Nursing News and Events
05/13/2023 - Each year, St. John Fisher University honors graduating seniors for their academic successes. Among the Class of 2023, six students who graduated in December 2022 and May 2023 were recognized for exceptional academic performance. These are the highest honors bestowed to baccalaureate students during their time at the University.
05/12/2023 - The Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University conferred baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees on more than 200 graduates during its Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12. The University also bestowed a President’s Medal upon Ann Costello, executive director of the Golisano Foundation, for her leadership and advocacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
05/11/2023 - With games and competitions keeping them busy throughout Commencement weekend, student-athletes at St. John Fisher University had the opportunity to enjoy all of the pomp and circumstance of this important rite of passage during a special Student-Athlete Commencement, held on Wednesday, May 10.
05/10/2023 - Dr. Desiree’ M. Branson, DNP, RN, FNP-C, EBP-C, was elected to serve as president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State (NPA). She is an assistant professor in the Wegmans School of Nursing graduate program.
04/25/2023 - The graduate offerings in the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University are among the top 32 programs in the nation, according to the annual U.S. News Best Grad Schools ranking.
04/20/2023 - In his book, Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World, Dr. Paul Hanstedt encourages professors to create courses that will prepare students to address “wicked problems,” or issues that are forever changing and require innovative and dynamic thinking to solve them.
04/12/2023 - This month, an event will bring together the best of two past symposiums that highlight and celebrate student, faculty, and staff research and creative work. The newly created Fisher Showcase will take place from 12:15 to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 28, in Cleary Family Auditorium.
04/05/2023 - In commemoration of National Donate Life Month, St. John Fisher University will host, “The Ins and Outs of Human Organ Donation,” a series of talks designed to raise awareness of organ donation, and the systems around the country to support organ donation and transplantation.
04/03/2023 - Nursing major Maria Robinson is the next member of the Class of 2023 to be featured in the “Countdown to Commencement” series. Robinson was nominated by Sarah Mancini-Goebert, assistant director, Office of Campus Ministry and Jonathan Covney, head coach, Women’s Rowing.
04/03/2023 - This June, the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University will host its inaugural Cardinal Nurse Camp for rising juniors and seniors in high school interested in a career in the nursing profession.