Fisher News

St. John Fisher University Receives Grant to Empower and Celebrate First-Generation College Students in November Fisher students celebrate during First-Generation Student Week.

10/28/2024 - St. John Fisher University has received a grant for the 2024 First-Generation College Celebration national initiative from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and FirstGen Forward with support from TIAA and the Strada Education Foundation.

Success Marks the Start of Club Basketball Jenna Hoffman, Brendan Evans, and Adam Jones pose with the New Club of the Year Award at the 2024 Cardinal Awards ceremony.

10/25/2024 - Student interest in club sports is growing on St. John Fisher University’s campus and students are working to increase the number of club sports available. Three undergraduates—Jenna Hoffman, Brendan Evans, and Adam Jones—worked hard last year to bring club basketball to campus.

Fisher to Host Theater Festival Students participate in an acting workshop in the new Blackbox Theater.

10/24/2024 - This spring, students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to participate in a one-act play festival in the new Black Box Theater in the Arts Center in Murphy Hall.

Annual Clothesline Project Returns to Fisher A display of self-made t-shirts during the Clothesline Project at Fisher.

10/23/2024 - Each year, St. John Fisher University students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in The Clothesline Project, a national program that addresses the issue of gender-based violence.

Fisher, Rochester Education Foundation Host Future Fair Seventh grade students from RCSD engage in an activity during the Future Fair.

10/23/2024 - On Friday, Oct. 11, the inaugural Future Fair brought 600 seventh grade students from the Rochester City School District (RCSD) to campus for an empowering, career-focused day. The event was cohosted by St. John Fisher University’s Institute for Civic and Community Engagement and the Rochester Education Foundation (REF).

Your Professor Wrote Your Textbook: Matthew Bereza’s Newly Published Book on the Americas Dr. Matt Bereza

10/23/2024 - This summer, Dr. Matthew Bereza, psychology professor and chair of the Behavioral Sciences Division at St. John Fisher University, published a textbook in collaboration with peers Dr. Lisa Kahle-Piasecki and Dante Castro Solano.

Fisher Recognizes Alumni for Professional Achievements, Dedication to Community The 2024 Dean's Medal Recipients

10/22/2024 - During a special ceremony, St. John Fisher University honored 15 graduates who have found success in their careers and have been influential in serving their communities. The celebration recognized Dean’s Medal recipients from each of the five Schools and graduates of the last decade with the Ten Under 10 Awards.

Celebrating Two Decades of Growth at Dugan Yard Kevin and Peggy Dugan, President Rooney, and members of the Fisher community celebrate the opening of the Dugan Player Development Center.

10/21/2024 - During a ceremony held on Saturday, Oct. 19, members of the St. John Fisher University community gathered to celebrate 25 years of Dugan Yard, cut the ribbon on the newly opened Player Development Center, and recognize Kevin ’70 and Peggy Dugan, whose decades of philanthropy turned the area from a single baseball field in the early 2000s to the world-class complex it has become today.

Russian Writer to Speak at Fisher Dmitry Bykov

10/18/2024 - Dmitry Bykov, a well-known Russian poet, novelist, journalist, and public intellectual, will discuss his latest book about Vladimir Zelensky during a lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, in the Elaine Wilson Formal Lounge.

Submit a Proposal for Diversity Teach-In A faculty member gives a lecture during the 2023 Spirit of Identity Week.

10/17/2024 - The Office of Multicultural Affairs at St. John Fisher University is accepting proposals for its upcoming Teach-In, “What Unites Us.”