Education News and Events

Rochester Ed.D. Graduates Honored St. John Fisher College Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education hosted a hooding and awards ceremony for 13 candidates in the Doctoral Program in Executive Leadership.

05/11/2019 - On Friday, May 10, the St. John Fisher College Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education hosted a hooding and awards ceremony for 13 candidates in the Doctoral Program in Executive Leadership.

Education Celebration Honors Students, Alumni, Community Partners Four awards were given to undergraduate students, recognizing their academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to education.

05/09/2019 - On Friday, May 3, the St. John Fisher College Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education held its annual Education Celebration, recognizing the College’s support for education, educators, and community leadership. Graduating seniors, graduate candidates, and alumni were honored during the event.

Three from Fisher recognized at the 2019 RACCE Outstanding Adult Student Awards Dr. Daniele Lyman-Torres, Nelly Abdalla, and Robert A. Brown

05/02/2019 - Three students from St. John Fisher College—Nelly Abdalla, Robert Brown, and Dr. Daniele Lyman-Torres—were honored during the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education Association (RACCE) awards banquet on Wednesday, April 10.

Fisher Women to Lead New Institute Linda Dickey ’07 (M.S.) and Sharitta Gross Smith ’19 (Ed.D.)

05/01/2019 - Linda Dickey ’07 (M.S.) and Sharitta Gross Smith ’19 (Ed.D.) were named to leadership positions at the newly established Speranza Leadership Institute at Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women.

Ceremony Celebrates Community Engagement in the Classroom Administrators from Nativity Prep with Abdulhady Home and Hiran Khatri.

04/29/2019 - A ceremony held on Friday, April 26, celebrated and recognized St. John Fisher College’s campus-wide commitment to community engagement and service-learning.

School Supply Drive Benefits Pencils & Paper Project The College community can drop off school supplies at bins throughout campus.

04/24/2019 - Members of Fisher’s Pencils & Paper committee are collecting donations for Pencils & Paper, a resource through the Jewish Family Service of Rochester that serves the educational and creative needs of children in the Greater Rochester Area by providing free school supplies to teachers at high poverty schools.

Iona College Extension Site Ed.D. Graduates Receive Their Doctoral Hoods 2019 graduates of the Ed.D. in Executive Leadership program at Iona College.

04/04/2019 - On Saturday, March 23, the St. John Fisher College Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education held a hooding and awards ceremony for graduates of the Ed.D. in Executive Leadership program at Iona College, one of two extension sites where the program is offered.

St. John Fisher College’s 65th Commencement to Honor Three Community Champions William G. Clark ’78, Hilda Rosario-Escher, A. Dirk Hightower

03/29/2019 - More than 1,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral candidates will graduate from St. John Fisher College during its 65th Commencement on Saturday, May 11. Before they cross the stage to receive their diplomas, the College will honor three individuals for their lifetime commitment to advocacy on behalf of the Rochester community.

International Author Discusses Trauma Sensitive Approaches in Schools Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, an internationally known physician and author, facilitated sessions targeted for charter school and traditional public school leaders, related service providers, and teachers.

03/28/2019 - More than 200 area K-12 educators and counselors gained knowledge and information on the timely topic of relationship-based trauma sensitive approaches in schools during a professional development event sponsored by the Executive Leadership program at St. John Fisher College.

An Exchange of Students, Ideas Desine Butler, Odeisha Clunie, and Leslie-Ann Gregory, third-year students from Shortwood Teachers College in Jamaica, came to Fisher through the student-exchange program.

03/25/2019 - A partnership between the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College and Shortwood Teachers College in Kingston, Jamaica once again gave three students from each college the chance to experience education from a new perspective.

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