, and=20 air, Gan spoke about Gandhi at two different universities and = spent time=20 in three different households.

He saw the usual tourist=20 attractions, including the World Exposition in Shanghai, the Great = Wall,=20 and the Terra Cotta Soldiers. He also experienced China=92s = record-setting=20 summer heat wave marked by temperatures well over 100 degrees and = high=20 humidity. Gan said he hopes that he can help dispel many false = perceptions=20 that Americans entertain about China, and he welcomes questions = and=20 comments throughout the talk. Gan is editor of The Acorn: Journal = of the=20 Gandhi-King Society, and is co-editor with Robert L. Holmes of=20 =93Nonviolence in Theory and Practice,=94 a leading anthology of = writings=20 about nonviolence.

He has lived with his wife and two = children in=20 Cuba and Olean over the past 27 years.

St. Bonaventure University freshmen = to lend a=20 hand to area agencies during Aug. 28 Day of Service

First-year undergraduates at St. Bonaventure = University will=20 be hard at work their first weekend on campus =97 but they=92ll be = cracking=20 open paint cans instead of books. SBU=92s class of 2014 will be = introduced=20 to the Olean-area community during an Aug. 28 Day of Service. The=20 students=92 1,000 helping hands will be installing steps at the = house of a=20 World War II veteran, painting at Cattaraugus Community Action, = washing=20 cars for a Haiti fundraiser and cleaning a youth center. Other = community=20 service sites include Mt. Irenaeus, Pfeiffer Nature Center, = Genesis House,=20 SPCA in Cattaraugus County, Canticle Farm and the Allegheny River = Valley=20 Trail.

=93We will be sending students off campus as well = as=20 assigning some students to engage in service right on campus,=94 = said Abby=20 Cohen, assistant director of St. Bonaventure=92s First-Year = Experience=20 program, which is collaborating with the campus=92s Center for = Community=20 Engagement and BonaResponds for the project. =93The importance of = this=20 activity goes beyond volunteering,=94 explained Larry Sorokes, = director of=20 the CCE. =93Students are being introduced to many of the local = non-profit=20 agencies that serve our region and partner with SBU and the CCE = office.=94=20

Most of these local partners also sponsor and host service = internships throughout the year, as well as service opportunities = for=20 students in the Clare 401 Forum (who are required to complete a = Local=20 Action Project). =93We are very grateful to Dr. Jim Mahar of = BonaResponds=20 for his guidance and leadership in this effort to engage all = freshmen,=94=20 said Sorokes. The university=92s First-Year Experience program = supports=20 students as they transition to university life and promotes = success in=20 academic, social and residential environments. The CCE is a = department on=20 campus that both students and Olean-area community members can = connect=20 with throughout the entire year. New students will move into their = residence halls Thursday, Aug. 26, followed by the Day of Service = Aug. 28.=20

More information:

Center for Community Engagement = =97 www.sbu.edu/cce
First-Year = Experience =97 www.sbu.edu/fye=20
BonaResponds =97 http://www.bonaresponds.org/=20

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Newsmakers

The = All=20 Bonaventure Reads program and comments from ABR Committee = chair=20 Jean Trevarton Ehman are featured on = www.commonreads.com,=20 which features news, program information, and resources related to = common=20 reading programs at high schools, universities, and within=20 communities.

Lee Coppola, dean of the Russell = J. Jandoli=20 School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was a guest on G. = Gordon=20 Liddy=92s program on Radio America. The topic was the Mafia.=20

Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor of history,=20 presented a paper, =93Soccer Clubs and Civic Associations: = Politics and=20 Soccer in Buenos Aires between the Two World Wars,=94 at the = annual meeting=20 of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean = Studies held=20 in Montreal in June 2010.

Chris = Mackowski,=20 associate professor of journalism and mass communication, has been = elected=20 to serve as a member of the Board of Stewards for the Clockhouse = Writers=20 Conference (CWC). The CWC, affiliated with Goddard College in = Plainfield,=20 Vt., is an annual conference for graduates of the college's M.F.A. = program=20 in creative writing. As a member of the Board of Stewards, = Mackowski will=20 assist with a new strategic planning initiative to shape medium- = and=20 long-range goals for CWC.

