Diversity in the News at Fisher
![Fisher students celebrate First Gen Week on campus with Cardinal.](/media/news-images/fall-2023/october/2022-First-Gen-Students-Celebrate-960.png)
10/25/2023 - The week of Monday, Nov. 6, St. John Fisher University will celebrate its first-generation students and alumni with a week full of lectures and events.
![Richard Taylor](/media/news-images/fall-2023/october/Richard_Taylor-960.png)
10/24/2023 - National mental health and motivational speaker Richard Taylor will deliver the lecture, “Taylormade Empowerment: Empowerment and Resilience,” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Basil 135 at St. John Fisher University.
![Lydia XZ Brown](/media/news-images/fall-2023/october/Lydia_XZ_Brown_Headshot-960.png)
10/16/2023 - Lydia X. Z. Brown, a queer, disabled, and East Asian advocate, organizer, attorney, strategist, and writer, will deliver a talk on the intersections of identities in higher education. The talk, which is free and open to the campus community, begins at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, in Basil 135 at St. John Fisher University.
![Two students at a 2023 Spirit of Identity Week event.](/media/news-images/fall-2023/october/2023-Spirit-of-Identity-960.png)
10/16/2023 - The second annual Spirit of Identity Week, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 15 through Saturday, Jan. 20, will feature events and activities hosted by members of the campus community.
![2023-2024 SGA Executive Board](/media/news-images/fall-2023/september/2023-2024-SGA-Executive-Board-960.png)
09/21/2023 - This year, the Student Government Association (SGA) is committed to fostering conversation around community, accessibility, and generating engaging activities and events for Fisher students.
![The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education hosted students from its Teacher Pipeline Program partner schools to meet with current undergraduates, participate in classes, eat in the cafeteria, and tour the campus.](/media/news-images/spring-2023/may/2023-Future-Teachers-Event-960.jpg)
05/29/2023 - An innovative pilot program at St. John Fisher University aimed at diversifying the regional pipeline of teachers will now become a multi-year initiative, thanks to a grant from the William and Sheila Konar Foundation.
![This year's SGA executive board at the Cardinal Awards.](/media/news-images/spring-2023/april/CardAwards23_960.jpg)
04/17/2023 - On Sunday, April 16, the Student Government Association (SGA) rolled out the red carpet to celebrate a year of active clubs and organizations, creative events, and students who contributed to the overall campus culture at St. John Fisher University.
![Mariangelis Gonzalez](/media/news-images/spring-2023/april/Mariangelis-Gonzalez-960.jpg)
04/10/2023 - Biology and public health double major and Spanish for health/global health minor Mariangelis Gonzalez is the next member of the Class of 2023 to be featured in the “Countdown to Commencement” series. Gonzalez was nominated by Dr. Rick DeJesus-Rueff, academic director of the First-Generation Scholars Program; Emily Colliss, assistant director of the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement; and Gabe Iturbides, TRIO Student Support Services program director.
![Leaders of each of the student affinity clubs on campus.](/media/news-images/spring-2023/march/Campus-Leaders-960.jpg)
03/20/2023 - To advance its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, St. John Fisher University has joined Belong, an inclusive learning consortium through the national Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).
![Spike Lee](/media/news-images/spring-2023/march/Spike-Lee-960.jpg)
03/15/2023 - Dr. Christopher Ortega, assistant professor of communication and media studies at SUNY Cortland, will deliver the talk, “Give Spike His Flowers: Over 30 Years of ‘Doing the Right Thing.’” The lecture takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 27, in Basil 135. It is free and open to the public.