Fisher News
03/28/2025 - St. John Fisher University honored alumni with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Alumnus of the Year, and Rising Star Awards at the 35th annual Accounting Awards Celebration, held on Wednesday, March 26, at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
03/27/2025 - Two groups of St. John Fisher University students and employees spent their Spring Break engaged in service, giving back to communities along the eastern seaboard.
03/27/2025 - This March, a dozen students studying finance, marketing, public relations, and communication at St. John Fisher University traveled to New York City for an immersive look at the headquarters of some of the biggest names in the industry.
03/26/2025 - A team of three students from Fisher’s data analytics program recently earned gold at the American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest, hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology, held March 21-23.
03/25/2025 - During the fall 2024 semester, the School of Business launched a new course, TPC: Business Kickstarter, created by Dean Dan Connolly and Dr. Chantz B. Miles, who taught the course.
03/24/2025 - This year, 1,013 donors raised more than $720,000 during the sixth annual I Heart Fisher Giving Day. Held on Thursday, March 20, the celebration of philanthropy supports students and programs at St. John Fisher University.
03/24/2025 - The next student featured is Emma Cooper, a biochemistry major and student-athlete on the field hockey team. She was nominated by Dr. Zachary Murphy, assistant professor of biology.
03/21/2025 - “Edge of the cliff” is often used as a metaphor for a situation that has suddenly taken a dangerous turn. It suggests uncertainty of some sort, and can lead to success or failure depending on what happens next. For Dr. Rob Rice, a professor and chair of the mental health counseling program in the Wegmans School of Nursing, this metaphor came to life when he found himself on a cliff ledge with his dog, Walter, in 2019.
03/20/2025 - Registration is now open for the 2025 Fisher Showcase, an event that features the creative and scholarly works of University students, faculty, and staff.
03/20/2025 - The Rochester Academy of Science (RAS) awarded St. John Fisher University student Abigail Garvey an undergraduate research grant to investigate the role that the gene and protein, par-1, plays in the development of the C. elegans male tail. A technique called RNAi depletes the protein levels in the cell so that errors in the worm’s developmental stages can be found.