Dr. Rodney Paul, Professor of = Economics in=20 the Department of Finance, had the paper "Totals Markets as = Evidence=20 Against Widespread Point Shaving" accepted for publication in the = Journal=20 of Prediction Markets. The paper provides evidence against = allegations of=20 point shaving by college athletes, as has been suggested in recent = years=20 in acedemic research and in the media.

Dr. Paula=20 Scraba, associate professor of physical education, was = the=20 keynote presenter for the Chapter of Mats for the Franciscan = Sisters of=20 Jesus of St. Louis, Mo., held Aug. 8-14, 2010, at Il Ritiro in = Dittmer,=20 Mo. The theme was =93Build with Living Stones.=94 Scraba, as a = member of=20 National Board for Build with Living Stones, facilitated a one = week=20 training session for the community to be facilitators of the = Franciscan=20 Institute program =93Build With Living Stones: Formation for = Franciscan Life=20 and Work.=94 This program is based upon the internationally = recognized=20 =93Comprehensive Course on the Franciscan Charism.=94 This new = edition by the=20 Franciscan Institute brings together Franciscans on Mission and = provides=20 resources on Franciscan life and work that are applicable in a = North=20 American context.

John B. Stevens, MBA Director, = gave a=20 presentation on =93Franciscan Values in the Classroom=94 at = Hilbert College=20 faculty orientation Aug. 19.

Breea = Willingham,=20 assistant professor of journalism and mass communication taught an = English=20 course in July 2010 at the "High School to College" program at = Hilbert=20 College. HSTC is a three-week program designed to introduce = African=20 American juniors and seniors to college life. This is Willingham's = third=20 summer teaching the English course. This year she taught a = condensed=20 version of the "Writings From Prison" course she taught at Bona's = last=20 year.

Jean-Fran=E7ois Godet-Calogeras, = professor of=20 Franciscan studies, and Bob Donius, vice = president for=20 University Ministries, traveled with their wives, Athena and Kim, = to=20 Provence, France, where they offered a concert in the Chapel of = Saint=20 Maxime in the village of Riez. During their stay, Godet-Calogeras = taught a=20 seminar on the writings of Francis to Clare to the Poor Clare = Sisters,=20 whose community life and engaging hospitality are a vitalizing = presence in=20 the surrounding community.

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Women's soccer team = welcomes=20 Special Olympians for clinic and scrimmage

St. Bonaventure women=92s soccer team hosted a = Western=20 Regional Special Olympics Soccer Competition on Saturday, Aug. 21, = prior=20 to the team=92s season home opener.

The SBU women=92s soccer team went through a = training session=20 the day before the competition with Shelby Baker, New York Special = Olympics Western Region program director, and Steve Fuller, vice = president=20 for Special Olympics of New York.

The event was coordinated by Manoj Khettry, SBU = women=92s=20 soccer coach; Lance Brennan, director of marketing and promotions = for=20 Athletics; and Dr. Paula Scraba of the Department of Physical = Education,=20 along with volunteers from Southern Tier Premier Football Club. = The=20 Special Olympics teams came from Buffalo, Clarence, Jamestown, and = Olean.=20 The women=92s soccer team provided an exciting and friendly = atmosphere, as=20 well as a competitive event with positive support as they cheered = the=20 athletes on.

Later in the stands the Special Olympians returned = the favor=20 as they rooted their SBU peer coaches on.

=93The women=92s soccer team went on to a victory = 3-2 over=20 Bucknell. But what they are still talking about is their time = spent before=20 their game and how much the experience meant to them to work with = the=20 athletes from Special Olympics,=94 said Scraba. Baker commended = the event,=20 =93where so many people from the university community came = together to=20 assist in some way. The women=92s soccer team was amazing =97 with = running the=20 skills competition and working with and supporting the = athletes.=94 See more=20 photos via gobonnie.com and Twitpic.

