Arts and Sciences News and Events

Research Cracks Open the Tiger Nut Trevor Smith sets up an experiment in the lab as a part of his summer research project.

07/23/2019 - Found throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, Cyperus esculentus looks a lot like wild grass. Cultivated as a crop, this plant produces tiger nuts—small, wrinkly tubers resembling a cross between a peanut and a hazelnut.

#Fisher2019: Fisher Grad Aspires to Higher Ed Career Channon Jamison in cap and gown.

07/11/2019 - The transformative nature of a Fisher education can often be found in the close, quiet one-on-one mentorships between professors and students. That was the case for Channon Jamison ’19, who says an independent study with Dr. Patricia Tweet, assistant professor of sociology, had a “huge impact” on her.

#Fisher2019: Grad’s Career Off to Historic Start Jordyn Weller in cap and gown.

07/02/2019 - For Jordyn Weller ’19, life after Fisher has been history in the making.

Learning Fund Takes Students to Atlanta, Army West Point Andrew O’Hara, pictured here at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, is spending the summer with Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer.

06/27/2019 - Fisher sport management majors Andrew O’Hara and Justine Tam have been selected as the recipients of the Sport Management Department’s 2019 Student Experiential Learning Fund.

#Fisher2019: Stellar Physics Graduate is Ph.D. Bound Robert Markwick in cap and gown in front of a St. John Fisher College step and repeat backdrop.

06/25/2019 - With his disciplined work ethic and deep knowledge of science, technology, and mathematics, not even gravity can hold down budding physicist Robert Markwick ’19.

Fisher Team Engaged in Student Success Program From left to right: Jonelle Mattiaco, Monica Litzenburger, Ed Freeman, Liz LaChance, Clair Smith, Kristin Picardo, Andrea Giordano, Jiayan Li, Michelle Erklenz-Watts

06/24/2019 - In August 2018, St. John Fisher College began participating in the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education’s Gateways to Completion Program.

Fisher Students Win Big during PR Awards Ceremony Professor Arien Rozelle with Fisher students Lindsey Garrant, Collen Senglaub, and Alyssa Whitley.

06/20/2019 - Students in the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher College won three of the six awards given to students during the Rochester Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) annual PRism Awards.

Fisher Faculty Members Attend University of Notre Dame’s 2019 Peace Studies Summer Institute From Left to Right: Dr. Rob Ruehl, Fr. Bill Graf, and Dr. Carolyn Vacca, with SI founder and Fisher alumnus, Dr. George A. Lopez.

06/18/2019 - This June, three faculty members from St. John Fisher College were selected to attend the eleventh annual Summer Institute (SI) for Faculty at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. The SI is a week-long training for academics who want to launch or strengthen peace studies programs at their colleges or universities.

Prime Time for PRIMA President Rooney with two PRIMA students

06/16/2019 - It’s 6:30 p.m. The account manager and creative director are finalizing a creative brief for a client presentation in the morning. The social media manager is creating content for next week’s client event, while the managing partner is tweaking an analytics report to round out a client project as the semester comes to an end. By 7 p.m., they will all be in the dining hall, back into college student mode before they head to the library for a late night of studying.

Fisher Study Featured in Chemistry Publication Tom Kim

06/11/2019 - Education in Chemistry, a magazine for chemistry teachers published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, recently featured the article, Does this resonate with you?, which explored a study coauthored by Thomas Kim, professor and associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher College.

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