Journalism and Mass Communication

Great communicators are always in demand

The Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication at St. Bonaventure has a long and rich history of graduating students who excel in whatever field they enter. We concentrate on teaching our students how to gather, analyze and communicate information, and we do it within the context of a broad liberal arts background.

Virtually every occupation values those skills, and our graduates utilize them in a variety of professions — journalism, public relations, advertising, Internet enterprises, business, even law. Our professors have more than 230 years’ experience in those areas and others.

We pride ourselves in weaving ethics into each of our courses because we believe the society we send our students into deserves the highest standards possible.

We emphasize developing competence in writing, editing and reporting applicable to the print and broadcast media. JMC majors have many opportunities to put theory into practice through such campus media outlets as The Bona Venture weekly newspaper, the SBU-TV campus TV station, SBU-TV sports, the WSBU-FM campus radio station, The Laurel literary magazine, The Bonadieu yearbook, and a host of campus organizations.

Our new major, Strategic Communication and Digital Media, features a 12-credit course that offers students the opportunity to act as members/employees of an advertising/PR/marketing firm in an agency setting on campus. Strategic Communication and Digital Media has a sharp focus on digital and emerging media, ensuring that students receive exposure to cutting-edge communication channels and techniques, understanding how they’re used and how they relate to traditional media. 

Dr. Pauline Hoffmann

Jandoli School Dean

PO Box J

St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

716-375-2520

hoffmann@sbu.edu