St. Bonaventure University

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St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located near Olean, New York. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students.

Located in Cattaraugus County in western New York, the university was established by the Franciscan Brothers in 1858. Its current president is Sister Margaret Carney OSF STD, the 20th president and the first religious sister to hold the position full time.

In athletics, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies play NCAA Division I sports in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Students and alumni often refer to the university as Bona's, derived from the school's original name, St. Bonaventure's College. The college became a university in 1950.

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Coordinates:   42°4'33"N   78°28'58"W
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