JHF Visits Esteemed Slippery Rock University Safety Program Ahead of Summit

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Joseph Cali, Dr. Rona Smeak, Dr. Joseph Losko, Dr. Karen Feinstein, and Robert Ferguson in SRU’s safety training facility.

On February 26, members of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation's (JHF) senior staff travelled to Slippery Rock University (SRU) to visit with the leadership of their Safety Management Department and tour their training facilities ahead of the Safety Innovation Summit. Dr. Angela Bernardo, associate professor, Dr. Joseph Cali, department chair and professor, Dr. Joseph Losko, assistant professor, and Dr. Rona Smeak, associate professor, provided staff a comprehensive tour of the state-of-the-art, hands-on facilities SRU provides to its safety management students. SRU's safety management program is consistently ranked among the top safety training programs in the country, and its facilities have been supported by regionally based MSA Safety and New Pig Corporation to include top-industry equipment. The visit provided JHF staff with insight into the many regional educational assets available to support a vision of Western Pennsylvania serving as a global hub for safety innovation. SRU is one of many universities clustered in the area offering top safety science degrees.