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Rizzuto earns certified aging-in-place specialist credential

Aug 21, 2025 | Dr. Aime Rizzuto, clinical assistant professor of Occupational Therapy, completed a rigorous three-part certification series to earn her CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) credential.

Garrison attends rural education and school law conferences

Aug 21, 2025 | Dr. Rene Garrison, dean of the School of Education, attended the New York State Rural Schools Association conference, which focused on under-resourced schools in rural areas of New York state.

Hyun helps bring ‘Critical Incidents’ book to Korean readers

Aug 21, 2025 | A book that Dr. June (Jung) H. Hyun, associate professor of Counselor Education, translated into Korean, has been published in Korea.

New path for Commonwealth students to enter SBU OT program

Jul 28, 2025 | An articulation agreement between �鶹ӳ�� and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania establishes a new pathway for Commonwealth students to enter SBU’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program.

SBU's PA program achieves accreditation milestone

Jul 21, 2025 | �鶹ӳ��’s Physician Assistant Studies program has achieved a significant milestone. The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the PA program in the university’s Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

SBU receives $2.3 million to boost behavioral health workforce

Jun 27, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.

SBU hosts regional Anatomage Workshop

Jun 16, 2025 | The DePerro School of Health Professions at �鶹ӳ�� welcomed health science educators Friday for a regional Anatomage Workshop.

SBU’s SWOB mission trip nurtures health, hope in DR

May 02, 2025 | Building on years of service, the latest mission by �鶹ӳ��’s Students Without Borders (SWOB) took the group back to the Dominican Republic, where they left behind not only immediate care but the seeds of sustainable health practices.

SBU adds online master’s in Speech-Language Pathology

Feb 13, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� has added a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology to its portfolio of programs in the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions.

SBU Reading Center offers free spring literacy program for grades 5-12

Feb 11, 2025 | The �鶹ӳ�� Reading Center is offering a free, seven-week “Spring Into Reading” program for students in grades 5-12 in Olean, Bradford and Buffalo.

Banik named dean of SBU’s DePerro School of Health Professions

Nov 12, 2024 | Swagata Banik, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at �鶹ӳ��.

Pitt-Bradford and �鶹ӳ�� sign articulation agreement, easing acceptance into Occupational Therapy program

Oct 17, 2024 | A new articulation agreement between the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and �鶹ӳ�� creates a new pathway for outstanding Exercise Science or health-related science students from Pitt-Bradford to pursue SBU’s Occupational Therapy program.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute launches a new international society for Franciscan Studies

Oct 03, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at �鶹ӳ�� has partnered with the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, Netherlands, to launch a new association of scholars, teachers and students around the world to collaborate in the study of the Franciscan movement.

�鶹ӳ�� to offer master’s in Social Work beginning in January

Oct 03, 2024 | �鶹ӳ�� will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in January.

SBU’s Kearns Global Business Forum to focus on GenAI applications in business, higher ed

Oct 01, 2024 | �鶹ӳ�� alumnus and global businessman Dick Kearns, ’72, returns to his alma mater in October, bringing along a panel of international business executives for the 11th annual Kearns Global Business Forum.

SBU’s OT program now a satellite TRAID Center, providing free loans of assistive technology to the community

Sep 03, 2024 | �鶹ӳ��’s Department of Occupational Therapy is now a satellite location of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) Program. This program offers short-term assistive technology loans to the public, including people with disabilities or short-term injuries, caregivers, parents, students requiring technology for education, healthcare providers and/or educators, and many more.

Master’s nursing students at �鶹ӳ�� get invaluable experience at Trauma I center

Jul 09, 2024 | Students in the Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program at �鶹ӳ�� had an experience this summer they won’t soon forget.

�鶹ӳ�� 2024 Physician Assistant graduates go 33 for 33 on national exam

Jul 08, 2024 | Every 2024 graduate of �鶹ӳ��’s Physician Assistant Studies program has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). The national pass rate for first-time PANCE takers is 93% over the last five years.

�鶹ӳ��’s Ed.D. program accepted into CPED Network

Jun 14, 2024 | With its first course beginning in two months, the new doctoral program in Educational Leadership at �鶹ӳ�� has been granted membership in the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate (CPED) Network.

SBU’s Jandoli School of Communication earns reaccreditation

May 03, 2024 | The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted to reaccredit the undergraduate and graduate programs in �鶹ӳ��’s Jandoli School of Communication on Friday, May 3.