Spring 2021 News Archive

Fisher Students Aim to Make Virtual Teddi “Best One Yet” Dancers link arms at the 2020 Teddi Dance for Love.

02/19/2021 - St. John Fisher College’s annual Teddi Dance for Love will see big changes as the committee creates the first-ever virtual experience for dancers and the children of Camp Good Days and Special Times.

Fisher Earns 2021-2022 Military Friendly School Designation Logo: 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School

02/18/2021 - St. John Fisher College has earned a spot on the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School list released by Viqtory Media.

School of Business Launches “Salerno Wall Street Journal Challenge” A pile of business newspapers.

02/17/2021 - School of Business Interim Dean Dr. Carol Wittmeyer has always encouraged students to read the news and be knowledgeable about what is going on in the business world. This spring, Wittmeyer, along with the Dean's Student Advisory Council, developed a competition to entice students to read the news.

Making the Music that Moves Teddi Jack Laino deejayed an hour during the 2019 Teddi Dance for Love. This year, he is the deejay for the full 24 hours.

02/15/2021 - When St. John Fisher College students dance the night away to raise funds for the children of Camp Good Days and Special Times, the event will be deejayed by one of their own: Jack Laino ’21. A media management major and four-year Teddi veteran, Laino will bring his passion for music and mixing to the dance, playing tunes for the full 24 hours.

Countdown to Commencement 2021: Jack Mulvihill Jack Mulvhill

02/15/2021 - Biology major Jack Mulvihill is the next member of the Class of 2021 to be featured in the “Countdown to Commencement” series. Mulvihill was nominated by Jen Granger, assistant athletic director.

Nursing Graduates Once Again Surpass State, National NCLEX Pass Rates A patch on the uniform students wear at the Wegmans School of Nursing..

02/14/2021 - The St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Nursing saw 184 of its graduates take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in 2020 and of those, 182 passed on their first attempt, helping the School to achieve a 98.91 percent pass rate.

St. John Fisher College Turns Into Winter Wonderland during First-Ever Fisher Snow Day Logo: Snow Day

02/12/2021 - St. John Fisher College will host the first-ever Fisher Snow Day on Saturday, Feb. 13 and for several hours, campus will transform into a snowy paradise for nonstop winter fun, in a COVID-safe way.

Annual Very Beary Brunch Goes On, Minus the Bacon A Zoom capture of attendees of the virtual Beary Brunch.

02/12/2021 - On Friday, Feb. 12, members of the Teddi Committee gathered together virtually with members of the Fisher community and the community at large to kick off the countdown to Teddi 39 to benefit Camp Good Days and Special Times.

NAMI to Host Mental Health Awareness Week The word mindfulness is written in cursive on a placard.

02/11/2021 - Beginning Monday, Feb. 22, Fisher’s National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) will host Mental Health Awareness Week in an effort to spread awareness about mental health on campus and to spark conversations with others about mental health.

Ad Expert: Emotional Appeals Won the 2021 Ad Bowl Dr. Rama Yelkur

02/09/2021 - When Dr. Rama Yelkur, a professor in the School of Business at St. John Fisher College, watched the 2021 Super Bowl, it’s safe to say she paid more attention to the commercials than the game. Yelkur, who was joined by Professor Ron Sicker and several marketing students, watched the ads to code and analyze each commercial’s likability.

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