Meet our New History Majors: Ryan Bahret

Hello, my name is Ryan Bahret. I’m from Dutchess County, New York.  I’m a freshman this year and I’m an adolescence education major with a focus in history. I play on the rugby team and I hope to get involved in other intramural sports. The first time I discovered my interest for history was my 8th grade year. I had this teacher named Mr. Testa and he really made is glass very enjoyable and engaging. He would put on popular movies and break them down, explaining every scene as it actually happened in history. Apart from that he was a very relatable guy and an excellent teacher. From then on, I genuinely enjoyed history throughout the rest of my high school career and decided to continue my love for history through college.

Meet our New History Majors: Donald States

Hello everybody, my name is Donald States, but you can call me Don. I am currently a freshman at St Bonaventure University, and I will be majoring in Adolescence Education with a concentration in Social Studies. I am from a small town in Pennsylvania called Pennsburg where I attended Upper Perkiomen High School. Some of the hobbies I enjoy includes playing sports with my friends, driving around with friends, and listening to music. 

The reason why I chose to become an education major with a focus on history was because of my 8^th grade teacher who was very inspiring to me. He always made class very fun, interesting, and never made anyone disappointed. I hope to pursue my career in Adolescence education and become a future high school history teacher.

Meet our New History Majors: Liam Hart

My name is Liam Hart, I am a history major from Grand Island, NY. I fell in love with history at a very young age because of my father. It really started when he would tell me stories about stuff like our family history and the history of the United States. He would also show me TV shows about history such as: Band of Brothers, Turn, and a bunch of random shows on the history channel from time to time. My favorite time periods to learn about is the American Revolutionary era and the Napoleonic era, I find them both to be very fascinating and exciting to learn about.

I went to Grand Island high school, there I played one year of JV football and two years of Varsity football. I also played Varsity baseball my senior year. As a freshman and sophomore, I took AP world history. As a junior I took AP U.S. History as well as College Spanish. I am currently attending St. Bonaventure University, while here I plan on getting a degree in history. I am looking forward to spending time here and learning more and more about history, as well as meet new people and make new friends.

Meet our New History Majors: Matthew Wing

My name is Matthew Wing. I am from Boston Massachusetts and I am a History major as well as a member of the Rugby team here at St. Bonaventure. I have always had an interest in history. It all began when high school when we were learning about ancient histories like the Peloponnesian War and the Rise and Fall of Rome. Other than learning about history in the classroom I have also been able to visit many historical places here in America some which are local such as the grounds from the battle of Lexington and Concord. And other areas such as Gettysburg and the multitude of monuments in Washington D.C. I don't exactly know what I want to do with my history degree but I do know that I want to further my knowledge and love for history here at St. Bonaventure.

Meet our New History Major: Robert Scheurer

Hello, my name is Robert Scheurer, and I am an incoming freshman at Saint Bonaventure University. I’d like to share a little about myself and why I chose to be a history major.

I was born in New York City, but was raised in Cranford, a small town in northern New Jersey. From an early age, I was fascinated by stories. I began to read, and by the time I was four I could read well enough on my own. I loved anything I could get my hands on, consuming information like a junkie. From dinosaurs to the Titanic, I loved to learn. This led to me joining the Cub Scouts in Kindergarten, which ended with me as an Eagle Scout and a veteran of Philmont Scout Ranch. I went to St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City for high school and earned several varsity letters in football and rugby. I was a member of the Celtic Club and Italian Club. Currently, I am on the St. Bonaventure Rugby team and am looking forward to joining the history club.

My dad really got me into history, as he enjoys to study history as a hobby. My favorite areas to study are especially European and American history during the 20^th century, specifically military history. I am looking forward to studying and honing my skills in these fields.

Meet our New History Majors: Joshua Sweeney

My name is Joshua Sweeney, I am a history major at St. Bonaventure University. I have always wanted to be a history teacher for a few years now since I was in 7^th grade, my history teacher of American history was so interactive with his students and was a big sports fan, so I really connected with him and started my urge to want to be a history teacher, then it continued with another teacher and so on, proceeding to involve myself with AP history courses I still kept my passion. It has always been my passion and I look forward to further developing that passion in this class here at SBU. I have played football and lacrosse in high school, And will be playing on the SBU club lacrosse team, And I look forward to furthering my education here at SBU.

Meet our New History Majors: Hayden Robinson

My name is Hayden Robinson. Before attending St. Bonaventure, I was an athlete in many sports including basketball, football, baseball, and BMX racing. After reaching high school, the only sport I would continue to pursue is basketball, however BMX is where I achieved the most success. In 2011 I became the number one BMX rider in my age group in the United States and my success on the BMX track gave me the opportunity to visit many different places including Columbia, France, and Las Vegas to name a few. As a senior in high school, I was captain of the basketball team and played very well that season. I had the choice of playing basketball in college, however I decided to focus on my education and college degree. During high school I excelled in all of my history classes. Seeing history was my best subject, I felt majoring in history for college would be a good path. Along with majoring in history, I decided to minor in education. Currently, I could see myself as a great high school teacher that all students would like. However, I am open to changing my major at any given point if I don’t feel comfortable with it anymore. Seeing many college students have a change of heart and move to a different area of study gives me a better attitude towards it. I hope to have a great four years at St. Bonaventure University as I learn and experience many great things while I am here.