St. Bonaventure University

Content Creation Program


The Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation program at St. Bonaventure prepares students to thrive in today’s digital-first communication world. You’ll learn to craft compelling stories, manage online communities, and produce multimedia content that informs, entertains and inspires.

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The Content Creation major joins seven other Jandoli School of Communication majors, which are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.



Students create content.

Why Study Content Creation at St. Bonaventure?


Hands-on learning from day one.
Work with campus media outlets, student-run agencies and real clients to build a professional portfolio before graduation.

400 hours of internships.
Gain significant industry experience through 400 hours of required internships in roles such as content creator, social media coordinator, or digital marketing intern.

Faculty who know the industry.

Learn from professors with professional experience in journalism, marketing, public relations and multimedia production. You’ll be mentored by experts dedicated to helping you grow as a creator and communicator.

Modern tools for digital storytelling.

Produce and edit your work using the Jandoli School’s state-of-the-art studios, video labs and creative collaboration spaces.
 
Bona alumni as your magnetic force forward.
St. Bonaventure alumni include Pulitzer Prize winners and Emmy, Sports Emmy, duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, George Polk and Peabody award honorees, plus a National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year and a three-time New York Sportswriter of the Year.


Internships equip you to meet a fast-evolving marketplace.


The creator economy is surging: full-time digital creator jobs in the U.S. soared from approximately 200,000 in 2020 to 1.5 million in 2024 — a 7.5 × increase — according to a recent report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Harvard Business School

As content creation and visual storytelling become central across industries, this program positions you directly for that growth.

In our BA in Content Creation, you will complete 400 hours of internship experience — a requirement consistent across all majors in the Jandoli School. The school’s dedicated internship coordinator will guide you in securing meaningful placements both on campus and off. Meanwhile, you’ll also gain hands-on opportunities through our many campus media outlets.



Program Information


Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation


  • Communication minor


    Learning objectives


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    St. Bonaventure University recognizes graduates for academic excellence

    May 14, 2020, 16:53 by Tim Geiger
    St. Bonaventure University has announced the academic awards and honors for seniors and graduate students in the Class of 2020.

    St. Bonaventure University has announced the academic awards and honors for seniors and graduate students in the Class of 2020:

    The Ideal Bonaventure Woman (Winner)
    Name: Michelle Onofrio
    Hometown: West Haven, CT                                               

    The Ideal Bonaventure Student (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Charity Hammond
    Hometown: Hamden, CT 

    The Ideal Bonaventure Student (Winner)
    Name: Trevor North
    Hometown: Westfield, NY

    The Ideal Bonaventure Student (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Cameron Hurst           
    Hometown: Jamestown, NY

    General Excellence in the Arts Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Michelle Onofrio
    Hometown: West Haven, CT

    General Excellence in the Arts Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Emily Palmer
    Hometown: Cayuga, NY

    General Excellence in the Science Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Nicholas Jodush
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    General Excellence in the Science Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Shane Krise
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    General Excellence in the Business Curriculum (Winner)
    Name:  Dane Stropko
    Hometown: Sayre, PA

    General Excellence in the Business Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Karl Lukas Benjamin Linden Malmberg
    Hometown: Gothenburg

    General Excellence in the Education Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Dana Porzio
    Hometown: Bowmansville, NY

    General Excellence in the Education Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Lucy Sauter
    Hometown: Hemlock, NY

    General Excellence in the Communication Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Cameron Hurst
    Hometown: Jamestown, NY

    General Excellence in the Communication Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Samantha Garretson
    Hometown: Hackettstown, NJ

    General Excellence in the Health Professions (Winner)
    Name: Alexandra Wynn
    Hometown: Owings Mills, MD

    General Excellence in the Health Professions (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Julia Davidson
    Hometown: Logan Township, NJ

    General Excellence Award for a Transfer Student (Winner)
    Name: Joshua Foster
    Hometown: Cuba, NY

    General Excellence Award for a Transfer Student (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Katelyn Hackett
    Hometown: Bolivar, NY

    The John J. McNamee Award for General Excellence in the Elementary Education Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Dana Porzio
    Hometown: Bowmansville, NY

