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Pauline Hoffmann, Ph.D., has been named dean of the Russsell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure University, said Michael Fischer, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs. The appointment is effective immediately. Hoffmann, an associate professor of journalism and mass communication, had been interim dean of the Jandoli School this academic year. She succeeds Lee Coppola, who retired at the end of the 2010-11 academic year after 15 years as dean. “It is an exciting time to lead the School of Journalism and Mass Communication,” said Hoffmann. “As an SBU alumna, I understand our unique challenges and our enormous strengths. I will continue to lead in the tradition of Dr. Jandoli with an emphasis on strong writing, reporting and communicating.” Prior to her faculty career at St. Bonaventure, she was the corporate communications manager for The CRS Companies in Williamsville, N.Y., creative services specialist for the Catholic Health Sys...

By Bryan Jackson, ’12 Dr. Mary Hamilton, namesake of the Dr. Mary Hamilton Woman of Promise Award, was recognized at the 2012 ceremony on March 20 for distinguished involvement with the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure University. Hamilton, of Duke Center, Pa., a retired associate professor of journalism and mass communication and 1959 Bona graduate, was honored on the Wall of Distinguished Graduates for her years of service and work within and outside of the St. Bonaventure community. An expert in media law and women’s contributions to the media, Hamilton worked as a reporter and editor in New York City, Washington D.C., and York, Pa., and helped develop a public relations program for the Center for Constitutional Rights prior to joining the St. Bonaventure faculty in 1982. She holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. The J/MC Wall of Distinguished Graduates represents journalism and mass communication graduates who have outstandi...

A new major in Strategic Communication and Digital Media was approved Wednesday by the New York State Education Department, and will be offered at St. Bonaventure University starting in fall 2012. The new bachelor’s degree program will be the second major offered by the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which has offered journalism since 1947. (Mass Communication was later added to the name of the major.) “I’m so excited by the new program,” said Dr. Pauline Hoffmann, dean of the Jandoli School. “We’ve worked very hard to create a program that not only meets, but exceeds, what the market needs. Our alumni were so helpful in determining that this is a direction we should be headed.” The department conducted surveys of journalism and mass communication alumni in 2008 and 2010 to help the university gauge what skills were in demand in the ever-changing communication marketplace. The distinguishing feature of the program is the Semester in the Stalwart Group, ...

St. Bonaventure University will video stream all of its home men’s and women’s basketball games free of charge in the 2011-12 season. Fans will be able to access all Bonnies home games, beginning with tonight’s men's opener against Cornell, live on GoBonnies.com . The broadcasts will be produced by SBU-TV under the direction of Paul Wieland, associate professor of journalism and mass communication, and technical director Joe Paciorkowski. Undergraduate students from the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication will continue to provide most of the broadcast crew. On the majority of the men’s games, Jeremy Noeson ’05 will call the play-by-play and John Watson Jr., associate professor in the School of Business, will provide color commentary. The Bonnies’ All-Access Player, which includes the schedule of all games produced by St. Bonaventure, can be accessed here: http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stbo/allaccess/ Alumni Dan Collins ’73 and James Slattery ’58 provide...

Dr. Pauline Hoffmann has been named interim dean of the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure University. Brother Basil Valente, O.F.M., has been named director of the Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Michael Fisher announced the appointments today, and said they are both effective immediately. Lee Coppola, former dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will retire at the end of August after 15 years of service in that role

High school students from across Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania were honored Friday (Oct. 15, 2010) at St. Bonaventure University’s Communications Day, an annual celebration of high school journalism hosted by the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Buffalo City Honors School received the Buffalo News’ Bertram Freed Memorial Award for overall excellence. More than 250 students from 16 high schools attended. Workshops in social media, radio, TV, newswriting and yearbooks filled the students’ morning before an afternoon keynote address given by MaryLynn Ryan, bureau chief of the Southeast region for CNN/U.S. Following her talk, Ryan was presented the Russell J. Jandoli Memorial Award of Excellence “for demonstrating courage in journalism and encouragement of youth.” The School of Journalism and Mass Communication also took the occasion to add a member to its Wall of Distinguished Graduates – a series of plaques permanently displayed in the John J. ...

One of the St. Bonaventure University’s most accomplished graduates will give the keynote address Sunday, May 16, at St. Bonaventure University’s 150th Commencement Exercises. Deb Henretta, SBU class of 1983 and group president for Procter & Gamble Asia, will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters. “We’re thrilled that Deb is coming from the other side of the globe to share her wisdom at her alma mater,” said Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., university president. “To have one of the most respected businesswomen in the world speak to our graduates is truly an honor.” Henretta, who graduated from SBU’s renowned Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, heads Procter & Gamble’s $14 billion retail business in Asia, including on-the-ground operations in 14 major markets and another 22 countries through distributor operations. She is responsible for P&G’s Asia portfolio that touches close to 2 billion consumers. Since Henretta took over in 2005, P&G ...

Dan Barry, a New York Times columnist and 1980 alumnus of St. Bonaventure University, has once again been honored as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing. Barry was honored Monday for his portfolio of closely observed pieces that movingly capture how the recession is changing lives and relationships in America. Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post won the feature writing Pulitzer for his haunting story about parents, from varying walks of life, who accidentally kill their children by forgetting them in cars. Barry was also a Pulitzer runnerup in 2006 for his rich series of pieces capturing slices of life in hurricane-battered New Orleans as well as his own New York City. A Lenna Endowed Visiting Professor at SBU in 2009, Barry has been on two reporting teams that have won Pulitzer Prizes. In 1994, he and four other members of an investigative team for the Providence Journal-Bulletin won a Pulitzer for a series of articles about corruption in that state’s court system. The se...

St. Bonaventure University has announced plans to build a new $10 million facility to house its acclaimed School of Business. The proposed 26,000-sq.-ft. Business Center, to be built on vacant campus land between Reilly Center and Plassmann Hall, will ensure that St. Bonaventure remains a popular choice for students seeking a business education shaped by Franciscan ideals. No opening date for the building has been set, although University officials are hopeful that the doors will open in 2014. The entire project will be paid for through external fundraising and the quiet phase of a campaign is under way. The building will feature a financial services lab; a corporate boardroom simulator; high-tech, state-of-the-art classrooms; breakaway areas and spaces for student collaboration and team-building; vibrant space for faculty research; and a commitment to sustainability. Business majors compose 30 percent of the student body at St. Bonaventure. More than 500 alumni own their own businesse...