Arts and Sciences News and Events

The Loss Family Research Laboratory Dr. Kathleen Savage, Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, Dr. Jonelle Mattiacio, and Dr. Ed Freeman

09/09/2025 - Exploring the Impact of this Hub of Scientific Innovation and Student Engagement

Summer Stories: Sport Management Students Tour Europe Sport management students tour an arena in Berlin.

08/22/2025 - Students in the Sport Cultures Abroad course spent the first few weeks of summer traveling throughout Europe to learn about sport and entertainment in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Exploring the Power of Play at the Serious Play Conference Conference attendees give two thumbs up at Serious Play Conference at St. John Fisher University.

08/18/2025 - St. John Fisher University hosted a three-day conference to explore how the power of play, games, and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization.

Professors Launch New Effort to Support Fisher Urban Scholars Dr. Jonathan Shelley and Dr. Anthony Siracusa

08/06/2025 - Dr. Jonathan Shelley, assistant professor English, and Dr. Anthony Siracusa, assistant professor of history and community engagement, are piloting a new first-year program designed to provide additional support to students in the Fisher Urban Scholars program.

#Fisher2025: It’s Lights, Camera, Action for Budding Filmmaker Kessen VanGronigan

07/31/2025 - This summer, recent Fisher graduate Kessan VanGronigen is traveling down the NYS Thruway to enroll in the television, radio, and film master’s program at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Through Fulbright, Ontiveros Will Engage in Tech, Cultural Exchange Dr. Fernando Ontiveros

07/30/2025 - Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, associate professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Fisher Sweeps RBJ’s Reader Rankings Ron Sicker, Dan Connolly, Melissa Goodwin, Tara Sacco, and Andrew Gallan at the RBJ Reader Rankings celebration.

07/23/2025 - For the second consecutive year, St. John Fisher University was named the top winner in all three higher education categories in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2025 Reader Rankings.

Fisher Announces Spring 2025 Dean’s List Honorees Official Seal of St. John Fisher University

07/08/2025 - St. John Fisher University recently announced the Dean’s List honorees for the Spring 2025 semester, which includes more than 1,400 undergraduate students.

#Fisher2025: Alumna to Continue Biochemical Research in Ph.D. Program Emma Cooper holds her field hockey stick.

07/03/2025 - This fall, new alumna Emma Cooper will begin studies in the biochemistry and molecular biology doctoral program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Fisher to Host Serious Play Conference Conference attendees play a game.

06/23/2025 - This summer, St. John Fisher University will serve as host to a three-day conference that explores how the power of play, games, and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. The Serious Play Conference, North America’s largest dedicated games and learning conference, will run from Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 15.

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