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St. John Fisher University Named Apple Distinguished School Students use their iPad during class.

10/03/2022 - St. John Fisher University has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2022-2025 for its iFisher: Next Generation Learning Initiative. Designed to enhance teaching and learning at the University, iFisher is an extension of the institution’s commitment to providing students with transformative experiences designed to help them achieve their educational goals and early career outcomes.

Fisher Honors Alumni for Commitment to Communities Fisher honored several graduates during the Alumni Awards Ceremony.

09/25/2022 - St. John Fisher University honored 15 graduates at a special luncheon and ceremony during Alumni Weekend. 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.

Fisher Set to Honor Graduates at Alumni Weekend Plaques from a past Ten Under 10 Awards reception.

09/17/2022 - St. John Fisher University will honor 15 graduates at a special luncheon and ceremony during Alumni Weekend. The celebration will recognize Dean’s Medal recipients from each of Fisher's five Schools and recent graduates with the Ten Under 10 awards.

Fisher Earns Multiple Spots on U.S. News’ Best Colleges Lists Seal: US News and World Report 2022-2023 Best Colleges - National Universities

09/12/2022 - For 12 consecutive years, St. John Fisher University has earned multiple spots on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “2022-2023 Best Colleges” feature.

Fringe Festival Features Fisher Faculty Artwork for the play, Nobody Lives in 6C.

09/06/2022 - Several faculty members at St. John Fisher University will participate in the 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival.

Fisher Students to Showcase Films during Fringe Festival A still from the pilot of the scripted show, Purgatory.

09/02/2022 - This fall, the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University will present the St. John Fisher University Film Festival during the 11th annual Rochester Fringe Festival. Free and open to the public, the film festival begins at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, at The Little Theatre.

Fisher Professors Present at Annual Association Conference Professor Sarachan along with Teacher of the Year, Masudal Biswas of Loyala University-Maryland and Mary Liz Brooks, co-host of the event with Sarachan, of West Texas A&M University.

08/31/2022 - Two professors and one emeritus professor from the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University had a busy week at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference, held in Detroit in early August.

Fisher Announces Public Relations Major Public relations professor Arien Rozelle chats with a student.

08/17/2022 - This fall, the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University will begin offering a major in public relations.

Patricia O’Keefe Ross Gallery to Feature Work of Rochester Photographer A photograph taken by Quajay Donnell.

08/11/2022 - This fall, the Patricia O'Keefe Ross Gallery, located in the Joseph S. Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher University, will feature the work of Rochester photographer Quajay Donnell.

Fisher Faculty Member Earns Three New York State Emmy® Award Nominations Susan B. Anthony's grave is the subject of a documentary.

08/05/2022 - A documentary film directed by Linda Moroney, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University, has been nominated for three New York Emmy® Awards. The film, “Women and The Vote,” documents visitors at suffragists' grave sites to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment on Election Day 2020.

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