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SBU Family = Weekend to=20 feature Casino Night, hypnotist, and annual Bonagany celebration = with=20 Allegany

This year=92s Family Weekend = celebration at St.=20 Bonaventure University promises fun for the whole family with = music,=20 games, presentations and festivals over three days. The = festivities run=20 from Friday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Sept. 26, and will allow = family=20 members to get out and see the wider campus community in = action.

Family Weekend is sponsored and = planned by the=20 Campus Activities Board (CAB), whose president is Ali Dykeman.

=93The Campus Activities Board = works hard all=20 year long to plan and organize a fun-filled Family Weekend with = hopes that=20 it is one to remember,=94 said Dykeman. =93We wish all students, = families, and=20 friends a joyous celebration of laughter and great moments to last = the=20 whole year through. Remember, when you=92re here, you=92re = family!=94

Family Weekend activities will kick = off on=20 Friday, Sept. 24, with a performance by the Wind Soloists of New = York at=20 SBU=92s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Ticket = information=20 is available at www.sbu.edu/quickcenter. Also included in the = schedule for=20 that night is Casino Night at the Richter Center from 8 to 11 = p.m., where=20 participants will have a shot at prizes for winning games of = chance with=20 play money, as well as music and fun at the Rathskeller courtesy = of DJ=20 Dylan Stone from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Saturday morning events will = include a golf=20 tournament at the SBU Golf Course from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a = BonaFit 5K=20 Walk and Run on the Allegheny River Valley Trail in celebration of = National Family Health and Fitness Day. Register online for the 5K = Run/Walk.

From 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., the SBU = community is=20 invited to have coffee with University President Sr. Margaret = Carney,=20 O.S.F., S.T.D., in the Hall of Fame room in the Reilly Center. In=20 addition, there will be an information session on SBU=92s MBA = program with=20 director John Stevens in Room 107 of the John J. Murphy = Professional=20 Building from 9:30 to 11 a.m., and Dr. Roger Keener, director of = the=20 Counseling Center, will talk about a student=92s first month and = what=20 parents should expect during a session from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in = the=20 Robert R. Jones Board of Trustee=92s Room in Doyle Hall.

Also, an alumni reception for all = alumni and=20 families will be held in the Hall of Fame room at the Reilly = Center from=20 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., while the ROTC Fall Awards Ceremony will = begin at the=20 Quick Center with a reception at 10:30 a.m., followed by the = ceremony at=20 11 a.m.

The St. Bonaventure community is = then invited=20 to join the Allegany community at Bonagany, the annual festival = that=20 commemorates the unique relationship between the university and = the=20 village. The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. on Main Street in = the=20 village and will include music, food, entertainment, a student=20 organizational fair, and displays by local artists. Shuttle = service will=20 be provided between the village and the campus.

With the festival under way, = on-campus events=20 will continue with the excitement and spirit of the SBU rugby = teams, who=20 have two matches scheduled for Saturday. The women will take on = SUNY=20 Oswego at 11 a.m., followed by the men=92s match against SUNY = Albany at 1=20 p.m.

Saturday afternoon events will = include an open=20 house at Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Retreat in Allegany County from = 11 a.m.=20 to 3 p.m., with a reflection and prayer service at 1 p.m. = Directions to=20 Mt. Irenaeus can be found at the Merton Center on campus or at=20 www.mounti.com. In addition, there will be a Phi Eta Sigma = induction=20 ceremony for honorees and their families at the University Chapel = at=20 noon.

The fun continues into Saturday = night when=20 hypnotist Keith Karkut presents Hypnotic Intoxication in the = Murphy=20 Building=92s Dresser Auditorium at 8 p.m. There will also be = darts,=20 billiards, video games, and cover songs from Rod Tucker at the = Rathskeller=20 from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Family Weekend events will conclude = with a=20 special Mass in the Reilly Center Arena at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, = Sept. 26.=20 All are welcome to attend.