Arts and Sciences News and Events

Two Selected as Inaugural Noyce INSPIRE Scholarship Recipients Jonathan De La Fuente and Joseph Torrillo

09/04/2020 - St. John Fisher College students Jonathan De La Fuente and Joseph Torrillo were selected as the inaugural recipients of the Noyce INSPIRE Scholarship.

Rozelle Praised for “Great Ideas for Teaching” Papers Arien Rozelle

09/03/2020 - Arien Rozelle, assistant professor of media and communication, was recognized during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Public Relations Division annual conference held in early August.

New Faculty Faces at Fisher A class is in session at the Wegmans School of Nursing.

08/24/2020 - This August, five full-time faculty members will teach their first fall courses at St. John Fisher College.

Course Offers Interdisciplinary Approach to COVID-19 A drawing of the coronavirus with arrows pointing to a house, medicine bottle, hands being washed, stethescope, and people six-feet apart.

08/14/2020 - Nearly 80 members of the Class of 2024 spent the last six weeks looking at the coronavirus pandemic through a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary lens.

National Science Foundation Grant Funds Fisher Nanoscience Research Alexey Ignatchenko

08/13/2020 - Dr. Alexey Ignatchenko, associate professor of chemistry at St. John Fisher College, received a $213,652 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a fundamental research study in catalytic reactions on surfaces with a potential to improve the production of biofuel.

New Grad Driven to Change the World Erin Turpin ’20

08/12/2020 - When Erin Turpin graduated from St. John Fisher College, she left with more than a degree in sustainability and sociology.

#Fisher2020 Graduate Takes Lessons Learned from Syracuse to Charlotte Rebecca Brant ’20

08/05/2020 - Rebecca Brant ’20 will soon be leaving her hometown of Syracuse to begin her life after Fisher in Charlotte, North Carolina as a sales administrator for SeedSpark, a technology and digital solutions company.

Lights, Camera, Action for one #Fisher2020 Graduate Josh Ramos

07/29/2020 - For 2020 graduate Josh Ramos, life has been full of “lights, camera, action” ever since he earned his degree. The media and communication major, who minored in film and television studies, is now managing his own company as the producer of Wolf Cry Productions.

Fisher Historians Receive Second NEH Grant for Veterans Dialogue Project Seal: National Endowment for the Humanities

07/09/2020 - Two faculty members at St. John Fisher College received a second round of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to support the continuation of a project aimed at generating discussions of duty, patriotism, and loyalty among Rochester-based veterans.

#Fisher2020: Honors Student Ready to Carve Out Her Place in the World Julia Detmer ’20

07/01/2020 - Honors student Julia Detmer ’20 says her time at St. John Fisher College opened her eyes to myriad disciplines and experiences.

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