    The John J. McNamee Award for General Excellence in the Elementary Education Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Katelyn Hackett
    Hometown: Bolivar, NY

    The John J. McNamee Award for General Excellence in the Physical Education Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Sydney Cerza
    Hometown: Clarence Center, NY

    The John J. McNamee Award for General Excellence in the Physical Education Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
     Name: Kyle Cunningham
    Hometown: Orchard Park, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Elementary Education (Winner)
    Name:  Brigid Lawler
    Hometown: Victor, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Elementary Education (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Katelyn Hackett
    Hometown: Bolivar, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Physical Education (Winner)
    Name: Sydney Cerza
    Hometown: Clarence Center, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Adolescence Education (Winner)
    Name:  Joseph Gardner
    Hometown: Mexico, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Adolescence Education (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Calsey Bump
    Hometown: Friendship, NY

    Overall Excellence in Sport Studies Award (Winner)
    Name: Emma Borysevicz
    Hometown: Ashford, CT

    Overall Excellence in Sport Studies Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Morgan Zlockie
    Hometown: Great Valley, NY

    The Sister Margaret Flynn, O.S.F. Award (Winner)
    Name: Katelyn Hackett
    Hometown: Bolivar, NY

    The Boyd Litzinger Award for Excellence in the English Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Ashley Delvento
    Hometown: Southbury, CT

    The Boyd Litzinger Award for Excellence in the English Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Joseph Malafronte
    Hometown: Danville, NY

    The International Studies Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Taylor Elliot
    Hometown: Penfield, NY

    The International Studies Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Lara McCormick
    Hometown: Hamburg, NY

    The Sister Mary Anthony Brown Philosophy Award (Winner)
    Name: Michael Rickicki
    Hometown: Friendship, NY

    The S. C. Cornelio Award (Winner)
    Name: McKenna Holtz
    Hometown: St. Augustine, FL

    The John M. Orland Philosophy Pre-Law Award (Winner)
    Name: Jordynn-Celeste Harter
    Hometown: Franklinville, NY

    The Malcolm V.T. Wallace Award in Latin (Winner)
    Name: Janayzia Johnson
    Hometown: Providence, RI

    The Father Roderick Wheeler Award (Winner)
    Name: Rachel Collins
    Hometown: West Des Moines, IA

    The Father Roderick Wheeler Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Theresa Rabbia
    Hometown: New Hartford, NY

    The Military Science Award (Winner)
    Name: Michael Rickicki
    Hometown: Friendship, NY

    The Military Science Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Sarah Machina
    Hometown: Rexford, NY

    The Instrumental Music Award (Winner)
    Name: Michelle Onofrio
    Hometown: West Haven, CT

    The Instrumental Music Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Taylor Robinson
    Hometown: Binghamton, NY

    The Choral Music Award (Winner)
    Name: Cameron Hurst
    Hometown: Jamestown, NY

    The Choral Music Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Kathleen Garvey
    Hometown: Westminster, MD

    The Visual Arts Award (Winner)
    Name: Margaret Lukas
    Hometown: Victor, NY

    The Theater Award Winner)
    Name: Paris Freeman
    Hometown: Verona, NY

    The Biology Award (Winner)
    Name: Erin McNell
    Hometown: Colden, NY

    The Biology Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Nicholas Jodush
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The John L. and Leone E. Worden Memorial Award (Winner)
    Name: Erin McNell
    Hometown: Colden, NY

    The Mathematics Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Ethan McKeone
    Hometown: Coudersport, PA

    The Mathematics Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Spencer Mummery
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The Computer Science Achievement Award (Winner)
    Name: Michael Makutonin
    Hometown: Durham, NC

    The Computer Science Achievement Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Shikhar Dixit
    Hometown: San Jose, CA

    The Computer Science Service Award (Winner)
    Name: Daniel Nelligan
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The Computer Science Service Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Michael Makutonin   
    Hometown: Durham, NC

    The Sigma Pi Sigma Award (Winner)
    Name: Tristen Reid
    Hometown: West Chazy, NY

    The Modern Language Award in Spanish (Winner)
    Name: Trevor Carney
    Hometown: Webster, NY

