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Siena/SBU Survey: 61% say NFL promotes values making U.S. better

Feb 11, 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.

Sixty years later: A look back at the civil rights marches in Selma

Feb 06, 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: 29% picked Chiefs to win title before playoffs

Feb 04, 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.

SBU's Mackowski authors articles, joins discussion of his work

Jan 30, 2025 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, recently published a pair of biographical sketches in "The Commanders of Antietam," the newest publication from the Antietam Institute. The pieces highlighted Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and the irascible D. H. Hill.

Artwork by SBU's Harris to be included in Napa Valley resort & spa project

Jan 30, 2025 | Artwork by Heather Lynn Harris, associate professor and director of the master's in Marketing Communication program, has been licensed by Blanc Space Art, LLC for inclusion in the prestigious Silverado Resort & Spa project in Napa Valley, California.

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.

Matthews illuminates social injustice in sports as panelist

Dec 13, 2024 | Dr. Tammy Rae Matthews, assistant professor of Sports Journalism and Digital Journalism, was a panelist at the 107th Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August.

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.

Lee presents her research on Marilyn Monroe at conference

Nov 23, 2024 | Anne Lee, a lecturer in the Jandoli School of Communication, presented her research on Marilyn Monroe at the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association conference in Atlantic City on Nov. 7.

Harris to present research on shape language at Texas A&M

Nov 23, 2024 | Heather Harris, associate professor and director of the master's program in Marketing Communication, was invited to speak at Texas A&M University-Commerce on Nov. 21.

DeSimone named to board of trustees at Aquarium of Niagara

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, professor and director of the master's in Leadership program, was appointed on Oct. 1 to the board of trustees for the Aquarium of Niagara (AON) and will head up the Diversity, Equity, Access, & Inclusion Committee.

Mackowski publishes article in Civil War Institute journal

Nov 23, 2024 | Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and associate dean of undergraduate programs in the Jandoli School, has an article in the 2025 edition of the Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War Era, a journal published by Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute.

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.

Harris to share artistic journey with Western New York artists

Nov 08, 2024 | Heather Harris, associate professor of Communication, was invited by a distinguished collective of artists from Western New York to deliver her talk “My Journey Moving from Traditional to Digital Art.”

Moritz writes chapters in new textbook on sports journalism

Nov 08, 2024 | Dr. Brian Moritz, associate professor of online master's Journalism programs, is the co-author of a new sports journalism textbook, "Introduction to Sports Journalism," published in September by Human Kinetics.

St. Bonaventure faculty will discuss presidential election on TV and radio this weekend

Oct 30, 2024 | Buffalo Toronto Public Media will broadcast a forum that features St. Bonaventure University faculty unpacking the issues in the presidential election.

Chimbel is panelist at Broadcast Education Assoc. conference

Oct 25, 2024 | Aaron Chimbel, dean of the Jandoli School of Communication, was a panelist for “Strategies for Mentorship of Colleagues and Managing Burnout in Higher Education,” a Curriculum, Assessment & Administration session at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) On-Location conference held Oct. 6 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.

New book chronicles the forgotten brutality of the Civil War’s Spotsylvania Battle

Oct 16, 2024 | Chris Mackowski, a writing professor in St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication, has written a new book, “A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House, May 8–21, 1864.” The book, published by Savas Beatie, LLC, has already been chosen as a selection by the History Book Club.

Major gift to Jandoli School lays foundation for Henretta Center

Oct 11, 2024 | The upcoming addition to the home of the renowned Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University now has a name, thanks to the generosity of one of its most accomplished alumni.