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Fisher Announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List Honorees Official Seal of St. John Fisher University

02/18/2022 - St. John Fisher College recently announced the Dean’s List honorees for the fall 2021 semester, which includes more than 1,200 undergraduate students.

AMA Chapter Receives Honorable Mention A person writes marketing terms on a whiteboard.

02/09/2022 - St. John Fisher College’s Chapter of the American Marketing Association (SJFC AMA) received an Honorable Mention with their submission through the 2022 AMA Case Competition hosted by Amazon.

Commencement 2022: Schedule Announced Graduates at the 2021 Commencement held on campus.

01/24/2022 - This May, the College will celebrate members of the Class of 2022 during the 68th Commencement on campus.

Wittmeyer Serves as Presenter at National Entrepreneur Conference Carol Wittmeyer

01/11/2022 - Dr. Carol Wittmeyer, interim dean of the School of Business, presented three sessions at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE) 2022: Pioneer and Persevere! Conference held in Raleigh, NC, Jan. 6-9.

Fisher Faculty Serve as Experts for WalletHub Dr. Isar Kiani

12/09/2021 - Several St. John Fisher College faculty members have been featured as subject matter experts for WalletHub.

Fisher Students Invited to Participate in Business Plan Competition A School of Business student presents to class.

12/07/2021 - St. John Fisher College students from all majors with an interest in entrepreneurship are invited to participate in the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) starting in January.

St. John Fisher College School of Business Announces Two New Leadership Appointments Dr. Therese Sprinkle and Dr. Todd Harrison

12/02/2021 - After a nationwide search, the School of Business at St. John Fisher College has appointed Dr. Therese Sprinkle as the associate dean and director of the MBA program. Also joining the School permanently in spring 2022 is Dr. Todd Harrison, who will assume the role of assistant dean, a position he held on an interim basis throughout the fall semester.

Students in Community Engaged Learning Course Help Assess Diversity Efforts at Local School A signpost reads Diversity.

11/24/2021 - Mia Donohue, a sophomore public health and psychology major and Spanish and ethics minor, is getting an up-close look at how to assess an organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, thanks to the community engaged learning course, Culture and Inclusion. For Donohue, the course teachings and end of semester project have been enlightening and relevant to her everyday life.

$150,000 Gift Creates New Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program at St. John Fisher College Rebecca Pelino (center) with students from the School of Business.

11/22/2021 - A $150,000 gift from St. John Fisher College alumna and Board of Trustee member Rebecca Pelino ’86 will create a new entrepreneurship program in the School of Business.

Cross-Disciplinary Competition Hones Students’ Professionalism, Problem-Solving Skills Students participate in the PwC Competition.

11/01/2021 - This week, 33 students from across the College will participate in the annual PwC Challenge case competition hosted by PwC – an international audit, consulting, and tax service firm - an event that has typically only attracted business students in the past. But according to Erica Sysol, visiting assistant professor in the School of Business and the faculty member leading the charge for the 2021 competition, School faculty found a way to broaden the participant pool.

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