Arts and Sciences News and Events
![President Rooney addresses graduate at a 2023 Commencement ceremony.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/President-Rooney-Commencement-Speech-960.png)
04/15/2024 - St. John Fisher University will bestow honors upon five members of the community during its 70th Commencement celebrations, to be held across seven ceremonies on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11, in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center Fieldhouse.
![Artist Thomas Warfield teaches a movement class in Fisher's new black box theater.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Thomas-Warfield-at-Black-Box-Theater-960.png)
04/12/2024 - The new Black Box Theater at the Arts Center in Murphy Hall will open to the public with three events in the month of April.
![Members of Alpha Mu Gamma honor society.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/2024-Alpha-Mu-Gamma-Inductees-960.png)
04/10/2024 - St. John Fisher University recently held an induction ceremony for 21 students into the Alpha Mu Gamma Eta Chi Chapter of the national collegiate foreign language honor society.
![Guests listen to a speaker at the 2023 Spirit of Identity Week MLK Gala.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/spirit-of-identity-week-2023-event-960.png)
04/09/2024 - The St. John Fisher University community is invited to participate in a Diversity and Leadership Table Talk from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in Cleary Family Auditorium in Kearney Hall.
![The Cardinal Courier staff visited the New York Times while in New York City.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Cardinal-Courier-at-NY-Times-960.png)
04/09/2024 - This spring, three student organizations at St. John Fisher University traveled to New York City to learn more about career opportunities, network with professionals, and explore the Big Apple.
![Jenna Vinoya](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Jenna-Vinoya_960.jpg)
04/08/2024 - The next student to be featured in our “Countdown to Commencement” series is Jenna Vinoya, a public health student. Vinoya was nominated by Dr. Marlowe Washington, senior diversity officer.
![A large mural of Rochester's famous crows at the Urban Alchemy exhibit.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/february/Urban-Alchemy-1-960.png)
04/05/2024 - St. John Fisher University will host an artists’ talk and reception for the mixed media exhibit, “Urban Alchemy,” now on display at the Patricia O’Keefe Ross Gallery, located in the Joseph S. Skalny Welcome Center.
![Shannon Feeley poses with the issue of New National Era.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Shannon-Feeley-with-issue-of-New-National-Era-96.png)
04/04/2024 - During the preparations for the renovation of Lavery Library, Michelle Price, special collections librarian, was organizing items for storage. Seeking assistance, she enlisted the help of Shannon Feeley, circulation supervisor, to sift through boxes containing regional newspapers. Amidst this sorting process, Feeley came upon a copy of the New National Era, a notable newspaper associated with Frederick Douglass.
![Fisher student Alayna Delice interviews pop culture critic Aisha Harris.](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/AishaHarris_960.jpg)
04/02/2024 - On Monday, March 25, St. John Fisher University’s Media and Communication Program welcomed National Public Radio (NPR) host Aisha Harris to campus. Harris is a co-host and reporter for NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, and is the author of the 2023 book, Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me.
![Dr. Jeffrey Stephens](/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Jeff-Stephens960.png)
04/01/2024 - On April 8, 2024, Rochester is poised to witness totality during a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1925. Dr. Jeffrey Stephens, an associate professor of physics at St. John Fisher University, stands ready to provide his insight on this rare celestial event.