    The Modern Language Award in Spanish (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Lucy Sauter
    Hometown: Hemlock, NY

    The Modern Language Award in Spanish (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Theresa Rabbia
    Hometown: New Hartford, NY

    The Sigma Delta Pi Award – Spanish Honor Society (Winner)
    Name: Joshua Little
    Hometown: Akron, NY

    The Sigma Delta Pi Award – Spanish Honor Society (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Kyra Burgess
    Hometown: Groveland, NY

    The Carl Wagner Psychology Award (Winner)
    Name: Hamaad Khan
    Hometown: Leesburg, VA

    The Carl Wagner Psychology Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Alyson Honaker
    Hometown: Clarence, NY

    The Political Science Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: McKenna Holtz
    Hometown: St. Augustine, FL

    The Political Science Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Lara McCormick
    Hometown: Hamburg, NY

    The Thomas A. Augustine Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Kaitlyn Engdahl
    Hometown: Fairport, NY

    The Thomas A. Augustine Award (Co-Winner)
    Name: Trevor Carney
    Hometown: Webster, NY

    The American Institute of Chemists Award (Winner)
    Name: Joshua Little
    Hometown: Akron, NY

    The American Chemical Society Penn-York Section Excellence in Chemistry Award (Winner)
    Name: Joshua Little
    Hometown: Akron, NY

    The Margaret T. Bryner HEOP Award (Winner)
    Name: Dasia Brim
    Hometown: Bronx, NY

    The Margaret T. Bryner HEOP Award (Co-Honorable Mention)
    Name: David Latorre
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The Margaret T. Bryner HEOP Award (Co-Honorable Mention)
    Name:  Jeancarlos Aponte
    Hometown: Bronx, NY

    The Dr. Pierre Bretey Award (Winner)
    Name: Karl Lukas Benjamin Linden Malmberg
    Hometown: Gothenburg

    The Dr. Pierre Bretey Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Brianna Ragonese
    Hometown: Baldwinsville, NY

    The John G. Watson Award for Business Leadership (Winner)
    Name: Rebekah Liszewski
    Hometown: North Syracuse, NY

    The John G. Watson Award for Business Leadership (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Samantha Garretson
    Hometown: Hackettstown, NJ

    The S. John Guson Award (Winner)
    Name: Rebekah Liszewski
    Hometown: North Syracuse, NY

    The S. John Guson Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: William Delaney
    Hometown: Summit, NJ

    The Accounting Excellence Award (Winner)
    Name: Brianna Ragonese
    Hometown: Baldwinsville, NY

    The Accounting Excellence Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Taylore Lunger
    Hometown: Nottingham, PA

    The Accounting Excellence Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Kyra O’Gorman
    Hometown: Oswego, NY

    The New York State Society of CPAs Senior Award of Honor (Co-Winner)
    Name: Dane Stropko
    Hometown: Sayre, PA

    The New York State Society of CPAs Senior Award of Honor (Co-Winner)
    Name: Carter Underwood
    Hometown: Greenfield, IN

    The New York State Society of CPAs Senior Award of Honor (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Karl Lukas Benjamin Linden Malmberg
    Hometown: Gothenburg

    Outstanding Transfer Student in Accounting Award (Winner)
    Name: Gabrielle Messina
    Hometown: Rochester, NY

    The Y. S. Pandit Award (Winner)
    Name: Taylore Lunger
    Hometown: Nottingham, PA

    The Austin Finan Award in Finance (Winner)
    Name: Benjamin Reale
    Hometown:  Rochester, NY

    The Austin Finan Award in Finance (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Carlos Ruano
    Hometown: Valencia

    The Dr. John H. Burns Award for Excellence in Finance (Winner)
    Name: Christopher Bortuzzo
    Hometown: Annandale, NJ

    The Dr. John H. Burns Award for Excellence in Finance (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Riley Chester
    Hometown: Le Roy, NY

    The Award for Overall Excellence in Marketing (Winner)
    Name: Kyle Haller
    Hometown: Campbell Hall, NY

    The Award for Overall Excellence in Marketing (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Marissa Dantonio
    Hometown: West Seneca, NY

