Diversity in the News at Fisher
![Dr. Elizabeth Phillips](/media/news-images/summer-2024/june/Phillips_Elizabeth_960.png)
![Dr. Elizabeth Phillips](/media/news-images/summer-2024/june/Phillips_Elizabeth_960.png)
![Dr. Elizabeth Phillips](/media/news-images/summer-2024/june/Phillips_Elizabeth_960.png)
06/18/2024 - Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Phillips, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year.
![Dr. Todd Sodano (center) joined by students at the screening of Future, Now.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/Students-at-Screening-960.png)
05/03/2024 - Neurodivergent students at St. John Fisher University now have a space that fosters creativity, collaboration, and academic success, thanks to the work of Double Cardinal Maria Ierardi.
![A sampling of the food available at La Salvi.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/La-Salvi-Menu-960.png)
05/02/2024 - Ashley Henriquez-Mata, a student in the School of Business at St. John Fisher University, spent her junior year balancing her course workload with a new entrepreneurial venture: La Salvi, a restaurant she runs with her mother.
![Dr. Pam Mapstone (two from the left) with three members of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/WSON-Mt-Olivet-960.png)
04/30/2024 - The Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at St. John Fisher University recognized students, faculty, and community partners during the annual Community Engagement Awards, held on Tuesday, April 23.
![Informational flyers at the Matcha Tea event.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Matcha-Tea-Event-960.png)
04/26/2024 - Fisher has opened its doors to a new student organization, the Language and Culture Club, born out of the need to have a space for practicing languages and learning about foreign culture.
![An illustration of Mia the Pig.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Illustration-from-Children's-Book-960.png)
04/25/2024 - St. John Fisher University students Emma Muchow and Marissa Terech spent their semester creating a bilingual children’s book, Pig Tales and Poemas with Mia La Cerdita, to promote dual-language storytelling within their community.
![Members of the Student Government Association at the 2024 Cardinal Awards.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/2024-Cardinal-Awards-960.png)
04/23/2024 - This year, the Student Government Association’s Cardinal Awards had a touch of wonder, as the annual celebration embraced the theme of Alice in Wonderland.
![Students on the annual campus ministry service trip.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Campus-Ministry-Trip-2024-1-960.png)
04/17/2024 - Since 2017, the Office of Campus Ministry at St. John Fisher University has embarked on an annual spring break trip to serve the community while allowing students to get engaged in what they love.
![President Rooney addresses graduate at a 2023 Commencement ceremony.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/President-Rooney-Commencement-Speech-960.png)
04/15/2024 - St. John Fisher University will bestow honors upon five members of the community during its 70th Commencement celebrations, to be held across seven ceremonies on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center Fieldhouse.
![Guests listen to a speaker at the 2023 Spirit of Identity Week MLK Gala.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/spirit-of-identity-week-2023-event-960.png)
04/09/2024 - The St. John Fisher University community is invited to participate in a Diversity and Leadership Table Talk from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in Cleary Family Auditorium in Kearney Hall.