Nursing News and Events
12/09/2019 - Dr. Dianne Cooney Miner, dean of the Wegmans School of Nursing, and Dr. Beth Kiss, assistant professor, recently traveled to the Medical University of Lublin in Poland for a weeklong visiting professorship. The professorship was funded by a grant from Erasmus.
12/06/2019 - For over 20 years, incoming first-year students have signed the Fisher Creed as part of the annual Matriculation Ceremony, officially marking the end of their Orientation and the beginning of their student journey. But this fall, throughout the final week of classes, first-year students participated in new Creed signing ceremonies while also reflecting on what they have learned in their first semester at Fisher.
12/02/2019 - Earlier this month, St. John Fisher College’s Wegmans School of Nursing inducted 73 students into its chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, an international honor society.
11/27/2019 - Members of the Wegmans School of Nursing Class of 2019 exceeded the New York State average in their ability to successfully pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first attempt.
11/21/2019 - It’s a typical scene in the dining hall after late afternoon practices: Fisher student-athletes gathering with teammates to enjoy dinner together, along with some down time. What is not so typical is seeing a four-legged member of the team dining right alongside them.
10/28/2019 - In fall 2018, the Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Pluta Cancer Center opened an Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center, using complementary therapies including yoga, meditation, and acupuncture to help ease the fatigue, pain, stress, and anxiety often felt by cancer patients.
10/17/2019 - Sophia Sportelli came to St. John Fisher College to study early childhood education with a focus on biology. A native of Syracuse, New York, she described her first six weeks on campus as exciting, challenging, and welcoming.
09/24/2019 - The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), a partnership between the American Association of Colleges of Nurses and the City of Hope, in Duarte, California, included St. John Fisher College’s Wegmans School of Nursing on its ELNEC-Undergraduate Champions List.
09/13/2019 - This fall, St. John Fisher College students will see 13 new faculty members in their classes.
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.