Pharmacy News and Events
![Students celebrate in their white coats outside of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.](/media/news-images/fall-2022/september/White-Coat-Ceremony-Main-960.jpg)
09/02/2022 - After an immersive orientation week on campus, first-year students in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University took the first ceremonial step in their academic careers during the annual White Coat Ceremony.
![Students from MCC make their own hand sanitizer during a visit to the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.](/media/news-images/summer-2022/august/MCC-CSTEP-CAMP-1-960.jpg)
08/10/2022 - Students in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at Monroe Community College (MCC) received an up-close look at careers in pharmacy during the Pharmacy Day Camp, held on Friday, Aug. 5 and hosted by the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.
![Official Seal of St. John Fisher University](/media/news-images/SJF-University-1948-seal-960.jpg)
07/12/2022 - St. John Fisher University recently announced the Dean’s List honorees for the Spring 2022 semester, which includes more than 1,200 undergraduate students.
![Wegmans School of Pharmacy building](/media/news-images/Wegmans-School-of-Pharmacy-960.jpg)
07/05/2022 - The Willis Wesley Griffis, Jr. Emergency Fund was recently created to help students in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy who face a family hardship or emergency situation. The gift was designed to help students travel to and from the University so that they may visit a loved one during a difficult time.
![President Rooney announces Fisher's transition to a university.](/media/news-images/summer-2022/june/University-Announcement-960.jpg)
06/20/2022 - On the cusp of its 75th anniversary, St. John Fisher College will become in name what it has been in practice for more than a decade, and transition to become St. John Fisher University (SJF). The new name will be effective July 1.
![A students take notes during class.](/media/news-images/summer-2022/june/Student-in-Class-960.jpg)
06/10/2022 - St. John Fisher College’s undergraduate and graduate programs were selected as the top “reader favorites” in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2022 Reader Rankings Awards.
![Badge: 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction](/media/news-images/summer-2022/june/Badge---Colleges-of-Distinction-960.jpg)
06/07/2022 - St. John Fisher College has been recognized for its honorable commitment to engaged, hands-on education by Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students.
![A Class of 2022 wears a mortar board that reads, Off to be a Pharm.D.!](/media/news-images/spring-2022/may/PharmD-Cap-960.jpg)
05/10/2022 - An impressive percentage of graduates from the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Class of 2022 were selected to engage in year-long residencies continuing the School’s long-standing tradition of success in matching students to post-graduate experiences. In the last seven years, the percentage of each graduating class to match with a program has remained steady, jumping from 15 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2021and 35 percent in 2022.
![Amanda Metzger presents senior Madison Mary Morgan with the 2022 John A. Murray Award in Leadership.](/media/news-images/spring-2022/may/2022-Senior-Brunch---Leadership-Award-960.jpg)
05/09/2022 - Each year, St. John Fisher College honors members of its graduating class who have achieved excellence in their academic studies and co-curricular pursuits.
![A graduate receives his doctoral hood from Dean Christine Birnie.](/media/news-images/spring-2022/may/WSoP22_Grad-960.jpg)
05/07/2022 - The Wegmans School of Pharmacy honored its baccalaureate and doctoral graduates during a Commencement ceremony held on Saturday, May 7. In addition to receiving their diploma, the graduates of the Pharm.D. degree received their doctoral hoods.