Arts and Sciences News and Events

Fisher Students to Showcase Films during Fringe Festival A still from the pilot of the scripted show, Purgatory.

09/02/2022 - This fall, the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University will present the St. John Fisher University Film Festival during the 11th annual Rochester Fringe Festival. Free and open to the public, the film festival begins at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, at The Little Theatre.

Fisher Professors Present at Annual Association Conference Professor Sarachan along with Teacher of the Year, Masudal Biswas of Loyala University-Maryland and Mary Liz Brooks, co-host of the event with Sarachan, of West Texas A&M University.

08/31/2022 - Two professors and one emeritus professor from the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University had a busy week at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference, held in Detroit in early August.

Fisher Announces Public Relations Major Public relations professor Arien Rozelle chats with a student.

08/17/2022 - This fall, the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University will begin offering a major in public relations.

Patricia O’Keefe Ross Gallery to Feature Work of Rochester Photographer A photograph taken by Quajay Donnell.

08/11/2022 - This fall, the Patricia O'Keefe Ross Gallery, located in the Joseph S. Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher University, will feature the work of Rochester photographer Quajay Donnell.

Fisher Faculty Member Earns Three New York State Emmy® Award Nominations Susan B. Anthony's grave is the subject of a documentary.

08/05/2022 - A documentary film directed by Linda Moroney, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Media and Communication at St. John Fisher University, has been nominated for three New York Emmy® Awards. The film, “Women and The Vote,” documents visitors at suffragists' grave sites to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment on Election Day 2020.

Fisher Announces Spring 2022 Dean’s List Honorees Official Seal of St. John Fisher University

07/12/2022 - St. John Fisher University recently announced the Dean’s List honorees for the Spring 2022 semester, which includes more than 1,200 undergraduate students.

St. John Fisher College to become St. John Fisher University President Rooney announces Fisher's transition to a university.

06/20/2022 - On the cusp of its 75th anniversary, St. John Fisher College will become in name what it has been in practice for more than a decade, and transition to become St. John Fisher University (SJF). The new name will be effective July 1.

RBJ Readers Rank Fisher Programs Among Favorites A students take notes during class.

06/10/2022 - St. John Fisher College’s undergraduate and graduate programs were selected as the top “reader favorites” in the Rochester Business Journal’s 2022 Reader Rankings Awards.

PR Industry Awards Recognize Staff, Student Work Professors Jeremy Sarachan, Arien Rozelle, and Alyssa Whitley with Fisher students who were awarded PRisms.

06/09/2022 - Several members of the St. John Fisher College community were honored during the 2022 PRism Awards, hosted by the Rochester Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

St. John Fisher College Named 2022-2023 College of Distinction Badge: 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction

06/07/2022 - St. John Fisher College has been recognized for its honorable commitment to engaged, hands-on education by Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students.

Full Calendar