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lied Health Initiative, a plan to create new
healthcare-related undergraduate and clini-
cal graduate programs over the next few
years.
rect patient care and support services, and
their numbers are rising.
mer, provost and vice president for Aca-
demic Affairs. From 2010 to 2014,
bachelor's and master's degrees in health pro-
fessions increased by 65 percent and 71 per-
cent, respectively, outpacing any other field of
study. What's more, the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics estimates that healthcare will grow 19
percent over the next decade (2014-2024),
adding 2.3 million new jobs.
grams that draw from its solid foundation in
science and sport studies, said Zimmer.
ate degrees in several allied health fields, as
well as a "feeder program" at the undergrad-
uate level.
is executive director of the Allied Health Initia-
tive, while Dr. Monica Thomas, director of
SBU's highly competitive Franciscan Health
Care Professions Program, was named associ-
ate director. Follow the development of allied
health programs and initiatives on the new
School of Allied Health website:
name of the journalism school at
St. Bonaventure, it likely would
have been the program's
founder, Dr. Russell Jandoli.
Bonaventure, and I suspect he
would see this name change as
he saw editing student writing:
Use precise and concise words to
share the truth of who you are
and what you do," said Michael
Hill, '96, a university trustee and
a member of the school's Advi-
sory Council.
munication will now be known
as the Jandoli School of Com-
munication.
since Dr. Jandoli founded the
school decades ago, but the fun-
damentals of a St. Bonaventure
education have not," Hill said.
"Great storytelling illuminates
the major issues of our day, and
this name change simply reflects
the increased vehicles today's
practitioners have at their finger-
tips to transmit poignant mes-
sages that can change the
world."
cation, emphasized that produc-
ing top-notch journalists will still
be an essential focus of the
Jandoli School of Communication
Health approved as
university develops new
healthcare programs
journalists Barbara and Alan Mackenzie to
campus for two weeks as Lenna Visiting Schol-
ars. The Mackenzies, who have both held re-
porting and editing positions at newspapers in
Great Britain, provided valuable insight into
developments in Europe, specifically Great
Britain, with the recent Brexit vote. They were
also able to compare and contrast that historic
vote with our own presidential election and
offer a global look at freedom of the press.
good writing in all of our disciplines," Hoffmann
said. "But journalism is no longer the sole focus
of what we offer to our students, and the term
mass communication is simply too narrow to ac-
count for all the communication platforms that
exist in the world we now live."
keting communications and strategic leader-
ship; an undergraduate program in strategic
communication and digital media; and an inter-
disciplinary program (with English) in profes-
sional and creative writing.