Running for a Cause The winner of the 2019 Teddi Trot runs to the finish line.

09/16/2020 - Lace up your running shoes, charge your phone, and get ready for the 2020 Teddi Trot Challenge. This year, the event—which raises funds for the Teddi Dance for Love—has a fun, digital twist.

School of Business Earns Beta Gamma Sigma High Honors Designation Logo: Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society

09/14/2020 - The St. John Fisher College School of Business recently earned High Honors designation by the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), the international business honor society.

Fisher Celebrates a Decade as a U.S. News “Best College” Seal: US News Best Colleges National Universities 2021

09/14/2020 - For the tenth year in a row, St. John Fisher College has earned a place on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges” feature.

Media Management Major Participates in NextGen Leadership Program Riley Moscicki

09/11/2020 - For 10 weeks this summer, St. John Fisher College student Riley Moscicki engaged in the NextGen Leadership Program hosted by WPP, an international advertising and marketing services group.

PAC: Your voice matters. Register to Vote! A graphic says vote with a red, white, and blue tie dye design behind.

09/10/2020 - This month, the Political Action Club (PAC) will be partnering with the Office of Student Engagement and Inclusion, Multicultural Affairs, Residential Life, and the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement to host a virtual registration drive.

$2 Million Gift to Establish the DePeters Family Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence at St. John Fisher College Jack ’73 and Donna DePeters, with President Gerard J. Rooney, at the 2019 Teddi Dance for Love. The DePeters announced a $10,000 gift to the Teddi Dance during the fundraiser's opening ceremony.

09/09/2020 - St. John Fisher College today announced the creation of the DePeters Family Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence thanks to a $1 million gift from Jack ’73 and Donna DePeters. Jack retired from Wegmans Food Markets after 52 accomplished years of service to the food company, and in honor of his retirement, Wegmans matched the $1 million gift in December 2019.

Teach-In Aims to Open Dialogue, Perspectives Dr. Carolyn Vacca teaches a class outside on the quad.

09/07/2020 - This week, Fisher faculty have organized a teach-in as part of the national Scholar Strike movement designed to educate and encourage dialogue surrounding issues of police violence and racism.

National Black Nurses Association Honors Conyers as a 40 and Under Awardee Dr. Yvette Conyers ’18 (DNP)

09/07/2020 - Dr. Yvette Conyers ’18 (DNP), an assistant professor in the Wegmans School of Nursing, was selected as a National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) 2020 40 and Under Awardee. Conyers was one of only nine nurses from across the country to be honored by the NBNA.

Rochester Financial Organization Honors Fisher Senior Cooper Swartwout ’21

09/07/2020 - Cooper Swartwout ’22, a student in the St. John Fisher College School of Business, has been selected to receive a scholarship from the Rochester Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI). Swartwout was among five finalists from local area colleges.

Statement from President Gerard J. Rooney Official Seal of St. John Fisher University

09/06/2020 - Together, we have seen and heard about the weekend of unrest and division across Rochester and our community.

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