Nursing News and Events
05/04/2026 - A gift in honor of a founding member of the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Advisory Board has established a scholarship for students pursuing the health sciences, and another gift from a former nurse will support nursing students facing financial hardship.
05/04/2026 - On Wednesday, April 29, the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University honored its inaugural cohort of the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) program during the first annual Student Nurse Anesthetist Capping Ceremony.
04/24/2026 - Soon-to-be graduates are encouraged to complete the annual First Destinations Survey (FDS) administered by the University to all bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree recipients.
04/23/2026 - The most recent cohort of nursing graduates from the St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Nursing has achieved a 100% first‑time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX‑RN), a significant academic milestone for the School.
04/13/2026 - This week’s “Countdown to Commencement” features Rachel Ferris, a nursing major nominated by Jasmine Monroe, assistant director of student engagement and leadership.
04/09/2026 - Dr. Holly Brown, executive director of the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing, received the ISPN Diversity and Equity Award given by the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN).
04/07/2026 - St. John Fisher University has earned high marks in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools ranking for its nursing, business, and pharmacy graduate programs.
04/06/2026 - The 72nd Commencement is just over a month away, and the University once again utilized a campus-wide student speaker nomination process for the five academic-based ceremonies taking place May 8 and 9. The process garnered 50 nominations.
03/30/2026 - This week’s “Countdown to Commencement” series features Luka Hakkila, a graduate student in Fisher’s mental health counseling program, nominated by Dr. Rob Rice, a professor and chair of the mental health counseling program in the Wegmans School of Nursing.
03/27/2026 - St. John Fisher University has once again earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly® Schools Designation, recognized as a Silver School.