Lounge on the second floor of Plassmann Hall Morgan Kilger/The Bona Venture BY: MORGAN KILGER, NEWS EDITOR With the spring 2024 semester, a new Plassmann Hall welcomed students and faculty with a fresh face. “It’s beautiful, it’s beautiful, it’s beautiful,” said Dr. Lauren Matz, an English and women’s studies professor. The completion of these floors…
BY BROOKE JOHNPIER, STAFF WRITER Repairs to the roof’s of Robinson and Falconio halls at St. Bonaventure University completed earlier this week as workers prepared the freshman residence halls for winter weather. “There was a manufacturing defect in some of [the] materials that were used,” said Jared Smith, Bonaventure’s director of Facilities Operations. “It was…
An updated classroom in Plassmann HallDavid Scibilia/The Bona Venture BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Construction completed on the basement of Plassman and some residence halls, updating them for the 2023-2024 academic year. Plassmann underwent major renovations that included new interior finishes, new furniture, and a new HVAC [heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems]. The basement…
Construction vehicles on the St. Bonaventure University campus BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR Like many other St. Bonaventure University students, William McCallum, a freshman biology major, said he has noticed construction vehicles on campus this past semester. Whether it be at Plassmann Hall, near the Reilly Center, or in front of the Murphy Professional building,…
BY TUCKER REILLY, MANAGING EDITOR A number of construction projects on the campus of St. Bonaventure University have progressed over the summer. Renovations to Plassmann Hall, a new wall and sign in front of Doyle Hall and a pavilion in front of Devereux Hall are all in various stages of development. In April 2021, construction…
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignment Editor Several construction projects in front of student dorms have begun at St. Bonaventure University this week. In front of Devereux Hall, a new gathering area for students is being constructed. In front of Doyle Hall, work is beginning on a new wall and attached patio. Plans for the Devereux…
By Tucker Reilly, News Editor At the start of the 2020-2021 school year, St. Bonaventure University officially opened a new parking lot between the Administration Building and Doyle Hall. The lot — listed as “Lot L” or “Events Lot” on campus maps — adds 94 new overnight parking spaces and is the most recent motion…
By Jessica Dillon News Assignment Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry is on track to have a certificate of occupancy by Feb. 28. Phil Winger, associate vice president for facilities, said things will proceed rapidly from this point forward. “A good deal of what was happening all summer long was that the concrete was…
By Emily Losito News Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry building sits shrouded in a plastic cover. Construction on the new building has been underway since the early part of this semester. “It has a schedule which calls for substantial completion by Feb. 20,” said Phil Winger, associate vice president for facilities. He said…
The two-stage process to repair and upgrade the walkway between Devereux Hall and the Reilly Center began Monday, Oct. 24. Phil Winger, vice president for facilities, said construction is in its first stage, which includes repairing the walkway from the Butler Gym to Devereux Hall. The second stage, planned to begin in spring, will repair…
By Emily Losito News Editor Revamping the Thomas Merton Center had been talked about for two years. After planning and meeting to iron out details, part of the old building has been torn down and construction has commenced on a new ministries building. Duggan & Duggan General Contractor, Inc., of Allegany, has dug a big…
The demolition of the Merton Center is underway to prepare for the construction of the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry. Duggan and Duggan General Contractors in Allegany and Spillman Farmer Architects, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are collaborating on the project. The university first contacted Spillman Farmer about the new interfaith center in the fall of 2014…
By Nate West News Editor As a result of high water levels from rainstorms earlier in the semester, construction is underway in the parking lot behind the John J. Murphy Professional Building. “The purpose of the construction is to improve storm drainage and prevent future incidents of flooding in the Shay-Lo lot,” Phil Winger, associate…
By Kiara Catanzaro Staff Writer Students and faculty will see a transformation in the Doyle Hall courtyard throughout the upcoming weeks. The work is on a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule, and the projected date of completion will be mid-May. “Last fall, broken and worn brick pavement was removed from the courtyard,” said Tom…
