Arts and Sciences News and Events
![Graduates wait to receive their diplomas at the School of Arts and Sciences Commencement ceremony.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/2024-AS-Commencement-960.png)
05/10/2024 - Across two ceremonies held on Friday, May 10, the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher University celebrated its master’s and baccalaureate degree graduates.
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05/06/2024 - Students from St. John Fisher University have published new issues of its journals, showcasing the creativity and scholarly efforts of the campus community.
![Dr. Todd Sodano (center) joined by students at the screening of Future, Now.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/Students-at-Screening-960.png)
05/03/2024 - Neurodivergent students at St. John Fisher University now have a space that fosters creativity, collaboration, and academic success, thanks to the work of Double Cardinal Maria Ierardi.
![Dr. Todd Sodano (center) joined by students at the screening of Future, Now.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/Students-at-Screening-960.png)
05/01/2024 - On Friday, April 26, St. John Fisher University students premiered the pilot episode of their show “Future, Now,” which was created as a part of Dr. Todd Sodano’s Television Production course. More than 20 students wrote, produced, and screened the episode Rochester’s historic Little Theatre.
![Dr. Pam Mapstone (two from the left) with three members of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/may/WSON-Mt-Olivet-960.png)
04/30/2024 - The Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at St. John Fisher University recognized students, faculty, and community partners during the annual Community Engagement Awards, held on Tuesday, April 23.
![Krissy Wilson](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Krissy2_960.jpg)
04/29/2024 - The final student to be featured in our “Countdown to Commencement” series is Krissy Wilson, a biology student and member of the Honors Program. Wilson was nominated by Daryl Hurd, associate professor of biology.
![Rayna Alsalahi ’26 and Kessan VanGronigen ’25](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Ranya-Kessen-960.png)
04/29/2024 - The Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University has selected Ranya Alsalahi ’26 and Kessan VanGronigen ’25 as the 2024 recipients of the Jack Palvino Excellence in Communication Award.
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04/26/2024 - Fisher has opened its doors to a new student organization, the Language and Culture Club, born out of the need to have a space for practicing languages and learning about foreign culture.
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04/25/2024 - St. John Fisher University students Emma Muchow and Marissa Terech spent their semester creating a bilingual children’s book, Pig Tales and Poemas with Mia La Cerdita, to promote dual-language storytelling within their community.
![Dr. Barb Lowe, Dr. Jeff Liles, Dr. Guillermo Montes](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Lowe-Liles-Montes-1-960.png)
04/22/2024 - During the 2024 Commencement celebrations, three members of the St. John Fisher University faculty will be honored with the University’s most prestigious scholarship and teaching honors.