Business News and Events
![A wall in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education Building reads: A great education starts with a great teacher.](/media/news-images/RalphCWilsonJrSchoolofEducationWall-960.jpg)
09/13/2019 - This fall, St. John Fisher College students will see 13 new faculty members in their classes.
![Kearney Hall](/media/news-images/Kearney-Hall-1-960.jpg)
09/09/2019 - St. John Fisher College earned a place on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges” feature, making the grade for its value, quality educational opportunities, and support of veterans, among other characteristics.
![Vic Salerno, Walter and Barbara Parkes, Anthony Kousmanidis, Dean Rama Yelkur, and President Gerard Rooney cut the ribbon on the newly opened Parkes Trading Lab.](/media/news-images/fall-2019/september/Parkes-Ribbon-Cutting-1-960.jpg)
09/06/2019 - During a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the St. John Fisher College School of Business marked the opening of the Walter and Barbara Parkes Trading Lab.
![Stefani LiDestri, co-president of LiDestri Food and Drink, talks with members of Fisher's Family Business Next Generation Leadership Program.](/media/news-images/summer-2019/august/LiDestri-Event-960.jpg)
08/23/2019 - Before she took on a role at food and beverage manufacturing company that shares her last name, Stefani LiDestri was a dysphagia therapist helping patients through eating, drinking, and swallowing rehabilitation, worked for Big Pharma briefly, and opened three fashion boutiques in Atlanta, Georgia.
![2019-2020 Colleges of Distinction Badge](/media/news-images/summer-2019/august/2019-2020-CoD640.jpg)
08/13/2019 - St. John Fisher College was among just 400 colleges and universities across the country to earn a 2019-2020 Best Colleges of Distinction designation.
![Jessica Bolak poses in front of Kearney Hall in cap and gown holding her degree.](/media/news-images/summer-2019/july/Jessica-Bolak-960.jpg)
07/24/2019 - One St. John Fisher College degree wasn’t enough for Jessica Bolak. A 2017 graduate of the accounting program through the School of Business, Bolak returned to the College to complete her MBA with a concentration in accounting.
![Dr. Carol Wittmeyer, visiting associate professor and interim associate dean in the School of Business, served as an invited presenter during a workshop offered by the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition.](/media/news-images/summer-2019/july/Carol-Wittmeyer-Presentation960.jpg)
07/15/2019 - Dr. Carol Wittmeyer, visiting associate professor and interim associate dean in the School of Business, served as an invited presenter during a workshop offered by the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition.
![A student in a classroom in the School of Business.](/media/news-images/summer-2019/july/Student-in-a-School-of-Business-classroom960.jpg)
07/09/2019 - A scholarship fund at St. John Fisher College will receive a $250,000 boost thanks to the generosity of Alesco Advisors, an investment advisory firm located in Pittsford, New York.
![Three female Fisher graduates at Paychex](/media/news-images/summer-2019/june/Paychex960.jpg)
06/21/2019 - Statistics show that many young companies can struggle to meet their cash flow obligations, often leading to closure within the first few years.
![Chad E. Wright ’17, ’19 (MBA)](/media/news-images/summer-2019/june/ChadWright-960.jpg)
06/06/2019 - Chad E. Wright ’17, ’19 (MBA) was named to the 40 Under 40: Emerging Community Bank Leaders list by the Independent Banker, the flagship publication of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).