Fisher Creed

The Fisher Creed is a statement conceived and written entirely by Fisher students, and it speaks to the basic values and aspirations of Fisher students.

As students who have chosen to join the Fisher community, we share certain basic values and aspirations.

Students sign the Fisher Creed during their first year.

Students sign the Fisher Creed during their first year.

In order to be active participants in a shared living/learning experience, we bring to Fisher:

Respect

for ourselves; for others, their ideas and beliefs; and for our community as a whole.

Open-Mindedness

to things that are new, different, and unfamiliar.

Integrity

that will enable us to be honest, sincere, and true to ourselves.

By bringing these qualities to our mutual experience, we help build a community that exemplifies the following values:

Diversity

of cultural backgrounds, personal characteristics, and life situations, all of which we value for their contribution to our community.

Responsibility

for individual actions and for their impact on others, and for creating accountability by community members.

Education

with a commitment to scholarship, academic honesty, and life-long learning.

Leadership

in an environment that fosters active engagement in our community, displayed through participation, mentorship, and service.

Growth

as reflected in continuous personal, intellectual, and spiritual development.

As members of the Fisher community, we live and work in close proximity, sharing certain needs, interests, and aspirations. Our common goal is personal, communal, and academic development that will allow us to become responsible, committed participants in a large society. By adhering to the personal attributes and values outlined here, we as Fisher students commit ourselves to lives which fulfill the Basilian motto:

Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge.

The Fisher Creed speaks to the values and aspirations of students at St. John Fisher University.

The Fisher Creed speaks to the values and aspirations of students at St. John Fisher University.