Arts and Sciences News and Events

Course Offers Interdisciplinary Approach to COVID-19 A drawing of the coronavirus with arrows pointing to a house, medicine bottle, hands being washed, stethescope, and people six-feet apart.

08/14/2020 - Nearly 80 members of the Class of 2024 spent the last six weeks looking at the coronavirus pandemic through a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary lens.

National Science Foundation Grant Funds Fisher Nanoscience Research Alexey Ignatchenko

08/13/2020 - Dr. Alexey Ignatchenko, associate professor of chemistry at St. John Fisher College, received a $213,652 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a fundamental research study in catalytic reactions on surfaces with a potential to improve the production of biofuel.

New Grad Driven to Change the World Erin Turpin ’20

08/12/2020 - When Erin Turpin graduated from St. John Fisher College, she left with more than a degree in sustainability and sociology.

#Fisher2020 Graduate Takes Lessons Learned from Syracuse to Charlotte Rebecca Brant ’20

08/05/2020 - Rebecca Brant ’20 will soon be leaving her hometown of Syracuse to begin her life after Fisher in Charlotte, North Carolina as a sales administrator for SeedSpark, a technology and digital solutions company.

Lights, Camera, Action for one #Fisher2020 Graduate Josh Ramos

07/29/2020 - For 2020 graduate Josh Ramos, life has been full of “lights, camera, action” ever since he earned his degree. The media and communication major, who minored in film and television studies, is now managing his own company as the producer of Wolf Cry Productions.

Fisher Historians Receive Second NEH Grant for Veterans Dialogue Project Seal: National Endowment for the Humanities

07/09/2020 - Two faculty members at St. John Fisher College received a second round of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to support the continuation of a project aimed at generating discussions of duty, patriotism, and loyalty among Rochester-based veterans.

#Fisher2020: Honors Student Ready to Carve Out Her Place in the World Julia Detmer ’20

07/01/2020 - Honors student Julia Detmer ’20 says her time at St. John Fisher College opened her eyes to myriad disciplines and experiences.

RBJ Readers List Fisher Programs “Favorites” Kearney Hall

06/30/2020 - St. John Fisher College academic programs were among those selected as “reader favorites” in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2020 Reader Rankings Awards.

A June of Jubilees Fr. Cylwicki (left), Fr. Graf (right).

06/29/2020 - This June, two beloved St. John Fisher College faculty members, Fr. Albert Cylwicki, CSB, and Fr. William Graf celebrate their 60th Jubilee of Ordination to the Priesthood.

Media and Communication Professor Featured in PR Publication Arien Rozelle

06/25/2020 - Arien Rozelle, assistant professor in the Department of Media and Communication, recently published an article that was included in the June 2020 “Managing Through Crisis” issue of Strategies and Tactics, a publication of the Public Relations Society of America.

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