Spring 2019 News Archive

College Factual: Fisher’s Nursing Program a Great Value Graduates of the Wegmans School of Nursing decorated their mortar boards for Commencement.

04/24/2019 - The undergraduate nursing program at St. John Fisher College ranked as a “Best Value for the Money” in an annual nationwide ranking of U.S. colleges and universities. College search website, College Factual, ranked the nursing program, which is housed in the Wegmans School of Nursing, No. 42 out of 500 programs at colleges and universities in the country reviewed as “Best for the Money.”

Muslim Student Alliance Hopes to Create Dialogue on Campus Members of the newly founded Muslim Student Alliance Association.

04/23/2019 - When freshman Abdulhady Homed ’22 came to St. John Fisher College, he found it was difficult to transition into his new environment, and a lot of stress came from walking through the halls and not seeing people that look like him. After a few days of having no close friends to talk to, Homed decided to make a change.

International Students Visit Campus during EuroSim At EuroSim, students are broken up into groups that represent different constituents, departments, committees, and levels of parliament, including the European Parliament Budget Committee, political groups, and journalists.

04/22/2019 - Imagine 150 students spread out among a dozen classrooms, talking, debating, and defending their policies. That’s the environment created by EuroSim, an annual student-run simulation of European Union policy-making. In its 33rd year, the four-day international conference was held at St. John Fisher College for the first time in its history this March.

Event Gives Staff a Chance to Celebrate Carol Ziegler, Amanda Burns, Liz LaChance, and Dave Roberts-all winners of the 2019 Soaring Cardinal Award-pose with The Cardinal mascot.

04/19/2019 - Staff of St. John Fisher College gathered on Thursday, April 11 to celebrate their colleagues during the annual Staff Recognition Awards and Celebration.

New Members Inducted into Math Honor Society Matina Chanthavongsay, Emily Strong, Charles Petruzelli, and Nicholas Videtti hold a Pi Mu Epsilon banner

04/19/2019 - The Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics inducted four new members to the New York Alpha Sigma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon this spring.

Cardinal Awards Celebrate Student Life at Fisher SGA members at the 2019 Cardinal Awards.

04/18/2019 - More than 200 students celebrated the accomplishments of their peers during the Cardinal Awards, sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA). Held on Sunday, April 14, the awards ceremony honored individual students, clubs and organizations, faculty and staff, and athletic teams for their success and contributions to the fabric of student life on campus.

Ceremonies, Celebrations Fill Senior Week 2019 A student at Fisher Fever.

04/18/2019 - Senior Week at St. John Fisher College is nine days of events and activities for graduating seniors. From Painting with Mrs. Rooney to a service project in Mt. Hope Cemetery to the Senior Ball, each event is designed to celebrate the transition from Fisher students to alumni.

In Tampa, Campus Ministry Spent Spring Break Giving Back In Tampa, Fisher students worked on a Habitat house, installing insulation and finishing the roof.

04/17/2019 - Over spring break, 25 students from St. John Fisher College’s Office of Campus Ministry took a service trip to Tampa, Florida where students served the homeless and helped build homes for those in need.

Job Search Resources Abound at CCAP A student talks with a potential employer at the annual Career Fair.

04/17/2019 - The Center for Career and Academic Planning (CCAP) provides a broad spectrum of services and resources for graduating seniors. From building an impressive résumé to developing a strategic job search, and practicing interviewing to negotiating job offers, CCAP advisors are well prepared to guide seniors through these sometimes-complicated steps into adulthood.

Student-Athletes Take Part in Eighth Annual Giant Read A Fisher student reads to children.

04/16/2019 - More than 40 student-athletes from St. John Fisher College spent the morning of Friday, April 12, taking part in the annual Giant Read at Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Academy in what has become one of the athletic department's favorite annual community service events.

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