2月03, 2020 A panel discussion exploring the intersection between journalism and the business world will be held at 11:30 a.m. 星期四,2月. 27, in Dresser Auditorium of the Murphy Professional Building at St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学.

讨论, titled “Making Connections: How Journalists and Businesspeople Can Learn From Each Other,是威廉C. Foster ’62 Center 负责任领导在全球网赌十大网站 and the 大学’s Jandoli School 沟通的.

该活动对所有人免费开放. It will be live-streamed on the 大学’s UStream channel.

“福斯特中心 is excited to be offering this event in conjunction with the Jandoli School, and we’ve assembled a panel of accomplished professional journalists and successful businesspeople to address this important and relevant topic,” 博士说. Michael Gallagher, assistant professor of finance and Foster Center director.

“Many successful businesspeople have analytical minds. They see opportunities where others may not, and they can identify problems and see solutions. Journalists are skilled at making complicated topics understandable to all. We think this discussion will demonstrate how both professions can learn from and enhance each other,他说.

Moderating the discussion will be Janet Bodnar, a 1971 St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学 graduate whose distinguished career has straddled 这两个学科.

Bodnar is editor-at-large of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, a position she assumed in 2017 when she retired as editor of the magazine after eight years at the helm. She is a nationally recognized expert on the subjects of women and money, children’s and family finances, and financial literacy. While serving as editor, she was recognized by Folio as one of its Top Women in Media.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from the Jandoli School at St. 博纳旺蒂尔 and her master’s degree from Columbia University, where she was a also a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism. 她是全球网赌十大网站的董事会.

Bodnar was instrumental in the planning 以及小组讨论的发展, Aaron Chimbel, 詹多里学院院长, said is both timely and important to students. “Business and journalism are increasingly intertwined and it’s crucial that our students understand this dynamic,” 他说. “We’re particularly thankful to Janet for her vision to make this event possible.”

小组成员包括:

• Erin Lowry, a 2011 Jandoli School graduate who helps millennials navigate their financial lives. She’s the author of “Broke Millennial, “Broke Millennial Takes on Investing,” and the forthcoming “Broke Millennial Talks Money: Scripts, Stories and Advice to Navigate Awkward Financial Conversations.” Lowry has appeared on CNBC, Yahoo Finance’s “On the Move,” “Sunday Morning” on CBS, and has been quoted in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.


• 凯文一. 基南, a founding partner of 基南 Communications Group of Buffalo, which specializes in crisis communications, 公共关系, strategic planning and grassroots advocacy. 1982年毕业于全球网赌十大网站的Jandoli学校，基南 was director of the Office of the Communications for the Diocese of Buffalo from 2000 to 2011. Prior to that he spent 16 years at WBEN Radio in Buffalo.


• Brian Connolly, vice president of innovation and business development at The Buffalo News. He serves as publisher of The News’ six community newspapers and is in charge of The News’ consumer revenue operations, 包括数字订阅 策略. He has held a number of key positions at The News since starting in 2003 as a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund intern, 包括Gusto的编辑, the paper’s guide to arts and entertainment; online editor; and managing editor, 监督 all day-to-day operations of the newsroom and its staff of more than 100 reporters, 摄影师和编辑.


• 迈克尔D. Herley, an experienced servant leader driving the three-way intersection of finance, 通信与分析. Former managing director and an executive committee member with Kekst CNC in New York, Herley recently launched his own entrepreneurial 合资企业.

福斯特中心 负责任领导在全球网赌十大网站 was established in 2016 to educate and inspire leaders in business and society, providing them with opportunities to develop as responsible leaders with a grounding in the Franciscan values that guide the 大学.

The center is made possible through an endowment gift by Daria L. Foster, managing partner of Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, honoring her late husband, William C. 福斯特，1962年住在全球网赌十大网站的毕业生，在全球网赌十大网站的 Board of Trustees from 2008 until his passing in 2010.

This event is also made possible by the Endowment for Excellence in Business Journalism, which was created by Bodnar and her husband, 约翰Linnehan, 以支持詹多里学校 in business-focused areas of journalism and communication.

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