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Music Festival at Fisher to Benefit Local Homeless Program Roc for the Homeless 2nd Annual Spring Music Festival

04/12/2019 - St. John Fisher College will host a spring music festival, “Roc for the Homeless” (RFTH), at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26, outside of Founders Hall. All proceeds from the festival will benefit Rochester Regional Health’s Healthcare for the Homeless Program.

Walk Raises $22,000 for Suicide Prevention Foundation This year, members of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy walked in honor of their colleague, Dr. Jack Brown, who passed away from suicide in November 2017.

04/08/2019 - More than 343 participants raised over $22,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) during the third annual Out of the Darkness Walk at St. John Fisher College.

Suicide Awareness Walk at Fisher Honors Late Faculty Member American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Campus Walk Logo

04/04/2019 - More than 300 St. John Fisher College students, faculty, and staff will join the effort to bring awareness to suicide and suicide prevention during the third annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 7, the walk begins at Kearney Hall, in Cleary Auditorium.

Basketball Game Raises Funds for Rochester Wheels Students, faculty, and staff at St. John Fisher College raised more than $1,000 during the annual Wheels ‘N Steals basketball game.

04/03/2019 - Students, faculty, and staff at St. John Fisher College raised more than $1,000 during the annual Wheels ‘N Steals basketball game.

Students Visit Rochester Schools for Color the Roc Fisher student paint a quote at Theodore Roosevelt School.

04/01/2019 - For the final two Saturdays in March, St. John Fisher College students volunteered their time to the annual Color the Roc event, organized by the community service club, Students Who Advocate Volunteering (SWAV). SWAV strives to provide Fisher students with opportunities to engage with service throughout the school year.

Countdown to Commencement: Madison Seamon Madison Seamon with friends at an orientation leaders dinner at the President's Residence.

04/01/2019 - Madison Seamon’s advice to incoming freshmen is simple: get involved in things that will make you happy. If her campus involvement résumé is any indication, she has had a joy-filled Fisher experience. Nominated by Jackie Bokor, assistant director of campus life, Seamon is the next featured senior in the Countdown to Commencement video series.

Relay for Life Presents a Carnival for a Cure Cancer survivors walk a lap during the 2018 Relay for Life.

04/01/2019 - Colleges Against Cancer at St. John Fisher College will host Relay for Life, the annual 12-hour cancer awareness walk-a-thon, from noon to midnight on Saturday, April 6, in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center.

St. John Fisher College’s 65th Commencement to Honor Three Community Champions William G. Clark ’78, Hilda Rosario-Escher, A. Dirk Hightower

03/29/2019 - More than 1,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral candidates will graduate from St. John Fisher College during its 65th Commencement on Saturday, May 11. Before they cross the stage to receive their diplomas, the College will honor three individuals for their lifetime commitment to advocacy on behalf of the Rochester community.

Laughs, Love, and Raffles at the Sixth Annual Gilda’s Cup Fisher students at the sixth annual Gilda's Cup.

03/29/2019 - Last weekend marked the sixth annual Gilda’s Cup, an improv comedy competition that raises funds for Gilda’s Club of Rochester. The PRIMA Group, Fisher’s student-run, full-service advertising agency, spends two semesters working with Gilda’s House to prepare.

Four from Fisher to Participate in Diversity and Civility Institute the Council of Independent College’s 2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute logo

03/25/2019 - Four members of the St. John Fisher College community will participate in the Council of Independent College’s 2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. Fisher joins a list of 25 colleges and universities from across the country in participating in the Institute.