Transformative education. Transforming lives.
St. John Fisher University fosters a collaborative and inclusive community where students grow into purposeful leaders through a transformational educational experience rooted in our Catholic heritage and guided by our Basilian tradition.
(adopted by The Board of Trustees, February 2025)
St. John Fisher University will revitalize and enrich its programming and foster innovative approaches that extend its thought leadership to multiple audiences and prepare students to build successful lives of purpose.
Intellectual EngagementSt. John Fisher University will design a robust and integrated system of student support that creates transformative opportunities to develop engaged citizens with lives of purpose.
Student SuccessSt. John Fisher University will continue to serve as an anchor institution by engaging in purposeful and mutually beneficial partnerships to develop enriched learning opportunities and to broaden its impact in the Rochester area and beyond.
Community EngagementSt. John Fisher University will cultivate an equitable, inclusive learning and working environment that attracts, retains, and supports a diverse community of lifelong learners to positively impact today’s complex, global world.
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSt. John Fisher University will promote collaboration, accountability, and communication in order to be responsive to the rapidly changing environment of higher education and extend its mission into the 21st century.
Institutional Excellence