College News
November
11/15/2010
The St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Pharmacy has been selected as a recipient for product donations from Henry Schein Cares, the global social responsibility program of Henry Schein, Inc., the largest distribution of health care products and services to office-based practitioners.
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11/15/2010
On November 5 and 6, eight St. John Fisher College mathematics students attended the third annual St. Lawrence Valley Mathematics Symposium at Clarkson University in Potsdam. Dr. Ryan Gantner, assistant professor, mathematics, accompanied the students.
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11/12/2010
Beginning on November 22, St. John Fisher College will host an art exhibit in the Gallery at the Joseph S. Skalny Welcome Center titled “Cracow Szopka: A Polish Christmas Tradition.” The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will run through December 22, 2010.
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11/12/2010
On Friday, November 19, the Wegmans School of Nursing Mental Health Counseling program will host a Speaker Series event, featuring the Rochester Animal Assisted Therapy Initiative (RAATI). This event is the second workshop in a series presented by RAATI focused on Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT).
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11/12/2010
The Fisher Fund Phone-a-thon ended last week after an eleven-week effort. Over 35 alumni volunteered for the phone-a-thon’s first three weeks, and current students volunteered for the remaining eight weeks. In the end, there were 22 student callers, working two-hour shifts, five nights a week – totaling over 800 hours of work!
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11/11/2010
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher College has announced a new pilot program called PACT, Professional Adults to Certified Teachers. The program will begin in the fall of 2011, and applications are now being accepted.
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11/11/2010
Dr. Wesley Renfro, assistant professor of political science, was recently named president-elect of the International Studies Association (ISA) Midwest Region. In addition, he was elected co-program chair for the region’s annual conference, along with his former professor, Dr. Marc O’Reilly, from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, OH.
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11/11/2010
Today, hundreds of thousands of veterans around the world will remember and pay tribute to their fellow, fallen soldiers. Mothers and fathers will remember their sons and daughters, children will remember their parents, and still others will remember their spouses.
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11/11/2010
The newly formed Veterans Affairs Club of St. John Fisher College will hold its inaugural fundraiser today, Veterans Day. The event is called “Keep Your Chin Up for the Troops,” and challenges students, faculty and staff to do as many chin ups as they can. For each chin up, monetary donations will be made to Veteran’s Outreach Center and the Blue Star Mothers. The event runs from 12:30 until 3:30 in LeChase Common.
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11/10/2010
On Wednesday, November 17, St. John Fisher College will host nationally recognized author, Wes Moore, to address the campus as well as the Rochester community about the importance of life’s choices and lessons. His book, The Other Wes Moore, chronicles his relationship with a man who shared his name and hometown. But, while the two had similar upbringings, they chose two very different paths in life.
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