BY CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, MANAGING EDITOR Masks will no longer be required in St. Bonaventure University classrooms as of Monday, March 14. The Wellness Center will be the only on-campus facility that still requires masks. “We’ve been really kind of in lockstep with following both federal and state guidance, CDC guidance suggested masks weren’t necessary anymore,”…
BY TUCKER REILLY, EDITOR IN CHIEF In the wake of St. Bonaventure University lifting its mask mandate last Friday, some are asking questions about the future of the policy. The current mandate, which requires masks only in classrooms and the university’s Wellness Center, aligns with New York State’s own mandate expiration last week. Tom Missel,…
BY TUCKER REILLY, MANAGING EDITOR The faculty senate of St. Bonaventure University has voted to reinstate a common hour for the Spring 2022 semester. The common hour is a time at which no classes can be scheduled, allowing for meetings and other activities around campus. Meghan Hall, President of the Student Government Association (SGA) and…
BY TUCKER REILLY, MANAGING EDITOR As St. Bonaventure University contends with an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week, several parties are considering preventative changes on campus. In a faculty senate meeting on Sept. 10, discussions were held over the topic of suggesting the university impose in-class mask mandates. Dr. Rene Hauser, associate professor…
By Tucker Reilly, News Assignments Editor St. Bonaventure University’s faculty senate has passed a new motion, altering the way that “I” or “Incomplete” grades are factored into students’ GPAs and credit completion. Introduced on April 16 by Lecturer and Chair of the Academic Standards Committee Michael Spong and Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Carole McNall,…
By Cassidey Kavathas, News Editor The curriculum committee, part of St. Bonaventure University’s faculty senate, has been around for a long time but under incoming faculty senate chair, Rene’ Hauser, changes are coming to the committee. “We’re adding another faculty senator to the committee that will serve as co-chair and each co-chair will then be…
St. Bonaventure University’s Faculty Senate held a nomination process for an interim senator position, representing the School of Education, that concluded at the beginning of the month. The only nominee, associate professor Rene Hauser, will represent the School of Education while assistant professor Rebecca Scherer is on leave until the start of the spring 2020…
University President’s son set to graduate the same morning On Oct. 31, St. Bonaventure University sent out a news release stating that the time of this school year’s commencement ceremony had been changed from the original morning start to 3:30 p.m. The release claimed this time alteration was due to a conflict with the graduation…
Last week, the St. Bonaventure University Faculty Senate voted on and approved a sports management major for the school of business. The major currently needs New York State approval before being implemented in the school’s curriculum. A full launch of the major is expected to be next fall semester, according to the school’s dean. Sports…
By Emily Losito Associate Editor Eleven faculty position openings listed on the Notice Board in December disappeared in January. Six positions in the School of Arts & Sciences, two in the School of Education and three in the School of Business were taken down at the beginning of the 2017 spring semester. Several faculty searches…
By Cameron Pettrone A faculty senate meeting held on Jan. 20 discussed the new curriculum replacing Clare College next year and changes to the school calendar. The new curriculum, which will become effective in the 2017-18 year, is designed to help expose students to different fields of study, according to the faculty senate webpage. New…
By Diana McElfresh Editor-In-Chief A health science major will have to wait at least another two weeks before it has a chance to be voted on. Faculty senators tabled a motion to vote on the new health science undergraduate major at their meeting last Friday, following several hours of deliberation. The delay resulted from concerns…
By Dominic LoVallo Managing Editor The St. Bonaventure University faculty senators established the School of Allied Health at their meeting last Friday, Sept. 30. With an agenda that had 10 pages worth of material to cover in a two-hour time frame, the faculty senate covered three, maybe four topics during the entire meeting. At least…
By Jason Klaiber Contributing Writer Clare College, which oversees the core curriculum of St. Bonaventure University, has employed a new course substitution policy for students since Oct. 3. In the past, there were two types of substitution courses—permanent and temporary. Permanent substitutions proved to be sufficient. A temporary substitution required two years of…
By Alexandra Salerno Advisory Editor “Aristotle once said, ‘politics is the art of the possible,’” Barry Gan, professor of philosophy and St. Bonaventure faculty senate chair said. “People don’t think of the senate as being art, but I think there is some art involved in trying to find out what’s possible.” The faculty senate…
