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Harris to present research at visual communication conference Mar 18, 2026 | Heather Harris, associate professor of Communication, has had her research accepted for presentation at the VISCOMM40 International Visual Communication Conference, to be held in June 2026 in Yachats, Oregon.
Mackowski presents Civil War programs over the summer Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, gave a Civil War tour of New Orleans’s French Quarter in July as part of the American Battlefield Trust’s annual Teacher Institute for K-12 teachers.
Scibilia to report on U.S. immigration as part of national fellowship May 2, 2025 | A St. Bonaventure University student journalist will spend his summer covering a story that makes international headlines daily: U.S. immigration policy.
Mackowski and colleagues honored with gold Telly Award Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, was part of a team honored over the summer with a gold Telly Award.
Bona students conduct research for presentation at conference Jul 15, 2025 | Students in Anne Lee’s “Women, Minorities and the Media” course and Richard Lee’s “Media and Democracy” course are assisting with research for a presentation about Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, who studied journalism at St. Bonaventure in the 1960s and had successful careers covering rock’n’roll, developing advertising campaigns and writing novels.
Hoffmann named reviewer for UNESCO Science Report Mar 18, 2026 | Dr. Pauline W. Hoffmann, associate professor in the Jandoli School of Communication, has been selected as a reviewer for Chapter 8, “Europe and North America,” in the 8th edition of the UNESCO Science Report (USR)
Amendola, Edgington named 2026 Ideal Bonaventure Students May 17, 2026 | Conor Amendola, a Media Studies major from Erie, Pennsylvania, and Molly Edgington, an Inclusive and Early Childhood Education major from Glastonbury, Connecticut, have been named Ideal Bonaventure Students for the Class of 2026.
Lee presents on 'SNL Weekend Update' project at conference Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School, spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association conference in Atlantic City on Nov. 9.
Lees represent SBU at National Student Journalism Conference Nov 19, 2025 | Jandoli School of Communication faculty members Anne and Richard Lee took part in the Center for Community News 2025 National Conference: The Impact of Student Reporting from Oct. 2 to 4 at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Harris's 12th picture book released by In Your Heart Books Sep 10, 2024 | "Something to Sing About," The 12th picture book by Dr. Heather Harris, associate professor in the Jandoli School, was released this summer by In Your Heart Books.
ESPN’s Freddie Coleman broadcasts national radio show from RC Nov 19, 2024 | Freddie Coleman, longtime ESPN Radio host, will broadcast his 3-7 p.m. national show from the Reilly Center Wednesday, just before the unbeaten Bonnies (4-0) men’s basketball team take on Mansfield University.
SBU's Mackowski presented 2024-25 Ed Bearss Memorial Award May 1, 2025 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Communication, has been awarded the Scottsdale Civil War Roundtable's 2024-25 Ed Bearss Memorial Award.
Lee contributes to AMP special edition on Springsteen album Dec 16, 2024 | An article by Dr. Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School, appeared in AMP: American Musical Perspectives, an academic journal published by Penn State University Press.
Chimbel moderates panel on adapting journalism education to change Aug 21, 2025 | Jandoli School of Communication Dean Aaron Chimbel organized and moderated a panel, “Leading Journalism Education Amid Rapid Global Change,” at the World Journalism Education Congress, Aug. 10, in San Francisco.
SBU student in Oxford program delivers blessing in Seneca Jul 29, 2025 | Students in St. Bonaventure University’s prestigious Oxford program were part of a small but historic moment last week when student Alyssa Perkins delivered the opening blessing at the weekly banquet at Trinity College in an indigenous American language.
Siena/SBU Survey: 29% picked Chiefs to win title before playoffs Feb 4, 2025 | Prior to the start of the NFL playoffs, nearly half of Americans said the Kansas City Chiefs would win the AFC championship and 29% — twice as many as the Detroit Lions — said the Chiefs would win the Super Bowl, according to a new survey released today by the Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication.
Mackowski makes three invited presentations on the Civil War Oct 25, 2024 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, made a pair of invited presentations on Oct. 5 at the Art of Command Conference in Middleburg, Virginia. ​
SBU's Anne and Richard Lee present 'The Story of Taro Tsujimoto' at conference Apr 6, 2025 | Jandoli School faculty members Anne and Richard Lee, lecturer and professor, respectively, presented at the Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism on March 28.
Sixty years later: A look back at the civil rights marches in Selma Feb 6, 2025 | The university will host two upcoming programs that explore the 1965 civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital in Montgomery, that protested the denial of voting rights to African Americans.
Siena/SBU Survey: 61% say NFL promotes values making U.S. better Feb 10, 2025 | By 61-14% Americans say that professional football promotes values that make the United States a better country, according to a new poll released today by the Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication.
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