Arts and Sciences News and Events
08/22/2025 - Students in the Sport Cultures Abroad course spent the first few weeks of summer traveling throughout Europe to learn about sport and entertainment in Germany and the Czech Republic.
08/06/2025 - Dr. Jonathan Shelley, assistant professor English, and Dr. Anthony Siracusa, assistant professor of history and community engagement, are piloting a new first-year program designed to provide additional support to students in the Fisher Urban Scholars program.
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.
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.
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.
07/08/2025 - St. John Fisher University recently announced the Dean’s List honorees for the Spring 2025 semester, which includes more than 1,400 undergraduate students.
07/03/2025 - This fall, new alumna Emma Cooper will begin studies in the biochemistry and molecular biology doctoral program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
06/23/2025 - This summer, St. John Fisher University will serve as host to a three-day conference that explores how the power of play, games, and gamification are transforming education, training, and knowledge mobilization. The Serious Play Conference, North America’s largest dedicated games and learning conference, will run from Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 15.
06/05/2025 - Dr. Bob Enck, visiting assistant professor of physics and sport science coordinator, and a team of student researchers had an active spring attending and presenting at conferences, building momentum for a strong summer of research.
05/29/2025 - This fall, Natalie Byrd ’25 will continue her education at Pennsylvania State University, pursuing advanced degrees in developmental psychology. With a passion for the field, she hopes to earn a doctoral degree and launch a career in academia.