Summer 2025 News Archive

#Fisher2025: It’s Lights, Camera, Action for Budding Filmmaker Kessen VanGronigan

07/31/2025 - This summer, recent Fisher graduate Kessan VanGronigen is traveling down the NYS Thruway to enroll in the television, radio, and film master’s program at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Through Fulbright, Ontiveros Will Engage in Tech, Cultural Exchange Dr. Fernando Ontiveros

07/30/2025 - Dr. Fernando Ontiveros, associate professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Fisher Sweeps RBJ’s Reader Rankings Ron Sicker, Dan Connolly, Melissa Goodwin, Tara Sacco, and Andrew Gallan at the RBJ Reader Rankings celebration.

07/23/2025 - For the second consecutive year, St. John Fisher University was named the top winner in all three higher education categories in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2025 Reader Rankings.

A Cardinal Coincidence Nancy Bragg and Dr. Tom Marsella on Easter Island

07/18/2025 - Collegium Magazine shares the stories of Fisher alumni encounters across the globe

#Fisher2025: Alumna Moves from Student to Teacher Emily Tollar

07/15/2025 - After crossing the stage to receive her diploma at Commencement, Emily Tollar stepped straight into the classroom, putting her degree in inclusive childhood education to work as a middle school special education teacher.

Hartpence, Noble Represent Fisher in Brazil Kiera Hartpence and Kaylene Noble

07/15/2025 - Women’s volleyball standouts Kiera Hartpence and Kaylene Noble recently represented St. John Fisher University on the international stage, competing on a United States Division III National Team that traveled to Brazil.

Fisher Among Money.com’s Best Colleges Two Fisher students on campus.

07/14/2025 - For more than a decade, St. John Fisher University has been recognized among Money.com’s “Best Colleges in America.”

Ed.D. Program Welcomes Dr. Augustina West as Iona Site Director Dr. Augustina West ’18 (Ed.D.)

07/11/2025 - Dr. Augustina West ’18 (Ed.D.) recently joined the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education as director of the executive leadership doctoral program’s Iona University extension site.

Lavery Library Modernization Project Receives Four Gifts Totaling Nearly $1M New tables and chairs outfit the second floor of Lavery Library.

07/10/2025 - Four gifts totaling nearly $1 million will furnish and name study spaces, lounge areas, and offices in the newly modernized Lavery Library at St. John Fisher University, scheduled to open this fall.

Two Teams from the Wegmans School of Nursing Win First Place at Regional Conference Members of the Wegmans School of Nursing at the nursing research conference.

07/09/2025 - Two groups of scholars from the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University earned first place for their poster presentations at the Eastern Nursing Research Society’s Scientific Sessions.

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