    The Award for Overall Excellence in Management (Winner)
    Name: Courtney Dukes
    Hometown: Sayre, PA

    The Award for Overall Excellence in Management (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Mary Welch
    Hometown: Caledonia, NY

    The Father Cornelius Welch Award for Achievement in Photography (Winner)
    Name: Margaret Finley
    Hometown:  Port Jefferson Station, NY

    The Mary A. Hamilton Woman of Promise Award (Winner)
    Name: Natalie Forster
    Hometown: Wind Gap, PA

    The Mosser Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Strategic Communication Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Shannon McNulty
    Hometown: Clarence Center, NY

    The Mosser Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Strategic Communication Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Genero Colon
    Hometown: Staten Island, NY

    The Koop Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Broadcast Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Erin Lanahan
    Hometown: Medham, NJ

    The Koop Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Broadcast Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Joseph Ceraulo
    Hometown: Syosset, NY

    The Jandoli Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Journalism Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Cameron Hurst
    Hometown: Jamestown, NY

    The Jandoli Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Journalism Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Isaiah Blakely
    Hometown: Newton, MA

    The Mark Hellinger Award (Winner)
    Name: Cameron Hurst
    Hometown: Jamestown, NY

    The Mark Hellinger Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Layne Dowdall
    Hometown: Little Valley, NY

    The Overall Excellence in Health Science Award (Winner)
    Name:  Meaghan Ralph
    Hometown: Wayne, NY

    The Overall Excellence in Health Science Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name:  Anna Thomas
    Hometown: Angola, NY

    Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Excellence in the Graduate Literacy Curriculum (Winner)
    Name: Gina Gerard
    Hometown: East Amherst, NY

    Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Excellence in the Graduate Literacy Curriculum (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Sabrina Irvin
    Hometown: Bolivar, NY

    Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Excellence in the MSED in Inclusive Special Education (Winner)
    Name: Sarah Koning
    Hometown: Fredonia, NY

    Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Excellence in the MSED in Inclusive Special Education (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Nicole Marra
    Hometown: Fairport, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Adolescence Education (Winner)
    Name: Joseph Gardner
    Hometown: Mexico, NY

    The Al Nothem Student Teaching Award in Adolescence Education (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Calsey Bump
    Hometown: Friendship, NY

    The Eleanor and Joseph English Graduate Award in Education (Winner)
    Name: Hailey Gattuso
    Hometown: Buffalo, NY

    The New York State Society of CPAs Graduate Award of Honor (Winner)
    Name: Adrianna Durkin
    Hometown: Buffalo, NY

    The New York State Society of CPAs Graduate Award of Honor (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Elissa Wolf
    Hometown: Buffalo, NY

    The Fra. Luca Pacioli Award for Excellence in Accounting in the Five-Year Program (Winner)
    Name: Brittany Hart
    Hometown: Ellwood, PA

    The Fra. Luca Pacioli Award for Excellence in Accounting in the Five-Year Program
    (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Ben MacDonald
    Hometown: Ridgway, PA

    The Eugene F. Kirk Memorial Award for an Outstanding Finance Student in the MBA Program (Winner)
    Name: Troy Giberson
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The Eugene F. Kirk Memorial Award for an Outstanding Finance Student in the MBA Program (Honorable Mention)
    Name: John Foden
    Hometown: Toronto, ON

    The Master of Business Administration General Excellence Award (Winner)
    Name: Troy Giberson
    Hometown: Olean, NY

    The Master of Business Administration General Excellence Award (Honorable Mention)
    Name: John FodenHometown: Toronto, ON

    The Master of Business Administration General Excellence Award for the On Line Program (Winner)
    Name: Nicholas Enser
    Hometown: Hamburg, NY

    The Master of Business Administration General Excellence Award for the On Line Program (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Todd Lincoln
    Hometown: Clarence, NY

    The Deborah A. Henretta Award for Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Marketing Communications (Winner)
    Name: Sarah Dezio
    Hometown: Pittsford, NY

    The Deborah A. Henretta Award for Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Marketing Communications (Honorable Mention)
    Name: Elaine Materise
    Hometown:  East Amherst, NY